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Almagro International Film Festival AIFF

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In 2018, Almagro International Film Festival -AIFF- born with the aim of establishing a useful platform for the promotion of the audiovisual industry: a space and time for dissemination and promotion of audiovisual content, transforming the city of Almagro into a meeting point for filmmakers, favoring the exchange of initiatives and promoting a market open to the development of new projects.

AIFF will provide a showcase for the most interesting short format projects done within the last recent months, constituting an standard of quality and high level of commitment to the society & culture of Audiovisual Arts. In addition, the Festival has opened an important window to formats created for online distribution, bringing support to one of the most active and emerging sectors of [...]








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Published: 03 Nov 2023
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Screamfest® Horror Film Festival

Deadline: 19 Aug 2024

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2024 New York Times names Screamfest as one of the top 5 Halloween Film Festivals Worth Traveling For!

The 26th annual Screamfest® Horror Film Festival will take place at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.

Some of the largest horror online publications have called it the "Sundance of Horror."

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Screamfest® Horror Film Festival is the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States. Paranormal Activity was discovered and premiered at the festival in 2007.

The festival showcases new genre [...]

 Fiction  Fantastic  Terror



Beverly Hills, United States



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Nov 2023
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Biografilm Festival

Deadline: 20 Mar 2024

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Biografilm is known internationally as the cinematic event entirely dedicated to life stories and to quality cinema. Biografilm is organised by the Fanatic About Festivals association, under the Artistic Direction of Chiara Liberti and Massimo Benvegnù.

Biografilm promotes growth, development, knowledge, dialogue and inclusivity through the use of the cinematic language in all its forms, like art, entertainment and industry. By telling real lives and stories, it aims to create a free, democratic space with no distinction.

For the upcoming 22nd edition of Biografilm we are pleased to officially launch the call for both national and international films to participate in the Festival, in Bologna, 05-15 June 2026.

For more detailed information regarding the event, programmes [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Fantastic  Terror



Bologna, Italy



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Nov 2023
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부산국제단편영화제 - Busan International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 08 Jan 2024

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Launched in 1980, our festival, the first of its category in South Korea, has grown and evolved from the Korean Short Film Festival, to become the Busan Asian Short Film Festival in 2000 and eventually the Busan International Short Film Festival in 2010 (www.bisff.org).

Taking place late April at the Busan Cinema Center, BISFF delivers a dozen awards in three competitive sections (International Competition, Korean Competition and Operation Kino) while also presenting several curated, non-competitive sections including: Guest Country, Korean Shorts, Asian Shorts, Prism, 3D Cinema, etc.

BISFF is a member of the Short Film Conference (http://shortfilmconference.com/) and of the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema https://netpacasia.org). In 2018, it became [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Busan, South Korea



 
 
 
Logo of 27th International Festival ’Corti da Sogni - Antonio Ricci
Published: 19 Oct 2023
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Festival Corti Da Sogni - Antonio Ricci

Deadline: 27 Jan 2024

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The 27th International Festival "Corti da Sogni - Antonio Ricci" is organized by Circolo del Cinema Sogni – Antonio Ricci APS (hereafter referred to as Circolo Sogni), in partnership with the Municipality of Ravenna / Department of Culture and in collaboration with UICC, the company Cinemaincentro, and the cultural association Solaris.


Associazione Circolo del Cinema Sogni – Antonio Ricci.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Ravenna, Italy



 
 
 

 
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Published: 05 Oct 2023
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Skyline Benidorm Film Festival

Deadline: 20 Dec 2023

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The 9th edition of the Skyline Benidorm Film Festival will take place in the city of Benidorm, from March 29 to April 5, 2025, in the city of Benidorm (Spain).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Benidorm, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2023
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HARD:LINE International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jan 2024

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HARD:LINE International Film Festival aims to present the various faces of extreme cinema.

The question as to what is meant by the term “extreme” can be understood by looking at the content of our wide selection of fantastic films. “Extreme” is often defined by an explicit splatter aesthetic but it can also be represented by unusual story-telling methods or an exotic visual language. Thus, we are meticulously selecting such examples that could be important in the future of the genre. We have not set any boundaries in our search and whether a film is a pearl of the independent scene, fun splatter or no-brainer, H:LIFF loves special films!

HARD:LINE International Film Festival is no warehouse festival where the priority is to show as many films as possible but rather [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Regensburg, Germany



 
 

 
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Published: 28 Sep 2023
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FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival

Deadline: 04 Mar 2024

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FEST - NDNFF #22
20th-28th of June of 2026 | Espinho, Portugal

FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival is an all-encompassing celebration of the new tendencies of world cinema. The event focuses on a competitive and non-competitive showcase of the most promising new figures and works from around the globe.
The 22ndedition of the festival will take place between the 20th and the 28th of June 2026, in the seaside town of Espinho (Portugal).

The selection is divided into several categories which include Feature Film and Short Film competitions in the Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental Non-Narrative formats, as well as content adequate for children and teenagers. The event also includes non-competitive sections that range from retrospectives to feature length and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Espinho, Portugal



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Sep 2023
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BIFFF - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival

Deadline: 12 Feb 2024

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Every year, during the month of April, the city of Brussels becomes the capital of all things Fantastic. The BIFFF, one of the biggest International Fantastic Film Festivals of the world (certainly the craziest), screens more than 100 movies during its 13 days marathon, ranging from Fantasy to Thriller, Sci-Fi, Cult, Horror, Anime, Experimental, underground, etc., of which some 90 features and 100 shorts in World, International, European or Belgian premiere.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bruxelles, Belgium



 
 
 

 
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Published: 11 Aug 2023
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Mecal Pro, 28º Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Y Animación De Barcelona

Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

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Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, will celebrate its 28th edition. The long history of MECAL PRO has consolidated it as one of the most important short film festivals in Europe and the world, thus receiving the support of local, national and international institutions. We have screened in 2025 more than 300 short films in 29 sections that we program.

Mecal is strongly committed to promoting the exhibition and dissemination of audiovisual creations in the short format, not only with the public, but also in having creators and distributors meet through different activities. Mecal is also devoted to foster emerging talent, by holding events and awards specially aimed at young creators. In this sense, it also works as a short film [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 11 Aug 2023
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Festival Européen du Court Métrage de Bordeaux

Deadline: 09 Jan 2024

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DATE AND LOCATION

The 29th edition of the European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux will take place from March 26th to 27th 2026. The projection nights will take place at the UGC Ciné-Cité cinema in Bordeaux.

GOALS

The European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux aims to promote the short film format to the Région Aquitaine's audience. It facilitates the access to cinema for a large public, from all ages. It also supports the discovery of talented directors coming from all over Europe.,It’s a way for the filmmakers to be appreciated by a jury, no matter if they are mere enthusiasts or professionals.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Talence, France