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Deadline
15 Jan 2026


Published: 26 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
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LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival

Sassari, Italy


LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival is an environmental & human rights film festival

As we are preparing for the post-petroleum era?

This festival starts with the intention of overshooting the simple exposure. Although it is important to raise public awareness on the risks connected to the exploitation and to the use of natural resource in the production of fossil fuels, still remains, the enormous and dramatic problem of the disasters caused by the lack of energy, with particular reference to the water supply, highly relevant to the world population. The main objective of the festival will be, therefore, not only emphasizing problems related to the use of fossil fuels, but especially identifying the alternatives which take into account, according to the present scientific knowledge, the several well-known methods of production.


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Deadline
30 Nov 2025


Published: 26 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival - FICCI

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia


The Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (FICCI) is a cinematographic event with a social and cultural vision and, by choice, free and open to all. Each year, FICCI interprets the particular circumstances of Colombia, Ibero-America, and the world, offering a world-class edition guided by the preservation of freedom and the expansion of cultural dialogue through films, industry gatherings, and academic events that are relevant, human, subtle, and in constant conversation with its audience and cultural stakeholders. The festival seeks to be a space for encounter and exchange, a platform to elevate human awareness, strengthen democracy, and contribute to the creation of free, inclusive, and conscious societies.

The Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (FICCI) is the oldest and most permanent forum in the Americas for Colombian, Ibero-American, and world cinema. Actively present on the global cinematic map since 1960, its 65th edition will continue to offer spaces for memory, reflection, a diversity of voices, and, as always, for the finest cinephilia.

The Festival values the creative freedom of filmmakers from around the world, welcoming works of any format, length, nationality, theme, genre, or technique. We seek films that meet the highest standards of quality, dare to take narrative risks, and offer proposals of great human and cinematic value, with pertinence and a vision of sustainability.


OSCAR!

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Deadline
03 Oct 2025


Published: 26 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Shortfilms of the Young Polis’ Film Showcase

San José, Costa Rica


The Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) of Costa Rica, through the Centro Agenda Joven en Derechos y Ciudadanía, in support of young audiovisual producers and filmmakers and with special attention to the young population in the country, is launching the 16th Audiovisual Showcase “Cortos de la Polis Joven”. The event aims to promote audiovisual production in Costa Rica through a culture of visual expression that reflects the creative imagination of young Costa Ricans and their daily experiences.

“Cortos de la Polis Joven” seeks to present these productions to all kinds of audiences within the university as well as to the local and international community, in order to foster and develop Costa Rican cinematographic production and culture. We believe it is important to open a space for discussion on how young people’s perceptions change over time regarding politics, social issues, daily life in the country, and other topics related to the region.

Finally, another objective is to raise awareness among young people about the production, exhibition, and creation of audiovisual works and the arts in general, as a medium to communicate ideas and engage in experimentation.

****Topic of the showcase: "Celebrating Human Rights"

****Subtopic of the showcase: "Hecho en casa (Homemade)" (Only costarican productions)

The theme of the 16th Short Film Showcase “Cortos de la Polis Joven” will be "Celebrating Human Rights", which will include a special thematic category called "Hecho en casa" (Homemade).

Regarding the theme "Celebrating Human Rights", submissions may address any topic that, in some way, expresses the importance of guaranteeing, defending, and experiencing human rights on a daily basis (for example: education, politics, multiculturalism, environment, sexualities, the right to choose, human dignity, social equality, migration, among others).

Only the first 100 films submitted via Festhome will be considered for the festival.

Promo video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e8LKo9IlKM8


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Deadline
03 Nov 2025


Published: 26 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Short Short Story Film Festival

N/A, United States


The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes.

For 2025, the 18th edition of the festival returns with a unique closed event. The festival celebrates brevity in film-making, with films from across the globe, both live-action and animated.

The festival consists of two programs, Heartstrings and Headtrip, each with a distinctive tone yet wide-ranging styles and topics.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic



 
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Deadline
15 Sep 2025


Published: 24 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Yecla in a short film

Yecla, Spain


Yecla en Corto is a film festival dedicated to showcasing short films as a platform for social reflection and youth engagement. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, the festival seeks to highlight fresh voices and support filmmakers who explore human and social issues through a young and innovative lens.


Short film festival


 Fiction



 
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Deadline
30 Sep 2025


Published: 24 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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TITAN International Film Festival

Sydney, Australia


TITAN International Film Festival is a competition of films from around the world, celebrating cinema and its creativity, its art and its freedom.

We are a festival dounded in 2021 and registered as a Not-For-Profit with the Australian government and are IMDB qualified, running competitions throughout the year, which ends with the Annual Gala in Sydney, Australia.

TIFF is a challenge for all filmmakers to produce and promote the cinema of the future.

The Festival takes place 4 times a year and registration is always open. This increases the chances of winning for filmmakers. At the end of the year, our jury will select the best film of each category amongst the four edition winners.


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Deadline
31 Oct 2025


Published: 23 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
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Islampur International Film Festival

Islampur, India


After successfully conducting the Siliguri International Short Film Festival in Siliguri for the last three years, we are planning to organise the 1st RAIGANJ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in the cultural city of North Bengal right from 2022!

Raiganj has a distinct a cultural legacy of it’s own.

There are many budding and aspiring filmmaker, actors and technicians in this town.

The history of Raiganj even boasts of it’s fight for freedom against the British rulers.

The police station was set up 125 years ago and railway connectivity reached the plan 115 years ago. The city hold the 106 years old Raiganj Coronation High School.

Raiganj is also known for Raiganj Wildlife sanctuary (also called the Kulik Birds Sanctuary), home to a large population of Asian openbills and other waterbirds and it is the largest bird sanctuary in Asia.

Raiganj can be a prime seat of the film tourism in near future.

Hence the idea of holding The Raiganj International Film Festival.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
11 Apr 2026


Published: 22 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
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San Francisco Documentary Festival

San Francisco, United States


We screen the best documentaries from around the world at the Roxie Cinema, the oldest art house theater west of the Mississippi. Many of our titles end up with calendared runs at the Roxie later in the year. We get great press coverage in San Francisco, the second largest film market in the country, plus industry reviews.

San Francisco is a very receptive town for documentaries and our fest has built a passionate following over the past 24 years.

LAST YEAR'S PRESS COVERAGE: https://sfindie.com/press-coverage

SF DocFest is an annual festival devoted to documentary cinema. Since 2001, this event has brought the most weird and wonderful aspects of real life to the big screen.

"What makes the scrappy San Francisco Documentary Film Festival a treasure to SF Bay Area filmgoers is its willingness to take that extra step to show films a little more out there than bog standard documentaries." - Peter Wong, Broke Ass Stuart

“Docfest offers a zippy blend of politics, music, social issues and youth-oriented subcultures. The good news is that DocFest promotes documentaries as a vibrant, irreverent form of entertainment to a younger demographic, blasting the notion of educational films to smithereens. There’s no room for anything approximating — watch it, I’m about to blaspheme – the obsessively measured and utterly somnambulant musings of Ken Burns.” – Michael Fox, KQED

“Since its inception, DocFest (May 31-June 15 at the Roxie and the Vogue, with opening night at Alamo Drafthouse) has compiled a colorful scrapbook of genuine characters in contrast to the current events survey, educational seminar or social-issue forum that defines many documentary series… There are one or two people in Off the Charts you won’t soon forget, which could be said about nearly every film in DocFest. That’s one of the pleasures of scrapbooks.” – also Michael Fox, KQED

Michael Fox just loves DocFest, here's another:

"Welcome to SF DocFest, the beloved annual compendium of odd, unusual nonfiction films from every nook and corner of our bizarro country and beyond. Waving off the pedigreed, high-profile docs that premiere at Sundance, get theatrical releases (or these days, national virtual releases) and chart a course for the Academy Awards, SF DocFest’s programmers opt for poignant, intimate works that miss the mainstream by dint of their iconoclasm and/or lack of a marketing hook." -KQED

"This week brings the kickoff to the 20th edition of SF Docfest, the rapidly-becoming-venerable nonfiction showcase that nonetheless continues to put the fun in documentary cinema appreciation. While other such showcases tend to be soberly issue-themed, focusing on the environment, activism, or some such, Docfest pursues—though not exclusively—colorful human interest stories, musician profiles, and other subjects on which there will not be a class quiz afterward." - Dennis Harvey, 48Hills


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 Documentary



 
Logo of Ekurhuleni International Film Festival

Deadline
31 Oct 2025


Published: 22 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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Ekurhuleni International Film Festival

Germiston, South Africa


Theme
Our theme is simple and it is just one word: INNOVATION

Motivation
We encourage filmmakers to come up with innovative concepts and tell unique stories that promote peace and prosperity in their countries.

Vision
Promote international solidarity and a myriad of opportunities for filmmakers, businesses and broadcasters through film.
 
Mission
Create a self sustainable film industry and a new world class breed of filmmakers.

Background History
The Ekurhuleni International Film Festival was formed as a result of Siyafunda Programme an initiative by Rhythm Cycle Trading Projects in partnership With Ekurhuleni’s Metropolitan Municipality: Department: SRAC: Performing Arts division .The purpose of the Programme is to empower the unemployed youth economically and provide them with vital filmmaking skills. Promote the local businesses in the film industry and promote Social cohesion and mainstream youth development. Promoting indigenous music and instruments and participation in the arts is one of the key roles of the Programme.

The Cinematography wing of the project initiated the Ekurhuleni International Film Festival through one of its partners Rhythm Cycle Projects a local Film & Television film production company. The purpose of the festival is to empower Emerging local and international filmmakers. This will provide filmmaking skills; create networking opportunities with local and international broadcasters. This will also promote the local businesses through the film industry and mainstream economic development across a myriad of sectors of the economy.
 

Introduce young aspirant filmmakers to wildlife filmmaking
Educate the people about the natural world and films
Create networking opportunities for local filmmakers, broadcasters and funders
Promote indigenous music
Enrichment of the arts
Promote culture and heritage
Boost tourism
Mainstream youth development
Attract broadcasters
Create jobs and economic opportunities

Aims & Objectives

1.To ensure that every government department has a progress report on video in preparation for the next financial year.

2.To educate people how our government operates and help them identify what, how they can contribute to boost our economy and get benefits.

3.To develop an advertising medium for SMMEs, Big companies, banks and Educational institutions to generate revenue for the project to empower participants while they are studying.

4.To create a local film industry that will alleviate poverty in rural areas by making films that will tell their stories and attract the international market.

5.To transfer filmmaking skills to the youth out of school and the unemployed.

6.Showcase South Africa’s storytelling talent and introduce a new generation of characters through film and TV productions .

7.To establish partnerships with other territories to implement Co-Production Treaties that RSA signed with other countries to grow our local film industry.

Programme
Registrations
Welcome and Official Opening
Exhibitions
Workshops
Seminars
Screenings
Adjudication
Networking Sessions
Fun walks
Wine tasting
Ekurhuleni International Film Awards


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Deadline
18 Sep 2025


Published: 22 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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#AnfibiaFest

Madrid, Spain


During the month of November, the Anfibia Festival turns Madrid into the capital for discovering new narratives and explores the creative potential of adaptation.

#AnfibiaFest is a space for connecting audiences with new creative universes and diverse and diverse origin formats.

The registration period for audiovisual works will be open from August 21 to September 18, 2025. Fiction or non-fiction audiovisual works, series, and animations adapted from any narrative format—such as novels, graphic novels, illustrated works, stage plays, video games, journalistic reports, digital content, or other narrative media—are eligible to participate.

The fourth edition of the Anfibia Festival will take place in November 2025 in Madrid.


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Deadline
30 Aug 2026


Published: 22 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
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Arab Film Festival Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland


The Arab Film Festival Zurich is organized every two years by the association IAFFZ . The next festival will take place from 02.02.2027 until 07.02.2027.

The focus is on films by Arab filmmakers that could not find their way to “commercial” cinema. The program includes short and full-length feature, documentary, animation and experimental films exploring social, cultural and political issues. Discussions with the invited filmmakers also offer the audience the opportunity to discuss films and topics further.

Please note that we can only accept movies from or about the Arab world. We define the Arab world in cultural terms. Unfortunately, we cannot accept movies from or about Iran or Turkey, except if they explicitly deal with issues related to the Arab world as defined above.

The Arab Film Festival Zurich is a place of encounters and dialogue between cultures. Through its internationally understandable language, film serves as a means of communication and understanding, and so the festival should make a contribution to a differentiated analysis of the Arab cultural area beyond media coverage.

The first edition of the festival in 2012 was well received by the audience and the media. Every two years, the Arab Film Festival Zurich presents a representative selection of outstanding current international films from various Arab countries.

The festival team consists of honorary board members of the association IAFFZ and the volunteers who share a great interest in film and in the Arab culture. The program is compiled by Aida Schläpfer Al-Hassani (filmmaker, president of the association IAFFZ and co-director of AFFZ) and Michel Bodmer (co-director of AFFZ).


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Deadline
31 Oct 2025


Published: 22 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Festival de cortometrajes de humor de Arrigorriaga

Arrigorriaga, Spain


Humor en Corto - Humor in Short

The XXIV edition of Arrigorriaga's humor short film festival, the oldest in Spain.

From December the 15th to the 20th, 2025, in Lonbo Aretoa, Arrigorriaga, Spain.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
30 Sep 2026


Published: 22 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Kino Punk 3X

São Paulo, Brazil


KINO PUNK 3X
Itinerant Punk and Antifascist Film Festival

Kino Punk 3X is an itinerant festival dedicated exclusively to the screening of short films of resistance. Focusing on fiction and documentary works, the festival promotes a curatorship centered on independent productions with a critical, anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and antifascist perspective.

The festival consists of three public showcases throughout the year, followed by a final edition with an audience vote, where the Best Fiction Short and the Best Documentary Short are chosen.

All screenings are free of charge and open to the public. The film selection is carried out by the festival’s curatorial team.

2026 Calendar:
Showcase 1 – Invasion: March
Showcase 2 – Noise: July
Showcase 3 – Fury: November
Final Showcase – End of the Line: December

Kino Punk 3X is a space for rupture, provocation, and gathering. A festival for films that disturb, confront, and resist.


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Logo of Euforia Festival

Deadline
01 Oct 2025


Published: 22 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Euforia Festival

Madrid, Spain


Our third edition is here, held on the occasion of the International Trans Day of Remembrance. We want to celebrate the audiovisual work of our community, and that’s why we want to see your short film :)


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 Fiction  Documentary



 
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Deadline
24 Aug 2025


Published: 21 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Cinema Diaspora

LIMA, Peru


Cinemadiaspora is an international short film festival that celebrates the power of cinema to tell stories of migration, diaspora, and social impact. We aim to highlight human experiences that transcend borders, showcasing how migration shapes cultures, economies, and identities. The festival brings together filmmakers from around the world, fostering dialogue, inclusion, and diversity through the art of film.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
19 Sep 2025


Published: 21 Aug 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Chevreuse Valley Film Festival

Chevreuse, France


A short film festival that will take you by surprise. Cross the green carpet... Win the Brame du Cerf! - Submit your short film of 15 minutes maximum. The theme "Metamorphoses", Propose fictions, documentaries, animations, the subject of which provides a look at all forms of initiatives and actions that everyone, as a citizen, or organization can undertake to contribute to make our societies more sustainable, in terms of the environment and also living together.

The Chevreuse Valley Film Festival is a short film competition organized by the ALC. The 2025 theme of films to be presented at the FFVC is “METAMORPHOSES”.

A selection of around 20 films will be publicly broadcast during a screening at the FFVC on October 18, 2025. The finalists will be able to win one of the following prizes: Screenplay Prize, Directing Prize, Animation Prize, Female Actor Prize, Best Actor Prize, Male Interpretation, Audience Prize, Jury Prize (“Brâme du Cerf”), Youth Prize.


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Deadline
15 Oct 2025


Published: 21 Aug 2025
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Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival

Kathmandu, Nepal


A premier International Film Festival in Kathmandu Nepal. Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival is running since 2010. This year the 12th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival will be organized from 4 to 8 December 2025. The theme of this years festival is Collective Rights.

Over 40 selected films from around the globe made on human rights issues will be screened during the festival. Some screenings will be followed by a discussion on the film with the filmmakers.

The films will be screened under the following sections:

- Competition section
There will be competition section for both Nepali and International films. Films produced during 2024-2025 will be eligible to participate in this section. The films need to be based on at least one aspect of human rights. They could be both fiction and documentaries. The films need to fulfill all the criteria set by the organizing committee to be eligible for competition.

- Special Screening
Special films that could not fulfill all the criteria of the competitive section but are important in raising the human rights issues will be screened in this section. This section will also cover such films, which may not want to compete under the other section. Films from partners of the NHRIFF, which are qualified for being selected for the festival but could not participate in the competitive section due to the conflict of interest, will also be screened under this section.

- Yesteryears Eyes
Classics from the yesteryears, which deal with human rights issues, will be screened under this section.

- Partners' Panorama
This section will screen the films produced by organizations, who are partners of the 13th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival. These films will not be recognized as official entries to the festival. But the festival will only provide a platform for the partners to showcase their works.

IMPORTANT REMINDER
****THE FESTIVAL WILL BE PHYSICAL****
****WE DON'T PAY SCREENING FEE FOR THE SELECTED FILMS*****


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Deadline
20 Sep 2025


Published: 21 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Tepic International Film Festival

TEPIC, Mexico


In this first edition, under this new format, our goal is to create a space for the promotion and gathering of film projects produced in Nayarit, which will take place on October 23, 24, and 25. Some of the most outstanding short films from the state of Nayarit, as well as international productions, will be in competition and screened.


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Short film festival


 Fiction



 
Logo of LA RAMBLA FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline
30 Oct 2025


Published: 21 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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LA RAMBLA FILM FESTIVAL

Barcelona, Spain


FROM LA RAMBLA TO THE WORLD

A celebration of talent and the future of cinema in the heart of Barcelona.

The heart of Barcelona as a stage and platform for cinematic talent. La Rambla in Barcelona is much more than an emblematic avenue. It is a living symbol of the city, an open walkway to the world where cultures, languages, artistic expressions, and emotions converge. But beyond its touristic role, La Rambla also becomes a great showcase of Barcelona’s identity and a privileged path to project local cinematic talent on an international scale.


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Deadline
04 Jan 2026


Published: 21 Aug 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux

Talence, France


DATE AND LOCATION

The 29th edition of the European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux will take place from March 26th to 27th 2026. The projection nights will take place at the UGC Ciné-Cité cinema in Bordeaux.

GOALS

The European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux aims to promote the short film format to the Région Aquitaine's audience. It facilitates the access to cinema for a large public, from all ages. It also supports the discovery of talented directors coming from all over Europe.,It’s a way for the filmmakers to be appreciated by a jury, no matter if they are mere enthusiasts or professionals.


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