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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: 16 Sep 2025
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Todos Santos FilmFestival

Deadline: 10 Oct 2025

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FCTS: 21 Years Celebrating the Seventh Art, in the Heart of Todos Santos

The Todos Santos Film Festival (FCTS) is the undisputed epicenter of South Californian, Mexican, and Latin American cinema in Baja California Sur.
More than a festival, we are a cultural movement that has captivated audiences and film professionals alike.

Our selection of feature films, documentaries, and short films, many of them exclusive premieres and award-winning films at international festivals, is rigorously curated to offer you the best of contemporary cinema.

We have been honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) for our programming excellence and commitment to the community.

Iconic figures such as Diego Luna, Dolores Heredia, and Tenoch Huerta have shared their talent [...]

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Todos Santos, Mexico



 
 
 
 
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Published: 16 Sep 2025
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NIKON FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 15 Jan 2026

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It's a free and open to all short film festival based in Paris (France). Concept is simple : submit 2min20 shortfilms about an imposed theme each year. For this 15th edition, it'll be "A human superpower". To participate, you must register on our website www.festivalnikon.fr/en until January 15, 2026

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT FILMS OVER 2MIN20 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE COMPETITION AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EXCLUDED WITHOUT VIEWING.

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Paris, France



 
 
 

 
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Published: 14 Sep 2025
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Animated Shorts Film Festival

Deadline: 23 Sep 2025

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The Halloween edition of the Animated Shorts Film Festival is here!

Cultura Groovy, in collaboration with Frames by Friends, presents the third edition of this meeting for animators based in Barcelona: a space to connect, collaborate and get inspired.

Got a creepy short film? Upload it and share it in person with an audience ready to be terrified.

Can't make it in person? Don't worry, although we'll give priority to filmmakers who can come in person, you have the opportunity to screen your work too.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
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Published: 14 Sep 2025
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Animation Nights New York | Anny Best Of Fest

Deadline: 01 Nov 2025

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"Georges Méliès rocket reached the moon, Felix the cat hit the road, and the great journey continues." Anthony Haden-Guest

WE HAVE ROLLING DEADLINES. If we are in between seasons on the Festhome platform.

(PROJECT SUBMISSION IS FREE. We have ROLLING DEADLINES for project submission.) Please see our Rules & Terms.

EVENT DATES

Aug - Jul | Animation Nights New York curated monthly screening events
May | ANNY Cannes Program
Nov / Dec | ANNY Best of Fest (Season Festival / Conference)
Ongoing | Additional Opportunities
Ongoing | ANNY Exchange Talent Connect (https://annyexchange.com)

(Please note: Animation Nights New York (ANNY) has ROLLING DEADLINES. If you have not received a notification it means your film is still in the running to be screened at one of our monthly [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



New York, United States



 
 
 

 
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Published: 14 Sep 2025
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V Festival De Cine Escolar Raúl Ruiz

Deadline: 24 Oct 2025

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The Raul Ruiz School Film Festival has been progressively positioned in its three previous versions as the first experimental school film festival in the country, with an increasing reach in different regions of the country. This is a positive indicator of the impact that this initiative has had. In this sense, the described initiative has become a recognized window of diffusion for school cinematographic art. In addition, the possibilities of artistic exploration that the festival suggests through its categories and evaluation criteria have enabled the production teams to investigate and experiment with different film languages. In this sense, the new challenges that the festival offers in its third version are, on the one hand, to continue and strengthen the diffusion and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Quilpué, Chile



 
 
 
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Published: 12 Sep 2025
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Internacionalen Etnografski Filmski Festival `ilindenski Denovi´-Bitola

Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

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“From the roots to the flower” is this year's slogan of the first edition festival Ilinden Days. We started the creation of our film program from the roots of the Bitola's film tradition, the one of the Manaki brothers – the first cinematographers in Macedonia and in the Balkan, who left us invaluable testimonies of the everyday life and the great events of their time, engraved on the film tape. They actually made the first ethnographic documentaries.

It was natural that the Festival Ilinden Days, which has risen to international level, to include in its rich program a festival of ethnographic films. Then the creation of new customs and beliefs. All covered by the artistic passion of the artists, who follow the need to leave indelible traces with their cameras.

In addition [...]

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BITOLA, North Macedonia



 
 

 
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Published: 12 Sep 2025
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TCC - Corticinema ’u30’

Deadline: 31 Oct 2025

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The Association “L’Officina Culturale” APS of Chivasso (TO), as part of the International Festival-Competition “TCC-TeatroCinemaChivasso”, organises the VII edition of the CortiCinema "U30" 2025 Competition.

This is a competition among short films from all over the world, without restrictions, to which participation is free of charge.

Only works that include at least two people aged 30 or under at the time of registration, in their artistic and/or technical cast, are admitted to the competition.

You will find on the website https://www.officinaculturale.net/concorso-corticinema-u30 the Call for Entry with all the information relating to the Juries and Awards, as well as the Registration Form to be sent to the email address: officina.corticinema@gmail.com

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Chivasso, Italy



 
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Published: 11 Sep 2025
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Cineclube Serra Elétrica

Deadline: 05 Oct 2025

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The Serra Elétrica Film Club promotes a diverse program, holding non-competitive screenings of short films in the fantasy genre (suspense, horror, experimental, drama, and science fiction), all directed and/or written by women.

The first edition of the Serra Elétrica Film Club was held with the support of the Coletivo Audiovisual Lageano (CAL). This group, formed in 2014, works to promote audiovisual production in the Serra Catarinense region. Composed of various artists, cultural producers, and local industry professionals, CAL
aims to promote actions related to the appreciation, encouragement, and democratization of audiovisual production.

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Lages, Brazil



 

 
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Published: 10 Sep 2025
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TADEUS FILM & MUSIC INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Deadline: 01 Dec 2025

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Welcome to the Tadeus Film & Music International Festival!

The Tadeus Film & Music International Festival is a global celebration of creativity, music, and cinema—a place where innovation and passion come together. This festival is for everyone! From emerging filmmakers to established musicians, artists from around the world are invited to share their stories and visions, regardless of genre or format.

We are proud to be an inclusive space, where every piece of art—no matter its origin—is celebrated. The festival aims to explore the many dimensions of art and film, creating a platform for innovative and free expression, with a special focus on works that convey powerful messages, whether in support of social justice, the well-being of living beings, or any cause that inspires [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Buenos Aires, Argentina



 
 
 
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Published: 06 Sep 2025
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Roberto Rossellini Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Nov 2025

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Roberto Rossellini International Film Festival

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Ladispoli, Italy