Logo of International Film and Human Rights Festival of Valencia - HUMANS FEST by Fundación por la Justicia

Deadline
10 May 2023


Published: 08 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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International Film and Human Rights Festival of Valencia - HUMANS FEST by Fundación por la Justicia

Valencia, Spain


The International Film and Human Rights Festival - HUMANS FEST, held in Valencia since 2008, is one of the main initiatives promoted by the Fundación por la Justicia. Its aim is to bring audiovisual culture closer to both the general public and especially vulnerable audiences, while advocating for human rights and denouncing their violations worldwide. Additionally, it features a series of activities with a social focus.

The 16th edition of HUMANS FEST will take place from May 29 to June 7, 2025.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



 
Logo of Ojo de Pescado - International Film Festival

Deadline
08 May 2023


Published: 06 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Ojo de Pescado - International Film Festival

Valparaíso, Chile


OJO DE PESCADO International Film Festival for Children and Youth is an annual event in Chile that gathers the most recent and exclusive film and TV contents from all over the world aimed at children and youth.

The Festival is organized by the OJO DE PESCADO CULTURAL CORPORATION, an exploration and action platform that, through the exhibition of films and the promotion of audiovisual creation, aims to help guarantee the right of children and young people to the integral education and communication and expression of their opinions.

The 11th edition of Ojo de Pescado Film Festival will take place online through the entire Chilean territory and in person only in the Region of Valparaíso (if the health situation allows it) between november 5 and november 15, 2024,

Competition Categories are:
- Short films for children.
- Television or web series for children.
- Feature films for children and adolescents.
- “Young Filmmakers” (short films made by children or young people).


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Deadline
08 May 2023


Published: 06 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Melbourne, Australia


The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is looking for a Melbourne-based or Melbourne-made feature documentary to either open or close our historic 10th edition. You can submit via Film Freeway or email us at info@mdff.org.au.

The festival has become a cultural phenomenon in Melbourne, with sold-out sessions and encores, ranking as one of Australia’s top film festivals. We aim to promote diverse, independent, and creative filmmakers, supporting global and local talent. MDFF has helped filmmakers reach major platforms.

MDFF is known for its commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and safety. We’ve had no reported COVID cases at our events for the last five years and have worked to ensure a safe environment for everyone.

This year, we're excited to host encores for popular short documentaries and have seen great success. We've also become the Film Freeway Top 100 Melbourne Film Festival and are ranked in the top global documentary festivals. We are especially proud to have had 7 documentaries eligible for the 2024 Oscars.

MDFF showcases documentaries that promote critical and independent thinking, debate, and diverse perspectives, with a focus on issues like human rights, equality, social issues, and freedom of speech. We have supported various causes, including BLM, Indigenous communities, and environmental organizations.

MDFF is an indie festival that helps filmmakers make their mark, offering opportunities for premieres, screenings, and networking with industry professionals. The festival takes place at Cinema Nova, one of Australia’s largest independent cinemas, and offers a fun, community-driven atmosphere.

We’re looking for local and international feature documentaries, short films, VR projects, video essays, and web series to compete in our Australian Documentary Awards. Submit your documentary to be part of this prestigious event and help us celebrate the best of the documentary genre.


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Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Documentary



 
Logo of 11 International Film Festival in the Mountains

Deadline
08 May 2023


Published: 06 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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11 International Film Festival in the Mountains

Salento, Colombia


International call for official short and feature film competition 11th international film festival in the mountains.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of SACI - Semana de Animação e Cinema Infantil

Deadline
08 May 2023


Published: 06 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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SACI - Semana de Animação e Cinema Infantil

Curitiba, Brazil


I - PRESENTATION


The SACI | CHILDREN'S ANIMATION AND CINEMA WEEK festival is intended for all national and international audiovisual producers that have any short, medium and/or feature-length animation, documentary and/or fiction and series with no time limit on the year of production and/or release, aimed at children and teenagers, as long as they have material suitable for presentation at festivals. The films must be classified as UNRATED, in accordance with the TV Rating Guide of the Ministry of Justice of Brazil. The purpose of SACI is to exhibit diverse and inventive cinematographic works.

2) The second edition of the festival SACI | CHILDREN'S ANIMATION AND CINEMA WEEK takes place between the 13th and 23rd of July in the city of Curitiba and on a digital platform available throughout Brazil. The Festival is organized and carried out by INFINITO GESTÃO DE INOVAÇÃO E AGENCAMENTO DE NEGÓCIOS EIRELI, a for-profit cultural producer under private law, CNPJ 15.721.700/0001-42.

3) The selection committee for the second edition of the festival SACI | CHILDREN'S ANIMATION AND CINEMA WEEK is composed by Célia Catunda, Isabela Silveira and Marília Hughes Guerreiro.


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of YOPAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FICY FESTIVA)

Deadline
07 May 2023


Published: 05 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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YOPAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FICY FESTIVA)

YOPAL , Colombia


The F.I.C.Y (International Film Festival of Yopal) is an event that will take place from October 13th to 16th, 2023 in the city of Yopal, located in the department of Casanare, Colombia. The main objective of this festival is to promote regional, national, and international film production and to strengthen the region as a center for the seventh art.

The festival aims to foster circular economy around audiovisual production, generating greater employment opportunities and economic development in the region. Additionally, the F.I.C.Y proposes new expressions of culture and folklore in the region, through the presentation of films that address themes related to identity and cultural diversity of the region.

The event will feature a varied program that includes screenings of national and international films, short films, documentaries, conferences, workshops, roundtable discussions, and cultural activities in general. There will also be competitions among filmmakers, with the aim of awarding the best audiovisual productions.

In summary, the F.I.C.Y is a film festival that seeks to promote audiovisual and cultural production in the Casanare region of Colombia, and contribute to its economic and social development.


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Music Video



 
Logo of RIURAU FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline
07 May 2023


Published: 05 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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RIURAU FILM FESTIVAL

Jávea, Spain


13th edition of the RIURAU FILM FESTIVAL

Requirements:
-Production date after 01/01/2023.
-Duration of short films: less than 20 minutes.
-Only fiction short films.
-Subtitles in English, Spanish and Valencian according to rules.

Categories:
-Dance Film (multiperspective+fragmentation+continuity)
-General Fiction (free themed)
-Social Diversity Fiction (cultural, functional, gender, sexual, age...)
-Sustainability Fiction (environmental, economic, socio-cultural)
-Ficció in Valencià (free themed)
-Fiction El Nostre Cinema (linked to La Marina Alta region in Alicante)

€4,100 in prizes: 8 monetary rewarded prizes and statuette + 1 specific prize for Short Film directed by a woman + 7 Diplomas

This is an excerpt from the bases. Consult the complete rules in the call and also on the website: riuraufilmfestival.com


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Fantosfreak Film Festival

Deadline
07 May 2023


Published: 05 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Fantosfreak Film Festival

Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain


The first and the most important Freak Festival in Spain. We also accept horror and fantastic film. With an audience of 1.800 people every day from monday to friday and we would love to screen your shortfilms.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



 
Logo of Jecheon International Music & Film Festival

Deadline
07 May 2023


Published: 05 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Jecheon International Music & Film Festival

Seoul, South Korea


The 19th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival will take place from the 10th to 15th of August, 2023 in Jecheon City, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea.

The Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) aims to be a celebration of both film and exhilarating music, shared and enjoyed by everyone of all generations. The Festival presents a series of programs that combine film and music including a section specifically for music, a program which introduces the various currents of contemporary music & cinema, and a number of live concerts staged outdoors on the shores of Cheongpung Lake and Uilimji. Jecheon International Music & Film Festival is presented by Jecheon International Music & Film Festival and hosted by the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Executive Committee.


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Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of  DOCA International Documentary Film Festival

Deadline
07 May 2023


Published: 05 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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DOCA International Documentary Film Festival

Buenos Aires, Argentina


The International and Latin American Documentary Film Festival, DOCA 2023 will take place in the cities of Buenos Aires, Catamarca and Tucumán, from June 29 to July 5 in person and virtually


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Feature film festival


 Documentary



 
Logo of Short Out

Deadline
07 May 2023


Published: 05 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Short Out

Lainate, Italy


Short Out is a film festival that has the ambition to represent a reflection's place on the issues crossing the suburbs. 

The enhancement of peripheral spaces is a central topic to explore expanding territories and with the purpose of understand an urban context that invests in centralization.

In the margins lives an unexpressed or not yet explored artistic lymph and the desire is to bring it to light, starting from Lainate, on the edge of the metropolitan city of Milan.

The fourth edition of Short Out Festival will take place from Tuesday 1st to Sunday 6th July, inside the natural spaces and courtyards of Villa Litta, emblem of the artistic, historical and cultural heritage of the city of Lainate.

We desire to create a widespread Festival that does not end with the screening of short films.
That's the reason we thought of a Short Off with a rich program of meetings during all three days of Short Out Festival.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of El Cecehachero

Deadline
07 May 2023


Published: 05 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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El Cecehachero

México, Mexico


The festival was created in 2015 and has the goal to become a space for professional development for filmmakers and amateurs that are looking for a platform to show their films and do some networking.

It has different categories for competition open for high school and university students (in Mexico) and international filmmakers. In addition, it has two international film exhibitis, one for gender and sexual diversity and one for long feature films.

You can find more info in cchfilmfest.com


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of MoDive-Se (LGBT Film Festival)

Deadline
06 May 2023


Published: 04 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films


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MoDive-Se (LGBT Film Festival)

Campinas, Brazil


MoDive-Se is a short film festival and feature films in the city of Campinas, to show films with LGBT themes.
On the first edition was held in 2014, sponsored by the State Government of São Paulo.
In 2015 it was performed independently. The same will occur in 2016, but this year, in addition to film the show will expand its activities with exhibitions of theater and performance.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Joutseno Art Summer International Film Festival

Deadline
06 May 2023


Published: 04 May 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Joutseno Art Summer International Film Festival

Joutseno, Finland


Welcome to Joutseno Art Summer International Film Festival. This international festival which has the main theme of the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) is the Nordic celebration of independent filmmaking!

To highlight the importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), Joutseno College (Joutsenon Opisto in Finnish) is holding this international film festival offering the pleasant atmosphere and the great natural scenery of Lake Saimaa just 2.5 hours train trip from Helsinki, the capital city of Finland.

Joutseno College, which organises the festival, has been an established educational provider of arts and languages for over 70 years, and it is well equipped to allow the preparation of such a programme that includes both outdoor and indoor activities.

As an addition to the college's Art Summer programme running for decades, this festival provides not only a novel cinematic experience for audiences as well as filmmakers, but it also renders an opportunity to reflect on the future of our planet emphasising on the role and responsibilities of us as human beings.

Our main goal with Joutseno Art Summer International Film Festival is to help maximise the engagement of select independent filmmakers who choose to challenge and reflect on global scale problems. The festival would offer filmmakers a unique opportunity to screen their works in one of the most scenic venues and locations in Finland!

In addition to live screenings, we offer:

❄ networking events
❄ open dialogue sessions
❄ pre/post festival training/discussion sessions
❄ an extensive network of different stakeholders
❄ a guided tour of Lappeenranta and Joutseno
❄ several recreational events such as live music

Visit our website https://www.joutsenonopisto.fi/ff2023 for more information and updates.


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Islantilla Cinefórum Film Festival

Deadline
05 May 2023


Published: 03 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Islantilla Cinefórum Film Festival

Islantilla (Lepe e Isla Cristina), Spain


18th ISLANTILLA CINEFÓRUM


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Gastro Film Fest

Deadline
05 May 2023


Published: 03 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Gastro Film Fest

Osijek, Croatia


The festival has an international character and all authors with films in compliance with other propositions can participate. Films selected for competition will be judged in two categories:

1. FILM RECIPE - a sort of documentary that should display complete image and/or text instructions for preparation of culinary creations (meals, drinks or deserts), including information about required ingredients and sequence of work. Based on those, after watching film one should be able to prepare the recipe.

2. OPEN CATEGORY - a film that should thematize or depict content related to food and/or drink.

Duration of individual films submitted is limited to 15 minutes.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Festival Iberico de Cine de Badajoz

Deadline
05 May 2023


Published: 03 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films

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Festival Iberico de Cine de Badajoz

Badajoz, Spain


Only for films produced in Spain or Portugal


GOYA!

International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation



 
Logo of FIC PANGEIA - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CURTAS - 2ª EDIÇÃO

Deadline
04 May 2023


Published: 02 May 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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FIC PANGEIA - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CURTAS - 2ª EDIÇÃO

São Paulo, Brazil


2nd Edition - ISC-PANGEIA 2023

The second edition of the "International Short Film Festival - Pangeia" is dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of short audiovisual works with a specific theme established for each edition. The festival aims to gather films up to 10 minutes in length, produced by directors born or residing in the Americas, the Caribbean or Africa.

Films created specifically for the festival or finished before the current call can be submitted.

Objectives

The festival aims to provide a space for dissemination and incentive for the creation of short films, promoting a discussion about the black diaspora and its influences on the culture of the Americas in the 21st century.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of International Toledo Action Films Festival & Expo

Deadline
02 May 2023


Published: 30 Apr 2023
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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International Toledo Action Films Festival & Expo

Illescas, Spain


Action movies, despite being one of the most watched genres in the world, still does not have the respect it deserves, and has always been underestimated at the most important festivals and award ceremonies, which is why TACFEST born, we want to pay homage to the genre that has given us more action heroes to admire than any other.

TACFEST is organized by the ACCM (Cinema Association of Castilla La Mancha).


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of International Streaming Award

Deadline
01 May 2023


Published: 29 Apr 2023
 Does NOT have submission fees
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International Streaming Award

Rome, Italy


Looking through the eyes of directors from all over the world is the goal of our Festival.

A global vision on free and independent cinema, without genre limitations and any form of censorship. The creator of the project is producer and director Luigi Pastore, already artistic director of the Italian Horror Fantasy Fest, who proposes a new concept of Festival capable of creating interaction between the authors and the public.


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental