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Busan International Short Film Festival

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Launched in 1980, our festival, the first of its category in South Korea, has grown and evolved from the Korean Short Film Festival, to become the Busan Asian Short Film Festival in 2000 and eventually the Busan International Short Film Festival in 2010 (www.bisff.org).

Taking place late April at the Busan Cinema Center, BISFF delivers a dozen awards in three competitive sections (International Competition, Korean Competition and Operation Kino) while also presenting several curated, non-competitive sections including: Guest Country, Korean Shorts, Asian Shorts, Prism, 3D Cinema, etc.

BISFF is a member of the Short Film Conference (http://shortfilmconference.com/) and of the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema https://netpacasia.org). In 2018, it became [...]



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Published: 22 Aug 2025
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Kino Punk 3X

Deadline: 30 Sep 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

KINO PUNK 3X
Itinerant Punk and Antifascist Film Festival

Kino Punk 3X is an itinerant festival dedicated exclusively to the screening of short films of resistance. Focusing on fiction and documentary works, the festival promotes a curatorship centered on independent productions with a critical, anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and antifascist perspective.

The festival consists of three public showcases throughout the year, followed by a final edition with an audience vote, where the Best Fiction Short and the Best Documentary Short are chosen.

All screenings are free of charge and open to the public. The film selection is carried out by the festival’s curatorial team.

2026 Calendar:
Showcase 1 – Invasion: March
Showcase 2 – Noise: July
Showcase 3 – Fury: November
Final [...]

 Fiction  Documentary



São Paulo, Brazil



 
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Published: 26 Jul 2025
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Festival Internacional De Cine Del San Jorge

Deadline: 15 Feb 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Descripción del festival (Edición: 9)
Inicio Festival: 22 de abril de 2026 Fin Festival: 25 de abril de 2026

El F I C S J. (Festival Internacional de Cine del San Jorge) es un evento que se llevará a cabo del 22 de abril al 25 de abril del 2026 en las ciudades de Montelíbano Córdoba - Colombia. Este festival tiene como objetivo principal promover la producción regional, nacional e internacional de cine y potenciar a la región como un epicentro del séptimo arte.

El festival busca fomentar la economía circular en torno a la producción audiovisual, generando una mayor oferta de empleo y desarrollo económico en la región. Además, el F I C S J propone nuevas expresiones de cultura y folclore en la región, a través de la presentación de películas que aborden temáticas [...]

 Fiction  Documentary



Montelíbano, Colombia



 
 

 
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Published: 25 Jul 2025
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Qshorts Africa

Deadline: 25 Sep 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Qshorts is A FREE TO VIEW channel for the best short films by filmmakers of African descent & a community for filmmakers and film lovers.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTED Films will be available for the public to watch on our Free to View YouTube channel.

Our YouTube channel is NON- MONITIZED- it is purely for the love of short films and sharing them.

The TOP THREE MOST VIEWED FILMS from each month will be screened at our annual QFest Creative Festival Community Film screenings.

We are a selection partner for IREP https://www.irepdocufilm.com/ Selected documentries will be screen at IREP Documentry Festival


Our focus is on promoting short films, building an empowered community, and fostering growth. Partner with us to showcase your work and be seen by a global audience

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Lagos, Nigeria



 
 
 
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Published: 23 Jul 2025
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Festival Internacional de Cine Universitaria Lanterna

Deadline: 10 Jan 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

To students, university filmmakers, and young creators around the world:

It is with great excitement that we invite you to participate in the fifteenth edition of the LANTERNA International University Film Festival, which will take place on April 2026, at Universidad Anáhuac México, Campus Norte.

This is not just another year. We are celebrating fifteen years of giving voice to bold, powerful, and deeply human stories. Fifteen years of discovering new talent, of seeing the world through the lens of those who dare to express what they feel, live, and dream.

That’s why, for this special edition, we open our call to all university students who want to share their vision through cinema. You may submit short films of any genre, produced between 2024 and 2026, directed or created [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Ciudad de México, Mexico



 
 
 

 
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Published: 19 Jul 2025
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xypher

Deadline: 01 Jul 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Xypher Film Festival is a global showcase celebrating bold short films and emerging storytellers from around the world. We provide a free, accessible platform for filmmakers to share their work, gain visibility, and connect with an audience that values fresh perspectives.

Selected films are premiered on our official YouTube channel and promoted across social media, with opportunities to win audience-voted and curated awards.

All genres, styles, and languages are welcome.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



thrisure, India



 
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Published: 16 Jul 2025
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Rani Durgavati International Film Festival

Deadline: 10 Sep 2025

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The Rani Durgavati International Film Festival is designed to celebrate Cinema.

RDIFF is committed to Showcase films from amazing filmmakers across the globe. The festival welcomes films from around the world.

RDIFF is a Jabalpur, India based international film festival with screenings and Q&A and a twice-yearly awards event. One event is totally dedicated to Short Films and other event is for Full Length Films. There will be two events every year.

Our First Edition SUCCESSFULLY launched on 5th October 2023 for Short Films.
in June 2024 our Full Length Films Edition was a success.
The 3rd Edition for short films category was completed on 5 Oct 2024. Honorable MLA Shri Abhilash Pandey distributed the Awards. Edition 4 was filled with amazing films.

Edition 05 is the start of [...]

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Jabalpur, India



 
 

 
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Published: 16 Jul 2025
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Tracce Cinematografiche film Fest

Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

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Short film festival

The Film Tracks Film Fest wants to be a meeting point between fans of filmic language, propose quality works.

A special prize will go to a short film about the MEDITERRANEAN.

We love Cinema and how we want to spread it.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Nettuno, Italy



 
 
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Published: 06 Jul 2025
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Daag Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Oct 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

Organized by Daag, DSFF seeks to give space to the silenced, the unseen, and the brave, through stories that demand to be told.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Kolkata, India



 

 
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Published: 11 Jun 2025
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Qshorts Africa

Deadline: 25 Sep 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Qshorts is A FREE TO VIEW channel for the best short films by filmmakers of African descent & a community for filmmakers and film lovers.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTED Films will be available for the public to watch on our Free to View YouTube channel.

Our YouTube channel is NON- MONITIZED- it is purely for the love of short films and sharing them.

The TOP THREE MOST VIEWED FILMS from each month will be screened at our annual QFest Creative Festival Community Film screenings.

We are a selection partner for IREP https://www.irepdocufilm.com/ Selected documentries will be screen at IREP Documentry Festival


Our focus is on promoting short films, building an empowered community, and fostering growth. Partner with us to showcase your work and be seen by a global audience

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Lagos, Nigeria



 
 
 
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Published: 11 Jun 2025
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TERCER TIEMPO - Festival Mundial De Cine Futbolero

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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The Futbolero World Film Festival seeks to promote football as a space for intercultural dialogue and heritage of humanity, through the meeting of different actors in this social phenomenon. It proposes as axes of work: Audiovisual Media, Conversations, Sports Practice, Literature and Diploma Training.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bogotá, Colombia