In March 2004 the 1st international short film festival for films by artists was held in Gstaad, Switzerland, with the ultimate prize being 'The Golden Cow of Gstaad'. For the organisers of Gstaad Film, the event was a great success: Many artists made use of the possibility to present their works at the festival & the quality of the program was high, attracting many films from Switzerland and entries from as far away as Argentina. The three days of the festival gave many possibilities for interesting contacts, not only for we the organisers, but also for a numerous and interested audience who were left excited, enthralled and enriched by the experience.
The positive reaction generated over the three-day period encouraged us to start organising a second festival. To improve the organisation and to give the participants/entrants more time, we decided to organise the festival in a two-year cycle, as a biennale.
Mecal Pro, le festival international du court métrage et du film d'animation de Barcelone, fêtera sa 28e édition. La longue histoire de MECAL PRO l'a consolidé comme l'un des festivals de courts métrages les plus importants d'Europe et du monde, bénéficiant ainsi du soutien d'institutions locales, nationales et internationales. Nous avons projeté en 2025 plus de 300 courts métrages dans 29 sections que nous programmons.
Mecal s'engage fermement à promouvoir l'exposition et la diffusion de créations audiovisuelles en format court, non seulement auprès du public, mais également en permettant aux créateurs et aux distributeurs de se rencontrer dans le cadre de différentes activités. Mecal s'attache également à encourager les talents émergents en organisant des événements et des récompenses spécialement destinés aux jeunes créateurs. En ce sens, il fonctionne également comme un réseau de diffusion de courts métrages, organisant des projections au niveau national et international, collaborant avec des festivals, des ambassades et des institutions du monde entier.
Le festival La Garenne\Tout Court propose un projet culturel unique dans les Hauts-de-Seine : une compétition de courts-métrages qui valorisent la création indépendante, française et européenne.
Le festival présentera donc trois sélections de courts-métrages.
La première sera composée de fictions réalisées sans le soutien du CNC ni des chaînes de télévision. Non pas que le festival s’inscrive contre ces sources de financement, mais nous ne voulons pas créer un énième festival où seraient exposés des films qui ont déjà une belle vie ailleurs.
La Garenne\Tout Court, c’est un espace de diffusion parallèle, dédié aux œuvres insolites, un soutien à la diffusion de films plus fragiles.
La deuxième aura pour ambition de faire découvrir des films originaux venus de toute l’Europe.
La troisième sélection aura pour objectif de sensibiliser le jeune public autour d’un ciné-p’tit déj.
Aucun genre n’est imposé, la seule contrainte déterminée à l’avance est celle de la durée : 15 minutes pour les sélections française et européenne et 10 minutes pour le ciné-p’tit déj.
Un comité de présélection composé de membres de l’association 2euxième Acte retiendra une trentaine de films. Les films sélectionnés devront répondre à des impératifs d’originalité, de qualités artistiques mais aussi techniques.
Le festival La Garenne\Tout Court est également un lieu de convergence entre les acteurs du monde cinématographique et un moment de rencontre privilégié et convivial avec le grand public.
The Beeston Film Festival attracts the latest global short films to the East Midlands AND NOW to filmmakers too! In a unique offering your Beeston Film Festival entry fee is your admission to watch the whole On-line Festival! You will be able to watch the competition in your category and enjoy the talent in all the others.
The On-Line Festival presents films accepted into ALL categories – Drama, Comedy, Horror, Documentary, Animation and the local Three Counties competition. The On-Line Festival will be available for 3 weeks after the festival in Beeston.
The Beeston Oscar, or B’Oscar, is awarded to the best film in the following categories - Drama, Horror, Comedy, Documentary and Animation.
This year a new local competition has been created called Three Counties category, that is split into two sections: Long (up to 15 minutes); and Short (up to 5 minutes). Filmmakers from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire ONLY with films in any genre can submit. The prize pool is amazing because we have teamed up with Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund (MMBF), a UK based international charity that supports filmmakers and actors, so as well as a B’Oscar there is
Three Counties Long - a MMBF Rising Star Award (£150 prize, mentoring plus physical award and other perks)
Three Counties Short - a MMBF Best Short Award (£50 prize and physical award).
Further prizes will be awarded for Best Director, Best Script, Best Cinematography, Best Acting Performance, Best Soundtrack & Sound Design and an Audience award, too. And, of course, there is a wonderful Best in Festival B’Oscar, too, designed by the renowned ceramic artist, Anna Collette Hunt.
Mario Cervantes ha organizado el XIII Festival de cine social ManzanaREC que tendrá lugar en febrero de 2025 en la localidad de Manzanares (Ciudad Real). Los trabajos serán exhibidos en la Sala de la Casa de Cultura de Manzanares.
FRANKFURT U-BAHN FILM FESTIVAL is a new film festival created by the Clockwork Film Institute.
It is part of a series of online festivals and its main goal is to embrace all kinds of underground filmmaking from around the world.
FUBAFF’s awards will be divided between four categories: Official; Press; Internet and Popular Jury.
All of the awards will be posted in the mail and will be provided by the festival (including postage).
The Roze Filmdagen have been a constant factor in Amsterdam's LGBTQ cultural landscape since 1996. The festival has earned an excellent reputation amongst its visitors, as well as with filmmakers and festivals abroad.
An organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, CineKink is seeking films and videos that explore and celebrate the wide diversity of sexuality for our annual NYC-based festival.
Scheduled for its 12th annual appearance in February 2015, the specially-curated CineKink NYC will include a short film competition, audience choice awards, an adult industry showcase, presentations, parties and a gala kick-off, with a national screening tour to follow.
Cutting across orientations, topics covered at CineKink have included — but are by no means limited to — BDSM, leather and fetish, swinging, non-monogamy and polyamory, roleplay and gender bending, sex work and sex geekery. We’re looking to blur some boundaries and will be considering offerings of any length and genre drawn from both Hollywood and beyond, with works ranging from documentary to drama, camp comedy to artsy experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit — and everything in between. Basically, as long as it involves consenting adults, just about anything celebrating sex as a right of self expression is fair game. (Far be it from us to define “kink” — if you think your work might make sense in this context, please send it along!)
Le Festival du film indépendant de Rome (RIFF) est le premier festival international du film indépendant en Italie. Son objectif est d'associer l'enthousiasme des jeunes cinéastes pour le cinéma et le cinéma aux réalités de la production et de la distribution de films. Depuis sa première édition en 2001, le RIFF est devenu un événement de plus en plus suivi avec intérêt par le public à Rome et une référence pour les cinéastes du monde entier. Au cours de ces années, le Riff a reçu des œuvres provenant des 5 continents, devenant ainsi un témoin attentif des orientations et des passions de l'industrie du cinéma indépendant.
(r) evolution AI - la nouvelle section du RIFF dédiée à la production de films et de vidéos utilisant la technologie de l'IA.
À partir de cette année, le RIFF célèbre la narration visuelle créée grâce à l'intelligence artificielle.
Cette nouvelle section de compétition promeut les applications innovantes de la technologie de l'IA dans la production et la présentation audiovisuelles.
Bare Bones was created to champion the small budget filmmaker who wears many hats to bring their project to completion By Any Means Necessary. BAMN! 'No Frills-No Waste' is our common battle cry.
If you are a fiercely independent filmmaker producing small budget films or a screenwriter that can craft a script that can be shot on a small (less than a million dollar) budget, this festival is for you.
We are a festival run by Filmmakers, Professors of Film and Film Fans for Filmmakers, Film Students and Film Fans at all levels of expertise. This is a festival where recognition is generous and you are the Star no matter what role you played or how many roles you assumed, everyone is treated like a Rock Star. We roll out the red carpet for your premiere, allow time for Q & A following the screening, or the block of films if you are in the shorts category. We hold live readings of your screenplay with professional actors with you directing.
If you have special skills, you may be invited to moderate a panel or participate as a panelist. Festival Alumni also serve as Awards Presenters during the Bonehead Awards Gala.
KloosterKino is the place to be for animated shorts in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Three times a year we show the best animated shorts from all over the world in a friendly setting. The screenings take place in a historic cloister, which dates back to 1909, and are not subject to admission.
KloosterKino shows work by young filmmakers, but also pays attention to classic animated film. Throughout the year we also work with other festivals and cultural organizations to arrange screenings of animated shorts.
But why animated shorts? Well, first of all, because we love them! But also because too few animated shorts are shown theatrically in the Netherlands. KloosterKino wants to show animation in all its diversity: from stop-motion to CGI, from narrative to abstract, homegrown and from far away. In doing so, we hope to aid in the diffusion of the artistic animated short.
We intend to be an alternative to the larger animation festivals by offering screenings which are both accessible and challenging. We stand for high quality animated film in welcoming surroundings. Our target audience is not just the animation aficionado, but also those who normally don’t watch animation, but are open to a surprising and stimulating program of films.
KloosterKino is a nonprofit foundation, that depends on volunteers and gifts.
Le département de la culture de l'honorable conseil municipal de San Nicolás del Puerto et le Punto Vuela de San Nicolás del Puerto annoncent le 11e festival de courts métrages d'horreur et de fantasy « La Vieja Encina » 2025, qui se tiendra les 2, 3 et 4 octobre 2025.
XVIe Festival du court métrage de Piélagos « Piélagos en Corto »
Le conseil municipal de Piélagos présente la 16e édition de son festival du film, une vitrine pour les talents locaux et internationaux.
Avec des catégories compétitives pour la Cantabrie, l'Espagne, l'international et le géoparc UNESCO de Costa Quebrada, l'événement célèbre le meilleur du court métrage (fiction, jusqu'à 30 minutes).
Les films sélectionnés concourront pour des prix tels que le meilleur court métrage cantabrique, national et international, ainsi que pour des reconnaissances techniques et le prestigieux Geopark Award, récompensant des œuvres liées à ce patrimoine naturel.
Inscriptions ouvertes jusqu'au 20 décembre 2025 via Festhome.
Le gala de clôture 2026 comprendra des projections, des réunions professionnelles et l'hébergement des nominés.
Un événement incontournable pour le cinéma émergent, où paysage et narration se rencontrent !
“Women’s Director International Film Festival – 2016” (Season - 3)
About WDIFF – The Annual Women's Director International Film Festival (WDIFF) is one of the few international film and arts festivals dedicated to women's. This three-day extravaganza, consisting of indoor and outdoor red carpet film screenings, fashion shows, workshops, and of course Shopping Stalls. It's a celebration of women and all who love women. WDIFF films and screenings are selected and hosted by filmmakers, professors, and other notable figures in the world of film. In addition to exhibiting the next new wave of women filmmakers, the WDIFF also makes time to pay tribute to films by women with historical significance.
In past years festival gains reputation & regarded as among most prestigious festival in India. The festival grows over the years & attracts filmmakers from across the India & across the world.
Mission & Objective - The mission of the Women's Director International Film Festival (WDIFF) is to empower women's artistic vision internationally. With women representing only 7% of filmmakers, we would like to increase the number of women in the industry and support those women who are actively involved by assisting filmmakers and artists with the development of their craft.
The 2016 edition will offer many different sections, including a feature‐film competition, a retrospective exhibition, many premieres and tributes to great directors of the past, a documentary section, recently produced films and rediscovered classics, art exhibitions and installations, special screening sessions for schools, animation films, workshops, lectures, Q&As with the authors... and much more.
Among the most eagerly awaited cultural events in Bergamo, BFM is a major event in the Italian Festival calendar and a great opportunity not only to meet film professionals, but also for research and study, as well as for genuine, passion‐driven fun.
