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Deadline
31 Dec 2025


Published: 15 Oct 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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hathor mobile film festival

Qena, Egypt


Hathor Mobile Film Festival
is a specialized film festival that celebrates cinematic works produced using mobile cameras.

The festival aims to highlight creativity and innovation in filmmaking through accessible technology .


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary



 
Logo of Anatomy Crime-Horror International Film Festival

Deadline
30 Sep 2026


Published: 15 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Anatomy Crime-Horror International Film Festival

Athens, Greece


The Anatomy Crime – Horror International Film Festival (A.C.H.I.F.F.) is an annual international showcase dedicated to independent filmmakers. Founded in 2017 by THE BASEMENT, a nonprofit Cultural and Educational Organization (B.C.E.O.), the festival was built by creators, for creators.

In a film industry dominated by studios and massive budgets, independent voices often struggle to break through. A.C.H.I.F.F. exists to change that. We provide a platform where filmmakers with limited resources — but powerful stories — can share their vision with a global audience.

Why Submit to A.C.H.I.F.F.?

A Proven Legacy: For 9 years, we’ve screened hundreds of films, from 4‑day to 11‑day events, always spotlighting originality and bold storytelling.

A New Monthly Format: Starting this year, A.C.H.I.F.F. becomes a monthly festival. Each month, one film is awarded Best of the Month. The 12 monthly winners then compete at Halloween for the ultimate honor: Best Film of the Year.

Faster Recognition: Immediate selection and award notifications mean your work gets the attention it deserves without long delays.

IMDB Verified & International Prestige

A.C.H.I.F.F. is an IMDB-verified festival, ensuring that every official selection and award is formally recognized.

Over the years, we have attracted submissions from filmmakers whose works have been screened at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals and awards, including the Academy Awards (U.S.), Sitges, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Cannes, Sundance, and Tribeca.

This growing network of creators highlights the festival’s reputation as a trusted platform for independent voices in horror, crime, and beyond.

✨ Submit your film today and join a festival that celebrates bold storytelling, nurtures independent talent, and brings unforgettable visions to the screen.

Rules & Terms

Eligibility: Films produced in 2020 or later are eligible for submission.

Subtitles: All non-English and non-Greek language films must include English subtitles.

International Submissions: Entries from all countries are welcome.

Promotional Use: If your film receives an award, you agree to allow A.C.H.I.F.F. to include a few seconds of footage in our monthly promotional trailer.

Final Screening: Monthly winners in the Best Short Film category qualify for the annual screening event in Athens, Greece.

Marketing Rights: By submitting your work, you grant A.C.H.I.F.F. the non-exclusive right to use still frames, posters, or excerpts (up to 30 seconds) from your film for promotional purposes related to the festival.

Submission Policy: Submission does not guarantee official selection or screening. Submission fees are non-refundable. A.C.H.I.F.F. reserves the right to modify its programming, schedule, or format without prior notice.

Liability: A.C.H.I.F.F., its organizers, vendors, employees, contractors, and affiliates are not responsible for any costs, damages, or losses incurred in connection with submitting to or attending the festival. This includes, but is not limited to, travel expenses, accommodation, or costs related to changes in programming, venue, dates, or times.

Legal Compliance: By submitting, you confirm that you hold all necessary rights to your film (including music, images, and other copyrighted material) and that your submission does not infringe upon the rights of any third party. The festival assumes no responsibility for any legal disputes arising from the content of submitted works.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
Logo of inDOCumentari - Festival De Cine Documental De Sabadell

Deadline
29 May 2026


Published: 15 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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inDOCumentari - Festival De Cine Documental De Sabadell

Sabadell, Spain


inDOCumentari is a film festival fully dedicated to the documentary genre, held in the city of Sabadell. Its mission is to promote and showcase documentary cinema as a tool for artistic expression, social reflection, and critical observation of contemporary reality. The festival presents a diverse selection of short and feature-length documentaries from around the world, fostering cultural exchange and dialogue among filmmakers, audiences, and audiovisual professionals.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Documentary



 
Logo of Busan International Short Film Festival

Deadline
05 Jan 2026


Published: 14 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films

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Busan International Short Film Festival

Busan, South Korea


Launched in 1980, our festival, the first of its category in South Korea, has grown and evolved from the Korean Short Film Festival, to become the Busan Asian Short Film Festival in 2000 and eventually the Busan International Short Film Festival in 2010 (www.bisff.org).

Taking place late April at the Busan Cinema Center, BISFF delivers a dozen awards in three competitive sections (International Competition, Korean Competition and Operation Kino) while also presenting several curated, non-competitive sections including: Guest Country, Korean Shorts, Asian Shorts, Prism, 3D Cinema, etc.

BISFF is a member of the Short Film Conference (http://shortfilmconference.com/) and of the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema https://netpacasia.org). In 2018, it became South Korea’s first Oscar®-qualifying festival.


OSCAR!

International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
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Deadline
20 Dec 2025


Published: 14 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films

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Skyline Benidorm Film Festival

Benidorm, Spain


The 9th edition of the Skyline Benidorm Film Festival will take place in the city of Benidorm, from March 29 to April 5, 2025, in the city of Benidorm (Spain).


GOYA!

International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of International New York Film Festival INYFF

Deadline
30 Mar 2026


Published: 14 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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International New York Film Festival INYFF

Jamestown, NY, United States


The International New York Film Festival, (INYFF) is A SCREENING, AWARD and DISTRIBUTION Festival.

In 2023 the DIAMOND GLOBE AWARDS was begun. A magnificent 14" glittering globe to be awarded to the top film of each genre and sub-genre.

Also, in 2023 the INYFF starting streaming the entire event in real time worldwide!

Distribution awards will be presented at the INYFF!

The INYFF is divided into two seasons per year.

In the INYFF first time filmmakers with no-budgets to seasoned pros with name talent and multi-million dollar budgets screen together in the most eclectic film festival anywhere in NY and the world. Submit today and become part of the INYFF family.

For filmmakers in attendance a filmed Q and A will be made for their social media.

For world-wide distribution, All deliverables must be met including a trailer and the film in a Prores HQ file.

The International New York Film Festival is seeking outstanding filmmakers of all ages. Innovative, creative, unique in their vision. All genre are accepted.

Unfortunately due to the importance of the film submission revenue in operating the Festival we are unable to offer fee waivers. Recognizing the funding challenges that filmmakers face we encourage you to take advantage of the EarlyEarly Bird Deadline and Earlybird deadline.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Costa Brava Film Festival

Deadline
14 Nov 2025


Published: 14 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Costa Brava Film Festival

girona, Spain


IMDb Film Festival.

In previous editions, we've hosted projects with major stars like Jeremy Irons, Robin Williams, Franco Nero, and Rauw Alejandro, as well as more than 3,800 projects from 76 countries.

We strongly believe in the power of exposure, as demonstrated by the fact that over the years we've promoted more than 1,600 projects on Instagram.

Our mission is to help you in every way, not only with the festival's exposure, but also with connecting with our more than 8,000 international contacts.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
17 Oct 2025


Published: 14 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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XVII LatinUy Film Festival (Punta del Este, Uruguay)

Punta del Este, Uruguay


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.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



 
Logo of Habitar el Cine - Caracas International Contemporary Film Festival

Deadline
31 Jan 2026


Published: 13 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Habitar el Cine - Caracas International Contemporary Film Festival

CARACAS, Venezuela


Habitar el Cine, Caracas International Contemporary Film Festival, is an annual event that seeks to connect different audiences across the country with the best national and international films of the moment. The festival celebrates and promotes diversity in filmmaking, offering a wide range of programming, activities, special events, and discussion forums that bridge the gap between the work, the author, and the audience. More than a competitive event, it is designed to view, enjoy, and delve into cinema in a healthy way, far from the lure of the market and closer to discoveries and the avant-garde.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Dec 2025


Published: 11 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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NewFilmmakers

New York, United States


Welcome to our Spring Season that runs Monthly from April thru June 2026.

NewFilmmakers NY is New York's longest running year round Film Festival. Throughout it's twenty-eight year run NewFilmmakers has provided a platform for first time and veteran filmmakers.

We have taken an exciting new direction with NewFilmmakers called NewFilmmakersPlus which will move our festival into the digital age and allow us to reach international audiences.

While theaters have been closed, our online audiences have greatly exceeded those in theaters. With NewFilmmakers Plus we have added the missing audience participation to our online screenings.

Now filmmakers, cast, and crew as well as audience members can create interactive video screening rooms while watching a film. Just by pushing the START A GROUPVIEW button to the right of the film they can invite up to six people to talk about the film in a video conference. It’s almost like watching side-by-side in real life — without having to share your popcorn.

In addition our films will now be available for one month and screenable any time of the day instead of only one night. This allows more people to see our films and makes it easier to set up a screening event with friends and colleagues. As requested we are switching to filmmaker hosted files utilizing unlisted YouTube links which will eliminate the need to transcode and to send us large files as well as giving filmmakers control over their film.

In today’s world online screenings give filmmakers worldwide audiences instead of limited local ones. With NewFilmmakers Plus filmmakers not only reach worldwide audiences but can interact with them as they would at a traditional theater.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
01 Mar 2026


Published: 11 Oct 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Maravíllame

Jerez, Spain


Maravíllame, the University of Cádiz International Short Film Festival, aims to promote film culture and facilitate the exchange of talent and knowledge between the academic and professional spheres.

It will take place on 14, 15 and 16 April 2026 in Jerez de la Frontera, and its programme includes a screening of short films made by university students, a competition with awards in the categories of fiction short film and documentary short film, UCA advertising spot, audiovisual services short film and SEA-EU short film; masterclasses, round tables and workshops with the participation of national and international professionals and teachers.

In addition, spaces will be provided for professionals and university students to meet with the aim of creating networks and synergies that will help to develop the Spanish film industry and promote the young talent being trained in our universities.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival

Deadline
30 Jul 2026


Published: 11 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival

Cairo, Egypt


Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival is an annual event held in Alexandria, Egypt. It aims to disseminate film culture and the progress achieved in various branches of film art and to strength the relations among filmmakers throughout the world in general and Mediterranean countries in particular.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
Logo of Saraqusta Film Festival

Deadline
20 Feb 2026


Published: 11 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Saraqusta Film Festival

Zaragoza, Spain


Saraqusta Film Festival is a film and tv series festival about the historical genre in its broadest sense. It was created with the aim of exhibiting and promoting feature films, documentaries and series using the past and the historical context as a common thread.

Submissions are open to Spanish and International works, real-image or animated that deal with the historical genre or whose theme, context or set design are historical or refer to a period of the past.


HIGHLIGHTED!

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other



 
Logo of San Francisco SCIENCE FICTION Short Film & TV Awards

Deadline
15 Jul 2026


Published: 10 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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San Francisco SCIENCE FICTION Short Film & TV Awards

San Francisco, United States


Do you love SciFi? We do too! The San Francisco SCIENCE FICTION SHORT FILM & TV AWARDS celebrate some of the most year's fascinating, creative and entertaining short films, online videos or streaming, television episodes, and directors. They honor great work and excellence.

The SF SCI-FI SFTA accepts short films and videos, television episodes and pilots, and poster art, and is dedicated to discovering and honoring the passionate and exciting film genre known as science fiction.

The San Francisco SCIENCE FICTION SHORT FILM & TV AWARDS ceremony takes place in one of San Francisco’s unique venues, and , and is an memorable evening bringing together short films, videos, director appearances, fans, and of course SCI-FI awards


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Jun 2026


Published: 10 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Daredevil Film Festival

Niagara Falls, United States


Dare (destroy your) Devil film festival is about creating a platform for films that make a difference. We want films that challenge the status quo and leave the viewers wanting to make the world a better place. We will be viewing the selected films in Niagara Falls, New York and will be inviting people that have come from all over to view the beauty of the falls to come and watch films that will challenge them. Selected films will be screened in the Grand theatre of the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Experimental



 
Logo of River Film Festival

Deadline
31 Mar 2026


Published: 10 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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River Film Festival

Padova, Italy


The 20th River Film Festival is an international film festival that will take place in Padua, Italy, from 3 to 20 June 2026.

The Festival is organized by the Cultural Association Researching Movies and is supported by the Padua City Council, the Veneto Region, and the Italian Ministry of Culture.

Padua has recently been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List thanks to Giotto’s Scrovegni Chapel and the city’s 14th-century fresco cycles, making it a truly special art city that attracts tourists and creative minds from all over the world.

All screenings are free and open to the public — no ticket required.

The selected films will once again be screened on a floating screen placed in the middle of the 16th-century fluvial port at Porta Portello, the historic city gate once used for trade between Padua and Venice. This magical setting is just one of the many reasons why audiences return to RiFF year after year.

Over the course of the 18-day festival, directors and their crews will have the opportunity to present their films and engage in post-screening Q&A sessions with the audience.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



 
Logo of The Experimental Film Fest

Deadline
01 Aug 2026


Published: 10 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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The Experimental Film Fest

New Bern, United States


The Experimental Film Fest 2026

The Experimental Film Fest features Avant-Garde and Experimental films in any sub-genre. We want the unusual, the macabre, the offbeat, the beautiful, the ugly, and the truly experimental film. Explore the medium in ways that are not only unconventional but entertaining. Remember that you want an audience for your films, so be sensitive to the eyes, ears, and emotions of those who will experience your work.

Student films are judged with all other films for awards, but are also judged separately for Best Student Film. This award is meant to encourage young filmmakers to participate in film festivals and to bring new talent to the screen for audiences.

***WE DO NOT OFFER FEE WAIVERS***

Be sure to listen to The Experimental Film Podcast and arrange to be a guest.

The awards carry the following prizes:

Festival Winner - $100
Critic's Choice - $75
Audience Favorite - $75
Best Student Film - $50
Best Animation - $50

2026 FESTIVAL DATE IS SEPTEMBER 19, 2026

Bank of the Arts 317 Middle St, New Bern, NC 28560


International Festival

Short film festival


 Experimental



 
Logo of NEXGN International Short Film Festival

Deadline
10 Jul 2026


Published: 10 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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NEXGN International Short Film Festival

Pune, India


The NexGn International Short Film Festival of India aims to bring Independent Short Film makers from around the globe to an eclectic & international audience and provide them the value and position they deserve. Our program has been set to expand to include film screenings and free open-air events around NISFF as well as educational programs and cinematic workshops.

This passion project by NexGn is about to include over 500 Short Films from around the globe & draw nearly 150 for screenings. NexGn has also arranged for Number of Awards to be given to the certain categories.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
10 Nov 2025


Published: 10 Oct 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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MAN!FEST - MANRIQUE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Ciudad Real, Spain


MAN!FEST is a unique film festival in Ciudad Real, inspired by the figure of Jorge Manrique and his famous "Coplas." Born in 2025 with a clear social and humanistic mission, it offers an open and free space that seeks the cultural transformation of the city, promoting equality and cultural plurality from its core, inviting reflection through short and feature films committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as zero hunger, health, quality education, gender equality, clean water, or sustainable communities.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of QUARF - Quantum Arts Festival

Deadline
31 Oct 2025


Published: 10 Oct 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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QUARF - Quantum Arts Festival

Medellín, Colombia


From the organizing committee of the ComHEP (Colombian Meeting on High Energy Physics), in collaboration with the research groups Hipertrópico, Mikropía, and Cuántico, we aim to foster a creative and critical dialogue between art, science, and technology, focusing on quantum mechanics as we commemorate its centennial anniversary.

The Quantum Arts Festival (QuArF) will encompass a one-day festival in November 2025, followed by a three-month exhibition in March 2026. The event will feature artistic installations, performances, lectures, and discussion spaces designed to encourage exchange, reflection, and the emergence of new collaborative possibilities at the intersection of these fields.

Our overarching goal is to promote transdisciplinary research, creation, and dialogue. We envision this festival and exhibition as a platform that will, over time, become a national point of convergence for individuals and communities engaged with art, physics, and quantum technologies—a space for the exploration of the aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural dimensions of the quantum paradigm.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental