ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND BE FILM FESTIVAL

The mission of the festival is to showcase the best national and international short films in narrative, animation, documentary and experimental categories.

Small business owner Laurence Asseraf started the festival in Spring 2004 at her art gallery “A Taste of Art” in Tribeca NYC. The festival, as well as its partner screening series, outgrew the gallery space and moved to a larger venue in order to accommodate its following.

About Vanksen | CULTURE BUZZ
The Vanksen Group is a leading communications group providing alternative marketing solutions to major brands. The group operates with 4 divisions: LegitiName®, a leader in online brand protection, promotion and monitoring; BuzzParadise®, an online community connecting brands with 20.000 tastemakers, opinion leaders and bloggers in 12 countries; Vanksen|CultureBuzz conceives and deploys original buzz marketing campaigns worldwide.

CAID Productions produces viral videos and independent films. The group’s clients include such brands as Procter & Gamble, LVMH, Microsoft, Louvre Hotels, Arcelor Mittal, Quiksilver, Warner Bros, Ubisoft, 20th Century Fox, Canal Plus, BIC, Nokia, Sony, LG, Casio, and more.

The Group operates out of Luxembourg, Paris, New York, Bangkok, Geneva, Hamburg, London, Milan and Barcelona, and will soon open an office in Hong Kong.
For more information, please visit www.vanksen.com

 

 

 

SPONSORSHIP:

If you would like to sponsor the world’s first viral film festival please contact
Thierry Daher
tdaher@vanksengroup.com

If you would like to sponsor the BeFilm Festival please contact
Laurence Asseraf
info@befilm.net

Contact Us:
contactus@culture-buzz.com

 

 

 

ELIGIBILITY & RULES / CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

The Viral Film Festival showcases work in all genres and visual forms as long as they are shorter than 30 minutes in length.
Entries may be shot or created in any format, but will need to be submited in DVD (all Regions) format only.

Entries should have been produced within the last two years