MUMBAI: The annual WorldFest of Houston- International Film and Video festival has opened its doors for entries for its 44th edition that will be held from 8 to 17 April, next year. The early bird discount deadline for submission of entries is 15 November 15 while the main entry deadline is 15 December.

WorldFest, the emphasis of which will continue to be on American and International independent feature films will screen 55 to 60 feature films and 100 short films in its 2011 edition. The festival will offer competition in several categories like TV production, documentary, corporate & business films, student & experimental, TV commercials, film & video production, music videos, new media and unproduced screenplays.

The last edition of the festival received more than 4,500 entries from 37 countries while it organised 12 major competitions in more than 200 categories.