The Akida International Film Festival is an annual event held in Seville, Spain, dedicated to showcasing short films from around the world. Established in 2022 by a young filmmaker Nick Kremm, the festival aims to promote emerging talent and celebrate the art of short filmmaking.
The inaugural edition took place in September 2023 at Avenida 5 Cines, featuring over 40 short films from 20 countries. The festival's success continued with its second edition in September 2024, which saw a significant increase in participation, receiving more than 3,500 submissions from 114 countries.
The festival's program includes a diverse range of genres, such as drama, comedy, thriller, and documentary, with special sections for young filmmakers, student productions, and local works from Seville. Screenings are held at notable venues like Avenida 5 Cines and the historic Cine Cervantes, providing filmmakers and audiences with a rich cinematic experience.
In addition to film screenings, the Akida International Film Festival organizes conferences and special events that promote inclusivity and cultural exchange. Collaborations with organizations like COCEMFE Sevilla and Fundación Tres Culturas highlight the festival's commitment to social issues and the promotion of diverse voices in cinema.
The festival has garnered support from various Spanish institutions, including Unión Cine Ciudad, the Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, and Sevilla City Office, solidifying its reputation as a significant cultural event in the region.
Welcome to the PLA. Juneda Rural Film Festival, a space for advocacy, dissemination and celebration of cinema that is in dialogue with the rural environment.
The screenlights Film Festival is a dynamic and evolving cinematic celebration now entering its second year. Founded by filmmakers and visionaries Dinkar Jadhav and Omkar Jadhav, the festival aims to provide a platform for both emerging and established filmmakers to showcase their work. With an emphasis on innovative storytelling, diverse genres, and creative expression, the festival is quickly becoming a hub for independent cinema enthusiasts.
Cuenca International Film Festival 2026
Where the world's stories find their echo in the Andes.
The Cuenca International Film Festival (FICC) is one of the pioneering film events in Ecuador. With more than twenty years of history, it has become a strategic meeting point for international filmmakers, producers, distributors, and programmers, consolidating Cuenca as an epicenter of cinema in Latin America.
Throughout its history, the FICC has featured important figures, names that reaffirm the festival's mission to build bridges between the global industry and local narratives.
In 2022, the festival expanded its reach with the creation of Shortfest Cuenca, a platform specialized in short films that functions as a laboratory for narrative innovation and the discovery of new talent, thus consolidating its role in the international film ecosystem.
Competitive Sections 2026
• Latin American Feature Film Competition (a window to the region's cinema).
• International Feature Film Competition (works over 40 minutes, all themes, genres, and styles).
• International Short Film Competition (a space for experimentation and new voices).
• National Short Film Competition – Ecuador and Cuenca (a development engine for the local industry).
Non-Competitive Sections
• Fantastic Visions: dedicated to genre, fantasy, and horror films.
• Cinema and Human Rights: with a focus on ecology, feminism, and social justice, responding to the most pressing debates of our time.
FICC 2026 – A Platform for the Industry
The festival is not only an exhibition space, but also a networking and co-production platform, connecting Ecuadorian and Latin American cinema with international players: producers, distributors, platforms, and allied festivals.
Cuenca: City of Cinema
FICC 2026 will be held in July in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO, Cuenca is transformed each year into a living cinematic stage, where tradition and modernity intertwine at every screening.
The Brain Damage Association for Adults and Minors calls for the Third Edition of the International Film Festival for Diversity “ADACAM” in order to continue making the invisible visible and be able to move towards a more inclusive society, focusing on young people but also on filmmakers. professionals, students and people with social concerns.
'Saint Anna' is the oldest Russian film festival for students which is based in Moscow in 1993. The fesival runs more than 30 years, has awarded more than 100 filmmakers such as Timur Bekmambetov, Aleksander Kott, Nurbek Egen, Aleksey German Jr and many others.
At the moment of its founding the Festival was counted as international because the competition included student works from the former USSR republics and Batlic states. From 1999 to 2005 the Festival presented the special programs of filmschools among the world, and also accepted the films were shot in Russian language in many contries.
From 2025 the Festival stated the official International Copmetition of the short films from Cinema Schools (student cometition).
The purpose of the festival is to celebrate the blending of the Caribbean and the diaspora cultures and talent to create unique and outstanding work and to raise global awareness of the new renaissance of filmmaking and music production that the Caribbean basin is currently experiencing.
The festival also aims to celebrate all filmmakers and welcomes a limited number of submissions from our international friends.
The festival will also serve as a celebration of the host island's culture.
The FIRE!! Mostra is the first LGBT film festival in Spain: established in 1995 by Casal Lambda, in Barcelona, it addresses affective diversity in its broadest sense through a careful selection of feature films, documentaries and short films. A selection of art-house cinema and an educational approach are its main characteristics.
Throughout two weeks at the beginning of June - mainly at the French Institute but also at other different indoor or open-air venues in the city -, a wide range of public is invited to enjoy this Barcelona cultural landmark, with stories and testimonials of free people, creators who break barriers and fighters for human rights, all of whom help with love to build a fairer and freer world.
The festival's name is a tribute to the late 20s New York magazine of the same name, FIRE!!, led by the black gay writer Richard Bruce Nugent, portrayed in one of the most iconic films of the festival, Brother to Brother, which we screened a few years ago.
Zinegoak is organized by Zinegoak Association and will take place in the city of Bilbao, Spain, June 2026.
All films which have an approach to sexual and gender diversity and LGTBQ+ families, which have been produced after January 1st, 2024 and never had been broadcasted or commercially released in Basque Country.
IndiFest - Barcelona Indigenous Film Festival - aims to promote the identity and rights of indigenous peoples through their own audiovisual narratives.
The festival consists of in-person screenings and online programming, complemented by other advocacy activities such as discussions with Indigenous representatives and communicators in direct dialogue and exchange with the public.
IndiFest is an initiative promoted by alterNativa Intercanvi amb Pobles Indígenes (a member organization of CLACPI), an organization that aims to give Indigenous peoples their own voice and demand compliance with their internationally recognized rights.
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After a successful first edition, the Denys Film Festival returns for its second edition, celebrating creativity, boldness, and cinematic discovery. This annual event honors young talents in international cinema, bringing together filmmakers, actors, and film enthusiasts for two days of screenings, discussions, and encounters in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
The festival is dedicated to fiction short films that push the boundaries of storytelling and form. We proudly showcase the work of independent filmmakers with unique and visionary perspectives. Our mission is to offer a platform for emerging voices and give audiences the opportunity to discover innovative films that explore deep and thought-provoking themes.
Third call of the first European festival of films generated using artificial intelligence (AI).+RAIN Film Festival is interested in the use of creative methodologies with AI in the service of storytelling. Beyond the visual dimension, this technology poses challenges in the ways of telling stories and also stresses concepts such as creativity and imagination. +RAIN Film Festival seeks to be the gateway to films that experiment with narrative language and these new technological approaches.
The International Street Film Festival is an annual celebration that showcases cinematographic works of exceptional quality that have been created independently and innovatively. This event seeks to promote and disseminate artistic expression through cinema, giving street filmmakers from around the world a platform to show their works to the public.
Our festival takes place in a variety of locations around the world, highlighting urban and outdoor spaces that allow audiences to enjoy a unique cinematic experience. We are pleased to present a wide selection of films that span diverse genres and themes, from experimental short films to documentaries, animated films and conventional narratives.
In addition to film screenings, the International Street Film Festival also offers a variety of activities and special events. These include workshops and lectures led by film industry experts, presentations of featured projects, talks with leading filmmakers, and post-screening Q&A sessions.
Our call is open to all individuals, agencies, art collectives or producers that own the rights of short length audiovisual work, including documentary, argumentative, experimental and/or video-art. Short films must have been produced in film, video or animation format.
FICICA will take place from 12th to 16 th of August in Barranquilla, Colombia and through virtual channels. You are all welcome to visit us!
Saraqusta Film Festival is a film and tv series festival about the historical genre in its broadest sense. It was created with the aim of exhibiting and promoting feature films, documentaries and series using the past and the historical context as a common thread.
Submissions are open to Spanish and International works, real-image or animated that deal with the historical genre or whose theme, context or set design are historical or refer to a period of the past.
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.
A2BFF’s goal is to bring talented Film Artists of Color to Tree Town during the African American Downtown Festival to reclaim the cultural narrative and showcase the diverse experiences of Black in America.
Join us in Ann Arbor on June 1st running concurrent with the African American Downtown Festival!
The Ann Arbor Black Film Festival is an event dedicated to showcasing the creativity and diversity of black cinema. Founded in 2024, the festival aims to celebrate the rich heritage of black storytelling and provide a platform for emerging and established filmmakers to share their voices and perspectives. Through screenings, panel discussions, and special events, the festival seeks to inspire dialogue, promote inclusivity, and empower black creatives in the film industry. For more information, visit www.a2bff.org.
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The festival was born in Montecatini in 1950. It stood out for many years, paying particular attention to the great Italian cinema and the works of filmmakers. Over time it has become an important and eagerly awaited event to pay homage to many illustrious Italian performers. The festival is organized by the National Association FEDIC, (Italian Federation of Cineclubs) which thanks to a dense network of professionals and cinema lovers organizes the Italia Film Fedic (Ex Film Video) festival. From 2024 the festival will become international with an opening to new proposals that complement the traditional contest dedicated to authors registered with the FEDIC Federation.
The festival is generalist, including films of any genre, without any political and social preclusions, but giving visibility above all to the less visible films proposed by authors from all over the world. The festival has created a consolidated collaboration with the local administration, offering a cultural device capable of strengthening the prestige of being a UNESCO heritage city.
