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Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival

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Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Portugal, reaching its 34th edition in 2026.

The festival will be held from 17th to 26th July 2026 and its main objective is the promotion of audiovisual and film production, selected according to quality criteria, at an event which focuses not only on the discovery of new films and directors, but also on the legacy of cinema.

Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental films, as well as music videos, no longer than 60 minutes (unless otherwise noted), produced in 2025 or 2026 are eligible for the various competitions.

Out-of-competition programmes will highlight not only a selection of worldwide contemporary short films but also the relations between shorts and [...]



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Published: 20 Sep 2018
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Palencia International Film Festival

Deadline: 14 Dec 2018

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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: 14 Sep 2018
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Short Film Showcase Vila de Noia

Deadline: 26 Oct 2018

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XXVI MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CURTAMETRAXES VILA DE NOIA

The XXVI Mostra Internacional de Curtametraxes Vila de Noia extends the submission deadline and publishes the official regulations for this year’s edition.
The Mostra Internacional de Curtametraxes Vila de Noia announces the extension of the short film submission deadline until 2:00 p.m. on September 15, 2025.
This decision was made after considering the feedback received from several distributors, directors, and film industry professionals regarding the regulations published on June 15. Those rules introduced substantial changes compared to previous editions, and given that they were implemented late in the year, they risked limiting the participation of many filmmakers who usually adapt their works to the traditional [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Noia, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 12 Sep 2018
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Fiorenzo Serra Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Oct 2018

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The Visual Anthropology Laboratory “Fiorenzo Serra” - the operational headquarters in Sassari of the Cagliari Cultural Services Center of the Humanitarian Society - Cineteca Sarda (hereinafter called “Cineteca”) relating to the Department of History, Human and Educational Sciences of the University of
Sassari (hereinafter called “Department”) as part of the project to enhance the figure of the filmmaker and ethnologist Fiorenzo Serra, he is announcing the competition for ethnographic film productions, named Fiorenzo Serra Film Festival, for the year 2025.

The theme of this eighth edition of the competition for the section “Fiorenzo Serra” is “MASKS, BEYOND THE HUMAN, RITES AND ETHNOGRAPHIC TRADITIONS”

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



SASSARI, Italy



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Sep 2018
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CORTI A SUD - (PFF) Polla in Corto

Deadline: 31 May 2019

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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



Polla, Italy



 

 
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Published: 21 Aug 2018
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NIKON FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 10 Jan 2019

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Paris, France



 
 
 
 
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Published: 11 Aug 2018
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Antic Horror Weekend (XV Festival De Curtmetratges Fantàstics I De Terror De L’Antic Teatre)

Deadline: 15 Sep 2018

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Short film festival

15th ANTIC TEATRE Festival of Fantastic and Horror Short Films.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 03 Aug 2018
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Muestra De Cine Social Luminiscence

Deadline: 20 Oct 2018

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International Festival

Short film festival

Muestra de Cine Social
Luminiscence.


Presentation

The Social Film Festival organized by Luminiscence Studio since 2013 has no competitive character, our intention is to screen projects with a clear social commitment, bringing the works presented to the public closer so that a link can be created between filmmakers, the public and organizers.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



ALICANTE, Spain



 
 
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Published: 12 Jul 2018
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Festival Internacional De Cine De Pilar De La Horadada - Cortopilar | Premios Pilar

Deadline: 28 Sep 2018

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

9th Pilar de la Horadada International Film Festival - CORTOPILAR | PILAR AWARDS

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pilar de la Horadada, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 11 Jul 2018
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El Cuervo, certamen internacional de cortometrajes de terror, fantasía y ciencia ficción

Deadline: 24 Sep 2018

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International Festival

Short film festival

Short film festival of fantasy, science fiction anf horror.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Cintruenigo, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 06 Jul 2018
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IFI Horrorthon

Deadline: 01 Sep 2018

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International Festival

Short film festival

Halloween Weekend of Horror at the Irish Film Institute.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Dublin, Ireland