Moondance International Film Festival

“Moondance is the Film Festival Without Borders!"

*For 2023, the competition & festival will be online only; no in-person event will occur this season.

The uniqueness and integrity of The Moondance International Film Festival brand, its global reputation for the highest quality, as well as its important mission and goals, and now celebrating our 22nd annual season, is a rare and unmatchable asset. Talented filmmakers, writers and composers from around the world submit their work to the annual Moondance competition.

Moondancers are part of an amazing worldwide community; a unique collaboration of multi-talented writers, film score composers and filmmakers. The Moondance mission is to entertain, inform, inspire, encourage and educate.We honor those artists who, through their creative work, actively increase awareness, provide multiple viewpoints, address complex social issues, and strengthen ties between international audiences At Moondance, you can come together with other writers, directors and producers to create new opportunities, develop tools for success and forge new alliances within the international film and entertainment industry.

Being visionary, fearless & bold, Moondance is a unique film festival where monotonous conformity is considered mediocrity, and extravagant individualism, innovation, and experimentation is encouraged, awarded and applauded!

SPECIAL REMINDER: The 2023 Moondance will not have a theatrical venue this season. All winning submissions, in all categories, will be announced on the festival's website & promoted on social media.

QUESTIONS?
E-mail director for any additional questions:
mermaid7seas@gmail.com
(with "Moondance question or comment" in the subject line)
www.moondancefilmfestival.com

• SPIRIT OF MOONDANCE AWARD : This award is for winning filmmakers, writers & music composers, and is a uniquely significant honor, one of the few festival wins that are immediately recognized and greatly respected by national & international entertainment executives.

Moondance film and screenplay winners will receive a free InkTip Script Listing so they can promote themselves and their scripts to InkTip’s entire network of producers, managers, and agents. Screenplay winners will also have their logline featured in InkTip Magazine. InkTip Magazine is sent to over 15,000 producers and representatives.

Companies who are InkTip members include: ABC, Anonymous Content, APA, CBS Films, HBO Films, ICM, Paradigm, Paramount Pictures, Hallmark Channel, FX, Universal, WME, Echo Lake, Zero Gravity, Bad Robot, 20th Century Fox, and many more. Producers have made more than 375 films from scripts and writers found through InkTip.com!

Submission Guidelines: Please go to: http://moondancefilmfestival.com/submissions/submission-guidelines/

Submission Categories: FEATURE, SHORT, DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION & DRONE FILMS, FEATURE & SHORT SCREENPLAYS, AUDIO PLAYS, FILM SCORES & ORIGINAL MUSIC, SHORT STORIES, STAGE PLAYS, TV PILOTS, AND MORE!

We cordially invite screenwriters and filmmakers, playwrights, short story writers, TV writers, librettists, composers, children’s filmmakers & writers, radio play writers & producers, and young (18 & under), plus seniors (75 & over), music video filmmakers, and multi-media filmmakers to participate in this truly international film festival competition.

FilmFreeway is the exclusive submissions site for Moondance!

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Jerry Chambless

It was an honor being awarded for our work on this pilot. It means a lot to us to have this project of inclusion & diversity be seen through the family scope & hopefully affect young viewers positively. Thank you for an amazing festival & talk back!

June 2022

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Isabel Fryszberg

Great festival and Elizabeth English truly cares about the filmmaker and films. Thank you! Isabel

November 2021

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Xin Li

Thank you for giving the award towards my film The Winter. It is a great honour to be included in Moondance International Film Festival . Thank you for the wonderful experience.

March 2021

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David Wurawa

Moondance was amazing, thank you for all your help.

January 2021

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Giovanni Sanseviero

A well-established festival with a passionate director, Ms. English is a dedicated person that runs a fair and time-proven safe haven for your work to be considered. Best regards to her and her entire staff!

January 2021

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Dates & Deadlines

April 1, 2023
Opening Date
April 30, 2023
Early-bird
October 31, 2023
Regular Deadline
November 30, 2023
Late Deadline
January 15, 2024
Notification Date
January 15 – April 1, 2024
Event Date

Categories & Fees

FEATURE ANIMATION FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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FEATURE NARRATIVE FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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FEATURE FILM FOR KIDS
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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FEATURE MUTI-MEDIA FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
FEATURE SCREENPLAY
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
FEATURE SCREENPLAY FOR KIDS
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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FILM SCORE
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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LIBRETTO
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
MUSIC VIDEO
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
MUSICAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
MUSICAL SHORT SCREENPLAY
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
ORIGINAL TV MINI-SERIES (1 HR)
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK (MOW)
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
TV EPISODIC (1/2 HOUR)
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
TV EPISODIC (1 HOUR)
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
FILMED TV PILOT
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
TV PILOT SCRIPT
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
TV PILOT FOR KIDS
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT ANIMATION FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT NARRATIVE FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT FILM BY KIDS 18 & UNDER
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT FILM FOR KIDS
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT MULTI-MEDIA FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT SCREENPLAY
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT SCREENPLAY BY 18 & UNDER
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT SCREENPLAY FOR KIDS
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT STORY BY KIDS
(up to 3 short stories for single fee)
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT STORY FOR KIDS
(up to 3 short stories for single fee)
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT STORY
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
STAGEPLAY
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
STAGEPLAY OR MUSICAL FOR KIDS
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
RADIO PLAY
(comedy & drama)
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
WEB SERIES WEBISODE
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
REALITY TV SERIES CONCEPT
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
SHORT DRONE FILM
- Early-bird
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now
FEEDBACK (Written works, only)
- Early-bird
- Standard: $100
- Gold Members: $90
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $100
- Gold Members: $90
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
Submit Now

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