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Deadline
04 May 2025


Published: 11 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
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ESPIGOL FEST

Herbers, Spain


A unique short film festival situated in the backdrop of a beautiful village in the north of Castellón: Herbers.

Promoting film talents that highlights the importance of repopulation, rural environment, biodiversity and diversity in the rural environment giving them the platform to showcase and promote their work.


Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
31 Mar 2025


Published: 11 Feb 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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19th Addis International Film Festival

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia


The Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is an annual film festival created by Initiative Africa in 2007 and held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival is the largest independent documentary cinema festival in Africa and it was established as a unique initiative seeking to use the power of documentary films to support innovative ways of creating awareness on social issues.

The festival is a celebratory and educational event showcasing a carefully curated selection of films from both seasoned and emerging filmmakers addressing a wide range of themes such as peace building, inequality, women empowerment, children's rights, and much more.


The 18th Edition of the Addis International Film Festival (AIFF). As Ethiopia's established social activist, Initiative Africa will be hosting a five-day documentary film festival starting May 15th to May 19th, 2024, bringing more than 30 local and international movies, under the themes of Action for Peace, Security, and Reconciliation, Gender Equality and Inclusivity, Food and Environmental Security, and Health Care which will be taking place at the Alliance Ethio-Française, Hager Fikir Theater, Goethe-Institut Äthiopien and Italian Cultural institute in Addis Ababa.

The audience of the festival are mostly the youth and educated community who have the courage to change their society. We screen the films for free with no payment required for entrance.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



 
Logo of Festival de cine erótico de Toluca

Deadline
01 Apr 2025


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


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Festival de cine erótico de Toluca

Toluca, Mexico


All erotic film are eligible, regardless of country, duration, or year of production.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Festival de cine independiente de Toluca

Deadline
09 Aug 2025


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


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Festival de cine independiente de Toluca

Toluca, Mexico


Second edition of the "independent film festival in Toluca".


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
14 Apr 2025


Published: 10 Feb 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Toyama International Film Festival

Toyama, Japan


The 12th Annual Toyama International Film Festival will take place in June of 2025 in Toyama Prefecture. With such great success in previous years, we are excited to once again share the visions of filmmakers from all over the world with our local community in the countryside of Japan.

Submissions will be open until April 14th, 2025.

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The Annual Toyama International Film Festival (TIFF) began in the rural prefecture of Toyama, Japan. Started by a few English teachers in the area, we hoped to reach people not just in Japan, but around the globe.

The first TIFF took place in a small room inside of a shopping center, where about 70 people watched the 10 films we had received. The following year was a tremendous success with over 100 submissions from different countries, quite a step from our first year. The event was held in the city of Toyama at a local independently-owned venue, Bodegas-Mambo with around 80-100 guests coming to view the films. Every year since, we hope to expand even further and provide an even larger venue for participants and the movie-going community in Japan.

Today, with over 3000 submissions each year from countries around the world, TIFF has become a highly-anticipated annual event and a staple of Toyama's international community.

Note: Due to time constraints, we cannot accept films that run over 10 minutes. However, any genre of short film will be considered for exhibition.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
31 May 2025


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


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Janjira International Film Festival

Murud, India


Murud janjira beach festival (Murud janjira paryatan mahotsav) is held every year in murud janjira.

this festival is celebrated with enthusiasm for last 20 years. This year we are including a film festival for the first time.

this is our effort to take the film festival to the same level as the Murud beach festival.

Janjira International Film Festival will be conducted in the 4th week of December every year at the picturesque and adorable city of Murud - Janjira in Maharashtra, India .being one of the most beautiful tourist destinations, Murud-janjira sets the right arena for JIFF. JIFF welcomes film makers, artists and technical crew, journalists and all those are associated with film industry and film making to come and participate in this festival.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Film Olympiad

Deadline
21 May 2025


Published: 10 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Film Olympiad

Athens, Greece


*AN OLYMPIAD FOR FILMMAKERS!*

We desire to see your film! We want to see your dreams, empathise with your heroes, laugh with your jokes, cry with your drama!

Over 900 films from 87 countries participated in a total of 11 Grand Prix competitions and 90 films have been screened in 7 different cinemas across Athens, including Oscar nominated or other highly acclaimed films.

We are one of the few festivals offering money prizes - over 1.500 euros per year - plus an estimated 20.000 euros on services.

oin an exciting Film Festival with unique features;

1) FEEDBACK FOR ALL FILMS, NO MATTER IF SELECTED OR NOT
You DESERVE feedback for your hard work. Film Olympiad is probably the first and only festival to give constructive feedback to everyone - free of any extra charge.

2) RADICAL HONESTY & TRANSPARENCY
You can see how exactly the Jury rated your film in 5 categories and how you compare to other films. We watch films with empathy and love. We believe that filmmakers want to know the truth about how their film was rated, and this will only make them better.

3) MONEY PRIZES & FILM OLYMPIAD MEDALS - EVERY MONTH
The only film festival to award Film Olympiad Medals. 30 categories, 6 nominees, 3 medals (Gold, Silver & Bronze). Every month, National and Individual Medal Tables are updated.

We also have cash prizes, which will be at least:

500 euros for the Best Film Short
100 euros for the Audience Award
100 euros for the Best Director
100 euros for the Best Screenplay
100 euros for the Best Leading Actor
100 euros for the Best Leading Actress
100 euros for the Best Greek Film

of the annual Film Olympiad 2024 Gold Medalists on the categories above

plus 100 euros on every Best Film Gold Medalist, of each Grand Prix

4) NETWORKING & RECOGNITION
With 100 films per month, you have an actual chance to get selected and win a medal. Moreover, you can make your participation viral to your audience, fans and community.

"Yeah, buddy, on Thursday we are up against a film from Japan, and if we win, we qualify to the quarterfinals against either a film from Russia or a film from Germany!".

5) EXCITING COMPETITION SYSTEM - ACTUAL CHANCE
A sports-like competition system. We want an exciting event for our audience and your fans. The Jury gives a new rating to films after every round.

Phase 1 - 100 films are selected every MONTH for the Film Olympiad Grand Prix. All of them are eligible for nominations and medals. We have 6 bi- monthly Film Olympiad Grand Prix every year and an annual Film Olympiad.

Phase 2 - The films are divided into 20 groups of 5. The best films from each group qualify for the knockouts. The audience can watch live the results of the rating in each group, through online live streams with online screenings of some films.

Phase 3 - 32 films get paired in knockouts. This means that if you win 5 matches (Rounds of 32, 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), you win the Best Short Gold Medal and the monthly cash prize.

Phase 4 - At least the best 8 films from each month are publicly screened in monthly screenings with a live audience and qualify for the annual Film Olympiad.

With these innovative features, we feel sure that Film Olympiad will soon become a prestigious and established Film Festival. Submit now to represent your country in the Film Olympiad with your film. We can't wait to see it!


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Novelda International Film Festival ’Acan Awards’

Deadline
31 Mar 2025


Published: 09 Feb 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Novelda International Film Festival ’Acan Awards’

NOVELDA, Spain


The Novelda Film Festival Acan Awards
The Novelda Film Festival Acan Awards, organized by the Novelda film and art association, announces the bases to qualify for the awards of its 5ª edition to be held on June 16 and 22, 2025.

The aim of the contest is to promote film culture. Culture is considered a source of wealth and, in this sense, the local promotion of the cultural offer also serves to promote the economic and local development of our municipality. The city of Novelda deserved a Film Festival that would put the municipality on the map of the main festivals in the province of Alicante.

In this fifht edition, it is also sought to promote the making of short films that show the culture of the municipality of Novelda and Alicante. In this edition of the Festival we also open to National Feature Films and Japan as a guest country.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
15 Jul 2025


Published: 09 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Nepal Cultural International Film Festival 2026

Kathmandu, Nepal


The Nepal Culture and Film Center (NCFC) proudly presents the 7th edition of the Nepal Cultural International Film Festival (NCIFF), The festival will feature a grand inaugural ceremony, a closing award ceremony, panel discussions, master classes, and screenings of top-nominated national and international full-length films, human rights films, short films, documentaries, women's films, children's films and environmental films.

The NCIFF invites students and independent filmmakers to attend and learn from guest experts and judges about film making, related media, and the film business. Festival sponsorships will be used to produce the festival film and bring filmmakers and artists to the host city. Industry professionals are also invited to attend and share cultural diversity.

During the festival, there will be panel discussions on human rights, featuring human rights activists, filmmakers, organizations, experts, NGOs, and INGOs. A separate master class with international guests will be organized for national and international filmmakers. The selected films will be screened with Q&A sessions with filmmakers, directors, and producers.

The NCIFF aims to inspire young talent in film making and promote meaningful and inspirational children, women, cultural, and teen films globally. The festival showcases films from award-winning filmmakers around the world and sets the standard for good films that are entertaining, clean, inspiring, and filled with moral values.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Asian Talent International Film Festival

Deadline
08 Sep 2025


Published: 09 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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Asian Talent International Film Festival

Ahmednagar, India


Hurry up....!

Filmmakers from all countries can participate in this festival!

All language, All film /project/song accepted & Any Duration Accept.

Asian Talent International Film Festival 2025, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Filmmakers from all countries can participate in this festival!

Through the festival, we want to take the cinema culture to the people.

Our goal is to connect all the filmmakers from the Asian continent.

It is also our aim to inculcate a basic understanding of cinema in the coming generations.

We are confident that every country on the Asian continent will have a filmmaker, and we are ready to give their artwork a mainstream platform.


International Festival

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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of International Student Film Festival 2025 Opavský Páv

Deadline
15 Mar 2025


Published: 09 Feb 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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International Student Film Festival 2025 Opavský Páv

Opava, Czech Republic


12th Annual International Student Film Festival 2025 Opavský páv

Opavský páv is an International Student Film Festival in Opava.

Opavský páv is a project of Institute of Movie, Television and Broadcast Creation at the Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava.

Festival is a nonprofit, entrance to all screenings is free.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Pozarevac Film Festilva

Deadline
21 Dec 2025


Published: 08 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Pozarevac Film Festilva

Požarevac, Serbia


Požarevac Film Festival or simply POFF is a valuable alternative local cultural event held in famous TARANTINO PUB i Požarevac, small town in eastern Serbia.

We screen short films by young authors, and authors who feel young. Basically everyone.

We are not funded by any institution or sponsors.

Our ideology is good films for good audience. We focus on long talks and Q&As after each short film (no blocks of films and than shorts Q&As after. We put our effort to bring all the authors to the festival, but if that is not possible, we organise an online Q&A.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Festival Internacional De Cine Social Del Río Negro

Deadline
15 Feb 2025


Published: 08 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Festival Internacional De Cine Social Del Río Negro

Viedma y Patagones, Argentina


The Río Negro International Social Film Festival is an audiovisual festival that aims to promote cinema within the country and abroad. The festival will be held in March with a competition of feature films and short films, both fiction, animation and documentary. There will also be talks and workshops.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Cinefantasy - International Fantastic Film Festival

Deadline
30 Apr 2025


Published: 08 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Cinefantasy - International Fantastic Film Festival

São Paulo, Brazil


Welcome to the 16th Cinefantasy!

We created CINEFANTASY – INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL to encourage, discuss, and promote fantastic cinema and its universe. Over fifteen editions, we have presented 1,500 films, held more than 100 educational activities, received 8,000 film submissions, and attracted an audience of over 90,000 people.

Now, in 2025, the 16th CINEFANTASY arrives in São Paulo from September 2 to 7, bringing a vibrant program with competitive screenings, special exhibitions, and immersive experiences for all genre lovers.

Come be enchanted, surprised, and celebrate this magical and extraordinary universe with us!


International Festival

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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of GET BACK! Music Doc Fest

Deadline
07 May 2025


Published: 08 Feb 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Feature films


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GET BACK! Music Doc Fest

Majadahonda, Spain


GET BACK! Music Doc Festival is a film festival dedicated to Spanish non-fiction cinematographic works whose themes are linked to music. We want to claim and promote the great quantity, quality and variety of works dedicated to the genre in our country, and bring them closer to the public in movie theaters. The festival has got three competitive sections (national feature film, national videoclip and youth videoclip), and also non competitive screenings and parallel activities.

The 1st edition of the festival will take place presentially from June 18 to 21 at Cines Zoco Majadahonda (Madrid), and online for the videoclip sections.


Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Documentary  Music Video



 
Logo of  Mostremp, Cinema Rural al Pallars

Deadline
23 Apr 2025


Published: 08 Feb 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Mostremp, Cinema Rural al Pallars

Tremp, Spain


Rural themed short film contest.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Madero City International Film Festival

Deadline
31 Aug 2025


Published: 08 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Madero City International Film Festival

Madero, Mexico


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of OMOVIES@SCHOOL

Deadline
31 Mar 2025


Published: 08 Feb 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Feature films


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OMOVIES@SCHOOL

Napoli, Italy


OMOVIES@SCHOOL

School year 2024/25

5rd edition

International Call for Partecipation for audiovisual works on the themes of the fight against homophobic bullying, gender-based violence, gender identity and sexual orientation bullying, intended for schools of all levels, cinema schools, informal groups and individual directors.

Deadline: march 31, 2025

Introduction

The Association i Ken ONLUS, on the occasion of the 4nd edition of the International Film Festival "OMOVIES @ SCHOOL" announces a competition for audiovisual works on the issues of combating bullying, homophobic bullying, gender violence, gender identity and sexual orientation.

The festival is a project carried out in collaboration with the educational institutions, so it follows the programming and the educational calendar for the school year 2023-24. During this period will be organized activities related to cinema, the festival and the themes it addresses in collaboration with the schools involved. The festival will take place throughout the school year and will end by June 2024 with the viewing of the works in competition, both online and in presence, and the dates will be established in agreement with the school directors.


International Festival

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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of AMETLLA FILM FEST

Deadline
15 Apr 2025


Published: 07 Feb 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
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AMETLLA FILM FEST

Ametlla de Mar , Spain


Ametlla Film Fest is an international film festival that aims to promote Catalan culture within the short film sector.

A programme is selected based on artistic, technical and script criteria.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
Logo of Transilvania Shorts

Deadline
26 Sep 2025


Published: 07 Feb 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Transilvania Shorts

Cluj Napoca / Sibiu / Brasov /Targu Mures, Romania


SHORTS in TRANSILVANIA

We know how hard it may be, for filmmakers, to produce and distribute their works, especially if those are short films and independent productions. TRANSILVANIA SHORTS [International Short Film Festival] is the useful tool for every filmmaker, in order to further showcase their films, and get their deserved public feedback and recognition. The films selected in the festival competition are further on promoted, screened at the festival, and evaluated by a team of experts in the industry. Transilvania Shorts supports filmmakers in gaining the recognition of the public passionate about cinema, and that of mass-media, and, also, in being rewarded for their work.

Come celebrate and share your passion for cinema! Held in beautiful and medieval cities like Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Braṣov, and Târgu Mureș, Transilvania Shorts brings short films, from all over the world, to beautiful Transilvania. In the future, the festival will be extended, in order to be present in all major cities of Transilvania. This year’s Festival Program will showcase a wide variety of international short films, in the categories of: Narrative, Animation, Student, Commercial Video, Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Stop-Motion.


International Festival

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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video