This town is bewitched.
Fables of the Demons have taken deep root in the dark hearts of our followers both near and far, they come in droves to take in the horrors upon the silver screen.
Desmond District Demons is an annual independent film festival that takes place every October. We look to celebrate the dedication and passion of genre filmmakers from across the globe and especially in our locally grown talent in Michigan.
Our journey began with a shared vision among fellow filmmakers, a desire to create a platform where exceptional films could be showcased and appreciated for the artistry and dedication they embody.
Throughout our many seasons, we've been fortunate to witness the dark, twisted imaginations of filmmakers from every corner of the world to share with our audiences. Our communities shared devotion to genre cinema humbles us year after year.
Films from around the globe participate in a competition to win judged awards, as well as audience choice awards. (non-cash) We also like to bestow an award on our favorite Michigan filmmaker as well.
Michigan filmmakers submitting to the festival also have access to a special discount to encourage and help our local talent get their films on the silver screen in front of a live audience.
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CORTOMETRAJES
5ª edición del SEX EDUCATION FILM FESTIVAL, festival internacional de cortometrajes de educación sexual.
El Sex Education Film Festival nace en una época de controversia. En la que en las escuelas y en la sociedad en general se debate sobre si se debe recibir o no una educación sexual. El Sex Education Film Festival se compromete con la educación y tiene dos selecciones oficiales una para adultos y otra para jóvenes y así mostrada en centros escolares de secundaria.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
OF SHORT FILMS
2ND EDITION - YEAR 2025
INTRODUCTION
AQUICORTO is promoted by Abbo Production S.R.L., registered office in Via Appia 130 Venticano (AV) operational headquarters In Via Nino Bixio 49 Putignano (BA). The event is curated by Katiuscia Tomei.
PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW
The review, dedicated to the selection of the best short films, aims to support Abruzzo, national and international talents who want to try their hand at the art of filmmaking, expressing their skills and knowledge through the form of short film. The festival aims to showcase the most deserving.
MODE OF SELECTION OF WORKS
Pre-selection by the Examining Board:
The works received will be viewed and pre-selected by an Examining Board, whose judgment will be unquestionable. It will operate independently and following the guidelines of these regulations.
There are five sections in which to participate: International, National, Abruzzi, Environment, No to Violence. Authors born and resident in Abruzzo can only and exclusively participate in the Abruzzi section. The Commission will be made up of the Executive Board of Abbo Production S.R.L. and other experts in the field. It will have the task of making the selection on the basis of both the technique of realization and the mode of expression adopted by the author in dealing with the themes.
Since June 2024, we have been organising independent and international cinema screenings in Lisbon, its focus being short films.
Our festival's mission is to make culture accessible to everyone!
Curtas na Cesta is Shorts in the Basket in english because we dedicate our time into harvesting the best and freshest cinema out there.
The Rani Durgavati International Film Festival is designed to celebrate Cinema.
RDIFF is committed to Showcase films from amazing filmmakers across the globe. The festival welcomes films from around the world.
RDIFF is a Jabalpur, India based international film festival with screenings and Q&A and a twice-yearly awards event. One event is totally dedicated to Short Films and other event is for Full Length Films. There will be two events every year.
Our First Edition SUCCESSFULLY launched on 5th October 2023 for Short Films.
in June 2024 our Full Length Films Edition was a success.
The 3rd Edition for short films category was completed on 5 Oct 2024. Honorable MLA Shri Abhilash Pandey distributed the Awards. Edition 4 was filled with amazing films.
Entries for edition 05 for short films are open from 15/07/2025.
Our main focus is to celebrate Cinema of Independent Filmmakers. We have a separate section for Indie Makers with less entry fee.
Note for Independent Filmmakers
As there are many films which did not get a release and makers did not get a good platform to showcase their cinema. RDIFF will provide them an online platform where they can schedule it and show it to the world. RDIFF will promote those films in the market (for that RDIFF will connect with the independent filmmakers separately, for query email us with Subject: RDIFF Play)
All projects officially selected will receive the official laurel and the custom certificate of achievement according to their final status in the competition through email.
The competition is open for professionals as well as students with separate section for student filmmakers.
Since we our guided by valour of Braveheart Queen Rani Durgavati, we will have a special category for Women Independent Filmmakers.
RDIFF is a festival with a difference.
TU PUOI, the film festival for young people under 35, is the first edition of the Grosseto film festival.
A festival to promote the talent of young artists; this is our mission.
The idea was born from festival creator Sendy Giamattei, who wants to give a voice to young people whose voices are being taken away.
A festival for young people, created and conceived by young people.
AIM INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL SHORT-FILM FESTIVAL (AIMIDSF) is a competitive festival of short duration films, organized and conceptualized by Art Insight Medium (AIM), a nonprofit government registered trust from Pune, India. AIM's aim is to contribute to the development and promotion of artistic short films, documentaries, animation films and their production through a festival platform called AIMIDSF.
Film festivals are a vital link in the chain of global film culture. It’s sharing. Thanks to global digitalization and huge networking, Film Festivals are now an exceptional tool for crossing the communication channels from the most distant places. Film festivals are helping at the frontline of an increasingly polarized world. Speaking multiple languages, they give us the ability to hear a rich diversity of voices from the divided areas. Whatever happens in the farthest place of the world, it occupies the festival screens. So AIMIDSF is designed for a stage to display your talent. Come join us.
From September 18 to 20, 2025, Miramare Castle in Maccarese will host the fourth edition of Cinemagia - cinema damare, an international outdoor film festival dedicated to independent productions. The program includes a selection of films, documentaries, short films, and web series from different countries, with the aim of promoting new authors and encouraging the spread of innovative languages.
The seaside location gives the festival a distinctive character: the screenings take place in an evocative and accessible setting, capable of attracting a diverse audience and, in particular, the younger generations, who are invited to enjoy a cultural experience outside the conventional channels.
Cinemagia - cinema damare is therefore a cultural event that combines the international scope of independent cinema with a participatory formula, strengthening the dialogue between authors and audiences and making a significant contribution to the promotion of new forms of expression.
Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre (BARS) is an international film festival devoted to the genres of HORROR, science fiction and fantasy.
Born in 2000 to put focus on independent genre film, and since 2004 in the form of a competitive festival.
Friki:
/ˈfrēkē/
adj.
Estar o llegar a estar extremadamente emocionado o entusiasmado por un tema, típicamente uno de interés especializado o minoritario.
FICF es un festival de cine en Quito, Ecuador dedicado a la exploración de la Ciencia Ficción, el Terror y la Fantasía. Nuestro propósito principal es presentar y promover diferentes géneros que no son comunes en el circuito de festivales de cine latinoamericano.
Tenemos una serie de conferencias, talleres y fiestas para que tu experiencia de networking sea lo más friki posible. Los oradores y las fechas de los eventos se anunciarán en nuestro sitio web.
Lleva tu frikiness a la pantalla. ¡Aplica ahora!
Welcome to the 7Continents International Film Festival, where there are no limits to imagination and storytelling. We are excited to invite you to embark on a cinematic journey exploring all seven continents, serving as a pivotal point for cultural exchange and cinematic exploration. The 7CIFF serves as a hub where various cultures, ideas, and perspectives come together. It offers opportunities for filmmakers to connect, collaborate, and grow.
The 7Continents International Film Festival is a global platform celebrating the art of cinema from every corner of the world. It honors films and filmmakers who bring unique visions and diverse narratives to the screen. The annual festival welcomes entries across all genres including feature films, shorts, documentaries, animations, music videos, ads, web series and experimental works. With an international jury and a mission to connect audiences to stories spanning all seven continents, 7CIFF stands as a true celebration of worldwide cinematic excellence.
7CIFF features a online Film Market where filmmakers, producers, distributors, and sales agents come together to explore collaborations and distribution deals. The festival also organizes networking sessions, panel discussions, and Q&A events, allowing participants to interact directly with international industry professionals. By combining competition with networking and business opportunities, 7CIFF serves as a complete platform for both emerging and established filmmakers aiming for a global reach.
The WOMEN IN FOOTBALL FILM FESTIVAL is an international competitive event with a conceptual and curatorial approach focused on women's football. The festival highlights the role of women in sports cinema by showcasing their representation in the creation, production, and dissemination of audiovisual works centered on football.
The WOMEN IN FOOTBALL FILM FESTIVAL is a space where international film productions on women's football and other related topics can come together. This is particularly important in the run-up to the 2027 Women's World Cup, which Brazil is hosting for the first time. It aims to be a true beacon for generating knowledge, providing collective support, and promoting, disseminating, reflecting on, and appreciating the football cinematography created by cis or transgender women, non-binary women, LGBTQIAPN+ women, and anyone who identify socially as a woman.
It is a Festival with two sections to contest. Official Section and Section of Asturian Short Films. Three prizes will be awarded (best short official section, best performance and best short Asturian). All the information is in the bases. Any author of any nationality can participate.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
From July 8th 2025 to September 8th 2025.
Do you remember the first film you saw on the big screen when you were a child?
For thousands of Mexican children in vulnerable situations this question has no answer. This is why Churumbela Children's Film Festival was created, inviting all Mexican and Spanish-speaking children to experience cinema in an inclusive, completely playful and entertaining environment.
The 9th Churumbela Children's Film Festival will take place in a hybrid format; where some of the activities, workshops and talks with industry professionals will occur online and some others onsite including film screenings in Mexico City and Merida City, Yucatan. It brings film culture to children and their families, specially those who are in any kind of disadvantage due to economic situation, or physical disability. The Festival enhance film as an expression tool, sense of self identity and cultural enrichment through an accesible and inclusive program.
"Colourful Mosaic" is the thematic axis of this edition, as an invitation for children to discover how the use of colour evokes feelings and sensations by building different atmospheres and unravel messages in every scene. Just like an actual mosaic art piece it is made by a variety of visual narrative elements , exploring film from a creative and sensorial perspective full of symbolisms.
This 2025 Churumbela Children's Film Festival will take place in Mexico City in October and Yucatán December Friday 5 - Sunday 7, with the support of the General Office of Cultural Promotion and Festivals of the Ministry of Culture, PROFEST 2025, The Mexican TV Cultural Channel, Canal 22 and other entities and the Mexican private initiative as well as nonprofit organizations.
The 9th Churumbela Children's Film Festival promotes creativity, dialogue, the seventh art and artistic expression as tools for social transformation, and all activities are completely free of charge.
Thanks to all the support we have received, it is possible to bring cinema to all children free of charge so that they can immerse themselves in the wonderful world of filmmaking.
Hurry up....!
Filmmakers from all countries can participate in this festival!
All language, All film /project/song accepted & Any Duration Accept.
Asian Talent International Film Festival 2025, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, INDIA.
Filmmakers from all countries can participate in this festival!
Through the festival, we want to take the cinema culture to the people.
Our goal is to connect all the filmmakers from the Asian continent.
It is also our aim to inculcate a basic understanding of cinema in the coming generations.
We are confident that every country on the Asian continent will have a filmmaker, and we are ready to give their artwork a mainstream platform.
On November 29, 1974, the DINA arrested Carmen Bueno and Jorge Müller after the premiere of the film “A la sombra del sol”. 51 years after their forced disappearance, filmmakers continue to remember on this day two great figures of national cinema through film.
The Multicam Edit Competition celebrates the art of multi-camera editing, inviting professional filmmakers and skilled content creators to showcase their technical expertise and creative vision.
This inaugural competition seeks to recognise excellence in multicam post-production while building a community around this specialised craft.
We are proud to be partnered with the epic BELIFF Festival in London, now in it's 9th year! This partnership enables us to air the winning submissions to a live audience at the November BELIFF Festival in London.
Requirements:
Submit original multicam footage (minimum 3 camera angles)
Create a 60-second final edit demonstrating your best work
Include basic edit notes explaining key creative decisions (in English)
Judging Criteria:
Our professional judges will create a shortlist of 12 entries (notified 11 Sept), which will be put to the public vote to select a winner and 2 runners up (31 October).
Please visit our website for full details.
