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Calling all independent filmmakers! Screamfest® Film Festival is back for its 25th annual 10-day event, showcasing the best in horror cinema from around the world. Held this October at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, our festival is a must-attend event for horror fans and industry professionals alike.

Don't just take our word for it - some of the biggest horror publications have dubbed us the 'Sundance of Horror.' Our festival has also been featured in 2024 New York Times at Top 5 Halloween Festivals Worth Traveling For. Moviemaker Magazine's lists of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee for 2023, 50 Best Genre Fests in the World 2021, 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee & 13 Film Festivals to Die For, and 30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World 2019.

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Logo of Cinespaña, Festival de Cinéma Espagnol & Portugais de Toulouse
Published: 02 Mar 2023
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Does NOT have submission fees
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Cinespaña, Festival de Cinéma Espagnol & Portugais de Toulouse

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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International Festival

Feature film festival

ONLY FOR SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PRODUCTIONS

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Toulouse, France



 
 
 
 
Logo of FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca
Published: 02 Mar 2023
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

FICVI, International Short Film Festival of Vila-seca is a festival focused on the exhibition of short films.

It is organized by the Vila-seca Tourism Board and collaborates with the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España – Premios Goya as a Collaborating Contest in the Preselection of Short Films in the categories of Fiction and Animation for the Goya Awards.

The X edition of the FICVI, Vila-seca International Short Film Festival will be held from October 17 to 26, 2025.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Vila-seca, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Mexico International Short Film Festival - SHORTS MÉXICO
Published: 22 Feb 2023
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Mexico International Short Film Festival - SHORTS MÉXICO

Deadline: 31 May 2023

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ENGLISH: SHORTS MÉXICO 20TH EDITION

CALL FOR ENTRIES – SUBMIT YOUR FILM

SHORTS MEXICO has become the largest International short film festival in Latin America. Do not miss the chance to be part of its 20th celebration.

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SHORTS MEXICO - Mexico International Short Film Festival call for entries begins February 17th through May 31st, 2025 at 23:59 (CST) Mexico City. We are open to receive Short Films from all over the world inviting all production genres.

SHORTS MEXICO is recognized as the biggest International short film festival in Iberoamerica. An international exhibition platform specialized in short films. It promotes cinema creative expressions, diverse voices, distinctive and innovative visions, bold quality films from filmmakers from [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, Mexico



 
 
 
 
Logo of SHORT FILM FESTIVAL K-LIDOSCOPI
Published: 21 Feb 2023
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SHORT FILM FESTIVAL K-LIDOSCOPI

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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Short film festival

Selection Festival for the GOYA AWARDS.

Short Film Festival for three categories:
Fiction, Animation, Documentary

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



CULLERA, Spain



 
 

 
Logo of Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
Published: 16 Feb 2023
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Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jun 2023

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival is organised by Les Films du Spectre, a non-profit making association dedicated to genre cinema, which includes fantasy, horror, science-fiction and thrillers.

In addition to the Festival’s international prizes, as a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, it also awards the Silver Méliès for the best European fantastic film.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Strasbourg, France



 
 
 
 
Logo of INTERSECCIÓN - A Coruña International Film Festival
Published: 11 Feb 2023
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INTERSECCIÓN - A Coruña International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

INTERSECCIÓN - A Coruña International Film Festival is committed to the freest currents of auteur cinema. Its program welcomes independent films created from risk and innovation and offers the public the chance to see groundbreaking and vibrant works.

The festival explores new cinematographic languages and defends courage, diversity and curiosity in creation.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



A Coruña, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Cortogenia International short film festival
Published: 03 Feb 2023
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Short films



Cortogenia International short film festival

Deadline: 10 Sep 2023

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Cortogenia is short film festival held all year along.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Madrid, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Molins Horror Film Festival
Published: 03 Feb 2023
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Molins Horror Film Festival

Deadline: 13 Aug 2023

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Feature film festival

Molins Film Festival was established in 1973 in Molins de Rei (Barcelona). In November 2025 we will hold the 44rd edition.

Known as TerrorMolins, the Festival consists of a competitive Feature Films Official Sections, Short Films Official Section, Retrospectives, Documentaries, Live shows, Workshops, Networking/Pitching, projections for high-schools, projections for children... and one of the oldest horror movies marathon in the world, our 12 Hours Horror Movies Marathon (1973) ...

MHFF - Molins Horror Film Festival is one of the oldest festivals dedicated solely to horror in Spain and in Europe. The Festival is a member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Molins de Rei, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Soria International Short Film Fest
Published: 02 Feb 2023
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Short films



Soria International Short Film Fest

Deadline: 05 Jul 2023

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Since the International Short film Contest Festival “Ciudad de Soria” considers at all times Short Films CINEMA in capital and appreciates as essential culture dissemination, our purpose is to promote as mean of audiovisual expression; the contribution to acknowledgment and dissemination. This format must be essentially and basically a part of CINEMA.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Soria, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 19 Jan 2023
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Short films
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Message To Man

Deadline: 18 Jun 2023

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Short film festival

Feature film festival

The 35th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 17 to 25 October 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Over the years, the Festival has hosted distinguished figures of world cinema, including Werner Herzog, Ulrich Seidl, Claude Lanzmann, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Agnès Varda, Mira Nair, Paolo Sorrentino, Alan Berliner, Eric Roberts, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Abdellatif Kechiche, Udo Kier, and many others.

With its history spanning three decades of cinema development, Message to Man was founded in 1989 in Leningrad by filmmaker Mikhail Litvyakov, who now serves as the Honorary President of the Festival.

In 2010, Alexei Uchitel, a renowned director of documentaries and feature films, assumed the role [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Saint-Petersburg, Russia