The City Council of Noia convenes the "24th Short Film Showcase Vila de Noia 2023", to be held in the last quarter of this year.
CortiFestival Cine Escolar will be held in the Ámbito Cultural of El Corte Inglés in Alicante and Elche (Spain).
CortiFestival (Educational centers): Short films made by students, which aims to bring the audiovisual language to the classroom and introduce the cinema as a didactic tool in educational centers.
CortiFestival (Professionals): Short films made by professionals or enthusiasts of the seventh art, with a theme aimed to children and young people where education in values is present.
7th Ooty Short Film Festival (Ooty SFF)
December 26-28, 2025
The Nilgiris Film Club (NFC) is thrilled to announce the 7th edition of the Ooty Short Film Festival (Ooty SFF), scheduled to take place from December 26th to 28th, 2025. We cordially invite filmmakers from across the globe to join us in celebrating the art of independent short films in the picturesque mountains of the Western Ghats.
About the Festival
Since its inception, Ooty SFF has grown into a vibrant platform for showcasing exceptional short films. Our carefully curated sections feature some of the most remarkable experimental and artist-made short films, ensuring a diverse and inspiring cinematic journey for all attendees.
In 2025, we are excited to introduce a new initiative: Citizen Jury, A citizen jury at our short film festival evaluates films from a public perspective, offering a crucial non-industry viewpoint.
Our Vision
At Ooty SFF, we strive to curate a program that embodies unique and original artistic visions. Our focus is on short films that boldly push the boundaries of both form and concept, opening up numerous avenues for interpretation and understanding.
We have a special interest in works by emerging filmmakers and artist-made shorts, believing that these voices bring fresh and innovative perspectives to the cinematic landscape.
Opportunities for Filmmakers
Ooty SFF is more than just a screening platform. We provide filmmakers with:
A platform to share their work with a discerning audience
Exposure to diverse filmmaking styles and narratives
Opportunities to be part of a growing community of independent filmmakers
Recognition through our Golden Elephant Awards for Indian filmmakers and digital awards (NFTs) for international filmmakers, ensuring both physical and modern digital forms of recognition
Submit Your Film
We welcome submissions from filmmakers of all backgrounds and experiences. If you have a short film that challenges conventions, explores new territories, or tells a compelling story in an innovative way, we want to see it!
Join us for the 7th Ooty Short Film Festival and be part of a celebration of cinematic creativity in the heart of the Nilgiris.
The Ooty Short Film Festival is produced by the NilgirisNext Foundation for Arts & Culture (NXF), formerly known as Nilgiris Film Club (NFC).
- The festival provides accommodation and internal transportation during the festival period
Alexandria short film festival ( Egypt ) was founded by Alexandria Art Circle Association in order to give a chance for filmmakers to present their work to the public and this in the heart of Alexandria to be a lighthouse of cinema in the world.
The festival is held annually and its first edition was in 2015.
The festival aims to provide a suitable atmosphere to exchange experiences between filmmakers from all over the world and give opportunities for short filmmakers to present their films whether narrative, documentary, or animation in front of the audience, with the aim of conducting fruitful discussions between the filmmaker and the audience and providing a safe platform for presenting their work.
The festival aims to develop and advance short cinema .
Terror in the Bay Fantastic Film Festival aims to bring genre cinema closer to the residents of the city and spread its attractions to the world.
Fantastic and horror movies have a cathartic function, when we watch a movie we experience the experiences of the characters without fear of suffering its effects. Violent movies, catastrophic scenarios, terror, extreme survival... provoke an emotional discharge that sometimes prepares us to face our real life.
The LA MIRADA TABÚ film festival wants to motivate artists and creators to show their view of the “taboo” concept, which is broad and diverse, encompassing from the dreams, the unconscious, the mental worlds and the ghosts that populate them , the mystery, the magic, even the untold reality, the unsaid, "the clothes hanging", in the workplace, emotional, family, vital ... from a vision as polyhedral as human thought is: casual, humorous, dramatic, dreamlike ... always from respect for all ways of thinking and from creativity.
LA MIRADA TABÚ launches an invitation to bring to light the personal and non-transferable world of each creator, which, as we have been able to verify throughout the history of art and cinema, through great names in world cinematography, connects with the deepest, unknown and elusive imaginary of the spectators
The Rabat Handifilm Festival is an annual artistic and sociocultural event.
In addition to promoting the seventh art through the promotion of film productions dealing with the theme of disability, it aims to develop a constructive vision on the use of the image of people with disabilities in cinematographic and artistic works in general, and to foster a culture that embraces diversity.
By building ties of communication, networking, mutual assistance, and partnership with similar events nationally and internationally, Handifilm strives to raise awareness of Morocco, its unique characteristics, and its potential in terms of cinema and civilization in general.
Ave Negra Film Fest represents a link between the viewer and the most avant-garde fantasy film makers.
Ave Negra Film Fest Projects and awards the Best of Ibero-American Fantastic Cinema.
Ave Negra Film Fest proudly based in Nuevo León Mexico whose Volume.3 will take place from October 31 to November 2, 2025 in person in movie theaters and other venues and virtually by streaming through our official YouTube channel.
having as its framework the State of Nuevo León Mexico.
This edition focuses on bringing together a program focused on screening the best of independent cinema on the Fantastic genre in Mexico + Latin America.
The PUCHO DORADO 2025 Festival calls for the international video clip competition. We invite musicians, filmmakers, producers, record companies and bands from all over the world to submit their works until June 30, 2025 via the Festhome platform.
This international video clip festival is an international platform that celebrates the creation and dissemination of video clips as an essential artistic expression within the musical universe. Our purpose is to promote the production of audiovisual works that fuse music and image with an authorial vision, promoting the talent of filmmakers, bands and artists from various latitudes.
Through an open call at a local and international level, PUCHO DORADO seeks to consolidate itself as a meeting space for new audiovisual narratives, where the videoclip is recognized as a creative piece with its own identity, capable of expanding the aesthetic, cultural and technological limits of contemporary music.
Ricardo Mahnke H.
Audiovisual Communicator.
Pucho Dorado Festival Director
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 12th RESISTENCIA FILM FEST is an international film festival created to showcase films that promote the recovery of historical memory, the fight for freedom, and the defense of Human Rights.
The screening of the participating films in this 12th edition will include in-theater exhibitions, the television and online program “Películas de bolsillo" ("Pocket films”), and a traveling showcase in various spaces and locations.
RFF25 – A cinema that inspires, resists, and transforms.
The Storyteller Universe is a global celebration of cinema that honors the soul of storytelling. Rooted in the belief that stories can transform lives, our festival shines a light on bold, original voices from every corner of the world.
We welcome all forms: narrative features, shorts, documentaries, experimental, animation, and web series that reflect powerful storytelling, emotional depth, and creative vision. Whether you are a first-time filmmaker or a seasoned creator, if your story has something to say, this is your stage.
Our mission is to build an inclusive, accessible platform where fresh talent meets opportunity. Selected films will receive widespread recognition, with press coverage, virtual showcases, and awards in categories like Best Feature, Best Short, Breakthrough Storyteller, and Audience Choice.
We are not just a festival. We are a movement. A universe where your voice matters, your story counts, and your film inspires.
Submit your work and become part of The Storyteller Universe, where stories live forever.
The purpose of this CALL FOR PROPOSALS is to select and disseminate audiovisual productions made by Black Women to participate in the VII Competitive Exhibition of Black Cinema Adelia Sampaio, to be held from November 3rd to 8th, 2025. This edition will be in a hybrid format, with the films screened online and in a live event. Its goal is to promote the interchange among black female directors of world cinema. The VII Competitive Exhibition of Black Cinema Adelia Sampaio will select short, medium, and feature films and telefilms that have been made by black female directors (cis and trans), starting in January 2023 in digital format. In the case of productions whose audio has not been captured in Portuguese, the film must be subtitled in Portuguese.
The Bola de Oro Neighborhood Association, in its annual agenda of cultural activities and in order to continue with the idea and intention of giving space and opportunity to different areas of artistic expression, invites all those who wish to participate in the Short Film Festival, "A Cinema Neighborhood".
The festival that didn’t exist... now it does!
This is the slogan that accompanied the first two editions of the Tropea Film Festival.
The guests who have already attended the TFF include:
Pupi Avati, Matteo Garrone, Matt Dillon, Madalina Ghenea, Marcello Fonte, Anselma Dell’Olio, Ascanio Celestini, Totò Cascio, Luca Lucini, Greta Ferro, Denise Tantucci, Ron Moss, and many others...
TFF is a unique international film competition featuring public screening events in the beautiful village of Tropea, located on the Calabrian Tyrrhenian coast.
It is one of the few festivals to present short films in a cinema setting!
TFF is an awards program for both short and feature films, dedicated to supporting filmmakers from around the world by recognizing excellence in cinema.
We believe that film festivals remain the perfect environment for the cultural and communal celebration of cinema, which is why our mission is to support the film industry by showcasing the best films from around the world and creating opportunities for networking between filmmakers and producers/distributors.
The Italian Cinematography Awards (I.C.A.) is an international short film festival held in Castellana Grotte, located in Puglia, Southern Italy.
The event takes place in August in a location specifically selected for its technical and aesthetic features.
The I.C.A. unfolds over two immersive evenings, during which a curated selection of winning works from various categories will be screened. In order to encourage an active and engaging experience for the audience, the screenings will feature the presence of the filmmakers, who will engage in post-screening discussions with viewers—promoting a deeper understanding of their work and of the cinematic process.
The festival intentionally maintains a relaxed and informal atmosphere, immersing the audience from the very beginning into the festival experience. The venue will be carefully set up to host not only the screenings but also visual art exhibitions, contributing to a rich and multi-sensory cultural event.
Special guests will be in attendance, and awards will be assigned by both a technical jury and a youth jury.
The I.C.A. is held under the patronage of the Municipality of Castellana Grotte, and is organized by Joyful People Company – ETS, in partnership with Mosaico – APS.
Media Partner: Ombra Magazine
The artistic direction is entrusted to Joyful People Company (JPC), a film production company that, over the years, has worked to enhance audiovisual cultural heritage through the creation of numerous film projects, the publication of Ombra Magazine (dedicated to photography and cinema), the multidisciplinary arts festival Frankenstein Factory, and the cultural podcast Colazione Compresa.
JPC’s productions and collaborations have reached wide audiences, earning both national and international recognition.
The International Horror Film Festival of Valparaíso convokes professional filmmakers and aficionados of short films, featurettes, and feature films from chile and abroad to participate with their movies, related to the genres of terror, horror, gore, suspense, fantasy, bizarre, and variants.
Objectives
Foment the production of independent films, look for novel and diverse content, and being a place for reflection and spread of independent cinema, with sights to the world from Valparaíso.
Date of the Festival.
The International Horror Film Festival of Valparaíso will be online, on / 12th/13th of December of 2025.
In the 2025 edition of the Quibdó Africa Film Festival, we delve into a unique and vibrant space where Africa and its Diaspora converge. This festival is more than just a series of film screenings – it's a comprehensive cultural experience featuring workshops, conferences, and artistic exhibitions.
It's an odyssey that traverses the realms of the unknown, journeying through time – from past to present and into the future. This event is not just about showcasing films; it's about exploring a space that embodies both memory and representation, a space that prompts us to reflect on our history and the myriad ways we have evolved.
The 2025 festival is set to be a grand assembly of avant-garde Afro filmmakers, representing a dynamic artistic and cultural movement that boldly reimagines new identities through the fusion of art and historical fantasy. These creators engage in a vibrant dialogue within this artistic whirlwind, challenging and redefining conventional narratives.
At the heart of our vision for 2025 is the concept of "afrodisruptive" cinema. This genre is meant to startle and challenge, to be potent, impactful, and unsettling. It aims to disrupt the tranquility of the status quo, upending and reinvigorating it. This revolutionary artistic concept spans 360 degrees, offering a critical reexamination and reinterpretation of African traditions and narratives.
In essence, the Quibdó Africa Film Festival 2024 is not just an event; it's a cultural revolution, a reawakening of perspectives, and a celebration of the relentless spirit of Afro cinema and artistry.
