Sundance c/o Sundance Institute

Event Month: Mid January
Entry Deadline: Features: Early October Shorts: Mid September
Number of Submissions: approx 5000
Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm, BetaSP-DigiBeta
Number of Films Screened: 200
Entry Fee: $50
Odds: 1 in 25

Toronto Film Festival
Event Month: Early September
Entry Deadline: Early June
Number of Submissions: approx 3193
Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm, DigiBeta-HDCam
Number of Films Screened: 339
Entry Fee: Int'l Features: $65 Canadian Features: $55 Canadian Shorts: $25
Odds: 1 in 9

Cannes Film Festival
Event Month: Late May
Entry Deadline: March
Number of Films Screened: 70-80
Entry Fee: VHS or DVD Feature: $30, BetaSP Feature: $115, digiBeta Feature: $250,
35mm Feature 60-105 Minutes: $350, 35mm Feature over 105 Minutes: $415,
Short Films: No fee

American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles Int'l Film Festival
Event Month: Early November
Entry Deadline: Early June, Final July
Number of Submissions: approx 2500
Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm, betaSP DigiBeta
Number of Films Screened: 135
Entry Fee: Early Deadline Feature: $40, Shorts $30 Late Deadline Feature: $50, Shorts $40
Odds: 1 in 18

Berlin Film Festival
Event Month: Early February
Entry Deadline: November
Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm, BetaSP
Number of Films Screened: 23 in competition
Entry Fee: Features $150, Shorts $60

SXSW: South Bay Southwest Film Festival
Event Month: Mid March
Entry Deadline: Early December
Number of Submissions: approx 3000
Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm
Number of Films Screened: 150
Entry Fee: $25-50
Odds: 1 in 20

Telluride Film Festival
Event Month: Early September
Entry Deadline: Mid July
Screening Format: Any Format
Number of Films Screened: 45
Entry Fee: $25-95

Indep Feature Project Los Angeles Film Fest
Event Month: Mid June
Entry Deadline: Mid February
Number of Submissions: approx 2500
Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm, BetaSP DigiBeta
Number of Films Screened: approx 200
Entry Fee: Features $65, Shorts $45, Music Videos $30
Odds: 1 in 12

Seattle International Film Festival
Event Month: Late May-June
Entry Deadline: Early March
Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm, BetaSP DigiBeta
Number of Films Screened: approx 250
Entry Fee: $25-70

Tribeca Film Festival
Event Month: Early May
Entry Deadline: November
Number of Submissions: approx 3300
Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm
Number of Films Screened: 65 in competition and 250 total
Entry Fee: $40-50
Odds: 1 in 50 for competition and 1 in 13 overall