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İzmir International Short Film Festival

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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.








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Logo of Documentary Film Festival Alcances
Published: 22 Mar 2017
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Documentary Film Festival Alcances

Deadline: 18 Jun 2017

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Only for Spanish Documentaries

 Documentary



Cádiz, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of LA Shorts International Film Festival
Published: 05 Mar 2017
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films



LA Shorts International Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Jun 2017

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

LA Shorts International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world.

The Festival is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences OSCAR®, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT) presenters of the Canadian Screen Awards and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain (Goya Awards).

We are proud to have 68 filmmakers from LA Shorts earned an Academy Award® nomination.

Celebrating 30 years, LA Shorts is the longest-running short film festival in Los Angeles. The festival screens 400 films and attracts over 10,000 attendees each year including Hollywood industry professionals and emerging independent filmmakers.

LA [...]

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Burbank, United States



 
 
 

 
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Published: 01 Mar 2017
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Short films



shnit worldwide shortsfestival

Deadline: 01 Jun 2017

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

The shnit worldwide shortsfestival is a premier platform for the exhibition and promotion of short films. The festival is a unique transnational event held simultaneously in ten cities across five continents. The festival will take place from August 20 to September 20, 2026, and consists of three main segments: [1] shnit PLAYGROUNDS*—festival cities [2] shnit EXPANDED [3] shnit FINALE—awards ceremony.

All winners of the WORLDWIDE COMPETITION and INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION will be eligible for consideration for the 2027 Oscars® (via a cinematic release, in accordance with the rules of the 99th Academy Awards®).

Over the past twenty-four years, shnit has evolved into a major international short film festival, continuously reinventing itself. Originally a local initiative, it has [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bern, Switzerland



 
 
 
 
Logo of Molins Horror Film Festival
Published: 27 Feb 2017
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Short films
Feature films



Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei

Deadline: 31 Aug 2017

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MELIES Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


The Molins Film Festival, established in 1973 in Molins de Rei (Barcelona), will celebrate its 45th edition in November 2026. Known as TerrorMolins, the festival features a competitive Feature Films Official Section, Short Films Official Section, Retrospectives, Documentaries, Live shows, Workshops, Networking/Pitching sessions, and projections for both high schools and children. It also hosts one the oldest horror hours movie marathon in Europe, the 12 Hours Horror Movies Marathon (since 1973).

MHFF - Molins Horror Film Festival is one of the oldest festivals dedicated solely to horror in Spain and Europe. The festival is a proud 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: 07 Feb 2017
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Short films



Certamen Internacional De Cortos Ciudad De Soria

Deadline: 30 Jun 2017

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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



 
 
 
 
Logo of IBIZACINEFEST
Published: 30 Jan 2017
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Short films
Feature films



Ibizacinefest - 11º Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente De Ibiza

Deadline: 30 Dec 2017

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

We conceive IBZCF as a window into contemporary cinema, its new trends and creators who contribute new narrative paths to create vibrant, necessary, and modern films.
The 11th edition of IBZCF will take place in 10 venues across the island's five municipalities and online on the Filmin platform. Ibizacinefest renews its commitment to Ibiza and its culture through a program of national and international titles never before seen on the island, exclusive premieres in the Balearic Islands and Spain, activities aimed at professionals, short film sections to discover and promote local and Balearic talent, and our educational program with special screenings to create new audiences.

Reflection will also be given space through open discussions on the relationship between cinema and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Ibiza, Spain



 

 
Logo of International Cine a la calle Short Film Festival
Published: 28 Jan 2017
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Short films



Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine A La Calle

Deadline: 10 Mar 2017

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Our call is open to all individuals, agencies, art collectives or producers that own the rights of short length audiovisual work, including documentary, argumentative, experimental and/or video-art. Short films must have been produced in film, video or animation format.

FICICA will take place from 12th to 16 th of August in Barranquilla, Colombia and through virtual channels. You are all welcome to visit us!

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barranquilla, Colombia



 
 
 
 
Logo of IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
Published: 24 Jan 2017
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Short films
Feature films



IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Sep 2017

Call for entries

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 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 annually launches the last weekend of June and for [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pernik, Bulgaria



 
 

 
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Published: 24 Jan 2017
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 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Message To Man

Deadline: 31 May 2017

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



 
 
 
Logo of Pavez Awards :  Talavera de la Reina International Film Festival
Published: 10 Jan 2017
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films



Premios Pávez: Festival Internacional de Cine de Talavera De La Reina

Deadline: 02 Apr 2017

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

XIII Edition Pávez Awards - Talavera de la Reina International Film Festival. From October 16 to 23, 2026.

GOYA, FORQUÉ, FUGAZ AND IBERSHORTS AWARDS QUALIFYING FESTIVAL.

- Short films of Spanish or Ibero-American production and/or direction.

- Short films produced from January 1, 2025.

- Spanish spoken language or original language with spanish subtitles.

- Maximum running time: 30 minutes with credits included.

- They may not be hosted on free viewing online platforms.

- 5 competitive sections: National (Official Section), International (Ibero-America), Local (Talavera de la Reina), Animation and Documentary.

- 18 categories opting for a prize.

- 5700 euros + 18 Pávez awards.

- Screening fee for selected films in all sections.

- DCP required for Official, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Talavera de la Reina, Spain