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IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

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Founded in 2003, IN THE PALACE International Film Festival is dedicated to short films and audiovisual arts. Originating as a competitive forum for student films, it is now a recognized platform for expression of both young artists and experienced professionals. Among the oldest in the Balkans, it is the only professional short film festival in Bulgaria.

IN THE PALACE ISFF is a Goya Awards qualifying festival and an Academy Awards®/OSCAR® qualifying festival for shorts in the categories of Best Animation, Best Fiction, Best Documentary, and Best National Film. IN THE PALACE ISFF is a member of the international network of festivals and institutions serving the short film sector – the Short Film Conference.

IN THE PALACE ISFF annually launches the last weekend of June and for [...]



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Published: 27 Jul 2022
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Santurtzi Film Festival

Deadline: 14 Aug 2022

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Since its creation in 2013, the Santurtzi Film Festival has gradually evolved to become a benchmark event in the Basque Country, expanding fields of action and gaining in solidity. Always faithful to its three founding axes –the socio-cultural promotion of the municipality, the connection with the community from the artistic point of view and the promotion and professionalization of new directors– the original motto of "cinema at street level" has consolidated a distinctive personality –close, participatory cinema with a social vocation– that has served as a platform for emerging filmmakers and for cultural revitalization, social and economic of Santurtzi.

The great success of SZ has been to position itself as a platform for emerging Basque cinema: to screen and give space to [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Santurtzi, Spain



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Published: 27 Jul 2022
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La Pecca LGTBI Short Film Contest

Deadline: 15 Sep 2022

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LA PECCA -Small Environmental Film Contest- was born in 2007 by the DeFrente Association.

The main purpose of this project is to promote respect for sexual and gender diversity through cinema, contributing to the development of a plural and inclusive society.
Taking a quality film event as a vehicle, we show plural life stories and encourage people to visibly live their sexual and gender identity, to promote social awareness and claim at the same time the right of the LGTBIQ + community to be present in culture and in society equally.

We also give visibility and support to quality cinematography, promoting the discovery of new talents.

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ASOCIACIÓN DEFRENTE is a non-profit organization in Seville that was established in 2006. Since its inception, its objectives have been [...]

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Sevilla, Spain



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Published: 21 Jul 2022
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Certamen de Cine Lento

Deadline: 20 Sep 2022

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This short films contest up in order to motivate people to convey their ideas through cinema.

The theme that identifies it is based on the idea of ​​"slowness" or "slow life", what we understand as a bunch of actions (respect for the Environment and people, responsible consumption, defense of culture, decrease, life and leisure alternative, cooperation, food sovereignty, social economy ...) that make individuals improve their quality of life, control their time and be critical of the current economic and social system.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Guadalajara, Spain



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Published: 20 Jul 2022
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FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS

Deadline: 16 Sep 2022

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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 [...]

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München, Germany



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Published: 16 Jul 2022
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SECCIÓN WESTERN

Deadline: 10 Dec 2022

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La Sección Western (Premio Sección Western/ Premio Forastero)sigue siendo una sección paralela del Certamen de cine Corto de Salas de los Infantes.

La idea de esta sección es homenajear al western y dar a conocer las nuevas tendencias de un género que a día de hoy sigue vivo y de actualidad.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Hontoria del Pinar/Salas de los Infantes, Spain



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Published: 14 Jul 2022
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Torrerífico - Festival De Cortometrajes De Terror De Torrevieja

Deadline: 15 Oct 2022

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The purpose of this call is to promote, on a competitive basis, an open contest to encourage cultural creation, helping to increase the quality of productions by creators in the audiovisual sector.

At the festival, called “Torrerífico,” the short films must have a horror theme, and the works selected as finalists will be screened, with the winners being announced. In this regard, the audience attending the event will vote for the audience award.

To this end, the Vice-Rectorate for Culture, Sport, and University Extension at the University of Alicante is organizing the Short Film Competition through the Torrevieja University Campus, in collaboration with the Torrevieja City Council's Youth Department and the Torrevieja Alternative Leisure Association.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Torrevieja, Spain



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Published: 14 Jul 2022
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Zafic International Film Festival

Deadline: 25 Sep 2022

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The ZAFIC International Film Festival (ZAFIC) is a cultural platform based in Mosquera, Colombia, that promotes cinema and audiovisual storytelling as tools for dialogue, community engagement, cultural exchange, and territorial development.

For its 9th edition, taking place from October 15 to 18, 2026, ZAFIC presents the thematic focus “Possible Futures / Futuros Posibles”, inviting creators from around the world to share stories that imagine, question, transform, and reimagine the future of our communities and territories.

ZAFIC welcomes short films and audiovisual works from any country and genre through three curatorial sections:

• Kids / Infancias
Works created for children, schools, and young audiences, encouraging imagination, creativity, learning, and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Mosquera, Colombia



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Published: 13 Jul 2022
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PUNTO FINAL

Deadline: 30 Sep 2022

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The theme of the contest is death understood as the end of life. The works must reflect death from the perspective of the authorship of the works.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Quinto, Spain



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Published: 02 Jul 2022
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FesticineKids Cartagena

Deadline: 08 Aug 2022

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FesticineKids 28 is an international children's and youth film festival in Cartagena de Indias, it is a film competition that orients its efforts towards strengthening the production and distribution of Colombian, Latin American and world cinema for children and young people.

In 2026, FesticineKids reaches its 28th, edition with the same spirit of highlighting and celebrating cinema for girls, boys and young people. The phrase has been chosen as the slogan: OUR KIDS VALUES. From this concept it is intended to invite children and young people to be aware of the responsibility they have to be agents of change in their environments. Children and young people are the future that should encourage the care of our planet earth, the human beings that surround them, animals and plants, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Cartagena, Colombia



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Published: 25 Jun 2022
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Escenario Music Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Aug 2022

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Escenario: Cinema + Music, is the first musical documentary film festival in Argentina.

In 2026, it will mark its seventh edition and return with its international feature film competition.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Buenos Aires, Argentina



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