Molden International Video Art Festival is a cinematic event that will take place at the Centro Cultural Ateca, in Santander (Spain), from May 7 to 8, 2026. The festival welcomes any work related to innovation and artistic creation, and all cinematic genres are accepted.
The aim of the festival is to promote the production and dissemination of works by video creators, both national and international, that encourage positive values and the advancement of art and technology, and that may serve as a point of reference for all kinds of audiences.
The theme is completely open.
Bogotá Horror Film Festival
A window into horror, fantasy, and the power of Latin American genre cinema.
The Bogotá Horror Film Festival is a space dedicated to the promotion, exhibition, and creation of genre cinema, with a special focus on horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Since its founding in 2019, it has established itself as a meeting point for filmmakers, audiences, and industry professionals who share a passion for intense, unsettling, and transformative narratives.
Over its six editions, the festival has developed a strong program that includes screenings of national and international short and feature films, training workshops, talks, and special activities. In its sixth edition alone, held from October 22 to 26, 2024, 818 people participated in on-site activities. The program featured 18 national short films, 10 international short films, 5 national feature films, 6 Latin American feature films, and 5 international feature films.
Throughout its trajectory, the Bogotá Horror Film Festival has gone beyond the borders of the capital, reaching audiences in municipalities such as Facatativá, Zipaquirá, and Mosquera, expanding access to genre cinema for new audiences and territories. In addition, its promotional strategy has integrated digital media, social networks, and traditional media to strengthen audience engagement and increase the visibility of emerging works and filmmakers.
The festival also plays a fundamental educational role. In 2024, it offered five practical workshops with more than 129 registered participants and 80 attendees in in-person sessions, covering topics such as screenwriting, music for horror films, acting techniques, and the use of artificial intelligence in audiovisual production.
As part of a strong collaborative network, the Bogotá Horror Film Festival is an active member of alliances and collectives such as FANLATAM (Latin American Fantastic Film Festival Network), Apocalipsis al Sur del Mundo, the Ibero-American Network of Genre Film Festivals, and ANAFe (National Association of Film, Showcase, and Audiovisual Events of Colombia). These networks help showcase local content on international stages and facilitate creative exchange among filmmakers across the region.
The Bogotá Horror Film Festival does not only open a screen for genre cinema: it opens paths, builds community, and projects the continent through stories that confront our fears, move us, and transform us.
Ciak Italia International Short Festival is the International Short Film Festival born from the desire to create a space for promotion and discussion capable of connecting producers, actors and talents with the most important international distribuition. The goal is to stimulate new productions, conveying means and knowledge, celebrating the authors and putting them in contact with the audience of the theater and with the most established streaming platforms. Despite being a young festival, the organization enjoys an important reputation in the field of cinema and television. The mission will be to connect artists, writers, directors, actors and producers each year in a prestigious Italian location to activate artistic and economic exchanges and unions to convey high-quality cinematographic products: Fiction and animated short films, trailers, music videos and short film scripts are eligible of every film genre.
The Ayerbe Film Festival Association launches this second stage of the "Villa de Ayerbe International Short Film Festival".
Since the 19th edition, with new members in the organization, we want to give a great boost to the festival. In addition to the international competition, we have created a new section dedicated to Science and Research to give greater visibility to the event and from this edition onwards, the awards are now called "CAJAL Awards".
We want to continue with the idea of collaboration with neighboring towns.
This collaboration is carried out in this way: All the selected short films may be screened locally collaborator simultaneously with the development of the Festival and their votes will serve to award the public prize.
1st International Film Festival Ilsenburg (I.F.I.) 2026
A “new little Locarno” in the Harz Mountains –
new international cinema in a medieval Romanesque setting
The 1st I.F.I. 2026 is more than a film festival – it marks the birth of a new cultural beacon in the Harz Mountains and Saxony-Anhalt.
In the atmospheric architecture of the monastery and castle high above the town of Ilsenburg, we will be presenting new international and national cinema from September 24 to 27, 2026, framed by one of Germany's most famous hiking and nature areas, the Harz National Park – and at the most beautiful time of year: the “golden autumn.”
Ilsenburg is an established and popular health resort and attracts thousands of tourists from all over Europe every year due to its particularly mild climate. As the ideal starting point for a hike up the highest mountain in northern Germany, the town is also known as the “Gateway to the Brocken.”
As Saxony-Anhalt's youngest and only location-based international film festival, from 2026 we will offer filmmakers from all over the world a setting that is probably unique in the world: the almost 1000-year-old UNESCO-worthy Romanesque castle and monastery complex with fantastic views of the surrounding Harz Mountains.
In official cooperations with the `City of Ilsenburg`, the ´Ilsenburg Monastery Foundation`, the `Friends and Supporters of Ilsenburg Monastery Association` and sponsors from business and industry the first I.F.I. will show latest film productions, including world-, German-, and European premieres. International feature films, short films, and documentaries will be screened in five different competition categories before the I.F.I. Awards will be presented for the first time in various categories: the main prize, the IFI2026 for the best international feature film.
Throughout the I.F.I. days, after selected screenings, industry professionals—invited directors, actors, and producers—will engage in a close intellectual exchange with the audience in the form of Q&A events or exclusive film talks. A film-related accompanying program of seminars and workshops with filmmakers and a (film) music program will round off the first I.F.I.
Magnetic Film Association is proud to announce the short film festival “N.I.F.F. Noto International Film Festival” 2026 X edition
Festival is dedicated to any short movies created in any format and opened to all Italians and foreigner authors.
N.I.F.F will award the prestigious “MARIO MONICELLI” award for the best direction.
The technical jury appointed by the organizers of MAGNETIC FILM PRODUCTION will be composed of artist and workers in the field of cinematography, music and journalism field, chaired by film critic Giuseppe Liotta.
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.
In the early days of cinema, with the advent of the cinematograph, the avant-garde artists found a new medium of expression, called seventh art, which was soon adopted by the major studios.
Thus, the space occupied by the Santander International Film Festival — Picknic Film Festival, is a place where films of reduced visibility and distribution, but selected for prestigious film festivals, with the approval of the press, have the possibility to be screened.
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.
Equinoxio University Film and Audiovisual Festival celebrates its 28th edition from September 18th to 26th, 2026, providing a space for encounter and reflection on student cinema and facilitating contact with the aesthetic vision of emerging talents, as well as with the artistic, social, and personal concerns of young filmmakers.
This year, the conceptual theme adopted, “I don’t accept the world as it is,” addresses uncertainty as an experience that particularly resonates with our generation: a youthful perspective that doubts both its present and its future, rejecting the world not from a certainty of knowing how it should be, but from the difficulty of inhabiting it as it is. Thus, uncertainty emerges as a collective symptom of our time, and in this sense, we have chosen to embrace it and find in it raw material for creation.
The Festival de Málaga, in collaboration with Festhome, announces the five finalist short films of the
Ibershorts Award 2026, an initiative dedicated to promoting and giving visibility to Ibero-American short filmmaking
through a network of partner festivals.
Five films, five countries, and five authorial voices that reflect the diversity and vitality of contemporary Ibero-American short cinema.
Director: Cecilia Moreira Pagés
Presented by: José Ignacio International Film Festival
Synopsis
Miguel, a young boy from a small town in Uruguay, travels to Montevideo for the first time on a school trip. There, he discovers a portrait
of Carlota, a 19th-century historical figure, which awakens a deep fascination in him. Back home, this image turns into an obsession that
drives him to undertake an unexpected journey accompanied by Leidi.
About the director
Cecilia Moreira Pagés is a Uruguayan director and screenwriter. Her cinema is characterized by a sensitive gaze on childhood, memory, and territory.
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Director: Sara Martínez
Presented by: Hayah International Film Festival of Panama
Synopsis
During an intense summer, Rafael dreams of joining his cousins at the banana plantation. Despite his grandmother’s prohibition, curiosity
and the desire for adventure lead him to disobey.
About the director
Sara Martínez is a Panamanian filmmaker. Her work focuses on childhood observation and the relationship between characters and their natural environment.
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Director: Gerardo Del Razo
Presented by: Huesca International Film Festival
Synopsis
In a peripheral neighborhood of Mexico City, a shopkeeper faces the consequences of failing to pay a fee imposed by a criminal group.
What appears to be an ordinary Sunday turns into a test of endurance.
About the director
Gerardo Del Razo is a Mexican director and screenwriter. His cinema addresses contemporary social issues from a realistic perspective.
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Director: Pierre Llanos
Presented by: Skyline Benidorm Film Festival
Synopsis
Clara helps her father in an improvised dental clinic. During the lunch break, the unexpected arrival of a patient disrupts the routine.
About the director
Pierre Llanos is a Peruvian filmmaker. His work is characterized by an intimate and naturalistic approach.
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Director: André Silva Santos
Presented by: Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival
Synopsis
Samuel, a flute teacher, goes through the mourning process after the death of his wife. Between letters, flowers, and melodies, he tries
to reconnect with music and with life.
About the director
André Silva Santos is a Portuguese director associated with auteur cinema, with a strong expressive use of sound and time.
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The Ibershorts Award strengthens collaboration between festivals, filmmakers, and platforms, positioning the short film as a cultural
driving force within the Ibero-American space.
The screening of the finalist short films of the Ibershorts Award 2026 will take place on
Thursday, March 12 at 10:00 PM at the Cine Albéniz in Málaga, in a public session open to audiences as part
of the official program of the Festival de Málaga.
Tickets will be available for online purchase through the festival’s official channels.
On March 14 at 12:45 a.m., in Screen 1 of the Albéniz Cinemas, the winning short film of the Ibershorts Award 2026 will be announced.
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TRANSCINEMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Transcinema is Peru's most important avant-garde film festival. It presents films that explore cinematic language and eschew thematic and formal clichés, with no length limits from all over the world and as exclusive premieres in Peru.
Beautiful festival that takes place in Modica and Gela - ITALY.. Modica is the birthplace of Salvatore Quasimodo and the festival is dedicated to him, the Nobel Prize for poetry. The festival has reached its XVII edition and welcomes poets, videographers, directors, writers and any artist who deals with the theme of the Festival: Cinema and Poetry. The cinema section is for short films of videopoetry, short films of fiction, videoclips and feature films.
Search Light International Film Festival-26 is a cinema movement built on discovery. Like a searchlight cutting through darkness, the festival exists to find, reveal, and elevate films that dare to see differently—stories that question, challenge, and illuminate the unseen corners of human experience.
The idea of Search Light goes beyond screening films—it represents discovery. Discovery of new filmmakers. Discovery of unheard perspectives. Discovery of cinema that dares to look deeper rather than louder. From independent shorts and feature films to documentaries, animation, and experimental works, SLIFF-26 embraces storytelling that expands the language of cinema.
At its heart, Search Light stands for visibility. It shines on independent creators, bold narratives, cultural diversity, and cinematic risk-taking, creating a space where discovery matters more than scale, and intention matters more than noise.
In an era where algorithms decide visibility, Search Light International Film Festival-26 chooses intention. It curates films with care, respects the filmmaker’s vision, and creates a space where cinema is experienced, discussed, and remembered.
Mumbai- The city of celluloid dreams since past century- is the destination of thousands of budding & professional filmmakers in India & world. The city has nurtured many great filmmakers, technicians & entertained the millions worldwide through cinema. People also fondly called it as Bollywood. In the highly competitive age of cinema ‘Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival’ is the platform for short filmmakers to put their work forward among the league of professional.
MSIFF, a progressive cinema movement started in year 2012 with the consultation of senior industry members to highlight the short cinema. The 2012 inaugural year followed 2013 to 2025 editions witnesses the great participation & enthusiasm from filmmakers & industry professionals from India & abroad. The festival objective is to contribute towards the development of upcoming filmmakers & to create short films culture in India.
The festival aims is to feature great cinema of worldwide filmmakers in a big way & at the same time providing professional networking & introducing current trends of cinema to the participants. The festival also strongly advocates the need of commercial short film industry in India & will raise the issues related to short films in front of various governing bodies of cinema.
15th MSIFF-26 will prove one more step towards achieving excellence & enhancing your skills in cinema & fore sure it will contribute immensely in your growth as filmmaker.
The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival is organised by Les Films du Spectre, a non-profit making association dedicated to genre cinema, which includes fantasy, horror, science-fiction and thrillers.
In addition to the Festival’s international prizes, as a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, it also awards the Silver Méliès for the best European fantastic film.
Discover Festival PROTESTA, where cinema ignites social change.
This international event celebrates films that challenge, question, and inspire. With a diverse lineup of documentaries, fiction, and animation in both feature and short film formats, Protesta is a crucible for filmmakers committed to questioning and challenging the status quo.
We embrace creativity, positive social impact and innovative storytelling. With more than 11 editions, PROTESTA is the primary social impact festival in Catalonia and a main player in social cinema in Spain. Join us next October in the culturally vibrant town Vic in a series of parallel activities designed to enrich, educate, and inspire.
The main objective of the Festival is to promote the development of national cinema in the Republic of Adygea, to encourage youth participation in cultural projects, and to identify and support talent in the field of cinematography.
The Festival aims to strengthen the all-Russian civic identity and the unity of the multinational people of the Russian Federation, to promote patriotic education, to harmonize interethnic relations, and to foster friendship among the peoples of the Russian Federation. It also seeks to preserve and promote traditional Russian spiritual and moral values, as well as to safeguard and popularize the intangible ethnocultural heritage of the Russian Federation, in line with the implementation of the state national policy of the Russian Federation.
At the conclusion of the Festival, winners will be selected in the following categories:
Fiction Film (Feature-length):
1st Prize
Fiction Film (Short Film):
1st Prize
Documentary Film:
1st Prize
Animated Film:
1st Prize
Neural Network Film:
1st Prize
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Musical Score
Best Director
National Competition:
Fiction Film:
1st Prize
Documentary Film:
1st Prize
Animated Film:
1st Prize
Awards will be presented in each category.
Special awards and sponsor prizes may be added to the official Festival awards.
Sponsors and public organizations have the right to establish special awards.
Sponsors are granted the right to place their information and logos in the Festival’s promotional materials and to participate as honorary guests in Festival events.
The copyright for films submitted to the Festival remains with their respective authors.
All participants will receive certificates of participation.
The winning films will be screened as part of the celebrations of the Day of the Republic of Adygea.
Films submitted to the Festival may subsequently be used free of charge by the Festival organizers in non-commercial social programs, for educational and outreach purposes, in charitable initiatives, and in other volunteer projects, with proper credit to the author and reference to their participation in the Festival.
The Film Festival will take place in one of the cinemas of the Republic of Adygea, in the city of Maykop.
India is a land of art and cultural heritage and it is spread in various forms in our society whether it's dance, drama, music, films, painting, sports, etc. Being a global enterprise, Indian Cinema (Bollywood) is a remarkable example of our cultural diversity and it has the greatest influence on India's national identity. We always celebrate our art and one of the best ways is to do so is film festivals. There are many film festivals in Asia where filmmakers and film lovers alike can celebrate the best and the brightest. We are adding one more precious feather to it and that’s the BOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL (BIFF).
Launched in January 2020, Bollywood International Film Festival – BIFF Mumbai is founded by some of the best-known actors, directors and film professionals. BIFF Mumbai intends to provide a place that connects the film lovers and makers around the world.
The purpose of this film festival is to promote new film makers, looking to get publicity for their films, exchange of knowledge, information, ideas, the culture of India and other nations in the context of their social and cultural ethos.
The festival will host various forums for academic interactions on filmmaking, film appreciation like seminars, workshops, masterclasses etc., for the benefit of film professionals, discerning audience and students on different aspects of cinema.
We invite filmmakers, people from the film fraternity, film critics, journalists, discerning cineastes from amongst the general public & International and National film Institutes; distribution agencies/organizations, to witness the glorious start of BIFF. We sincerely hope the film lovers will utilize this opportunity to enrol as delegates and enjoy the contemporary world cinema and the classics.
