The INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY FILM FESTIVAL ÀNEC has three basic objectives. First, an inclusive objective of visualization and awareness through the exposure of the reality of people with disabilities and the different therapies developed in this regard. Second, the dissemination and promotion of films and short films of artistic category that contribute to reflect this reality. And third, invite citizens to participate in the challenge of achieving a more just and inclusive society.
The Festival de Cinema de Terror de Sabadell, celebrates the Third Fiction Short Film Contest.
They have space for all the short films of Terror, Gore, Thriller, Fantastic, Science-Fiction or Freak, in all their meanings and variants.
"This festival went above and beyond to deliver even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the LA Live screening was changed to private screenings, I still received a long feedback video that included thoughtful and detailed critiques from a diverse array of people. My cast and crew is super excited as well, as every department got a mention in the video! If you want to know what real film enthusiasts think of your film beyond your inner circle, submit here! Thank you to everyone who participated in the video."
-Hannah de Groot.
NOTE: This festival is still taking place each week despite the COVID-19 virus. All festival dates have been relegated to virtual screenings with the same Audience FEEDBACK videos made for the short films, and recorded script readings performed by professional actors for the screenplays.
As soon as it is safe for the cinemas to re-open, we will be shifting to weekly film festival events with guaranteed full crowds.
"I loved hearing all the different interpretations from the different audience members. Everyone comes to a screening with different backgrounds and history, and that all informs the way in which they receive and perceive a film; it was fascinating to me, and I thought everyone had very valuable things to say."
– Filmmaker Sarah Deakins (Greece)
The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent in film & TV from around the world.
Read daily testimonials:
https://femalefilmfestival.com/category/testimonials/
Festival occurs 3 times a year in Los Angeles. And 6 times a year in Toronto.
See highlights of the last festival in October 2019:
https://femalefilmfestival.com/2019/10/12/highlights-winners-videos-october-2019-female-feedback-film-festival-los-angeles/
Screenplay Readings takes place EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
Festival takes place at the Regal L.A. LIVE Cinemas in downtown Los Angeles, and the Carlton Cinemas in downtown Toronto.
NEW Showcase: Submit your FEATURE FILM and receive an audience feedback promotional/testimonial video of your film. Great video to use to get into more festivals and/or promote your film. All submissions receive feedback on their film no matter what.
Mexico International LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2022.
(¡Goya Queer! Festival Internacional de Cine LGBTQ+ de Mexico) 2022.
Organized by UNAM.
June 23-26, 2022 at University Theater Center (CUT / UNAM), Mexico City.
www.goyaqueer.mx
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☆ CONCEPT—
The Mexico LGBTQ+ International Film Festival (¡Goya Queer!) is a nonprofit organization of general interest that CONNECTS WORLDWIDE FILMMAKERS [who make LGBTQ+ themed movies] WITH A WIDE AUDIENCE FROM CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA, while also fighting against homophobia and discriminations towards LGBTQ+ youth.
¡Goya Queer! is a cinematographic event which will take place in the course of 6 months:
It will begin in January with quality weekly screenings at UNAM university, and it will be finalized in June with The Mexico LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, where talented directors from around the world will come to Mexico City to present their work.
Our concept, or should we say our mission, is to use movies to help LGBTQ+ youth regain confidence in themselves, whilst trying to change the false ideologies of those with a negative energy in their surroundings.
Our target is therefore both LGBTQ+ themselves, and also society as a whole.
While the schools’ screenings will offer educational and cultural support (workshops, debates, etc.), the festival will be an international joyful event that will reunite everyone.
Indeed, we believe that art, culture, and films in particular, can help bring public awareness on sensitive matters such as love and its various forms of expression.
The point is NOT so much to show "the latest films that have never been screened in another festival before" (even though most of our selection is both recent and exclusive).
LGBTQ+ films generally find their audience mainly in niche festivals [where the audience is mainly the LGBTQ+ community itself], but ¡Goya Queer!, on the other hand, intends to offer to a wider audience some high-quality films [creatively, technically and intellectually], which will both captivate the viewers and help them to think out of a box.
☆ PHYLOSOPHY—
Just as it is not necessary to be heterosexual to appreciate action movies, we are convinced that love stories (which are often at the center of LGBTQ+ cinema) are universal and speak to all communities, insofar as the characteristic of every human being is the desire to love and be loved.
We value creative expression and cultural diversity, yet we don’t agree with the term of “community” as specified by the general LGBTQ+ code.
We believe the world should be united, not divided into communities.
We appreciate dialogues and differing opinions, and we do not tolerate harassment, discrimination, or abusive behavior, such as offensive comments related to race, ethnicity, nationality, citizenship status, gender identity and/or expression, sexuality, physical appearance, religion, ability, age, or economic background.
Like the Dalai Lama XIV said “We will never make peace with ourselves if we can't be at peace with the world around us”.
Our theme Childhood Memories allows us to share the different visions of our youth and to come together around this theme which is so dear to us.
Between nostalgia, carefree joy or even innocence, the directors will show us their feelings so that everyone can find a part of themselves through the short films offered.
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 7 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 2017) 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 2022, InFest will celebrate its 7th 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.
One of the few Sci-fi and Fantasy Film Festivals in Eastern Europe, that brings a fresh concept of gathering together, through live video streaming, the film crew and the film consumers. The festival has film screening, conferences, debates and happenings. It will have Jury Awards and Popular Awards, for four categories (Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation, Comedy/Parody, Documentary) for short and feature films.
Ras i Curt is the short film competition of Ullastrell (Western Valls). He first saw the light in 2018, with the aim of promoting audiovisual creation through the short film and its exhibition in Ullastrell. This 2021 we celebrate the 4th edition.
We think small places like Ullastrell, not because they are small, less rich in the knowledge and abilities of the people who inhabit it to generate culture. For this reason, through the audiovisual, a very transversal medium, the opportunity is given to both young people and adults from any place to be able to express themselves on the big screen, putting images, sound and the maximum creativity and quality that they are capable of.
From November 2 to December 15, 2021, the registration period opens to send short film proposals for the second edition of ras i Curt, with a maximum duration of 5 minutes. There are prizes for categories of up to 200 euros each, and one recognition for the best questioning and the best short poster design, each with a prize of 100 euros. The audience is and will be one of the pillars of this contest, and for this reason we give voice to your judgment to award the Audience Award, valued with 200 euros and with an annual subscription to Filmin.
We encourage anyone who has an idea to develop it, with the tools at their disposal. And to accompany those who need a push, we offer the Festival a program of 9 free training online workshops of themes that revolve around the short film. Registration is required through the online form as places are limited.
At the end of the deadline (15/12/2021), the jury, made up of five members of the audiovisual and artistic world, will deliberate the prizes among the short films presented that meet the bases. And it will be on Saturday, December 18 at 7 p.m. when the public screening of all the shorts and the corresponding subsequent awards ceremony will be made. This awards ceremony will take place in the Act Room of Ullastrell's Casal Cultural, and admission will be free - you can book a seat by www.ja.cat/entradesullastrell - or by picking them up for half an hour before starting the event at the Casal's locker. The ticket will be accompanied by a voting ticket for the public prize.
Ras i Curt is a festival organized by the City Council of Ullastrell and has the collaboration of the Provincial Council of Barcelona.
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The Rabat-Comedy International Film Festival is the first film festival in Africa and in the Muslim world exclusively dedicated to comedy. The festival offers an opportunity for unique feature and short comedy films from around the globe, to compete and share their messages. In addition to the official competition, special screenings are also organized as well as meetings with film directors, actors and other professionals. The festival offers also training sessions and masterclasses related to comedy in cinema
(En français)
Le Festival International du Film Rabat-Comedy est le premier festival de cinéma en Afrique et dans le monde musulman exclusivement dédié à la comédie . Dans ce sens, le festival offre une opportunité unique pour des longs et des courts métrages de comédie, provenant du monde entier, d'être en compétition et de partager leurs messages. En marge des projections de la sélection officielle, le festival organise aussi des projections spéciales ainsi que des rencontres avec des réalisateurs, acteurs et autres professionnels. Le festival programme aussi des formations professionnelles et des master classes qui traitent du cinéma de comédie.
Short films, either animation or live action, in the science fiction, fantasy or horror categories are desired. Films are typically from 5 to 15 minutes (as long as 20 minutes)in length.
Currently we plan on returning to a live event from May 27-30, 2022 in downtown Baltimore, much like the events we have had for the past 50+ years.
The festival's mission is to exhibit the best films from the around the world and create a safe haven festival event for filmmakers and cineastes to co exist and learn from each other. Our vision is to be the festival that links independent films to the proper audience and to find distribution during our event.
Accepting full-length features, short films and documentaries from professionals and amateurs alike, SohoFilmFest will hold screenings, panels and host social events and other networking opportunities for everyone involved. Leading figures from all disciplines of the film industry including distributors and media will be in attendance.
Each spring, the D'A Film Festival Barcelona offers an extensive review of current world cinema, screening an international panorama of the finest contemporary auteur cinema, combining the discovery of emerging new talents and cinematographies with internationally established directors and films.
The 12th D'A Film Festival Barcelona will run from April 28th to May 8th, 2022.
Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games, now at its 38th edition, is one of the best known festivals in the Italian scene.
It is a remarkable window for animation works, short films in particular – fiction, educational, experimental, computer graphic – and with a whole section solely dedicated to comics: Riminicomix.
The Festival features SHORT ANIMATED FILMS in various sections:
Cartoon Club Award, open to short animated films made by professional filmmakers and production companies.
XXV Signor Rossi Award, open to animated films made by secondary school and university students, and by the students of animation film schools.
Cartoon Kids Award, among the submitted films the Festival direction will select, at its own discretion, some short animated films aimed at a children’s audience. An all-children’s jury will select the winner among these films.
International Panorama, a non-competitive section, open to European and non-European animated short films.
Cartoon Jr Award, the Festival features also, in a dedicated section, short animated films realized in the context of projects or workshops for children, in Italy or abroad.
Furthermore, the festival features:
- exhibitions;
- educational and social projects;
- workshops in local schools;
- one of the most popular and entertaining Cosplay conventions in Italy.
- publication of books and catalogues.
The festival takes place in Rimini in various locations, from downtown to the beach, in the month of July.
The 51st edition of the Sehsüchte International Student film festival, one of the biggest film festivals for young filmmakers in Europe, will take place in April 2022. Founded in the 1970s as a showcase for young filmmakers in the GDR, Sehsüchte has established itself over the decades as an internationally important festival and has become an integral part of the Berlin and Brandenburg cultural landscape. The festival is organised and carried out by students of the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Germany’s oldest film school has acted as festival location and mothership for many years; not just as an educational institution, but as an inclusive forum for students from around the world.
Every year the festival is re-formed under a new motto that shapes each Sehsüchte edition. Next year’s edition will use RADIANCE as its guiding motto. We put our trust in the radiant energy of a new generation of filmmakers — and in our festival as its catalyst. Sehsüchte provides a home for young, bold filmmaking from all over the world. Fresh ideas, perspectives, and attitudes will make their way from Potsdam-Babelsberg out into the world and shine their light on international festival circuits.
Sections
Feature Film
Documentary Film
Animated Film
Focus Production
Future
360°
Exhibition: Beyond the Frame
Schreibsüchte
Prizes
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Film
Best Production
Best Youth Film
Best Children's Film
Best 360° Film
Best Screenplay
A film is a sheer reflection of our society and so is the name of ours – INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN MIRROR FILM FESTIVAL. Our festival gives an extraordinary experience by bringing together people to unfold and discover the world of film-making.
We welcome films of diverse culture, language and genre in our celebration of film artistry. The selected best are showcased in film festival where talented artists are honoured with accolades.
Please check our Award page to read more about the categories of certificates and awards.
The 10th RESISTENCIA FILM FEST, is an international film festival, non-competitive, created to broadcast films that promote the rescue of historical memory, the fight for freedom and the defense of Human Rights.
In 2022, we will celebrate the tenth version of our event, in person, at the Tomé Cultural Center. We will also broadcast the short films selected in our television program, "Pocket Films", on channel 9 Bío Bío Television.
Mobilize your imagination;
Director Memi Spyratou, who inspired and established the International Archaeological Film Festival- AGON, and Dimitris Komninos, Art Director of the urban non-profit company “Odyssey – Cultural Events”, in collaboration with the Hellenic Film Archive and the Hellenic Department of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), announce the 11th International Archaeological Film Festival – AGON, under the thematic title “Ecumenical Community“.
The thematic of the festival is archeology in the broad sense of the word: Antiquity, Middle Ages, folk arts, traditions, industrial archeology, cultural heritage, the recording of every world that is by norm getting lost, in other words, the today that becomes the archeology of tomorrow, bringing in contact people, not only from Greece but also from all over the world, people-dreamers of a better life.
2022. WISFFF opens for the new season very soon.… we hope going forward into 2022 is happy, healthy, and prosperous time for all. For many (ourselves included) 2020-2021 has been and continues to be tough for many reasons. Love to you all.
The Wild Indie Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival 2021 was hosted at the Greenwich IMAX Odeon Theatre in London on the 29th May 2021, in the IMAX capable screen 9. And… “Oh My Word It Looked Good!!”. The large screen and auditorium enabled us to have a safe and socially distanced crowd, our thanks to Odeon for making the bigger screen available. We had an awesome selection of films at the screening, and many more films on the online version of the festival. They are still available on the festival site until the end of August. There are some photos of the event on here too.
In truth… on the 29th May… it was just really nice to be back in a cinema sharing film-maker magic with like minds.
The 2021 festival had event prizes sponsored by Foundry (the DVFX software wizards), Stan Winston School of Character Arts (the Physical VFX wizards), Aputure (the best bang for the buck lighting out there), Crixus Studios (great studio facilities in London), and Final Draft (industry standard writing software for your next great script). The awards included the 2-minute Sci-Fi Challenge in collaboration with London Short Film. There were a number of challenges, awards and prizes for Micro (2min), Mini (5min), and Short (20min) film categories within the genre. If you want to know more, keep an eye out for the event digest via social media in September.
The 2021 trailer can be viewed on here:
https://youtu.be/pQezUJrQroY
We’ll confirm prizes and news for this new season the way many of you have got used to… on here in the banner and via the social media channels, particularly the Facebook Page, mainly because the text isn’t limited in characters like other channels. We have pencilled the festival date for early May, 2022 but that may change slightly. Opening date is likely 14th August, 2021. Close of entries will be 22nd March, 2022.
To answer a question asked all the time. Yes HORROR is included.
The festival is open to all (UK, Worldwide, The Up/Down/LSide/RSide Dimensions, even the Outer Spiral Arm (of the Galaxy). English language films are preferred; other languages should be closed captioned to English. Awards are listed in full below.
This event is completely independent of Wild Indie's production (but ask us i
Bašta Fest is an international short fiction film festival held in Bajina Bašta, Western Serbia. It is an annual event that is taking place during the first weekend of July and it lasts for four days. Due to the profession of the founders (actors Jovan Jelisavčić and Maja Šuša), the festival's main point of interest is a collaboration between directors and actors. We believe that focusing on the quality of that joint artistic effort will have a positive impact on the positioning of Bašta Fest among short film festivals. Bašta Fest is of great importance for the decentralization of culture since it has brought diverse film, music and off program to this beautiful region. One of the priorities of the festival is to promote the incredible natural beauty to a large number of visitors. Nevertheless, our primary goal is to convert this festival into an exciting cultural oasis, which supports local and international young artists, putting emphasis on short fiction films with authenticity. The main selection is a competition short film program, while two films are screened as a part of non-competition, special program every year - one during the opening and one during the closing ceremony. The last to be screened is a Serbian debut feature film, chosen by Bašta fest team as the most successful one in the previous year. The entrance to all screenings at Bašta is free of charge, while they are always being held under the open night skies. There are currently two official festival locations: Borići park and lake Perućac.
