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shnit worldwide shortsfestival

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The shnit worldwide shortsfestival is a premier platform for the exhibition and promotion of short films. This festival is a unique transnational event held simultaneously in ten cities across five continents. The festival consists of three main segments:

▪ shnit PLAYGROUNDS* | Running until August 31st, 2025
▪ shnit EXPANDED | Running until September 30th, 2025
▪ shnit FINALE | Amsterdam – September 30th, 2025

The winner of the WORLDWIDE COMPETITION, as well as the shnit audience-nominated films of the WORLDWIDE & INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, will become eligible to enter the 2026 Oscars® in accordance with the rules of the 98th Academy Awards® [Cinematic release].

Over the past twenty-three years, shnit has evolved into a major international short film festival, continuously [...]



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Logo of Duemila30 - International Film Festival & Experience
Published: 11 Nov 2021
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Duemila30 - International Film Festival & Experience

Deadline: 31 Mar 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

Duemila30 is the biggest international gathering on social impact storytelling for emerging international filmmakers. Each year, over 100 young talents from all over the world meet for four days of screenings, workshops and meet-ups in Milan (Italy).

Duemila30 is much more than a film festival; conceived as a platform for the advancement of social impact storytelling, Duemila30 is permeated by a unique atmosphere, made of young filmmakers from all over the world, international movie industry professionals, social and environmental activists and the young and passionate staff.

In addition, by joining Duemila30 Festival in Milan from the 27th to the 30th of June 2024 you will forever become part of our community and have access to:

Production grants (for your future projects)
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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Milan, Italy



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Published: 26 Oct 2021
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Animacción

Deadline: 31 Oct 2021

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International Festival

Short film festival

Animacción is an international festival of animated short films, which showcases the artistic potential of a whole new generation of animators. Organised by the cultural association dedicated to animation ‘Ánimas Anónimas’, the festival returns this year for its 9th edition.


I would put this whole paragraph like this: The selected short films will be screened from 27/10 to 01/11 in different venues in the metropolitan area of A Coruña, and the winning films from both the general section and the children's and Galician sections will be chosen by voting by the audience attending the screenings.

The days of the screenings will be an opportunity to create a bridge between professionals from the world of animation and the public, as we will be programming talks and activities for [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



A Coruña, Spain



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Published: 18 Oct 2021
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Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia

Deadline: 17 Dec 2021

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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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Palencia, Spain



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Logo of FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS
Published: 02 Oct 2021
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Festival of Future Storytellers

Deadline: 15 Oct 2021

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International Festival

Short film festival

Festival of Future Storytellers has been one of the most important festivals for young filmmakers worldwide since 1981. Each year, it offers young filmmakers from all over the world a platform for presenting their own short films and exchanging ideas about filmmaking. Each November, Munich becomes the focal point of up-and-coming international filmmaking — a place for lively exchange, networking, and discussion.

The short fiction, documentary, and animated films screened in international competition are eligible for valuable prizes, which are awarded by an independent festival jury. In addition, Festival of Future Storytellers presents a DACH Short Film Competition, in which short films from the DACH region will be programmed. An extensive supporting programme with panels and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



München, Germany



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Logo of PLAY - Lisbon`s International Kids Film Festival
Published: 30 Sep 2021
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PLAY - Festival Internacional de Cinema Infantil e Juvenil de Lisboa

Deadline: 01 Nov 2021

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

PLAY is the first Portuguese film festival, exclusively dedicated to children and teenagers, determined to promote the access to culture for a younger audience through Cinema and screening films for audiences aged between 1 and 16 years old.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Lisboa, Portugal



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Logo of Villanueva Showing FIlm Awards
Published: 28 Sep 2021
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Villanueva Showing Film Awards

Deadline: 07 Mar 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

«The Oscars of the university cinema»

Villanueva Showing Festival is an International Short Film Festival for young people between 15 and 25 years old, organized by Universidad Villanueva. This initiative aims to encourage young people to reflect on universal human values ​​through audiovisual language. For this reason, each edition challenges the young cinematographic promises to create their own piece on a specific theme based on a universal value.

This festival, in which more than $ 22,000 in prizes are awarded every year, offers great visibility to young cinematographic talents before an international jury of experts, producers, directors, scriptwriters, actors and other professionals from the sector who attend the ceremony annually of awards ceremony, held in an iconic [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Madrid, Spain



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Logo of Duemila30 - International Film Festival & Experience
Published: 18 Sep 2021
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Duemila30 - International Film Festival & Experience

Deadline: 20 Oct 2021

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International Festival

Short film festival

Duemila30 is the biggest international gathering on social impact storytelling for emerging international filmmakers. Each year, over 100 young talents from all over the world meet for four days of screenings, workshops and meet-ups in Milan (Italy).

Duemila30 is much more than a film festival; conceived as a platform for the advancement of social impact storytelling, Duemila30 is permeated by a unique atmosphere, made of young filmmakers from all over the world, international movie industry professionals, social and environmental activists and the young and passionate staff.

In addition, by joining Duemila30 Festival in Milan from the 27th to the 30th of June 2024 you will forever become part of our community and have access to:

Production grants (for your future projects)
 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Milan, Italy



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Logo of Festival Kinoarte de Cinema
Published: 16 Sep 2021
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Festival Kinoarte De Cinema

Deadline: 22 Oct 2021

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International Festival

Short film festival

The 27th Kinoarte Film Festival, to be held from November 2nd to November 9th, is receiving applications for its competitive sessions of short films. Films up to 25 minutes long, produced from January 2024 may participate in the Ibero-American, National, Paranaense and Londrinense competitions.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Londrina, Brazil



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Logo of Rodando en Bicicleta Short Film Festival
Published: 09 Sep 2021
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Festival de Cortometrajes Rodando en Bicicleta

Deadline: 08 Oct 2021

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International Festival

Short film festival

ONLY FOR LATIN AMERICAN FILMMAKERS.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Amalfi , Colombia



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Logo of Zaragoza International Film Festival
Published: 31 Aug 2021
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Festival Cine Zaragoza

Deadline: 15 Dec 2021

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Zaragoza Film Festival, founded in 1995 to create a cinematic activity in the city. At first his main title was the Young Filmmakers. Since 2007 its official name became the Zaragoza Film Festival.

Festival with various events, generalist and national character (although some of its events are international).

Starting in 2021, after celebrating the 25th edition of the Festival, we propose an evolution of the project.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Zaragoza, Spain



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