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GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival

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The Galician Freaky Film Festival is the ultimate freak film and culture event. International in scope and specialised in fantasy cinema with themes of horror, science fiction or any subgenre that can be framed within the “freak” concept.

Founded in 2017 and based in Vigo, the GFFF showcases carefully selected films that are usually excluded from conventional distribution, presenting world and international premieres never before seen in Galicia, and also offering parallel activities such as workshops, professional meetings and special sessions for new talents.

The GFFF is a Competitive Member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), a global network of genre film festivals spanning 21 countries and more than 800,000 attendees per year. This membership allows [...]








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Logo of Fascurt, Masnou Short Film Festival
Published: 04 Jan 2019
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films



Fascurt, Masnou Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 May 2019

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

ONLY FOR FILM-MAKERS FROM SPAIN // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESPAÑOLES

 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



EL MASNOU, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Sant Joan D`Alacant Film Festival
Published: 21 Dec 2018
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Sant Joan D`Alacant Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Mar 2019

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESPAÑOLES (EXCEPT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SECTION, WHICH IS INTERNATIONAL)

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Sant Joan d’Alacant, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival
Published: 24 Nov 2018
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Mar 2019

Call for entries

MELIES Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Bilbao City Council is currently organizing the 32nd BILBAO FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL – FANT2026, to take place in Bilbao from 8th to 16th of May 2026.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Barakaldo, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival
Published: 09 Nov 2018
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FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Aug 2019

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

In recent decades, and at one time to the emergence of new technologies that have ended up scanning most of the processes of the film, the documentary has known a notorious and systematic growth around the world. In our country, and for more than one decade, a production before linked almost exclusively to fiction has been swelling their ranks with new topics, new approaches, new geographies, new dilemmas.

It is in this context that FIDBA is proposed as the 1st. International Film Festival dedicated to this genre which films with the same fans - as long as we believe that the forms and the doings of the documentary film are different from those of the fiction - may meet and dialogue among them and with the public. If the documentary is a meeting point for the FIDBA, it is [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina



 
 
 

 
Logo of ShorTS International Film Festival
Published: 25 Oct 2018
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ShorTS International Film Festival

Deadline: 28 Feb 2019

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

ShorTS International Film Festival (ShorTS IFF) is organised by the Maremetraggio Association and financed by public entities and private sponsors.

Since 2000, ShorTS IFF has been a landmark for short films and up and coming cinematographers at international level. In every edition, ShorTS IFF aims to make the short film genre known to a broad and heterogeneous audience, with particular attention to the young with specific sections for children and teenagers aged 6 to 15.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Trieste, Italy



 
 
 
 
Logo of MEDINA FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 18 Sep 2018
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MEDINA FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 18 Jan 2019

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

39th Edition of the Medina del Campo Film Week. Qualifying festival for the GOYA Awards of the Film Academy.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Medina del Campo, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival
Published: 18 Sep 2018
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FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival

Deadline: 25 Feb 2019

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HIGHLIGHTED

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Feature film festival

FEST - NDNFF #22
20th-28th of June of 2026 | Espinho, Portugal

FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival is an all-encompassing celebration of the new tendencies of world cinema. The event focuses on a competitive and non-competitive showcase of the most promising new figures and works from around the globe.
The 22ndedition of the festival will take place between the 20th and the 28th of June 2026, in the seaside town of Espinho (Portugal).

The selection is divided into several categories which include Feature Film and Short Film competitions in the Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental Non-Narrative formats, as well as content adequate for children and teenagers. The event also includes non-competitive sections that range from retrospectives to feature length and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Espinho, Portugal



 
 
 
 
Logo of IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
Published: 09 Aug 2018
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IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Mar 2019

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OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


Founded in 2003, IN THE PALACE International Film Festival is dedicated to short films and audiovisual arts. Originating as a competitive forum for student films, it is now a recognized platform for expression of both young artists and experienced professionals. Among the oldest in the Balkans, it is the only professional short film festival in Bulgaria.

IN THE PALACE ISFF is a Goya Awards qualifying festival, Student Academy Awards® qualifying festival, and an Academy Awards®/OSCAR® qualifying festival for shorts in the categories of Best Animation, Best Fiction, Best Documentary, and Best National Film. IN THE PALACE ISFF is a member of the international network of festivals and institutions serving the short film sector – the Short Film Conference.

IN THE PALACE ISFF [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pernik, Bulgaria



 
 

 
Logo of Lebu International Film Festival 26
Published: 08 Aug 2018
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Festival Internacional De Cine De Lebu 26

Deadline: 10 Nov 2018

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

CINELEBU aims to provide Chilean and international audiovisual creators with a platform for the promotion, commercialization, and distribution of fiction, documentary, and animated short films. The festival promotes audiovisual production of high technical and artistic quality, while facilitating and creating spaces for networking, business opportunities, support, and exchange for current and future works. It also strengthens training, education, and audience development.

The festival will take place from May 22 to 30, 2026, in the Biobío Region, Chile, with main venues in Lebu (capital of the Province of Arauco) and Concepción. The festival will also feature virtual screening venues at both national and international levels.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Lebu, Chile



 
 
 
 
Logo of İzmir International Short Film Festival
Published: 29 Jun 2018
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Short films



Uluslararası İzmir Kısa Film Festivali

Deadline: 31 Aug 2018

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

27th International Izmir Short Film Festival
Izmir International Short Film Festival has been holding its place as being one of the greatest events in the field of movie in Turkey and it will meet its audience for the 27th time this year. The festival is the first film festival that gave awards to the international short films in Turkey. It began to show its films in 2000 and since then it has been one of the most esteemed festivals between film lovers.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Izmir, Turkey