2027 CALL FOR ENTRIES
My First Festival #12 - Solar Edition
A film festival to imagine sustainable futures from childhood
My First Festival (MPF) is the first international film, audiovisual, and new technologies festival for children and youth in Peru. We sow a love of cinema as a tool for social transformation through audiovisual and media literacy. Working with, by, and for children, as agents of change, allows us, through a coordinating role, to contribute to the development of society.
Our cross-cutting theme is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), using a community-based approach to build a sustainable present and future with a positive social impact.
MPF invites you to participate in its 11th edition, which will take place throughout 2026 in different regions of Peru. Building on our first event in Lima, which will take place from February 21 to 28, 2026, both in person and virtually in public spaces and cultural centers, with an innovative proposal that includes 100% solar-powered film screenings.
The festival will reach urban, rural, and hard-to-reach areas of Peru, with open, free screenings and the active participation of children, adolescents, teachers, families, and indigenous communities.
The theme is open, and films from around the world are accepted on our platforms.
24·90 FC is a film festival devoted to football, in Medellín, Colombia. Cinema for football people, football for cinema people.
Four days in a city where football plays at home on every corner, devoted to football cinema from around the world. One condition holds the programme together: football must be present, whether as the core of the story, as its trigger, or as the setting where it unfolds. Format, running time and cinematic language are free.
Organised by Corporación Cinéfagos, 15 years running film festivals in Antioquia.
National short films up to 15 minutes. Free entry for works from Argentina (Check IG: @fic_ve).
International short films up to 15 minutes.
National feature films over 31 minutes long. (Check Instagram: @fic_ve)
International feature films over 31 minutes long.
ECOS: dedicated to environmental topics.
The 4th International Film Festival on Aging: Glimpses Through Time is a university initiative organized by the Interdisciplinary Center for Aging (CIEn) at the University of the Republic, with support from the Center for Critical Studies in Contemporary Culture (CECRITICC) at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico. It involves collaboration with various universities in the region and government agencies related to older adults from different countries.
The Festival aims to draw attention to themes related to aging and old age as part of our vital and socio-historical time. We start from a paradigm that considers that the images and representations of older adults—including those in audiovisual productions—affect how we live in relation to aging, how we perceive ourselves as aging individuals, and how we interact with older adults. We believe that the construction of collective spaces to think about aging process can contribute to build non-stigmatized social representations.
We invite you to make or present short films that, through their narratives, characters, and/or language, contribute to exploring, understanding, and/or portraying aspects of aging on individuals, populations, institutions, etc., and/or intergenerational relationships.
The festival takes place in person simultaneously at various locations in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain and Mexico, as well as online via YouTube.
Five edition of the Rural and Mountain Festival of Cervera de Pisuerga.
This festival was born out of the need to give visibility to rural and mountain works. To value the natural environment from a rural, ethnographic, sporting and heritage value point of view.
Call for Fiction and Documentary Short Films for the 13th Edition of the Cap Spartel Film Festival
This Year’s Theme: Cinema: A Mirror of the World
Cinema acts as a powerful mirror of humanity, reflecting social changes, fears, hopes, and the contradictions of our societies throughout the ages. Much more than mere entertainment, it shapes our perception of the world, documents history, and explores the human condition, capturing the complexity of reality.
Edition 1 — Gran Canaria, Spain · March 17–21, 2027
NO FUTURE Film Festival celebrates bold independent cinema capable of moving audiences and generating meaningful conversations.
NO FUTURE Film Festival is an international touring short film festival that celebrates independent cinema as a force for dialogue, awareness and social change.
The first edition (2027) will take place across four European cities:
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
• San Marino
• Pontedera, Tuscany (Italy)
• Málaga (Spain) – Grand Final
Each city hosts its own Official Selection, International Jury and Awards Ceremony. The winners of the first three editions automatically become part of the Grand Final in Málaga.
We welcome short films of every genre and style. What matters most is the ability to tell authentic stories with artistic quality and emotional impact.
NO FUTURE is more than a film festival. It is a cultural project created by Asociación Proyecto Habla to promote cinema as a tool against bullying, violence and social exclusion.
A significant percentage of the festival's net proceeds supports Fundación Olivares (Málaga), helping children affected by cancer and their families.
If you believe cinema can leave a lasting impact beyond the screen, we would be honoured to discover your work.
Toronto Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival in Canada.
Toronto Shorts is a non-profit organization that provides a showcase for the best short films from filmmakers around the world.
We believe that short-form cinema and its creators should have their own premier film festival in Toronto deserving similar recognition given to the feature film.
Toronto Shorts is where films from all genres intersect. The heart of the festival is the quality and scope of extraordinary film programming which consists of a wide spectrum of categories from high to low budget films under 45 minutes.
Now in our 15th year, the festival has become a career stepping stone, establishing a tradition of discovering and promoting filmmakers who have gone on to Academy Awards Nominees, including :
2021 Oscar Nominee 'The Present' by Farah Nabulsi
2019 Oscar Nominee ‘Weekends’ by Trevor Jimenez
2018 Oscar Nominees 'Watu Wote - All of Us' (Germany) and 'The Eleven O'Clock' (Australia)
Toronto stands as the largest media market in Canada, it boasts the world-renowned Royal Ontario Museum, the massive Art Gallery of Ontario, the Soulpepper Theatre Company, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Toronto Shorts international Film Festival.
We showcase the best short films and its filmmakers from around the world.
The Amiens Festival of Film on Affective and Sexual Education (FFEVAS), organized by La Fabrique d’Images, will hold its second edition from May 10 to 14, 2027.
As the first festival in France dedicated to affective and sexual education through cinema, it presents an international selection of short films (fiction, documentary, animation) addressing themes such as consent, gender equality, sexual and gender diversity, sexual health, STI prevention, and the fight against gender-based and sexual violence.
Selected films will be screened before professional juries as well as youth juries. Several awards will be presented.
HARD:LINE International Film Festival aims to present the various faces of extreme cinema.
The question as to what is meant by the term “extreme” can be understood by looking at the content of our wide selection of fantastic films. “Extreme” is often defined by an explicit splatter aesthetic but it can also be represented by unusual story-telling methods or an exotic visual language. Thus, we are meticulously selecting such examples that could be important in the future of the genre. We have not set any boundaries in our search and whether a film is a pearl of the independent scene, fun splatter or no-brainer, H:LIFF loves special films!
HARD:LINE International Film Festival is no warehouse festival where the priority is to show as many films as possible but rather concentrates on presenting a few glowing examples of everything that extreme film can be.
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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FILMMAKER!
You and your work are the reasons why we do exist!
Now in its fifteenth year, the Northeast Film Festival showcases top independent films from filmmakers, as well as new talent. The diverse array of films, selected by a committee, includes features and shorts from all genres, as well as documentaries and screenplays. The festival is hosted in Teaneck New Jersey at the historic Teaneck Cinemas; with planned parties to kick off the festival in style and spirit. In addition, we offer an atmosphere for the film enthusiast to interact with filmmakers as well as filmmakers being able to interact and network with each other and industry professionals.
The festival includes after parties, to offer opportunities for interacting and networking with other filmmakers, actors, and film festival goers. In past years, Harry Lennix, Lloyd Kaufman, Danny Roebuck, Matthew Modine, Vinnie Pastore, David Harris, Robert Clohessy, Brian O'Halloran, Fatima Ptacek, Gianni Russo, Duane Whitaker, Jefferson White, producers from NBC, among many others attended the festival's after parties (and festival).
KYIV INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (KISFF) is largest short film festival in Ukraine.
Our festival features a diverse range of short films created by emerging and accomplished filmmakers, including film school students and independent creators from all corners of the world. Our goal is to showcase the most stirring, inventive and distinctive films while promoting Ukrainian cinema, encouraging communication and exchange of experiences between Ukrainian and international filmmakers and artists, and providing a safe and welcoming space for our audience.
The Fútbol Cine Festival is a community gathering point created in February 2022 in the Antofagasta Region. Its mission is to promote unity between two of the most enriching activities for humankind:
SPORTS and CULTURE.
The International Film and Sexual Diversity Festival CINHOMO accepts LGBTIAQ-themed films of all nationalities, which will be eligible in the various sections of the festival: Fiction Feature Films, Fiction Short Films, Documentary Feature Films and Documentary Short Films.
The works must not have been exhibited in commercial theaters, broadcast on TV or be available to the public on the Internet or any other platform in Spanish territory prior to the celebration of the festival and must be copyrighted after 01/01/2024. Feature films must be unpublished in the Community of Castilla y León; in the case of short films it will not be exclusive but it will be positively valued. The organization reserves the right to include in the out-of-competition program films that do not meet these conditions.
Disturbia: Beyond Realities
Step into the Unknown. Break the Rules of Reality.
Are you a creator who refuses to be bound by the laws of physics, time, or ordinary human experience? Do you build worlds from ink, pixels, and pure imagination? Welcome to DISTURBIA: Beyond Realities, the ultimate playground for the next generation of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Comic-inspired cinema.
Disturbia is not just another film festival; it is a high-energy launchpad for bold visual storytellers. We are looking for commercial-grade thrillers, mind-bending cyberpunk, epic high-fantasy, and visual narratives heavily influenced by comic book culture and graphic novels. If your film challenges the status quo, features cutting-edge visuals, or grips audiences with untamed imagination, our screen belongs to you!
We bridge the gap between independent visionaries and mainstream, hype-fueled audiences of young adults and genre enthusiasts. Show us what lies Beyond Realities.
Why Submit to Disturbia?
Massive Cult and Exposure: Screen your film before an energetic, packed audience of young adults, pop-culture fans, and professionals scouting for the next big thing.
The Ultimate Award: Winners will take home The Disturbia Prism, The Vortex, or The Portal.
A Marketing Machine: Selected filmmakers get heavy promotion across our digital networks, including trailer features, director spotlights, and social media hype tailored to maximize your film’s footprint.
From a remote village on the banks of the Lérez River, this family film festival was born, aiming to bring cinema to rural areas, promote audiovisual talent, and help the local school's Parents' Association (ANPA) raise funds for activities with its students.
Organized by the production company Digital Monster Collective, in collaboration with the ANPA of the CEIP Pedro Antonio Cerviño school and the Campo Lameiro Town Council, this festival will take place in several screenings at different locations around the village, including the Community Center and the primary school.
The following awards will be presented:
•Silver Pedrolo for Best Fiction Short Film - Presented by Digital Monster Collective (€300)
•Silver Pedrolo for Best Animated Short Film - Presented by Digital Monster Collective (€300)
•Gold Pedrolo for Best Feature Film - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€1000)
•Bronze Pedrolo - Audience Award in the Short Film Category - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€200)
•Bronze Pedrolo - Audience Award in the Feature Film Category - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€300)
In addition, there will be a non-competitive section for film, acting, and animation schools.
The 2nd Eurodesk León European Film Day – Time to Move is an in-person short-film showcase organised by Eurodesk León and the Youth Department of León City Council.
The event uses cinema to bring the cultural and creative diversity of Europe closer to young audiences, encourage dialogue between viewers and filmmakers, and introduce opportunities for mobility, education, volunteering and participation across Europe.
The programme brings together fiction, documentary and contemporary audiovisual works from countries represented in the Eurodesk network, as well as a dedicated section for filmmakers and productions connected to the province of León.
The official gala and screening will take place on Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at Espacio Joven Vías, Avenida Padre Isla 48, León, Spain.
Admission will be free, subject to venue capacity.
The Talavera de la Reina International Film Festival – Pávez Awards is launching its first call for pitching proposals, as part of the Industry Days, which will take place on 17 and 18 October 2026 in Talavera de la Reina.
The initiative has been created to support the development of new short films, strengthen their artistic, technical and financial viability, and connect their teams with professionals from the film industry. The conference will combine a series of masterclasses with a final presentation of the projects to a professional jury.
The organisers will select five projects. Their teams will be provided with tools to review and improve their proposals, prepare their presentations and present their projects in a clear, engaging and professional manner.
This 2026, the International Film Festival of Iquique (FICIQQ) will celebrate its 16th edition. FICIQQ is a unique film festival in the Tarapacá Region, and this edition is funded by the 2026 Audiovisual Promotion Fund, together with the production of Volcánica Films.
