This is a new film festival established by former staff members of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, one of Japan’s most historic film festivals.
In 2023, a small-scale precursor to this festival was launched and held in three towns across Hokkaido.
In 2024, it officially launched as the “Hokkaido International Film Festival” and embarked on an ambitious challenge to tour seven towns across Hokkaido.
Over 900 films were submitted from around the world, and carefully selected works were screened at each venue, attracting many film industry professionals.
Following meticulous preparations in 2025, the 2nd Hokkaido International Film Festival received over 1,100 submissions and was held from January to March 2026, touring three towns in Hokkaido.
And now, it has been decided that the 3rd Hokkaido International Film Festival will be held in 2027!
It will take place at three locations across Hokkaido during the beautiful season of May and June.
There is no other film festival in Hokkaido that is held on such a large scale and across such a wide area.
Hokkaido’s breathtakingly beautiful scenery, the warm hospitality of its people, and its delicious cuisine are waiting with open arms for filmmakers from around the world!
El Garaje del Actor is a theatrical space opening up to the audiovisual world. "El Garaje del Cine" was created as a festival designed to bring together filmmakers, audiences, and various figures from the audiovisual industry.
OPEN YOUR MIND
WELCOME to NRFF Dreamers of Dreams. As we embark on a new era of technological and scientific discovery, this festival will spark your imagination and inspire you to think beyond the limitations of everyday life. We are inviting filmmakers to submit shorts and features with a SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, EXPERIMENTAL, SPIRITUAL/PHILOSOPHICAL or a ART/MUSIC theme. This can be a narrative story, a documentary, a dance or music video or, an animation. The festival will take place in London, UK, in April 2027.
NRFF has screened world and UK premieres and films that went on to win an Oscar!
OUR CURATION: ARTISTICALLY-DRIVEN FILMS, INSPIRING STORIES
Film is a unique medium, and NRFF’s mission is to support and champion inspiring, independent artists and storytellers. This includes experimental work, emotional drama, music, dance and emerging talent.
Our festival is built around ARTISTS and their STORIES. By doing so, we aim to establish an international COMMUNITY of inspiring storytellers. We are not interested in following current fashions or being politically divisive. We seek out stories that are genuinely imaginative, emotional and life-affirming. At the heart of what we do is our passion to tell great stories.
PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF REALITY
During the festival we hope to screen a wide variety of stories that celebrate and reflect on the human condition, human invention and imagination, and our desire to explore new and uncharted territory.
Visit our Instagram for highlights of the previous programmes
or go to: www.dreamersfilmfestival.co.uk
The screenlights Film Festival is a dynamic and evolving cinematic celebration now entering its THIRD year. Founded by filmmakers and visionaries Dinkar Jadhav and Omkar Jadhav, the festival aims to provide a platform for both emerging and established filmmakers to showcase their work. With an emphasis on innovative storytelling, diverse genres, and creative expression, the festival is quickly becoming a hub for independent cinema enthusias
Cittador International Film Festival in Vienna is a festival for independent films. It takes place annually over a week and presents international, European, and Austrian feature and short films. CIFF understands film as an expression of a personal vision and promotes independent films outside the mainstream. Another important aspect is the diversity of all genres that CIFF celebrates and showcases.
The Cittador International Film Festival accepts feature films up to 120 minutes and short films up to 30 minutes running time. CIFF is aimed at all filmmakers who love inspiring, high-quality, captivating, original, and imaginative films.
The Anaqueronte Cultural Association (Member of the Points of Culture Network), invites you to be part of the new call for TARPUY - Original Film Festival which will be held from July 15 to August 30, 2026 in Arequipa, Peru in face-to-face and/or virtual format (according to the health provisions of the current context).
It drives us to continue contributing to the democratization of access to different eyes of cinema. With TARPUY - Festival of Original Cinema we seek to "sow" among the participants a sense of community, multicultural and multilingual encounter. Our call is open to all countries and all languages. Dubbing will not be accepted, movies must maintain their original sound spirit with subtitles especially in Spanish or other than in English or French. Participatory meeting activities will also be scheduled (workshops, talks, presentations, etc.)
Focused since more than three decades ago on the discovery of new talents and the diversity of contemporary cinema, Granada Film Fest has a special interest in upcoming filmmakers of all nationalities, open to short films and medium-length films decided to explore new audiovisual forms regardless of their definition or genre.
AI Feature Film (20 - 60 minutes)
AI Short Film (5 minutes - 19 minutes 59 seconds)
AI Micro-Short Film (1 minute - 4 minutes 59 seconds)
Hybrid (AI/Live Action) Film (any length)
AI Series Pilot (any length)
AI Commercial/Brand Film (any length)
AI Documentary Film (any length)
AI Avant-Garde Film (any length)
AI Music Video (any length)
AI Movie Trailer or Series Trailer (any length)
AI Student Film (College or University) (any length)
Only for Colombian Film-makers. FESTIVAL LABERINTO is a film festival for those who live and breath cinema, wether as film critics, productors or cinephiles. We want to build new possibilities for audiovisual arts in general, so the inherent diversity of our ideas and sensibilities can be expressed. Open social environments are required to reach the objectives of this festival; our purpose is to create such environments, especially in Boyacá, and potentially in the rest of the country. Coming from a formative, divulgative and creative standpoint, we extend an invitation to all of the people interested in filmaking.
We want you to put your imagination in motion.
Bolder and more complex ways of living and exploring cinema are just around the corner. We would like to explore those new possibilities with you. Those who are interested in our event will be able to submit their work in the folllowing open calls.
The 1st Raíces Film Festival was born within the Galician Brotherhood of Venezuela as a tribute to those who crossed the ocean to establish a new home. Inspired by the strength of Galician migration, this festival is a window into stories of descent, diaspora, and cultural fusion. 'Raíces' seeks to explore on screen that pivotal moment where two worlds meet. Here, cinema is the bridge between where we come from and who we are now.
For a film to be admitted to the official selection of 'Raíces,' its narrative must directly or indirectly address migration, descent, roots, or cultural fusion. The story must contain a relationship, mention, or decisive influence involving at least two distinct nationalities or cultural heritages, whether through a migrant character, a clash of traditions, the search for origins, etc.
Raíces Festival is a competition dedicated to exploring the impact of migration and transnational heritage through film.
The Belalcázar International Film Festival celebrates its third edition between July 22 and 25, 2026. Belalcázar is located in the north of the province of Córdoba (Spain), in the Pedroches Valley, a bordering enclave between the communities from Andalusia, Extremadura and Castilla La Mancha.
In this second edition, a call is made to filmmakers from all over the world, with works of less than 20 minutes that address any topic. There will be an official section, a comedy section and a children's/youth section. The filmmakers can present animated, documentary and fiction short films.
Gambeta Film Fest is a space for the creation and exhibition of films focused on football, where movies, short films and documentaries come together to tell stories that play out on screen, understanding football as a form of cinema of life.
Espanto Film Fest International Horror, Horror, Suspense and Science Fiction Film Festival Volume 8 will take place from October 28 to November 7, 2026 in person and virtually by streaming through our Planiferio platform, taking place in several States of the Mexican Republic.
Having a program focused on the best of independent horror cinema in international feature films, we are the ones who give the highest percentage of screen to Mexican feature films and short films, in addition to the script sections for short films, feature films, international short films, Ibero-American section, LGBTIQ+ and experimental and/or university short films with a duration of no more than 25 minutes, in addition to Espantito shorts made by children, and the new category of video games, all production must be from 2024 to date all with horror, horror, suspense, science fiction, fantasy and all its subgenres.
The Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival City of La Laguba - Isla Calavera opens the call for entries for feature and short films, fiction and documentary in real image and animation.
Organized by Histérico- Associação de Artes (Histérico - Arts Association).
This event has the Gardunha Mountain has the main reason.
The theme is the ‘Paranormal’. This must be explicit on films at contest.
The fifth edition of ICOFF-GASTEIZ, the 5th International Short Film Festival of the Capital of the Basque Country, will be held in Vitoria-Gasteiz from May 18 to 23, 2026.
The Lucid Camera International Film Festival celebrates its tenth edition, consolidating its position as an international platform dedicated to the exhibition, reflection, and circulation of contemporary cinema. More than a screening space, the festival is conceived as a territory of thought where images engage in dialogue with the aesthetic, political, and sensory transformations of the present.
Cámara Lúcida welcomes works that expand the possibilities of cinematic language, with a special focus on non-fiction and experimental cinema, as well as fiction films that blur the boundaries of conventional storytelling. The festival also embraces expanded cinema, including digital installations, video art, audiovisual essays, and other hybrid formats that challenge the traditional limits of the screen.
The festival’s tenth edition will take place in person in the cities of Cuenca, Quito, and Guayaquil, fostering dialogue among diverse communities and territories while promoting access to both national and international contemporary cinema.
As part of its editorial vision, the festival will conduct an interview with each selected filmmaker, which will be published on its official website, contributing to the creation of memory and critical thought around contemporary cinema.
The Lucid Camera International Film Festival invites individuals, independent filmmakers, production companies, and collectives of any nationality and gender or sexual identity to participate, reaffirming its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
