Casilino Cinema Fest – Visioni Fuori dal Mondo is an independent, experimental and underground film festival held in Rome.
The summer edition takes place at Casilino Sky Park, an open-air arena in the heart of the eastern suburbs — a cultural space dedicated to new languages and youth creativity.
The festival showcases short films, debut features, web series, music videos, short documentaries, animations, video art, mockumentaries, and everything that moves beyond conventional formats.
“Visioni Fuori dal Centro” is not just a geographical reference — it’s an attitude.
It’s a gaze that rises outside institutional, academic, or commercial systems. We value hybrid languages, poetic visions, and raw yet authentic gestures.
The festival is accompanied by live performances, installations, and moments of real exchange with the local community.
The festival judges will be: ???????????????? ???????????????????????????????? (comic artist and co-creator of Miles Morales Spider-Man) and ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? (voice actor, director, and actor). The third judge will be announced in the coming days.
Open to filmmakers from all backgrounds, Casilino Cinema Fest aims to be a cultural space where art meets the street, technique meets instinct, and cinema becomes a collective experience
XIBALBÁ – VI LATIN AMERICAN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
In Mayan mythology, Xibalbá is the underworld ruled by the deities of disease and death, equivalent to the underworld in other cultures. It is an important part of the mythical cycle of the twins Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué, narrated in the sacred book Popol Vuh of the K’iche’ Maya culture. The name of this festival was conceived as a tribute to our Mesoamerican culture and its richness, framed within an oral tradition filled with myths, legends, supernatural beings, horror, and fantasy.
Xibalbá Terror was founded in Guatemala in 2021 with the goal of promoting horror cinema created in our region, fostering a space for dialogue and exchange between genre audiences and filmmakers. Throughout its first five editions, the festival has experienced exponential growth, not only in audience reach but also in the variety of events and sections it offers. Xibalbá takes place in six cities across Guatemala, in cultural centers and alternative screening venues. We showcase horror and fantasy short and feature films, including all their subgenres and variations. In addition, we maintain partnerships with other festivals and platforms that strengthen the circulation of Latin American cinema.
Alongside the exhibition and competition of films, the festival features a training and educational space called Xibalbá Industria, where we offer workshops, masterclasses, and talks aimed at filmmakers and artists interested in horror and fantasy cinema. Within this section, we organize the Horror Project Clinic, dedicated to strengthening feature film projects in development, in partnership with other training initiatives across Latin America. We also encourage the production of horror stories through initiatives such as our one-minute film competition.
The festival also hosts a variety of live events, including performances, artistic interventions, and musical presentations, among others. One of the highlights is the Horror Cine-Concert, held annually and designed to transform each evening into an immersive and memorable experience.
For this VI edition, we will continue growing with more screening venues, more cities, and new sections. The underworld awaits us!
The festival program and all related activities can be found on our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok: @XibalbaTerror) and on our website: www.xibalbaterror.com
The Zaragoza Film Festival, founded in 1995 to create a cinematic activity in the city. At first his main title was the Young Filmmakers. Since 2007 its official name became the Zaragoza Film Festival.
Festival with various events, generalist and national character (although some of its events are international).
From 2026 onwards, after celebrating the 30th edition of the Festival, we plan an evolution of the project.
INSÓLITO Fantastic Film Festival is the most important consolidated event of genre cinema (horror, fantastic, science fiction, exploitation, trash and similar) in Peru and is currently in its ninth edition.
Since its creation, the Festival has sought to vindicate unconventional ways of making films, including national and international proposals in its exhibitions and competitions, disseminating the best films that have been made worldwide on this topic.
Visit us at:
Web: insolitofestival.com
Ig: @insolitofest
Fb: InsolitoFest
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insolitofestival
The festival will take place in person in Lima from October 31st to November 15th.
This year we burn away fear and celebrate the extraordinary.
The Zaragoza Film Festival was born in 1995 to create a cinematographic activity in the city. In principle its main denomination was that of Young Directors. As of 2007, its official name became the Zaragoza Film Festival.
Festival with different Contests, of a general and national nature (although some of its Contests are International).
To mark our 30th anniversary, we are undertaking a renewal and update of the project.
Within the Official Section of our Festival, we are promoting the International Short Film Competition for New Latin American Talents.
This space seeks to foster artistic, cultural, aesthetic, and conceptual exchange between Latin America and Spain.
To promote the work and aesthetic vision of emerging Latin American filmmakers in Europe.
To recognize new forms of storytelling that challenge the boundaries of cinematic representation and strengthen ties between the audiovisual markets of the Americas and Spain.
Fourth Edition of the "Independent Film Festival in Toluca"
Interactive storytelling turns into cinema.
FECINT 2026 arrives—the Toluca Independent Film Festival, an edition dedicated to exploring the universe of video games, immersive experiences, and new ways of telling audiovisual stories.
Toluca and Metepec will be the stage where filmmakers, digital creators, and visual artists share projects that cross the border between gaming and independent cinema.
Because the best stories are no longer just played… they are also projected.
The 35mm Film Festival was born in Milan from our desire to share our love of cinema. We wanted to create a platform for talent, and an opportunity for artists and film enthusiasts to meet. The second edition of the festival was held on the 27th and 28th of September 2025, at the ‘Wanted Clan”, and was a great success. We are therefore excited to announce the third edition of the Film Festival, which will be held in MILAN, on October 3rd and 4th, 2026.
The festival takes place over two consecutive days. The first day is dedicated to the SCREENINGS of the projects selected to participate at the festival, while the second is comprised of PANELS with the directors in competition, the screenings of 35’’ Film Contest* selection, and finally THE AWARD CEREMONY.
We accept short films from all over the world. Fiction, animation or documentary, of any genre and shot on all types of support, both digital and analog. Please reach out to us at info@35mmfilmfestival.com for further information.
FICFUSA is a film festival and community-based cultural process with thirteen (13) years of experience. Through its Women and Territory approach, the festival understands cinema as a space for gathering, creation, reflection, and social transformation.
Based in Fusagasugá, in the Sumapaz region of Colombia, FICFUSA works to promote cultural decentralization, access to cinema as a cultural right, and the strengthening of social bonds through audiovisual storytelling.
For its 2026 edition, FICFUSA invites filmmakers to submit their works to the following festival categories:
1. Stories of Women – International Feature Films
2. Made by Colombian Women – Short Films directed by women (Colombia)
3. A Short Made Here – Short Films from Cundinamarca (Colombia)
4. A Story Made in the Regions – Short Films from Colombian regions (Colombia)
The main festival event will take place in Fusagasugá from November 11th to 16th, 2026.
MAFIC: “Málaga International Film Festival”: A space for training, business, appreciation, and awards.
It showcases new audiovisual, artistic, and cinematic works and hosts academic laboratories; it serves as a fertile ground for networking, forging partnerships, and developing projects across the regional, national, and international industries.
MAFIC comprises four experiences designed as follows:
REMA: “Málaga Exhibition Route”: Dedicated screening venues throughout the province featuring the latest international, national, and regional audiovisual and cinematic productions.
MAM: “Málaga Audiovisual and Art Marketing”:
Offers opportunities to expand your professional network and gain insight into the regional, national, and international audiovisual market across various artistic fields (cinema, theater, music, design, visual arts, costume design, set decoration, comics, etc.).
LAFAMA: “Málaga Audiovisual Training Laboratories”:
Research and knowledge-sharing laboratories where distinguished and renowned figures present detailed information on film industry topics to general or specialized audiences.
PAM: “MAFIC Actor Awards”:
A range of awards, statuettes, and commemorative plaques presented to investors and artists from the local, national, and international audiovisual community.
The festival has been held for more than twenty years in the Russian Far East.
Amur Autumn is one of the region's major cultural events.
The festival includes two film competitions and one theatre competition.
Film Competitions
Feature Narrative Competition
Short Narrative Competition
Whenever possible, filmmakers are invited to attend the festival and present their films in person. The festival covers most of the participants' travel expenses.
Each competition is judged by an international professional jury.
Screenings take place in a cinema, where the jury watches the films together with the audience.
To be eligible for participation, films must have Russian Premiere status.
The festival's main award is the Amur Crane.
The Grand Prix in both film competitions also includes a cash prize.
Each year, the festival receives more than 1,000 submissions.
In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, films with LGBTQ-related themes cannot be screened at the festival.
In 2024, the Indian film The Unyielding Girl won the festival's top prize. Other award-winning films came from Russia, Chile, China, Turkey, France, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Switzerland.
In 2025, the Chinese film Strangers We Do Not Know won the award for Best Feature Film. Other prize-winning films came from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and South Korea.
The 2025 competition programmes featured 37 films from 21 countries.
After the stunning success of our inaugural Susquehanna Film Festival - the 1st festival of its kind to be held in historic Williamsport, Pennsylvania by founder Tim Yasui (a career Hollywood based film producer and film distributor who was originally born and raised in Williamsport)- we return even bigger & better in 2026!
Our Festival will celebrate not only international films, but also regionally-produced feature films and short films from Williamsport, PA and the Greater Pennsylvania region. We will encourage all film makers and young students also who are studying Film to submit their films which otherwise might be ignored by the national festivals. Minimum film lengths are 20 minutes for short films and student films and 30 minutes for Animation.
Festival Description (Edition 1)
Festival Start: September 3, 2026 Festival End: September 6, 2026
Our call for entries is open to individuals, collectives, agencies, showcases, or production companies holding the rights to short-form audiovisual works—including documentaries, fiction, experimental films, music videos, and video art—produced in film, video, or animation formats.
For its inaugural 2026 edition, FICAE will take place in Aguachica, a municipality in the southern part of the Cesar department, Colombia.
Awards and Distinctions
Cash Prizes: $1,000,000 (National Award)
$500,000 (Local Award)
A curatorial committee will select the works to be screened. From this selection, some will compete in the following categories:
Best Local Short Film: For works produced in Aguachica, Cesar, and the surrounding region (such as Southern Bolívar and Southern Cesar) by filmmakers born in or residing in that area.
Best National Short Film: For works produced by Colombians anywhere in the country.
Best International Short Film (certificate awarded)
Nominated works will compete for the “Pájaro Chau Chau” statuette.
The Ames International Children's Film Festival is back, an event that wants to make children dream, think, smile, and awaken emotions, consciences, and illusions. It will be held from November 12 to 15, 2026.
This year's edition will take SCIENCE as a cross-cutting theme. This theme will be complemented by film screenings of works that explore and popularize science.
Let the rattles ring and the spinning tops spin, the 9 International Children's Film Festival of Ames begins.
We are celebrating the tenth edition of the Ciutadà Compromés Film Festival, organized by ACICOM.
Faithful to the initial project, we want to bring Valencian audiovisual productions closer to the public, which is why we project on multiple screens counting on the synergies of social entities and organizations. We will have civic and social, institutional and commercial rooms.
We value, with their exhibition, Valencian audiovisual productions, those that bring us a committed look. Our environment, social, territorial, economic, human rights, relationships, etc. is treated in these works. Some audiovisuals with a restless look.
We are a festival away from the red carpet, and more identified with the people and organizations we care about and work to improve society.
Singur International Film Festival 2026
Special Announcement
In its fifth year, the 2026 Singur Film Festival turns international. In addition to its existing national competition section, this year's international, non-competitive short film section will be a great addition to the program. We hope this will bring a broad cultural perspective and a deeper understanding of world cinema to local filmgoers, enthusiasts, and filmmakers.
Consequently, the Singur Film Festival will henceforth be known as the Singur
International Film Festival.
CINETORO 2026
Converging Boundaries
#MIRAYESCUCHADIFERENTE
Under the concept of Converging Boundaries, CINETORO 2026 proposes a curatorial framework inspired by the force of tectonic collision. Just as, in geology, a convergent boundary is the space where two plates collide to destroy the old and raise new mountain ranges and volcanoes, this edition seeks films in which the impact between languages generates new ways of seeing and hearing. We move away from the static reading of maps — those arbitrary divisions of dots and lines — to focus instead on the energy that emerges within the zone of contact, where the friction between the human and the non-human, or between the here and the elsewhere, constructs new narrative geographies.
CINETORO 2026 calls for works that explore processes of collision and emergence. We seek films that use experimentation as a tool to blur political and social boundaries, proposing perspectives that recognize the continuity of the jungle or the vastness of the desert beyond geographical fictions. How does perception transform when cinematic form itself becomes the result of a clash of forces?
In this edition, the border is not an impenetrable wall, but a living zone of creation; a space of formal risk that challenges pre-established categories and allows us to understand, through cinema at the margins, what new unions emerge when we dare to inhabit the liminal state. We seek films that inhabit the interstice: the space that exists precisely in the middle of the line, inviting audiences into a cinematic experience where genres do not simply intersect, but transform one another. We are interested in a cinema of hybridization where documentary, animation, and fiction function like tectonic plates in constant motion.
This is an invitation to a cinema unafraid of crossing and dissolving boundaries; a cinema that inhabits the periphery and the frontier in order to raise, from the margins, new and necessary mountains of imagination.
#ConvergingBoundaries #TheLiminal #Cinetoro2026 #SeeAndHearDifferently #CrossTheBoundary #ExperimentalFilmFestival #HybridCinema #ExperimentalCinema #ExperimentalNarrative
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL FILM FESTIVAL OF CATALONIA has as his basic aims the dissemination and promotion of films that contribute to the knowledge of world cinema Social Film, on Human Rights and Civil Rights
Founded in 1973, Curtas Festival do Imaxinario is the oldest festival and the largest event dedicated to fantasy, science fiction and horror cinema in Galicia. Located in Vilagarcía de Arousa, the festival is a must-see for enjoying the premieres of the best genre feature and short films, as well as a wide range of parallel activities that include exhibitions, meetings, presentations, workshops, concerts, international guests, and much more. All artistic expressions of the fantasy genre converge in the International Fantastic Film Festival of Galicia. Recognized as one of the best genre festivals on Earth by Dread Central, the world’s leading horror media outlet with millions of monthly readers. And proud member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) presents the Melies d'Argent award for best European Fantastic short film.
The Viña del Mar International Film Festival
is a municipal event that dates back to 1963. It is the oldest in the country and the second oldest in Latin America.
It was founded as an initiative of filmmaker and physician Aldo Francia and the Viña del Mar Film Club. It was the birthplace of the New Latin American Cinema and the New Chilean Cinema.
TAF, Thessaloniki Animation Festival is an international Animation Festival in Greece which promotes the art of animation through its annual gathering in October. The festival was founded, established and directed by ADDART; a non profit organization that "adds" art & culture everywhere. The creators of the festival are artists themselves, filled with love for the art of animation. Based in the heart of Thessaloniki, TAF aims to encourage and promote all aspects of creativity by hosting local as well as international events and activities for kids and adults alike!
TAF is the only Animation festival in town and every year it grows bigger. We like to showcase innovating films, guests, workshops and Master Classes to Thessaloniki in a great venue and award them for their inspiration and technique!
TAF is a festival free of entrance with a no-fee policy for the filmmakers.
