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Diputación de Jaen Short Film Festival against Gender violence

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The topic of the work will be the violence of gender, in any of its manifestations, its prevention and sensitization against it, being able to present documentaries and short films of plot fiction.

The jury will have special consideration for those works that address this issue by focusing on the youth world.



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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Marere Fest

Deadline: 18 Jan 2025

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International Festival

Feature film festival

Objective

Marere Film Festival main objective is to promote and screen feature films related to art in any of its major artistic forms (cinema, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance, literature, and their derivatives), as well as other audiovisual and cinematic works that bring culture closer to the public.

Dates and Venue

The second edition of Marere Film Festival will be held from March 17 to 22, 2026, in Jávea. The central location will be the Jayan Cinema, located at C/ Santísimo Cristo del Mar 14, CP 03730 Jávea (Alicante).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other



Javea, Spain



 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Women and Diversities Film Festival FESTMYD

Deadline: 30 Oct 2024

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The Women's and Diversity Film Festival (FESTMYD), funded by the Audiovisual Promotion Fund through the Festival Programming modality with regional showcases in the 2025 call of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, will celebrate its fifth edition this year.

The main goal of the festival is to give visibility to and promote national and international films with a gender perspective, directed by Latin American women filmmakers (cis/trans), trans men or transmasculine individuals, non-binary people, fluid gender, or intersex individuals.

This year, FESTMYD will take place in person in the regions of Coquimbo and Valparaíso, connecting movie theaters, cultural centers, educational institutions, social organizations, and film and audiovisual schools.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Territorio Nacional, Chile



 
 
 

 
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Published: 21 Sep 2024
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ARONA FILM FEST

Deadline: 15 Nov 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

The ARONA FILM FEST International Short Film Festival is a cultural project that promotes Arona as an ideal location for film shoots, while also trying to bring the seventh art closer to the citizens, allowing anyone who wants to participate in a real shoot and thus learn how cinema works from the inside.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Arona, Spain



 
 
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Published: 18 Sep 2024
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Bringing Human Rights to the people, short film contest

Deadline: 14 Oct 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

The GEH Short Film Competition is a short film competition on human rights held in different localities of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country).

This competition is part of the global project human rights Giza Eskubideak Herrira (Bringing human rights to the people.). The GEH is a human rights awareness project created by the dar-dar Productions cooperative in 2015. The first editions were based in Ordizia. In 2023, the festival has developed and extended to several towns in Gipuzkoa (Euskal Herria).

The main objective of this competition is to raise awareness and educate on human rights. Because this short film contest is a window that we open to the world, and from that window we can see the different realities that people live in different parts of the planet. In view of these [...]

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Legorreta, Spain




 
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Published: 14 Sep 2024
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Palencia International Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Nov 2024

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

The Palencia International Films Festival is organised by the Association Friends of the film and the Popular University of Palencia.

This edition is number 34, and during all these years, our philosphy has been considering cinema a tool of development and social cohesion.

Our festival colaborates with the Spanish Cinema Academy, and its a qualifyer festival for the GOYA shortfilm Awards.

In addition, the short film awarded the first prize by the jury at the MCIP (the Milagros Alcalde Award) will go directly to the Short List finalist of the FUGAZ Awards, making up the short list of films that will then be evaluated for nomination by the commission that awards these prizes each year.

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Palencia, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 11 Sep 2024
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Short Short Story Film Festival

Deadline: 03 Nov 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes.

For 2025, the 18th edition of the festival returns with a unique closed event. The festival celebrates brevity in film-making, with films from across the globe, both live-action and animated.

The festival consists of two programs, Heartstrings and Headtrip, each with a distinctive tone yet wide-ranging styles and topics.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



N/A, United States



 
 

 
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Published: 09 Sep 2024
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Gandhara Independent Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Sep 2024

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Gandhara Independent Film Festival 2025, Edition 06 (Online)

STELLAR STORIES, ONE FESTIVAL

#GIFFEST2025 aims to showcase some of the most exceptional films from around the globe. GIFF began with its first virtual edition in 2020 to allow a larger audience to experience a diverse range of films, particularly the cinephiles in Pakistan who were starved of a curated lineup of films which exemplified stellar storytelling. For the last 5 years, GIFF has been providing filmmakers a chance to reach out to a global audience and showcase their talent internationally.

The 2025 edition is imminent, and GIFF is eagerly awaiting the submissions of your films. And we are looking forward to riding the waves of emotions brought forth through your remarkable stories.

*There is no submission [...]

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Karachi, Pakistan



 
 
 
 
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Published: 04 Sep 2024
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Ezcaray En corto

Deadline: 01 Nov 2024

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Short film festival

The Excellency Ezcaray City Council, with the collaboration of Desván Films, announces the 8th EZCARAY ENCORTO National Short Film Festival 2024 in order to promote the creation and dissemination of cinema as well as boost and enhance the cultural, social and economic life of Ezcaray.

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EZCARAY, Spain




 
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Published: 02 Sep 2024
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LusOFest

Deadline: 30 Nov 2024

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

LusOFest, the festival of Portuguese-language film in Offenbach am Main, will take place for the first time in January 2026.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Offenbach am Main, Germany



 
 
 
Logo of La Serena International Film Festival
Published: 21 Aug 2024
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Festival Internacional de Cine de La Serena

Deadline: 30 Aug 2024

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

The eleventh La Serena International Film Festival (FECILS) is a competitive audiovisual event that will take place from October 22 to 25, 2025, in the Coquimbo region. It seeks to support the production and dissemination of regional, national, and Latin American audiovisual activities, thus contributing to decentralization by promoting the exchange and training of regional filmmakers and producers. Through these actions, FECILS seeks to establish itself as a cultural event that, in addition to generating film exhibition spaces in the Coquimbo region, focuses on generating new audiences. FECILS 2025 features an audiovisual outreach program that will reach various venues in the region's communes.

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La Serena, Chile