The aim of IBERSHORTS is to give international visibility to fiction and animation short films produced in Ibero-American countries (including Portugal and excluding Spain).
IBERSHORTS is organized by Festival de Málaga in collaboration with Festhome and seeks to strengthen cultural and cinematic ties between these regions, offering a privileged platform within one of the most important festivals in the Spanish and Latin American film scenes.
To achieve these objectives, IBERSHORTS will take place as part of Festival de Málaga, which will celebrate its 29th edition from March 6 to 15, 2026.
The international teen film festival is consist of the non-profit teen cultural communication activities. As an international teen screen cultural communication event, we appealed 94 countries and areas involved by far. Since the foundation, the film festival has shown more than 60 countries and area and 220 films. It thus became a highly influential filmic communication platform for teenagers.
Oscar winner director and Screenwriter Paul Haggis, Oscar winner director Keith Merrill, three-time Oscar winner Jim Regill，famous director Tian Zhuangzhuang, artist Wang Haowei, famous scriptwriter David Marconi, Bad Monkey Film president Wang Yibing, famous director Wen Muye, famous scriptwriter He Jiping, famous actress Timothy V Murphy 、Song Chunli and so on served as judges of the film Festival.
In the past few years, teen film festival has selected many excellent teen films, has exploited many potential teen creators. Many of them later joined in domestic and international art academy lately to continue their dreams. In the future, ITSFF will continue hardworking as well, aiming to provide supports concerning film learning and growth for more teenagers. It will continue exploring in order to become the cradle of film students.
The International Gay, Lesbian Trans Film Festival of Lima - the OutfestPerú - opens its call for the 23 edition and films of all nationalities whose theme is LGBTIQ, and which are eligible for the various sections of the festival can participate in it: Feature films ( Official Section and International Panorama), Short Films Section either Documentary or Fiction and Video Art (Official and Panorama). The works must not have been exhibited in commercial theaters, broadcast on TV or be available to the public on the Internet or other windows in Peruvian territory prior to the celebration of the festival and must have copyright after 2024. Feature films and short films must preferably be unpublished in Peru, although this is not exclusive but will be valued very positively. OutfestPerú reserves the right to include films that do not meet these conditions in the programming, but out of competition.
The Iridescent Guadix International Film Festival. Was created with the aim of promoting diversity, inclusion, and visibility through film.
From the city of Guadix, gateway to the Granada Geopark, this event will offer a space for exhibition, training, and dialogue around cinema, highlighting national and international works. It will also serve as a platform for new talent, promoting the production of independent and arthouse films from an intersectional perspective as a tool for social transformation.
With this initiative, MagaZinema Cineclub seek to consolidate a space for resistance, creativity, and the celebration of diversity through the seventh artas a driver of social, economic, and cultural change.
Bilbao City Council is currently organizing the 32nd BILBAO FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL – FANT2026, to take place in Bilbao from 8th to 16th of May 2026.
From La Cort dels Miracles Association, we are proud to present the first edition of the Viladecavalls Short Film Festival, a space dedicated to discovery, creativity, and the passion for short-form cinema.
Our goal is to turn Viladecavalls into a meeting point for filmmakers, audiences, and cinema lovers, offering a diverse programme that gives voice both to local talent from the Vallès Occidental and to creators from around the world.
The festival features two main sections:
???? Vallès Section, showcasing works made by filmmakers from the region or shot in our surroundings, highlighting the cultural and artistic richness of our local community.
???? International Section, open to productions from other countries, allowing us to enjoy diverse perspectives, new storytelling forms, and realities from across the globe.
With this festival, we aim to promote cinema as a tool for connection, expression, and transformation, and to make Viladecavalls a stage where stories —big or small— can find their audience.
Join us to enjoy, share, and celebrate this feast of short cinema!
The Festival is organized by the CinemArt Association of Pineda de Mar, it is an international festival with the aim of promoting a specific space for the discovery, screening and dissemination of short films.
The main thematic axis of the festival is that of comedy; however, the theme and genre of the productions is free. Quality and originality will be prioritized as the main objective, and that the production is unprecedented.
From a remote village on the banks of the Lérez River, this family film festival was born, aiming to bring cinema to rural areas, promote audiovisual talent, and help the local school's Parents' Association (ANPA) raise funds for activities with its students.
Organized by the production company Digital Monster Collective, in collaboration with the ANPA of the CEIP Pedro Antonio Cerviño school and the Campo Lameiro Town Council, this festival will take place in several screenings at different locations around the village, including the Community Center and the primary school.
The following awards will be presented:
•Silver Pedrolo for Best Fiction Short Film - Presented by Digital Monster Collective (€300)
•Silver Pedrolo for Best Animated Short Film - Presented by Digital Monster Collective (€300)
•Gold Pedrolo for Best Fiction Feature Film - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€1000)
•Gold Pedrolo for Best Animated Feature Film - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (1000€)
•Bronze Pedrolo - Audience Award in the Short Film Category - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€200)
•Bronze Pedrolo - Audience Award in the Feature Film Category - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€300)
The CINEHasta en las Aulas International Film Festival (FILMS in Class & Beyond) was created to recognize, showcase, and celebrate audiovisual talent generated within the educational and social spheres.
FILMS in Class & Beyond provides a space where teachers, students, people with disabilities, and at-risk communities can share their stories, learning experiences, and perspectives on the world, using film as a pedagogical, artistic, and inclusive tool.
FILMS in Class & Beyond understands audiovisual language as a powerful medium for learning by doing, communicating through feeling, and transforming through creativity.
This festival takes place in person in A Coruña and Madrid (Spain) and throughout Latin America, allowing for open and international participation without geographical or physical barriers.
This initiative originated in Maturín, Venezuela, in 2009 through audiovisual production training provided by a group of filmmaking specialists. This training led to the first "CINEHasta en las Aulas" (FILMS in Class & Beyond) festival, held in 2010, which has had seven editions. Now embarking on its international journey, this festival is supported by the Ibero-American film company Films Austères Europe SL.
GO Film Goiânia Film Festival is a Festival for short movies done in the heart of Brazil. Its in the 6th edition with a competitive premiation with a special awards in many categories.
Mostra Dr. Mabuse is an international short film festival taking place in Barcelona for three days. It is conceived as a festival open to new artists as well as experienced. A jury consisting of professionals in the audiovisual world, teachers and students of film festivals and other collaborators carry out the selection of films to be screened in the three sessions that are scheduled during the month of June in Barcelona. The project was initiated twenty years ago and has been growing and multiplying the number of films screened and registered, having received works of relevant directors such as JA Bayona, Nacho Vigalondo, Mateo Gil or Kike Maillo. Instead of just being an audiovisual festival, Dr. Mabuse is intended to be an homogeneous and free event, in which everyone can have a good time enjoying theater and cinema.
The "Horror Mountains Film Festival" stands as a vibrant annual cinematic event taking place in differents cities of the state of Veracruz, and the main venue is on the picturesque city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
This captivating festival draws filmmakers, cinema enthusiasts, and horror genre devotees from around the globe. It spans several days, occupying various venues within the city.
In its lineup, the festival unveils an eclectic selection of films covering the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and suspense. From world premieres and independent productions to revered classics and internationally significant works, the film offerings cater to the discerning tastes of horror fans. Screenings encompass a broad spectrum, ranging from chilling ghost narratives and serial killer stories to the portrayal of supernatural creatures and paranormal events.
Beyond film screenings, the "Horror Mountains Film Festival" enriches attendees' experience with a series of complementary activities and events. These include roundtable discussions and panels featuring directors, writers, and actors, providing a space to explore the creative and technical aspects of horror cinema. Additionally, question-and-answer sessions are organized after screenings, offering a unique opportunity to interact directly with filmmakers and the cast.
The SilverVox Film & Music Festival is set to make an exciting debut in Frederick, Maryland, marking its inaugural year with a bold and vibrant celebration of cinematic and musical artistry. Spanning multiple days and venues, the SilverVox Fest promises a dynamic blend of film screenings, live music, and immersive events that will transform the city into a creative hub for both local residents and visiting artists.
With a diverse lineup of feature-length and short films from around the globe, the SilverVox Fest will showcase the talents of emerging and established filmmakers. Audiences can expect a rich array of genres and styles, highlighting the best in local, national, and international cinema. From emotionally resonant dramas to thought-provoking documentaries and boundary-pushing experimental works, the festival aims to engage viewers with stories that spark conversation and inspire connection.
The heart of the festival will beat strongest at the historic Weinberg Center, where most of the marquee screenings and programs will take place. However, the SilverVox Fest is a truly city-wide experience, with additional screenings and events hosted across various Frederick venues, creating a festival atmosphere that spills into the streets and engages the broader community.
Beyond the films themselves, the festival offers a packed schedule of music and interactive events. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to meet and mingle with filmmakers during panels, Q&A sessions, closed-captioned films, and intimate gatherings. These moments provide a behind-the-scenes look into the creative process and foster exchanges between artists and audiences. Live music performances will be interwoven throughout the festival, featuring both local bands and visiting acts, ensuring that the soundtrack to the SilverVox Festival is as exciting and eclectic as its film lineup.
Produced by SilverVox.org. A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit.
Creativity Connects Us
The festival aims to promote independent filmmakers and innovative work, to take risks and move the frontiers from the boring and most of the times empty conventional to the artistic initiating strong emotions and out of the box exceptional. It equally aims to give the opportunity to independent filmmakers to showcase their work free of commercial constraints.
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1. promotion and popularization of high-quality films, which foster a positive, creative and formative worldview in children and young people, strengthen common human values like family, childhood, friendship, kindness, nature, love for a profession, etc.
2. integration of cinema and education by creating a collection of value-oriented films for carrying out educational screenings in schools and social institutions of Russia.
This artistic-cultural mediation initiative seeks to bring cinema closer to people with a physical/ mental or neuro-atypical disability. As part of this festival, several documentary films (short and medium-length films) will be broadcast in connection with the experiences of these people.
One of the few Sci-fi and Fantasy Film Festivals in Eastern Europe, that brings a fresh concept of gathering together, through live video streaming, the film crew and the film consumers. The festival has film screening, conferences, debates and happenings. It will have Jury Awards and Popular Awards, for four categories (Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation, Comedy/Parody, Documentary, AI film) for short and feature films.
After the success of the first two editions, we are organizing the Third Edition of the Majadahonda International Social Film Festival (MISFE’26). We are driven by the belief that cinema is a tool for social transformation and that, by promoting the dissemination of critical and high-quality filmmaking, we can educate and raise awareness within the community about important social issues.
MISFE’26 is beginning to establish itself as a showcase for filmmaking talent that addresses and highlights socially relevant topics, as we believe films can serve as educational tools and catalysts for dialogue on meaningful issues.
We aim to contribute to the development of Majadahonda and enrich its cultural offerings, as the diversity of films presented at the festival enhances the community’s cultural life by exposing residents to a variety of stories, perspectives, and artistic expressions.
We believe cinema has the unique power to touch our emotions and awaken empathy. For this reason, hosting this festival gives us the opportunity to connect on a deeper level with stories that reflect the diversity of our experiences and inspire us to understand and appreciate the richness of the human condition.
Through the short films participating in this third edition, we will explore and celebrate diversity in all its forms: cultural, social, racial, and more. By highlighting diverse narratives, the festival will promote inclusion and mutual understanding, building bridges between communities.
The selected films will not only be entertaining but also inspiring. Through stories of resilience, activism, denunciation, and positive change, the festival will serve as a platform for sharing ideas.
For this Third Edition of MISFE, we are continuing with the parallel section dedicated to School Cinema. In the first two editions of MISFE, the “Sonsoles San Román” Award for Best School Short Film was presented. This year, we want to give this category its own space and identity, increasing visibility and participation for works created in primary, secondary, and high-school education, vocational training centers, and specialized educational institutions.
Philosophical Film Festival / Филозофски Филмски Фестивал is a unique film festival that lives on the crossroads between philosophy and film and is held annually in Republic of N. Macedonia. On one side, the festival tries to promote the idea of film as a medium which can provoke philosophical thought and illustrate philosophical ideas. On the other, it aims to trigger aesthetical analysis’ and investigations into film language as a form sui generis and empower young filmmakers and film workers to reflect on key concepts, questions and ideas in order to translate them into the visual language of cinema. It is a pioneering festival of the kind in Macedonia and the region, and one of few in the world connecting film and philosophy.
Newcastle International Short Film Festival or NiSFF is an IMDb registered short film festival open to submissions of short films in multiple genres and categories from international, Australian and regional New South Wales (NSW) film-makers. Finalists for the best film in their regional category will be screened at the Royal Exchange Hybrid Performance Space/Cinema in Newcastle Australia in mid November each year. The overall Best Short Film winner will be selected from all the various category winners regardless of its length.
No screening fees are paid to selected films and no DCP is required. If your film is understandable for a mainly English speaking audience without subtitles then English subtitles are not required.
