“Moondance is the Film Festival Without Borders!"

* The competition & festival is 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 25th 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.

MOONDANCE 2024 NEWS! A.I. is here to stay!

Artificial Intelligence has evolved, from merely an imaginary plot device in science-fiction movies and novels, to a vital part of our daily lives. With the emergence of A.I. in the 1950s, we have experienced incredible growth in its potential. Today, we are regularly using A.I.-based assistants, such as Siri and Alexa for interacting with our smart phones and other devices.

When you look around, you will notice that our society has changed rapidly by utilizing the benefits of A.I. in many day-to-day activities. The entertainment industry is already creatively utilizing the benefits of artificial intelligence, as are many other industries.

Moondance International Film Festival 2023 has enthusiastically joined the very exciting future of the world entertainment industry by adding a new, separate category for A.I. competition submissions:

A.I. SCREENPLAYS

Naturally, all screenplay submissions in the A.I. category, created in collaboration with any A.I. program, must be your original concept or idea, and must have a least 50% of the submitted work written and edited by you. Standard screenplay formatting, preferably by Final Draft@, is also required. The 100% NON-A.I. created screenplay submissions are considered & judged separately, of course. We eagerly look forward to reading the A.I. screenplays submitted! to the 2023 festival 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 2024 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.

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
  • Isabel Fryszberg

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

    November 2021
  • 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
  • Moondance was amazing, thank you for all your help.

    January 2021
  • 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