La Poesia che si vede is an international competition for poetry films based in Ancona, Italy. It is organized by Associazione Nie Wiem and it’s the product of the collaboration between two important festivals: La Punta della Lingua International Poetry Festival and Dorico International Film Fest (formerly known as Corto Dorico Film Fest).
La Poesia che si vede aims to explore the world of international poetry film and its authors. The underlying mission of the competition rests in the challenge of researching, promoting and supporting new artistic gazes, poetics, and visions. From kinetic text to sound text, from visual text to cine-poetry, up to the filmed performance, poetry film for La Poesia che si vede is total poetry, without discrimination of genre or format.
The Franco Scataglini Prize, dedicated to the poet who, in the last century, was able to project Ancona into the centre of the world of Italian poetry for his formal and visionary ability (not separated from his attention to painting), will be awarded by a jury of film and poetry experts.
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.
Turicine Film Festival (FECT), organized by Grupo Turicine aims to promote and showcase Ecuadorian cinematic production by fostering interaction between local talent and the general public in order to reach, encourage and develop new audiences across the country. The 2025 edition of FECT is supported by Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio and Instituto de Fomento a la Creatividad y la Innovación.
Four films of any genre enter the competition, going through two semifinals before reaching the grand final, where only one will be crowned the winner. The audience and the jury will select the finalists.
In addition to thrilling matchups, we will have discussions with the filmmakers, live music, and plenty of opportunities for networking and socializing.
⚫ Club Benares | Battle Royale
Semifinal #1 | Two short films compete, one advances.
Semifinal #2 | Two short films compete, one advances.
Final | The two winners face off in the grand final.
Since 2004, Festimaj has offered international screenings for short films made by children and young people aged 4 to 30, as well as by professionals with no age limit. The selected films are then screened across five continents thanks to co-organizers around the world.
The proposed theme is optional, but a dedicated program is created around it.
A festival of diversity that brings these original films to audiences in more than 35 countries.
An international network of professional filmmakers, co-organizers, and distributors that enables children, youth, and adults to access these unique programs.
An ethical cinema of socially engaged films addressing crucial societal issues: education, tolerance, migration, peace education, children’s rights, ecology… as well as the fight against discrimination, bullying in schools, abuse, corruption… so many important topics to help build a sense of citizenship, change perspectives, and open up to others.
Access to culture for thousands of children and young people, reaching over 300,000 viewers through more than 150 physical and digital screening venues (anyone can register to watch the films from home).
The films will be divided into different programs:
Films for 4-6 year olds
Films for 7-11 year olds
Films for 11-15 year olds
Films for 15-18 year olds
Student directors
Animations
All audiences
The InFest Film Festival is a 2-day freak short film Festival which is held in Rubí, a city of asphalt, industry and smoke located in the Valles Occidental, a region located near Barcelona (Spain).
The InFest festival emerges as a firm and clear proposal: that Rubí be known as the Rubiwood of the Vallés district. During the last 9 years, InFest has organized the best possible short film experience: outdoors screenings, concerts, bar service and all kinds of activities related to cinema. What else can we ask for?
The InFest is devoted to showcase new short films (produced after year 2020) showing Sci-Fi, Fantastic, Freak and Horror elements. Short films cannot exceed 15 minutes length (credits excluded). Foreign films MUST be dubbed or subtitled in Spanish or Catalan, or the film will not be accepted.
In 2025, InFest will celebrate its 10th annual edition. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the InFest was moved to the amphitheater of The castle of Rubí ("El Castell"), a defensive construction from the 13th century, which can host public events with more than 2000 people. The amphitheater features seats, stage and bar! Jury Prize and Audience Award will receive 1000 and 250 euros, respectively.
RULES OF THE CALL FOR DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS MENORCA DOC FEST 2025
The Menorca Doc Fest is a film and photography festival that aims to raise public awareness through the documentary genre, understanding it as a tool to promote critical thinking about the phenomena of the past and present that affect contemporary society.
The International Film Festival - El Cine Suma Paz is an event that takes place for the first time and brings together cinematographic content related to the Culture of Peace and the protection of the environment.
Only for Spanish Filmmakers.
LAZOS es un festival de cine surgido en la zona de Montes Torozos como una iniciativa para promover y divulgar el cine de provincias, alejándose del modelo industrial centralizado en las grandes ciudades.
The festival was created in 2015 and has the goal to become a space for professional development for filmmakers and amateurs that are looking for a platform to show their films and do some networking.
It has different categories for competition open for high school and university students (in Mexico) and international filmmakers. In addition, it has two international film exhibitis, one for gender and sexual diversity and one for long feature films.
You can find more info in cchfilmfest.com
The Caracas Film Criticism Festival is conceived as a space to reflect and reward the expression of significance of film criticism in various national and international works. From In this way, it seeks to encourage, promote and disseminate Venezuelan cinema, as well as the analysis depth of the cinema made in Venezuela in comparison with the international cinema awarded in the festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, San Sebastián and Venice.
The Caracas Film Critics Festival is designed as a space for reflection which aims to reward the best national and international works, according to the standards of film criticism.
In this way, we seek to carry out an in-depth analysis of the cinema made in Venezuela and abroad.
Of it, as well as encourage, promote and disseminate the cinematographic act. From a point of view external, thanks to the participation of foreign collaborators.
People Versus TV (PVTV) invites filmmakers, video artists, and creators of all stripes to submit their films for Season 3 of our Fringe Flicks series!
We’re on the lookout for unconventional work that defies norms and embraces the subversive, absurd, and surreal. Whether you’re a seasoned filmmaker or just starting out, we want to see your bold and boundary-pushing creations.
What We’re Looking For
We’re passionate about work that’s:
- Weird, anarchic, and fun
- Absurdist, surreal, or experimental
- Satirical and subversive, especially satire that punches up
We encourage submissions from artists at any stage of their career, and we’re particularly interested in amplifying voices from underrepresented communities.
Why Submit to Fringe Flicks?
Fringe Flicks is not just a screening series—it’s a celebration of avant-garde, experimental, and boundary-pushing work in the moving image. By participating, your film will:
- Be showcased alongside like-minded creators in Liverpool, at the heart of the city’s creative and cultural Fabric District.
- Reach an audience eager for unique, challenging, and unconventional content.
- Have the chance to spark meaningful conversations with a vibrant and engaged community of cinephiles and creatives.
Event Details
Selected films will be shown at our Fringe Flicks Season 3 events, starting with 11th July 2025 at DoES Liverpool, with further events on 10th October 2025 and 6th February 2026.
Submissions are open now and close on 2nd May 2025. Notifications will be sent by 23rd May 2025.
All screenings are held at DoES Liverpool, 1st Floor, The Tapestry, 68-76 Kempston St, Liverpool, L3 8HL.
Event Structure
Each Fringe Flicks night is a curated mix of independent and experimental short films, divided into two halves with an intermission:
- First Half: A selection of shorter films showcasing creativity, experimentation, and storytelling.
- Second Half: A featured short film and longer works. If we select a feature film from this callout, it will be showcased in the second half.
The bar will remain open after the screenings, providing an excellent opportunity for filmmakers and audience members to connect, network, and share their thoughts.
What We Value
We’re focused on imagination and creativity over technical perfection, especially for shorter works. While longer works should exhibit high-quality storytelling, we’re less concerned with technical polish and more with the strength of your script, dialogue, and narrative.
Future Opportunities
If your work isn’t selected for one of our upcoming events, we may still consider it for future screenings. In that case, we’ll contact you first to confirm your interest.
How to Submit
Submissions are open exclusively on Festhome.
Submissions are open now and close on 2nd May 2025.
Contact Information:
For questions, please email us at peopleversustv@gmail.com.
We can’t wait to see your work and celebrate the unconventional, the surreal, and the absurd with you!
The You Are the Judge Web3 International Film Festival, brought to you by the creators of WTe, the Web3 film-watching and trading platform, redefines the festival experience by letting audiences decide the winners with NFT Festival Passes.
With the motto "You are the judge, everyone is a judge," we democratize film selection, focusing on Drama, Horror, Action, and Erotica. Our goal is to find films that blend artistic expression with commercial potential, fostering a community-driven environment using Web3 technology.
Award winners receive prize money in USDT on a specified blockchain, along with free international distribution services. We promote the winning films globally, returning the distribution revenue directly to filmmakers. We believe in the commercial value of films selected by our audience.
Join over 500 filmmakers and 3,000 film fans from 50+ countries for a unique mix of screenings, Q&A sessions, and discussions.
You Are the Judge Web3 International Film Festival is not just a celebration of cinema; it's a pioneering event at the intersection of creativity, technology, and community, embracing the decentralized future of the film industry.
Save the dates for our highly anticipated 6th edition, set against the backdrop of Beijing, China, from May 25th to 27th, 2025. We welcome submissions across four categories: Drama (short & feature), Action (short & feature), Horror (short & feature), and Erotica (short only).
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"你是评委"Web3国际影展由WTe发起创办，通过大众评审现场投票确定获奖影片，把内容"好坏"的定义权交给观众。"你是评委"影展立足大众视角，推崇观众热爱，致力于把兼顾艺术表达与商业价值的电影短片作品推向国际市场。
电影节将为大众评选出的优胜影片提供国际宣传发行服务，投票观众可在一定程度上参与获奖影片发行分成。
第六届电影节将于5月25-27日在北京举办。
The Canadian Independent Film Festival (CIFF) is an independent festival born in Canada, the land of diversity.
The vision of the CIFF is to establish Montreal as a center for local and international filmmakers to share global perspectives as well as independent thoughts with a large audience through film.
The mission of the CIFF is to promote independent film culture and encourage its development alongside with empowering minorities.
The Ciné-Beyrouth Festival is an annual festival dedicated to Oriental cinema and Lebanese international society.
The Ciné-Beyrouth Film Festival aims at challenging filmmakers through short films fiction and documentary.
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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.
The FiCSor main objective to contribute to the struggle for recognition of the social, cultural and linguistic rights of the Deaf community. In this connection, we believe that this artistic event is an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of the cultural, linguistic, social and anthropological perspective of Deaf people.
The International Unseen Film Festival 'Social Films' from Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) is organized by Kultura, Communication y Desarrollo KCD NGOD; Organization dedicated to promoting a human, intercultural, equitable and sustainable development through Communication and Culture.
The International Unseen Film Festival 'Social Films' from Bilbao is an annual celebration dedicated to show a cinema full of diversity and social commitment, a cinema that is usually excluded from commercial screens.
The Festival is centered on four major themes: Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Interculturality and Gender Equity.
With its continuous work, it has become an indispensable appointment for all those interested in communication for development and social transformation.
The Festival is also a recognition of all people who make a communication that allows to reflect through their audiovisual works all those different causes and problems of humanity.
