The Castelli Romani International Film Festival is a new festival, in its eighth edition.
An initiative of the Punto e Virgola Foundation is born, with the aim of creating a moment of cultural and social aggregation, an experience of cooperation and integration.
CINEMA, as a means of international communication, of comparison with other critical, development and promotion contents; FESTIVAL, as a competition and exhibition of titles and personalities from all over the world; ROMAN CASTLES, because the territory enhances, creating even more cultural specificities at the service of international attractiveness.
The Punto e Virgola Foundation, committed to developing proposals that promote the cultural opportunities present in the territory, sees cinema as a vehicle through which a territory can start a process of cultural growth capable of triggering development mechanisms together with the activities of the territory itself. In this case the territory is the splendid reality of the Castelli Romani, places full of ancient villas, ancient ruins and breathtaking views, as well as a generous food and wine offering.
The aim of the festival is to promote international competitiveness by attraction, a theme that governs and territories not only because it is also possible to communicate and communicate.
A territory has social value, exchange value and experience value, but also cultural value and economic value.
And the theme of change between economy, experience and culture is what pushed us to focus on the Castelli Romani, so that the Municipalities located in this splendid geographical area can exchange experiences with each other, with the spectators, with the international panorama in which the initiative places them.
The Punto e Virgola Foundation has the ambitious objective of hosting the Festival in all the Municipalities of the Castelli Romani, spreading the culture of cinema which gives us the privilege of knowing the history of countries and peoples distant from each other, encouraging the approach to wealth and the charm of otherness.
The Xilitla Film Fest aims to promote national and international cinema in its various expressions and genres.
Mexico's most surreal site proudly presents the third edition of its International Film Festival, also known as Xilitla Film Fest.
Located in the magical town of the Sierra Madre Occidental, with its lush tropical forest, this place captivated Edward James, who built his surreal garden here—a monument to an overflowing imagination.
In 2025, this festival will once again take place, celebrating cinematic diversity through a wide range of genres and styles, including documentary, fantasy, horror, magical realism, science fiction, erotic, porn, musical and many other innovative proposals.
The festival is organized by Centro James, Cervecería James, and the Edward James Museum, with the support of the Centro de las Artes S.L.P, the Municipality of Xilitla, and the State Tourism Department of San Luis Potosí, in partnership with the Ibero-American Network of Festivals. During the festival, there will be competitive screenings, showcases, tributes, professional training workshops, and holistic activities.
The call for entries will be open from March 30 to August 1, 2025.
The festival will take place from December 3 to 7, 2025, featuring two sections: showcase and competition, as well as workshops, conferences, and tributes aimed at promoting the film industry.
In the 19th century cinema was born.
What kind of films do the directors and actors of the 21st century seek to make? How can we, as festival organizers, select and promote films with vitality?
The vision of Tokyo Sukiyaki Theaters (TST) is to build a hybrid film festival. We will open up films to audiences from two directions: a film festival at a live venue in Tokyo and a streaming film festival online.
We believe that a festival, which combines these two dynamic aspects of film at the same time will have the greatest power to raise questions in our current era.
We are waiting in Tokyo for films and filmmakers who will stand up for the global audience of the future!
The Galapagos International Film Festival (Galapagos International Film Festival - GIFF) is an invitation to feel the islands from a different and innovative experience. This will allow the Galapagos identity, artistic talent and local production to be positioned through a meeting space for learning, cultural exchange and dissemination of film culture in Galapagos. This important initiative is promoted by Artchipiélago in alliance with Blu Sky Studio, independent artists and cultural managers.
The first edition of the Galapagos International Film Festival has a female co-leadership of local artists, through the direction of Mónica Páez and Ilenya J. Robalino. In this edition, which will take place from October 30 to November 3, 2024, the aim is to rescue the audiovisual production of stories that make social identity visible in a context of dialogue with the environment, where natural resources have the same value protagonist than the human facet.
FENACIR Film Festival prepares the first sample of horror and horror films.
The exhibition will take place on Halloween dates this year.
The FENACIR Film Festival aims to provide a space for the exhibition of quality cinema. At the same time, it seeks to bring together those who make films and those who wish to join this group of creators to provoke a meeting and a union of forces.
"Where Science Meets Art – Innovation in Short Films Unfolds in Daejeon!"
The Daejeon International Short Film Festival (DISFF) bridges creativity and technological innovation. Experience the limitless possibilities of short films in Korea’s leading science and culture hub!
"Short, Yet Powerful! Stories That Captivate the World Begin in Daejeon."
Fresh storytelling, experimental filmmaking, and a glimpse into the future of cinema! Join creators from around the world at the Daejeon International Short Film Festival.
"A Vision of the Future – Brought to Life Through Short Films in Daejeon!"
In a city where science and art coexist, discover groundbreaking films that push the boundaries of storytelling. Meet the next generation of filmmakers at DISFF!
Daejeon is the science city of South Korea. The Daedeok Science Research Complex, which conducts cutting-edge science research, has been established, and the city hosted the Daejeon Expo in 1993. The Daejeon International Short Film Festival will begin in 2022 and will be held for the 4st time this year. This film festival discovers and introduces excellent works produced at home and abroad and will introduce a variety of works and directors. The submission contest has six sections.
Section 1. AI*SF Short Film Contest
It is intended for short films of 30 minutes or less. We look forward to movies that talk about artificial intelligence, are made with artificial intelligence, and other science fiction movies.
Section 2. Short film contest
The target audience is short films of 30 minutes or less on all topics other than AI or science fiction.
Section 3. Short form contest
This applies to videos under 3 minutes. It is okay to upload it to YouTube, and vertical videos are also available. A video that anyone can enjoy is sufficient. Don't miss the opportunity to have your video shown in a big movie theater!
Section 4. Animation Contest
This is for animations under 30 minutes. We await an animated movie created with infinite imagination.
Section 5. Youth Film Contest
It is intended for student films under the age of 20 and must have a running time of 30 minutes or less.
Section 6. Pet video contest
We are waiting for videos of less than 30 minutes on the subject of animals such as cats and dogs.
대전은 대한민국의 과학도시입니다. 첨단과학을 연구하는 대덕과학연구단지가 조성되어 있으며 1993년에는 대전엑스포를 개최한 도시입니다. 대전국제단편영화제는 2022년 시작되어 올해 제4회 영화제로 개최됩니다. 국내외에서 제작된 우수한 작품을 발굴, 소개하는 영화제로 다양한 작품 및 감독을 소개할 것입니다. 출품공모는 6개의 섹션이 있습니다.
섹션1.AI*SF 단편영화 공모
30분 이하의 단편영화를 대상으로 합니다. 인공지능을 이야기하거나 인공지능으로 만들어진 영화, 그 밖의 SF영화를 기다립니다.
섹션2.단편영화 공모
AI, SF가 아닌 다른 모든 주제의 30분 이하 단편영화를 대상으로 합니다.
섹션3.숏폼 공모
3분 이내의 영상을 대상으로 합니다. 유튜브에 올려져 있어도 무방하며 세로 영상도 가능합니다. 누구나 즐겁게 감상할 수 있는 영상이면 충분합니다. 당신의 영상이 커다란 영화관에서 상영할 수 있는 기회를 놓치지 마세요!
섹션4.애니메이션 공모
30분 이내의 애니메이션을 대상으로 합니다. 무한한 상상력으로 만들어진 애니메이션 영화를 기다립니다.
섹션5.학생영화 공모
20세 미만의 학생영화를 대상으로 하며 러닝타임이 30분 이내만 가능합니다.
섹션6.반려동물영상 공모
반려묘, 반려견 등 동물을 주제로 하는 30분 이내의 영상을 기다립니다.
The national-regional Festival "Corto Cortismo" of Miguelturra (Ciudad Real), aims to promote short films as a means of audiovisual expression, contributing to their recognition, dissemination and appreciation as an essential means of transmitting culture. Considering it at all times CINEMA with capital letters and taking this format as a fundamental and essential part of CINEMA, we encourage you all to participate in it, as a platform for the exhibition of good work, which is surely being done by many people who He loves CINEMA as a profession and as one of the means of projection of Culture.
Our Festival presents a double modality of participation: regional and national, this, in turn, divided into the section of adult fiction short films, and the modality of children-family animation short films.
The regional modality will host all those works that come to us from people or teams that, in some way, have links with the region of Castilla-La Mancha and have been carried out in the last year.
For its part, the national modality will exhibit those works that are presented and that have been made in the last two years and have not been presented in previous editions of this Festival.
León Internacional Film Festival-LIFF is a festival dedicated to short films of any genre and anywhere in the world, with one of the best awards for any independent filmmaker making your next short film. The festival only has one rule, that it is a short film no longer than 30min, complying with that rule you are a candidate to be an official selection, so you will not have to worry about being disqualified everyone without any distinction can participate.
The Messina Film Festival – Cinema&Opera is a meeting and discussion place for delving into the relationship between cinema and opera through various artistic perspectives and trends. The Messina Film Festival is the only event in the Italian cinematic landscape that addresses this interaction and offers the public a diverse cultural program consisting of screenings, concerts, presentations, and exhibitions. The entire program is exclusively dedicated to the relationship between the Seventh Art and one of the greatest Italian cultural traditions, Melodrama. There are non-competitive sections and a section dedicated to short films, which is competitive in nature. The competition is thematic, and only works with a maximum duration of 15 minutes (including titles) are admitted, which must feature stories inspired by operatic works or their characters, or that include music or arias from operas, or a setting in an opera theater.
Welcome to our Summer Season that runs Monthly from July thru September 2025.
NewFilmmakers NY is New York's longest running year round Film Festival. Throughout it's twenty-eight year run NewFilmmakers has provided a platform for first time and veteran filmmakers.
We have taken an exciting new direction with NewFilmmakers called NewFilmmakersPlus which will move our festival into the digital age and allow us to reach international audiences.
While theaters have been closed, our online audiences have greatly exceeded those in theaters. With NewFilmmakers Plus we have added the missing audience participation to our online screenings.
Now filmmakers, cast, and crew as well as audience members can create interactive video screening rooms while watching a film. Just by pushing the START A GROUPVIEW button to the right of the film they can invite up to six people to talk about the film in a video conference. It’s almost like watching side-by-side in real life — without having to share your popcorn.
In addition our films will now be available for two weeks and screenable any time of the day instead of only one night. This allows more people to see our films and makes it easier to set up a screening event with friends and colleagues. As requested we are switching to filmmaker hosted files utilizing unlisted YouTube links which will eliminate the need to transcode and to send us large files as well as giving filmmakers control over their film.
In today’s world online screenings give filmmakers worldwide audiences instead of limited local ones. With NewFilmmakers Plus filmmakers not only reach worldwide audiences but can interact with them as they would at a traditional theater.
The Benin City Film Festival was launched in November 2018, as a new entity that offers a platform encouraging and promoting the works of local (community based) as well as National, and International emerging filmmakers. It is a cost friendly platform for showcasing these works in an environment where they have access to experienced industry professionals. BCFF is the only independent film festival in Edo State, and the only film festival that takes place in Benin City.
BCFF screens premieres of international and national feature films, short films and documentaries on social issues. This year edition, with the theme CREATIVE INDUSTRY BEYOUND THE PANDEMIC is scheduled to take place at Film House Cinema, Benin City.
At least 50% of our festival schedule is dedicated to foreign films, which broadens the film culture experience to all who attend the screenings in Benin City during the festivals duration.
The Benin City Film Festival is a team of people who work effortlessly to deliver a quality service to emerging filmmakers. We will give festival contributors access to some of the Industries most prolific names, both nationally and internationally.
Objectives
The primary objectives of the Festival are to provide a resourceful platform:
1. Where the business and craft of Nigerian films are enhanced and marketed to the film content consuming world by attracting quality film resource persons, buyers and critics from all over Nigeria and around the world to BCFF events every year.
2. for viewing some of the best of feature films, documentaries, shorts, and experimental projects for the entertainment and instructions of attendees and participants at the BCFF annually.
To this end, BCFF is committed to being:
A. A place for dialogues, healthy discussions and trainings to film business and film craft professionals and amateurs in and around the world by ensuring that BCFF is attractive to international film and motion picture contents directors to help enrich festival and participants through insights from their works and about the art of filmmaking
B. A machinery for exposing the ancient City of Benin in particular and the entire Edo State in general to a sustainable long term to a long term patronage of its vast tourism realities and potential to resourceful global creative business and craft audiences.
Finally BCFF is geared towards encouraging co-production relationships in films, TV shows, Documentaries and any other rewarding motion picture content between local players.
Benin City Film Festival 2025
Theme: Stronger Together – The Power of Collective Filmmaking
The Benin City Film Festival (BCFF) 2025 is dedicated to fostering unity, collaboration, and Co-productions within the global film industry. Under the theme "Stronger Together: The Power of Collective Filmmaking," this edition highlights the significance of teamwork, industry solidarity, and the transformative power of storytelling when filmmakers join forces.
As one of Nigeria’s leading film festivals, BCFF serves as a platform for emerging and established filmmakers to connect, share ideas, and build meaningful partnerships. Through screenings, workshops, industry panels, and networking events, the festival aims to bridge gaps between filmmakers, producers, distributors, and other key players in the industry
Lens Dans is a Video Dance Festival aimed at promoting, cultivating, and celebrating video dance projects from various artists, disciplines, and backgrounds!
Lens Dans offers screenings of pre-selected video dance projects from our competition, live shows, workshops, conferences, open mic…AND MUCH MORE!
The first edition took place in La Vallée, Brussels the 11th, 12th and 13th of June 2021 and was one of the first events after lockdown. It was followed by three more events between Brussels & Barcelona.
In this third edition, we are presenting 2 different open calls, one for the VIDEO DANCE projects and another one for the LIVE PERFORMANCE. The event will be completed with music in a friendly atmosphere that will make YOU want to dance by the end of the evening!
This project was born from the necessity of finding a space to be able to showcase, share, and acknowledge the artistic discipline of video dance is: a contemporary form of art that may not be all that well-known by the public. Our objective is to make of this festival a reference for the video dance world and community, where artists from different disciplines can meet, share and grow.
The third edition of Lens Dans Festival will be held the 8th & 9th of November 2024 in Nau Bòstik (Carrer Ferran Turné, 1 -11, Sant Andreu, 08027 Barcelona, Spain)
The post-event of the third edition of Lens Dans Festival will be held in Brussels!
For our guidelines and more information about how to register and submit your video dance projects, please visit our website: www.lensdansfest.com
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This year, for the 42nd Rencontres du Cinéma Latino-Américain, a festival organized by the association France Amérique Latine in Bordeaux, The cinema team would like to propose for the 4th consecutive year an official competition of short films.
These 12 films selected by the employees and volunteers of the association will be presented to students who will award different prizes and use the short films as a study support.
The scholar work on and with the short films will start in september: the final answer of your participation in the official competition will be given at the beginning of december.
The Award winners will be notified after the Festival is concluded.
Information
The Festival reserves the right to place entries into alternative categories if they feel it is to the benefit of the title. Each submission must be entered separately and it cannot be withdrawn.
By submitting, you agree not to withdraw your film from the festival after it has been accepted by the selection committee. If your film is selected, the festival holds the right to show your film at a time and date of its choosing.
Biodiversity loss is one of the main threats we face today. Species are disappearing at levels never seen in human history. Climate change, habitat loss, pollution, overexploitation of resources, the appearance of invasive alien species are the main threats that many species face today.
The human being is the main cause of these threats, but the power to reverse these extinction processes is also in our hands. Conservation policies and measures have saved many species in recent years. Communicating and raising awareness about the main problems facing biodiversity is necessary in order to continue advancing. Many times the environmental problems that are treated from education, awareness and the work that is done in research centers do not reach the general public, for this reason using alternative media such as art or culture can be of great help to reach to more audiences.
Although the efforts to communicate the scientific results obtained in universities and research centers are evident, using the cinema as a communication vehicle is currently a little used bet.
At the "CINECO - International Film and Ecology Festival" we bring together scientists, filmmakers, conservation associations and the general public.
The main objective of the meeting is to highlight the role of cinema in communication and awareness of environmental problems. The specific objectives are:
1. Communicate and disseminate environmental problems to society through audiovisual pieces.
2. Establish a collaboration network between filmmakers and scientists for the development of future projects.
Entrance to the festival is free.
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FIXION Fest (A.K.A. FIXION-SARS) is Chile's first Fantastic and Terror Film Festival. The first one was organized 14 years ago. Diverse sections and activities, will show to the last and best exponents of the cinema of Chilean, Latin American and world genre.
Festival Start: November 21,2024 Festival End: November 24,2024
FICEM is an artistic project and international film dissemination carried out from an Afrodiasporic reading in San Basilio de Palenque in Colombia, a corner of Africa in America and declared cultural and intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO.
The festival takes its name from the first Afro-Colombian film actor Evaristo Márquez, a participant in films such as La Quemada (1969) alongside Marlon Brando and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo among others.
FICEM continues with the conviction of continuing to be one of the most suitable strategies for the conservation of heritage, history, but above all the construction of a more conscious mentality with the capacity for analysis and reflection, both in the youth and adult populations of the Afro communities and the world in general, through cinema and socio-cultural initiatives.
"Georges Méliès rocket reached the moon, Felix the cat hit the road, and the great journey continues." Anthony Haden-Guest
(PROJECT SUBMISSION IS FREE. We have ROLLING DEADLINES for project submission.) Please see our Rules & Terms.
EVENT DATES
Aug - Jul | Animation Nights New York curated monthly screening events
May | ANNY Cannes Program
Nov | ANNY Best of Fest (Season Festival/Conference)
Ongoing | Additional Opportunities
Ongoing | ANNY Exchange (https://annyexchange.com)
(Please note: Animation Nights New York (ANNY) has ROLLING DEADLINES. If you have not received a notification it means your film is still in the running to be screened at one of our monthly events!)
Animation Nights New York is a competitive films festival. We host monthly screening events of our in-competition films in venues around NYC. Admission is Free.
The ANNY Cannes Program is an additional opportunity for our filmmakers. Working with the Cannes Marché du Film and Short Film Corner we shortlist qualifying films & filmmakers and then select 20 films to be showcased in our ANNY Cannes Program. Filmmakers receive limited festival accreditation and participate in both a market screening and industry events as part of ANNY Exchange.
ANNY Best of Fest is a conference held annually in NYC (late Sept / early Oct). The two day festival features animation screenings, virtual reality animation experiences, art installations, professional panels, and industry events.
ANNY Exchange connects animation talent to AR/VR/Traditional projects.
HISTORY
Animation Nights New York was founded by Yvonne Grzenkowicz. On September 9, 2015, Little Water Radio invited us to use their old space at 207a Front St in the back of Fulton Stall Market for our premiere “NY Independents” screening. The program was curated by Yvonne Grzenkowicz (Animation Nights New York) and Robert Lyons (ASIFA East). We had about 45 attendees. We soon outgrew the space! (Thank you, Little Water Radio and Fulton Stall Market!)
Jan-April 2016 we were in residency with the Third Annual Out to See Festival at 192 Front St (Jan-Apr) in the South Street Seaport. We were the premiere event for this winter festival hosted by Little Water Radio and sponsored by the Howard Hughes Corporation. Animation Nights New York continued to grow.
In May 2016, Animation Nights New York relocated to the beautiful 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038 with support from Anderson Contemporary, MHP, Clarion Partners, and Maiden Lane Hospitality. We could finally accommodate our growing regular attendance!
Animation Nights New York now holds screening events around NYC. Besides 180 Maiden Lane, we’ve held screening events at the One World Trade Observatory, the Arts Brookfield Terrace at Brookfield Place, and The Gutter Spare Room in Williamsburg Brooklyn. We’ve held workshops and VR pop-up events at The Capitale and The Hideaway Seaport.
We’ve had over 11000 films submitted from all around the world. The work is beautiful and inspiring and the events have fostered a sense of community and exchange.
We’ve had tremendous support from ASIFA, NYC ACM SIGGRAPH, NYWIFT, Women in Animation, and the animation community at large. Animation Nights New York programs have included work by award winning animators such as Bill Plympton, George Griffin, Joanna Quinn, John Dilworth, Signe Baumane, Michael Sullivan, Dustin Grella, AthanassiosVakalis and Tiny Inventions among others.
Animation Nights New York had our First Annual ANNY Best of Fest on September 29-30, 2016. Our panel judges selected 20 films from the 200 screened Sept 2015-July 2016. The ANNY Best of Fest featured Animation Screenings, VR Animation Experiences, Art Installations, Industry Events, Artist Booths, and Professional Panels at 180 Maiden Lane and venues around the Seaport District of NYC.
Our goal is to strengthen the animation community and ensure filmmakers are rewarded for their efforts. We are looking to partner with companies who are naturally aligned with our mission to promote the arts. A huge thanks to everyone who helped us get this started.
Keep supporting independent animation. We hope to see you at our next event!
