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Message To Man

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The 35th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 17 to 25 October 2025 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 [...]








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Published: 29 Mar 2025
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IBIZACINEFEST

Deadline: 10 Feb 2026

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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 10th 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  Other  Experimental



Ibiza, Spain



 
 
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Published: 22 Mar 2025
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Pavez Awards : Talavera de la Reina International Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jun 2025

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XII Edition Pávez Awards - Talavera de la Reina International Film Festival. From October 3 to 11, 2025.

GOYA, FORQUÉ & FUGAZ AWARDS QUALIFYING FESTIVAL.

- Short films of Spanish or Ibero-American production and/or direction.

- Short films produced from January 1, 2024.

- Spanish spoken language or original language with spanish subtitles.

- Maximum running time: 30 minutes with credits included.

- They may not be hosted on free viewing online platforms.

- 5 competitive sections: National (Official Section), International (Ibero-America), Local (Talavera de la Reina), Animation and Documentary.

- 18 categories opting for a prize.

- 5700 euros + 18 Pávez awards.

- DCP required for Official, International and Local Selection.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Talavera de la Reina, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 21 Mar 2025
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19. Vukovar Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jun 2025

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One of the largest and undoubtedly one of the most important film festivals in Croatia is moving forward! The 19th Vukovar Film Festival will take place from August 27th to 30th,
2025, thus staying in its familiar and much-loved time slot—at the end of summer, right between the end of the vacation season and the start of the new school year.

Founded in 2007, the festival is dedicated to showcasing the best of contemporary cinema from around the world, with a special focus on films from the Danube region countries.

The festival typically features a variety of film categories, including feature films, short films and documentaries. It highlights works that deal with global issues, social themes, and personal stories, offering a platform for emerging filmmakers as well as [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Vukovar, Croatia



 
 
 
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Published: 18 Mar 2025
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TEHRAN International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Aug 2025

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The Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) stands as one of Asia's most prestigious and widely recognized platforms for short films, celebrated for its dedication to creative excellence, innovation and the promotion of diverse voices in cinema. Over the course of its illustrious history, TISFF has evolved into a vibrant hub for global storytelling, attracting thousands of submissions from filmmakers worldwide—a reflection of its unparalleled reputation as a cornerstone for emerging talent and visionary cinematic voices.
To support emerging filmmakers and promote diversity, TISFF allows free film submissions; ensuring financial barriers never hinder talented filmmakers from sharing their unique visions.
Organized by the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS), a leading [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Tehran, Iran



 
 

 
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Published: 16 Mar 2025
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Festival de Cine Comprometido de Guadalajara

Deadline: 15 May 2025

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The Festival de Cine Comprometido de Guadalajara (FESCIGU) celebrates its 23rd edition this year at its (exile) headquarters in Azuqueca de Henares (Guadalajara, Spain). Over the years, we have strived to bring our audiences the best in the world of short films, with social, activist, or simply humanistic content. All genres are welcome, as long as they do not condone violence. FESCIGU is a pre-selection festival for the Goya Awards. This year, the central theme is PEACE, so short films that address this topic will be especially welcome.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Azuqueca de Henares, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 11 Mar 2025
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Sitges FanPitch

Deadline: 30 Jun 2025

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SITGES FANPITCH 2025

For the eleventh year in a row, the Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is organizing Sitges FanPitch, its feature film and series production project pitch competition.
Sitges FanPitch is the international pitch competition event focusing on feature films and series productions in development with horror, science fiction and/or fantastic genre themes. The initiative maintains its objective of discovering the very best genre projects and facilitating connections with leading industry companies. The event will take place in hybrid format on October 12 and 13, 2025 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 be joined by the projects [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Sitges, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 11 Mar 2025
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WomanInFan

Deadline: 30 Jun 2025

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Girls Just Wanna Have FAN

IV WomanInFan - Sitges Fanlab Short Film-Teaser Creation Competition Call for Entries

The Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia presents its fourth call for entries to make a short film-teaser as part of the WomanInFan (Sitges FanLab) program. The objective of this initiative is to give visibility to female creators and incorporate them into fantastic genre filmmaking, proposing the creation of a piece destined to circulate around the audiovisual market, which will serve as a sample of an idea for a fantastic genre feature film.

WomanInFan expands its field of action to include film production in order to support the work done by female filmmakers within the fantastic genre industry.

The Evaluation Commission will select 10 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Sitges, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 11 Mar 2025
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia

Deadline: 25 Apr 2025

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Valdivia International Film Festival showcases Chilean and international cinema in five competitive categories: Feature Competition, Youth Feature Competition, Latin American and Caribbean Short Film Competition, Latin American and Caribbean Children’s Short Film Competition and Chilean Short Film Competition for Film Students. Its non-competitive program includes historical retrospectives, contemporary filmmakers’ retrospectives, political cinema, avant-garde cinema, genre, and a children-family oriented cinema slot.

1.- OBJECTIVES
The festival aims to offer Chilean and foreign filmmakers a place to screen and to compete, and by doing so, promoting national and international film works of artistic quality.

2. DATES
The festival will be held from October 13th to 19th, 2025, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Valdivia, Chile



 
 
 

 
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Published: 05 Mar 2025
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Certamen Internacional De Cortos Ciudad De Soria

Deadline: 05 Jul 2025

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Since the International Short film Contest Festival “Ciudad de Soria” considers at all times Short Films CINEMA in capital and appreciates as essential culture dissemination, our purpose is to promote as mean of audiovisual expression; the contribution to acknowledgment and dissemination. This format must be essentially and basically a part of CINEMA.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Soria, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Mar 2025
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Festival Ibérico De Cine De Badajoz

Deadline: 05 May 2025

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Only for films produced in Spain or Portugal

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Badajoz, Spain