Blog: Film festivals

The 3rd International Film Festival on Aging: Glimpses Through Time is a university initiative organized by the Interdisciplinary Center for Aging (CIEn) at the University of the Republic, with support from the Center for Critical Studies in Contemporary Culture (CECRITICC) at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico. It involves collaboration with various universities in the region and government agencies related to older adults from different countries.

The Festival aims to draw attention to themes related to aging and old age as part of our vital and socio-historical time. We start from a paradigm that considers that the images and representations of older adults—including those in audiovisual productions—affect how we live in relation to aging, how we perceive ourselves as aging individuals, and how we interact with older adults. We believe that the construction of collective spaces to think about aging process can contribute to build non-stigmatized social representations.

We invite you to make or present short films that, through their narratives, characters, and/or language, contribute to exploring, understanding, and/or portraying aspects of aging on individuals, populations, institutions, etc., and/or intergenerational relationships.

Florence Short Film Festival is an event dedicated to short films.

Born as a limelight for young independent directors, it quickly established itself as an international festival, counting among its guests and jurors great personalities from the world of academicism and film criticism, as well as renowned actors, dubbers and producers. Every year hundreds of directors from all over the world have submitted their works to be selected and run for the three categories of “Fiction”, “Animation” and “Documentary”, and thus compete for the Jury Prize (with cash prize) and for the Audience Award.

Throughout its eight editions, Florence Short Film Festival has received the patronage of the most important local institutions (the Municipality of the City of Florence and the Tuscany Region) and, more importantly, has been able to intercept a large transversal audience that has voted its loyalty to the festival every year: the audience of FSFF numbers hundreds of people and embraces both the university student who wants to live the cultural life of the city, and to the cinephile who wants to discover the directors of tomorrow, thanks to the varied proposal that the festival can offer.

Since the 8th edition Florence Short Film Festival is proud to offer masterclasses by guests of the caliber of Alessandro Roia, Giovanni Veronesi, Gianfranco Pannone and Alessandro Rak, demonstrating that teaching is a fundamental point for training the new directors of tomorrow and that the dissemination of cinematographic knowledge is at the basis of the intentions of the festival.

The 10th edition of the Florence Short Film Festival (6th, 7th, 8th February 2024 at the Cinema La Compagnia, Firenze) aims to bring the event to a further level by strengthening the internationality of the proposal, consolidating and expanding the public and involving famous personalities of Italian and international cinema.

Guests and jurors of previous editions:

Ugo Pagliai, actor, dubber
Alessandro Roia, actor, director, screenwriter
Paola Gassman, actress
Paola Randi, director
Daniela Morozzi, actress
Cosimo Calamini, screenwriter
Francesco Pannofino, dubber, actor
Antonio de Matteo, actor
Cinzia Th Torrini, director
Gianna Giachetti, actress
Antonio Frazzi, director, juror for the David di Donatello and European Film Academy
Alessandra Acciai, actress, producer
Cosimo Calamini, screenwriter and writer
Luigi Nepi, professor of Film Criticism at the University of Florence
Stefano Socci, Professor of History of Cinema at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence;
Donatella Pascucci, Mibac - Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities
Simone Bartalesi, artistic director of OFF Cinema
Marta Innocenti, director
Caterina Liverani, journalist
Manfredi Lucibello, director

This event seeks to show and create a culture around mountain cinema, so that people fall in love with their surroundings, learn to take care of the mountains, and see the number of alternatives that exist to enjoy them. Within this event, short films and feature films related to mountain sports and activities will be screened. The first event of its kind in the municipalities of Manizales and Villamaría.

The "Aniwow" is the core activity of China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival, which aims to encourage young animators to adhere to their artistic ideals, discover and cultivate new animators, cartoonists and new media artists with creative passion, original spirit and good artistic cultivation. The festival builds a bridge for students from different countries who love animation to exchange ideas, discuss academics and pass on friendship on a larger scale and at a higher level, and creates a new platform for international animation academic exchange with multiple interactions.

Animacción is an international festival of animated short films, aimed to bring attention to the artistic potential of a whole new generation of animators.

Organized by the cultural association "Ánimas Anónimas", the festival returns this year for its 7th edition.

The call arises from our desire to increase the cultural offer of the city of A Coruña and its region, offering a sample of an artistic discipline with great creative potential, known worldwide, but little spread (me suena menos científico que disseminated xD) and supported locally.

The selected short films will be screened from December 12th to 18th, in the metropolitan area of ​​A Coruña. The public attending these screenings will proclaim the winning piece with their votes. There will be also an award for the best children's short film, chosen by the students of several schools in A Coruña and the area.

Besides the screenings, we will schedule different talks and activities, for all audiences, related to the world of animation, so we can create a bridge between artists of this discipline and the public.

The Universe Multicultural Film Festival seeks to bring to the best of classic and contemporary filmmaking from the world; Committed to enlightening the public with a unique international film program, a forum for cultural understanding and enriching educational opportunities. The Festival focuses on showcasing diverse cultural and heritages films, supports the creation and advancement of innovative and artistic cinematic works of both emerging and seasoned filmmakers and proudly embraces the passion, independent spirit and vision of these talented artists. With the integration of the local community and educational institutions into all aspects of the Festival, the Festival stimulates an interest in the study and appreciation of film and encourages people of all ages and background to participate and share the harmony universe.

Submit your production for free in any of our categories.
Open submissions from May 27 to July 31, 2024 on Festhome, Click for festivals.You can also send your application to the email: fickuntakinte@gmail.co
The Eighth Kunta Kinte International Afro Community Film Festival, which will take place from August 28 to September 1, 2024, will focus on the theme of "AFRO DIASPORA". Remember that each production will be reviewed by our curatorial team; you have until July 31, 2024 to register.
We invite filmmakers to submit their films, documentaries, and short films that address aspects of the African diaspora, such as the history of slavery, global African descendant culture, the fight for civil rights, migration experiences, and the influence of African heritage on different cultural expressions. Through cinema, we seek to rescue and value the stories of resistance, resilience, and creativity that have defined the African descendant experience.


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BAÑOS DE AGUA SANTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

It is created and based on the support and dissemination of film culture.

Baños de Agua Santa in the Tungurahua Province of Ecuador, will host great filmmakers and moviegoers who seek to discover new film trends worldwide, generating meeting, promotion and creative exchange.

Insular & other seas Film festival(IOSAFF)

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IOSAFF, not only competitions and film screenings but also an artists' tour during which we explore creative activities in various artistic specialties.

»IOSAFF is a coherent whole of a multidimensional cultural and cinematographic project will take place Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas

four days for a traveling festival (artist tour), we launch creative projects that bring people together, and we create high impact campaigns with influencers to motivate audiences to share their creativity.

If You're a filmmaker, screenwriter, designer, actor or actress, musician or band, painter or sculptor, or any other creative expression, we welcome you to the tours of creative artists...

Let's explore the oceans, seas & islands

-Adventures,

- Environment,

- Designs animations,

-Documentary,

- Author's cinema,

Islands in music & video



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Oceans and seas cover 71% of the earth's surface, produce half of the oxygen we breathe, absorb 25% of carbon dioxide, capture 90% of the additional heat generated by these emissions and feed 3, 2 billion people. The oceans, seas & marine resources, lungs of the earth, are essential for sustainable development.

Promoting the heritage and creativity of the world's islands and caring for the oceans & seas is a major factor in developing the blue bio-economy, which is why we adopted it as the main axes of our cultural and media project.

The islands of the world, through the oceans and the continents of the planet, conceal important cultural and patrimonial wealth, as much by their variety, their specificity as by their authenticity. The islanders, being cut off from the continent, are forced to live in osmosis with their environment, to vibrate to the rhythm of the elements of their natural setting, and to dominate the rigors of their daily life by giving free rein to their creative imagination and their innovative spirit. In this perspective, artistic creativity is the best support for the expression of their dreams, their emotions & their collective memory

Calling out to all Horror Film Developers, Students, and anyone who wants to be a part of the Horror Genre. The Second Annual CineXposé Independent Horror Film Festival presented byDead Talk Media, LLC , a revolutionary virtual film festival created with the purpose of exposing gifted autonomous filmmakers, is scheduled to take place from January 13-15 and 20-22, 2023. However, our film submissions process is officially open so we encourage all Indie Horror Filmmakers to submit their media projects as soon as possible.
The CineXposé Horror Film Festival will differ from other such events in that there are no fees or costs to filmmakers who submit their projects. Furthermore, our “by invitation only” film festival will not only be viewed by industry professionals, but also by our social media followers (over half a million). With our tradition of letting our audience choose the winners, the power of social media will be employed in choosing our CineXposé winners.

SITGES FANPITCH 2024

The Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia organizes Sitges FanPitch (Sitges FanLab), its pitch competition for feature film and serialized production projects, for the tenth consecutive year.

Sitges FanPitch is an international pitching competition focused on feature films and serialized production in development with themes of horror, science fiction, and/or fantasy. The event will take place in a hybrid format on October 6 and 7, 2024, as part of the Sitges Festival.

A maximum of five series and a maximum of seven feature films from around the world will be selected. Additionally, projects selected by the Festival at collaborating film markets of Sitges FanPitch will also be included.

The creators of the selected projects will have the opportunity to pitch their projects and meet with participating companies. Moreover, the five winning feature film projects will have the chance to receive travel grants for international circulation.

This year, the Feratum Film Festival, located in Mexico, joins the Sitges FanPitch market circuit and will select one project to be part of the next Feratum Residencyand, at the same time, we create an extra section dedicated to projects in Catalan entitled Catalunya Imaginaria.

In the series category, one winning project will be selected and awarded a cash prize for its development.

For the fourth consecutive year, this edition will be complemented by the Showrunners LAB, a seminar providing introduction and advice on the figure of the showrunner. Selected series projects will have the opportunity for individual mentoring sessions with participating showrunners.

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OZ ZINEMA ELKARTEA, in collaboration with the City Council of Errenteria, announces the 3rd DOCUMENTARY FILM AND HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL OF ERRENTERIA, in order to promote and develop the audiovisual arts through visualization and the defense of human rights.

The Mosaic International Film Festival is a celebration of culturally diverse independent filmmaking. It’s a forum for unique storytelling. A platform for filmmakers worldwide to share their stories, experiences, and cultural identities with the people of Nova Scotia through the art of film.

Founded in 2019 as a local event for filmmakers to promote their work, it has since evolved into an international festival, bringing together a broad range of cultures from around the world. Today, the festival is aimed at providing an immersive and educational experience to those involved in the filmmaking industry, as well as aspiring filmmakers and artists.

Filmmakers can submit their work in one or more of the following categories: Feature Film, Documentary, Animation, Short Film, Short Documentary, Short Animation, Student Short Film, Screenplay, Music Video.

The 5th annual Mosaic International Film Festival is set to be an unforgettable hybrid event. All submissions will enter our Official Competition, with accolades and recognition given to the winning filmmakers. We are committed to highlighting the best in culturally diverse independent filmmaking, and the festival jury will carefully select a group of films to make the Official Selection. These works will be showcased to a global audience through our online screening platform.

But that's not all - we're thrilled to announce that a select number of films from the Official Selection will also be featured in a live screening event in early spring 2024.

The second version of the CALI HORROR FILM FESTIVAL opens its doors to register your horror audiovisual material this 2024, after a successful first version last year.

It is a space where audiovisual FILMMAKERS of the genre will be able to exhibit their creations and obtain the appropriate recognition and also for FANS of horror to enjoy cinema and share experiences around this genre.

From November 7th to 10th, there will be 4 screenings in which we will see short and feature films, audiovisual creation workshops will be held, and there will be an artistic and commercial exhibition focused on horror.

CALI HORROR FILM FESTIVAL was born, welcomed by the BOGOTÁ HORROR FILM FEST and MEDELLÍN HORROR FILM FEST family.

THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING WITH EVERYTHING!

Only for Argentinean filmmakers.

An annual art film festival founded in 2017 by Inna Bazhenova, publisher of The Art Newspaper international network. The Art Newspaper Russia is part of the world's most competent information network in the field of art, the only international publication in Russia dedicated to art.

The festival shows new feature and documentary films about art - winners and participants of the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Sundance, TriBeCa, Moscow International Film Festival and other important film screenings. TANR FF takes place in Moscow in October.

During the festival's week, 7 venues host daily film screenings, meetings with film directors and producers, and discussions of films by famous film and art critics.

Festival is attended by about 2500 people.

The You Are the Judge Web3 International Film Festival, brought to you by the creators of WTe, the Web3 film-watching and trading platform, redefines the festival experience by letting audiences decide the winners with NFT Festival Passes.

With the motto "You are the judge, everyone is a judge," we democratize film selection, focusing on Drama, Horror, Action, and Erotica. Our goal is to find films that blend artistic expression with commercial potential, fostering a community-driven environment using Web3 technology.

Award winners receive prize money in USDT on a specified blockchain, along with free international distribution services. We promote the winning films globally, returning the distribution revenue directly to filmmakers. We believe in the commercial value of films selected by our audience.

Join over 500 filmmakers and 3,000 film fans from 50+ countries for a unique mix of screenings, Q&A sessions, and discussions.

You Are the Judge Web3 International Film Festival is not just a celebration of cinema; it's a pioneering event at the intersection of creativity, technology, and community, embracing the decentralized future of the film industry.

Save the dates for our highly anticipated 4th edition, set against the backdrop of Beijing, China, from December 26th to 28th, 2024. We welcome submissions across four categories: Drama (short & feature), Action (short & feature), Horror (short & feature), and Erotica (short only).

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“你是评委”Web3国际电影节由Web3影视平台WTe发起创办。影展专注剧情、恐怖、动作、爱情四大类型，把影片评审权交给观众，致力于提高观众的话语权，发现并积极推广兼顾艺术表达与商业价值的影视作品。

电影节将为大众评选出的优胜影片提供国际宣传发行服务，投票观众可在一定程度上参与获奖影片发行分成。

第四届电影节将于12月26-28日在北京举办。

The 13th FICEE - International Festival of Educational and Spiritual Cinema of Ciudad Rodrigo, aims to disseminate the educational, social and spiritual cinema that is made throughout the world.

The theme of the festival will therefore be educational, social and values; including all those films that favor child development in all its aspects. Value films that deal with the issue of human rights, as well as intercultural dialogue. The films of ethnographic theme, social denunciation or commitment to the development of the culture of Peace will also be accommodated. Regarding the spiritual theme, this is a very broad section where religious and / or spiritual cinema films will be accommodated regardless of the confession and creed of the film and its authors.

Archeocinema Tiriolo:

Opening up archaeological assets to the local area, making them more attractive by hosting cinematographic activities, cultural activities, events, music, theatre, virtual installations. All of this, of course, in full respect of the sites and monuments. Thinking of parks and archaeological sites not only as an area dedicated to the fruition of archeology, but as an attractive place to host initiatives, programs, festivals with a strong cultural and identity impact. This can be a new challenge for a region like Calabria, rich in ancient remains, which needs to work to promote its culture and image.


The event takes place annually, is open to all producers, directors and film and television authors, in the field of archaeological, historical, paleontological, anthropological research and in any case whose purpose is the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage, with particular attention to museums, superintendencies, and all bodies managing archaeological sites.

The festival is open to short films and documentaries, no longer than 30 minutes, in any language, provided they are presented with Italian subtitles. The participating works will be selected by a committee appointed jointly by the organizers of the event.

THE PROGRAM

Archaeological cinema days 7-8-9 September 2023
The idea is to put public awareness of the value of cultural heritage at the heart of the Festival. The choice of Tiriolo is due to its historical archaeological vocation, testified by the current excavations in the Giammartino area, whose inauguration has rekindled interest in the history of this ancient center of the Province of Catanzaro.