SIFF is a new, international short film festival based in Scotland. SIFF will screen outstanding short film, animation, docs, experimental and video art.
An international jury will select the 7 winning categories including, SIFF Best International Short Film or Video 2023, which will receive £500.
We have created SIFF to showcase exceptional, international short film, whilst also addressing the imbalance of under-represented groups of makers and stories within film festivals. We understand that some short film and video blur the lines of typical film festival categories, so we also enthusiastically encourage non-traditional and experimental formats.
The stories of and by women, girls and non-binary people are underrepresented in film festivals, so we want to encourage submissions from anyone self-identifying as a woman, non-binary and/or anyone telling stories about women, girls and non-binary people.
For our first year, we are screening the festival in Scotland's largest city and creative hub, Glasgow.
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SIFF supports a culture of equality, diversity and non-discrimination, and is run as a non-profit organisation.
For further reference you can view the selections of our sister film festival: Barcelona International Short Film Festival:
You can view the trailers for the BSF 2020 selection and winners on our Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6036175
You can view the BSF 2020 Programme here: https://issuu.com/barcelonashortfilm/docs/programme2
We look forward to seeing your work!
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 8 to 9 May 2026 at the Anna Marchesini film theater, via Grandi 12 Settimo Milanese.
International Brightlight Film Festival - Hollywood - The festival's goal is to introduce and reward independent filmmakers from all over the world and become a tool to open the way in the cinema industry. In order to encourage participants to trust themselves more, we offer prizes to best works.
Main Categories
- Best Short Film
- Best Animation
- Best Feature Film
- Best Student Film
- Best Documentary
Sub Categories
- Best VFX
- Best Director
- Best Original Music
- Best Cinematography
- Best Male Performance
- Best Student Filmmaker
- Best Female Performance
The International Youth Film Festival “Light to the World”, founded by the Rybinsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, began its history in 2011. Since 2025, it has been held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
Today, in terms of its geography and the number of participants, “Light to the World” is one of the largest youth film festivals in Russia.
POUR FAIRE COURT is a film festival based in Lyon, France. The 9th edition will take place on April 2026.
For the past eight years, the association Short Event has been organizing a short film festival in Lyon: “Pour Faire Court.” This event, which embraces the codes of the seventh art as vectors of emotion and sharing, invites you to discover a curated selection of short films based on a specific theme.
This year, the theme is “Shiver! In the rhythm of emotions.”
This rich and open-ended theme allows for multiple interpretations. It invites filmmakers to explore all forms of shivers, whether fear, emotion, adrenaline, or surprise through original, striking, and immersive stories.
Participants are encouraged to express their own vision of the theme !
A cocktail gathering will then be offered to encourage sharing among everyone enthusiasts, newcomers, and artists.
PLEASE RESPECT THIS THEME.
✯ Length between 5 and 15 minutes
✯ Number of film accepted : 3
✯ Submission fees : €7
✯ If more than 1 film : €2/ additional film
✯ A subtitled version, if the film is not in French
NYBA DANCE FILM FEST (NEW YORK BUENOS AIRES DANCE FILM FEST) is an international dance film festival held in the cities of New York and Buenos Aires.
The festival seeks to highlight and promote the audiovisual works of dance and movement created by artists from all over the world. It’s a celebration of the new forms of expression that arise from the fusion between audiovisual language, new technologies and dance. It's a festival dedicated to screendance lovers, filmmakers, choreographers and dancers.
FIRST SEASON
On our first edition we received more than 300 entries form all over the world.
42 dancefilms were chosen to be part of our official selection. Our first live event to place 3/24 in Club Social 911 , Buenos Aires.
*** HOW TO PARTICIPATE***
We accept all kinds of films of up to 20 minutes in which dance and movement are the protagonists: video-dance, video art, experimental, short film or documentary. We accept entries exclusively via Festhome. Please check out our rules & terms before submitting.
***SELECTION***
The selection is carried out by a team of professionals related to video, cinema, dance and culture through a rating process.
All creators whose films are selected for screening will be notified by email and provided with specific details about the live event. We will request specific assets (biographies, stills, posters) prior to the screening.
The Hollywood Academy supports Huesca International Film Festival by recognizing it as shortlisting for the Oscar Awards within Best Short Fiction Film category, also the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes it for the Goya Awards.
http://www.oscars.org/sites/default/files/88aa_shorts_festival_list.pdf
Espacio habilitado para la promoción, difusión y distribución internacional de los cortometrajes más recientes y destacados de nuestra industria.
The 4th edition of iCOFF-GASTEIZ. IV INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF THE CAPITAL OF EUSKADI will be held in Vitoria-Gasteiz between May 05 and 10, 2025.
The IV Les Corts International Short Film Festival is a film event organized by students from the Cultural Management Research Project at Institut les Corts, with the support of cultural professionals from Barcelona.
The screenings will take place at different venues: the Josep Maria Trias i Peitx Civic Center, the Pere Quart Civic Center in Les Corts, the La Panarra Youth Center, and the District headquarters in Plaça Comas, during the months of May and June 2026.
The selected short films will be screened (provided the authors give their consent) in three showings: one aimed at students of the Institut Les Corts, another aimed at the general public, which will be screened at the Josep Maria Trias i Peitx Civic Center, and a third, also aimed at the general public, which will be screened at the Les Corts district headquarters in an open-air cinema format.
The festival awards four prizes: three audience awards, one for each showcase, and a special jury prize. In this edition, the special jury prize will be awarded to the best short film among all those dealing with the theme of loss. The jury will interpret the treatment of loss broadly, whether dramatic, comedic, or otherwise, and will reward originality and excellence.
All participating short films are eligible for any of the four awards.
In addition, the winning short films will be programmed (provided their authors agree) in the Pantalla Barcelona cycle, organized by Barcelona City Council.
A.P.S. Callysto presents the first edition of the East Naples Short Film Contest as part of the Cinematopedia project, co-funded by the Creative Europe & Media program, an initiative aimed at current students and those who graduated no more than three years ago from film schools in Italy.
The contest aims to give voice to the talent and creativity of the young generation of authors and filmmakers, through meeting and participation, bringing out themes of interest to contemporary society and originality in storytelling.
Bilbao City Council is currently organizing the 32nd BILBAO FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL – FANT2026, to take place in Bilbao from 8th to 16th of May 2026.
ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESPAÑOLES (EXCEPT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SECTION, WHICH IS INTERNATIONAL)
Lens Dans is a Video Dance Festival aimed at promoting, cultivating, and celebrating video dance projects from various artists, disciplines, and backgrounds!
Lens Dans offers screenings of pre-selected video dance projects from our competition, live shows, workshops, conferences, open mic…AND MUCH MORE!
The first edition took place in La Vallée, Brussels the 11th, 12th and 13th of June 2021 and was one of the first events after lockdown. It was followed by three more events between Brussels & Barcelona.
In this third edition, we are presenting 2 different open calls, one for the VIDEO DANCE projects and another one for the LIVE PERFORMANCE. The event will be completed with music in a friendly atmosphere that will make YOU want to dance by the end of the evening!
This project was born from the necessity of finding a space to be able to showcase, share, and acknowledge the artistic discipline of video dance is: a contemporary form of art that may not be all that well-known by the public. Our objective is to make of this festival a reference for the video dance world and community, where artists from different disciplines can meet, share and grow.
The third edition of Lens Dans Festival will be held the 8th & 9th of November 2024 in Nau Bòstik (Carrer Ferran Turné, 1 -11, Sant Andreu, 08027 Barcelona, Spain)
The post-event of the third edition of Lens Dans Festival will be held in Brussels!
For our guidelines and more information about how to register and submit your video dance projects, please visit our website: www.lensdansfest.com
Instagram: lensdansfest
Facebook: Lens Dans Festival
Since its inception in 1997, the festival has not stopped evolving and adapting to constant social and technological changes, reinventing itself to continue making Vila-real a city of cinema.
The VIST- Vila-real International Film Festival will be a meeting point between the public and professionals, with space and time for the screening of short films and other activities to enjoy audiovisuals and cinema. Ho have you seen?
ALTERNA - International Independent Film Festival is a film festival created to promote and exhibit national and international audiovisual works of independent production and/or distribution with auteur, underground and experimental film narratives.
Submit your Animation Short Film and get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. 6 film festival dates a year in Los Angeles and Toronto. Screenplay Readings every SINGLE month.
All festival dates have been relegated to private screenings with the same Audience FEEDBACK videos made for the short & feature films, and recorded script readings performed by professional actors for the screenplays. This is our way of showing community over distance so everyone around the world can experience our Audience Feedback videos.
Read Daily Testimonials: https://feedbackanimationfestival.com/?s=testimonial
Go to the site and see what just took place and what's happening:
https://feedbackanimationfestival.com
Festival geared to showcase the best of new animation films and screenplays from around the world.
Hear what the audience has to say about your work. All positive and used to promote your art to enhance your career.
The Río Negro International Social Film Festival is an audiovisual festival that aims to promote cinema within the country and abroad. The festival will be held in March with a competition of feature films and short films, both fiction, animation and documentary. There will also be talks and workshops.
