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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Lrc | Loud `n´ Roll Cinema International Festival

Balneário Piçarras, Brazil


Loud 'N' Roll Cinema emerges as an international festival dedicated to showcasing and awarding rock music videos, highlighting the fusion of music and cinematic language. More than just a screening event, the festival aims to be a celebration of creativity, where audiovisual storytelling amplifies the power, aesthetics, and attitude of rock.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Music Video



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Does NOT have submission fees
Feature films


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International Imago Film Festival

Teramo, Italy


PRESENTATION OF FESTIVAL

The International Imago Film Festival was born with the idea of ​​promoting cinema, especially independent cinema, by encouraging research and experimentation with cinematographic language.

The idea of ​​the festival was born from the meeting of IMAGO with the city of Civitella del Tronto, where the award-winning film "The right to happiness" by Claudio Rossi Massimi was made by IMAGO.

After the first two editions in the wonderful setting of Civitella del Tronto, the Festival has moved to the Municipality of Teramo with a broad cultural program, full of new features that go beyond national borders and that strengthens and highlights this fascinating bond.

The International Imago Film Festival will be all this and much more.


International Festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Other



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Short Out

Lainate, Italy


Short Out is a film festival conceived as a space for reflection on the issues shaping suburban and peripheral areas.

The enhancement of peripheral spaces is today a crucial topic for exploring expanding territories and understanding an urban context increasingly oriented toward centralization.

Within the margins lies an unexpressed — or still unexplored — artistic vitality. Short Out aims to bring this creative energy to light, starting from Lainate, on the edge of the metropolitan city of Milan.

The fifth edition of Short Out Festival will take place from Tuesday 7th to Sunday 12th July, within the natural spaces and courtyards of Villa Litta — an emblem of the artistic, historical, and cultural heritage of the city of Lainate.

Short Out aspires to be a widespread festival, one that does not end with film screenings alone, but gives rise to a continuous programme of events unfolding across all six days of the festival.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films


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London Vaporetto Shorts Film Festival

London, United Kingdom


The London Vaporetto Shorts Film Festival is a festival dedicated to short-films from emerging filmmakers. Created by Anouk Witkowska Hiffler and Tomás Felicio Oliveira, the festival is organised by the Vaporetto Films production company. Now in its third year, the 2026 edition will take place in London at the Garden cinema on the 6th of June 2026.

The aim of the festival is to create an environment in which all filmmakers will have the chance to network, build connections and perhaps find their next filmmaking partnerships.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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PUFA (Pucela Fantástica) -International Fantastic and Horror Valladolid Film Festival- (SPAIN)

Valladolid, Spain


PUFA (Pucela Fantástica) is an international fantastic and horror Film Festival that takes place in Valladolid (Spain), open to short films of less than 30 minutes and feature films of more than 60 minutes, from each country (with synchronized subtitles in Spanish or English), of the fantastic genre, science fiction, horror, fantasy, thriller/suspense...


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Un Barrio de Cine

Granada, Spain


The Bola de Oro Neighborhood Association, in its annual agenda of cultural activities and in order to continue with the idea and intention of giving space and opportunity to different areas of artistic expression, invites all those who wish to participate in the Short Film Festival, "A Cinema Neighborhood".


International Festival

Short film festival


 Other



 
Logo of Festival  Cinema de Jaraguá do Sul - 2026

Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Festival Cinema de Jaraguá do Sul - 2026

Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil


Only for Brasilian Filmmakers.


Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films

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28th Equinoxio Film Festival

Bogotá D.C., Colombia


Equinoxio University Film and Audiovisual Festival celebrates its 28th edition from September 18th to 26th, 2026, providing a space for encounter and reflection on student cinema and facilitating contact with the aesthetic vision of emerging talents, as well as with the artistic, social, and personal concerns of young filmmakers.

This year, the conceptual theme adopted, “I don’t accept the world as it is,” addresses uncertainty as an experience that particularly resonates with our generation: a youthful perspective that doubts both its present and its future, rejecting the world not from a certainty of knowing how it should be, but from the difficulty of inhabiting it as it is. Thus, uncertainty emerges as a collective symptom of our time, and in this sense, we have chosen to embrace it and find in it raw material for creation.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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Cerdanya Film Festival

Puigcerdà, Spain


Cerdanya Film Festival, Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cerdanya, is a Festival specialized in the documentary, fiction and animation genre, short and feature films, consisting of competitive international sections, non-competitive sections and parallel activities. All the films that are part of the different sections will be selected by the Festival programmers.

Cerdanya Film Festival qualifies for Premios Goya – Spanish Film Academy in Best Spanish Shortfilm, in Fiction, Animation and Documentary categories.

The 16th edition of the Cerdanya Film Festival will be held from 1st to 17th August 2026.


GOYA!

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival

Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films

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Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival

Vila do Conde, Portugal


Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Portugal, reaching its 34th edition in 2026.

The festival will be held from 17th to 26th July 2026 and its main objective is the promotion of audiovisual and film production, selected according to quality criteria, at an event which focuses not only on the discovery of new films and directors, but also on the legacy of cinema.

Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental films, as well as music videos, no longer than 60 minutes (unless otherwise noted), produced in 2025 or 2026 are eligible for the various competitions.

Out-of-competition programmes will highlight not only a selection of worldwide contemporary short films but also the relations between shorts and features, music and film, or art and cinema.


OSCAR!

International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Festival Internacional de Cortometraje UVAQ

Morelia, Mexico


The Festival Internacional de Cortometraje UVAQ (FICUVAQ) invites filmmakers, audiovisual creators, students and independent directors from Mexico and around the world to participate in its 19th Edition.

The curatorial axis of this edition is Feel Good Movies, understood as a cinematic exploration of stories that connect with audiences through empathy, sensitivity and humanity. It is not limited to optimistic narratives or happy endings, but to works that find emotional resonance, closeness or meaning in the human experience.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of FICBE International Festival of Social Themed Short Films

Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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FICBE International Festival of Social Themed Short Films

Berriozar, Spain


Berriozar Films Kultural “Lantzeluze” announces the XVIII Edition of the “International Festival of Social Themed Short Films” in Berriozar, which will take place from October 14th to 17th, 2026.

Category:

Single category. Social theme.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of Black Gold Film Festival

Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Black Gold Film Festival

NANCHITAL, Mexico


We are a platform for the exchange of ideas between young filmmakers and seasoned members of the film industry. A source of energy to promote the exhibition, learning and development of the film industry in the southern region of Veracruz.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Certamen de cortometrajes Me Quedo Corto

Porcuna, Spain


Only for Spanish Filmmakers.


Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films

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Octubre corto

Arnedo, Spain


ONLY FOR FILMMAKERS FROM SPAIN


GOYA!

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films


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TaSHORTfest

Barcelona, Spain


Humor and comedy short films.

8 categories

- Best comedy short film
- Best short film according to audience
- Best very short film
- Best Actress
- Best Actor
- Best Cinematography
- Best Screenplay
- Best Original Soundtrack


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of SiciliAmbiente Film Festival

Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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SiciliAmbiente Film Festival

Palermo, Italy


The 18th annual SiciliAmbiente Film Festival will take on July 13-18, 2026.

SiciliAmbiente Film Festival aims to promote independent and documentary cinema while fostering creative exchange and networking among filmmakers.

The Festival is organized and sponsored by Demetra Produzioni SAS and Cultural Association CANTIERE 7, with support from public and private partners and sponsors who share the Festival's ethical values.

The Festival accepts films that address:
Environment / Anthropology / Human Rights / Biodiversity / War / Integration / Civil Rights / Sustainable Development / Human-Environment Relationships

The Festival is divided into the following sections:

- Documentary Competition (minimum runtime: 31 minutes)

- Fiction Feature Competition (minimum runtime: 70 minutes)

- Fiction and Documentary Short Film Competition (maximum runtime: 31 minutes)

- Animation Short Film Competition (maximum runtime: 31 minutes)

- Screenings of documentaries, fiction films, short films, tributes, retrospectives, seminars and panel discussions

The Selection Committee will assess films based on the quality of their writing, cinematography and creative language.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



 
Logo of Bengaluru International Short Film Festival

Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films

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Bengaluru International Short Film Festival

Bangalore, India


You’ve chosen to film. Chosen to put together a visual piece of art if we may say so. Today when anyone with a camera can, in theory, make a film... how will you make your short film stand out? What you intend to do with your film is what the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival is all about. We will be what you create.

After the tremendous success that was BISFF 2024, we are all set to host the 15th edition. Just as every year, this is an attempt to understand the medium a little better and go a little further in inventing new forms of storytelling as filmmakers.

This year the Festival will be a HYBRID Version, having both Online and Venue Screenings. Online Screenings will be only for INDIAN Geography

The festival showcases shorts from across the world, creating a physical space for a great audience experience and bringing together a keen audience for the filmmakers. BISFF also exhibits works by past masters who have dabbled in short filmmaking that today is viewed as an art form that needs a unique approach. Additionally, the festival presents talks and panel discussions with leading thinkers and industry practitioners, enabling budding makers to interact with the best in the industry. BISFF also includes hands on learning experiences in workshops and demonstrations by professionals, putting together an exclusive audience experience and perhaps space for makers to find what they are looking for.


OSCAR!

International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films

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CARTOON CLUB - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA, COMICS AND GAMES

Rimini, Italy


Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games, now at its 42nd edition, is one of the best known festivals on the Italian scene.

It is a remarkable window for animation, short films in particular, including fiction, educational, experimental, and computer graphic works, with a whole section solely dedicated to comics: Riminicomix.

The Festival features SHORT ANIMATED FILMS in various sections:

The CARTOON CLUB AWARD: open to short animated films made by professional filmmakers and production companies.

The SIGNOR ROSSI AWARD: open to animated shorts made by secondary school and university students, and by the students of animation film schools.

The CARTOON KIDS AWARD: open to animated shorts aimed at a children’s audience. Among the films selected for the ‘Cartoon Club Award’ and the ‘Signor Rossi Award’ sections, the Festival artistic direction will select, at their own discretion, some titles which will then be judged by an all-children’s jury who will determine the winner.

The CARTOON JUNIOR AWARD: open to short animated films realized within workshops for children, in Italy or abroad.

The CARTOON CLUB AI AWARD: open to fully AI-animated shorts made with AI tools by students, professional filmmakers, and production companies.

The CARTOON CLUB ENVIRONMENT AWARD: among the films selected for the ‘Cartoon Club Award’ and the ‘Signor Rossi Award’ sections, the Festival artistic direction will select, at its discretion, the title which best represents environmental protection topics.

INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: a non-competitive section open to European and non-European animated short films.

Furthermore, the festival features:
- exhibitions;
- educational and social projects;
- workshops in local schools;
- one of the most popular and entertaining Cosplay conventions in Italy.
- publication of books and catalogs.
The festival takes place in Rimini in various locations, from downtown to the beach, in the month of July.


CARTOON D′OR!

International Festival

Short film festival


 Animation



 
Logo of International Tour Film Festival

Deadline
30 Apr 2026


Published: 28 Apr 2026
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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International Tour Film Festival

Civitavecchia, Italy


The International Tour Film Fest 2026 the international competition this year is open to shorts, medium-length, Vertical Movies, AI Shorts and feature films; The festival is sponsored and organized by the Cultural CivitaFilm, with organizational headquarters in Via Togliatti No. 12 -00053- Civitavecchia (Rome, ITALY), in collaboration with: Mibact, City of Civitavecchia, Regione Lazio and Enel.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental