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FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival

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: 25 Apr 2017

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Elche Cinema Festival

Deadline: 09 Jun 2017

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The Elche Film Festival, organized by Mediterraneo Foundation's main objective is to offer a cultural space to filmmakers and moviegoers.

In a constant commitment to the promotion of culture and supporting emerging values of cinema, focusing on innovation, public conversation with the authors and the elimination of technological compete when barriers and vote.

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Elche, Spain

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Published: 23 Mar 2017

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Visualízame Short Film Festival. Audiovisual&Women

Deadline: 31 Jul 2017

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The Visualízame festival began in 2011.

Organized by Fundación Inquietarte, the main objective of Visualízame is to serve as a platform for the dissemination of cinematographic works in which women participate in the direction, script and/or production.

Likewise, serve as a dissemination platform for short films that promote equality, in addition to respect for Human Rights. That is why we have two special awards for short films committed to the 2030 agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, and films whose plot addresses the topic of death and mourning.

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San José, Níjar, Spain

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Published: 15 Feb 2017

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Golden Snail 2025

Deadline: 15 Aug 2017

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Festival "Golden Snail" is a World Children Animated Film Festival which takes place in month September 2025. in Vranje, Serbia. "Golden Snail" gathers young filmmakers from all over the world. Any studio, club or school who works with children in a field of film animation are welcome to our festival. Films must be made BY CHILDREN not for children by professionals.

The festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and the City of Vranje.

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Vranje, Serbia

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Published: 02 Feb 2017

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FICARQ - Festival Internacional De Cine Y Arquitectura de España

Deadline: 13 May 2017

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FICARQ is the International Film & Architecture Festival of Spain to screen both documentary and fiction films where architecture plays the main role.

This year, following the success of previous editions (in Avilés and Oviedo, Asturias, Santander, Madrid and Barcelona).

The official competitive sections are ARTE EN EL SÉPTIMO ARTE (fiction films) and ARQUITECTURAS FILMADAS (documentaries).

In this new edition of FICARQ, in addition to being a bridge between the cinematographic and architectural arts, we want to be a bridge between generations and for this reason we dedicate a special mention to those proposals that come to the festival made by people who are younger that twenty-five y.o. and over fifty y.o.

With this, we intend to encourage the participation of citizens, [...]

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MADRID, Spain

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Published: 17 Jan 2017

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Semana de Cine de Lugo

Deadline: 22 May 2017

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47th Lugo Film Week (Spain). Celebrated from September 22 to 27, 2025 (SECILUGO 47).

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Published: 20 Dec 2016

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TERCER TIEMPO - Festival Mundial De Cine Futbolero

Deadline: 14 Mar 2017

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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.

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Bogotá, Colombia

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Published: 10 Dec 2016

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15° Cine Versátil- VIDEOARTES LGBT+

Deadline: 01 Jun 2017

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Diversity Short Film Festival- Argentina
LGBT VIDEO ART- Anniversary Edition- 15 years

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The 15th edition will include a non-competitive exhibition dedicated to LGBT+ video art and parallel exhibitions of collaborating festivals.

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Published: 16 Nov 2016

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Cinhomo - Muestra Internacional de Cine y Diversidad Sexual de Castilla y León

Deadline: 01 Feb 2017

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The International Film and Sexual Diversity Festival CINHOMO accepts LGBTIQ-themed films of all nationalities, which will be eligible in the various sections of the festival: Fiction Feature Films, Fiction Short Films, Documentary Feature Films and Documentary Short Films.

The works must not have been exhibited in commercial theaters, broadcast on TV or be available to the public on the Internet or any other platform in Spanish territory prior to the celebration of the festival and must be copyrighted after 01/01/2023. Feature films must be unpublished in the Community of Castilla y León; in the case of short films it will not be exclusive but it will be positively valued. The organization reserves the right to include in the out-of-competition program films that do not meet [...]

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Valladolid, Spain

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Published: 16 Nov 2016

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Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo

Deadline: 17 Jan 2017

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Medina del Campo Film Week (SECIME) is one of the most consolidated events on the national film scene, standing out as a benchmark in the promotion and dissemination of short films, and being a key exhibitor festival for the Academy of Arts Awards. and the Cinematographic Sciences of Spain. Its main objectives are to support both new talents and established filmmakers, promote the creation and production of short films and contribute to the growth of the audiovisual industry.

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International Horror Film Festival Aurora

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Guanajuato, Mexico

Elche Cinema Festival

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Elche, Spain

Visualízame Short Film Festival. Audiovisual&Women

Deadline: 31 Jul 2017

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San José, Níjar, Spain

Golden Snail 2025

Deadline: 15 Aug 2017

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Vranje, Serbia

FICARQ - Festival Internacional De Cine Y Arquitectura de España

Deadline: 13 May 2017

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MADRID, Spain

Semana de Cine de Lugo

Deadline: 22 May 2017

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Lugo, Spain

TERCER TIEMPO - Festival Mundial De Cine Futbolero

Deadline: 14 Mar 2017

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Bogotá, Colombia

15° Cine Versátil- VIDEOARTES LGBT+

Deadline: 01 Jun 2017

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cinhomo - Muestra Internacional de Cine y Diversidad Sexual de Castilla y León

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Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo

Deadline: 17 Jan 2017

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