Point of View Magazine (POV) is a Canadian, print and online magazine about documentaries and independent films. They take print essays and feature submissions of 2200 and 2600 words, and short print preview articles of around 1200 words. They publish twice a year. Print articles generally offer a rate per printed word, while online articles offer a flat rate. Rates are not mentioned, but an old payment report indicates that they paid $0.25 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Art of the Title is “the definitive industry publication for title sequence design and an educational resource, spanning the film, television, conference, and video game industries.” They are looking for articles and interviews pitches, and are particularly interested in articles focused on title sequences related to: projects directed by women, nonbinary, BIPOC creators; animated, cartoon, and anime works; works from China, India, France, all over the world; queer cinema; B-movies, westerns, horror, romance, comedies; stop-motion work in general; films from the 1930s to the 1970s generally, Hitchcock, and television projects. Payment rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
British Cinematographer is a print and digital magazine that covers the art and craft of international cinematography. They publish 6 times a year. They “focus on the art and craft of cinematographers, and the technologies they use during production and post-production.” Though there are no guidelines on their website, you can contact them here.
Film Quarterly publishes articles, reviews, and interviews about “all aspects of film history, film theory, and the impact of film, video, and television on culture and society. They welcome “new perspectives to bear on discourses of visual representation rooted in issues of diversity, race, lived experience, gender, sexuality, and transnationalism.” They previously listed pay as $50 per article. According to a payment report, they paid $0.03 per word. For details, refer to this page.
Bright Wall/Dark Room is an online magazine that is dedicated to “exploring the relationship between cinema and the business of being alive.” They publish profiles, interviews, personal essays, cultural criticism, formal analysis, and humor pieces. Their critical essays are generally 2,500-4,000 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $50-200 per essay. To learn more, refer to this page.
Crooked Marquee is a movie website. They entertain, inform, and empower their readers by providing them with amusing insights and unique perspectives regarding the industry. They seek opinions and analysis of movie trends, specific current films, or current news in the film world. They also welcome actor or director retrospectives, re-examinations of older films, personal essays, and creative or satirical pieces. Their previously indicated pay to begin at $50 per piece. Current information on submissions is unclear. To contact them, refer to this page.
Offscreen is a monthly online film journal that features essays, interviews, reviews and festival reports. They frequently produce special thematic issues. They want reviews and festival reports of at least 1,000 words and articles and essays of at least 2,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay up to $100 (Canadian dollars), and they are not always able to pay. To learn more, refer to their contributor guidelines.
Little White Lies offers top-quality journalism and illustration, covering both mainstream and independent cinema worldwide. They accept pitches for various categories, including Acting Up (1,000-1,500 words), Journeys (1,000-1,500 words), This Just In (800-1,500 words), Not Movies (1,000-1,500 words), The Long Read (2,000-4,000 words), and others. According to their pitch guidelines, they pay 20 pence per word (around $0.25 USD). To learn more, refer to this page.
Cineaste offers perspectives on cinema from social, political, and aesthetic angles. Book reviews should focus on new or recent publications (up to two years old) and can cover one or multiple books. They prefer review-essays that discuss broader ideas or issues, with individual reviews ranging from 1,000-1,500 words. Cineaste also publishes feature articles, interviews, film reviews, DVD/Blu-Ray reviews, and columns. According to their guidelines, payment is $18 for Short Take reviews, $36 for book or DVD reviews, $45 for film reviews and short articles, and $90 for feature articles or interviews. Details here.
Metro features essays, articles, reviews and interviews that analyze the film and media cultures of Australia and the Asia-Pacific. They're the longest running film publication in Australia. According to their pitch guide, they pay AU$ 300 for blogs between 1500–2500 words and AU$ 350 for blogs between 2500–3500 words. For the Scope column (800–1000 words), they offer AU$ 80, and for NFSA Restores essays (6000–8000 words), they pay AU$ 700. Peer-reviewed articles are compensated with AU$ 200. To learn more, refer to this page.