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Brussels Short Film Festival

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Brussels Short Film Festival is an exhibition intended for cinema lovers, both audience and professionals. The purpose is to promote and circulate short films and to generate contacts between audience, young directors and professionals.

Since 2018, the winner of the Great Prize of the International competition will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/ Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.



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Published: 17 Nov 2024
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Lugo Film Week

Deadline: 05 May 2025

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

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Lugo, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 16 Nov 2024
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15th International Festival of Peoples` Film and Communications

Deadline: 15 Feb 2025

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The Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Cine y Comunicación de los Pueblos Indígenas (CLACPI) opens a call to participate in the 15th International Festival of Indigenous Peoples’ Film and Communications “Voices and Pictures of Our Mother Earth” which will take place between June 20 and 28 of 2025 in Peru. It will feature community exhibitions and screenings in the regions of Ayacucho, Lima, Loreto and Ucayali.

CLACPI, through its member organizations in Peru - CHIRAPAQ Centro de Culturas Indígenas del Perú , Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP) and Escuela de Cine Amazónico – invite our indigenous sisters and brothers in all continents, indigenous organizations, indigenous and non-indigenous collectives, communicators, filmmakers, producers and [...]

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Lima, Peru



 
 
 

 
Logo of Vegan Çîftlîk Short Film Festival
Published: 15 Nov 2024
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Vegan Çîftlîk Short Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Jan 2025

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Vegan Çiftlik
International short film festival
İzmir / Türkiye

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Izmir, Turkey



 
 
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Published: 13 Nov 2024
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CINEfoot - International Football Film Festival

Deadline: 06 Jan 2025

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CINEfoot - International Football Film Festival is the first film festival in Brazil and Latin America with unique curatorial and conceptual approaches about football. The event aims the promotion, diffusion, reflection and appreciation of football films from all over the world.

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



 
 
 

 
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Published: 10 Nov 2024
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Les Regards De L`icart 2025

Deadline: 23 Dec 2024

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Les Regards de L’ICART returns this year for its 7th edition!

Initiated by cinema enthusiasts in a constant quest for novelty, this film platform aims to reward and showcase the work of young filmmakers for an evening dedicated to short films.

This 7th edition will honor emerging talents from all backgrounds, with a prize of €1500 for the first place winner.

Attention all young filmmakers and aspiring directors, join us at the Cinémathèque Française on March 10, 2025, for a new international selection. Experience cinema on a grand scale!

The Event :

The awards will be presented to the winners after the screening of a selection of films on Monday, March 10, during a special evening at the Cinémathèque Française.

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Paris, France



 
 
 
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Published: 06 Nov 2024
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Festcin Garanhuns 2024

Deadline: 31 Dec 2024

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The Garanhuns Film Festival – Affective Territories will be held in May 2025, in the city of Garanhuns, in the state of Pernambuco. The festival aims to promote independent audiovisual productions, focusing on short films, both national and international, that explore the theme "Affective Territories."

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Garanhuns, Brazil



 

 
Logo of The One-Minutes. International festival of 1-minute short films
Published: 02 Nov 2024
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Els Cineminuts. Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges d’1 Minut

Deadline: 31 Mar 2025

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Welcome to our 60-second short film festival.

Can you imagine telling a story in just one minute? That's what we're looking for in this festival: creativity, wit, and originality in each of the short films.

The idea of creating this festival arose from the need to promote independent cinema and new forms of audiovisual expression. In a world where time is a precious commodity, one-minute short films are an ideal option for enjoying cinema quickly and effectively.

Additionally, this format allows anyone to tell their story, regardless of their level of experience in the film world. The goal of this festival is to give a voice to those who want to tell a story but often feel limited by duration and resources. In this festival, creativity is the limit, and large budgets are not [...]

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Terrassa, Spain



 
 
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Published: 02 Nov 2024
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Italia Film Fedic

Deadline: 05 Mar 2025

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The festival was born in Montecatini in 1950. It stood out for many years, paying particular attention to the great Italian cinema and the works of filmmakers. Over time it has become an important and eagerly awaited event to pay homage to many illustrious Italian performers. The festival is organized by the National Association FEDIC, (Italian Federation of Cineclubs) which thanks to a dense network of professionals and cinema lovers organizes the Italia Film Fedic (Ex Film Video) festival. From 2024 the festival will become international with an opening to new proposals that complement the traditional contest dedicated to authors registered with the FEDIC Federation.

The festival is generalist, including films of any genre, without any political and social [...]

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Montecatini Terme, Italy



 

 
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Published: 02 Nov 2024
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CORTI A SUD - (PFF) Polla in Corto

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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Cultural Association Time & Memory organizes the thirteenth edition of the Short Film Festival called "SHORT TO SOUTH", to be held in Polla (SA)ITALY from the 21 - 22 June 2025 at the Auditorium "Holy Nicolicchio".

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Polla, Italy



 
 
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Published: 02 Nov 2024
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LAN. Festival De Cine De Temática Obrera

Deadline: 28 Feb 2025

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LAN Workers' Theme Film Festival is a platform that makes visible and values ​​audiovisual projects that reflect the feelings of the so-called working class, its identity traits, its aesthetics, its social and associative framework, its architecture, its capacity for struggle and adaptation and, above all, historical and collective memory.

IMPORTANT
For LAN 08 edition that will take place in June 2025 we will focus on the workers' struggle and the different conflicts generated in the defense of work in the face of the various situations that have caused the closure of numerous factories and industries.

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Bilbao, Spain