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Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg

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The International Short Film Week Regensburg was founded in 1994 by the Arbeitskreis Film Regensburg e.V. (AKF e.V.) as a non-profit festival and has been held annually ever since.

What began as a small experiment has grown into an integral part of Regensburg’s cultural scene. Since March 2013, the festival has officially operated under the name International Short Film Week Regensburg.

At no fewer than four venues across Regensburg, the festival celebrates the short film format.

In addition, throughout the year the festival maintains a regional, national, and international presence through collaborations with partner festivals, supporters, and sponsors.

Four competitions form the heart of the festival, and the several thousand submissions received each year testify to [...]








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Logo of Festival  Kinoarte de Cinema
Published: 04 Jul 2023
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Festival Kinoarte de Cinema

Deadline: 15 Sep 2023

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

The 27th Kinoarte Film Festival, to be held from October 30th to November 8th, is receiving applications for its competitive sessions of short films. Films up to 25 minutes long, produced from January 2025 may participate in the Ibero-American, National, Paranaense and Londrinense competitions.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



Londrina, Brazil



 
 
 
 
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Published: 30 Jun 2023
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Short films
Feature films



Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival

Deadline: 09 Jul 2023

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF)
A Canadian Screen Award–Qualifying Festival
A Telefilm Canada–Qualifying Festival
One of Telefilm Canada’s 25 Approved Medium-to-Large Scale Film Festivals (2026–2027)

An Official IMDb Festival

The Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) is one of Canada’s leading multicultural film festivals—recognized nationally and internationally for championing diversity, inclusion, and global storytelling. TINFF is proud to be:

• A Canadian Screen Award–Qualifying Festival
• A Telefilm Canada–Qualifying Festival
• One of Telefilm Canada’s Top 25 Medium-to-Large Scale Film Festivals for 2026–2027

• An official IMDb festival
• A registered Canadian non-profit organization headquartered in Toronto
TINFF has earned its [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Toronto, Canada



 
 
 

 
Logo of Viña del Mar International Film Festival
Published: 28 Jun 2023
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar

Deadline: 03 Sep 2023

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Viña del Mar International Film Festival
is a municipal event that dates back to 1963. It is the oldest in the country and the second oldest in Latin America.

It was founded as an initiative of filmmaker and physician Aldo Francia and the Viña del Mar Film Club. It was the birthplace of the New Latin American Cinema and the New Chilean Cinema.

The 38th Viña del Mar International Film Festival, FICViña, faithful to the vision of its founders, has served since 1963 as a gathering place for Latin American filmmaking, and with that objective in mind:

- Recognizing the careers of prominent filmmakers in Ibero-American cinema.

- Serving as a forum for discussion and debate on the themes of Ibero-American cinema, contributing to its promotion and development.

- Promoting new [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Viña del Mar, Chile



 
 
 
 
Logo of Documentary Film Festival Alcances
Published: 28 Jun 2023
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



FESTIVAL DE CINE DOCUMENTAL ALCANCES

Deadline: 13 Aug 2023

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Only for Spanish Documentaries

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Cádiz, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Message To Man
Published: 23 Jun 2023
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Short films
Feature films



Message To Man

Deadline: 30 Jul 2023

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The 36th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 16 to 24 October 2026 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



 
 
 
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Published: 16 Jun 2023
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 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Santander Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente (2027) - Sanfici

Deadline: 15 Dec 2023

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

SANFICI is a space to generate meetings at different levels, with an overcoming and innovative will. First of all, it is a space for the relationship between spectators, filmmakers and theorists around cinema and all border and heterodox manifestations. Secondly, it is a special and temporary meeting point.

SANFICI wants to become, year after year, the place of convergence for world independent cinema. But it also wants to be the space where the past and the future dialogue. The place where the most diverse film traditions are embraced with their riskiest proposals.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bucaramanga, Colombia



 
 
 

 
Logo of The 25th International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF)
Published: 08 Jun 2023
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



The 25th International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF)

Deadline: 15 Aug 2023

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

a. Screenings

1. International Competition Screenings:
The shortlisted works of this year’s ISFVF will be screened, and the audience will vote on the screened works. Post-screening exchanges with the main creators and teachers will be arranged, and they will be asked to share their experiences with the audience through discussions.

2. Featured Showcase:
To promote high-quality film education resources from around the world, the Festival will collaborate with other film and television schools, cultural institutions or short film festivals to present joint screenings and thematic screenings. They will provide a platform toshowcase and inspire discussions on diverse cultural expressions in cinematic works from around the world.

3. Screening Tour in Universities:
Following the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Beijing, China



 
 
 
 
Logo of Sitges FanPitch
Published: 02 Jun 2023
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Short films
Feature films



Sitges FanPitch

Deadline: 10 Jul 2023

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

SITGES FANPITCH 2026

For the twelfth consecutive year, the Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is organizing Sitges FanPitch, its feature film and series production project pitch competition.

Sitges FanPitch is our international pitch competition event focusing on feature films and series productions currently under development with horror, science fiction, and/or fantastic genre themes.

This initiative continues on its mission to discover the very best genre projects and facilitating connections with leading industry companies. The event will be take place using a hybrid format on October 12 and 13, 2026, at the Sitges Film Festival.

Altogether, a maximum of five series and seven feature films from all around the world will be selected. These will [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Sitges, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 30 May 2023
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Festival Internacional de Cine Santa Cruz FENAVID

Deadline: 06 Aug 2023

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The FENAVID International Film Festival is held annually in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Organized by the Audiovisual Foundation (FUNDAV), the Festival has become the most important film event in Bolivia and one of the most relevant in Latin America.

Since its first version, carried out in 2001, more than 10,000 audiovisual works from 30 countries have been presented at this meeting, which has transcended the borders of Bolivia and America.

In each version, FENAVID offers the public more than 150 screenings of feature films, short films, music videos and a series of audiovisual works that are exhibited free of charge for the public.

FENAVID always has first-rate guests. The event was attended by internationally renowned figures such as Celso Franco, protagonist of "7 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia



 
 
 
 
Logo of Gijon International Film Festival
Published: 23 May 2023
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Festival Internacional De Cine De Gijón / Xixón

Deadline: 17 Sep 2023

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

GIJÓN/XIXÓN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FICX) aims to showcase a wide and varied selection of auteur cinema currently being produced worldwide and especially focused on innovative films and emerging filmmakers. High quality, personal, young in its shape, edgy and independent cinema at a creative level. During its selection process, the Festival will prioritise those works of interest that have their World, International, European or Spanish premiere at FICX as well as those that do not have commercial distribution agreements in the Spanish territory.

Acknowledged as “Specialized Festival” by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association)

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Gijón, Spain