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Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival

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Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Portugal, reaching its 33rd edition in 2025.

Assuming as the main objective the promotion and diffusion of cinematographic and audiovisual works, selected according to quality criteria, Curtas Vila do Conde focuses on the discovery of new films and filmmakers and also on the recognised legacy of Cinema.

Short film competitions with animations, documentaries, fiction films, experimental films, and music videos, produced in 2024 or 2025, no longer than 60 minutes (exception made, under 30 minutes of duration, for Curtinhas – youth and children; My Generation – competitive section aimed for teenagers; Take One! – student films; and Music Videos), preferably with subtitles in [...]








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Published: 09 Nov 2024
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IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Dec 2024

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Founded in 2003, IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival is dedicated to short films, new media and digital arts. Originating as a competitive forum for student films, it has grown to be a recognized platform for the expression of both young artists and established professionals – the only one of its kind in Bulgaria serving this particular sector of contemporary culture, and one of the oldest short film forums on the Balkans.

IN THE PALACE is a Goya Awards qualifying festival, Student Academy 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 is a member of the international network of festivals and institutions serving the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Pernik, Bulgaria



 
 
 
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Published: 07 Nov 2024
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Biografilm Festival

Deadline: 19 Mar 2025

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Biografilm is known internationally as the cinematic event entirely dedicated to life stories and to quality cinema. Biografilm is organised by the Fanatic About Festivals association, under the Artistic Direction of Chiara Liberti and Massimo Benvegnù.

Biografilm promotes growth, development, knowledge, dialogue and inclusivity through the use of the cinematic language in all its forms, like art, entertainment and industry. By telling real lives and stories, it aims to create a free, democratic space with no distinction.

For the upcoming 21st edition of Biografilm we are pleased to officially launch the call for both national and international films to participate in the Festival, in Bologna, 06-16 June 2025.

For more detailed information regarding the event, programmes [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Bologna, Italy



 
 
 

 
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Published: 05 Nov 2024
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Festival de Cine Sant Joan D’alacant

Deadline: 19 Dec 2024

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ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESPAÑOLES (EXCEPT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SECTION, WHICH IS INTERNATIONAL)

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Sant Joan d’Alacant, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 03 Nov 2024
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Fescila (Festival De Cine De La Almunia)

Deadline: 25 Feb 2025

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The sample of school short films of the La Almunia Film Festival is a national short film competition that hosts works made in Early Childhood, Primary and Special Education Centers, Secondary and High School Educational Centers.

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La Almunia, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 22 Oct 2024
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Festival Internacional De Cine De Lebu 25

Deadline: 20 Dec 2024

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It will be held in person with online activities .

In-person format, it will be held in the cities of Lebu, Capital of the Province of Arauco, and in the city of Concepción in the Biobío Region, Chile, from April 1 to 6, 2025. With national and international virtual sub-venues for the exhibition of competitions. Since 2018, CINELEBU is the only festival in Chile that qualifies short films for the Oscar® Awards in three categories: International Animation, Regional Fiction, and International Fiction. and since 2023, qualifier for the Goya Awards and Marca Chile.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Lebu, Chile



 
 
 
 
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Published: 22 Oct 2024
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Premios Quirino

Deadline: 17 Dec 2024

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Os Prêmios Quirino nascem da necessidade de reconhecer o talento na indústria da animação ibero-americana, criando laços e redes entre ambos os lados do oceano.

O evento reúne, portanto, a florescente indústria latino-americana, junto com a de Portugal, Andorra e Espanha, construindo uma verdadeira irmanação para o desenvolvimento conjunto do grande mercado que é a Ibero-América.

Além de reconhecer os melhores trabalhos de animação ibero-americana em nove categorias, os Prémios Quirino servem de marco para o Fórum de Coprodução e Negócios. Cem empresas de vinte países participam todos os anos em reuniões B2B.

Os prêmios foram nomeados em honra do criador do primeiro longa-metragem de animação da história. Em 1917, Quirino Cristiani dirigiu “El Apóstol” (O Apóstolo), uma [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Tenerife, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 22 Oct 2024
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Shorts International Film Festival

Deadline: 16 Feb 2025

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ShorTS International Film Festival (ShorTS IFF) is organised by the Maremetraggio Association.

Since 2000, ShorTS IFF has been a landmark for short films and up and coming cinematographers at international level. In every edition, ShorTS IFF aims to make the short film genre known to a broad and heterogeneous audience, with particular attention to the young with specific sections for children and teenagers aged 6 to 15.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Trieste, Italy



 
 
 
 
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Published: 04 Oct 2024
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The Dallas International Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Mar 2025

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Join Us for the Dallas International Film Festival 2025, April 25 - May 1, 2025!

The 19th annual Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF 2025) will present the finest narrative and documentary features, along with short films, from around the globe. DIFF offers filmmakers a unique opportunity to gain recognition on the international stage.

The 19th 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 2025 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 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Dallas, United States



 
 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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HARD:LINE International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jan 2025

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HARD:LINE International Film Festival aims to present the various faces of extreme cinema.

The question as to what is meant by the term “extreme” can be understood by looking at the content of our wide selection of fantastic films. “Extreme” is often defined by an explicit splatter aesthetic but it can also be represented by unusual story-telling methods or an exotic visual language. Thus, we are meticulously selecting such examples that could be important in the future of the genre. We have not set any boundaries in our search and whether a film is a pearl of the independent scene, fun splatter or no-brainer, H:LIFF loves special films!

HARD:LINE International Film Festival is no warehouse festival where the priority is to show as many films as possible but rather [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Regensburg, Germany



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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부산국제단편영화제 - Busan International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 06 Jan 2025

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Launched in 1980, our festival, the first of its category in South Korea, has grown and evolved from the Korean Short Film Festival, to become the Busan Asian Short Film Festival in 2000 and eventually the Busan International Short Film Festival in 2010 (www.bisff.org).

Taking place late April at the Busan Cinema Center, BISFF delivers a dozen awards in three competitive sections (International Competition, Korean Competition and Operation Kino) while also presenting several curated, non-competitive sections including: Guest Country, Korean Shorts, Asian Shorts, Prism, 3D Cinema, etc.

BISFF is a member of the Short Film Conference (http://shortfilmconference.com/) and of the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema https://netpacasia.org). In 2018, it became [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Busan, South Korea