Shorts In Season Film Festival is a bi-annual celebration of bold, brilliant short indie films under 20 minutes, made in Europe or by European filmmakers. The festival exists because we believe short indie films deserve a proper spotlight, a big screen, and a real audience. Run biannually, not just once a year, Shorts In Season gives filmmakers double the chance to share their work and get involved.
Based in Berlin — one of Europe’s most vital creative capitals — we aim for our events to be a place where filmmakers meet, talk, and connect, and where stories come alive before a crowd that truly cares.
Filmmakers with selected films are encouraged to attend and take part in the Q&A discussion on the night after their film has been screened. Of course, there are also plenty of opportunities to network with other filmmakers and attendees.
Shorts In Season's upcoming Summer Edition 2026 will be held at the intimate and beloved IL KINO, a former bakery turned film institution, located within East Berlin’s popular Neukölln district. Like our festival, IL KINO celebrates independent films and showcases international voices and is driven by an independent spirit.
Our team previously ran the Made In Melbourne Film Festival (2009–2016). As indie filmmakers ourselves, we’re here to support fellow indie voices, build a network, and bring people together around the thing we all love most: powerful, personal, unforgettable short films and storytelling.
Read the Submission Rules to see if your film fits before submitting your work. We look forward to viewing your film.
Kat's Film Fest is a film festival dedicated to highlighting Black voices and storytelling on the day of Black American liberation, Juneteenth. The event will open with an open mic.
Bitcoin FilmFest 2026, hosted since 2023 in Warsaw, Poland, welcomes filmmakers, artists, technologists, and curious visitors for four days of screenings, conversations, concerts, and social events.
Notable films this year include “Bitcoin Executor,” “Finding Satoshi,” “Unbanked,” multiple shorts and new AI-driven contest, alongside an open stage for pitches, workshops on storytelling, and evenings filled with music and good company. More than a festival, it’s a meeting point for the Bitcoin community’s ideas and stories - probably the biggest cultural event for Bitcoin subculture. Get your tickets now!
- Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland
- June 4–7, 2026
- Tickets: [bitcoinfilmfest.com/bff26](https://bitcoinfilmfest.com/bff26)
**What to expect:**
- ~7–13 curated films (including premieres)
- AI films competition
- Best community of global bitcoiners
- Filmmaker Q&As, panels, open mic
- Live music + DJs
- Workshops (film, Bitcoin, storytelling)
- Pitch stage with prizes & grants
- Networking breakfasts, riverside hangs & Warsaw tours
- Artist gallery
- AI SHORTS CONTEST — win up to 2.5M sats - Create a short film about the future of money using AI - Finalists screen live in Warsaw - Deadline: May 31 - https://ordain.art/bff26
A cultural spark in the world of Bitcoin. 4 days. 1 city. 210 seats.
Come for the films — stay for the vibe. Let’s unfiat the culture.
https://bitcoinfilmfest.com/bff26
BLUE MULTIMEDIA Y ENTRETENIMIENTO INVITES
filmmakers, videographers, and other audiovisual creators to participate with their sports-themed materials or works in the first edition of Energía: Cine Deportivo Internacional. It will take place from June 11 to 15, 2026, in different venues in Mexico City.
The materials must be exclusively sports-themed.
Works in the categories of documentary, fiction, and animation in short and feature film formats, with no duration restrictions, produced from 2020 to date, are eligible to participate.
This includes works in progress, with priority given to materials that are unpublished or have not been released in Mexico.
REGISTRATION:
Works of any nationality may participate using the FESTHOME platform. Participants accept that the registration of their work does not guarantee its selection or screening, as it is not part of the official selection.
Participants must pay the corresponding registration fee.
If selected, the participant agrees to wait for the official selection email and not to publish the notification before ENERGIA makes its official selection public.
Turicine Film Festival (FECT), organized by Grupo Turicine aims to promote and showcase Ecuadorian cinematic production by fostering interaction between local talent and the general public in order to reach, encourage and develop new audiences across the country. The 2026 edition of FECT is supported by Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio and Instituto de Fomento a la Creatividad y la Innovación.
ATOM Film Festival
About ATOM Film Festival:
ATOM Film Festival, a sister festival of the Ooty Short Film Festival (a pioneering platform that has engaged global audiences for over 9 years), is a dynamic new movement dedicated to uncovering the fundamental truths of our world through documentary filmmaking. Named for the atom—the building block of matter—ATOM empowers filmmakers to dissect urgent global issues, from climate crises and AI ethics to social inequality and cultural preservation, transforming viewers into advocates for change.
Why Submit Your Film?
Legacy & Credibility: Born from the legacy of the Ooty Short Film Festival, ATOM combines proven expertise with a bold, futuristic vision for documentary storytelling.
Global Impact: Showcase your work to audiences and industry leaders passionate about truth, justice, and innovation. Films that illuminate hidden narratives, amplify marginalized voices, or challenge misinformation will thrive here.
Community & Action: Join a vibrant community of filmmakers, activists, and thought leaders through panels, workshops, and networking events designed to spark dialogue and mobilize collective action.
Themes We Champion: AI Ethics, Ecology, Culture & Society
Your Film, Our Mission:
ATOM is more than a festival—it’s a catalyst for global awareness. We seek documentaries that break down complex issues to their core, inspire empathy, and drive tangible change. Whether your work exposes systemic injustices, explores ethical frontiers in technology, or preserves fading cultures, ATOM provides the platform to amplify your voice.
Join the Movement:
Submit your documentary via Festhome and become part of a festival that bridges the visionary spirit of Ooty’s legacy with a relentless focus on truth. Together, we’ll turn stories into action.
The Mesa Film Festival is a laid back event for filmmakers from around the globe. to showcase their films and create unique opportunities to network and have a great time. This festival was created to highlight creativity from diverse voices. The Mesa International Film Festival is also very different from traditional festivals in that we don't hava premiere or age of film rules. We will show what we want, when we want. We just want everyone to have a good time and help people do what they love to do.
El premio de cortometraje Arcoris se enmarca en un proyecto europeo transfronterizo entre dos festivales hermanos que son Festival Internacionale de Film d’Environement y el Festival Transhumant de cinema compromès.
El objetivo del premio es valorizar la producción cinematográfica basado en temas medioambientales de ambos lados de los Pirineos.
Un eje importante es la relación entre la humanidad, naturaleza y transición ecológica.
Enlace Transhumant Festival: https://www.transhumant.com/
Enlace Festival International du Film d’Environnement: https://lefredd.org/
CINE NO VISTO
International low-budget independent film festival
PRESENTATION
Festival de Cine no Visto has the main objective of giving visibility to those independent and low or no budget productions which, for different reasons, don’t reach the major public and whose only option for a greater recognition is found in festivals.
The organization of the Festival de Cine no Visto is aware of the great effort that producers have to endure in order to carry out a project with very limited means. Technical aspects are for us just another element in the process, so the main reasons to be selected will not depend on the means used. We are much more interested in what is told and the symbolism in each shot.
We are undoubtedly going to consider all and each of the aspects: performance, editing, cinematography, music, screenplay, to sum up, everything necessary in the production of an audiovisual project.
CATEGORIES
⦁ Best feature film
⦁ Best Foreign short film
⦁ Best Andalusian short film
⦁ Best Spanish short film
*AWARDS
⦁ Best feature film (International and Andalusian)
⦁ Best short film (within each category)
⦁ Best actor (feature film)
⦁ Best director (feature film)
⦁ Best cinematographer (feature film)
⦁ Best film editing (feature film)
⦁ Best screenplay (feature film)
• Best sound
• Best music
⦁ Best film from Jaén (feature or short)
* If your film has been awarded but nobody from your team can attend to the awards ceremony, you won´t receive a physical prize.
** Some categories can be declared void if the jury considers that appropriate.
Focus 2026: THE SOCIAL CRISES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
• Environmental crisis
• Housing crisis
• Population aging crisis
• Migration crisis
• Geopolitical balance crisis
The Navarra International Film Festival (NIFF) provides a platform and recognition for creators of fiction, documentary, and animated films. It is recognized as a qualifying festival for the Goya Awards of the Spanish Film Academy, a qualifying festival for the Fugaz Awards (the Goya Awards for short films in Spain), and is rated by IMDb.
Since its first edition in 2019, NIFF has promoted social debate by addressing themes that place people at the heart of its mission, such as the state of the planet and its inhabitants, migration, feminism, diversity, and integration. Through these initiatives, the festival seeks to raise awareness and foster social values, confronting a lack of commitment and giving voice to a wide variety of opinions and perspectives.
Through its various sections and awards, NIFF promotes Regional, National, European, Ibero-American, and International films.
10th Babul Eco Film Fest 2026 has both competitive and non-competitive sections.
1) Short Film Contest-SFC: Duration below 5 minutes on any topic of ENVIRONMENT
2) Green Film Screenings-GFS: Duration above 5 minutes below 60 minutes.On any topic related to Environment, Biodiversity, Sustainable Development, Climate action etc.,
The main festival happens in Hyderabad, Telangana India during June 2026 and later travels to different places.
After this some films will have repeat screenings at different venues based on the themes as per the date and audience suitability.
The Mountain Film Festival of Palma (Mallorca) opens the 2026 call for the competitive section of short films, which aims to promote and promote short films about mountains (alpinism, expeditions, climbing, speleology,...), nature and ethnography associated with mountains.
We are makeing the International Youth Film Festival Cine a la Vista! since 2014 in San Martín de los Andes. It gathers teenagers from the country and neighboring countries with the aim of being an exclusive jury in the different categories presented by the festival. They are days of encounter, cinema, debate and various activities that are linked to the audiovisual art.
International call for entries, official competition of short and feature films, 12th International Film Festival in the Mountains.
22nd LesBiGayTrans International Film Festival of Paraguay
Asunción – 2026
Aireana, a lesbian rights group and organizer of Paraguay's 22nd International LesBiGayTrans Film Festival, invites people interested in film and audiovisual media from around the world to participate in this year's edition of the festival.
Cinema as a social phenomenon has become one of the most innovative and enriching cultural consumptions and practices of the XX century. Clearly, cinema changes us but this transformation that film provokes is not just individual. We’re also asking for as a community. Therefore, cinema must be understood as a social phenomenon, as a cultural vehicle, as a complex device which catalyze the yearnings and portraits of a society, as a producer of subjectivities.
For the city of Chivilcoy the launching of an international film festival represents a chimerical cultural proposal. Its background is based on previous experiences that bond these individual and collective practices: shootings, film’s retrospectives, workshops, festivals and other events that take place in our community. This whole set of inputs is a key component, coupled with the suitable reaction of the local public who are eager to rejoice at the "seventh art" and to enjoy a festival as a space for exchange, dialogue and circulation of cultural goods.
The Chefchaouen International Environmental Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to film lovers and those concerned about the environment in Morocco and abroad, it is an annual event in the superb blue pearl of northern Morocco, the tourist and ecological city of Chefchaouen.
The 15th Edition of the Chefchaouen International Environmental Film Festival will be held from June 17 to 20, 2026on the occasion of World Environment Day.
The 15th Edition of the Chefchaouen International Environmental Film Festival will be held from June 17 to 20, 2026 on the occasion of World Environment Day.
A varied program, and a jury composed of internationally and nationally renowned film and environmental professionals will be responsible for designating the winners of the planned awards.
The Guadalajara Social Commitment Film Festival (FESCIGU) is celebrating its 24th edition this year, at its venue in Azuqueca de Henares, where it is currently based in exile. Over the years, we have sought to bring our audience the very best of the short film world, with social, thought-provoking, or simply humanistic content. All genres are welcome, provided they do not promote violence. FESCIGU is a qualifying festival for the Goya Awards. This year, in addition, the central theme is ADDICTIONS, so short films dealing with this subject will be especially welcome.
