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Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth

Deadline: 15 Jul 2023

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Chulpicine began its work in 2002 with the first ever Itinerant Children & Youth Film Festival in Quito. The warm welcome that the project received allowed the festival to become an annual event during the months of July to September, bringing an educational and entertaining event at no cost, to sectors with few cultural activities.

Thanks to the positive reaction, Chulpicine became a cultural and educational non-profit foundation in June 2004. After more than 10 years of experience, Chulpicine have reach a stable proposal and working methodology that has spread at national level. The Festival has promoted the creation of coaching staff; cultural managers working in different communities; and a large group of followers.

Chulpicine has designed a set of activities and [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Other Experimental

Quito, Ecuador

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Published: 02 Mar 2023

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Utsav International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Oct 2023

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Utsav – Celebration or Festival

We have started this LGBTQ+ & Independent Film Festival for cinema lovers. This film festival will be a celebration of creativity and ideas. After a successful completion of the first edition of the festival, we are now ready for the second edition.

LGBTQ+ cinema globally as well as in India has become an important part of the film industry. OTT platforms have increased the reach of these films to a larger audience. Of course, these avenues are mostly for mainstream cinema and filmmakers. There are a lot of independent film makers who also have interesting stories to present. We hope that this festival will be a platform for these independent film makers and their wonderful stories.

Each film has various components – story, script, [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Other Experimental

Mumbai, India

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Published: 02 Mar 2023

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FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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FICVI, International Short Film Festival of Vila-seca is a festival focused on the exhibition of short films.

It is organized by the Vila-seca Tourism Board and collaborates with the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España – Premios Goya as a Collaborating Contest in the Preselection of Short Films in the categories of Fiction and Animation for the Goya Awards.

The XI edition of the FICVI, Vila-seca International Short Film Festival will be held from October 17 to 25, 2026.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Vila-seca, Spain

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Published: 02 Mar 2023

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RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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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: 21 Feb 2023

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Festival La Mirada Tabú

Deadline: 31 Oct 2023

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The LA MIRADA TABÚ film festival wants to motivate artists and creators to show their view of the “taboo” concept, which is broad and diverse, encompassing from the dreams, the unconscious, the mental worlds and the ghosts that populate them , the mystery, the magic, even the untold reality, the unsaid, "the clothes hanging", in the workplace, emotional, family, vital ... from a vision as polyhedral as human thought is: casual, humorous, dramatic, dreamlike ... always from respect for all ways of thinking and from creativity.

LA MIRADA TABÚ launches an invitation to bring to light the personal and non-transferable world of each creator, which, as we have been able to verify throughout the history of art and cinema, through great names in world cinematography, connects with [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental Music Video

Zaragoza, Spain

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Published: 21 Feb 2023

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FESTIVERD Venezuela

Deadline: 08 Sep 2023

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13th FESTIVERD – Venezuela
Festival Internacional de Cine y Video Verde de Venezuela opens its call for entries for the 13th edition, to be held from December 1st to 6th, 2026. Professional and student short films of the documentary, animation, experimental, and fiction genres from any region are welcome, provided they address ENVIRONMENTAL themes.

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Our vision: to become a green film and video festival that, from Venezuela to the world, serves as an example in the creation of loving, familial bonds among all inhabitants of planet Earth.

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Our mission: to offer an alternative perspective on environmental and ecological experiences that aim to restore familial bonds among all biotic and abiotic beings. The exhibition of green audiovisual narratives is interconnected with [...]

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Caracas, Venezuela

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Published: 18 Feb 2023

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Islantilla Cinefórum

Deadline: 05 May 2023

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19th ISLANTILLA CINEFÓRUM

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Islantilla (Lepe e Isla Cristina), Spain

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Published: 18 Feb 2023

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XXVI Festival Internacional De Cine Arqueológico Del Bidasoa

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The Oiasso Roman Museum and the City Council of Irun organize the International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa.

The aim of the Festival is to present archaeology to the general public, through the diffusion of audio-visual material resulted from the work made by archaeologists, assuring the promotion and the spreading of these films.

The Festival is being celebrated since the year 2001 and from the year 2004 it has four prizes: the Grand Prize of the Festival, the Special Audience Prize, the Educational Values Prize and Arkeolan Prize for Contribution to Science. Since 2006, it’s inside Fedarcine, the European network of Archaeological Film Festivals.

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Irun, Spain

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Published: 10 Feb 2023

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Festival Internacional de Cine LesBiGayTrans

Deadline: 30 May 2023

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22nd LesBiGayTrans International Film Festival of Paraguay

Asunción – 2026

Aireana, a lesbian rights group and organizer of Paraguay's 22nd International LesBiGayTrans Film Festival, invites people interested in film and audiovisual media from around the world to participate in this year's edition of the festival.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental Music Video

Asunción , Paraguay

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Published: 05 Feb 2023

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Festival de Cortometrajes Rodinia

Deadline: 31 Jul 2023

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18th Rodinia Short Film Festival 2026

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Utsav International Film Festival

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Mumbai, India

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Vila-seca, Spain

RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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Allariz, Spain

Festival La Mirada Tabú

Deadline: 31 Oct 2023

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Zaragoza, Spain

FESTIVERD Venezuela

Deadline: 08 Sep 2023

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Caracas, Venezuela

Islantilla Cinefórum

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Islantilla (Lepe e Isla Cristina), Spain

XXVI Festival Internacional De Cine Arqueológico Del Bidasoa

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Irun, Spain

Festival Internacional de Cine LesBiGayTrans

Deadline: 30 May 2023

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Asunción , Paraguay

Festival de Cortometrajes Rodinia

Deadline: 31 Jul 2023

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Rodinia, Spain

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