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Emergente! Designed for up-and-coming creators from Spain and Latin America with fiction, documentary, animation, or experimental projects in development, it aims to become a vibrant meeting point for new producers and storytellers. Its mission is to showcase emerging Spanish-speaking talent to the world and boost the international short film industry through development, financing, and co-production opportunities.





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Logo of Almagro International Film Festival AIFF
Published: 18 Sep 2025
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films



Almagro International Film Festival AIFF

Deadline: 15 Mar 2026

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

In 2018, Almagro International Film Festival -AIFF- born with the aim of establishing a useful platform for the promotion of the audiovisual industry: a space and time for dissemination and promotion of audiovisual content, transforming the city of Almagro into a meeting point for filmmakers, favoring the exchange of initiatives and promoting a market open to the development of new projects.

AIFF will provide a showcase for the most interesting short format projects done within the last recent months, constituting an standard of quality and high level of commitment to the society & culture of Audiovisual Arts. In addition, the Festival has opened an important window to formats created for online distribution, bringing support to one of the most active and emerging sectors of [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Almagro, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Short Film Festival For Long Times
Published: 18 Sep 2025
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Short Film Festival For Long Times

Deadline: 12 Oct 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

The "Festival Cortos para Tiempos largos" is a proposal for the training, creation and circulation of audiovisual content carried out by young Colombians since 2020 with a clear purpose, to connect people and stories. The festival is not looking for winners, it is conceived as a space for the dissemination and visibility of audiovisual products, carried out for academic and non-profit purposes, where all those who wish to be part of a great story can participate.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pereira, Colombia



 
 

 
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Published: 17 Sep 2025
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Fantastic film festival in Bourg-en-Bresse

Deadline: 04 Jan 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

13th edition of the fantastic film festival of Bourg-en-Bresse.

SHort film competitions (french languages, international, middle school) and also screening of features films.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bourg-en-Bresse, France



 
 
 
 
Logo of Great Message International Film Festival
Published: 17 Sep 2025
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Great Message International Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jun 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

IMDB Qualifying:
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Great Message International Film Festival

We really wish to share international thinking which is developed in the form of films with the society and the young generation of humanity.

Every human being is a message in himself or herself, we just have to channelize & nurture that message into a great one. Filmmakers from all across the globe are respectfully welcome to share and submit your great films into the GMIFF.

We understand that you understand the realm of understanding and so you have created your wonderful films with your conscious understanding.

Showcasing Greatness through Audio-Visual
Through vantage point we see that entertainment is just the medium to share realm of life with film lovers. If we penetrate [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Mumbai, India



 
 
 

 
Logo of CINHOMO - International LGBT Film Festival
Published: 17 Sep 2025
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Cinhomo - Muestra Internacional de Cine y Diversidad Sexual de Castilla y León

Deadline: 15 Dec 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The International Film and Sexual Diversity Festival CINHOMO accepts LGBTIQ-themed films of all nationalities, which will be eligible in the various sections of the festival: Fiction Feature Films, Fiction Short Films, Documentary Feature Films and Documentary Short Films.

The works must not have been exhibited in commercial theaters, broadcast on TV or be available to the public on the Internet or any other platform in Spanish territory prior to the celebration of the festival and must be copyrighted after 01/01/2023. Feature films must be unpublished in the Community of Castilla y León; in the case of short films it will not be exclusive but it will be positively valued. The organization reserves the right to include in the out-of-competition program films that do not meet [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Valladolid, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 17 Sep 2025
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Short films



Tylerman International Social Awareness Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

The Tylerman International Social Awareness Film Festival hosted by Cantigny Park seeks to grow an environment of legacy that affords filmmakers the opportunity to be credited for their art with critique, prizes, and networking opportunity. Fun times include the McCormick Museum, Tank Park, The First Division Museum, Rose Gardens, and Q&A from reputable Producer's, Writer's, and Director's. Selections and winners of the festival will have the option of showcasing content on TYLERMAN TV. Festival Producer Andrew Tyler

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Wheaton, United States



 
 
 

 
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Published: 16 Sep 2025
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Short films
Feature films



Cambodia International Film Festival

Deadline: 18 Jan 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Cambodia International Film Festival (15th Edition in 2026) is the most significant and industry driven film event in the Kingdom of Cambodia and SE Asia. Every year, the CIFF features a diversified program and hosts filmmakers from Cambodia and abroad.

CIFF focuses on inspiring audiences to the diversity of films, promote innovative international film making including fiction and documentaries and presents recent quality productions made in and about Cambodia by national and international filmmakers.

Since 2015, CIFF introduced a special BEAUTIFUL PLANET program focused on environment, indigenous communities, sustainable development and biodiversity.

CIFF takes place in the best theaters of Phnom Penh (10 venues, 120+ screenings, 150+ films) and fully enforce copyright.
 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Phnom Penh, Cambodia



 
 
 
Logo of FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival
Published: 16 Sep 2025
Film festival
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Short films
Feature films



FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival

Deadline: 02 Feb 2026

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

FEST - NDNFF #22
20th-28th of June of 2026 | Espinho, Portugal

FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival is an all-encompassing celebration of the new tendencies of world cinema. The event focuses on a competitive and non-competitive showcase of the most promising new figures and works from around the globe.
The 22ndedition of the festival will take place between the 20th and the 28th of June 2026, in the seaside town of Espinho (Portugal).

The selection is divided into several categories which include Feature Film and Short Film competitions in the Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental Non-Narrative formats, as well as content adequate for children and teenagers. The event also includes non-competitive sections that range from retrospectives to feature length and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Espinho, Portugal



 
 
 

 
Logo of NIKON FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 16 Sep 2025
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



NIKON FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 15 Jan 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

It's a free and open to all short film festival based in Paris (France). Concept is simple : submit 2min20 shortfilms about an imposed theme each year. For this 15th edition, it'll be "A human superpower". To participate, you must register on our website www.festivalnikon.fr/en until January 15, 2026

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT FILMS OVER 2MIN20 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE COMPETITION AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EXCLUDED WITHOUT VIEWING.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Paris, France



 
 
 
 
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Published: 16 Sep 2025
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films



In A Minute Film Festival

Deadline: 25 Jun 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

In A Minute Film Festival focuses on showcasing one minute films. We are located in a suburb of New York City (NYC), for easy access by all. All Genres are accepted, but the time limit is set. 1-minute. At the festival we nurture networking and audience encouragement of the hard work everyone has put in.

The In A Minute Film Festival was created to offer filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their ability to tell concise short stories in a 1-minute film, with the audience and support of fellow filmmakers.

The live screenings of the top films are concluded with a Q&A, so filmmakers can take pride in their work and meet like-minded filmmakers. We also will have an online edition with films, to be able to reach an international audience.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bergenfield, United States