Global Surf Film Festival Collective Launches 1 Stop Film Submission Process

April 2, 2012 - New York, NY - The New York Surf Film Festival (NYSFF) presented by Barbados is pleased to join surf film festivals around the world in the collaborative launch of the Global Surf Film Festival Collective (GSFFC) at gsffc.org, a streamlined one stop submission process to worldwide surf film festivals. The New York Surf Film Festival along with San Diego Surf Film Festival, Portuguese Surf Film Festival, Wavescape Surf Film Festival, SAL - Surf At Lisbon Film Festival, British Surf Film Festival, Yallingup Surfilm Festival, Ombak Bali International Surf Film Festival, X-Life Film Festival, Fesitvalma, Bondi Beach Surf Film Festival, Sao Paolo Surf Film Festival, Berlin Surf Film Festival & Puerto Rico Surf Film Festival have formed this association of film festivals to share films and ideas in an effort to unify the global surf film festival community for both filmmakers and fans.

"Filmmakers spend too much time, funds, and resources shipping off DVD's around the world to each individual festival - we wanted to help ease this financial and logistical burden," said Morgan Rae Berk, Founder of NYSFF. "Surf film festivals around the world have been sharing information and resources behind the scenes for a while now and this is a natural evolution in the digital age to ensure films are considered for as many festival screenings as possible around the world."

Filmmakers can head to gsffc.org, fill out a simple electronic submission form, and securely upload films and other supporting documents to GSFFC's private viewing site accessible to the associated festival curators. Each festival maintains its' own unique program and independently chooses their film lineup. Acceptance to one festival does not necessarily imply acceptance to all. Individual festivals will reach out to filmmakers direct to secure films for their lineup. Festival's submission close dates are year round. Kindly check individual festival websites for important dates, deadlines, rules, guidelines and general information for each festival. The GSFFC is proud to include the following international surf film festivals:

Nysff | New York Surf Film Festival

Website: www.newyorksurffilmfestival.com
Contact: info@nysurffilm.com
Festival Dates: September 2012
Submission Close Date: June 30

Sdsff | San Diego Surf Film Festival

Website: www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com
Festival Dates: May 11 - 13
Submission Close Date: March 31

Psff | Portuguese Surf Film Festival

Website: www.portuguesesurffilmfestival.com
Festival Dates: July 6 - 7
Submission Close Date: May 31

Wavescapes Surf Film Festival

Website: www.wavescape.co.za
Contact: ross@wavescape.co.za
Festival Dates: DURBAN July 24 - 30, CAPE TOWN Dec 5 - 18
Submission Close Date: DURBAN April 15, CAPE TOWN July 1

Sal | Surf At Lisbon Film Fest

Website: www.surfatlisbonfilmfest.com
Festival Dates: June 14 - 16
Submission Close Date: May 15

Bsff | British Surf Film Festival

Website: www.britishsurffilmfestival.com
Festival Dates: TBD 2012
Submission Close Date: TBD 2012

Ysf | Yallingup Surfilm Festival

Website: www.yallingupsurfilm.com.au
Festival Dates: January 2013
Submission Close Date: TBD

Obisff | Ombak Bali International Surf Film Festival

Website: www.ombakbali.com
Contact: keikobeatie@gmail.com
Festival Dates: July 26 - 28, 2012
Submission Close Date: May 31

VBLFF | Virginia Beach Life Film Festival

Website: www.xlifefilmfest.com
Contact: keikobeatie@gmail.com
Festival Dates: August 23 - 26, 2012
Submission Close Date: July 1

Festivalma

Website: www.almasurf.com
Contact: keikobeatie@gmail.com
Festival Dates: July 4 - 8, 2012
Submission Close Date: March 1

Bbsff | Bondi Beach Surf Film Festival

Website: coming soon
Festival Dates: February 2013
Submission Close Date: December 2012

Spsff | Sao Paulo Surf Film Festival

Website: www.spsurffilm.com.br
Festival Dates: April 2013
Submission Close Date: January 2013

Bsff | Berlin Surf Film Festival

Website: coming soon
Festival Dates: 2013
Submission Close Date: 2013

Prsfff | Puerto Rico Surf Film Fest

Website: coming soon
Festival Dates: coming soon
Submission Close Date: coming soon

The New York Surf Film Festival is excited to celebrate our 5th anniversary in September 2012. Further information about the New York Surf Film Festival is available at www.NYSurfFilm.com, info@nysurffilm.com, or by regular mail to New York Surf Film Festival LLC 242 President St #3R Brooklyn, NY 11231.

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