Logo of Fester Videonasty Vol. II

Deadline
31 May 2024


Published: 11 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Fester Videonasty Vol. II

Alicante, Spain


Second edition of horror and gore short film festival organized by Fester Entertainment.

A festival for lovers of horror and good rock, madness, dandruff and hooligan cinema.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Animation  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of Saraqusta Film Festival

Deadline
16 Feb 2024


Published: 11 Nov 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Feature films


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Saraqusta Film Festival

Zaragoza, Spain


Saraqusta Film Festival is a film and tv series festival about the historical genre in its broadest sense. It was created with the aim of exhibiting and promoting feature films, documentaries and series using the past and the historical context as a common thread.

Submissions are open to Spanish and International works, real-image or animated that deal with the historical genre or whose theme, context or set design are historical or refer to a period of the past.


International Festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other



 
Logo of Mediterraneo Festival Corto XIV Edizione 2024

Deadline
31 Mar 2024


Published: 11 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Mediterraneo Festival Corto XIV Edizione 2024

Diamante, Italy


The CineCircolo Maurizio Grande, registered office in Diamante (CS), Via Cavour N ° 4, with the Patronage of the Town Hall of Scalea - Department of Tourism Culture, in collaboration with the online magazine MATCHNEWS, Radio DIGIESSE, FEDIC (italian federation of cineclub) and in collaboration with AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ITALIA for the section “Human Rights” index fourteenth edition of the “MEDITERRANEO FESTIVAL CORTOTM”, international competition for short films, Videoclips that will take place on 2024, July, 03/04/05/06/07.

The Festival will be divided into five evenings in which the winning films of the competition will be screened and awarded, in the presence of qualified guests from the cinema sector, as well as in the preparation conferences, introspectives and/or retrospectives on a character of national importance and/or international, present or past.


The complete competition notice are at:
https://www.mediterraneofestivalcorto.it/bando-festival-edizione-2024/


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Music Video



 
Logo of Международный фестиваль фильмов для детей и юношества `Герой´

Deadline
30 Dec 2023


Published: 11 Nov 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Международный фестиваль фильмов для детей и юношества `Герой´

Krasnoyarsk, Russia


International Film Festival “Hero” was initially designed by its organizers as a forum to think over and discuss the topic of spiritual and moral compass, which is one of the critical ones in bringing up the modern generation. All events of the Festival raise the issues of patriotism, traditional values, and the films are selected on the basis of diversity of genres and cultures to represent a hero in all the spheres and genres, including feature, animation, documentary films, as well as a hero in the social sphere.

The competition and non-competition program of for III International Film Festival for Children and Youth "Hero" will comprise professional works by cinematographers, including full-length and short feature and animation films and documentaries.

During the Festival, workshops, meet-the-artist sessions, lectures for children and teenagers with personal attendance of Russian and foreign guests and speakers, events for the development of professional orientation and media education in the Krasnoyarsk Region. The business program will include a round table with authoritative cinema industry representatives.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other



 
Logo of FARO Concurso De Cinema Mediterrâneo E Mundial

Deadline
27 Sep 2024


Published: 09 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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FARO Concurso De Cinema Mediterrâneo E Mundial

Faro, Portugal


O Faro Concurso de Cinema Mediterrâneo e Mundial & Revista transcende a norma dos concursos de cinema, emergindo como um farol no domínio do cinema global. Herdando a rica herança cultural e marítima de Portugal, Faro simboliza um navegador, iluminando joias cinematográficas inéditas e pioneirando a jornada de narrativas ainda não contadas. Mais do que um concurso, Faro encarna uma filosofia que valoriza o sublime na realização de filmes - histórias que agitam a alma e ressoam universalmente. Mantendo pilares de Fortuna, Acreditação, Revisão e Opulência, Faro funde recompensas tangíveis com um compromisso com a crítica cinematográfica, celebrando filmes como a voz da consciência. No meio da cacofonia digital, Faro dedica-se a curar uma sinfonia de contos autênticos, oferecendo-lhes um palco para ressoar pelo mundo. Isto não é meramente uma competição por elogios, mas uma busca para iluminar o caminho para contadores de histórias através do horizonte cinematográfico.

Faro Concurso de Cinema Mediterrâneo e Mundial transcends the norm of film contests, emerging as a beacon in the realm of global cinema. From Portugal's culturally rich and nautical heritage, Faro symbolizes a navigator, illuminating unseen cinematic gems and pioneering the journey of untold narratives. More than a contest, Faro embodies a philosophy that prizes the sublime in filmmaking - stories that stir the soul and resonate universally. Upholding pillars of Fortune, Accreditation, Review, and Opulence, Faro merges tangible rewards with a commitment to cinematic critique, celebrating films as the voice of consciousness. Amidst the digital cacophony, Faro is dedicated to curating a symphony of authentic tales, offering them a stage to resonate worldwide. This is not merely a competition for accolades but a quest to light the way for storytellers across the cinematic horizon.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Silver Scad Film Festival

Deadline
05 Dec 2023


Published: 09 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Silver Scad Film Festival

Sevastopol, Russia


The festival slogan: "On a wave of emotions!" reflects the concept: cinema should evoke the emotions of the viewer. The festival prefers films that catch and make us laugh, cry, deeply empathize. These are films with a strong catching story.

​Feature shorts of all genres (up to 40 min) and documentary films - from all over the world are considered.

Every year three unforgettable days of the sea shore velvet season await participants and guests of the festival. Cinema, emotions, the sea, the sun and live music. The festival is held in the famous art gallery "Green Pyramid", which is a stone's throw from Chersonesos - the historical center of Sevastopol.

The competition is judged by international jury.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary



 
Logo of Chennai World Cinema Festival -2025

Deadline
01 Apr 2024


Published: 09 Nov 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Chennai World Cinema Festival -2025

Chennai, India


Welcome to the CHENNAI WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL-2025!

Chennai World Cinema Festival successfully held its inaugural event on September 19th-25th, 2025.

700 seater Sri Devi Karumari Theater.
A widescreen is like an IMAX theatre.
The theatre has a 4K projection and Dolby Atmos sound system.

Three days,
18 screenings,
27 Short Films & Feature Films,
All visitors were admitted free of charge.

The 1st Chennai World Cinema Festival was held from October 4 to 10, 2024.

200 seater Prasad Preview Theater.

The theatre has a 4K projection and Dolby Atmos sound system.

3300 submissions from 114 countries.

6000 visitors.

Seven-day screening.

Eight venues.

38 Short Films and Movies.

Ambassador of Venezuela's two-day participation.

Direct participation of 42 foreign and domestic filmmakers and celebrities.

Chennai World Cinema Festival grandly celebrated its first year.

The Festival (CWCF) is the area’s preeminent celebration of cinema.

All visitors were admitted free of charge.
CWCF juries comprise filmmakers, film critics, academics and industry figures.

We work hard to serve our filmmakers!
Awards are given in several categories across several genres, including features & shorts.

The Chennai World Cinema Festival has gained an excellent reputation with filmmakers and film fans,
Chennai World Cinema Festival with live screenings in Chennai, India.

Our mission and goal is to discover and promote talented filmmakers worldwide and present them to the public. Therefore, our festival is a brilliant opportunity to participate in international and Indian competitions.

The festival is created in cooperation with the Indian Film Industry. This year, the festival prepares several engaging educational activities for students, such as analysing films from the CWCF-2025, and interviews with festival guests.

Chennai World Cinema Festival is a seven-day celebration of film. All films are screened in a cinema with full surround sound and crystal-clear visuals.

* Current award categories and prizes are subject to change.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Nieve Roja

Deadline
29 Feb 2024


Published: 09 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Nieve Roja

El Bolsón, Argentina


NIEVE ROJA: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF HORROR, SCI-FI, FANTASY AND BIZARRE

Nieve Roja was created with the intention of being a diffusion space for the production of independent short films of the horror and fantasy genre, whose production grows year by year, and needs more exhibition and promotional spaces. The spirit of Nieve Roja is to gather all lovers of the genre and promote their productions, mainly in Patagonia.
This fourth edition of the festival is competitive, and will have the following categories:

- Patagonic Short Film Competition (National).
- Argentinian Short Film Competition (National).
- Latin American Short Film Competition.
- International Short Film Competition.

Nieve Roja is a member of FANTLATAM (Alianza de Festivales Fantásticos de Latinoamérica), RAFMA (Red Argentina de Festivales y Muestras Audiovisuales) and Red-FAP (Red de Festivales Audiovisuales Patagónicos)


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
Logo of San Diego International Kids Film Festival

Deadline
08 Aug 2024


Published: 09 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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San Diego International Kids Film Festival

Palos Verdes Peninsula, United States


The San Diego International Kids' Film Festival promotes the idea of entertainment with education. Supported by many across the world, the festival supports the entertainment and education industries by showcasing international films, and gives young, aspiring filmmakers a channel to communicate to an international community. The resulting collaboration produces a unique multicultural experience, engaging young viewers with positive media, as a diverse education.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Mercantil En Off Film Festival

Deadline
31 Jul 2024


Published: 09 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Mercantil En Off Film Festival

Balaguer, Spain


The third edition of the La Mercantil in Off Film Festival will take place in Balaguer on the October 5th 2024.

EN OFF FILM FESTIVAL is an international fiction, animation and documentary short-film festival. The program’s selection process follows a set of artistic and technical criteria.


SECTIONS

The festival is divided into the following sections:

OVC Section (Original Version in Catalan)
Short films in original version in Catalan with English or Spanish subtitles.

International Section
Short films whose original version is in any language except Catalan, with English or Spanish subtitles.

Music Video Section
In any language and/or format. Subtitles are not compulsory.

Mini Short-Film Section
Short films with a maximum duration of 5 minutes.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of 4th TSUDOCU XIXÓN

Deadline
31 Mar 2024


Published: 09 Nov 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Feature films


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4th TSUDOCU XIXÓN

GIJÓN, Spain


The theme of the work to be presented is free, as long as the theme falls within the musical genre.


International Festival

Feature film festival


 Documentary



 
Logo of Muestra De Cine Documental Musical De Gijón

Deadline
01 Jul 2024


Published: 09 Nov 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Feature films


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Muestra De Cine Documental Musical De Gijón

Gijón, Spain


THE GIJÓN 2025 FESTIVAL

4 GIJÓN MUSIC DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
August 2025


International Festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Concurso Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes Versión Española – La 2 / SGAE

Deadline
01 Jan 2024


Published: 08 Nov 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Concurso Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes Versión Española – La 2 / SGAE

Madrid, Spain


El programa Versión Española (TVE) y la Fundación SGAE (SGAE), convocan el XXI Concurso Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes “Versión Española – La 2 / SGAE”, orientado a la difusión y fomento de los nuevos autores en el sector de la creación audiovisual.


HIGHLIGHTED!

International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of LAN working class film festival

Deadline
29 Feb 2024


Published: 08 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


Banner LAN. Festival De Cine De Temática Obrera

LAN working class film festival

Bilbao, Spain


LAN Workers´ Audiovisual Festival is a platform that makes visible and valued audiovisual projects that reflect the feeling of the so-called working class, its identity traits, its aesthetics, its social and associative framework, its architecture, its capacity for struggle and adaptation and, above all, historical and collective memory.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
Logo of Ravenheart International Film Festival

Deadline
13 May 2024


Published: 08 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Ravenheart International Film Festival

Oslo, Norway


Welcome to our 7th ANNUAL live edition of the Ravenheart International Film Festival (RIFF), held in the heart of Oslo, Norway!

We are Norway's only film festival focusing solely on fantastic cinema—the only film festival in Scandinavia. RIFF's growth has been exciting and mind-blowing every year.

Aiming to connect all domestic and foreign filmmakers through film's universal language.
Celebrating all cinema but particularly spotlighting fantastic genre films (Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy, Thriller, Dark Comedy and more.) RIFF is an event where all filmmakers, fans of the art of cinema, and creatives can come together to share their experiences and love for fantastic cinema genres.

RIFF submissions are open to all genre films. We are looking to showcase the best in genre film. The live event will include guest speakers, Q&As, booths, and networking opportunities. We also invite aspiring filmmakers and students to inspire one another and others to become better filmmakers.

Please visit our website for more information and updates as we get closer to the event. (www.ravenheartfilmfestival.com)

So, if you love high-quality genre films and want to join the Northern Flock, send us your film, pack your bags, leave your nest, and FLOCK ON over to Norway!

We are the FLOCK...

WE ARE RAVENHEART!


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of The Just A Minute Festival

Deadline
31 Dec 2023


Published: 08 Nov 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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The Just A Minute Festival

Winchester, United States


The Just A Minute Festival is an online viewers choice event that encourages people to make short films, one minute or less, using any device or media of any genre or subject matter.

There are cash prizes and there is no entry fee.

There will be a premier event at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA and screenings at various locations.

For more information, visit our site www.JustAMinute.tv


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Quand la passion s’exprime...

Deadline
18 Feb 2024


Published: 07 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


Banner Pour faire court - QUAND LA PASSION S’EXPRIME !

Quand la passion s’exprime...

LYON, France


The Short Event association is made up of 30 students from Lyon with a passion for events and a common goal: to create a festival of short films. Thus was born the Prix de Courts short film festival! A festival that focuses on and rewards short films of all levels and ages. The festival is intended as a spotlight for the participants. This event, using the codes of the seventh art as vectors of emotion and sharing, invites you to discover a specific program of short films, according to a defined theme.

This year, we've chosen the theme of passion, in the sense of that which grips the guts, that which transcends, that which inspires, that which is transmitted...


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of XXI Piriápolis de Película Film Festival (Uruguay)

Deadline
06 Sep 2024


Published: 07 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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XXI Piriápolis de Película Film Festival (Uruguay)

Piriápolis, Uruguay


The International Film Festival "Piriápolis de Película" is an event that has consolidated itself as an essential space for the meeting of the independent production of national and international filmmakers. It is characterized by exhibiting, completely free of charge, a selection of outstanding audiovisual productions, short, medium and feature films of all genres. It also has an Iberoamerican Short Film Contest, whose objective is to stimulate and disseminate the production of short films in the region and the continent, adorned by an outstanding international jury.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Mumbai Entertainment International Film Festival

Deadline
30 Jan 2024


Published: 07 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Mumbai Entertainment International Film Festival

Mumbai, India


film/Documentory/music vedio/Animation/VFX/CGI/2D/3D/other

*Mumbai Entertainment International Short Film Festival*

*Organized BY*
mumbai Entertainment
& Yogeshpatilfilms

*world all contries participated now*


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Noctámbulo Festival Internacional De Cine Fantástico

Deadline
01 Aug 2024


Published: 07 Nov 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Noctámbulo Festival Internacional De Cine Fantástico

Córdoba, Spain


Noctámbulo Festival is created to promote the fantasy genre in Córdoba, Spain. We will showcase and promote high-quality independent films within the fantasy genre and its subgenres.

We aim to provide a platform for independent filmmakers to exhibit their works to distributors and investors and connect with a passionate audience.

We will pay tribute to cult films that have made an impact on the history of fantasy cinema.

We will offer special screenings of premiere films and events related to the Fantasy genre.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fantastic  Terror