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Deadline
31 Aug 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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The Dead of Night Film Festival

Liverpool, United Kingdom


The Dead of Night Film Festival is brought to you by Two-Headed Snake Entertainment and The Liverpool Horror Club and is part of the ever growing International horror film festival circuit.

It is currently the only horror film festival in Merseyside, England.

The objective of our festival is to bring new independent horror short and feature length films to the genre loving public of Merseyside.

We know it can be hard for Independent filmmakers to get theatrical releases for their movies and we want to help get them the audience they deserve.

Film festivals are such an important part of independent horror cinema and are the best way to get their movies seen around the globe.

This year we will screen 6 feature films and 15 short films in a cinema auditorium with 75 comfortable seats and an Optoma 8000-lumens projector, plus 5.1 Surround Sound to present an immersive cinematic experience.

We hope you can join us for some horrific movie fun this October.


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 Terror



 
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Deadline
05 Mar 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Italia Film Fedic

Montecatini Terme, Italy


DESCRIPTION

The festival was born in Montecatini in 1950. It stood out for many years, paying particular attention to the great Italian cinema and the works of filmmakers. Over time it has become an important and eagerly awaited event to pay homage to many illustrious Italian performers. The festival is organized by the National Association FEDIC, (Italian Federation of Cineclubs) which thanks to a dense network of professionals and cinema lovers organizes the Italia Film Fedic (Ex Film Video) festival. From 2024 the festival will become international with an opening to new proposals that complement the traditional contest dedicated to authors registered with the FEDIC Federation.

The festival is generalist, including films of any genre, without any political and social preclusions, but giving visibility above all to the less visible films proposed by authors from all over the world. The festival has created a consolidated collaboration with the local administration, offering a cultural device capable of strengthening the prestige of being a UNESCO heritage city.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Apr 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Short South

Polla, Italy


ORGANIZERS

Cultural Association Time & Memory organizes the thirteenth edition of the Short Film Festival called "SHORT TO SOUTH", to be held in Polla (SA)ITALY from the 21 - 22 June 2025 at the Auditorium "Holy Nicolicchio".


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
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Deadline
01 Feb 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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International Short Film Festival Hacelo Corto

Saladillo, Buenos Aires - Del Campillo, Córdoba , Argentina


Fiction short films. Unlimited presentation for director's.


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 Fiction  Fantastic  Terror  Other



 
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Deadline
28 Feb 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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LAN working class film festival

Bilbao, Spain


LAN Workers' Theme Film Festival is a platform that makes visible and values ​​audiovisual projects that reflect the feelings of the so-called working class, its identity traits, its aesthetics, its social and associative framework, its architecture, its capacity for struggle and adaptation and, above all, historical and collective memory.

IMPORTANT
For LAN 08 edition that will take place in June 2025 we will focus on the workers' struggle and the different conflicts generated in the defense of work in the face of the various situations that have caused the closure of numerous factories and industries.


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 Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
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Deadline
07 Mar 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Villanueva Showing FIlm Awards

Madrid, Spain


«The Oscars of the university cinema»

Villanueva Showing Festival is an International Short Film Festival for young people between 15 and 25 years old, organized by Universidad Villanueva. This initiative aims to encourage young people to reflect on universal human values ​​through audiovisual language. For this reason, each edition challenges the young cinematographic promises to create their own piece on a specific theme based on a universal value.

This festival, in which more than $ 22,000 in prizes are awarded every year, offers great visibility to young cinematographic talents before an international jury of experts, producers, directors, scriptwriters, actors and other professionals from the sector who attend the ceremony annually of awards ceremony, held in an iconic place of the capital of Spain, presented by a recognizable figure from the film world.

IMPORTANT / MANDATORY

In this edition Villanueva Showing Film invites us to reflect about the following topic: TO BE DETERMINED (we'll announce the new topic soon!). All short films presented must be related to this topic.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
05 May 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
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Bayelsa International Film Festival

Yenagoa, Nigeria


Bayelsa International Film Festival - BIFF is established with aim to engage filmmakers, artists, performers, academics and members of the creative community to unravel the delicacies of diversities and locate common grounds across cultures and societies.. To provide an exciting, educative, and information oriented Film Festival.

Bayelsa International Film Festival - BIFF is established with aim to engage filmmakers, artists, performers, academics and members of the creative community to unravel the delicacies of diversities and locate common grounds across cultures and societies.. To provide an exciting, educative, and information oriented Film Festival.

Bayelsa International Film Festival - BIFF is established with aim to engage filmmakers, artists, performers, academics and members of the creative community to unravel the delicacies of diversities and locate common grounds across cultures and societies.. To provide an exciting, educative, and information oriented Film Festival.

BIFF is designed to be an intimate and eloquent filmmaker festival where film enthusiasts can get first hand insights from directors, writers, actors and producers from the premiering films. With commitment, BIFF will be presenting an annual film festival and art exhibition to provide both professional and amateur filmmakers with a space for display and dissemination of their works. At the same time, a strong focus on the BIFF as a place for the world to discover recent talents in African films and filmmakers. The event also offers master classes, panel discussion and workshop to augment this diverse programming.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Chennai World Cinema Festival -2025

Deadline
01 Aug 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Feature films


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Chennai World Cinema Festival -2025

Chennai, India


Welcome to the CHENNAI WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL-2025!

Chennai World Cinema Festival successfully held its inaugural event on September 19th-25th, 2025.

700 seater Sri Devi Karumari Theater.
A widescreen is like an IMAX theatre.
The theatre has a 4K projection and Dolby Atmos sound system.

Three days,
18 screenings,
27 Short Films & Feature Films,
All visitors were admitted free of charge.

The 1st Chennai World Cinema Festival was held from October 4 to 10, 2024.

200 seater Prasad Preview Theater.

The theatre has a 4K projection and Dolby Atmos sound system.

3300 submissions from 114 countries.

6000 visitors.

Seven-day screening.

Eight venues.

38 Short Films and Movies.

Ambassador of Venezuela's two-day participation.

Direct participation of 42 foreign and domestic filmmakers and celebrities.

Chennai World Cinema Festival grandly celebrated its first year.

The Festival (CWCF) is the area’s preeminent celebration of cinema.

All visitors were admitted free of charge.
CWCF juries comprise filmmakers, film critics, academics and industry figures.

We work hard to serve our filmmakers!
Awards are given in several categories across several genres, including features & shorts.

The Chennai World Cinema Festival has gained an excellent reputation with filmmakers and film fans,
Chennai World Cinema Festival with live screenings in Chennai, India.

Our mission and goal is to discover and promote talented filmmakers worldwide and present them to the public. Therefore, our festival is a brilliant opportunity to participate in international and Indian competitions.

The festival is created in cooperation with the Indian Film Industry. This year, the festival prepares several engaging educational activities for students, such as analysing films from the CWCF-2025, and interviews with festival guests.

Chennai World Cinema Festival is a seven-day celebration of film. All films are screened in a cinema with full surround sound and crystal-clear visuals.

* Current award categories and prizes are subject to change.


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 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of International Documentary Film Festival · Pampa DocFest · Colonia Santa Teresa

Deadline
31 Jan 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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International Documentary Film Festival · Pampa DocFest · Colonia Santa Teresa

Colonia Santa Teresa, Argentina


Produced by the Municipality of Colonia Santa Teresa and the narrative journalism platform Angular; declared of Legislative Interest and declared of Cultural Interest by the government of the Province of La Pampa, the IV International Documentary Film Festival "PampaDocFest", will be held in person in the town, from April 10 to 12, 2025. This festival aims to stimulate and facilitate meetings between members of national and international cinematography and to present non-fiction films.

In addition, it seeks to promote the meeting between filmmakers, technicians and those interested in this genre, creating a space for exchange and dialogue. It is proposed to promote a training space to contribute to the development of culture and the dissemination of documentary film, promoting a critical and reflective vision of reality. Likewise, the festival aims to promote local cultural development, providing opportunities for new generations of creators and encouraging the growth of a community committed to art and culture.


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 Documentary



 
Logo of Ciudad Rodrigo International Film Festival

Deadline
01 May 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Ciudad Rodrigo International Film Festival

Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain


The 14th FICCI-ON - Ciudad Rodrigo International Film Festival aims to promote educational, social and spiritual films made around the world.

The theme of the festival will therefore be educational, social and values-based; including all those films that promote child development in all its aspects.

Values-based films that deal with the subject of human rights, as well as intercultural dialogue. There will also be room for films with ethnographic themes, social denunciation or commitment to the development of the culture of Peace. Regarding spiritual themes, this is a very broad section where religious and/or spiritual films will be included, regardless of the confession and creed of the film and its authors.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



 
Logo of Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival (BSSSFFF)

Deadline
30 Mar 2025


Published: 02 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival (BSSSFFF)

Baltimore, United States


Short films, either animation or live action, in the science fiction, fantasy or horror categories are desired. Films are typically from 5 to 15 minutes (as long as 20 minutes)in length.

Currently we plan on a live event from May 23-26, 2025 in downtown Baltimore, much like the events we have had for the past 50+ years.


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 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic



 
Logo of Valdivia Horror Film Fest

Deadline
31 Jan 2025


Published: 01 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Valdivia Horror Film Fest

Valdivia, Chile


Section that has been several years and invites you to participate in a contest where you must terrorize the audience in just 2 minutes, has prizes in money to the first, second and third place, plus a recognition to the most popular audience, elected through popular vote among those who attend the night function. Jury made up of local and national filmmakers and festival personalities and the audiovisual media.


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 Terror



 
Logo of Visceral International Horror Film Festival

Deadline
30 Jun 2025


Published: 01 Nov 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Visceral International Horror Film Festival

Concepción, Chile


Visceral, International Horror Film Festival, emerges as a project to showcase, disseminate, and promote genre cinema in the Biobío region. It provides an opportunity to bring cinematic works from around the world to the local audience, structured around a program that includes short film screenings, talks with filmmakers, and audiovisual workshops, with a cultural, artistic, and entertainment focus on horror and its various subgenres.

Among our objectives, we aim to position ourselves as a local, regional, national, and international reference within the genre festival circuit, offering a unique thematic experience for filmmakers who submit their films through the recognition of their work via selection and subsequent awards for the most outstanding pieces of each edition. We also seek to enhance the experience for our attendees, who will have the chance to watch, discuss, and share in a space dedicated to genre cinema, as well as participate as jurors through public voting.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of BARQUISIMETO FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline
20 Nov 2024


Published: 01 Nov 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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BARQUISIMETO FILM FESTIVAL

Barquisimeto, Venezuela


All Venezuelan short filmmakers, residing inside or outside the country and resident foreigners may participate.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Rock Horror Film Festival

Deadline
15 Jun 2025


Published: 01 Nov 2024
 Has submission fees
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Rock Horror Film Festival

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The Rock Horror Film Festival is more than a film festival, it’s an event that unites the best of the horror, thriller, and fantasy films with rock & roll in a big party for moviegoers who love music, and cinema. Prepare your heart for scaring and exciting nights filled with the best of the national and international thrillers, and a lot of rock & roll.

ROCK HORROR LABS

The festival will also have a team of international professionals in pannels, workshops and round tables about cinema in different areas such as: production, photography, directing, acting, makeup, soundtrack, among others.

ROUND TABLES

The festival organize round tables with the participation od the directors, actors and professionals.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Antioch film fest

Deadline
01 Sep 2025


Published: 01 Nov 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Antakya Film Festivali

Hatay, Turkey


Antakya Film Festival, is an International, competitive festival. (AFF) is a major destination on the Festival circuit and recognized by the sinema Academy as a Qualifying Festival in all film categories. Antakya Film Festival, It is the first meeting point of this region for the international film and media industries.

Mission is to provide a public forum in Antakya in order to advance public interest in films and the independent production of films. To draw worldwide attention to Antakya as a center for cinema. To encourage the rights of all Antakya residents to access and experience the power of independent filmmaking, and to promote artistic excellence and the creative freedom of artists without censure.
In 2023, the Festival presented 800 films, representing work that was shot and produced in 45 countries. The event offers well rounded, and for many, career-establishing experiences. Submit your work before the final deadline!

The festival is for and by independent filmmakers. The organizers of Antakya Film Festival bring 10 years of festival experience to this annual event. Antakya Film Festival accepts submissions in six categories: Narrative Features, Documentary Features, Short Narrative, Short Documentary, Experimental, Short Student, and Animation.

Submissions are open from October to September of the year, the final selection of 150 + films is announced in September, and the film festival takes place in October. Selected films in each category are eligible for several awards. In addition to our lineup of films, the festival also hosts multiple filmmaker parties and networking events at venues around Antakya and Hatay.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Vent del Nord

Deadline
17 Mar 2025


Published: 31 Oct 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Vent del Nord

Figueres, Spain


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.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



 
Logo of Baixada Film Festival

Deadline
12 Nov 2024


Published: 31 Oct 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Baixada Film Festival

Pinheiro, Brazil


The Baixada Film Festival is a celebration of cinematic art and a cultural boost for Pinheiro, Maranhão. Aiming to promote cinematic diversity, the festival highlights local and national productions. In addition to screenings, it will offer lectures, workshops and workshops to train young filmmakers and engage the community. The initiative, led by Leandro Guterres in partnership with APROCINPI - Pinheiro Producers and Filmmakers Association, also aims to position Pinheiro as a cultural and tourist destination, strengthening the city on the national scene.

The Baixada Film Festival will take place in several locations in Pinheiro, with screenings ranging from the city center to the banks of the Pericumã River. The screenings will be held in strategic and cultural spaces, providing an immersive cinematic experience, connecting the city's natural and urban wealth.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival

Deadline
14 Feb 2025


Published: 29 Oct 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival

Madrid, Spain


MSFFF was born from a mission:

We’ll take you on a journey through the genre’s cinematographic productions from all over the world.

The next March we will be able to enjoy the best and most current animated productions in Madrid.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



 
Logo of Karatsu International Film Festival

Deadline
31 Jan 2025


Published: 26 Oct 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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唐津国際映画祭

Karatsu, Japan


About KIFF

The 4th edition of the Karatsu International Film Festival will run from 8th - 13th July, 2025 in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture.

KIFF is organized by THEATER ENYA, a cinema which revived after 22 years in Karatsu City. Guiding the next generation of film people, bridging between filmmakers -Our mission is making a place to meet and discover films around the world, as well as sharing the possibility of the visual culture with people through the film festival in Karatsu.

For the main competition section, the submissions are open to feature films, short films, and documentary films. Some of the winners will be given KIFF’s support through our scholarship programme, creating opportunities overseas/domestic distribution.

During the festival, KIFF offers screenings, lectures, discussions, and workshops around films. We also host welcome events for international filmmakers “The Omotenashi programme” to provide their new experiences of Japanese culture and make some opportunities to meet people.

Location

Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture is a historic castle town surrounded by the beautiful sea in the northwest of the Kyushu region of Japan. A treasure trove of ingredients blessed with nature here, and you can enjoy gastronomy unique to Japan. This city is a place where traditional arts and crafts are still alive, and is known for its local pottery and the annual Karatsu Kunchi festival* which has a history of over 400 years.

*was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016.

History of THEATER ENYA

Since we were founded in 2010,THEATER ENYA also has an aspect as a company which is working to breathe new life into our hometown through its cultural heritages.

In 2017, we collaborated with one of Japan’s master film directors Nobuhiko Obayashi to film HANAGATAMI set in Karatsu and won the Grand Prix at the 72nd Mainichi Film Awards. This film was invited to international film festivals in over 20 countries.

In 2019, we finally revived a cinema after 22 years in Karatsu. Thereafter we operate the theater and manage departments of film festival, film commission, and cultural tourism.

Last but not least, THEATER ENYA was selected as “10 of Japanese independent cinemas” by The Japanese Foundation in 2023. Here is our short documentary subtitled in 10 languages to get closer to the festival location, our hometown, and who we are. Please take a look.

THEATER ENYA (Saga, JAPAN) - MINI THEATER JOURNEY【DE/EN/ES/FR/ID/IT/TH/简中/繁中/JP】
https://youtu.be/Yf9aIax9Wyc?si=VFJhj5eD7sShLnId

Regardless of whether the name is known or unknown, whether the budget is large or small, we are looking forward to meeting films you made wholeheartedly!


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