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Enter for 2023-2024 live monthly screenings & panels, leading to nominations at the annual 2024 CMCS Wall of Fame Film Festival in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Launched in 2013 in Toronto, the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is now proudly sponsoring the Wall of Fame - an international film festival in Lisbon, Portugal, that helps filmmakers screen unique moving images often overlooked in the tabloid politics and economy of fame. In doing so, the CMCS Wall of Fame film festival bridges gaps between film stars and independent filmmakers, supporting personal, inspirational, and social justice stories for ethical issues concerning equality for (but not limited to):

- BIPOC Race & Ethnicity
- Sexuality & Gender
- Love & Relationships
- Bodies
- Class
- Animal Rights
- Environmental Sustainability
- Healing, Trauma & Grief

CMCS has been featured for its views on celebrities in a wide range of media, including CTV, CBC National News, Global News, the Telegraph, VICE, Flare, Chatelaine, SUN Media, Yahoo! Entertainment, and many more. As the world’s first celebrity expert on tabloids, CMCS will offer honor and exposure, and connect unique film artists as role models for human and non-human animal ethics within and beyond celebrity culture.

Registered under Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) Festival on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/event/all?ref_=pe_2610490_199225680

Venue: ChasingRabbits at Rua do Sol ao Rato 61A, 1250-262 Lisboa, Portugal
Time: 4 to 7 pm (Lisbon time) on Saturday, July 27, 2024

Nominations and community chats on our IG www.instagram.com/cmcs_media

For international audience: Live broadcast link: https://www.youtube.com/@cmcs_media

The latest festival program link: http://cmc-centre.com/2023-cmcs-wall-of-fame-program/

- Quarter-finalists will receive a notification for Official Selection
- Semi-finalists will be invited for a live monthly online screening and panel interview along with a nomination laurel for an international audience in 2023-2024
- Finalists will win eligibility for the 2024 CMCS Wall of Fame Film Festival live public screening at our venue in Lisbon, Portugal, along with a nomination laurel & a feature on the CMCS Wall of Fame IG in 2024, followed by an exclusive Happy Hour Mixer, media workshop, and guidebook
- 2024 Best Film Award winner will additionally receive a CMCS Wall of Fame Best Film Festival laurel, listed in IMDB Awards & our social media
- 2024 2nd Prize winner will also be listed in the IMDB Awards & our social media and win a second screening along with another selection
*All participants will receive eligibility for invite-only online events & connect along with CMCS Wall of Fame community members in 2024-2025

Submission material (15 mins or under):

- Short films
- Documentaries
- Fashion Films
- Dance Films
- Poetry Films / Video Poems
- Music Videos
- Video Stories/Interviews showcasing audiovisual work
- Trailers / Showreels / Pilot

Submissions must be made on FilmFreeway.com/walloffamefestival and, if selected, must include the following:

- A downloadable link to the MP4 version (720 / 1080 p) of the film for screening
- Non-English films must embed subtitles in the MP4 version (no SRT files)
- Film poster and synopsis (100 words)
- Applicants' profile photo and Bio (100 words)
- All films must be no more than 15 minutes.
- Preference will be given to all storytellers who stand out as role models for social issues, including human rights, animal rights, and plant-based environmental sustainability (e.g., climate change) in an artistic & philosophical manner of storytelling.
- Filmmakers must address an artistic, personal, and/or social issue in a safe space that does not violate but rather protects the rights of all races, species, sexual orientations, and the environment.
- Submissions must be cruelty-free. No display or representation of use/consumption of animals or animal products.
- We will not accept commercial ads promoting a product. All submissions must tell a film story.
- By submitting, you accept that, if selected as a Semi-Finalist or Finalist, your film will be screened online and / or offline at the discretion of the film festival.
- Submission of your film posters & photographs will be for the promotion of your film.
- We are not responsible for technical issues during the festival screenings
- Submission fees are non-refundable

Overall Rating
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  • Aurelie Garon

    It was a really great experience!
    Many Thanks to Samita Nandy and the CMCS Community.

    December 2023
  • Shetal Shah

    We are so grateful to have been a part of the CMCS Wall of Fame Festival and to receive our Award Winner as 1st Runner Up for Fiction Short Film. Thank you for the including us in such a meaningful festival. The audience, mission and feedback have been exemplary both during and after the festival! This experience has been priceless! Thank you again!

    October 2022
  • Swati Chugh

    We were so honoured to have the first screening as well as receive our first award for our short documentary - The Dark Horse of Suffragettes, at CMCS Wall of Fame Film Festival ! This is not just a festival but a community of warm and and supportive creatives who come together for a cause bigger than just screening their films. All the films chosen, talked about a social, political, environmental or humanitarian cause and had a deep long lasting effect. The communication by Samita and team was on time, very effective and consistent. The entire festival was executed beautifully and enabled to form many wonderful connections ! I would highly recommend the festival !

    October 2022
  • Hussene Keshavjee

    Quite simply, one of the best festivals our team has participated in. Wonderfully organised from start to finish, with excellent communication with the organisers, finishing with an online screening (as well as a location screening) with an amazing selection of diverse films from all over the world... Added with an opportunity to enter into dialogue with other participants and receive feedback, the CMCS Wall of Fame Festival exceeded all expectations!

    October 2022
  • More than just a film festival, this is a community. Supportive, intellectually stimulating films and conversation, and a great opportunity to meet people and establish friendships and connections. If you're looking for a film festival that offers something more, here it is. If you want to screen your work for an audience that truly appreciates film and art, definitely submit your work to the CMCS Wall of Fame Festival. I highly recommend.

    October 2022