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ZINEBI - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao

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ZINEBI
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM OF BILBAO

It got started in the year 1.959 and organized by the Cultural Department of Bilbao City Hall, ZINEBI will celebrate its 66th edition from the 8th up to the 15th of November, 2024.

It is the only international Class A festival in Spain in the documentary and short film category recognised by FIAPF since 1974, recognised by the Hollywood Academy as a qualifier for the Oscars among the short films from the official palmares and qualifier as well by the Spanish Academy for the BAFTA Awards and the GOYA Awards.

ZINEBI is a festival which holds all the most current forms and formats, innovative and suggestive and that is making a steady bet for the emerging authors. The line-up of the international schedule [...]








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Logo of Aguilar Film Festival
Published: 16 Mar 2024
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Aguilar Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Sep 2024

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International Festival

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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, [...]

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Published: 16 Mar 2024
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IBIZACINEFEST

Deadline: 12 Jan 2025

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The 8th edition of the International Independent Film Festival of Ibiza has developed several seus in the 5 municipalities of the Island, for first time with institutional support from the 5 City Councils, and the online version on the Filmin platform. The institutional support in Ibiza is total by adding the Departments of Culture and Tourism of the Consell Insular of Ibiza more various private sponsors in the Island.

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Published: 16 Mar 2024
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Festival De Cine Comprometido De Guadalajara

Deadline: 15 May 2024

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Logo of Sax International Film Festival
Published: 15 Mar 2024
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Sax International Film Festival

Deadline: 14 Jun 2024

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The International Film Festival of Sax, in the province of Alicante (Spain), Goya Awards qualifier, stems from the initiative of the filmmaker Miguel Herrero Herrero. Since its creation in 2006,
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Published: 15 Mar 2024
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TEHRAN International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 05 Sep 2024

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In the name of the most supreme artist, the loving God.

TISFF, known as one of the world's most significant, renowned, and prestigious short film events and also an OSCARS® Qualifying short film festival, has been held for 40 consecutive years by IYCS.

IYCS is probably the world’s biggest and most comprehensive center for short film production and filmmaking training, with over 80 branches and a family of 250 thousand filmmakers and film graduates! Many of its graduates, rank among the top celebrated filmmakers in the world.

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Logo of Soria International Short Film Fest
Published: 13 Mar 2024
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Certamen Internacional De Cortos Ciudad De Soria

Deadline: 05 Jul 2024

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Logo of Valdivia International Film Festival
Published: 12 Mar 2024
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia

Deadline: 26 Apr 2024

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1.- OBJECTIVES
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Published: 08 Mar 2024
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Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

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Published: 02 Mar 2024
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Deadline: 03 May 2024

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Logo of Mexico International Short Film Festival - SHORTS MÉXICO
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Deadline: 31 May 2024

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