Tiburon, CA: The 9th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held March 18-26, 2010 in Tiburon, California, a showcase for the independent feature and short films from around the world

Submissions are open to all genres: Fiction, documentary, short, animation, experimental, student, children, sports, music video.....from any nation in the world.

TIFF screened more than 250 films from over 90 countries in March of 2009.

The festival has honored and hosted many great filmmakers like: Oscar winning director and cinematographer Haskell Wexler [Medium Cool], George Lucas [Star Wars], Blake Edwards [Pink Panthers], Santiago Alvarez [Hanoi Martes 13], John Frankenheimer [Manchurian Candidate], George Stevens [Shane], Malcolm McDowell [A Clockwork Orange], Saul Zaentz [One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest], Mark Rydell [On Golden Pond], Paul Mazursky [Down & Out in Beverly Hills], Bob Rafelson [Five Easy Pieces], Brad Bird [Toy Story], Luchino Visconti [Death in Venice], Hal Hickel [Pirates of the Caribbean].....

The Tiburon International Film Festival is proud to be a platform for the independent filmmakers from around the world, with premieres like Academy Award winner "West Bank Story" by Ari Sandel, and Academy Award nominee "Salim Baba" by Timothy Sternberg .... and many films, which have been picked up for distribution .... and or invited to other festivals after premiering at TIFF.

Golden Reel Award

The films submitted to the Tiburon International Film Festival are eligible to win the "Golden Reel Award" in several categories: Best Fiction, Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Short, Best Animation, Best Children Film, Best Student Film, Best Music Video, Best Sport Film .....and the winners of all categories will be announced during a formal ceremony at the end of the Festival.

Entry Information:

Entry form and eligibility guidelines are available by clicking here, or on the festival website under Submit Films.

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