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CURTAS – FESTIVAL DO IMAXINARIO

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Founded in 1973, Curtas Festival do Imaxinario is the oldest festival and the largest event dedicated to fantasy, science fiction and horror cinema in Galicia. Located in Vilagarcía de Arousa, the festival is a must-see for enjoying the premieres of the best genre feature and short films, as well as a wide range of parallel activities that include exhibitions, meetings, presentations, workshops, concerts, international guests, and much more. All artistic expressions of the fantasy genre converge in the International Fantastic Film Festival of Galicia. Recognized as one of the best genre festivals on Earth by Dread Central, the world’s leading horror media outlet with millions of monthly readers. And proud member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) presents [...]








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Published: 08 Dec 2017
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shnit worldwide shortsfestival

Deadline: 20 Jun 2018

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OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

The shnit worldwide shortsfestival is a premier platform for the exhibition and promotion of short films. The festival is a unique transnational event held simultaneously in ten cities across five continents. The festival will take place from August 20 to September 20, 2026, and consists of three main segments: [1] shnit PLAYGROUNDS*—festival cities [2] shnit EXPANDED [3] shnit FINALE—awards ceremony.

All winners of the WORLDWIDE COMPETITION and INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION will be eligible for consideration for the 2027 Oscars® (via a cinematic release, in accordance with the rules of the 99th Academy Awards®).

Over the past twenty-four years, shnit has evolved into a major international short film festival, continuously reinventing itself. Originally a local initiative, it has [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Bern, Switzerland



 
 
 
 
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Published: 25 Nov 2017
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Screamfest® Horror Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Aug 2018

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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  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Beverly Hills, United States



 
 
 

 
Logo of Bogota Film Festival
Published: 16 Nov 2017
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Festival de Cine de Bogotá

Deadline: 01 May 2018

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HIGHLIGHTED

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XLIII BOGOTA FILM FESTIVAL

September 17th to 23rd of 2026

THE FESTIVAL

The Bogota International Film Festival, organized by the Colombian-local organization Corporación Bogocine, was created in 1984 in order to recognize and reward the Colombian film production. For its second edition, the Festival brought together not only Colombian but other Andean countries cinema as well, and went on to honor productions from the Caribbean Islands, South America, Spain, France, Africa and the Pacific Coast on subsequent editions.

Currently, the Festival is recognized worldwide as a relevant platform for new directors (with no more than 3 released feature films) and debut feature films. Renowned filmmakers such as Pedro Almodovar, Bong Joon-Ho, Isabel Coixet, Alejandro González [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 
 
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Published: 26 Sep 2017
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Fidba, Festival Internacional De Cine Documental de Buenos Aires

Deadline: 24 Jan 2018

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In recent decades, and at one time to the emergence of new technologies that have ended up scanning most of the processes of the film, the documentary has known a notorious and systematic growth around the world. In our country, and for more than one decade, a production before linked almost exclusively to fiction has been swelling their ranks with new topics, new approaches, new geographies, new dilemmas.

It is in this context that FIDBA is proposed as the 1st. International Film Festival dedicated to this genre which films with the same fans - as long as we believe that the forms and the doings of the documentary film are different from those of the fiction - may meet and dialogue among them and with the public. If the documentary is a meeting point for the FIDBA, it is [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina



 
 
 

 
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Published: 06 Sep 2017
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Isla Calavera · Festival De Cine Fantástico De Canarias Ciudad de La Laguna

Deadline: 18 Oct 2017

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Feature film festival

The Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival City of La Laguba - Isla Calavera opens the call for entries for feature and short films, fiction and documentary in real image and animation.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 Sep 2017
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Isla Calavera · Festival De Cine Fantástico De Canarias Ciudad de La Laguna

Deadline: 24 Oct 2017

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Feature film festival

The Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival City of La Laguba - Isla Calavera opens the call for entries for feature and short films, fiction and documentary in real image and animation.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 19 Jul 2017
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Maniatic, Festival Internacional De Cine Fantástico De Valencia

Deadline: 01 Nov 2017

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MANIATIC- FANTASTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF VALENCIA it´s a festival of fantastic genre to bring the world of the short film to the new generations of spectators who otherwise would not have access to the latest creations of the future directors of cinema.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Valencia, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Short Film Showcase Vila de Noia
Published: 11 Jul 2017
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Mostra de Curtas Vila de Noia

Deadline: 15 Sep 2017

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Noia Town Council is organising the 27th Vila de Noia Short Film Festival 2026, which will take place in the final quarter of this year, cementing its position as one of the leading events on the Galician, national and international scene.

With a history spanning more than a quarter of a century, the Festival reaffirms its commitment to audiovisual creation, the promotion of new talent, the screening of innovative works and the dissemination of film culture.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Noia, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 08 Jul 2017
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Aguilar Film Festival

Deadline: 04 Sep 2017

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

The Aguilar de Campoo Short Film Festival is consolidated as one of the most veteran and relevant film citations in our country in its genre. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts of Spain, includes it as one of the key festivals for the selection of short films that will compete in the Goya Awards. Throughout the last editions the festival has been making important decisions that commit it to the cinema of our country. In his thirteenth edition he published his manifesto where he exhibited his philosophy and commitment to film. He made the decision to pay for selection to the selected short films thus eliminating economic competition in order to encourage artistic creation and production. Its screening rooms are open to international cinema including all genres, fiction, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Aguilar de Campóo, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 Jul 2017
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Festival Kinoarte De Cinema

Deadline: 01 Sep 2017

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HIGHLIGHTED

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The 27th Kinoarte Film Festival, to be held from October 30th to November 8th, is receiving applications for its competitive sessions of short films. Films up to 25 minutes long, produced from January 2025 may participate in the Ibero-American, National, Paranaense and Londrinense competitions.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Londrina, Brazil