Edinburgh Short Film Festival Now Open! International Tours & Cash Awards
The 16th edition of the ESFF with International Film Festival showcases, more short film screenings, trophies, cash prizes and awards!
Max Length 25 minutes, international films welcomed, all genres eligible.
Open for entries online and via Festhome!
http://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/
Looking forward to seeing your films!
Antakya Film Festival, is an International, competitive festival. (AFF) is a major destination on the Festival circuit and recognized by the sinema Academy as a Qualifying Festival in all film categories. Antakya Film Festival, It is the first meeting point of this region for the international film and media industries.
Mission is to provide a public forum in Antakya in order to advance public interest in films and the independent production of films. To draw worldwide attention to Antakya as a center for cinema. To encourage the rights of all Antakya residents to access and experience the power of independent filmmaking, and to promote artistic excellence and the creative freedom of artists without censure.
In 2023, the Festival presented 800 films, representing work that was shot and produced in 45 countries. The event offers well rounded, and for many, career-establishing experiences. Submit your work before the final deadline!
The festival is for and by independent filmmakers. The organizers of Antakya Film Festival bring 10 years of festival experience to this annual event. Antakya Film Festival accepts submissions in six categories: Narrative Features, Documentary Features, Short Narrative, Short Documentary, Experimental, Short Student, and Animation.
Submissions are open from October to September of the year, the final selection of 150 + films is announced in September, and the film festival takes place in October. Selected films in each category are eligible for several awards. In addition to our lineup of films, the festival also hosts multiple filmmaker parties and networking events at venues around Antakya and Hatay.
In A Minute Film Festival focuses on showcasing one minute films. We are located in a suburb of New York City (NYC), for easy access by all. All Genres are accepted, but the time limit is set. 1-minute. At the festival we nurture networking and audience encouragement of the hard work everyone has put in.
The In A Minute Film Festival was created to offer filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their ability to tell concise short stories in a 1-minute film, with the audience and support of fellow filmmakers.
The live screenings of the top films are concluded with a Q&A, so filmmakers can take pride in their work and meet like-minded filmmakers. We also will have an online edition with films, to be able to reach an international audience.
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.
Stories of sea, life, and cinema.
At the Corto e Cultura Film Festival, cinema comes alive among the ancient walls of Manfredonia and the Gargano sea: shorts and documentaries that tell stories of the world, emotions, and people—with poetry, humor, and heart.
Every screening is a journey: stories of life, love, challenges, dreams, and landscapes that speak about us. A festival where the audience is not a passive spectator, but a protagonist: they applaud, reflect, laugh, and decide the Audience Award.
The competition includes several sections:
Narrative Shorts – life stories, emotions, and small and great gestures that reveal the human experience.
Short Documentaries – authentic perspectives on the world, blending reality and poetry.
Environmental / Green – ecology, sustainability, territory, climate change.
Territorial / Local – works connected to the festival’s territory.
Animations – imagination and creativity to explore social and cultural themes.
Debut Works – innovative, experimental pieces dedicated to emerging talents.
International
Organized by Angeli, founded by Anna Rita, the festival supports young artists, celebrates the territory, and brings cinema beyond borders: submissions come from Italy, Europe, and America, confirming Corto e Cultura’s international vocation.
For info and submissions: www.cortoecultura.com
– info@cortoecultura.it
Come to Manfredonia, listen to the sea, experience cinema. Here, stories come alive.
VITAFEST, Vitacura International Short Film Festival is a festival dedicated to national and international short films and a meeting point for diverse agents of the Chilean audiovisual industry.
Now in its eight edition, VITAFEST has established itself as one of the main platforms for the short film format in Latin America, a meeting point for the various agents of the local audiovisual industry and an official showcase for the new local talented filmmakers.
The K-lidoscopi Cultural Association in Cullera is holding its 15th Short Film Festival. The Short Film Festival features three categories (Fiction, Animation and Documentary) and serves as a selection event for the GOYA Awards.
Magnetic Film Association is proud to announce the short film festival “N.I.F.F. Noto International Film Festival” 2026 X edition
Festival is dedicated to any short movies created in any format and opened to all Italians and foreigner authors.
N.I.F.F will award the prestigious “MARIO MONICELLI” award for the best direction.
The technical jury appointed by the organizers of MAGNETIC FILM PRODUCTION will be composed of artist and workers in the field of cinematography, music and journalism field, chaired by film critic Giuseppe Liotta.
The 2nd CINE GRANDE DO NORTE is an International Film Festival held in the city of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The festival will be a joint initiative of the Extension Office of Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PROEX/UERN), BNB Cultural Mossoró, Cineatro/UERN, Mistério Filmes, Gato Laranja Produções, RQB Produções, and Piquê Produções, and will take place from October 26 to 30, 2026 at Centro Cultural Banco do Nordeste Mossoró.
In an ever-changing cultural landscape, the 2nd CINE GRANDE DO NORTE aims to provide a platform for filmmakers from Rio Grande do Norte, allowing diverse narratives, aesthetics, and identities to be recognized and appreciated by audiences. Furthermore, the event will contribute to the development of the audiovisual industry in the state, encouraging new creations and promoting exchange among artists, technicians, and lovers of the seventh art in Brazil and around the world.
The objective is to foster film production, cultural education, and the appreciation of cinema as an instrument of education and social transformation. The initiative aims to promote competitive screenings of short films (fiction, documentary, and animation), completely free to the public, in four categories: (1) the “Potiguar Showcase,” prioritizing productions from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; (2) the “Children’s Showcase,” dedicated to Brazilian films for children of all ages; (3) the “Brazil Showcase,” with productions from anywhere in the country; and (4) the “World Showcase,” which will feature films from filmmakers around the globe.
By bringing together works that reflect the cultural, social, and historical diversity of the people of Rio Grande do Norte, the Potiguar Showcase reinforces the role of UERN, Cineatro/UERN and Banco do Nordeste Cultural as promoters of regional and national culture. The initiative represents more than just film screenings; it is also a platform for resistance, expression, and belonging. At a time when democratizing access to culture and opportunities in the arts is essential, the event stands as a significant milestone in consolidating inclusive cultural policies and strengthening the audiovisual identity of Northeastern Brazil.
The World Showcase also offers an opportunity for filmmakers from other countries to screen their international productions and promote cultural exchange, connecting local audiences with diverse narratives, aesthetics, and perspectives from global cinema. The section is intended for independent filmmakers—from emerging talents to experienced professionals—as well as producers, screenwriters, and other audiovisual professionals interested in circulating their works, exchanging experiences, and strengthening collaborative networks on the international stage.
The festival will also feature educational workshops related to cinema and its multiple languages, providing local audiences with enriching opportunities for learning and cultural engagement. These activities will take place in the afternoon, according to the official schedule. In addition, the Festival will include the Brazil Children's Showcase, featuring selected children's films (rated suitable for all audiences) for students from public schools in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte.
The second edition of the event will also include the "Warm-Up Screenings," during which selected short films from the competitive sections will be screened in rural communities, specifically in Maísa and Pau Branco communities, Mossoró/RN. This initiative will take place over two evenings through MovCEU, a mobile cultural vehicle operated by UERN's Extension Office, acquired through the Ministry of Culture's Territórios da Cultura program to bring extension activities to municipalities in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte. This initiative aims to expand the festival's social and cultural reach, ensuring that Potiguar audiovisual productions reach diverse audiences, especially those in areas with limited access to formal cultural activities. In this way, the Warm-Up Screenings will integrate the Festival into the daily lives of these communities, promoting cinema as a tool for dialogue, education, and belonging, while strengthening the presence of UERN, the Cineatro/UERN Extension Project, and BNB Cultural Mossoró in communities throughout the state, reaffirming their commitment to university outreach and the dissemination of art and culture.
Cortos en Grande Short Film Festival is an event organized by Fundación Viart that seeks to promote young creation and give a new opportunity to new generations of filmmakers, highlighting and rewarding their work and talent. Its main objective is to be a platform for dissemination and real support for the development of emerging cinema, providing its filmmakers with a space for the presentation and development of their artistic proposals.
Festival de cine de comedia. Con encuentros profesionales y films inéditos en España.Los cortometrajes de la sección oficial se dividen en tres apartados: sección oficial a competición, sección oficial panorama, sección oficial animación.
The Ancash Film Festival celebrates its 6th anniversary, transforming through cinema—traveling, learning, and finding its own horizon—through its work, balancing both its educational mission and the films it hosts, embraces, and shares.
We are an Ancash-based festival committed to the cultural development of the region, fostering new filmmakers and promoting change through cinema with a sustainable development approach aligned with the 2030 Agenda (SDGs).
For this 6th edition, the Festival presents three competitive categories.
The Àger International Film Festival (FICdÀ) aims to bring cinema closer to a population that does not have easy access and to become a support space for new film talent.
The festival focuses on short films with a social theme, dealing with issues that add value to society.
Only for Ibero-American filmmakers.
A segunda edição do Festival Internacional Bolivia Lab en Corto 2026 “Intensos Fulgores” faz parte do XVIII Bolivia Lab 2026.
O Festival, voltado para a exibição, difusão e fortalecimento do curta-metragem ibero-americano, bem como para o incentivo a novas vozes do setor audiovisual boliviano, convida você a inscrever seu projeto nas diferentes categorias, abertas a pessoas da Bolívia e de toda a Ibero-América.
Este encontro será realizado na cidade de Sucre, Bolívia, tornando-se um espaço de intercâmbio, exibição e celebração do cinema contemporâneo e contará com duas linhas de participação
claramente diferenciadas:
• Curta-metragem nacional e internacional (tema livre).
• Câmara livre nacional, tema (Histórias que migram)
“Histórias que migram” reúne relatos de partida, retorno, espera, transformação e adaptação, destacando as múltiplas formas como as pessoas e as comunidades se relacionam com o território, a memória e o sentimento de pertencimento. O eixo conceitual dialoga simbolicamente com o comportamento das aves migratórias, tomando como referência o maçarico-de-bico-preto, espécie migratória que percorre milhares de quilômetros do hemisfério norte até a América do Sul e que, a cada ano, encontra na Bolívia um de seus territórios de passagem durante sua rota migratória. Sua travessia representa um poderoso símbolo de deslocamento, resistência e adaptação às mudanças ambientais e territoriais.
Publicação obrigatória na rede social TikTok.
Uso da hashtag oficial do festival (#HistoriasQueMigran).
Publicação em perfil público.
DONOSSKINO Short Film Festival Vol.X
Festival will be held in Donostia / San Sebastian in October 2026.
Short Film Festival - Theme: Nature & Imagination
This is a mini-film festival organized around a call for short films on the theme of nature and dreams: strange, creative, offbeat narrative, poetic, supernatural, experimental, visual... depending on the vision of the filmmakers submitting their works.
The Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Festival is an annual outdoor event located in the heart of Lisbon's historic neighborhood, Alfama. For a week, we occupy the street with independent films from around the world.
OPEN CALL
We welcome submissions from independent directors, screenwriters, and composers who want to see their work screened at the white walls of Alfama.
ABOUT CINALFAMA
Cinalfama Lisboa International Film Festival celebrates the rich cultural and historical tapestry of one of the city's most iconic areas, providing a unique platform for independent filmmakers worldwide.
We aim to promote cultural and artistic diversity through cinema, highlighting works that address relevant, innovative, and provocative themes. With a carefully curated selection of films, our goal is to offer the audience an engaging and diverse cinematic experience.
To believe in an independent film festival in the streets of one of Lisbon's historic neighborhoods inevitably absorbed by gentrification is to persist and pursue a community utopia where cinema plays a restorative role.
In this context, Cinalfama has been developing a pilot program to collect stories and orality from residents and spaces in the neighborhood, in an attempt to rescue the essence of this population.
Several of the directors who make up the Cinalfama team, such as Pedro Costa, Leonor Teles, and Pedro Cabeleira, are taking part in this pressing project, whose collections are being screened at the Cinalfama Lisboa International Film Festival.
Cinalfama holds a second Open Call for the Film Observatory - regular competitive sessions three times a year (January, April, and October) - with different categories.
