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GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival

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The Galician Freaky Film Festival is the ultimate freak film and culture event. International in scope and specialised in fantasy cinema with themes of horror, science fiction or any subgenre that can be framed within the “freak” concept.

Founded in 2017 and based in Vigo, the GFFF showcases carefully selected films that are usually excluded from conventional distribution, presenting world and international premieres never before seen in Galicia, and also offering parallel activities such as workshops, professional meetings and special sessions for new talents.

The GFFF is a Competitive Member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), a global network of genre film festivals spanning 21 countries and more than 800,000 attendees per year. This membership allows [...]





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Logo of International Film and Theater Festival ´amur Autumn´
Published: 22 Jul 2025
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



International Film And Theater Festival ´amur Autumn´

Deadline: 12 Aug 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The festival has been held for over twenty years in the Russian Far East.

"Amur Autumn" is one of the major cultural events in the region.

The festival features two film competitions and one theatre competition.

The two film competitions are:
– Feature-length fiction
– Short fiction

Filmmakers present their works at the festival whenever possible.
Each competition is judged by an international professional jury.
Screenings take place in a cinema, and the jury watches the films in the theater.

To participate in the festival, the film must have Russian premiere status.

The festival prize is the Amur Crane.

The Grand Prix in both competitions also includes a monetary award.

Each year, the festival receives over 1,000 submissions.
In accordance with Russian legislation, [...]

 Fiction



Благовещенск, Russia



 
 
 
Logo of Mal del Cap International Short Film and New Narratives Festival
Published: 22 Jul 2025
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Short films



Festival Mal Del Cap Narratives Mal Dites Eivissa

Deadline: 01 Sep 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Mal del Cap opens the call for entries for its XI International Short Film and New Narratives Festival
Ibiza, July 21, 2025.– The Ibizan cultural association Mal del Cap, Cultura Mal Dita has opened this Sunday the call for entries for short films to compete in the XI International Short Film and New Narratives Festival “Mal del Cap, Narratives Mal Dites”, which, on this occasion, will change its format and will take place between December 2025 and April 2026.

The submission period runs from July 21 to September 1, 2025, and is open to filmmakers from all over the world. Works must be submitted in digital format and can be fiction, documentary, or animation. Selected films will be screened during April 2026 in different cultural venues across the island.

“Once again, we are [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Ibiza, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of accordi@ DISACCORDI - International Short Film Festival
Published: 22 Jul 2025
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



accordi @ DISACCORDI - Festival Internazionale Del Cortometraggio

Deadline: 19 Sep 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

accordi @ DISACCORDI - International Short Film Festival welcomes films and filmmakers from all over the world, to share the art of independent short films with the local audience, to entertain and enlighten festival attendees, to provide filmmakers the opportunity for professional networking and development, and to encourage cultural tourism and film industry development in Naples and the surrounding area in Campania.

accordi @ DISACCORDI (Consonances and Dissonances) is an audience-friendly festival that focuses on quality programming of all genres of seventh art from comedy to drama, animation to documentary, and art to experimental movies. In addition to the film program, attendees can enjoy talks, Q&As, laboratories, workshops, exhibitions, seminars and conferences; the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental  Music Video



Napoli / Naples, Italy



 
 
Logo of Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival
Published: 22 Jul 2025
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Short films



Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Apr 2026

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Portugal, reaching its 34th edition in 2026.

The festival will be held from 17th to 26th July 2026 and its main objective is the promotion of audiovisual and film production, selected according to quality criteria, at an event which focuses not only on the discovery of new films and directors, but also on the legacy of cinema.

Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental films, as well as music videos, no longer than 60 minutes (unless otherwise noted), produced in 2025 or 2026 are eligible for the various competitions.

Out-of-competition programmes will highlight not only a selection of worldwide contemporary short films but also the relations between shorts and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Vila do Conde, Portugal



 
 

 
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Published: 22 Jul 2025
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Short films
Feature films



2025 ARFF Paris // International Awards

Deadline: 18 Feb 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Around International Awards ✈ Barcelona ✈ Paris ✈ Amsterdam ✈ Berlin.

Annual Independent event with 4 major programs for all Features, Shorts, Documentaries, Experimental, Commercial, Music Video, Animations, Student Films, TV, Series, and New Media. The international community evaluates the all-genre creations to serve ARFF Official Laurels and to certify the awarded filmmakers at the end of the annual festival run. Thus, all the ARFF Finalists will be mentioned multiple times to have the best out of the entire year altogether. Submit today to participate in all 4 programs, regarding the unique system of ARFF International.

Submissions made via Festhome are getting evaluated and selected, directly for the yearly festival run and participating in the Official Certificate [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Paris, France



 
 
 
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Published: 22 Jul 2025
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Short films



Festival Corto D`autore Citta` Di Cesnali (av)

Deadline: 10 Aug 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Our mission is to spread the talent of young emerging directors in the panorama of Italian, European and international cinema, pursuing the objective of merging culture, territory and tourism, with a particular eye on innovations in the cinematographic field, also supported by new technological languages.

The call is aimed at short films of any theme and genre. It ranges from drama to comedy, thriller, etc. The stories can be invented or adapted or inspired by true events and documentaries or reportages of any kind.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



CESINALI, Italy



 
 

 
Logo of ALICANTE SMARTPHONE FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 21 Jul 2025
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Alicante Smartphone Internacional Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Nov 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

The festival will take place in Alicante from December 9 to 13, 2025.

Only short films produced exclusively with a smartphone will be accepted.

Both national and international short films are eligible to participate.

The theme is open to all genres and subjects.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



alicante , Spain



 
 
Logo of IBIZACINEFEST
Published: 19 Jul 2025
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Short films
Feature films



Ibizacinefest - 10º Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Ibiza

Deadline: 20 Jan 2026

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

We conceive IBZCF as a window into contemporary cinema, its new trends and creators who contribute new narrative paths to create vibrant, necessary, and modern films.
The 10th edition of IBZCF will take place in 10 venues across the island's five municipalities and online on the Filmin platform. Ibizacinefest renews its commitment to Ibiza and its culture through a program of national and international titles never before seen on the island, exclusive premieres in the Balearic Islands and Spain, activities aimed at professionals, short film sections to discover and promote local and Balearic talent, and our educational program with special screenings to create new audiences.

Reflection will also be given space through open discussions on the relationship between cinema and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Ibiza, Spain



 

 
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Published: 19 Jul 2025
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



En ocasiones veo cortos

Deadline: 06 Oct 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Horror Short Film Contest organized by the Youth Department of the Cartagena City Council and managed by Ana Ballabriga.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Cartagena, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 19 Jul 2025
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



FRONTERA SUR, Festival Internacional De Cine De No Ficción

Deadline: 17 Aug 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

FRONTERA SUR, International Non-Fiction Film Festival, is a non-competitive event that exhibits a set of cinematographic, Chilean, Latin American and worldwide works related to the concept of non-fiction cinema.

The seventh edition of the FRONTERA SUR Festival will take place from May 26 to 30, 2026, in the Concepción city, Biobío Region, southern Chile.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Concepción, Chile