Virgin Spring Cinefest is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Film Festival and an IMDb Award Listing Qualifier. VS CINEFEST is a monthly live screening international film festival. The monthly live screenings take place at the end of each month at the auditorium of HLC Studios in Kolkata.
All monthly winners of the period from September 2018 to October 2019 will be automatically nominated for the prestigious GOLDEN GALAXY AWARDS (the best of the best)
Films entered in multiple categories may win multiple awards!
The festival has been named in honor of Ingmar Bergman’s classic film "Virgin Spring" and it has been launched to showcase independent art-house films from around the world.
MISSION:
The Mission of Virgin Spring Cinefest is to create a platform that every filmmaker needs, in order to showcase and get recognitions for their films. The objective of the Film Festival is to support independent filmmakers through reviewing, judging, marketing, and distribution networking, and trying to overcome any other obstacles which potentially hinder the artist’s ability to create. We have created monthly editions to give continuity to the selection process and a steady feedback to the filmmakers. Instead of waiting for months before getting an answer from the festival, filmmakers are immediately contacted if selected. Their works are privately screened every month and evaluated by a team of experts in the industry. All entries do not compete against each other. Instead, entries are judged against a high standard of merit and are scored accordingly. The event aims to create a strong relationship between filmmakers, producers, and distributors from all over the world.
In these extreme times we have been witness to a boom in creativity. We see the most amazing photos, memes and films on social media. We would like to show and honour people all over the world who are coping with their problems in special ways.
This 3-day film festival with live audience (if the Corona virus allows us) is open to film makers from all over the world who filmed something special with the Corona crisis as main topic. Our jury of internationally award winning film makers will hand out awards in ten different categories.
*** For the Photography Contest, check www.mycoronaphoto.com ***
Quarterly film showcase of short films and/or feature films followed by Q&A with filmmakers and dinner.
Hosted at Dave & Busters Function Rooms, you will be entertained by films while having your dinner on location.
Each quarter we will showcase films on different themes.
This is a chance for you to network with other filmmakers, and let the audience know more about you and your work and other films you made or are planning to make.
The Roman road VIA XIV has crossed the Monterrey Valley for 2,000 years. Today the roads and railways, some of them built on the old Roman roads, and others that run parallel and a short distance away, give us an idea of its importance and validity.
During all this time they have been a path of new ideas, progress and culture. The Verin short film festival wants to continue this path of culture, bringing the gaze of creators from all over the world around carnival, emigration and the border.
Date: August 28th to September 6th, 2025.
Place: Municipal Auditorium and Assembly Hall of the Casa da Cultura de Verín
NEXGNX International Short Film Festival is a Sister Festival to NISFF. Come Join in and make this Event a Success. NISFF is conducting an innovative International short film festival and invites participation from aspiring and upcoming independent filmmakers. A unique short film Festival, focusing on opportunity creation for global filmmakers.
The 2019 NexGn International Short Film Festival of India will showcase over 150 short films. 3 days of premieres with live showcase on YouTube and Media Channels and also networking events provide ample opportunities for selected film-makers to showcase their achievements, learn from their fellows and build contacts for future collaborations. The Festival also benefits from the vibrant Indian film-making community of India.
Welcome to the Kathmandu World Film Festival (KWFF)!
Former Accountability Film Festival (AFF)
Dedicated to the exhibition and preservation of independent film, our objective is to showcase World’s films to the Kathmandu audiences. As we do so, we showcase the art and power of storytelling worldwide and gather communities to share diverse cultures, viewpoints and conversation. With support from our many community partners, we celebrate independent film as the rich, cultural, economic and educational asset it is.
Located in the central portion of Nepal, Kathmandu is known as the “Temple City of the World”.
Kathmandu is also home to a large art and music community, a growing filmmaking community, and generous patrons of the arts making Kathmandu audiences a hallmark of the festival. Sophisticated movie-goers of all ages and backgrounds - hungry for the quality independent film - audiences are receptive, opinionated and genuine. Screening a film at KWFF is a catalyst for generating awareness and buzz in the epicenter of the country that radiates through the region.
CURT’ARRUDA - Arruda dos Vinhos Annual Film Festival aims to present national and foreign cinema, stimulating film production through the attribution of awards for best rural short film and the best short film from Arruda dos Vinhos.
CURT’ARRUDA is a film festival focused on rurality. It is organized by Cultura deGrau – Cultural Association.
Over seven years Oftálmica has positioned itself as one of the most important film shows of the state and even one of the most outstanding in the southeastern region of the country. The show´s purpose is to generate a promotion, exhibition space and a dialogue between the public and the filmakers, contributing to the cultural development of the city and state.
For this reason all the national and foreign audiovisual producers are invited to participate in this call for the seventh international independent film exhibition OFTÁLMICA 2020, to be held in Xlapa, Veracruz, México.
Next edition >>> 17–21 March 2027 - Budapest, Hungary
SHORT TO THE POINT (STTP) is an international short film festival dedicated to discovering and presenting distinctive cinematic voices from around the world.
Founded in 2009, STTP has presented curated monthly screenings and annual editions in over 50 cities across 3 continents and 13 countries. Over nearly two decades, the festival has built a respected international platform for short-form cinema, showcasing films in curated programs that emphasize artistic identity and strong directorial vision.
The 2027 Budapest edition marks a refined and focused chapter in the festival’s evolution - a carefully curated selection of works that reflect the vitality, necessity, and formal innovation of contemporary short cinema.
STTP is committed to presenting films that stand out for their clarity of vision, narrative precision, and aesthetic courage.
Official Competition Categories
• Narrative (Fiction/Live Action)
Story-driven short films with a strong authorial voice and cinematic craft.
• Documentary
Creative non-fiction works that reveal reality through a distinctive perspective.
• Animation
All forms of animated storytelling, from traditional techniques to hybrid formats.
• Experimental
Works that challenge cinematic language, structure, and perception.
• Low Budget / Independent Cinema
Films produced with limited resources yet driven by artistic ambition and originality.
What We Seek
SHORT TO THE POINT welcomes short films of all genres that demonstrate:
• A confident and personal directorial vision
• Formal precision and strong cinematic language
• Narrative or structural innovation
• Emotional depth and thematic relevance
• Artistic risk-taking
We are particularly interested in filmmakers who approach short cinema as a complete artistic form - not as a stepping stone, but as a deliberate and fully realized expression.
The festival values both established auteurs and emerging directors whose work signals a clear cinematic identity.
SHORT TO THE POINT believes that short cinema is one of the most dynamic forms of contemporary filmmaking. We aim to provide a curated international stage where bold ideas, refined craft, and new voices meet an engaged audience in the heart of Budapest.
We welcome submissions from filmmakers who approach short cinema as a complete and deliberate artistic form.
In the two editions of Colombia Terror Fest has shown that the local genre fans are very broad, and that is why we want to encourage other activities around it, such as the creation and exhibition of audiovisual products. The Barranquilla International Horror Film Festival, framed within Colombia Terror Fest, will be a festival dedicated to our favorite genre, which will aim to demonstrate that in the Caribbean Coast and in the rest of Colombia there is talent to create stories far from places common that most national cinema has perpetuated. The festival will also offer a place for filmmakers from all over the world to present their productions, from short films to feature films, facilitating feedback, learning and a creative union that crosses borders. It will be a unique space in Colombia dedicated exclusively to the horror genre! In the same way, we want you as fans to be updated of all the news related to horror movies and the progress that we will be making with this new project. It is vitally important for us that you participate and give us your contributions.
The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival (HKKFF) is an annually film festival to showcase innovative independent film makers and artists from around the world.
HKKFF is aiming to inspire, motivate and award new talent.
The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival accepts all forms and genres: short films, medium length films, feature films, drama, experimental, comedy, horror, slow cinema, sci fi, fantasy, animation, and documentary.
Alibag Short Film Festival will offer celebration of Cinema, with live screenings of Local & International amazing quality independent Cinema. Film categories include Narrative Shorts, Documentary, , Short Films, Animated Films, Music Videos, Ad films and Student Productions from all over the world. What Filmmakers will experience? Keeping the event truly international Alibag Short Film Festival will have the following programs; press opportunities, networking occasions, industry attendance, Discussion Forum & high-quality Workshops. Alibag Short Film Festival is started with the idea of building and promoting a healthy film culture in Alibag. Our objective is to give film lovers in the city access to global cinema and spark a cultural exchange. With discussions, lectures and discussions on varied topics related to the craft, we try to instil an academic flavor in the festival. Through categories like International Competition, Indian Competition Marathi Competition, Student Competition, we bring forth quality films from various countries and cultures. An acclaimed jury decides awards for films in the competitive sections. Alibag Short Film Festival is the only festival that gives international recognition to local language Marathi Short.
This cultural proposal takes place within the framework of the commemoration of a new anniversary of Punta del Este, celebrating the best independent cinema from around the world. It began as a Mercosur cinema and grew to become an international festival. Cine del Mar has been declared of Presidential Interest and is sponsored and supported by the Ministry of Tourism, the Municipality of Maldonado, the Municipality of Punta del Este, the Ministry of Education and Culture through ACAU (Uruguayan Film and Audiovisual Association), and the embassies of the participating countries.
The Catania Fashion Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating the combined arts of film and fashion. The Festival provides the opportunity to take a look at the subject in a variety of ways from documentaries, films about fashion, fashion shorts and films which have been influenced by fashion as well as films which have had an impact on the fashion industry itself.
LATINUY, Uruguay's International Latin Film Festival, showcases the most recent and innovative films (short and long feature films, fiction and documentaries) made in Iberoamerica. Numerous titles, directors and producers from around the world, national and international actors and actresses, and a wide schedule of activities meet annually in Punta del Este, the main Uruguayan seaside resort. LatinUy, a classic meeting point for cultural exchange between filmmakers and movie enthusiasts, awards several prizes, both for short and feature films in competition, both from the jury and the audience.
Animadooo is a Festival of Animation short films dedicated to all types of animation and filmmakers.
There are 3 categories: - General = Fiction Animation shorts of all themes and all directors
- Kids for Kids = Animation Short Films made by children up to 12 years old intended for children also
- Adults only = Animation shorts with an indicative age above 18 years.
After a success 1st edition of Film Frames International Film Festival 2019, We are happy to announce the 2nd Edition of Film Frames International Film Festival. Which will be held in the Pune City, . It is organized on 1st & 2nd May 2021 to mark the Tribute to Late.Shri. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, the father of Indian cinema , who is regarded as the father of Indian Cinema & fondly remembered as Dada Saheb Phalke by the film fraternity across the India & globe. Its aim is to recognize the enlightening, entertaining & progressive new age cinema of youth & experienced filmmakers.
In the 1st Edition of FFIFF total 65 + Countries Participating in this festival & FFIFF create a world record for maximum countries participating in debut film festival
Film Frames International Film Festival (FFIFF) is Jointly Organized by PRAYOG KALAKRUTI & ASHTAVINAYAK MOTION FILMS.
The Mission & Objective of the Film Frame’s International Film Festival (FFIFF) is to give Short Film / Documentary films an Identity that differentiates this art form, from the Conventional big Screen. FFIFF displays Short/Documentary Films that Celebrate diverse Cultures, aesthetic, traditions, Social and relevant themes and other work that challenge and transcend expectation.
Filmmakers from all across the world, students and professionals alike, are encouraged to send their work (Short Films & Documentary Films only) that will be curate by some of the best minds in the industry, and screened at FFIFF.
Film Frames International Film Festival's mission is “to entertain and engage audiences by curetting the most innovative and compelling films, and creating remarkable festival experiences.” Screening at FFIFF is a sure-fire way to start creating a buzz around your film and your career.
It is in the air the 8 ˚ Festival Celucine de Micrometragens, of audiovisual content lasting between 30 seconds and 3 minutes, recorded on digital platforms such as cameras of mobile phones, tablets, cameras and digital camera.
