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LA Shorts International Film Festival

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LA Shorts International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world.

The Festival is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences OSCAR®, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT) presenters of the Canadian Screen Awards and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain (Goya Awards).

We are proud to have 68 filmmakers from LA Shorts earned an Academy Award® nomination.

Celebrating 30 years, LA Shorts is the longest-running short film festival in Los Angeles. The festival screens 400 films and attracts over 10,000 attendees each year including Hollywood industry professionals and emerging independent filmmakers.

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Published: 11 Mar 2022
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Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jul 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival 5th Edition (2025)

The Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival returns for its 5th edition, continuing our commitment to celebrating short films a cinematic language that often speaks the loudest in the fewest minutes.

Kaaffilm is an independent platform devoted to discovering, supporting, and showcasing filmmakers who push the boundaries of storytelling, vision, and form.

In 2025, the festival will be held entirely online, offering creators and audiences worldwide a seamless and secure digital experience. All official selections will be screened on Kaaffilm’s verified platform, ensuring both accessibility and authenticity for a truly borderless cinema.

Kaaffilm remains a vital hub for emerging voices and established creators, [...]

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Milan, Italy



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 Mar 2022
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Festival de cortos Hygeia

Deadline: 31 Mar 2022

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Short film festival

Only for Spanish Filmmakers.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



Madrid, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 05 Mar 2022
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FECISO- Festival Internacional de Cine Social de Castilla-la Mancha

Deadline: 10 May 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

Aware of the importance of audiovisual media in Spanish society today and, trying to make them both a comunication and education media, to promote values of solidarity and tolerance, the International Social Film Festival of Castilla-La Mancha was born and it will be held in Toledo, It will continue in Toledo, Torrijos, Cuenca, Olías del Rey...

In this Festival are invited to take part to public and private entities that share the same concerns.

The Festival consists of several sections, including a contest of short and documentaries, social issues include: xenophobia, generational conflict, child labor, domestic violence, social roles, ecology, children´s rights, coexistence, etc.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Torrijos, Spain



 
 
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Published: 05 Mar 2022
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20th Addis International Film Festival

Deadline: 03 Apr 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is an annual film festival created by Initiative Africa in 2007 and held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival is the largest independent documentary cinema festival in Africa and it was established as a unique initiative seeking to use the power of documentary films to support innovative ways of creating awareness on social issues.

The festival is a celebratory and educational event showcasing a carefully curated selection of films from both seasoned and emerging filmmakers addressing a wide range of themes such as peace building, inequality, women empowerment, children's rights, and much more.


The 18th Edition of the Addis International Film Festival (AIFF). As Ethiopia's established social activist, Initiative Africa [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Mar 2022
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Festival de Cine de Elche

Deadline: 25 Apr 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Elche, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Mar 2022
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Lloret Negre

Deadline: 15 May 2022

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Feature film festival

Lloret Negre is the first noir genre festival of the Costa Brava. It's objetive is to promote the noir genre and as well as Lloret de Mar and it's heritage.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Lloret de Mar, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Mar 2022
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Oyola Fabián Festival Internacional de Cine Documental

Deadline: 15 Jun 2022

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The Cultural Association ‘El Bujío’ of Segura de León (Badajoz), in its desire to pay tribute and remember Andrés Oyola Fabián, neighbour and friend of our town, tireless researcher and disseminator in the field of social and human affairs, organises, in collaboration and with the support of the Town Council of Segura de León and the Provincial Council of Badajoz, the Fifth Edition of the ‘Oyola Fabián International Documentary Film Festival (OFFCINEDOC)’.

Once the participating works have been received and as long as they comply with the aspects included in the Bases, a selection will be made by the organisation and they will be transferred to an international jury made up of professionals from the audiovisual field and from different subjects related to general culture, as [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Segura de León, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Mar 2022
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RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

Deadline: 30 Jun 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

The nineth edition of RIR (International Comedy Shortfilm Festival), a theme festival where humor is the fundamental base.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Allariz, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 28 Feb 2022
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Festival De Cine Y Vino Ciudad De La Solana

Deadline: 11 Jun 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Municipal Film Festival aware of the importance of media in Spanish society today, and trying to make them both a media and education, held from November to December 2026 the Film and Wine Festival "Ciudad de La Solana 2026"

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



La Solana , Spain



 
 
Logo of Luna de Cortos International Short Film Festival
Published: 27 Feb 2022
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Luna de Cortos Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes

Deadline: 26 Apr 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

THE FESTIVAL: MOVEMENT OF CULTURE

The Festival was born with a very specific mission: it aims to stimulate public attention towards an open and wide representative space, such as the rural environment, makes its outdoor projections, open to all, the best exponent. Youth and adults, generations separated by years and experiences, gather around a screen, which is the focus of the light of a past and a future: culture is timeless, culture unites, and film language will be the link common to temper emotions and feelings, to treasure memories, to provoke lively gatherings.

In this way, all attendees of the event can enjoy a heterogeneous and dynamic speech. Through this cultural impulse, the different currents of creativity allow viewers to move and explore new and old codes in a [...]

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Veguellina de Órbigo, Spain