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International Animation Film Festival (IAFF) Golden Kuker- Sofia

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Dear Animators!

The Selection Committee will start the selection process and review of your films! To anyone who hasn't provided a download link, we would kindly ask you to provide us with a link or permission in Festhome no later than March 15th !

Dear animators, please send us your film in format:

1. Container: MP4 or MOV
2. Resolution: FullHD 1080p
3. Datarate (compression): up to 8000 kbps (kilo bits per second)
(not less than 60-70 МВ and not more than 400-500 MB for films up to 20 minutes! And not more than 1.5-2 GB for a feature film)
Kind regards,

Nadezhda Slavova

Good luck to everybody ! :)

The International Animation Film Festival (IAFF) Golden Kuker- Sofia run for the first time in October 2010 in Sofia. Named after Proyko Proykov (legendary Bulgarian animator) [...]



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Published: 11 Oct 2025
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NewFilmmakers

Deadline: 30 Dec 2025

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Welcome to our Spring Season that runs Monthly from April thru June 2026.

NewFilmmakers NY is New York's longest running year round Film Festival. Throughout it's twenty-eight year run NewFilmmakers has provided a platform for first time and veteran filmmakers.

We have taken an exciting new direction with NewFilmmakers called NewFilmmakersPlus which will move our festival into the digital age and allow us to reach international audiences.

While theaters have been closed, our online audiences have greatly exceeded those in theaters. With NewFilmmakers Plus we have added the missing audience participation to our online screenings.

Now filmmakers, cast, and crew as well as audience members can create interactive video screening rooms while watching a film. Just by pushing the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



New York, United States



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Published: 11 Oct 2025
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Saraqusta Film Festival

Deadline: 20 Feb 2026

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HIGHLIGHTED

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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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Zaragoza, Spain



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Published: 11 Oct 2025
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Maravíllame III Muestra Internacional De Cortometrajes Universitarios

Deadline: 01 Mar 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Maravíllame, the University of Cádiz International Short Film Festival, aims to promote film culture and facilitate the exchange of talent and knowledge between the academic and professional spheres.

It will take place on 14, 15 and 16 April 2026 in Jerez de la Frontera, and its programme includes a screening of short films made by university students, a competition with awards in the categories of fiction short film and documentary short film, UCA advertising spot, audiovisual services short film and SEA-EU short film; masterclasses, round tables and workshops with the participation of national and international professionals and teachers.

In addition, spaces will be provided for professionals and university students to meet with the aim of creating networks and synergies [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Jerez, Spain



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Published: 11 Oct 2025
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Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Jul 2026

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Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival is an annual event held in Alexandria, Egypt. It aims to disseminate film culture and the progress achieved in various branches of film art and to strength the relations among filmmakers throughout the world in general and Mediterranean countries in particular.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Cairo, Egypt



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Published: 10 Oct 2025
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River Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

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The 20th River Film Festival is an international film festival that will take place in Padua, Italy, from 3 to 20 June 2026.

The Festival is organized by the Cultural Association Researching Movies and is supported by the Padua City Council, the Veneto Region, and the Italian Ministry of Culture.

Padua has recently been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List thanks to Giotto’s Scrovegni Chapel and the city’s 14th-century fresco cycles, making it a truly special art city that attracts tourists and creative minds from all over the world.

All screenings are free and open to the public — no ticket required.

The selected films will once again be screened on a floating screen placed in the middle of the 16th-century fluvial port at Porta Portello, the historic city gate once [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Padova, Italy



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Published: 10 Oct 2025
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The Experimental Film Fest

Deadline: 01 Aug 2026

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The Experimental Film Fest 2026

The Experimental Film Fest features Avant-Garde and Experimental films in any sub-genre. We want the unusual, the macabre, the offbeat, the beautiful, the ugly, and the truly experimental film. Explore the medium in ways that are not only unconventional but entertaining. Remember that you want an audience for your films, so be sensitive to the eyes, ears, and emotions of those who will experience your work.

Student films are judged with all other films for awards, but are also judged separately for Best Student Film. This award is meant to encourage young filmmakers to participate in film festivals and to bring new talent to the screen for audiences.

***WE DO NOT OFFER FEE WAIVERS***

Be sure to listen to The Experimental Film Podcast and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



New Bern, United States



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Published: 10 Oct 2025
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San Francisco SCIENCE FICTION Short Film & TV Awards

Deadline: 15 Jul 2026

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International Festival

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Do you love SciFi? We do too! The San Francisco SCIENCE FICTION SHORT FILM & TV AWARDS celebrate some of the most year's fascinating, creative and entertaining short films, online videos or streaming, television episodes, and directors. They honor great work and excellence.

The SF SCI-FI SFTA accepts short films and videos, television episodes and pilots, and poster art, and is dedicated to discovering and honoring the passionate and exciting film genre known as science fiction.

The San Francisco SCIENCE FICTION SHORT FILM & TV AWARDS ceremony takes place in one of San Francisco’s unique venues, and , and is an memorable evening bringing together short films, videos, director appearances, fans, and of course SCI-FI awards

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



San Francisco, United States



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Published: 10 Oct 2025
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Daredevil Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

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Dare (destroy your) Devil film festival is about creating a platform for films that make a difference. We want films that challenge the status quo and leave the viewers wanting to make the world a better place. We will be viewing the selected films in Niagara Falls, New York and will be inviting people that have come from all over to view the beauty of the falls to come and watch films that will challenge them. Selected films will be screened in the Grand theatre of the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Niagara Falls, United States



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Published: 10 Oct 2025
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NEXGN International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 10 Jul 2026

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The NexGn International Short Film Festival of India aims to bring Independent Short Film makers from around the globe to an eclectic & international audience and provide them the value and position they deserve. Our program has been set to expand to include film screenings and free open-air events around NISFF as well as educational programs and cinematic workshops.

This passion project by NexGn is about to include over 500 Short Films from around the globe & draw nearly 150 for screenings. NexGn has also arranged for Number of Awards to be given to the certain categories.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pune, India



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Published: 10 Oct 2025
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Love & Hope International Film Festival

Deadline: 08 Oct 2026

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Event Date: October 14 - 17, 2026 - Venue: Cinema Maldà, Carrer del Pi, 5, (C.P. 08002 Barcelona - Spain) Multiples Venues stay tuned!

Venue 2: Comediarte Theater, Carrer d’Ausiàs Marc, 143, cerca del Arco de Triunfo

Love & Hope International Film Festival - Barcelona (L'HIFF) invites both emerging and established filmmakers, from all over the World to take part in film experience, based in the most glamorous location in Europe.

We offer you the opportunity to attend industry events, masterclasses, workshops, guest speaker talks, film premieres, financing advisers, director Q&A’s recorded, film screenings and network with like-minded creators.

4 days cinematic fest, providing an unique platform for filmmakers to meet, network and do business, supported by our diverse team [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



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