The Pirineos Mountain Film Festival (Mountain, Adventure and Nature Film Festival of the Pyrenees) was born in Huesca (Spain) as a film competition focused on mountain and Biosphere.
This film event held its first edition in sample format in February 2022, to give way in 2023 to an international competitive festival around mountain, adventure and nature short films.
Welcome to Wellsboro Film Festival, where independent cinema meets small-town charm. Founded by collaborating filmmakers who first worked together at their boring corporate video jobs, Thomas Smith and Thomas Verdi want to help others bring their stories to the screen. Having attended many film festivals, they've learned that some festivals care about their filmmakers' experience, and others see them as numbers or dollar signs. That's why they're going the extra mile to make Wellsboro Film Festival not just about the films, but about the entire filmmaker experience. At Wellsboro Film Festival, every accepted filmmaker will enjoy two nights' lodging at the historic Penn Wells Hotel. All accepted films will screen at the Arcadia Theatre, located right next to the hotel. Wellsboro, PA, with its quaint Main Street, embodies the essence of small-town USA—literally—as it's served as the setting for the Hallmark movie Christmas Comes Twice and comes with its very own Grand Canyon. Join us in February 2025 for a celebration of indie cinema, community, and camaraderie in this picture-perfect mountainside town.
Participation Rules
II FANTLLANES
Festival Objective
The II FANTLLANES, to be held from November 28 to 30, 2024 in Llanes, seeks to promote and recognize creativity and talent in the field of fantasy cinema, offering a dissemination platform for filmmakers of this genre.
Important Dates
Opening of submissions: from November 4, 2024.
Deadline for submitting proposals: November 17, 2024.
Festival date: November 28 to 30, 2024.
Participation Requirements
National and international short and feature films belonging to the fantasy genre in any of its variants (science fiction, horror, thriller, etc.) may participate.
General Conditions
Each participant can submit up to two works.
The works must have been produced in the last two years.
Short films already presented in previous editions of FANTLLANES will not be accepted.
Format and Submission
Short films will be submitted in digital format.
They will be sent via download link or through online platforms.
Selection and Jury
A selection committee will evaluate the works received and select those that will move on to the competition phase.
The festival jury will be made up of film and culture professionals.
Prizes will be awarded in different categories, which will be announced shortly.
Exhibition Rights
Participants grant the organization the exhibition rights of the selected works exclusively for screening at the festival.
Acceptance of the Rules
Participation in the II FANTLLANES implies acceptance of these rules.
*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!
FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES
The Festival is an international film competition with both live and online screenings and a final red carpet awards event to celebrate the best works of the year and will take place from 5 to 21 December 2024.
The event will be preceded by a press conference on 4 December.
From 5 to 12 December the 900 works will be screened online 24 hours a day on the two festival channels: Coliffe TV and Coliffe TV International, and the public will be involved with the online voting which will award 12 festival prizes.
From 17 to 20 December the large Cinema Seraphicum Auditorium in Rome, which is equipped with 540 numbered seats, a projection system with 10,000 lumens on a 6 m screen. x 5 m. Dolby Surround will host all the screenings of the Festival. All 120 finalist works will be screened, i.e. the top 5 classified for each of the 12 categories after online audience voting and 5 chosen by the Festival Jury.
In parallel with the film programme, the Festival organises:
• a film MARKET
• a cinematographic FORUM
• the presentation and screening of a FIRST national cinematographic VIEWING.
One day of the Festival will be dedicated to the film MARKET, offering a space dedicated to the presentation of unreleased projects and works in progress, to encourage their development and realization, and the industry, media and accredited directors the opportunity to watch, learn and collaborate.
The opportunities include all subjects: young authors, new talents, professionals from the world of cinema, producers, distributors, agencies, training institutes, film festivals and Film Commissions.
News and insights on the market, production and distribution with a multimedia focus on new media.
Scripts, cinematographic works, projects, start-ups can take advantage of networking opportunities to develop and realize their expectations.
There will be the opportunity for one-to-one meetings between publishers and producers interested in the film adaptation of their catalogue.
Furthermore, 20 scripts will be selected, among all those received, which will be offered to professionals in the cinematographic field and to accredited production companies, for post-production and to promote access to the market.
Two days will be dedicated to the COLIFFE FORUM, consisting of:
• a round table with students,
• an interactive event,
• a focus on Ibero-American cinema,
with industry professionals lending their knowledge and skills to these unique encounters.
On 21 December 2024 a work (feature film) will be screened as a national premiere and the 66 winning works will receive the "The Last Winner" award, which is the last award of the year 2024 worldwide. During the evening, 2 lifetime achievement awards and 2 awards will be given to people of the year in the world of cinema.
The awards will be given by members of the COLIFFE Honorary Committee and personalities from the entertainment, cinema and fashion world.
All activities will take place at the Seraphicum Roma located in via del Serafico, 1.
COLIFFE - COLiseum International Film FEstival
THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WHICH CELEBRATES WORKS FROM ALL THE WORLD.
IT HAS A PROFOUND INTERNATIONAL SCOPE AND WAS BORN WITH THE OBJECTIVE AND NEED TO ENHANCE INDEPENDENT CINEMA AND FIRST WORKS.
The Pianeta Empatia Association which is organizing the IV Edition of the "Coliseum International Film Festival - COLIFFE", an event dedicated to promoting independent cinema and emerging directors, and to creating a moment of cultural and social aggregation, an experience of cooperation and integration between peoples.
COLISEUM, as a symbol of the Capital and of the territory to be enhanced by creating cultural specificities that act as an attraction;
INTERNATIONAL, like works from all over the world;
FILM, as a means of international communication, comparison as well as a container for criticism, development and promotion;
FESTIVAL, as a competition and showcase of titles and personalities.
The objective of the festival is to promote international competitiveness through attractiveness, a theme that concerns territories not only for what they are but also for how they can be developed and communicated. A territory is social value, exchange value and experience value, but also cultural value and economic value.
The Coliseum International Film Festival is a fundamental resource for the film industry as it not only contributes significantly to the cultural, economic and social development of the territory in which it is held, but also constitutes an essential link in the ecosystem of the film industry.
The Coliseum International Film Festival is multi-mission, in fact:
• promotes the knowledge and diffusion of international cinema in all its forms of art, entertainment and industry, in a spirit of freedom, equality and equal opportunities;
• offers directors wider recognition for their work, spreading word of mouth among critics, cinephiles and audiences;
• discovers new talent and helps structure emerging production areas;
• creates business opportunities for films that have not yet obtained agreements for commercial exploitation or for certain territories.
The fourth edition of the Festival is defined as "social", that is, with the aim of enhancing the aggregation of all the protagonists of independent cinema and first works and the social values of cinema.
The fourth edition, like the third, can be defined as a GREEN FESTIVAL from all the following points of view, from Sustainable Mobility (the locations are always identified near subway and/or train stops, means that are suggested to guests, together with electric ones and the car sharing solution) to Sustainable Energy Consumption (in in-person locations the aim is to reduce energy consumption, reducing lighting to the bare minimum by setting the heating system to the minimum level of well-being), from the Printing of Materials (the digital format is favored for communication, information and promotion of the event or paper materials printed on recycled paper by FSC/PEFC certified suppliers and the prizes are made with organic materials extracted from corn grain or with natural and degradable glass fibres) to the Installations (they are made only with biodegradable materials , without specific references to the edition, to be able to reuse them in the future).
From Waste Management (separate collection of the same numerous collection points and easily recognizable and visible containers) to Guest Management (only digital train and subway tickets and Travelife or Green Globe certified hotels are offered), from Food Sustainability (DOCG wines at 0 km, water and drinks on tap, no food waste, seasonal products at 0 km, washable crockery and certified tissue paper napkins) to Environmental Culture and Social Sustainability (sponsors who share and support the sustainability values of the festival and suppliers equipped with a certified Environmental Management System, chosen locations free of architectural barriers and accessible to people with disabilities and specific needs, promotion of gender equality and full participation of all individuals and valorisation of the territory) to end with Training and Communication (staff adequately trained on environmental sustainability and on the conduct policies adopted by the management and communication of the environmental and eco-sustainable policies adopted by the festival).
The festival invites all participants, in every form and role, to pay particular attention to adopting behaviors in this green direction.
The Locos por el Cine Association calls for its First City of Alcobendas Short Film contest aimed at the dissemination and knowledge of new authors in the Audiovisual creation sector.
Our purpose is to stimulate and encourage cinematographic creativity as a form of cultural expression.
1st Guará Film Festival / Shorts
The 1st Guará Film Festival / Shorts is an independent event celebrating the diversity of Brazilian cinema, held in Guaramirim, Santa Catarina, from November 30 to December 2, 2024. Focused on giving visibility to new voices in audiovisual, the festival offers a non-competitive showcase with free screenings for the public.
ESI International Film Festival
Films that talk about gender, diversity, sexuality and inclusion.
4th Puno Film Festival - Hanan Cine: "We All Make Cinema"
The 4th Hanan Cine Festival is organized and promoted by the Puno Audiovisual Cultural Association, an initiative that aims to strengthen film production and diversification in the Puno region and nationally, while also establishing ties with neighboring Latin American countries.
In its fourth edition, the festival seeks to lay the foundations for an internationally recognized event, entering the important circuit of Andean Mountain festivals, and thus fostering the growth of emerging filmmakers.
Hanan Cine has become a space for filmmakers, critics, programmers, spectators, and, most importantly, new audiences to come together. Through decentralized activities and inclusive proposals, this great collective project continues to expand.
From Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, Hanan Cine will take place from December 7 to 14, 2024, in person, with virtual activities allowing audiences from various parts of the world to participate, reaffirming that cinema is a collective creation in which everyone can take part.
The festival "Rencontres du cinéma latino américain" organized by France Amérique Latine Comité Bordeaux Gironde is 42 years old.
The missions developed since the creation of this event are:
- To make the Latin American continent known: its cultures, its struggles, its peculiarities...
- To increase the visibility of little-known works.
- To share the political and artistic visions of Latin American countries.
The feature film program is divided into two categories: films in competition and those not participating in the competition. Depending on the year, the film committee reserves the right to add a category to the selection.
The film committee will decide the dates and times of the screenings of each film.
This information will be published on the website:
https://www.lesrencontreslatino.org/
The festival aims to promote independent filmmakers and innovative work, to take risks and move the frontiers from the boring and most of the times empty conventional to the artistic initiating strong emotions and out of the box exceptional. It equally aims to give the opportunity to independent filmmakers to showcase their work free of commercial constraints.
LusOFest, the festival of Portuguese-language film in Offenbach am Main, will take place for the first time in January 2025 under the motto "Once upon a time the revolution". However, the entries in the short film competition do not have to deal with this topic.
ASSERTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS is a project that has emerged from Festival de Málaga, Mabel Lozano (documentary filmmaker and collaborator of the Festival), and the Equal Opportunities Area of Malaga City Council as a protest tool. This section is created with the aim of exploring and dealing with issues that contribute to social awareness of women's rights each year.
This section of Festival de Málaga was born in 2008, this being its 18th edition. The project is conceived with a double purpose: to inform about the injustices that women still suffer in this century for the mere fact of being women, and to encourage and support the cinematographic work created by women.
The Cultural Británico cordially greets you and opens the call for entries to the “XI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN, CINI 2025”, to be held in Lima, Peru, from February 12 to 16, 2025.
This festival is held in the auditoriums of the Centro Cultural Británico, located in the districts of Surco, San Miguel, San Borja, Pueblo Libre, San Martín de Porres, Santa Anita, San Juan de Lurigancho, Camacho, and Miraflores.
All screenings to be held during the “XI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN, CINI 2025” will be free of charge for the general public.
1. OBJECTIVES
The objectives of Festival de Malaga are to disseminate and promote Spanish films and their general cultural sphere. In this sense, the Festival is also a platform for Latin American film productions. Its functions include hosting an event for the different professional sectors of films in Spanish (construed as films produced in Spain and all of Latin America, including Brazil) to boost their development and promote international sales.
In compliance with these objectives, the 28th Edition of Festival de Málaga will be held from 14th to 23rd March 2025.
Athens Marathon International Film Festival (A.M.I.F.F.) is an annual international event dedicated for independent filmmakers. Established this year by “THE BASEMENT” a nonprofit and non-governmental Cultural and Education Organization (B.C.E.O.).
Located in the city of Athens, we look forward to be hosting an amazing event with you and your friends. The A.M.I.F.F. is a multi-day event that takes place in the Beggining of Summer at venues throughout Athens-Greece.
Our wish is for the venues to be open air cinemas in the authentic ancient classical Marathon route from Marathon to Athens. Viewers will enjoy free movies on the white screen, under the full of stars sky of Attika and next to the deep blue of the Aegean sea.
The A.M.I.F.F. want to be a world recognized event, with industry, filmmakers, and press attention from around the globe. The festival is competitive, screening approximately 40-60 films each year.
The film industry today is largely monopoly-based and dependent on large scale budgets for productions to succeed. However, this festival aims at providing a voice for those who don't have a massive budget at their hands but nevertheless, an important story to tell.
According to one of the objectives of our non-profit organization to providing a platform for indie filmmakers, we are able to provide an affordable solution catered to advance the cause of independent film-making. Therefore the submissions starts priced from 10 euro.
ATTENTION:
EVEN ENGLISH FILM WITHOUT SAME-LANGUAGE SUBTITLES OR HARD SUBTITLES BE DISQUALIFIED. ALL FILMS MUST HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES IN OPEN FORMAT WITH EXTENSION .SRT OR .TXT
Dokumentala was born to show, through the language of cinema, the transforming power of support between people.
That is why the thematic axis of the proposals to the competition will be to make visible support relationships that can occur in society and that generate positive changes in people, in groups and in municipalities.
Argia Fundazioa, opens the Call for the THIRD Edition of the dokuMentala 2022 Festival.
Argia Fundazioa is an entity that supports people with a diagnosis of mental illness to improve their quality of life and the image that society has of this group.
dokuMentala 2022 was born in 2019 to show, through the language of cinema, the transforming power of support between people.
The Call for the Festival for the year 2022 is made public, which will be governed by the rules detailed below.
¡Hola! We are MADRIFF • Madrid Indie Film Festival, an international film festival with screening events from Madrid, Spain, and member of the IBERIFF • Iberia Indie Film Festivals, which celebrates and showcases new productions and independent artists from all over the world in Madrid (MADRIFF), Barcelona (BARCIFF), València (VALÈIFF), Seville (SEVIFF), Lisbon (LISBIFF) and Montpellier (MONTIFF), that you can also find them here in Festhome.
MADRIFF shares the mission of its associate festivals of supporting emerging talents, encouraging artistic exploration, fostering networking, promoting cultural exchange and engaging the local community by providing a platform to present the work of independent filmmakers.
Fiction films, animation, documentary and experimental works of any genre and subject are welcome!
