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 17th edition of HUMANS FEST will take place from May 28 to June 6, 2026.
Short films, either animation or live action, in the science fiction, fantasy or horror categories are desired. Films are typically from 5 to 15 minutes (as long as 20 minutes)in length.
Currently we plan on a live event from May 23-26, 2025 in downtown Baltimore, much like the events we have had for the past 50+ years.
We invite you to submit your LGBTQ+ themed films to the 15th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival which will be held from May 15-19, 2024 in Mumbai. The festival is organized by KASHISH Arts Foundation, a not-for-profit trust working towards mainstreaming queer issues through cinema and arts.
KASHISH Pride Film Festival is the first LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theater, and the first LGBTQ+ film festival in India to receive clearance from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
KASHISH PFF, now considered South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film festival and one of world’s top 5 coolest LGBTQ film festival, has over the past 16 editions become one of the biggest pride events in India.
Founded in 2010, the festival has grown from strength to strength, attracting close to 9000 footfalls over the 4 1/2 days of the festival at two/three venues. The festival, every year, has screened 110 - 180 films that include shorts, documentaries, features - all centered around LGBTQ themes. The festival also attracts topline Bollywood celebrities, prominent filmmakers and media personalities, and receives every year over 150 write-ups in mainstream press in India and globally.
KASHISH 2026 Festival Theme: REFLECT, RESONATE, REJOICE!
The CONIL DE CINE International Short Film Festival, organized by Niñas Films with the support and financing of the City Council and the Tourist Board of Conil de la Frontera, was created with the purpose of disseminating and promoting cinematographic culture, as well as supporting emerging filmmakers through the creation of a reference space, where their work can be made known, collaboration and connection between industry professionals is encouraged.
The El Ojo Maya Film Festival (FCOM) is a cinematic celebration dedicated to the voices, stories, and identities of the Maya territory. Its first edition will take place from May 7 to 10, 2026, in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, with screenings held at cultural venues, universities, and public spaces.
The festival aims to strengthen audiovisual creation in southeastern Mexico and Central America by offering a platform for fiction, documentary, and speculative narratives (Sci-Fi) short and feature films produced by filmmakers who are native to or residents of the Maya world.
In addition to the official competition, the Maya World Film Festival “El Ojo Maya” will host talks, masterclasses, special screenings, and educational activities.
3rd Edition · Festival Internacional de Cine de Loreto (FICLO)
The Festival Internacional de Cine de Loreto (FICLO) invites filmmakers from Mexico and abroad to submit their short films to the Official Competition of its third edition, which will take place in person from April 15 to 17, 2026, in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
The Official Selection of FICLO brings together contemporary short films that propose a personal vision of current cinematic language. Works that take formal risks, do not follow established trends, and trust in the power of their form to engage in dialogue with the viewer.
Selected short films will not only be screened, but will also be part of a curated program of public discussion and critical reflection, aimed at reading the concerns, tensions, and forms of contemporary cinema.
MECAL PRO, the Barcelona International Short Film and Animation Festival, is a festival dedicated to short films, both national and international.
This year, we are launching the second call for applications for the Mecal Lab as part of the 28th edition of the Mecal Barcelona International Short Film and Animation Festival. One of its main objectives is the professional development of artists and filmmakers, understood as the process of growth, refinement, and consolidation of their professional profile within the audiovisual sector.
INTERNATIONAL. The Siero Women Fest is an independent&international film festival whose aim is to make visible, celebrate, and promote the role of women in the cinematic and social spheres, both in front of and behind the camera.
The purpose of the festival is to encourage film creation, production, and culture through short films, giving voice to stories that explore women identity, experiences, and realities in all their dimensions — personal, social, professional, or symbolic.
The CINEHasta en las Aulas International Film Festival (FILMS in Class & Beyond) was created to recognize, showcase, and celebrate audiovisual talent generated within the educational and social spheres.
FILMS in Class & Beyond provides a space where teachers, students, people with disabilities, and at-risk communities can share their stories, learning experiences, and perspectives on the world, using film as a pedagogical, artistic, and inclusive tool.
FILMS in Class & Beyond understands audiovisual language as a powerful medium for learning by doing, communicating through feeling, and transforming through creativity.
This festival takes place in person in A Coruña and Madrid (Spain) and throughout Latin America, allowing for open and international participation without geographical or physical barriers.
This initiative originated in Maturín, Venezuela, in 2009 through audiovisual production training provided by a group of filmmaking specialists. This training led to the first "CINEHasta en las Aulas" (FILMS in Class & Beyond) festival, held in 2010, which has had seven editions. Now embarking on its international journey, this festival is supported by the Ibero-American film company Films Austères Europe SL.
How It Began
Our Festival
With its first edition, the International Film Festival of Pompeii, conceived by Annarita Borelli (President of the Italian Cinema History Association) and artistically directed by the renowned Italian screenwriter, film producer, director, and writer Enrico Vanzina, presents itself as an event of international scope, ready to celebrate global cultural identity.
A unique experience that, by uniting past and present through the universal language of cinema, offers a profound взгляд into the cultures of the world, opening new horizons.
Mission and Values
Our Mission and Our Values
Mission
Our Mission
The mission of the Pompeii Film Festival is to inform, inspire, and unite people through the universal language of cinema.
Values
Our Values
We promote culture, creativity, and unity within the world of cinema.
A Unique Story
Our Story
Born from the idea of celebrating cultural identities, the Pompeii Film Festival has created a bridge between past and present, offering an unforgettable cinematic experience to an international audience.
Under the artistic guidance of Dr. Enrico Vanzina and the project management of Attorney Annarita Borelli, President of the Italian Cinema History Association APS, the International Film Festival of Pompeii announces itself as a major international event, with the anticipated participation of prominent figures from Italian cinema such as Ferzan Özpetek, Matteo Garrone, and Paolo Sorrentino.
The official presentation, scheduled for December 19, 2024, foreshadows a 2025 edition rich in opportunities for dialogue, screenings, and debates, promising to enrich both the spirit and the heart of cinema lovers.
FICCUE was born from the need to promote local, national and international cinema in Cuenca and its province of a genre as yet unexploited as comedy. Addressing this genre as the exclusive objective of this festival makes it unique both on a national and international scene, making Cuenca the headquarters of comedy cinema.
What is Womanimation!? As the name implies, it's a festival showcasing acclaimed animated films created by women from around the world.
From satire to drama, from the everyday to the surreal - in styles from traditional 2-d to stop-motion to computer animation - the festival features something for every taste.
Founded within the cultural heartbeat of Jadavpur University, Chhayanat has evolved into India’s largest student-run film and theatre festival — a platform where art and rebellion, screen and
stage, intellect and emotion converge.
Over the years, it has hosted National Award–winning filmmakers, international screenings, industry panels, and global student collaborations — from France to South Korea, Brazil to Spain —
making it a truly cross-continental dialogue on storytelling and truth.
At its core, Chhayanat stands for freedom of expression and the power of collective imagination. It celebrates the voices that resist convention, amplify diversity, and reflect the changing faces of our society. Each frame, each performance, each conversation here becomes part of a larger movement — one that reminds us that stories can still move nations, minds, and markets alike.
In 2026, as Chhayanat enters a new chapter, we invite our partners and patrons to become part of this living, breathing cinematic revolution — where every reel, every note, every act becomes a
memory that outlives the screen.
The III SEA FILM FESTIVAL will be held from 20 to 26 April 2026 in the town of Marín.
The Cultural Association for a Sea Museum for Marín is the organizing entity of this festival. Since its creation, the Marin Sea Museum has had as one of its main objectives the recovery of the seafaring identity of the town of Marín, as well as the conservation and dissemination of the cultural heritage linked to the sea, maritime and seafaring culture, especially among the new generations. On the other hand, the Galician language is an indissoluble part of our culture. Language and the sea are two fundamental elements to understand and disseminate our identity. Therefore, the Sea Film Festival is fully within the objectives of the Marin Sea Museum.
The Cine do Mar Festival promotes the appreciation of the sea as an ecosystem and awareness of the importance of its protection and conservation, as well as the dignity of trades related to the sea and the recognition of people who have dedicated and dedicate their lives to work both at sea and on land directly or indirectly linked to the world of fishing and shellfishing.
The Cine do Mar Festival is an event that promotes creation in the Galician language and contributes to the promotion, dissemination and defense of the Galician language, encouraging the normalization of the use of Galician in cultural activities. Among its main objectives are to promote the use of the Galician language among the population, particularly among children and youth; as well as the promotion of artistic creation in the audiovisual field in the Galician language aimed at children and youth, age ranges where Galician has less use and prestige.
The Cultural Association for a Sea Museum for Marín is calling for the third edition of this festival.
Bendita Tú is a film festival with a feminist and queer perspective, dedicated to the exhibition of audiovisual works, based in Spain and Argentina.
Conceived as a space for encounter and reflection, the festival seeks to build community and to give visibility to works by women directors, trans women, and non-binary people from around the world. Our curatorial line—situated and affective—is oriented toward experimental proposals in non-fiction, essay film, video art, and hybrid formats that are often left out of traditional exhibition and distribution circuits.
Likewise, we understand programming as a territory of dialogue: we articulate relationships between emerging works and films by established women directors in order to expand possibilities of interpretation, activate new forms of reception, and deepen a transfeminist aesthetic that destabilizes hegemonic ways of seeing.
At Bendita Tú, we work toward building networks among people and diverse territories, guided by an intersectional feminism that informs our curatorial decisions and reinforces our commitment to a plurality of voices, experiences, and ways of making cinema.
In 2018, Almagro International Film Festival -AIFF- born with the aim of establishing a useful platform for the promotion of the audiovisual industry: a space and time for dissemination and promotion of audiovisual content, transforming the city of Almagro into a meeting point for filmmakers, favoring the exchange of initiatives and promoting a market open to the development of new projects.
AIFF will provide a showcase for the most interesting short format projects done within the last recent months, constituting an standard of quality and high level of commitment to the society & culture of Audiovisual Arts. In addition, the Festival has opened an important window to formats created for online distribution, bringing support to one of the most active and emerging sectors of the audiovisual industry: Internet.
Panòptic Festival is an international film and visual arts festival focused on the impact of digitalization and new technologies on contemporary society. The festival accepts fiction, documentary, and animation short films (up to 30 minutes) produced after January 1, 2024. Films may be submitted in any language (subtitles required in Catalan, Spanish, or English). Awards include Jury Award (€300), Audience Award (€150), and a €50 screening fee for all selected films.
Submission deadline: March 15, 2026.
FILMAY 2026 will be the 8th edition of the short film festival held in Kumanovo.
The festival started in 2019, following the idea for inspiring, supporting and enhancing short film production.
It also intends to engage and empower viewing desire and aspirations for enjoyment of short films.
The 3rd International Comedy Film Festival will present to the public contemporary worldwide film production dedicated to the comedy genre in its various variants, enabling the circulation of films that do not find space in the traditional commercial distribution and exhibition medium.
