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Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival

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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.








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Logo of FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival
Published: 05 Apr 2015
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 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films



FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jun 2015

Call for entries

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  Other  Experimental



Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina



 
 
 
 
Logo of SANFIC 21- Santiago International Film Festival
Published: 01 Apr 2015
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Short films
Feature films



SANFIC 21- Santiago International Film Festival

Deadline: 29 May 2015

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

SANFIC, Santiago International Film Festival, represents a film platform with educational, cultural, artistic and industrial purposes, as well as a prime symbol of the Chilean capital city and the whole country.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Santiago de Chile, Chile



 
 
 

 
Logo of CARTOON CLUB - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA, COMICS AND GAMES
Published: 26 Mar 2015
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



CARTOON CLUB - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA, COMICS AND GAMES

Deadline: 24 May 2015

Call for entries

EUROPEAN ANIMATION AWARDS Qualifier

International Festival

Short film festival

Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games, now at its 41st edition, is one of the best known festivals on the Italian scene.

It is a remarkable window for animation, short films in particular, including fiction, educational, experimental, and computer graphic works, with a whole section solely dedicated to comics: Riminicomix.

The Festival features SHORT ANIMATED FILMS in various sections:

CARTOON CLUB AWARD, open to short animated films made by professional filmmakers and production companies.

SIGNOR ROSSI AWARD, open to animated films made by secondary school and university students, and by the students of animation film schools.

CARTOON KIDS AWARD, among the titles submitted to either Cartoon Club Award or to Signor Rossi Award, the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Rimini, Italy



 
 
 
 
Logo of SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Published: 20 Mar 2015
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Short films
Feature films



SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia

Deadline: 31 Jul 2015

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is a specialized, competitive fantastic genre Festival in accordance with the regulations established by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations). The Festival has also been declared a “Qualified Festival” by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® in the United States. This means that those shorts winning the awards for “Best Short Film” in the Official Fantàstic Selection and “Best Short Film” in the Anima’t category will automatically be taken into consideration by the Hollywood Academy Awards® selection committee.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Sitges, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Mexico International Short Film Festival - SHORTS MÉXICO
Published: 07 Mar 2015
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Short films



Mexico International Short Film Festival - SHORTS MÉXICO

Deadline: 31 May 2015

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

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.

FILM SUBMISSION REGULATIONS

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 AVILÉS ACCIÓN FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 02 Mar 2015
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 Has submission fees
Short films



AVILÉS ACCIÓN FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 31 Mar 2015

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

Only for Spanish Filmmakers // Solo para cineastas españoles.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Aviles, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Pavez Awards :  Talavera de la Reina International Film Festival
Published: 26 Feb 2015
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Pavez Awards : Talavera de la Reina International Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Apr 2015

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

XII Edition Pávez Awards - Talavera de la Reina International Film Festival. From October 3 to 11, 2025.

GOYA, FORQUÉ & FUGAZ AWARDS QUALIFYING FESTIVAL.

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

- Short films produced from January 1, 2024.

- 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.

- DCP required for Official, International and Local Selection.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Talavera de la Reina, Spain



 
 
 
Logo of Soria International Short Film Fest
Published: 31 Jan 2015
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Short films



Soria International Short Film Fest

Deadline: 31 Jul 2015

Call for entries

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 shnit worldwide shortsfestival
Published: 16 Jan 2015
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shnit worldwide shortsfestival

Deadline: 01 Jun 2015

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. This festival is a unique transnational event held simultaneously in ten cities across five continents. The festival consists of three main segments:

▪ shnit PLAYGROUNDS* | Running until August 31st, 2025
▪ shnit EXPANDED | Running until September 30th, 2025
▪ shnit FINALE | Amsterdam – September 30th, 2025

The winner of the WORLDWIDE COMPETITION, as well as the shnit audience-nominated films of the WORLDWIDE & INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, will become eligible to enter the 2026 Oscars® in accordance with the rules of the 98th Academy Awards® [Cinematic release].

Over the past twenty-three years, shnit has evolved into a major international short film festival, continuously [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bern, Switzerland



 
 
 
 
Logo of Aguilar Film Festival
Published: 08 Dec 2014
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Short films



Aguilar Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Aug 2015

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

The Aguilar de Campoo Short Film Festival is consolidated as one of the most veteran and relevant film citations in our country in its genre. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts of Spain, includes it as one of the key festivals for the selection of short films that will compete in the Goya Awards. Throughout the last editions the festival has been making important decisions that commit it to the cinema of our country. In his thirteenth edition he published his manifesto where he exhibited his philosophy and commitment to film. He made the decision to pay for selection to the selected short films thus eliminating economic competition in order to encourage artistic creation and production. Its screening rooms are open to international cinema including all genres, fiction, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Aguilar de Campóo, Spain