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Brussels Short Film Festival

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Brussels Short Film Festival is an exhibition intended for cinema lovers, both audience and professionals. The purpose is to promote and circulate short films and to generate contacts between audience, young directors and professionals.

Since 2018, the winner of the Great Prize of the International competition will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/ Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.



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Published: 21 Oct 2025
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Prémios Quirino de Animação Iberoamericana

Deadline: 01 Dec 2025

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Os Prêmios Quirino nascem da necessidade de reconhecer o talento na indústria da animação ibero-americana, criando laços e redes entre ambos os lados do oceano.

O evento reúne, portanto, a florescente indústria latino-americana, junto com a de Portugal, Andorra e Espanha, construindo uma verdadeira irmanação para o desenvolvimento conjunto do grande mercado que é a Ibero-América.

Além de reconhecer os melhores trabalhos de animação ibero-americana em nove categorias, os Prémios Quirino servem de marco para o Fórum de Coprodução e Negócios. Cem empresas de vinte países participam todos os anos em reuniões B2B.

Os prêmios foram nomeados em honra do criador do primeiro longa-metragem de animação da história. Em 1917, Quirino Cristiani dirigiu “El Apóstol” (O Apóstolo), uma [...]

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Tenerife, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 21 Oct 2025
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STUDENT CONTEST FILMORAMAX x BELLECOUR SCHOOL

Deadline: 01 Dec 2025

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Everything begins with an idea, a line, a movement — a spark born on a sheet of paper, that comes to life and starts to move.

It’s this magic that Bellecour École and Filmoramax have decided to celebrate together through a student animation film competition, entirely dedicated to the young talents who will shape the cinema of tomorrow.

Behind this project lies a shared ambition: to offer a stage to the new generation of artists, allowing them to express their vision, tell their stories, and reveal to audiences the emotional power of animation.
This competition is much more than a contest — it’s a meeting point:
between the school and the festival, between students and professionals, between passion and the future.

Throughout the day, participants and the public will dive [...]

 Animation  Music Video



LYON, France



 

 
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Published: 18 Oct 2025
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Atalaya, International Short Film Festival of Social Justice and Human Rights

Deadline: 09 Nov 2025

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Atalaya is an international festival that aims to give a voice to films that deal with issues as important as social justice and Human Rights, covering topics such as inequality in all its forms, democratic memory, poverty, solidarity, education, health and well-being, peace, sustainability, and more.

It takes place in the autumn in the town of Casariche, located east of the province of Seville.

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Casariche, Spain



 
 
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Published: 16 Oct 2025
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Zinegoak BILBAO LGTBIQA+ FILM FEST

Deadline: 01 Mar 2026

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Zinegoak is organized by Zinegoak Association and will take place in the city of Bilbao, Spain, June 2026.

All films which have an approach to sexual and gender diversity and LGTBQ+ families, which have been produced after January 1st, 2024 and never had been broadcasted or commercially released in Basque Country.

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Bilbao, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 15 Oct 2025
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hathor mobile film festival

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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Hathor Mobile Film Festival
is a specialized film festival that celebrates cinematic works produced using mobile cameras.

The festival aims to highlight creativity and innovation in filmmaking through accessible technology .

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Qena, Egypt



 
 
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Published: 11 Oct 2025
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Maravíllame III Muestra Internacional De Cortometrajes Universitarios

Deadline: 01 Mar 2026

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Maravíllame, the University of Cádiz International Short Film Festival, aims to promote film culture and facilitate the exchange of talent and knowledge between the academic and professional spheres.

It will take place on 14, 15 and 16 April 2026 in Jerez de la Frontera, and its programme includes a screening of short films made by university students, a competition with awards in the categories of fiction short film and documentary short film, UCA advertising spot, audiovisual services short film and SEA-EU short film; masterclasses, round tables and workshops with the participation of national and international professionals and teachers.

In addition, spaces will be provided for professionals and university students to meet with the aim of creating networks and synergies [...]

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Jerez, Spain



 

 
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Published: 10 Oct 2025
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QUARF - Quantum Arts Festival

Deadline: 31 Oct 2025

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From the organizing committee of the ComHEP (Colombian Meeting on High Energy Physics), in collaboration with the research groups Hipertrópico, Mikropía, and Cuántico, we aim to foster a creative and critical dialogue between art, science, and technology, focusing on quantum mechanics as we commemorate its centennial anniversary.

The Quantum Arts Festival (QuArF) will encompass a one-day festival in November 2025, followed by a three-month exhibition in March 2026. The event will feature artistic installations, performances, lectures, and discussion spaces designed to encourage exchange, reflection, and the emergence of new collaborative possibilities at the intersection of these fields.

Our overarching goal is to promote transdisciplinary research, creation, and dialogue. We [...]

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Medellín, Colombia



 
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Published: 09 Oct 2025
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28th International Adventure Film Festival, India Tour

Deadline: 01 Dec 2025

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Since 1989, GIRI-DOOT (the leading adventure lovers’ association of Eastern India) has been organizing the International Adventure Film Festival

For 27 years, Giri Doot has proudly hosted this festival one of the country’s longest-running festivals dedicated to exploration, mountaineering, and the spirit of adventure. Now entering its 28th year, the festival continues to attract a vibrant community of climbers, explorers, filmmakers, journalists, and adventure enthusiasts from across the world.

The festival is more than a showcase of films — it is a cultural bridge that fosters international exchange and understanding through the powerful medium of cinema.

Over nearly three decades, it has grown into a celebrated platform where filmmakers and audiences come together to [...]

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India Tour, India



 

 
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Published: 08 Oct 2025
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Future-Tech

Deadline: 25 Oct 2025

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Prémios para as 3 melhores curtas-metragens, tech promo e imagens relacionadas com tecnologias emergentes.

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Lisboa, Portugal



 
 
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Published: 07 Oct 2025
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MI PRIMER FESTIVAL

Deadline: 14 Dec 2025

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2026 CALL FOR ENTRIES

My First Festival #11 - Solar Edition
A film festival to imagine sustainable futures from childhood

My First Festival (MPF) is the first international film, audiovisual, and new technologies festival for children and youth in Peru. We sow a love of cinema as a tool for social transformation through audiovisual and media literacy. Working with, by, and for children, as agents of change, allows us, through a coordinating role, to contribute to the development of society.

Our cross-cutting theme is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), using a community-based approach to build a sustainable present and future with a positive social impact.

MPF invites you to participate in its 11th [...]

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Lima, Peru