Greek mythology Gelos is the divine personification of laughter, the most welcome of the gods, always owes its success to some novel subterfuge. This deity favourably and affectionately accompany everywhere the person who arouses and enacts his laughter, and he will never allow you to grieve in mind, but will implant continual joy on your countenance with his sunny elegance.
We hope you will join us in a days full of fun and endless laughs! We will highlight comedy short and feature films, web series, TV episodic, filmed sketch comedy, Dark Comedy, music video and animation with the goal of screening the best comedic content from around the world for a wide audience! Our dual emphasis is on “discovering” great comedic talent with the purpose of promoting it to both the entertainment industry and the Moscow public, as well as, showcasing the works of seasoned professionals and well-known stars. We are proud to showcase, connect and promote talented comedy filmmakers from all over the world.
In a historical moment in which the fear of different seems to prevail and the values of equality and social justice are neglected for the benefit of a widespread selfishness, it seems important to us to experiment new initiative to promote the positive values that the Associazione Orchestra Multietnica di Arezzo tried to convey in these years using the universal language of the music. Solidarity, hospitality, integration, civil commitment, those are the values we want to pass on through cinema and Audiovision’s language, in an active citizenship experience above all young people, to give our contribution to a wide cultural sensibility growth, with a view to a supportive, multicultural and cohesive society.
Officine social movie: 6nd cinema and Audiovision’s festival dedicated to social issues and civil commitment and to dissemination of content that promoted solidarity, hospitality, social inclusion, cultural diversity and rights values.
Officine social movie is born for an attempt to create new artistic context and new formulas to convey, through cinema and audiovision’s versatility, the idea of cultural and social commitment above expressed. An open festival to short films presented by young emergent and independent filmmakers and videomakers, a showcase dedicated to projection of titles (movie, docu-movie, animation…) on call through film distribution channels also alternative. Projections that will be enriched by guest’s presence (filmmakers, authors, screenwriters, actors) with whose the audience will have the opportunity to confront at the end of projection.
We want to report that Officine Social Movie is born with the intention to pose the same caution both on the final result, the festival that will take place at Arezzo from 3th to 8th june 2025, and on the project creation and implementation process. One of the targets is in fact the involvement of a group of young people who can share an active citizenship, giving space to their creativity.
To arrive to the festival made up by the step of design, analysis, planning and management, communication and critical vision of short films in the competition, will be part of the project itself, with the same importance of the festival days.
The group will be composed by some young people of the promoter association with around twenty people of the students from the Multimedia, cinema and graphic design sections of Liceo Artistico “Piero della Francesca di Arezzo” that, flanked by expert and operation, will draw the outlines of the festival, will draw up the national competition announcement, will be an integral part in the selection of short films in competition and will be part of the jury who will designate it the winners.
The students, in addition of being part of the group of the design team, will be involved in the creation of an own short film too, to be presented out of competition, as well as for the project and the festival’s video-photographic documentation.
The Officine Social Movie project has as leader the Association “Orchestra Multietnica di Arezzo” (OMA), in collaboration with Officine della Cultura, the Liceo Artistico Coreutico Scientifico Internazionale “Piero della Francesca”, annex to Convitto Nazionale “Vittorio Emanuele II” of Arezzo and Poti Pictures, with the support of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze and Ottopermille chiesa Valdese, contribution Prodigio Divino and Associazione Autismo Arezzo. Media partner of the event Teletruria.
Philosophical Film Festival / Филозофски Филмски Фестивал is a unique film festival that lives on the crossroads between philosophy and film and is held annually in Republic of N. Macedonia. On one side, the festival tries to promote the idea of film as a medium which can provoke philosophical thought and illustrate philosophical ideas. On the other, it aims to trigger aesthetical analysis’ and investigations into film language as a form sui generis and empower young filmmakers and film workers to reflect on key concepts, questions and ideas in order to translate them into the visual language of cinema. It is a pioneering festival of the kind in Macedonia and the region, and one of few in the world connecting film and philosophy.
The Ancash Film Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary, transforming through cinema, exploring, learning, and finding its own horizons, between its work, its educational offerings, and the films it hosts, welcomes, and shares.
We are an Ancash-based festival committed to the cultural development of the region, developing new filmmakers, and promoting change through cinema with a focus on sustainable development aligned with the 2023 Agenda (SDGs).
For this fifth edition, the Festival presents three competitive categories.
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General regulations
International Festival Screen Culture “Thelovetcheskoje Kino” (hereinafter - Festival) is held among collectives (groups) of youth production in different forms of art, connecting with cinema, television, photography and different digital technologies.
Festival events are directed to formation and evaluating new global culture of production and reproduction age-diverse communicative samples of generations interplay and provides conditions of establishing new information community (environs), new culture of information society, where social-noetic (immaterial) factors of evaluating are information and knowledge. Festival holding promotes establishing of screen culture as a part of general information culture of present society.
General guiding of Festival methodology and organization is brought into action of Educational Complex “Nasha Shkola” (Russia, Novosibirsk).
Time, conditions, place and procedure of organization and holding of regular Festival are annually established of special document – Standing Order of Holding.
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Biografilm is known internationally as the cinematic event entirely dedicated to life stories and to quality cinema. Biografilm is organised by the Fanatic About Festivals association, under the Artistic Direction of Chiara Liberti and Massimo Benvegnù.
Biografilm promotes growth, development, knowledge, dialogue and inclusivity through the use of the cinematic language in all its forms, like art, entertainment and industry. By telling real lives and stories, it aims to create a free, democratic space with no distinction.
For the upcoming 21st edition of Biografilm we are pleased to officially launch the call for both national and international films to participate in the Festival, in Bologna, 06-16 June 2025.
For more detailed information regarding the event, programmes from previous editions, news about the upcoming edition and about Biografilm’s activity throughout the year, we kindly invite you to visit the Festival’s website: www.biografilm.it/en/
Our festival seeks to strengthen and revitalize the native languages of Peru and Latin America through the exhibition and creation of audiovisual works in native languages. We are an independent festival, we believe that the audiovisual language is a great ally for the preservation of our languages, memory, identity and cultural heritage of our Latin American peoples. We are the only Film Festival in Peru dedicated to cinema in native languages. Welcome.
The festival will take place from April 8 to 12, 2024 in person and online, and is organized by the production company Moche Films in collaboration with various groups, people, schools, institutions, associations, groups and platforms at a national and international level. international. The festival will organize film screenings, artistic activities and Community workshops in different indigenous towns and cities in Peru and Latin America.
The 2nd ITAICINE – Itaiópolis International Animation Short Film Festival will take place from September 25 to 28, 2025, in the city of Itaiópolis-SC, Brazil.
The ITAICINE program includes screenings of national and international animated films, divided among the Competitive Short Film Section, Special Non-Competitive Showcases of short and feature films, masterclasses, debates, lectures, and workshops.
The main goal of the Festival is to promote, disseminate, and value the production of animated short films, encompassing both national and international works created from 2023 onwards. The festival aims to establish itself as a permanent space for audience development, with a special focus on children, teenagers, and young people, offering an accessible, inclusive, and culturally diverse program.
By encouraging contact with different languages and artistic expressions through animation, ITAICINE seeks to stimulate critical thinking, creativity, and intercultural dialogue, contributing to the formation of new perspectives and sensibilities.
Additionally, the festival is committed to decentralizing access to culture by promoting its activities in Itaiópolis (SC) — a city outside the major urban centers — reaffirming the importance of cultural events in territories often distant from the traditional exhibition and festival circuits. In doing so, ITAICINE strives to democratize access to audiovisual content, foster exchanges between filmmakers and the local audience, and strengthen the independent animation scene.
We want to see your creativity on screen!
As the annual winner, you will receive prize money of €500 and your trailer will be shown in front of every main film in the cinema for four weeks in front of several hundred spectators.
Welcome to the new international short film festival “Heide Filmfestival”.
Once a year, a cinema event takes place that brings the world of short films together in the unique atmosphere on the edge of the Lüneburg Heath.
Our festival takes place at the Movieplexx Kino Buchholz and consists of several components:
We invite young filmmakers from all over the world to submit their contributions to our festival. An online evaluation will take place every three months, in which the resulting winners will be listed on our website and presented on social media. In addition, the big annual finale takes place every year in December.
Here, all four winning films from each month will be shown in front of a live audience and awarded.
Our jury, consisting of experienced actors, directors and authors, analyzes all submissions and selects the best short films for screening in our festival's competition program.
The annual winner receives prize money of €500 and the trailer of the winning film is also shown in the cinema for four weeks before each main screening.
This gives young filmmakers a great opportunity to present their film to a wide audience. Additionally, you can discuss films and meet other festival participants at networking events.
Our festival will be a unique cinema event that brings together filmmakers and film lovers from all over the world. Be there and discover the world of short films in all its glory! Our goal is to support the next generation and help them grow their audience and capture the attention of viewers.
We invite you to take part in our festival. Please submit your entries exclusively via Festhome and showcase your talent to the world.
We look forward to your submissions!
Your team from the Heide Film Festival.
Backed by the prestigious University of Zulia, we are the longest-running short film festival in Venezuela, organised by the Cine Club Universitario de Maracaibo since 1981, in turn the first to be established in the country, in 1962, prior to the creation of the National Film Archive of Venezuela (1966).
The name of the festival was chosen because of the historical importance of the pioneer Manuel Trujillo Durán for the development of the production and diffusion of cinema in Venezuela, who only 13 months after the projections made by the Lumière brothers in Paris in December 1895, made possible the exhibition on 28 January 1897 at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, of two of his films, an event recognised as the first cinematographic projections in the country.
HISTORY:
The origins of the FMTFD date back to the project drawn up by the professors of the University of Zulia: Gabriel Arriechi, Fernando Perdomo and Ricardo Ball, who with the unconditional support of Sergio Antillano, Rosa María Salom and Rafael Araujo organised the first edition, which took place from 28 to 31 January 1981 in various cultural spaces in Maracaibo.
TODAY:
Since its 15th edition in 2020, the festival has opened its doors to works and filmmakers from all over the world.
O FESTIVAL INFANTIL DE CINEMA DE ALFENAS é dedicado à exibição e à promoção de obras audiovisuais infanto-juvenis de todas as durações e em 2024 chega a sua 2ª edição. O Festival exibe trabalhos finalizados em suportes digitais e tem caráter competitivo, curtas, e informativo, longas-metragens. A programação do Festival Infantil de Cinema de Alfenas será constituída por: Competição de curtas-metragens, exibição de curtas-metragens convidados e exibição de longas-metragens convidados. As inscrições de filmes do Festival Infantil de Cinema de Alfenas são gratuitas.
Maravíllame, the International Short Film Festival of the University of Cádiz has as main objectives to promote cinematographic culture and facilitate the exchange of talent and knowledge between the university and professional spheres.
It will take place on 8, 9 and 10 April 2025 in Jerez de la Frontera, and its programme includes an exhibition of short films made by university students, a competition with prize-giving in the categories of short fiction and short documentary, a masterclass with a prize-giving ceremony in the categories of short fiction and short documentary, a masterclass with a prize-giving ceremony in the categories of short fiction and documentary short films, masterclasses, round tables and workshops with the participation of national and international professionals and teachers.
In addition, meeting spaces will be provided for professionals and university students with the aim of creating networks and synergies that help to develop the Spanish film industry and to promote the young talent trained in our universities.
Videoclip Italia Awards è il più completo premio dedicato ai videoclip musicali italiani. Prodotto dal web magazine Videoclip Italia - da anni ormai un punto di riferimento per professionisti e appassionati del settore -, vuole dare il giusto risalto e riconoscimento a chi si impegna nella realizzazione dei video musicali.
Possono partecipare tutti i videoclip italiani realizzati nel corso dell'ultimo anno solare (ma c'è anche un premio per i videoclip internazionali). Per maggiori informazioni consulta il nostro sito www.videoclipitaliaawards.com o segui il nostro magazine www.videoclip-italia.com
La cerimonia di premiazione si terrà il 2 giugno a Roma, presso il Largo Venue.
Within the framework of the multiple activities presented and organized by Andares: Cinematographic Actions, we are pleased to present the third edition of our Contemporary Film Festival. Another short, careful and compact edition to celebrate cinephilia in the peruvian fall.
The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival (HKKFF) is an annually film festival to showcase innovative independent film makers and artists from around the world.
HKKFF is aiming to inspire, motivate and award new talent.
The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival accepts all forms and genres: short films, medium length films, feature films, drama, experimental, comedy, horror, slow cinema, sci fi, fantasy, animation, and documentary.
Settimo International Short Film Festival Nineth edition. Organized by Pro Loco Settimo Milanese with Association Semeion Teatro, Auditorium Settimo Milanese, in partnership with Fedic and under the patronage of the City of Settimo Milanese.
An evening dedicated to international short films of less than 15 minutes.
Short films can be based on any subject or concept.
The event will be held from 15 to 16 May 2026 at the Anna Marchesini film theater, via Grandi 12 Settimo Milanese.
Film Maudit 2.0 (www.filmmaudit.org) is a showcase and celebration of new outré, unusual and startling films. Now approaching its 5th edition, the fest is inspired by legendary artist Jean Cocteau’s festival, Le Film Maudit, which celebrated a group of films that were criminally overlooked and neglected at the time.
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The term film maudit literally means “cursed films,” and this showcase of counter-cinema blends together narrative, documentary and experimental films that in their style and/or subject matter, are deliberately bold, extreme, confrontational, troubling, shocking and/or unusual.
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We are looking for adventuresome works that eschew conventional genre & format expectations and deal with socio-political issues, taboo subjects, and challenge artistic assumptions and sexual mores. These works can be in the form of feature films, short films, pilots, VR, and works that cross disciplines.
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The festival is co-presented by and takes place in part at Southern California's boldest center for new performance and media arts, Highways Performance Space & Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. In its 34th year, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages radical artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative new works. Described by the Los Angeles Times as “a hub of experimental theater, dance, solo drama and other multimedia performance,” Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms.
