The ZAFIC International Film Festival (ZAFIC) is a cultural platform based in Mosquera, Colombia, that promotes cinema and audiovisual storytelling as tools for dialogue, community engagement, cultural exchange, and territorial development.
For its 9th edition, taking place from October 15 to 18, 2026, ZAFIC presents the thematic focus “Possible Futures / Futuros Posibles”, inviting creators from around the world to share stories that imagine, question, transform, and reimagine the future of our communities and territories.
ZAFIC welcomes short films and audiovisual works from any country and genre through three curatorial sections:
• Kids / Infancias
Works created for children, schools, and young audiences, encouraging imagination, creativity, learning, and intergenerational dialogue.
• Territory / Territorio
Works that explore identity, memory, heritage, community life, rurality, environment, cultural diversity, and social transformation.
• New Voices / Nuevas Voces
Works that present emerging perspectives, innovative narratives, new technologies, experimental approaches, or contemporary ways of understanding the world.
More than a film festival, ZAFIC seeks to connect cinema with communities, education, culture, and the future of territories through meaningful audiovisual experiences.
All submitted works must be spoken, dubbed, or subtitled in Spanish.
The Orriols Intergenerational International Short Film Festival (FICOI) invites national and international audiovisual creators to submit their works focusing on the themes of aging, old age, and/or intergenerational dialogue.
In this context, the Festival aims to promote the use of cinema as a tool to build intergenerational bridges, strengthening bonds and mutual understanding between different generations through the creation of new narratives on active aging, and dismantling social stereotypes stems from ageism or the process of growing older.
Calella Shorts Film Fest nace con la ambición de convertirse en un punto de encuentro para jóvenes creadores, amantes del cine y profesionales del mundo audiovisual. Este festival celebra la creatividad, la innovación narrativa y el talento emergente, ofreciendo una plataforma para que nuevos cineastas puedan mostrar sus obras y conectar con un público más amplio.
El festival colabora orgullosamente con el INS Bisbe Sivilla, cuyos alumnos presentarán varios de sus proyectos audiovisuales. Su participación convierte el festival no solo en un evento cultural, sino también en una experiencia educativa y profesional. Fomenta el aprendizaje práctico, el desarrollo creativo y el intercambio entre estudiantes, docentes y expertos de la industria.
Los jóvenes directores tendrán la oportunidad de ver sus trabajos en la gran pantalla, recibir comentarios del público y del jurado, y formar parte de un programa que destaca el talento emergente de Calella y del conjunto de la comarca del Maresme.
Calella: una ciudad con alma cinematográfica
Ubicada entre el mar Mediterráneo y el Parque Natural del Montnegre, Calella es una ciudad costera vibrante con un rico patrimonio cultural. Conocida por sus playas, su turismo y su carácter mediterráneo, Calella se ha convertido también en un escenario natural para producciones cinematográficas, sesiones fotográficas y proyectos audiovisuales.
A lo largo de los años, sus calles, playas y rincones icónicos han atraído a productores y cineastas que ven en Calella un plató al aire libre. Su combinación de arquitectura histórica, rincones pintorescos y paisajes naturales la convierten en un entorno inspirador para la creatividad visual.
El Calella Shorts Film Fest busca reforzar esta conexión entre la ciudad y el cine, celebrando la visión artística y el talento local mientras impulsa la cultura cinematográfica en toda la región.
Qué encontrarás en el festival
• Proyecciones de cortometrajes seleccionados
Obras de jóvenes talentos, estudiantes y creadores emergentes de distintos géneros y estilos.
• Participación especial del INS Bisbe Sivilla
Proyectos audiovisuales de los alumnos que muestran la creatividad y el esfuerzo de los programas formativos del centro.
• Premios y reconocimientos
Un jurado profesional evaluará y recompensará las obras más destacadas por su creatividad, técnica y originalidad.
In 1998, the Benalmádena Cinematographic Youth Association (ACIBE) recovered the spirit of the defunct SICAB (Benalmádena International Author's Film Week, 1969-1989) to undertake the project of creating a film festival for the city. The result, after twenty-five years of management, is the Benalmádena International Film Festival (FICCAB), a meeting forum for lovers of quality cinema. More than four hundred short films are presented each year at a festival for all ages that unites the glamor of the stars to the best auteur, independent, alternative and unknown cinematographies, paying special attention to European ones.
Put yourself in the shoes of a patient or a caregiver, and use photography or video to capture an emotion, a feeling, or a look that symbolizes what it means to live with a form of cancer that affects both the skin and one’s emotions: social isolation, anxiety, skin lesions, etc.
Considering the need to promote the city of São Paulo as a space dedicated to fantasy, science fiction and horror, the Festival Boca do Inferno (FBI) comes up with the proposal to exhibit short/feature films, as well as the possibility to present lectures, discussion tables, workshops, exhibition of products of the genre, book launch and musical presentations.
Our fourth 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 :)
Script of Feature & Short Films
The International Screenwriting Competition (ISC) stands as a dynamic venture spearheaded by Nil Production Corporate, operating in tandem with the acclaimed International Filmmaker Festival of New York (IFFNY), a prestigious event firmly rooted in the bustling cityscape of New York City since its inception in 2012. At the heart of ISC's mission is the unwavering commitment to recognizing and fostering the immense talent within the global community of screenwriters.
ISC serves as an integral component of the larger tapestry of IFFNY, enriching the festival's scope by specifically focusing on the art and craft of screenwriting. Established with the aim of providing a platform for emerging and established writers alike, ISC endeavors to celebrate the power of storytelling and cinematic narrative. As a testament to this dedication, ISC is set to confer a total of 6 monetary awards and 6 prestigious award certificates (non-monetary) to exceptional screenwriters from around the world.
These awards are not merely acknowledgments; they represent a profound encouragement for writers to explore the depths of their creativity, push the boundaries of conventional storytelling, and contribute to the vibrant tapestry of the film industry. In fostering an environment that values and honors the diverse voices and narratives of screenwriters globally, ISC plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of cinematic storytelling, one compelling script at a time.
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Escenario: Cinema + Music, is the first musical documentary film festival in Argentina.
In 2026, it will mark its seventh edition and return with its international feature film competition.
The 9th Curta Lages International Film Festival offers a broad, diverse, and international programme, presenting competitive and non-competitive screenings of short- and feature-length films in every format and genre.
The 25th Almería International Film Festival will be held in Almería (Spain), in order to promote the province of Almeria through the strengthening the historical links of the province with the audiovisual industry and culture, from Friday 13th November to Sunday 22st November 2026. The Festival is organized by Almería Provincial Council.
Filmn produced or co-produced by audiovisual companies and / or producers with headquarters or residence in Catalonia, the Valencian Country, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Northern Catalonia, the Western Strip and the city of Alghero in the minimum percentage of 51% per to short films and 50% for documentaries.
The International Short Film Festival of Cali, through its open call for entries, seeks to be a space for the exhibition of professional and university short films from Cali and around the world, establishing itself as a meeting point for emerging filmmakers and short film professionals.
The 18th International Short Film Festival of Cali will take place from September 23 to 26, 2026, in Santiago de Cali, Colombia.
The call for entries for the festival’s competitive sections will be open from June 12, 2026, and submissions will close at midnight on July 24, 2026, Colombian local time (UTC-5).
Films submitted to the following sections: National Official Selection, National University Official Selection, International Official Selection, and International University Official Selection, must have been completed after January 15, 2025.
The results of the call for entries for the festival’s competitive sections will be announced on the festival’s official website, www.cortoscali.com, on August 31, 2026.
The second edition of the CORTONAOS FF La Palma International Short Film Festival will take place from August 3rd to 9th in the coastal town of Puerto de Naos. This initiative aims to raise awareness about respecting the ocean and the biosphere it harbors through audiovisual media. The festival's official selection will award prizes for the best national and international short film (including all short films submitted from outside the Canary Islands) and the best Canarian short film (for films shot in the Canary Islands).
Vent del Nord – Film Festival is the festival of the Puig de les Basses prison.
This festival will aim to choose the favorite short film rated by the inmates.
The selected ones will be chosen by a small group conformed of film lovers, and the winner will be chosen by the audience of inmates attending during the final day show.
Roma Short Film Festival was founded in 2020 by several Iranian and Italian artists. From the very beginning, the festival’s aim was to act as a bridge: introducing Iranian short films to Italian cinema lovers and showcasing Italian cinema to Iranian film enthusiasts.
Over time, this mission grew and began to encompass a much broader range of countries. The festival started modestly by organizing small screenings in both countries and introducing filmmakers from each side to one another. Gradually, the number of non-Italian filmmakers increased, and the event gained a truly international dimension.
Today, filmmakers from all over the world submit their works to the Roma Short Film Festival, and we continue our efforts to serve as a bridge connecting Asian film audiences with European ones.
The festival aims to create an opportunity for emerging filmmakers. Our goal is to support low budget and underground films that create new experiences and narrate unique stories with limited resources.
Understanding how filmmakers around the world work, how young filmmakers get creative to get past the obstacles of production, and how their attempts can lead to a new form of cinema are among the things we care about. We strive to play a small role in the emergence of the new generation in the world of independent filmmaking by helping young filmmakers, actors, cinematographers, editors and producers to be heard and to get their messages across.
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The Roma Short Film Festival, Worldwide
We are proud to announce that the Roma Short Film Festival, through inter-festival connections across the globe, has the opportunity to screen accepted films in a different country each time. This global tour of the Roma Short Film Festival provides filmmakers with the chance to share their works with a broader audience—viewers from all over the world, not just Europe. Our focus is on countries with a more diverse audience. We are thrilled to announce that the films of this edition of the Roma Short Film Festival (June 2026) will be screened in Asia, in the Middle East.
This short films contest up in order to motivate people to convey their ideas through cinema.
The theme that identifies it is based on the idea of "slowness" or "slow life", what we understand as a bunch of actions (respect for the Environment and people, responsible consumption, defense of culture, decrease, life and leisure alternative, cooperation, food sovereignty, social economy ...) that make individuals improve their quality of life, control their time and be critical of the current economic and social system.
11th Babul Eco Film Fest 2027 has both competitive and non-competitive sections.
1) Short Film Contest-SFC: Duration below 5 minutes on any topic of ENVIRONMENT
2) Green Film Screenings-GFS: Duration above 5 minutes below 60 minutes. On any topic related to Environment, Biodiversity, Sustainable Development, Climate action etc.,
The main festival happens in Hyderabad, Telangana India during June 2027 and later travels to different places.
After this some films will have repeat screenings at different venues based on the themes as per the date and audience suitability. The selected films might be screened before notification date.
