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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.

ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival to focus on US films

September 9, 2018Dave Bonta
ZEBRA poster
by Dave Bonta

The focus of this year’s ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival is on the USA. Selected poetry films from this year’s entries will present the current facets of the US film and poetry scene. Continue Reading →

contests, festivals and other screening events ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival

Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival releases longlist

September 9, 2018Dave Bonta
by Dave Bonta

Many of the names will be familiar to Moving Poems readers, and because Rabbit Heart uniquely requires poets to be directly involved in the making of the films, it’s a useful reference list of some of the currently most active poet-filmmakers around the world. Continue Reading →

contests, festivals and other screening events Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival

2018 Button Poetry Video Contest open through August 31

August 26, 2018Dave Bonta
by Dave Bonta

Button Poetry’s 2018 video contest is open to any poet over the age of 18 anywhere in the world. Continue Reading →

calls for work, contests Button Poetry, YouTube

National Poetry Library Instagram Poetry Film Winners

July 30, 2018Pam Falkenberg
by Pam Falkenberg

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 →

contests, festivals and other screening events, reviews Instagram, National Library

Call for work: 2nd Newlyn International Film Festival

July 1, 2018Dave Bonta
by Dave Bonta

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 →

calls for work, contests, festivals and other screening events Newlyn Film Festival

Film and Video Poetry Symposium, Weimar Poetry Film Prize announce winners

June 10, 2018Dave Bonta
still from the Desktop Metaphor
by Dave Bonta

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 →

contests, festivals and other screening events Film and Video Poetry Society, Weimar Poetry Film Prize

Call for work: 6th annual Ó Bhéal International Poetry-Film Competition

June 10, 2018Dave Bonta
IndieCork 2018 banner
by Dave Bonta

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 →

calls for work, contests, festivals and other screening events IndieCork, Ó Bhéal

Juteback Poetry Film Festival 2018 is open for submissions

June 10, 2018Dave Bonta
by Dave Bonta

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 →

calls for work, contests, festivals and other screening events Juteback Poetry Film Festival

Doublebunny Press Opens Submissions for Fifth Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival

March 3, 2018Sou MacMillan
by Sou MacMillan

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 →

contests, festivals and other screening events Doublebunny Press, Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival

Call-out for Instagram poetry (including short films)

March 2, 2018Dave Bonta
by Dave Bonta

The UK’s National Poetry Library is looking for Instagram poetry and poetry film to display in an exhibition. Continue Reading →

calls for work, contests Instagram, Southbank Centre

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