Hello! We are MONTIFF • Montpellier Indie Film Festival, an international film festival with screening events in Montpellier, France, and a member of IBERIFF • Iberia Indie Film Festivals. IBERIFF celebrates independent artists and showcases new productions from across the globe in Montpellier (MONTIFF), Madrid (MADRIFF), Barcelona (BARCIFF), València (VALÈIFF), Seville (SEVIFF) and Lisbon (LISBIFF).
MONTIFF shares the mission of its associate festivals in supporting emerging talents, encouraging artistic exploration, fostering networking, promoting cultural exchange, engaging with the local community, and providing a platform to celebrate and showcase the work of independent filmmakers.
Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental films of any genre or subject are welcome!
The Visualízame festival began in 2011.
Organized by Fundación Inquietarte, the main objective of Visualízame is to serve as a platform for the dissemination of cinematographic works in which women participate in the direction, script and/or production.
Likewise, serve as a dissemination platform for short films that promote equality, in addition to respect for Human Rights. That is why we have two special awards for short films committed to the 2030 agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, and films whose plot addresses the topic of death and mourning.
The Pindaro Cultural Association is organizing the OVERTIME FESTIVAL, which will take place from October 7 to 11, 2026, in Macerata (Italy).
The festival’s main objective is to promote sports, athletic participation, and sports ethics through all forms of art, craftsmanship, and media.
In this context, the Pindaro Cultural Association is organizing the 2026 OVERTIME FILM FESTIVAL, an international competition for short films, feature films, and social documentaries, with the goal of promoting, disseminating, and raising the profile of emerging cinema. The event also aims to create a gathering in Italy where directors, videographers, industry professionals, and ordinary film and sports enthusiasts can exchange ideas and bring their diverse experiences together.
Around International Film Festival // Berlin Official Awards ✈
Monthly Selection with Annual Independent event for all Feature & Short Films, Documentaries, Experimental, Commercial, Music Videos, Animations, Student Films, Series, TV, New Media and AI works. Every month, the international community awards the creations to serve ARFF International Official Laurel and evaluates in advance all to participate in the annual Award Ceremony.
The Around International Film Festivals have numerous network & board members from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, and associated platforms mentioned at the end of the listing page. All the ARFF International Editions are the Official IMDb Award Listing Qualifiers. Monthly Selections may share their nominees on IMDb.
It's also possible to submit additionally on the other editions of ARFF to have more chances in the yearly competition:
https://festhome.com/festival/arff-amsterdam
https://festhome.com/festival/arff-paris
https://festhome.com/festival/arff-berlin-3
Feel free to check our Vimeo channel, which gets 5K-10K views per month. https://vimeo.com/aroundfilms
Regarding the Unification Program, WSXA & ARFF International change the country of the Award Events each year to enhance the festival experience. It's the responsibility of each filmmaker to check all the emails via Festhome associated email addresses, social media updates and ticket information carefully. After Corona times, ARFF & WSXA International Editions are curated as Hybrid Festivals. Award Events are focused on networking and all the screenings are scheduled online.
All 4 Edition Finalist filmmakers & network members will be gathered in November 2024 // Amsterdam. The festival do not take the responsibility of the filmmakers who attend physical venues with online tickets, mistaken visa applications, flight and accommodations.
Submitters may expect that ARFF & WSXA International editions are lift off film festivals which are opening the doors for the major film festivals. Many of the alumni filmmakers have been awarded by Around Film Festivals, achieved to be associated with the pioneers such as: Cannes Film Festival, Sundance, Toronto FF, Venice FF, Berlinale, Tribeca, SXSW, New York FF, BFI London, Slamdance, LA Shorts, Raindance.
In years. We are delighted to connect with our global colleagues through our international team and jury members, who span Europe, United States (North and South America), Asia, and Australia who are recognized by GOYA, Academy Awards (Oscars), European Film Academy, Golden Globe & BAFTA with Fest Regards.
Long Key Awards was founded in 2020 by producer and entrepreneur Leonid Khromov.
Long Key is an independent platform for international cinema, where bright and ambitious beginners and experienced filmmakers can present their films to the international community.
Previously the award was called LKIFF (Leonid Khromov International Film Festival) and in 2023 changed its name to Long Key International Film Awards (LKIFA).
Full-length and short feature films and animation films are accepted for participation in the Event. Since 2025, the organizing committee of the film award will accept Music Video for consideration. New categories starting in 2026: TV Series, Trailers, Teasers, AI Teasers.
We invite everyone to take part in our film awards! Good luck to all the nominees!
The Liège International Comedy Film Festival explores daring, popular and unifying cinema, through a unique competition: it is the only festival in Europe to program international comedies (and sentimental, dramatic, social or horrific). The only one, also, to reward them with a Golden or Crystal Bull. Every year, since 2016, it has presented nearly twenty feature films and around thirty short films, from the four corners of the world.
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.
CIMASUB 2026. The 50th edition of the San Sebastián International Underwater Film Festival, to be held on 12, 13 and 14 november 2026, is organised by the Subacuáticas Real Sociedad, and aims to raise awareness of the underwater world, and raise awareness of respect and care for our seas and oceans, through the dissemination of audiovisual works.
The Reloncaví International Film Festival (FICRELONCAVÍ) is a cinematic event organized by the Fundación Cinematográfica del Territorio Sur de Chile, created with the aim of strengthening the circulation of independent cinema, promoting new perspectives on territories, and contributing to audience development in the Los Lagos Region.
Its first edition will take place from November 12 to 15, 2026, in the city of Puerto Montt, featuring a programme that brings together national and international films, cultural mediation activities, educational initiatives, filmmaker encounters, and community screenings across a variety of cultural and educational venues throughout the region.
FICRELONCAVÍ defines itself as a festival of "Cinema from the Edge", a curatorial approach that brings together films exploring life on the margins: the edge between sea and land, urban and rural environments, memory and the present, peripheral territories and major audiovisual production centers.
Rather than a geographical boundary, the "edge" represents a point of view from which to observe the world. It is a space where stories connected to territorial identities, communities, coastal and island cultures, processes of social transformation, the relationship between nature and society, childhood, memory, cultural heritage, and new ways of inhabiting territories come together.
The festival aims to establish itself as a permanent platform for the promotion of auteur cinema, exchange among filmmakers, cultural decentralization, and audience development, fostering connections between national and international creators and the communities of southern Chile.
AJR Vision is organizing the second edition of the AJR Vision Film Festival, an international short film festival whose goal is to discover, support, and connect emerging talent within the audiovisual industry.
The festival is part of the AJR Vision ecosystem, a digital platform that connects filmmakers, production companies, universities, and industry professionals, facilitating the visibility, distribution, and development of audiovisual works supported by AI.
AJR Vision Film Festival goes beyond exhibition: it is a gateway to real opportunities within the industry, including visibility, networking, and potential professional development.
Santiago Horror is a festival that promotes and showcases fantastic cinema in Latin America — a space where genre filmmaking finds a place to grow, connect, and transcend borders.
More than a festival, we are an active platform dedicated to creation, promotion, and exhibition, fostering encounters between filmmakers, new creative voices, and audiences from around the world.
Our mission is to strengthen the production and circulation of fantastic cinema in Chile and across the LATAM region, supporting those who create these stories while opening new opportunities for their works to reach broader audiences and new territories.
With each edition, we seek to challenge convention, celebrate imagination, and establish Santiago Horror as a meaningful meeting point for the industry, creators, and genre film lovers worldwide.
Organized by: Fundación Chile Fantástico
Important:
Hybrid festival format:
• In-person
• Online (national competitions only)
MosFestFilm is an annual international film festival founded in 2020.
The 2026 competition program will feature feature-length and short fiction films, animation, documentaries, music videos, experimental and student works. Both classical and original scripts, as well as familiar and entirely new cinematic techniques, will be presented.
The festival hosts three competitions: the Main Competition (for professional filmmakers), the Student Competition (for students, recent film school graduates, and independent filmmakers), and the Screenplay Competition (feature-length and short screenplays).
From September 22 to 27, 2026, films selected for the program will be screened in Moscow’s cinemas. The festival will also feature Q&A sessions with directors and creative teams, as well as interviews and masterclasses.
The 9th Greece International Film Festival is coming with screenings of the best films and take place in a live audience in Athens.
We are a team of filmmakers, producers and distributors and we have been professionally involved in cinema and theater for over 25 years.
Greece International Film Festival provides Certificates, Honorable Mentions and Laurels to the best projects of the participants.
GreeceIFF takes place twice a year. In spring and autumn.
The ultimate goal of festival is to make it accessible to everyone.
Film
Music Video - Dance Video
Screenplay - Stage Play
Laurel
The tradition of awarding a laurel wreath to the winner began in the Pythias at Delphi in Greece in, the 6th century BC.
They were organized in honor of the god Apollo, who usually appeared with a laurel wreath in memory of the nymph Daphne who transformed herself into a plant to escape his amorous moods. The plant was named "Daphne".
The International Film Festival of Greece opens its doors to the audience for the 9th time to present domestic and international films, videos and screenplays .
The last events of the festival took place in Athens with screenings at the open-air Cine Alimos by the sea, and hosted short and feature films from around the world. The festival screened fiction films, documentaries and animations by Greek and foreign directors with free entrance. All the films had their World, EInternational, European, Greek and Athens premieres in Greece.
The Greece International Film Festival aspires to function as a channel of communication between artists, directors, screenwriters and producers of the international and domestic film industry.
A special place in the activities of the GIFF is held by the Competition Department of Greek and International Short, Mid-Length, Feature Films, Music Video, Dance Video, Screenplays, Stage Plays, which supports new works of art to find their way and get to know their audience.
The screenings will take place at the Cine Alimos open-air cinema (by the sea).
Our IMDb qualifying festival champions independent filmmakers with original ideas. We are primarily a Short Film Festival but award feature length submissions and include clips and trailers at our awards events. Award Winners are welcome to add their accolades to our IMDb page.
Winners will receive Official Laurels and Digital Certificates. Printed Certificates are presented at live events only.
Award winners can add their accolades to our IMDb page here: https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0073770/2025/1/
Folkestone Film Festival are recognised by the Global Recognition Awards for our significant contribution to independent cinema and our commitment to inclusive filmmaking. We try to minimise financial barriers for filmmakers by keeping submission costs low.
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We are a small festival who love to hold Q&A sessions with filmmakers. We thank you for your patience when waiting for us to respond to emails and uploading online content. Selected submissions will be notified via Festhome and Email.
We look forward to seeing your films soon!
A big thank you to our sponsors A. Simmons, the Jewellers of the South East. Our festival partners, Silver Screen Cinema. BritFlicks, FilmmakerDASH, StudentFilmmakers Magazine & Kent Kino.
The Ya Casi No Quedan Canis Short Film Festival returns for its fourth edition on January 23 and 24, 2027, solidifying its position as an essential event on the Spanish independent and urban film scene. This year, the festival returns to the Río Ebro Civic Center in Zaragoza, a neighborhood cultural space that embodies the spirit of creation, community, and authentic cinema that characterizes YCNQC.
For two days, the fourth edition will offer an Official Selection comprised of 10 short films chosen for their narrative strength, originality, and ability to explore social, cultural, and urban themes with a direct and unfiltered perspective. In addition to the screenings, the festival once again features a format that combines film screenings, interaction with the filmmakers, and complementary experiences. This year, the festival returns to the Río Ebro Civic Center in Zaragoza, a neighborhood cultural space that symbolizes the spirit of creation, community and authentic cinema that characterizes YCNQC. For two days, the fourth edition will offer an Official Selection comprised of 10 short films chosen for their narrative strength, originality, and ability to explore social, cultural, and urban themes with a direct and unfiltered gaze. In addition to the screenings, the festival once again features a format that combines film screenings, interaction with the filmmakers, and complementary experiences.
The Santa Pola City Council is ushering in a new era in its cultural policy with the consolidation of the 14th Santa Pola Film Festival, a strategic development that places the municipality on the national audiovisual map and strengthens its cultural and tourist appeal.
The festival, which will be held on October 29, 30, and 31, 2026, at the Casa de Cultura (Cultural Center), is opening its doors to filmmakers from across Spain, thus solidifying its national character without abandoning its roots and its strong support for Valencian and Alicante talent, as well as young local filmmakers.
This new phase is reflected in broader and more ambitious guidelines, establishing a competitive structure with national, regional, and local youth categories, reinforcing a model that combines international exposure with a commitment to the municipality's cultural fabric.
Among the main new features is the increased prize money, with awards for the best national, regional, Alicante, and Valencian-language short films, as well as local and audience awards.
The Santa Pola City Council is committed to a strategic cultural project designed to attract talent, boost the local economy, and solidify a distinct cultural identity linked to audiovisual media.
The 14th Santa Pola Film Festival is thus presented as a key event on the cultural calendar, where tradition, growth, and national reach converge in an event with a promising future and greater ambition and impact.
Fantafestival (Italian: Mostra Internazionale del Film di Fantascienza e del Fantastico; English: International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Show) is a film festival devoted to science fiction, fantasy and horror films that is held annually in Italy since 1981.
Fantafestival takes place every year in Rome. In the past years, while maintaining its headquarters in Rome, some editions were held in contemporary in different Italian cities like Milan, Naples, Genoa, Verona, Parma and Ravenna.
For more than 40 years, Fantafestival has been one of the leading Italian events specialized in fantastic films and one of the most important international events of this kind. It has presented and launched in Italy many filmmakers who later would become among the most popular in the fantastic film world.
OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES
The deadline for submitting exhibition material is Sunday, September 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Do you remember the first film you saw on the big screen as a child?
For thousands of Mexican girls and boys in vulnerable situations, this question has no answer. For this reason, and for them, the Churumbela Children's Film Festival was created, inviting all children of Mexico, Spanish speakers, and speakers of other languages to experience cinema in an inclusive, playful, and entertaining environment.
It brings cinema closer to all children, with a special focus on girls and boys in vulnerable situations, people with disabilities, and families from different socioeconomic backgrounds. Through accessible and inclusive programming, the festival promotes film as a tool for expression, identity, and cultural formation, ensuring that children from diverse realities have access to enriching and participatory cinematic experiences.
The 10th Churumbela Children's Film Festival takes place in person with film screenings and activities in Mexico City and in Yucatán, where we not only program film screenings but also offer workshops and talks led by industry professionals.
The 10th Churumbela Children's Film Festival promotes creativity, dialogue, the seventh art, and artistic expression as tools for social transformation, and all of its activities are offered free of charge.
In this effort, this year the festival calls on filmmakers, girls, boys, and young people from Mexico and around the world to take part in its tenth edition. This call unifies all of the festival's sections into a single open submission process, aimed at facilitating participation and expanding the festival's reach in a decade of cinema for children.
This edition of the festival will take place in Mexico City from Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 22, 2026, and in Yucatán from Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 6, 2026.
The festival is nonprofit, and its goal is to bring valuable stories to many girls, boys, and young people to serve as inspiration, a mirror, a source of empathy and awareness, and to build confidence in themselves.
To find out about the venue-by-venue program of shorts, films, activities, and workshops that will be offered in person and online, visit our official site: https://www.churumbelafest.com
CONTACT:
Email: festivalchurumbela@gmail.com
Phone: 5551586814
Website: www.churumbelafest.com
