Experimental Superstars is an international festival of experimental films.
We accept experimental films, experimental documentaries and music video works that use film techniques, whether they rely on dance film, animation, or other experimental film techniques.
We are not a big festival, but we have dedicated audience and versatile and quality program.
Only works that can be presented as part of the screening will be included in the selection, no video installations.
Festival takes place in Novi Sad, Serbia.
In the 2026 edition of the Quibdó Africa Film Festival, we descend into a profound and resonant space where Africa and its global Diaspora converge under the enigmatic banner of NOIR. This festival is far more than a series of film screenings it is a transformative cultural odyssey featuring immersive workshops, critical dialogues, and artistic exhibitions. It is a journey through shadow and revelation, traversing time from the echoes of the past and the complexities of the present, into the speculative futures waiting to be imagined. This event is not merely about showcasing films; it is about navigating a space that embodies both deep memory and radical representation, a space that compels us to confront our histories and the multitude of identities we inhabit and forge.
The 2026 festival will convene a groundbreaking assembly of visionary Afro-diasporic filmmakers, representing a dynamic artistic vanguard that boldly reconfigures reality through the potent fusion of art, historical reclamation, and speculative fiction. These creators engage in a vital dialogue within this curated cinematic universe, challenging and transcending conventional narratives to illuminate the full spectrum of the Black experience.
At the pulsating core of our 2026 vision lies the afrodisruptive power of NOIR. This cinematic approach is designed to challenge, destabilize, and transform. It is potent, impactful, and intellectually thrilling. It seeks to disrupt the comfort of the status quo, to overturn simplistic narratives and reinvigorate our collective imagination. This revolutionary concept offers a 360-degree reexamination a critical and celebratory reinterpretation of traditions, identities, and futures through a distinctly Black lens.
In essence, the Quibdó Africa Film Festival 2026 is not merely an event; it is a cultural awakening. It is a deliberate plunge into the creative darkness where new light is forged, and a celebration of the relentless, transformative spirit of global Afro cinema and artistry.
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The 13th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, offers you the opportunity to submit your documentaries now, in order to compete in the monthly awards of the Festival for February. Winners will automatically qualify to compete for the annual Festival awards, taking place from August 1nd to 21st, 2026.
This year the IDFI, is dedicated to Climate Change. It is worth noting that films from all thematic sections will be eligible at the end of each month to compete for the annual awards in August. The rich thematic sections of the Festival include: human rights, recordings of memory, docudrama, young directors, true stories, climate change, environment, the role of women, Greek Panorama, views of the world, human portrait, violence, war threat, diversity, socio-political discrimination, religious conflicts, racism, migration, as well as themes related to all forms of art and culture, such as folklore, customs, mythology, history, biographies, ethnographies, journeys, and travel-tourist documentaries.
The 13th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, promotes the best documentaries from Greece and around the world for screening in its’ competitive section. Ierapetra, the southernmost city in Europe, a crossroads of cultures and continents, will once again host a plethora of films and artists from the ends of the earth. The judging panels consist of international recognition personalities.
The film files must be in mp4 format , no more than 10GB, and must have embedded English and Greek subtitles (in case of foreign dialogue).
Without Greek subtitles, unfortunately, you cannot participate in the compete section of the Festival.
Our 5-star and Gold-rated festival holds the EFFE quality seal.
Trailer of the 11th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAQStCWPFA&t=27s
The 10th Kunta Kinte Afro Community International Film Festival will take place from September 2 to 6, 2026, in the city of Medellín, Colombia. This year, the central theme of the festival is: "Resistance and creativity of Afro-descendant peoples".
We invite filmmakers to submit their films, documentaries, and short films addressing aspects of the African diaspora, such as the history of slavery, global Afro-descendant culture, the struggle for civil rights, migration experiences, and the influence of African heritage in various cultural expressions. Through cinema, we seek to rescue and value the stories of resistance, resilience, and creativity that have defined the Afro-descendant experience.
Every submission received will be thoroughly reviewed by our curatorial team.
ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESPAÑOLES
El Festival PSICURT está organizado por el Colegio Oficial de Psicología de Cataluña, el Ayuntamiento de Reus y el Ayuntamiento de Tarragona.
El objetivo es dar a conocer los diferentes ámbitos de la salud mental (prevención, promoción e intervención) a través del cine. Un proyecto cultural, social y de salud que permita promover la creación artística y la sensibilidad del público con la salud mental.
The Film Festival of Calzada de Calatrava opens its submission period to present films in the “Made in Castile-La Mancha” category.
The official short film section of the competition “Made in Castile-La Mancha” (short films which must meet at least one of the following requirements: short films made by filmmakers from or resident in Castile-La Mancha; short films that have been filmed at locations in Castile-La Mancha; short films with distributers or producers with a legal address or registered office in Castile-La Mancha)
The official short film section competition shortlisted by Corto España – Fugaz Prizes. National short films in which genre, techniques and themes of the competition are open.
International Exhibition of Film in which four films will be screened, after their selection by the organisation, from the winners of the main film festivals of the world: Cannes, Berlin, Venice, New York, Toronto, San Sebastian, Malaga, Seville, Seminci.
Related Activities: Exhibitions, Workshops, Conferences, Special Sections, Gastronomy Competitions, Film Routes, Cinema Music.
Cinema 4L was created with the intention of bringing the best short format cinema to the smallest towns and rural areas of the Valencian Community.
A Film Festival that selects independent films that would otherwise be inaccessible to the public of these locations.
Outdoor screenings from our 4L with the highest quality, where the audience will decide with their vote the best short film.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, Tangier Film Festival has firmly established itself on the regional film fest circuit as one of the most reputable african and arab film festivals.
Offering an impressive selection of competitive Features, Fiction shorts, animation shorts and documentary shorts with the presence of very important distributors and festival agents from around the world.
This year, Tangier film festival is inviting filmmakers from around the world to submit their films to get a highlighted news feature by participating for free (if you are selected) at the Tangier Film Market network and have the opportunity to meet many importants producers, buyers and distributors and get your film featured on the Market platform website and promoted to all our members worldwide.
GardenCity International Film Festival proudly brings the world of cinema to the IT city of India, Bangalore. We are happy to introduce the local audience to a range of most recent, cinematically daring and powerful filmmaking from around the globe. We want to be a festival that touches and teaches the audience, a festival that will drive creators to produce meaningful films, a festival that drives audiences from all walks of life and makes the week-end a deep experience that becomes a long lasting tradition.
From comedy to horror, drama to sci-fi, animation to docs, and everything in between, GardenCity accepts submissions of all genres, and looks for creative storytelling above anything else.
At B-Retina Festival we want to become a platform for B-Movies of all kinds, from guerrilla trash cinema to unclassifiable cult masterpieces; therefore, emergent talents, consecrated artists and difficult to classify characters will show us how they understand and see the world around us using their inventiveness and boldness.
During the days of the festival, we will become a showcase for a variety of classic films, premieres, shorts, web series, talks, interviews, and many surprises.
The festival has several sections:
-International competition in the official FEATURE FILMS section
-International competition in the official SHORT FILM section
-Retrospectives
-Free outdoor shows
-Screenings for all audiences
-Talks
The CalellaFilmFestival is a festival dedicated to all those Low Budget films of national or international production, with the aim of rewarding and promoting films made with few media but with high artistic value.
The CalellaFilmFestival has two sections:
"Low Budget" section
The selected feature films will compete as best productions of the year in the national or international scope, with an investment of less than 500,000 euros.
Section "Creative Rosebud Awards"
All those productions that throughout the year have stood out for their creativity and originality, both in the field of national and international production, with an investment exceeding 500.00 euros will compete.
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The festival will be held from october 24th to october 31th, 2026 in Calella de Mar (Barcelona) in the Sala Mozart and other rooms attached to the festival. For schedules, passes and more information go to the festival website.
www.maresmefilmfestival.com
Festival dedicated to the Short Film Competition, Fiction and Animation.
Possibility of hosting the directors and Actors of the Films.
The Department of Culture of the Hon. San Nicolás del Puerto Town Council and the San Nicolás del Puerto Punto Vuela announce the 12th “La Vieja Encina” Horror and Fantasy Short Film Festival 2025, to be held on 1, 2 and 3 October 2026.
Mountain & Culture is a cultural non-profit organization whose objectives is to approach the sports community and the people in town to offer films, exhibitions, and all kinds of activities focusing on the mountain sports, adventure, environment and culture of peoples.
The Festival also creates a platform for the exchange of ideas between filmmakers, athletes and the public, while supporting the most artistic and effective ways to communicate everything related to the world of the mountain. The aim of this festival is to highlight the importance of ecology, environment, preservation of the mountains and nature in the world today. The Festival also presents a spectacular region to practice adventure sports, extreme and mountaineering, through Films geography.
Welcome to the world of mountains ..........
Welcome to Arequipa City ...... Place of the Volcanoes.
MACAU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (“FESTIVAL”) is an annual worldwide audio-visual festival that aims to motivate overseas and Macau short film and music videos productions to compete in this FESTIVAL.
The Festival was previously known as "Sound & Image Challenge" and was first launched in 2010 focusing only on an audiovisual competition for local talent. This initiative was co-founded with professionals in film, music, sound and image fields, with two priorities: to promote the Creative Industries in the audiovisual sector and highlight the local talents in the production of sound and moving image design. Over the years, it expanded across 5 continents, grew and gained recognition, and finally became a short film festival in 2015.
The Festival will be held from 6 to 12 December 2026. A series of cultural programs will be scheduled in venues throughout Macau during the Festival week, such as public screenings of “SHORTS & VOLUME” official selection, Masterclasses of film production, development, International Film Festival curatorship and organising; audience voting for “Audience Award”; as well as gala awards ceremony.
Only Argentine citizens or foreigners residing in the Argentine Republic may participate in the competition who comply with the terms and conditions of these regulations.
GuglilemoMarconi filmf - Kids and Teens International Film Festival (former vvfilmf) was created to create a large film festival for children and teenagers that combines talent and culture, to indicate welcoming places for young people and to offer workshops dedicated to the study of new forms of artistic expression.
#GuglielmoMarconi filmf (former vvfilmf) aims to be an initiative aimed at the whole country and internationally to satisfy both the expectations of a young population and those of adult spectators, in an attempt to bring the general public closer to quality forms of cinema. The Festival's programming, despite having children, school-age children and university students as its preferential audience, also opens up with enthusiasm to adults and to the entire population interested in cinematographic art, fascinated by artistic and visual culture, passionate about teaching , pedagogy, fun and educational but also simple entertainment.
It represents a good opportunity to show new training paths, offering a constantly renewed program of cultural activities, and to propose, through the cinematographic medium, respectful skills and fruitful reflections open to all members of the school.
The festival can cite the High Patronage of the European Parliament, the Patronage of the Presidency of Italian Ministers, the Ministry of Culture, Labor and Social Policies, of Tourism, of almost all the Italian Regions, of many Italian Provinces and Municipalities.
Among the multi-year collaborations that vvfilmf has developed are RAI Cinema, Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo and with RAI Radio 2 and RAI Educational.
Due to the high quality of the selection of films in competition and the professionalism of the work carried out over the years, the festival was chosen by the President of the Biennale Foundation, Paolo Baratta and the Director of the Venice Biennale, to choose a group of young jurors and accompany them in the world of international cinema during the Venice International Film Festival.
