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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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Published: 20 Mar 2019
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INKAFEST Mountain Film Festival

Deadline: 02 Aug 2019

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Mountain & Culture is a cultural non-profit organization whose objectives is to approach the sports community and the people in town to offer films, exhibitions, and all kinds of activities focusing on the mountain sports, adventure, environment and culture of peoples.

The Festival also creates a platform for the exchange of ideas between filmmakers, athletes and the public, while supporting the most artistic and effective ways to communicate everything related to the world of the mountain. The aim of this festival is to highlight the importance of ecology, environment, preservation of the mountains and nature in the world today. The Festival also presents a spectacular region to practice adventure sports, extreme and mountaineering, through Films geography.

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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Arequipa, Peru



 
 
 
 
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Published: 17 Mar 2019
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Macau International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 16 Jun 2019

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MACAU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (“FESTIVAL”) is an annual worldwide audio-visual festival that aims to motivate overseas and Macau short film and music videos productions to compete in this FESTIVAL.

The Festival was previously known as "Sound & Image Challenge" and was first launched in 2010 focusing only on an audiovisual competition for local talent. This initiative was co-founded with professionals in film, music, sound and image fields, with two priorities: to promote the Creative Industries in the audiovisual sector and highlight the local talents in the production of sound and moving image design. Over the years, it expanded across 5 continents, grew and gained recognition, and finally became a short film festival in 2015.

The Festival will be held from 1 to 9 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Macau, Macao



 
 
 

 
Logo of Noto International Film Festival, Premio Mario Monicelli Alla Miglior Regia – IX Edition 2024
Published: 14 Mar 2019
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Noto International Film Festival, Premio Mario Monicelli Alla Miglior Regia – IX Edizione 2025

Deadline: 20 Jul 2019

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Magnetic Film Association is proud to announce the short film festival “N.I.F.F. Noto International Film Festival” 2024 VIII edition
Festival is dedicated to any short movies created in any format and opened to all Italians and foreigner authors.

N.I.F.F will award the prestigious “MARIO MONICELLI” award for the best direction.

The technical jury appointed by the organizers of MAGNETIC FILM PRODUCTION will be composed of artist and workers in the field of cinematography, music and journalism field, chaired by film critic Giuseppe Liotta.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Noto, Italy



 
 
Logo of CARTOON CLUB - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA, COMICS AND GAMES
Published: 12 Mar 2019
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Cartoon Club - Festival Internazionale Del Cinema D’animazione, Fumetto E Games

Deadline: 30 May 2019

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EUROPEAN ANIMATION AWARDS Qualifier

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Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games, now at its 41st edition, is one of the best known festivals on the Italian scene.

It is a remarkable window for animation, short films in particular, including fiction, educational, experimental, and computer graphic works, with a whole section solely dedicated to comics: Riminicomix.

The Festival features SHORT ANIMATED FILMS in various sections:

CARTOON CLUB AWARD, open to short animated films made by professional filmmakers and production companies.

SIGNOR ROSSI AWARD, open to animated films made by secondary school and university students, and by the students of animation film schools.

CARTOON KIDS AWARD, among the titles submitted to either Cartoon Club Award or to Signor Rossi Award, the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Rimini, Italy



 
 
 

 
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Published: 08 Mar 2019
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30° Cinespaña, Festival de Cinéma Espagnol & Portugais de Toulouse

Deadline: 15 Jul 2019

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HIGHLIGHTED

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ONLY FOR SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PRODUCTIONS

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Toulouse, France



 
 
 
 
Logo of Planet On - International Environmental Film Festival
Published: 05 Mar 2019
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Planet On - Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental

Deadline: 14 Jun 2019

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REGULATIONS AND CALL FOR ENTRIES
IX PLANET ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
September | 2025

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Colombia becomes the stage for discussing current environmental issues. For this purpose, Planet On proposes a dialogue between filmmakers, scientists, industry, and the public through cinematic works and a short film competition. It aims to provide a necessary space where people can narrate, from their perspective, the various environmental challenges humanity faces.

Planet On seeks to find the best stories about illegal wildlife trade and the protection of fauna in Latin America, as well as any other environmental issues participants wish to address.

The IX edition of the Planet On International Environmental Film Festival will be the ideal place [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bogota, Colombia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Mar 2019
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Picknic Film Festival, Santander International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Mar 2019

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In the early days of cinema, with the advent of the cinematograph, the avant-garde artists found a new medium of expression, called seventh art, which was soon adopted by the major studios.

Thus, the space occupied by the Santander International Film Festival — Picknic Film Festival, is a place where films of reduced visibility and distribution, but selected for prestigious film festivals, with the approval of the press, have the possibility to be screened.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Santander, Spain



 
 
Logo of Rodinia Short Film Festival
Published: 28 Feb 2019
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Festival de Cortometrajes Rodinia

Deadline: 31 May 2019

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17th Rodinia Short Film Festival 2025

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Rodinia, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of FECISO - Social Films International Festival (Castilla-la Mancha)
Published: 20 Feb 2019
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FECISO- Festival Internacional de Cine Social de Castilla-la Mancha

Deadline: 10 May 2019

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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  Music Video



Torrijos, Spain



 
 
Logo of Vinaròs AGUSTÍ COMES Short film Festival
Published: 19 Feb 2019
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Festival De Cortometrajes De Vinaròs Agustí Comes

Deadline: 30 Apr 2019

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XXIV INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF VINARÒS “AGUSTÍ COMES”

JULY-2025

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Vinarós, Spain