Here is a list partially compiled by Aymar Jean Christian, assistant professor of communication at Northwestern University (Televisual.org) and partially by Tangled Web
Los Angeles
WHAT: LA WebFest
WHEN (or last date): March
DEADLINES (submission): Accepting submissions August-February. (cost goes up $25 from Dec-Feb)
COST: $50-$75
WHERE (or last held): Los Angeles
SITE: http://www.lawebfest.com
ABOUT: Screenings of web series on the big screen, plus panels and workshops.
WHAT: ITVFest (International Television Festival)
WHEN: July/August
DEADLINES: April/May
WHERE: Los Angeles
SITE: http://itvfest.org
ABOUT: Similar to NYTVF, focus is on independent web series and connecting creators to television and the industry.
WHAT: New Media Film Festival
WHEN: November and May/June.
DEADLINES: October (San Francisco); November-March (LA, competitions vary)
WHERE: San Francisco (November) and Los Angeles (May/June)
SITE: http://www.newmediafilmfestival.com
WHAT: Celebrate the Web
WHEN: April, July
WHERE: Los Angeles
SITE: http://www.celebratetheweb.com
ABOUT: Kim Evey and Jenni Powell’s festival, organized earlier this year, brings together the web series community.
WHAT: HollyWeb Web Series Festival
WHEN: March/April.
DEADLINES: October-February
WHERE: Los Angeles
SITE: http://www.hollywebfestival.com
ABOUT: Festival dedicated to screening independent web series.
WHAT:Unofficial Google+ Film Festival
WHEN: November 30-December 2nd, 2012
DEADLINE: November 9th, 2012
WHERE: online and TBA
SITE: https://plus.google.com/+UnofficialGooglePlusFilmFestival/posts
ABOUT: The festival features short content, including web series and is co-hosted this year by Blind Lyle Films based in Asheville, NC and LA based online web series school CreatorUp.
New York
WHAT: NYTVF (New York Television Festival)
WHEN: September
DEADLINES: Pilots: February-June; Scripts: June. Bing: December. Competitions vary each year, check website.
WHERE: New York
SITE: http://www.nytvf.com
ABOUT: Web series heavy festival for professional, often independent, material. Brings in people from the industry, sometimes leading to deals for content creators.
WHAT: Internet Week
WHEN: June
WHERE: New York
SITE: http://www.internetweekny.com
ABOUT: Big conference/festival focusing on New York’s web industry in all its forms. There are speeches, parties, workshops and how-to sessions which may be of interest to web series/video creators.
WHAT: Out of the Box
WHEN: June
WHERE: New York
SITE: http://otbfest.com
ABOUT: Web series festival screening gay and lesbian shows.
WHAT: FirstGlance Film Festival
WHEN: April (LA), October (Philadelphia)
DEADLINES: Summer (LA); March-June (Philadelphia)
WHERE: Los Angeles, Philadelphia
SITE: http://www.firstglancefilms.com
ABOUT: Bi-coastal film festival screening and awarding projects of various lengths and formats, including web series pilots (sponsored by Koldcast in 2011).
WHAT: Queer Black Cinema International Film Festival (QBC Fest)
WHEN: October
DEADLINES: July
WHERE: New York
SITE: http://www.queerblackcinema.org
ABOUT: Focuses on independent films by and about queer, LGBT people of color and has screened web series in the past.
Canada
WHAT: Vancouver Web Fest
WHEN: May 23rd, 24th and 25th, 2014.
ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS: September 1st, 2013 – March 31st, 2014
WHERE: Vancouver, Canada
SITE: www.vancouverwebfest.com
FB: www.facebook.com/VancouverWebFest
Twitter: www.twitter.com/VanWebFest
Email: info@vancouverwebfest.com
France
WHAT: Marseille Web Fest
WHEN: October
DEADLINES: N/A
WHERE: Marseilles, France
SITE: http://www.marseillewebfest.com
ABOUT: Web series festival in Marseilles screening a small selection of web series from around the world; has partnered with LA Webfest.
Switzerland
WHAT: Cinema Tous Ecrans (All Screens Film Festival)
WHEN: November
DEADLINES: N/A
WHERE: Geneva, Switzerland
SITE: http://www.cinema-tous-ecrans.com
ABOUT: Independent film and TV festival in Switzerland with awards in new media/web series.
