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Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival

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The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival is organised by Les Films du Spectre, a non-profit making association dedicated to genre cinema, which includes fantasy, horror, science-fiction and thrillers.

In addition to the Festival’s international prizes, as a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, it also awards the Silver Méliès for the best European fantastic film.








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Logo of CineBH - Belo Horizonte International Film Festival
Published: 21 Feb 2025
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Does NOT have submission fees
Feature films



CineBH - Belo Horizonte International Film Festival

Deadline: 05 May 2025

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Feature film festival

CineBH - Festival Internacional de Cine de Belo Horizonte fue diseñado para develar la nueva cadena de producción audiovisual nacional e internacional, establecer una conexión con la producción audiovisual de la Grande BH, exhibir y hacer puentes e intercambios con la producción latinoamericana y contextualizar el mercado audiovisual – perfil, posibilidades, alternativas y la realidad de exhibición en Brasil en intercambio con el mundo y con la presencia de otros países. Es un espacio de formación y reflexión sobre la sustentabilidad del cine nacional, su capacidad de seducción del público, las posibilidades y la factibilidad de la coproducción internacional, las tendencias, los nuevos medios y tecnologías. El programa es gratuito y ofrece proyecciones de largo, medio y [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



Belo Horizonte, Brazil



 
 
 
 
Logo of Bonito South American Film Festival
Published: 21 Feb 2025
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Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Bonito South American Film Festival

Deadline: 06 Apr 2025

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

BONITO CINESUR 2025

Bonito South American Film Festival - 2025 | Brazil

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Competitive screenings of South American new feature and short films made between 2024 and 2025;

Parallel exhibition of South American children's animation film;

Competitive environmental-themed film exhibition;

Competitive exhibition of Mato Grosso do Sul film, with films made between 2024 and 2025;

Awards, debates, rounds of discussions aimed at international agreements;

Exchange with the most important festival directors in South America;

Workshops for children and the general community, workshops for film and audiovisual professionals and academics.



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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



Bonito , Brazil



 
 
 

 
Logo of Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
Published: 20 Feb 2025
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Short films



Bengaluru International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

You’ve chosen to film. Chosen to put together a visual piece of art if we may say so. Today when anyone with a camera can, in theory, make a film... how will you make your short film stand out? What you intend to do with your film is what the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival is all about. We will be what you create.

After the tremendous success that was BISFF 2024, we are all set to host the 15th edition. Just as every year, this is an attempt to understand the medium a little better and go a little further in inventing new forms of storytelling as filmmakers.

This year the Festival will be a HYBRID Version, having both Online and Venue Screenings. Online Screenings will be only for INDIAN Geography

The festival showcases shorts from across the world, creating a [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Bangalore, India



 
 
 
 
Logo of Bogota International Documentary Film Festival
Published: 19 Feb 2025
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Short films
Feature films



Muestra Internacional Documental De Bogotá

Deadline: 10 May 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Bogotá International Documentary Film Festival (MIDBO), organized by the Colombian Documentary Filmmakers Corporation ALADOS, is an event specialized in documentaries that over the past 26 years has consolidated itself in Colombia and Latin America as a fundamental space for exhibition, dialogue, and thought around non-fiction audiovisual works.

For the 27th edition of MIDBO, we invite filmmakers and producers to submit their audiovisual works for the 2025 film call and to participate in various training and discussion spaces that will be held both virtually and in person during the event.

This year, the 27th edition of MIDBO will take place from October 29 to November 7 in Bogotá, Colombia. The event will tour different regions of the country throughout the year, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 

 
Logo of ShorTS International Film Festival
Published: 19 Feb 2025
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Shorts International Film Festival

Deadline: 23 Feb 2025

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

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  Experimental



Trieste, Italy



 
 
 
 
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Published: 19 Feb 2025
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Feature films



30° Cinespaña, Festival de Cinéma Espagnol & Portugais de Toulouse

Deadline: 01 Jul 2025

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Feature film festival

ONLY FOR SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PRODUCTIONS

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Toulouse, France



 
 
 

 
Logo of Sax International Film Festival
Published: 19 Feb 2025
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Sax

Deadline: 23 May 2025

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Sax International Film Festival, in the province of Alicante, qualifier for the Goya Awards, arises through the initiative of the filmmaker and writer Miguel Herrero Herrero. Since its creation in 2006, the festival has had the support of the Sax City Council and is backed by: Generalitat Valenciana, Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), University of Alicante, (UA), Alicante Provincial Council,... In the festival the best short films and feature film projects compete in competition. The event has numerous cinematographic activities: shows, exhibitions, concerts, book presentations, courses, workshops, tributes, master classes and meetings with renowned professionals such as the actor and director Aldo Sambrell, the animator and director Raúl García, the actor Carlos [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Sax, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Certamen Nacional de Cortometrajes de L`ALFÀS DEL PI
Published: 19 Feb 2025
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Short films



Certamen Nacional de Cortometrajes de L’Alfàs del Pi

Deadline: 11 May 2025

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

XXXVII NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION OF L’ALFÀS DEL PI

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



L’Alfàs del Pi , Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
Published: 16 Feb 2025
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Short films
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Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg

Deadline: 15 Jun 2025

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MELIES Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival is organised by Les Films du Spectre, a non-profit making association dedicated to genre cinema, which includes fantasy, horror, science-fiction and thrillers.

In addition to the Festival’s international prizes, as a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, it also awards the Silver Méliès for the best European fantastic film.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Strasbourg, France



 
 
 
 
Logo of shnit worldwide shortsfestival
Published: 15 Feb 2025
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Short films



shnit worldwide shortsfestival

Deadline: 01 Jun 2025

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

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 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Bern, Switzerland