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FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival

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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 [...]



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Published: 06 Oct 2023
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Flame Firstcut

Deadline: 15 Jan 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Welcome to FirstCut, one of India’s premier international student film festivals, organized by FLAME University, Pune.

FirstCut provides a dynamic platform for young filmmakers across the globe, encouraging them to explore film as a medium of growth and change.

In 2025, FirstCut Take 11 received 565+ submissions from students representing 55+ countries.

At the final event, shortlisted films will be screened for a live audience and evaluated by a distinguished jury from the Indian film industry. The screenings will be followed by engaging panel discussions and talks with renowned film personalities.

We believe creative freedom is essential, which is why participants have complete freedom in choosing their themes and styles.

In addition to categories in fiction, animation, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Pune, India



 
 
 
 
Logo of Свет миру (Light Of The World)
Published: 02 Oct 2023
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Свет миру (Light Of The World)

Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

The International Youth Film Festival “Light to the World”, founded by the Rybinsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, began its history in 2011. Since 2025, it has been held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Today, in terms of its geography and the number of participants, “Light to the World” is one of the largest youth film festivals in Russia.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Rybinsk, Russia



 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2023
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CORTI A SUD - (PFF) Polla in Corto

Deadline: 30 Apr 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

ORGANIZERS

Cultural Association Time & Memory organizes the fourteenth edition of the Short Film Festival called "SHORT TO SOUTH", to be held in Polla (SA)ITALY from the 20 - 21 June 2026 at the Auditorium "Holy Nicolicchio".

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Polla, Italy



 
 
Logo of International Student Film Festival 2026 Opavský Páv
Published: 02 Oct 2023
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International Student Film Festival 2026 Opavský Páv

Deadline: 10 Mar 2024

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International Festival

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13th Annual International Student Film Festival 2026 Opavský páv

Opavský páv is an International Student Film Festival in Opava.

Opavský páv is a project of Institute of Movie, Television and Broadcast Creation at the Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava.

Festival is a nonprofit, entrance to all screenings is free.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Opava, Czech Republic



 

 
Logo of FEMCINE Santiago Women’s Film Festival
Published: 27 Sep 2023
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FEMcine 16 Festival Cine De Mujeres

Deadline: 26 Nov 2023

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Feature film festival

FEMCINE was created to discover and support the work done by female filmmakers and to share films with gender-based subjects with a broader audience. FEMCINE invites female directors from Chile and the rest of the world to participate in one of its three competition categories: International Feature Length Competition, International Short Film Competition, and the Chilean Film School Short Film Competition.

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Santiago, Chile



 
 
 
 
Logo of Cortisonici International Short Film Festival
Published: 22 Sep 2023
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Cortisonici International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Dec 2023

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International Festival

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International short film festival - MX 15 min.

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Varese, Italy



 
 
 

 
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Published: 20 Sep 2023
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Internacionalen Etnografski Filmski Festival `ilindenski Denovi´-Bitola

Deadline: 05 May 2024

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

“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



 
 
 
Logo of Aswan International Women Film Festival
Published: 02 Sep 2023
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Aswan International Women Film Festival مهرجان أسوان الدولي لأفلام المرأة

Deadline: 30 Nov 2023

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International Festival

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Aswan International Women Film Festival (est. 2017) is the first annual Egyptian film festival that focuses on cinematic works representing women’s issues, celebrating their success stories and supporting female filmmakers in Egypt and the MENA.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



ASWAN, Egypt




 
Logo of Montanejos International Film Festival
Published: 23 Aug 2023
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FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE MONTANEJOS

Deadline: 15 Oct 2023

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International Festival

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2º International Social Film Festival.

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Montanejos, Spain



 
Logo of International University Film Festival Lanterna
Published: 12 Aug 2023
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Festival Internacional de Cine Universitaria Lanterna

Deadline: 14 Aug 2023

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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 [...]

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Ciudad de México, Mexico