Cine Pobre is a self-funded filmmaking genre without a set of stylistic criteria nor format boundaries, involving many geographically separated creators with at least two things in common: a strong desire to tell their story and to do so with their own resources.
Cine Pobre builds bridges based on the belief that film becomes art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. Since 2002 the 100% cartel-free intersection of culture and capabilities curating the world's best self-funded films.
BOSIFEST is the International Festival Of Documentary Film for and by persons with disabilities, the only one of this kind in the Southeast Europe, which will be organized this year for the seventeenth time in Serbia by the Hendi Center Koloseum. As in past sixteen years, this year on the big screen a great number of films will be screening both in competitive and non-competitive part. So far visitors of the BOSIFEST had an opportunity to watch 950 films that had life of the people with disabilities as their subject or were created by the disabled authors.
In addition to film screenings, BOSIFEST offers additional programs in the form of workshops, panel discussions and roundtables.
Welcome to the Arjuntala International Film Festival—an extraordinary cinematic journey that transcends the boundaries of traditional film festivals. Founded by a group of passionate creatives, AIFF is driven by a profound love for artistic innovation and an unwavering commitment to fostering emerging talent.
At AIFF, our mission is clear: to empower filmmakers as they launch their professional careers in the dynamic world of cinema. Beyond merely showcasing your work on a global stage.
Our festival is truly international, welcoming filmmakers from every corner of the globe. We eagerly anticipate films that embody courage, personal determination, and distinct voices. Our boundless enthusiasm for creativity knows no bounds, and we wholeheartedly embrace a wide range of projects that exemplify ingenuity and artistic brilliance. Our dedication extends to supporting and inspiring content creators, creating an environment where creativity can truly flourish.
So, welcome to the Arjuntala International Film Festival, where the spotlight shines on filmmaking every month. For the winners of AIFF, we proudly present an exclusive laurel and certificate in JPG format, a testament to your achievement that you can display or print with pride. Submit your masterpiece today and embark on your cinematic journey with AIFF—an unparalleled opportunity to break through boundaries and unlock new horizons in the world of filmmaking.
FINCI 2026
ONLINE | IN-PERSON FORMAT
June 2026
FINCI 2026 proposes the following main theme:The Truth
today everything moves very fast, where filters are all around, where there is an excess of information everywhere, it's necessary, I would say almost urgent, to encounter our true selves and what we feel that connects us to the simplest things. ¿What is our truth? ¿How do we connect with our essence? ¿How do we connect with what represents us and what doesn't? ¿What place do we give to that? When we connect with our true selves, it has an impact on the collective, on all of us together.
There are truths that are urgent to show, to speak, both individual and collective. ¿What is our truth? ¿How do we allow ourselves to be flexible when we are infant of something new? ¿How are we honest with ourselves? ¿How do we connect with our desires and are we sincere with them?
This year, the International Festival of New Independent Cinema (FINCI) will be a hybrid event.
It will be held in person in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Mexico City, and online for all of Latin America and Europe.
80 projects will be selected for the online portion. A total of 10 projects will be selected per country for the in-person portion.
Categories:
Feature Films (Fiction)
Short Films (Fiction and Documentary)
Feature Documentaries
Erotic Cinema
Vertical Cinema
Women's Cinema
LGBTQ+ Cinema
Animated Cinema
Special attention will be given to emerging filmmakers presenting their debut features.
XXIV CONCURSO NACIONAL DE GUION CINEMATOGRÁFICO GIFF
PARA CORTOMETRAJE Y/O LARGOMETRAJE DE FICCIÓN.
Con el fin de estimular la creación de guiones que contribuyan al fortalecimiento de la industria cinematográfica Nacional, el GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE GUANAJUATO, la FUNDACIÓN EXPRESIÓN EN CORTO A.C., ESCRIBE CINE A.C., CORPORACIÓN CINEFILIA, WABI ENTERTAINMENT y el INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA convocan al XXIV CONCURSO NACIONAL DE GUION CINEMATOGRÁFICO GIFF PARA CORTOMETRAJE Y/O LARGOMETRAJE DE FICCIÓN, con las siguientes BASES:
ARS GRATIA ARTIS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL is an exclusive film event organized and administered by the Swedish Creation, Production and Distribution Company Dorobantu Film & Television.
FESTIVAL CONTACT:
Dorobantu Film & Television, Ars Gratia Artis, Box 14, SE-73221 Arboga, Sweden.
E-Mail: film.submission@ars.dorobantu.biz
Telephone: +46 (0)760 880 550
The aim of ARS GRATIA ARTIS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL is to offer its audience a top showcase of exquisite feature films and short films which fit the creative concept Art for the Sake of Art (meaning original and innovative films which do not have commercial entertainment as a main goal but try to bring a serious creative contribution to the development of The Seventh Art).
ARS GRATIA ARTIS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL is a competitive event – offering trophy, diploma, and cash awards.
ALL feature films and short films submitted to the festival (not just the ones selected for a festival participation) will also be considered for possible film sale / distribution agreement proposals – within a parallel selection process (here below called Market Selection), trying to identify artistic films with a high market potential.
ARS GRATIA ARTIS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL will take place in Arboga, Sweden, at the Medborgarhuset Cinema Hall.
The first edition of the festival will be held between 23 and 26 July 2026.
The Latin American Environmental Film Festival - FLACA is the first Brazilian environmental film festival that aims to exclusively curate Latin American films, valuing audiovisual production and promoting dialogue between different socio-cultural and environmental realities. In a global context of climate urgency and intensifying socio-environmental inequalities, FLACA emerges as a space for reflection, exchange, and awareness-raising through cinema. Conceived by an experienced team, FLACA seeks to strengthen environmental education and inspire new ways of seeing the world.
The El Ojo Maya Film Festival (FCOM) is a cinematic celebration dedicated to the voices, stories, and identities of the Maya territory. Its first edition will take place from May 7 to 10, 2026, in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, with screenings held at cultural venues, universities, and public spaces.
The festival aims to strengthen audiovisual creation in southeastern Mexico and Central America by offering a platform for fiction, documentary, and speculative narratives (Sci-Fi) short and feature films produced by filmmakers who are native to or residents of the Maya world.
In addition to the official competition, the Maya World Film Festival “El Ojo Maya” will host talks, masterclasses, special screenings, and educational activities.
ABOUT FILM FESTIVAL:
An annual event to celebrate diverse cultures through cinema
Maryland – The Nepal America Film Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Maryland, is excited to announce the dates for the 2026 Nepal America International Film Festival (NAIFF). The festival will take place in Maryland from Thursday, June 25 to Sunday, June 28, 2026.
We are now accepting film submissions from around the world, including feature films, documentaries, animations, experimental works, and shorts. The festival will feature a diverse selection of films from Nepal, South Asia, the USA, and beyond. Special sections will include screenings from the Global Peace Film Festival in Florida, as well as a spotlight on films from Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia in the DMV Close-up Section.
NAIFF’s mission is to unite people from diverse cultures through the power of cinema. Since its inception in 2017, the festival has become a vital platform for global filmmakers, including those of Nepali origin, as well as for filmmakers from the USA and the broader international diaspora.
NAIFF warmly invites filmmakers from around the world to submit their films.
FRAME Film Festival es un festival de cortometrajes itinerante, sin una única ubicación, que se celebrará en la provincia de Tarragona.
El FRAME Film Festival consta de dos fases.
• FASE CLASIFICATORIA
• FASE FINAL
El objetivo principal es difundir y promover la cinematografía en general y el cortometraje en particular, apoyando a las directoras y los directores de cortometrajes y creando un espacio donde puedan dar a conocer sus trabajos.
Pero sobre todo trabajamos para que las y los cineastas se sientan acogidos y vivan la experiencia de visitarnos cómo si estuvieran en familia. LA GRAN FAMILIA DEL CORTOMETRAJE!
Otro motivo es ampliar la oferta de eventos culturales para hacer llegar el cortometraje a a poblaciones que no tengan la oportunidad de disfrutar de nuestro cine en formato CORTO.
En el FRAME Film Festival queremos darle al público que sigue y disfruta los cortometrajes, la oportunidad de decidir sobre la selección de las películas que pasarán a la FASE FINAL para recibir los premios TALENTO FRAME.
Vent del Nord – Film Festival is the festival of the Puig de les Basses prison.
This festival will aim to choose the favorite short film rated by the inmates.
The selected ones will be chosen by a small group conformed of film lovers, and the winner will be chosen by the audience of inmates attending during the final day show.
Fourth edition of the Rural and Mountain Festival of Cervera de Pisuerga.
This festival was born out of the need to give visibility to rural and mountain works. To value the natural environment from a rural, ethnographic, sporting and heritage value point of view.
FICAS - Madeira International Environmental and Sustainability Film Festival aims to promote a space for dialogue and reflection, where the cinematographic works shown will serve as tools to raise awareness of the challenges facing our planet and inspire positive action towards a more sustainable future.
Specific objectives:
To screen and award fiction, animation or documentary films by filmmakers that promote debate on the preservation of regional, national and international forests or other relevant themes: climate change, biodiversity, conservation, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, among others.
Films that promote environmental awareness and inspire positive change.
Catergories:
1-Short fiction film
2-Documentary short film
3-Animated Short Film
4-Sustainable Short Film
Welcome to IMAGINATION FILMS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2026
"Imagination Films" one of the renowned film production company is going to organize it's 3rd international film festival. Imagination Films has produced feature film "Main vaada Nibhahu" and a short film "My Mother My World" which has received 22 awards, 19 official selection and 2 honorable mention in various film festivals. for more information kindly refer to our website www.imaginationfilms.in
The 1st Imagination Films International Festival 2024 was successfully conducted at Hotel Central Park, BHILAI on 25th August 2024 in which the festival has received 53 films from 25 countries.
The 2nd Imagination Films International Festival was conducted on 8th June 2025 at the same venue i.e. Hotel Central Park,Bhilai. This time the festival has received nearly 3 times the entries i.e. 147 entries from 40 countries.
The 3rd edition will also be conducted in Bhilai on 16th August 2026.
IFIF believes:
Let your imagination soar high & If you think you can, you can.
The objective of IFIF is to empower short films across the globe and to nurture the development of newborn filmmakers.
Along with Short Films, Short Documentaries, Music Videos, short Animation film will also be eligible to submit their creations.We have added Best AI Short Film in our 3rd edition.
IFIF is committed to nurture regional art and culture and we are providing equal opportunity to local artist to show their talent hence local film makers can submit their short film and music video in Chhattisgarhi language also without English subtitles.We have added one more category for Chhattisgarh i.e best animation short film (Chhattisgarh).
There are overall 21 categories !
The Cisterna Film Festival is an international short film festival held annually in July in Cisterna di Latina, Italy. Over the years, the festival has established itself as a vibrant meeting point for contemporary short cinema, showcasing outstanding works by emerging and established filmmakers from around the world. The festival is organized by the cultural association MOBilitazioni Artistiche and promoted by Municipality of Cisterna di Latina, with artistic direction by Cristian Scardigno.
From 2015 to 2025, the Cisterna Film Festival presented a wide selection of national and international premieres, including films showcased at major festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, and Clermont-Ferrand, as well as award-winning works recognized by the most prestigious film honors, including the Academy Awards, David di Donatello Awards, César Awards, and Goya Awards.
Since 2017, the festival has featured a “Focus” section dedicated each year to a specific country, fostering cultural exchange and international dialogue through cinema. The section was inaugurated in 2017 with a focus on Poland, supported by the Polish Institute in Rome, followed in 2018 by Ireland, in collaboration with the Irish Film Festa and the Irish Embassy. In 2019, the festival turned its attention to Germany, with the support of German Films and the German Embassy in Rome, and in 2021 to Greece, in collaboration with the Drama International Short Film Festival, an Academy Award–qualifying festival.
In 2022, the Cisterna Film Festival presented a curated selection of short films from Croatia with the support of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre. In 2023, the festival hosted a focus on short films by Palestinian filmmakers, in collaboration with the Consulat Général de France à Jérusalem and the Palestinian Ministry of Culture. In 2025, the festival hosted a focus on Cuba, in collaboration with the Festival de Cine Ínstar in Havana.
Each year, the Cisterna Film Festival welcomes leading figures from the international film and entertainment industry and enriches its program with a variety of collateral events, including book presentations, workshops for teenagers, and photography exhibitions, confirming its role as a dynamic cultural hub for cinema and the arts.
www.cisternafilmfestival.com
The XI edition of the Guayaquil International Film Festival will be celebrated in from july 30th – august 6th, 2026 from the city of Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador. With screenings in theatres and workshops, forums, and master classes. The biggest filmmaking experience in town.
After the success of the previous editions, sealed by the presence of the art director Roberto Faenza, Giuseppe Piccioni, Marco Risi, Ettore Scola, Alessandro Haber, Alessandro D’Alatri, Giò Giò Franchini, Mimmo Calopresti, Daniele Luchetti , Marina Confalone, Cristina Donadio, Marco Mario de Notaris, Guido Lombardi, Nunzia Schiano, Nandp Paone, and Enzo Decaro as chairpersons of the jury, Ignazio Senatore, psychiatrist and film critic, will conduct the annual Festival of Short Films “I Corti sul lettino – Cinema e Psicoanalisi” aimed at Italian and foreign filmmakers. This festival is reported on IMDB.
Ambrosia — the Spring Festival of Living Cinema
What is Ambrosia? Both the nectar of the gods and a poisonous plant. Our festival is just like that — a fusion of contrasts: inspiration and aftertaste, admiration and disillusion, the sublime and the ordinary.
At the Ambrosia International Film Festival, you’ll see world cinema in all its forms and moods — from comedy to tragedy, from documentaries to animation, from student shorts to full-length works by seasoned filmmakers.
We celebrate cinema that breathes, argues, surprises, and dares to be different. Ambrosia is a space where fresh ideas meet experience, and audiences can taste film — sometimes sweet, sometimes sharp, sometimes burning just a little.
The spring edition of Ambrosia is a celebration of contrasts and discoveries — where films awaken emotion and leave an aftertaste worth talking about.
All officially selected films will be shown on the big screen during the solemn final ceremony on April 24 – 26, 2026 in Moscow, Russia, and will be able to struggle for the main prize and the title of the “Best Film”. As well as for the prizes in the standalone nominations.
SIMFEST is a TV and film festival – competition, the only one of this kind in Romania and one of the few in Europe.
It is organized every year by "SIMFEST Cultural Association", which supports and promotes the creators in visual arts. SIMFEST stands for professionalism and for the freedom of expression of the journalists and the media producers. The festival promotes, at the same time, local journalism and community mass-media.
It is a complex manifestation for electronic mass-media. It is the annual meeting point of the TV's and film’s world specialists from Romania and from all of the world, of students, independent producers, and of media enthusiasts; it is a competition that it's designed to find and form values and talents, to give them the needed validation and for connecting them with the medium in which they can develop. It is a competition and, at the same time, a media school and a cultural event.
The SIMFEST components are:
- The Competition
- The Summer School for journalists and media creators and film
- The official program of the festival
The Competition is opened to all the media creators, reporters, cameramen and media producers from Romania but also from other countries, but is also opened to freelancers, to students and territorial correspondents of central televisions, production houses, as well as to all multimedia creators. It has eight sections.
- PUBLISHING (REPORTAGE/ DOCUMENTARY/ INQUIRY/ ESSAY / TALK-SHOW etc.)
- ENTERTAINMENT
- VIDEO
- MULTIMEDIA (+IA)
- STUDENT PROJECTS (fiction and non fiction)
- TOURISTIC FILM
- FICTION (short movie and feature film)
- ANIMATION
The jury of the competition consists out of well-known personalities in the field of journalism, TV and cinema from Romania and from other countries.
The Summer School for journalists and media creators was founded and included within the festival in 2007, and through it, SIMFEST became in the past few years an institution of non-formal education of media creators and film , especially from the audiovisual section.
The journalists Romeo Couți and Brândușa Armanca (TVR), the writer Bogdan Hrib, Assoc. Prof. PhD. Ion Stavre (SNSPA), Assoc. Prof. PhD. Lucian Ionică (West University of Timișoara), the director Ștefan Fischer (Germany), Charles Fletcher, MBE (Scotland), TV producer Codruț Pânzaru, TV producer Tamas Barok (Hungary), the director Copel Moscu (UNATC Bucharest), Iulia Badea Gueritee and Raymond Clarinard (Courrier International Paris), Beata Biel (Google expert, Poland), Ovidiu Gyarmath (Director of photography), Prof. PhD. Laura Baron (UNATC Bucharest), grat Romanian actors like Marcel Iures , Daniela Nane and Dan Puric, Elisabeta Bostan film producer, JC Guest film producer 2023 Emmy Award Winner and many others held lectures and led workshops or held masterclasses within the Summer School., Toma Enache film producer
The official program of the festival is available for the public with the purpose to, on one hand, construct a way of communication between the creators of media and those whom they serve: the consumers of information in order for the audience to correctly understand the messages transmitted through mass-media. On the other hand, it offers a space of free expression and a non-formal platform for professional development for the journalists and filmmakers. Therefore, SIMFEST is a festival not only a TV and film competition but also a cultural complex.
International recognition: SIMFEST is known and recognized in the Romanian mass-media as a role model in the promotion of artists' free expression and for the promotion and being an advocate of real media professionalism. Most of the creators attending SIMFEST for the past years, have also won international recognition at competitions organized in Sibiu, Prague, Belgrade, Bucharest, London, Kishinaw and Tel Aviv. SIMFEST is also in collaboration or in partnership with other similar manifestations: CRONOGRAF Chishinaw, DETECTIVEFEST Moskow, CINEPOLITICA Bucharest etc.
