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Join Us for the Dallas International Film Festival 2026, April 23-April 30, 2026!

DIFF 2026, the 20th annual Dallas International Film Festival, will screen the best narrative and documentary features and short films from across the globe.

The 20th annual Dallas International Film Festival doesn’t just screen films. The interaction between story tellers, audiences and the Texas community is what we strive to develop both during the festival and throughout the year.

DIFF 2026 is a global adventure that features premiere screenings, nightly red carpets, eye-opening documentaries, intriguing short films, filmmaker panels, award presentations, daily filmmaker happy hours, and an enhanced filmmaker hospitality program that includes city tours and a Festival Lounge where [...]



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Published: 22 Nov 2025
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The Panama Series Festival

Deadline: 30 Sep 2026

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This is a festival for creators of web series, in this festival producers of web series projects can participate, such as tv series, series pilots, we seek to be a window to expose the creations of filmmakers from all over the world from this important point of the world in the Central American isthmus

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Arraijan, Panama



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Published: 22 Nov 2025
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Antakya Film Festivali

Deadline: 15 Oct 2026

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Antakya Film Festival, is an International, competitive festival. (AFF) is a major destination on the Festival circuit and recognized by the sinema Academy as a Qualifying Festival in all film categories. Antakya Film Festival, It is the first meeting point of this region for the international film and media industries.

Mission is to provide a public forum in Antakya in order to advance public interest in films and the independent production of films. To draw worldwide attention to Antakya as a center for cinema. To encourage the rights of all Antakya residents to access and experience the power of independent filmmaking, and to promote artistic excellence and the creative freedom of artists without censure.
In 2023, the Festival presented 800 films, representing work that was [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Hatay, Turkey



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Published: 22 Nov 2025
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When Dead And Sudburied Ruled The Earth: Horrorthon X

Deadline: 30 Aug 2026

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The Dead And SudBuried Horrorthon began life way back in 2016 in darkest Suffolk in the small market town of Sudbury as a celebration of classic horror movies. Over just one day, seven such classics were thrown back on the big screen in the intimate venue of The Quay Theatre. Taking place in a town without an actual cinema to fulfil our dream to see these movies on a big screen, the first Horrorthon was planned around a birthday so just in case it failed to bring enough horror fans obsessed enough to sit and watch non-stop horror all day long, the event could be written off as a present to ourselves!

Fortunately, a small but perfectly formed crowd came, enjoyed and endured over 13 hours of wonderful motion pictures giving birth to our very own franchise! We believe that movies [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Sudbury, United Kingdom



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Published: 22 Nov 2025
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Yellowstone International Film Festival

Deadline: 25 Oct 2026

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In the city of culture, art, and heritage. Yellowstone International Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating the world-class cinema. Yellowstone International Film festival is home to independent cinema from around the world.

YIFF puts filmmakers first and provides the opportunity for recognition and publicity for quality films and documentaries. Our aim is to be an advocate for filmmakers with a unique vision and to promote their work by showcasing it to a large audience. which is why our mission is to carefully consider and select a wide range of films to promote to the indie film-loving crowd.

YIFF will be a global adventure of the premiere, screenings, nightly red carpets, daring documentaries, eye-opening short films, We also focus films under special categories such [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Noida, India



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Published: 21 Nov 2025
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Biosegura Cine, Medio Ambiente Y Mundo Rural (Biocortos)

Deadline: 31 Jan 2026

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Biocortos Film Festival " Environment and Rural Development".

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Beas de Segura, Spain



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Published: 21 Nov 2025
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Screamfest® Horror Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Aug 2026

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2024 New York Times names Screamfest as one of the top 5 Halloween Film Festivals Worth Traveling For!

The 26th annual Screamfest® Horror Film Festival will take place at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.

Some of the largest horror online publications have called it the "Sundance of Horror."

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Screamfest® Horror Film Festival is the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States. Paranormal Activity was discovered and premiered at the festival in 2007.

The festival showcases new genre [...]

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Beverly Hills, United States



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Published: 21 Nov 2025
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Nieve Roja, festival internacional de terror, ciencia ficción, fantástico y bizarro.

Deadline: 27 Mar 2026

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NIEVE ROJA: INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF HORROR, SCI-FI, FANTASY AND BIZARRE

Nieve Roja was created with the intention of being a diffusion space for the production of independent films of the horror and fantasy genre, whose production grows year by year, and needs more exhibition and promotional spaces. The spirit of Nieve Roja is to gather all lovers of the genre and promote their productions, mainly in Patagonia.
This seventh edition of the festival is competitive, and will have the following categories:
- National Feature Film Competition
- Patagonic Short Film Competition (National).
- Argentinian Short Film Competition (National).
- Latin American Short Film Competition.
- International Short Film Competition.
- Bizarre Short Film Competition.

Nieve Roja is a [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



El Bolsón, Argentina



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Published: 21 Nov 2025
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Festival Internacional De Cine De Inteligencia Artificial De Valencia (FESTIAV)

Deadline: 09 Dec 2025

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The Valencia International Artificial Intelligence Film Festival (FESTIAV) is a pioneering cultural event dedicated exclusively to audiovisual works generated using artificial intelligence, understood as a tool at the service of creativity and always respecting the intellectual property and authorship of the different sectors. From the Valencian Community, the festival was born with a global vocation: to become an international reference point in the convergence between technology, creativity and new digital narratives. Its mission is to promote artistic innovation, promote critical analysis of the role of AI in the visual arts and position Valencia as a creative hub connected to the main audiovisual experimentation centers in the world.

In its 1st edition, FESTIAV will screen [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Paterna, Spain



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Published: 20 Nov 2025
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Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFF

Deadline: 09 Feb 2026

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The Lebanese Independent Film Festival (LIFF) is an independent festival born in Lebanon, the land of diversity. It emerges from the Mediterranean region and aims to reach a global audience.

The vision of the LIFF is to establish Lebanon as a center for local and international filmmakers to share global perspectives as well as independent thoughts to a large audience through film.

The mission of the LIFF is to promote independent film culture and encourage its development.

It is a platform to support and display the work of artists and filmmakers; a networking event that will bring together international and local professionals along with festivalgoers in a beautiful setting.

Its goal is to enhance cultural growth. With independent films and panels on various topics [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Beirut, Lebanon



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Published: 20 Nov 2025
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Celebra el Mundo

Deadline: 20 Dec 2025

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We are pleased to announce the opening of the call for entries for the film festival "Celebrate the World: Holidays in Film". This festival aims to explore and celebrate the diversity of festivities and rituals around the world through the art of cinema.

We are looking for films, documentaries and short films that capture the essence of celebrations and traditions from different cultures, showing how people from different regions of the world commemorate their most significant events. Whether it is a traditional festival, a vibrant carnival, an ancestral ritual or a religious holiday, we want your work to be part of this unique experience.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Popayán, Colombia



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