Submissions

 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: CLOSED


Submissions to the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival are now closed. Thank you to all of the filmmakers who have submitted work to our 19th festival. We are currently reviewing submissions and planning our program. Filmmakers and/or distributors will be notified of the outcome of our decision by the end of September. If you have any questions before then, please contact Program Manager Matthew Hogue at matthew_hogue@workmanarts.com

Rendezvous with Madness (RWM) is the world’s first and longest running film festival showcasing films that address issues of mental health and/or addiction. The festival provides a distinct venue for filmmakers to screen their work and has grown into a filmmaker favourite over the past eighteen years.

The objectives of the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival are

• To explore the facts and mythologies of mental illness and/or addiction, as presented by Canadian and international filmmakers.

• To facilitate discussions amongst filmmakers and audiences with respect to these cinematic representations.

• To provide filmmakers an opportunity to screen their films that may otherwise not be seen.

• To increase awareness, and advocacy for mental health and addiction issues and concerns.

RWM brings independent Canadian and International film and video to the public. RWM features strong programmes that address the facts and mythologies of mental illness and addiction.

Each of the various programmes focuses on different themes and includes panel discussions involving the filmmakers, artists and people with professional and personal experience with mental illness and addiction.

Rendezvous in the Classroom


Since 2001, Rendezvous with Madness has programmed films specifically for high school students through Rendezvous in the Classroom program. All short films submitted to the festival by the deadline will automatically be considered for the Rendezvous in the Classroom program. This year, Rendezvous in the Classroom will be giving special consideration to short films that address issues of stigma surrounding mental illness.

Submission Guidelines


Special consideration will be given to films that:

● Present issues of mental health and addiction from local, multicultural or youth perspectives
● Premiere at Rendezvous with Madness

Rendezvous with Madness accepts short and feature length films of any genre, that touch on issues of mental illness and addiction, from anywhere in the world.