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Deadline
07 Apr 2024


Published: 05 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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FECINE Polakas

CDMX, Mexico


Proyecto creado por estudiantes de las diferentes carreras de la facultad de ciencias políticas y sociales de la UNAM Labor de difusión cultural para el enriquecimiento, conocimiento, divulgación, debate, crítica, análisis y realización de
proyectos cinematográficos de estudiantes en espacios de la comunidad.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
Logo of FANGOFEST AMPOSTA

Deadline
15 Jul 2024


Published: 05 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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FANGOFEST AMPOSTA

Amposta, Spain


International Fantastic Film Festival , terror and gore.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



 
Logo of Northstar Filmfare International Film Festival

Deadline
02 Feb 2024


Published: 05 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Northstar Filmfare International Film Festival

South 24 Pargs, India


Welcome to the Northstar Filmfare International Film Festival—an avant-garde cinematic journey that extends beyond traditional boundaries. Focused on empowering emerging filmmakers in the dynamic world of cinema, NFIFF emphasizes globally showcasing your work, securing press coverage, and fostering connections with influential figures in the industry.

At NFIFF, we warmly embrace filmmakers from around the world, anticipating films that embody courage, determination, and unique voices. Our commitment extends to supporting content creators and cultivating an environment where creativity thrives.

In the realm of NFIFF, the spotlight illuminates filmmaking every month. Winners receive an exclusive laurel and certificate, tangible recognition of their accomplishments. Submit your masterpiece today and explore new horizons in the world of filmmaking with NFIFF.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Size Doesn`t Matter Festival monthly screening!

Deadline
01 Jan 2025


Published: 05 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Size Doesn`t Matter Festival monthly screening!

Paris, France


We are a monthly short film festival which takes place one Monday per month at the Cinéma les 5 Caumartin in PARIS. We award ONE PUBLIC AWARD per edition. This prize gives access the following year to the GRAND FESTIVAL where the best film prize, jury prize and super audience prize will be awarded in front of a jury of professionals. Come and try your luck!


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
10 May 2024


Published: 05 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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International Queer Film Festival Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, Mexico


The objective of this QF Festival is to provide a space for the exhibition of quality cinema while supporting productions whose central themes are sexual diversity and the defense of the human rights of the LGBT + community. At the same time this event creates a meeting place for all those involved in the production of this type of cinema, as well as for people who wish to do the same in the future or are interested in the aforementioned subjects. This festival opens the doors so that both people involved in the creative process and those interested in it can share their experiences and join forces by screening films and exchanging ideas and experiences, regardless of their country of origin.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
31 May 2024


Published: 05 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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METRICAMENTE CORTO

Trebaseleghe, Italy


Festival dedicated to the Short Film Competition, Fiction and Animation.

Possibility of hosting the directors and Actors of the Films


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



 
Logo of Latin American Cinema Week of Buenos Aires

Deadline
28 Apr 2024


Published: 04 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Latin American Cinema Week of Buenos Aires

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina


The Latin American Film Week will take place for six consecutive days, with its official venue at the San Martín Cultural Center, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, from August 13 to 17.

The selected films have the possibility of being screened in the Itinerant Cycle that takes place annually: In 2018 we did the show in Florianópolis (Brazil), in 2019 in La Paz (Bolivia), in 2020 it was in Asunción (Paraguay), In 2023 it was in París.

During the event special activities will be developed that accompany the functions:

- International distribution and exhibition forum
- Debate among Latin American film critics

Since 2017 we have been generating spaces for meeting and debate, bringing films closer to places that do not have theaters, working hard on creating audiences. It seems important to us that our audiences have a good experience at each meeting, and that they leave wanting to continue watching Latin American cinema.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of APÁGAME ESE COUNTRY FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline
04 Feb 2024


Published: 04 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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APÁGAME ESE COUNTRY FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

RIBADEDEVA, Spain


APÁGAME ESE COUNTRY FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL is a cultural project in rural Asturias that aims to highlight Spanish audiovisual production in short format. Fiction or animation short films will be accepted, with fantasy themes, horror, sci-fi and sub genres... this is our first edition and we would like to have a lot of participation to make it difficult for our programming team who comes eager to work. Don't ask us about the title of the festival...


Short film festival


 Fiction  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of Babylon Documentary Film Festival

Deadline
18 May 2024


Published: 04 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Babylon Documentary Film Festival

Baghdad, Iraq


The Babylon International Documentary Film Festival is the first international documentary film festival in Iraq. The festival is a 5 days special event that aims to empower and uplift documentary filmmakers from the MENA region as well as shedding light on Human Rights topics in the region, while also fostering cooperation and cultural exchange between international filmmakers. The festival focuses on showcasing a diverse range of international independent documentary films, with a special emphasis on promoting and supporting MENA talent.

The festival's primary goal is to provide a community for MENA documentary filmmakers to showcase their works and gain recognition on an international stage. The festival actively seeks to empower and uplift filmmakers to tell stories about important topics such as human rights. By offering filmmakers a dedicated community to present their documentaries alongside international films. Through screenings, discussions, and Q&A sessions with industry professionals, The festival creates opportunities for filmmakers from the MENA region to engage with a global audience, gain exposure, and build valuable connections within the international documentary community.

In addition to celebrating Independent documentary cinema, the festival also fosters collaboration and cultural exchange with filmmakers from around the world. By bringing together international filmmakers, directors, and producers, the festival promotes dialogue, understanding, and the sharing of diverse perspectives.

The festival serves as a dynamic platform that not only celebrates documentary filmmaking on an international scale but also seeks to empower and elevate filmmakers from the MENA region, promoting their voices and stories to a global audience.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Documentary



 
Logo of International A/R/Tographic Video-narration Exhibition

Deadline
15 Jan 2024


Published: 04 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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International A/R/Tographic Video-narration Exhibition

Granada, Spain


The International A/r/tographic Video Narration Exhibition is an annual event organized by the University of Granada (Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Education, Interuniversity Master's Degree in Visual Arts and Education, and Doctorate Program in Arts and Education). It is a space for all artistic research projects that use audiovisual narration as a methodology for creation, inquiry, and learning in the arts.

The exhibition brings together various proposals related to A/r/tographic Films, including productions from the different research and training contexts of the University of Granada, collaborations with external curators, and selections from this international call.

In addition to screenings, the exhibition program includes a cycle of conferences and meetings in person and online. These events are open to the public and provide a space for reflection and debate on contemporary audiovisual creation and its application in research and artistic training. As a novelty for the 10th anniversary of the event, there will also be an exhibition in the workshop room of Condes de Gabia Palace that will showcase audiovisual and web art projects that use AI as a creative, formative, and research strategy in the arts.

This extensive program makes the exhibition a necessary platform for showcasing the most varied proposals related to A/r/tography Films. It reinforces the need for and projection of these films in the different application contexts and provides an ideal space for the encounter between researchers and artists, which will continue adding new proposals and possible scenarios in the future.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Settimo senso film festival

Deadline
31 Mar 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Settimo senso film festival

Pescara, Italy


The SETTIMO SENSO International Film Festival, now in its fifth edition, invites professional directors, schools of all levels, and emerging creatives to participate in this esteemed international short film competition. The festival celebrates diversity and promotes a message of equality through the narrative and visual power of short films.

Themes:

1. UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA: exploration of ideal or catastrophic visions of the future, offering reflective insights on society challenges and hopes.

2. POSTHUMAN: investigation into the transformations of the human being, exploring the boundaries between nature and technology and possible evolutions of the species.

3. ONIRIC: exploration of dreamlike and surreal worlds, encouraging directors to bring narratives and visions beyond conventional frameworks.

4. WALLS THAT DIVIDE THE WORLD: reflection on the reality of physical and symbolic boundaries, exploring how such walls influence human and social relationships.

5. BETWEEN HISTORY AND IMAGINARY: interweaving of narratives combining historical elements with imaginative dimensions, offering a unique perspective on the interpretation of history.

6. DIVERSITY IS EQUALITY: theme celebrating the richness of human differences, promoting a message of equality through the narrative and visual power of short films—an experience challenging prejudices and embracing diversity in all its forms.

7. FOOD AND WINE: exploration of human relationships through food and wine, reflecting on gastronomic culture and its impact on our lives.

8. HEALTHY MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY: exploration of the connection between mind and body, focusing on stories revealing the link between physical and mental well-being.

9. CITIZENS OF EUROPE AND THE WORLD: narration of stories about individuals overcoming cultural and geographical barriers, promoting a sense of global citizenship and interconnection.

10. THE SENSE OF WONDER: invitation to directors to capture the essence of wonder, inspiring audiences through stories celebrating the beauty and surprise of life.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Festival del cinema Sikania Network

Deadline
31 Aug 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Sikania Film Festival

Misterbianco, Italy


Sikania Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to cinema lovers, which was created to give the opportunity for growth, evaluation and consideration also to newcomers to the sector.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Other



 
Logo of II FESTIVAL DE CORTOMETRAJE EN SAN BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS ABIERTAS

Deadline
17 Mar 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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II FESTIVAL DE CORTOMETRAJE EN SAN BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS ABIERTAS

San Bartolomé de las Abiertas, Spain


Only for Spanish (Castilla la Mancha) productions.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival

Deadline
15 Jul 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival

Cairo, Egypt


Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival is an annual event held in Alexandria, Egypt. It aims to disseminate film culture and the progress achieved in various branches of film art and to strength the relations among filmmakers throughout the world in general and Mediterranean countries in particular.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
Logo of International Unseen Film Festival Social Films from Bilbao

Deadline
01 May 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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International Unseen Film Festival Social Films from Bilbao

Barakaldo, Spain


The International Unseen Film Festival 'Social Films' from Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) is organized by Kultura, Communication y Desarrollo KCD NGOD; Organization dedicated to promoting a human, intercultural, equitable and sustainable development through Communication and Culture.

The International Unseen Film Festival 'Social Films' from Bilbao is an annual celebration dedicated to show a cinema full of diversity and social commitment, a cinema that is usually excluded from commercial screens.
The Festival is centered on four major themes: Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Interculturality and Gender Equity.
With its continuous work, it has become an indispensable appointment for all those interested in communication for development and social transformation.

The Festival is also a recognition of all people who make a communication that allows to reflect through their audiovisual works all those different causes and problems of humanity.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



 
Logo of Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental de Garopaba

Deadline
15 Mar 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
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Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental de Garopaba

Garopaba, Brazil


The 3nd Garopaba International Environmental Film Festival aims to promote socio-environmental cinema in one of the most beautiful regions of Brazil.

The Festival is based on the diversity of themes, film formats, team, in the search to embrace the diversity of socio-environmental cinema produced in Brazil and in the world. The comprehensive curatorship will denote an equally comprehensive program, with specialists from the most diverse areas of knowledge to promote exchanges during the event and that translate into interventions in reality.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
Logo of CHINH YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline
26 Oct 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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CHINH YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

New Delhi, India


Chinh Youth Film Festival is a celebration of Youth culture, it is a platform to connect and express through cinema and give voice to the meaningful, thought-provoking, and brutally honest narratives from young people across the globe.

We aim to encourage independent artists and provide a grandstand for youth to channelize their creative energies.

CYFF experience is a stage for all of us to share YOUR STORIES and create new ones.

CYFF is where youth decides, a place where youth is encouraged to bring out their ideas on cinema, with emphasis on developing the right cinematic language in them.

Helping youth see beyond the basic elements of the cinematic experience and provide an opportunity to engage, evaluate, critique, asses and appreciate the best cinematic expressions from across the globe.

Festival films will be judged by YOUTH JURY.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
15 Sep 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Has submission fees
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UNIVERSAL MOVIE AWARDS

Lagos, Nigeria


The Universal Movie Awards (UNIMAA) is an annual international reputable Award. The event is based in the Western State of Africa Nigeria.

Our vision is oriental value based on enriching the entertainment industry through the promotion of excellent creative works by Motion Picture practitioners.

The mission of Universal Movie Awards is: "the celebration of professional Excellence in the Global Film/Television Industry." It will also promote the appreciation of Arts and Culture through motion picture arts and sciences around the globe.

UNIMAA also runs a movie academy designated for the development of contemporary talents in the motion picture industry.

This award is founded and established by Hope Obioma Opara in 2020. He is also the President/ CEO of Supple Communications Limited under which the Awards platform is Holden. He is the publisher of Supple Magazine, a film festivals/Awards and culture magazine in Africa. www.supplemagazine.org.

The inaugural edition will be held in Nigeria in September 25, 2021, at Silverbird Cinemas Galleria, Victoria Island Lagos 133 Ahmadu Bello Way Lagos, Lagos Nigeria (https://silverbirdcinemas.com/)


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



 
Logo of 18th Addis International Film Festival

Deadline
10 Apr 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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18th Addis International Film Festival

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia


The Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is an annual film festival created by Initiative Africa in 2007 and held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival is the largest independent documentary cinema festival in Africa and it was established as a unique initiative seeking to use the power of documentary films to support innovative ways of creating awareness on social issues.

The festival is a celebratory and educational event showcasing a carefully curated selection of films from both seasoned and emerging filmmakers addressing a wide range of themes such as peace building, inequality, women empowerment, children's rights, and much more.


The 18th Edition of the Addis International Film Festival (AIFF). As Ethiopia's established social activist, Initiative Africa will be hosting a five-day documentary film festival starting May 15th to May 19th, 2024, bringing more than 30 local and international movies, under the themes of Action for Peace, Security, and Reconciliation, Gender Equality and Inclusivity, Food and Environmental Security, and Health Care which will be taking place at the Alliance Ethio-Française, Hager Fikir Theater, Goethe-Institut Äthiopien and Italian Cultural institute in Addis Ababa.

The audience of the festival are mostly the youth and educated community who have the courage to change their society. We screen the films for free with no payment required for entrance.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
Logo of vvfilmf - Kids and Teens International Film Festival

Deadline
14 Jul 2024


Published: 03 Jan 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Feature films


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vvfilmf - Kids and Teens International Film Festival

Vittorio Veneto, Italy


The Association 400 Colpi is a non-profit organization created with the aim of promoting films that, thanks to their language, style, story, and themes, are intended for both young and adult audiences.
vvfilmf is synonymous with film quality and represents a window into the youth world. It is not just a film festival. It's an experience. It's a significant cultural moment for young people that unites and cultivates.

Over the years, vvfilmf has created events that discover spaces for young people, workshops for the study of new forms of visual expression. #vvfilmf presents itself as an initiative aimed at the entire country and internationally, with the intention of meeting the expectations of both a young population and adult viewers.
The goal is to bring the general public closer to quality cinematic forms. Despite the festival's programming having a preferential audience of children, school-age youth, and university students, it enthusiastically opens its doors to adults and all those interested in cinematic art, fascinated by artistic and visual culture, passionate about education, pedagogy, educational fun, and simple entertainment.

The festival represents an excellent opportunity to showcase new educational paths, offering a constantly renewed program of cultural activities, and to propose, through the cinematic medium, respectful skills and fruitful reflections open to all school members.

vvfilmf boasts the High Patronage of the European Parliament, the Patronage of the Italian Council Presidency, the Ministry of Culture, Labor and Social Policies, Tourism, and almost all Italian Regions, many Provinces, and Municipalities.

Among the multi-year collaborations developed by #VVFILMF are those with RAI Cinema, the Foundation for Entertainment, and Lancia Europa, as well as with RAI Radio 2 and RAI Educational.

Thanks to the high quality of the film selection in competition and the professionalism demonstrated over the years, vvfilmf has been chosen by the President of the Biennale Foundation, Paolo Baratta, and the Director of the Venice International Film Festival, to select a group of young jurors and accompany them into the world of international cinema during the Venice International Film Festival.


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 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental