The International Peace & Film Festival closed the Early bird deadline for films scheduled for today. In the remaining 24 hours prior to the deadline, film makers rushed to get their work submitted to take advantage of the waived entry fee prior to June 18, 2015. The early bird period saw a whopping 955 submitted films from 80 countries. Screening efforts are ramping up as the process of selection begins and will continue through September as films continue to come in during the regular submission timeline.
Entries by Category
| Shorts (Narrative and Documentary) | 646 |
| Student Shorts | 311 |
| International Narrative Feature | 86 |
| International Documentary Feature | 76 |
| Total Entries | 957 |
| Total Countries | 81 |
Some films are entered in more than one category, duplicates have been removed from the count.
Geographical Submissions
Submissions by Country
United States 183
India 64
Iran 64
United Kingdom 60
Spain 52
Canada 49
France 44
Germany 37
Brazil 32
Italy 25
Turkey 24
Taiwan 23
Not Specified 19
Russian Federation 18
Ireland 14
Poland 12
Portugal 11
Egypt 11
Argentina 11
Korea, Republic of 11
Australia 10
Denmark 9
Israel 9
Colombia 8
Nepal 7
Bangladesh 7
South Africa 6
Nigeria 6
Serbia 6
Mexico 6
Norway 6
Syrian Arab Republic 6
Ukraine 5
Kosovo 5
Bulgaria 5
Sweden 5
Philippines 4
China 4
Austria 4
Czech Republic 4
Croatia 4
Greece 4
Belgium 3
Belarus 3
Kazakhstan 3
Lithuania 3
Netherlands 3
Malaysia 3
Japan 3
Lebanon 3
Ecuador 3
Indonesia 2
Iraq 2
Finland 2
Cameroon 2
Cyprus 2
Georgia 2
Montenegro 2
Pakistan 2
Congo 2
Morocco 2
Kyrgyzstan 1
United Arab Emirates 1
Uganda 1
Afghanistan 1
Malawi 1
Sri Lanka 1
Qatar 1
French Polynesia 1
Kenya 1
Palestine, State of 1
Puerto Rico 1
Romania 1
Cuba 1
Hong Kong 1
Myanmar 1
Slovakia 1
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1
New Zealand 1
Guinea-Bissau 1
Côte d’Ivoire 1
About:
The International Peace & Film festival combines the excitement of film with the goodwill of cultural exchange, knowledge sharing and live performances. The impact of blending a peace and film festival will bring mutual benefit to audiences and participants through the diversity of exhibits, national representation, cultural presentations and films focused on animation and family.