The Cultural Association ‘El Bujío’ of Segura de León (Badajoz), in its desire to pay tribute and remember Andrés Oyola Fabián, neighbour and friend of our town, tireless researcher and disseminator in the field of social and human affairs, organises, in collaboration and with the support of the Town Council of Segura de León and the Provincial Council of Badajoz, the Fourth Edition of the ‘Oyola Fabián International Documentary Film Festival (OFFCINEDOC)’.
Once the participating works have been received and as long as they comply with the aspects included in the Bases, a selection will be made by the organisation and they will be transferred to an international jury made up of professionals from the audiovisual field and from different subjects related to general culture, as well as to other members that we will call ‘popular jury’, who although they are not professionals in the field, have sufficient criteria to evaluate the selected works, understanding that in this way, a fair evaluation will be made that will include both the technical aspects and the cultural value and knowledge that the works contribute.
Depending on the number of works presented and selected, different screenings will be held during the week of 18 to 22 August 2025, in the open air and totally free of charge for those attending.
To conclude the Festival, the Closing Gala will be held on Saturday 23rd August 2025, where the prizes will be awarded to the winning works.
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 established names. VFF is known for its welcoming atmosphere and connecting filmmakers.
A signature feature of the Vukovar Film Festival is its location in the historic town of Vukovar, offering a unique setting that enhances the festival experience. Vukovar’s remarkable architectural and cultural backdrop is making the festival not just a celebration of cinema, but also a tribute to the power of storytelling and the importance of preserving cultural heritage.
Held under the open sky, the festival's central screen is located in the unique park of Eltz Castle, which itself provides an unforgettable setting and backdrop for both the opening and closing ceremony. The city of Vukovar is in those days is a place where people that are making the films and people that are enyojing the films are met.
Cinema under the stars is a special experience on all four days of the festival, from Wednesday to Saturday. On Wednesday, August 27, the festival's grand opening and film screenings will be held in the gardens of Eltz Castle, on Thursday, August 28 and Friday, August 29, regular screenings will be held, and on August 30, film screenings, a closing ceremony and awards ceremony will be held. Representatives of films nominated in the official competition will receive an invitation to live screenings and the festival itself.
The festival's commitment to innovation, creativity, and artistic expression has made it a key player in the regional film festival scene.
Film Festival “Seize the Film“ is focus on projections of films related to the topic of disability/at least one actor is disabled person and it has editions in Novi Sad (Serbia), Rijeka (Croatia), and Kotor (Montenegro).
In addition to screenings of films on the topic of disability, the Festival also has accompanying programs and post-production - Film Caravan, which includes screenings in cultural spaces, schools, other festivals and „Seize the film Kids“ - screenings of films suitable for children aged 7-12 (in Serbia).
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AnimArte is an international festival of animated films made by children and youth, and made for children and youth.
The AnimArte Festival is just for Animated Short Films!
The maximum duration of each film is 15 minutes.
In 2025 will be held the 18th edition of AnimArte and the festival will take place in October!
For International Students (students from around the world), there are two competitive categories (only for animated short films): Maxi (18 years or over) and Mini (under 18 years).
For International Professionals there are two categories: "Environmental films", and "World Cultures" .
The selected animations will be projected following the program prepared by the Festival's organization board.
If the film has dialogues in language other than Portuguese, it will be necessary the sending of a text file with the dialogues of the film in English (if possible, with the time code) to the email: animarte@vouanimarte.com.br.
A version of the film with English subtitles is welcome to facilitate the work of translation and subtitling for the Portuguese, but the version that will be shown at the festival must be submitted without subtitles.
There are also 2 exclusive categories (only for Animated short films) just for students who are enrolled in educational institutions in Brazil: Maxi (University Students) and Mini (High School Students, and Students of Elementary Education).
The 4th edition of iCOFF-GASTEIZ. IV INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF THE CAPITAL OF EUSKADI will be held in Vitoria-Gasteiz between May 05 and 10, 2025.
The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival is organised by Les Films du Spectre, a non-profit making association dedicated to genre cinema, which includes fantasy, horror, science-fiction and thrillers.
In addition to the Festival’s international prizes, as a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, it also awards the Silver Méliès for the best European fantastic film.
The Creative Minds Film Festival is a prestigious platform that celebrates and honors outstanding achievements in the realm of filmmaking. Our event is dedicated to fostering connections between industry professionals, emerging talents and students who share a passion for the art of storytelling through film.
The Liège International Comedy Film Festival explores daring, popular and unifying cinema, through a unique competition: it is the only festival in Europe to program international comedies (and sentimental, dramatic, social or horrific). The only one, also, to reward them with a Golden or Crystal Bull. Every year, since 2016, it has presented nearly twenty feature films and around thirty short films, from the four corners of the world.
The 8th edition will take place November 6–8, 2026, at the Community Center of Yucca Valley, CA. It will be in person.
In 2025, the Yucca Valley Film Festival was featured in more than 480 news outlets across North America:
https://yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com/assets/
We feature the longest red carpet in the Hi-Desert, measuring 20 feet.
The Yucca Valley Film Festival is the official festival of the Town of Yucca Valley since 2019.
The Yucca Valley Film Festival and its participants have been recognized as a Cultural Contributor by:
– The U.S. Congress
– The California Senate
– The California Secretary of State
– The County of San Bernardino
– The Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce
– The Basin Wide Foundation
In 2025, our Masterclass headliner, James Morrison (24, Twin Peaks), was honored by both the Secretary of State of California and San Bernardino County:
https://yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com/2025/11/28/james-morrison-honored-after-headlining-the-8th-yucca-valley-film-festival/
Pictures from 2025 and previous editions can be found here:
https://yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com/gallery-2025/
Masterclasses
– 2025: James Morrison
– 2024: Shane Stanley
– 2023: Rosanna Arquette
– 2022: Brent Huff & Mina Sundwall
– 2021: Michael Dante
– 2020: William Baldwin
– 2019: John Stanier
State of Hollywood and other industry events:
https://yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com/state-of-hollywood-2024/
2026 Anticipated Program
Friday 11/6
Red carpet, Mayor’s welcome and opening speech, opening films, Q&A, photobooth, popcorn and picture signing, launch party.
Saturday 11/7
Screenings, Kids Section, State of Hollywood panel with guests, screenings, Q&A, picture signing, photobooth, Saturday party.
Sunday 11/8
Brunch and Industry Event Mixer, screenwriters’ roundtable, screenings, awards distribution and pictures with the Miss Yucca Valley Court, closing speech by the Mayor.
Meet & greets will also be included in the program at different times.
2025 program page for reference:
https://yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com/detailed-program-yvff-2025/
Each filmmaker’s presentation will include a short introduction, film screening, and an opportunity for a brief Q&A with the audience.
Introduction
Yucca Valley is the economic hub of the Morongo Basin and the natural gateway to Joshua Tree National Park, which received 2.9 million visitors in 2024.
The town lives to the rhythm of artists and creative minds who come to Yucca Valley in search of the perfect place to create and find a receptive audience.
The festival started in 2019, generating strong local interest with packed screening nights and red carpets, attracting international filmmakers, and benefiting from extensive press coverage.
The Yucca Valley Film Festival has become a recurring, family-friendly annual gathering for the Hi-Desert community, film lovers, and art lovers. Our screenings are attended by engaged audiences eager to watch and support your film.
Yucca Valley also has a rich movie heritage, including the historic movie sets of Pioneertown. In 2016, Tim Burton filmed scenes of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children on Old Woman Springs Road. More than 50 titles list scenes shot in the area on IMDb.
In 2025, the three-day festival welcomed close to 1,500 attendees. We are a small festival, but our community truly loves movies.
Local Filmmakers
Local filmmakers can submit for free.
More details: https://yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com/submit-2
The shnit worldwide shortsfestival is a premier platform for the exhibition and promotion of short films. This festival is a unique transnational event held simultaneously in ten cities across five continents. The festival consists of three main segments:
▪ shnit PLAYGROUNDS* | Running until August 31st, 2025
▪ shnit EXPANDED | Running until September 30th, 2025
▪ shnit FINALE | Amsterdam – September 30th, 2025
The winner of the WORLDWIDE COMPETITION, as well as the shnit audience-nominated films of the WORLDWIDE & INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, will become eligible to enter the 2026 Oscars® in accordance with the rules of the 98th Academy Awards® [Cinematic release].
Over the past twenty-three years, shnit has evolved into a major international short film festival, continuously reinventing itself. Originally a local initiative, it is now a global event connecting and inspiring filmmakers and audiences from different cultural backgrounds. The festival promotes diversity, originality, and artistic exchange. With its high-quality cinematic selections, shnit attracts over 30,000 visitors, making it one of the leading short film festivals worldwide.
shnit is a non-profit organization, coordinated in collaboration with festival executives. The festival operates on principles of excellence and professionalism, fostering its international expansion.
* Planned PLAYGROUNDS for 2025
shnit worldwide shortsfestival takes place simultaneously in the several cities, the shnit PLAYGROUNDS, on five continents. The planned PLAYGROUNDS 2025 are:
▪ Buenos Aires [Argentina]
▪ Cairo [Egypt]
▪ Cape Town [South Africa]
▪ Goa [India]
▪ Hong Kong [China]
▪ Moscow [Russia]
▪ Sydney [Australia]
▪ San José [Costa Rica]
▪ Toronto [Canada]
▪ Bern [Switzerland] – shnit OPENING
▪ Amsterdam [The Netherlands] – shnit FINALE
We love horror and we're very excited to watch your films!
The Bloody Horror International Film Festival (BHIFF) is an international festival seeking the best in indie horror (both amateur and professional).
The festival is set up in two yearly sessions. Selected films will be recognized and awarded in various categories.
BHIFF has made a point to keep our entry fees low as to give everyone the chance to enter, and we offer a high number of award categories!
BHIFF is headquartered in Canada, but its panel of judges is set in different parts of the world and comes with a variety of horror film expertise.
As of June 2025, BHIFF will now be sharing more content on social media! We think this is a great way to help promote your work/creations for everyone to see! We hold the rights to use any material submitted and will use this to promote your amazing creations! We may use film trailers, posters and clips of submitted films (even non-inning films)
Here at BHIFF, we feel everyone's work is a masterpiece! We have the hard job of choosing our Official Selections and Winners. This doesn't mean we didn't love all the films. We aren't always able to screen all of the Official Selections and Honorable Mentions because we have time limits at the venues.
So, we feel that sharing on social media is a great way to get everyone work seen!
We have partnered up with the nice folks over at B-Movie TV!
B-Movie TV is a Live TV Channel that is available via Roku Box. B-Movies 24/7!
Every film that wins BHIFF's Baddest B-Movie award will be exclusively screened LIVE on B-Movie TV's channel! How cool is that?!
Lots more exciting stuff coming soon!
We're always very excited to see your creations!
A space dedicated to appreciating and promoting a wide variety of fiction works. Our festival was born with the purpose of giving visibility to new narratives, highlighting the talent behind each story, and creating a meeting point for those who live and breathe cinema with passion. Here, images speak louder than a thousand words, and each short film is a window into extraordinary worlds. Through screenings, forums, and cinematic experiences, Infrarrojo Film Fest aims to be a stage where fiction comes to life and the art of storytelling shines with its own light.
The Amiens Festival of Film on Affective and Sexual Education (FFEVAS), organized by La Fabrique d’Images, will hold its second edition from May 4 to 7, 2026.
As the first festival in France dedicated to affective and sexual education through cinema, it presents an international selection of short films (fiction, documentary, animation) addressing themes such as consent, gender equality, sexual and gender diversity, sexual health, STI prevention, and the fight against gender-based and sexual violence.
Selected films will be screened before professional juries as well as youth juries. Several awards will be presented.
FESTIFAL is an International Short Film Festival whose main topic is rural areas; it is held every two years in Urrea de Gaén (Spain).
In order to energize the cultural atmosphere in the region, Bajo Martín Study Center proposed in 2009 the organization of an International Short Film Festival of rural themes.
This presents other realities and rural environments different from ours in different parts of the planet, through documentary and fiction films.
This project was born with the idea of combining cinema with rural environment and bringing it closer to the inhabitants of the region and to the general public. The festival has been consolidating edition after edition, increasing its importance within the circuit of festivals. Each year the number of proposals received increases, mostly short films of great quality sent from all parts of the world.
Festival has become, over the years, an inescapable event within the cultural agenda of the region. It has become very successful, with a high level of attendance, and a great number of public viewers come to see the finalist works throughout the contest.
More information:
http://festifal.wordpress.com
festifalcebm@gmail.com
Welcome to the PLA. Juneda Rural Film Festival, a space for advocacy, dissemination and celebration of cinema that is in dialogue with the rural environment.
Mogilev State Enterprise "Kinovideoprokat" welcomes you and informs that in September 2025 in the city of Mogilev, Republic of Belarus, the XXVIII International Festival of Animated Films "Animaevka-2025" will be held.
Over the years, the festival has become a celebration of animation for children and adults. Events are held in all regional centers of Belarus.
For viewing, film screenings of competitive and non-competitive programs, creative meetings with the creators of animated films, master classes, exhibitions of children's fine and decorative and applied arts are organized.
As part of the treatment:
- competition of animated films;
- competition of children's animation creativity
- competition of children's fine and decorative and applied arts.
The "Horror Mountains Film Festival" stands as a vibrant annual cinematic event taking place in differents cities of the state of Veracruz, and the main venue is on the picturesque city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
This captivating festival draws filmmakers, cinema enthusiasts, and horror genre devotees from around the globe. It spans several days, occupying various venues within the city.
In its lineup, the festival unveils an eclectic selection of films covering the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and suspense. From world premieres and independent productions to revered classics and internationally significant works, the film offerings cater to the discerning tastes of horror fans. Screenings encompass a broad spectrum, ranging from chilling ghost narratives and serial killer stories to the portrayal of supernatural creatures and paranormal events.
Beyond film screenings, the "Horror Mountains Film Festival" enriches attendees' experience with a series of complementary activities and events. These include roundtable discussions and panels featuring directors, writers, and actors, providing a space to explore the creative and technical aspects of horror cinema. Additionally, question-and-answer sessions are organized after screenings, offering a unique opportunity to interact directly with filmmakers and the cast.
