2018 Button Poetry Video Contest open through August 31
Button Poetry’s 2018 video contest is open to any poet over the age of 18 anywhere in the world. Continue Reading
contests
We strive to link to as many poetry film/video contests and calls for entries as we can. (See also the festivals category.) Please let us know about any we might miss.
National Poetry Library Instagram Poetry Film Winners
The world’s first Instagram poetry exhibition ran from Thursday, April 26 to Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the UK’s National Poetry Library. Here are the winning films. Continue Reading
Call for work: 2nd Newlyn International Film Festival
Submissions are open for the second annual Newlyn Film Festival, with poetry films as one of the categories, chosen by poetry film scholar-practitioners Lucy English and Sarah Tremlett. Continue Reading
Film and Video Poetry Symposium, Weimar Poetry Film Prize announce winners
The Film and Video Poetry Society chose five winners in different categories, while Weimar awarded just one jury prize, plus a special mention and an audience award. Continue Reading
Call for work: 6th annual Ó Bhéal International Poetry-Film Competition
2018 is Ó Bhéal’s ninth year screening International poetry-films, and sixth year featuring this competition. Up to thirty films will be shortlisted and screened during the festival in October. One winner will receive the IndieCork/Ó Bhéal prize for best Poetry-Film. Continue Reading
Juteback Poetry Film Festival 2018 is open for submissions
The Fort Collins, Colorado-based poetry film festival formerly known as Body Electric Poetry Film Fest is planning a 2018 festival, and they’re open for submissions through August 19. Continue Reading
Doublebunny Press Opens Submissions for Fifth Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival
Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival is one of very few outlets in the US for poetry on film, and the only festival that asks that the author of the poem participate in the making of the production. Submissions will remain open through July 1st. Continue Reading
Call-out for Instagram poetry (including short films)
The UK’s National Poetry Library is looking for Instagram poetry and poetry film to display in an exhibition. Continue Reading
Poetry film festival news round-up
Weimar extends its deadline, Rabbit Heart will be open for submissions this week, Motionpoems is having a second premiere screening of Season 8: Dear Mr. President, and Light Up Poole has a winner. Continue Reading
Major competition for UK poets includes “Poetry in Film” category
The Out-Spoken Prize For Poetry 2018 includes Poetry in Film among its three categories (the other two being Page Poetry and Performance Poetry). Continue Reading