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.
Submissions are open for the third Newlyn PZ International Film Festival, to be held April 24-26, 2020, with a Poetry Film category judged once again by Lucy English and Sarah Tremlett. Continue Reading
A selection of short films from Spain and Latin America will showcase important positions and centers of Iberoamerican video poetry., with a special spotlight on Colombia. Continue Reading
Submissions opened on May 1 for the 7th Ó Bhéal International Poetry-Film Competition, in association with the IndieCork festival of independent film and music which will be held October 6-13 in Cork, Ireland. Continue Reading
I’ve just learned about this contest to generate filmpoems for Ignition Press’s initial crop of pamphlets. The prizes aren’t terribly big, but I know a lot of poetry filmmakers are mainly just looking for good texts to work with. Continue Reading
Eligible for entry are short films (co-) produced in Germany in or after 2016, which are based on poems and are no more than 20 minutes in duration. All languages are allowed. Continue Reading
A new competition in cooperation with Swindon Poetry Festival awards £400 for an overall winner, plus recognition for best single author-made film; animation; and best newcomer. Continue Reading
Motionpoems is thrilled to announce the first ever Epiphany Awards: an annual awards program recognizing outstanding international contributions to the field of poetry filmmaking. Continue Reading
There’s still time to submit poetry films to the 2019 Newlyn Film Festival, and Liberated Words has an interview up with last year’s winner, Dave Richardson Continue Reading
115 poetry videos from different parts of the world had been sent to us. It was a pleasure to view all the work. I found quality in most of it. In fact, as a film-maker myself, the rich creativity of my peers was generally humbling (in a good way). Continue Reading
The Vienna-based poetry film festival includes an international competition for a film based on a poem by writer and composer Sophie Reyer. Continue Reading