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IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

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Founded in 2003, IN THE PALACE International Film Festival is dedicated to short films and audiovisual arts. Originating as a competitive forum for student films, it is now a recognized platform for expression of both young artists and experienced professionals. Among the oldest in the Balkans, it is the only professional short film festival in Bulgaria.

IN THE PALACE ISFF is a Goya Awards qualifying festival and an Academy Awards®/OSCAR® qualifying festival for shorts in the categories of Best Animation, Best Fiction, Best Documentary, and Best National Film. IN THE PALACE ISFF is a member of the international network of festivals and institutions serving the short film sector – the Short Film Conference.

IN THE PALACE ISFF annually launches the last weekend of June and for [...]








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Logo of Mecal Pro,  28th Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival
Published: 11 Aug 2023
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 Has submission fees
Short films



Mecal Pro, 28th Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

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  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Cortogenia International short film festival
Published: 09 Aug 2023
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Cortogenia International short film festival

Deadline: 10 Sep 2023

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Cortogenia is short film festival held all year along.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Madrid, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 28 Jul 2023
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Short films
Feature films



IBIZACINEFEST

Deadline: 20 Jan 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

We conceive IBZCF as a window into contemporary cinema, its new trends and creators who contribute new narrative paths to create vibrant, necessary, and modern films.
The 11th edition of IBZCF will take place in 10 venues across the island's five municipalities and online on the Filmin platform. Ibizacinefest renews its commitment to Ibiza and its culture through a program of national and international titles never before seen on the island, exclusive premieres in the Balearic Islands and Spain, activities aimed at professionals, short film sections to discover and promote local and Balearic talent, and our educational program with special screenings to create new audiences.

Reflection will also be given space through open discussions on the relationship between cinema and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Ibiza, Spain



 
 
Logo of Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival
Published: 19 Jul 2023
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Short films



Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Apr 2024

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Portugal, reaching its 34th edition in 2026.

The festival will be held from 17th to 26th July 2026 and its main objective is the promotion of audiovisual and film production, selected according to quality criteria, at an event which focuses not only on the discovery of new films and directors, but also on the legacy of cinema.

Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental films, as well as music videos, no longer than 60 minutes (unless otherwise noted), produced in 2025 or 2026 are eligible for the various competitions.

Out-of-competition programmes will highlight not only a selection of worldwide contemporary short films but also the relations between shorts and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Vila do Conde, Portugal



 
 

 
Logo of Bonito South American Film Festival
Published: 16 Jul 2023
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Bonito Cinesur 2026 - Festival De Cinema Sul-americano De Bonito

Deadline: 31 Aug 2023

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Bonito CineSur – South American Film Festival – 2026

The heart of South American cinema beats in Bonito

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Competitive screenings of new South American feature films and short films produced between 2025 and 2026;

Parallel exhibition of South American children’s animation films;

Competitive screening of environmental-themed films;

Competitive screening of films from Mato Grosso do Sul, produced between 2025 and 2026;

Awards, debates, and roundtable discussions aimed at international cooperation;

Workshops for professionals, film and audiovisual academics, and local residents;

Exchange with leading South American film festival directors.

VENUES

Bonito [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bonito , Brazil



 
 
 
 
Logo of Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
Published: 30 Jun 2023
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Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival

Deadline: 09 Jul 2023

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Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF)
A Canadian Screen Award–Qualifying Festival
A Telefilm Canada–Qualifying Festival
One of Telefilm Canada’s 25 Approved Medium-to-Large Scale Film Festivals (2026–2027)

An Official IMDb Festival

The Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) is one of Canada’s leading multicultural film festivals—recognized nationally and internationally for championing diversity, inclusion, and global storytelling. TINFF is proud to be:

• A Canadian Screen Award–Qualifying Festival
• A Telefilm Canada–Qualifying Festival
• One of Telefilm Canada’s Top 25 Medium-to-Large Scale Film Festivals for 2026–2027

• An official IMDb festival
• A registered Canadian non-profit organization headquartered in Toronto
TINFF has earned its [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Toronto, Canada



 
 
 

 
Logo of Message To Man
Published: 23 Jun 2023
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Message To Man

Deadline: 30 Jul 2023

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The 36th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 16 to 24 October 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Over the years, the Festival has hosted distinguished figures of world cinema, including Werner Herzog, Ulrich Seidl, Claude Lanzmann, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Agnès Varda, Mira Nair, Paolo Sorrentino, Alan Berliner, Eric Roberts, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Abdellatif Kechiche, Udo Kier, and many others.

With its history spanning three decades of cinema development, Message to Man was founded in 1989 in Leningrad by filmmaker Mikhail Litvyakov, who now serves as the Honorary President of the Festival.

In 2010, Alexei Uchitel, a renowned director of documentaries and feature films, assumed the role [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Saint-Petersburg, Russia



 
 
 
Logo of AVILÉS ACCIÓN FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 09 Jun 2023
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films



Avilés Acción: Certamen Cortometrajes

Deadline: 07 Jul 2023

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

Only for Spanish Filmmakers // Solo para cineastas españoles.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Aviles, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Sitges FanPitch
Published: 02 Jun 2023
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Sitges FanPitch

Deadline: 10 Jul 2023

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SITGES FANPITCH 2026

For the twelfth consecutive year, the Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is organizing Sitges FanPitch, its feature film and series production project pitch competition.

Sitges FanPitch is our international pitch competition event focusing on feature films and series productions currently under development with horror, science fiction, and/or fantastic genre themes.

This initiative continues on its mission to discover the very best genre projects and facilitating connections with leading industry companies. The event will be take place using a hybrid format on October 12 and 13, 2026, at the Sitges Film Festival.

Altogether, a maximum of five series and seven feature films from all around the world will be selected. These will [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Sitges, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Maniatic, Festival Internacional De Cine Fantástico De Valencia
Published: 15 May 2023
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 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Maniatic, Festival Internacional De Cine Fantástico De Valencia

Deadline: 10 Sep 2023

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

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  Music Video



Valencia, Spain