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FESTIVAL COURT METRANGE

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In 2003, the non-profit created the International Strange and Unusual Fantasy Short Film Festival, Court Métrange.

The event offers a creative harbor for authors wherein to expose and endorse their ideas. With an irrefutable penchant for a different form of filmmaking, these motion picture partisans fascinate countless audiences, the latter of whom paradoxically struggle to reap the same attention.

The purpose of the Court Métrange Festival is, ultimately, threefold, boasting: a place to screen, a place to scream, letting its "cult" shorts thrive, and a place whose limitless resources endeavor to not only emphasize the credentials of those having fought to make Fantasy film what it is today, but also attribute to them what is rightfully theirs. Court Métrange has become [...]








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Logo of İzmir International Short Film Festival
Published: 04 Jun 2015
Film festival
 Has submission fees
Short films



Uluslararası İzmir Kısa Film Festivali

Deadline: 15 Sep 2015

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

26th International Izmir Short Film Festival
Izmir International Short Film Festival has been holding its place as being one of the greatest events in the field of movie in Turkey and it will meet its audience for the 25th time this year. The festival is the first film festival that gave awards to the international short films in Turkey. It began to show its films in 2000 and since then it has been one of the most esteemed festivals between film lovers.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



Izmir, Turkey



 
 
Logo of Elche Cinema Festival
Published: 22 May 2015
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Short films



Festival de Cine de Elche

Deadline: 30 Jun 2015

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

The Elche Film Festival, organized by Mediterraneo Foundation's main objective is to offer a cultural space to filmmakers and moviegoers.

In a constant commitment to the promotion of culture and supporting emerging values of cinema, focusing on innovation, public conversation with the authors and the elimination of technological compete when barriers and vote.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Elche, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival
Published: 05 Apr 2015
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Feature films



Fidba, Festival Internacional De Cine Documental de Buenos Aires

Deadline: 15 Jun 2015

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

In recent decades, and at one time to the emergence of new technologies that have ended up scanning most of the processes of the film, the documentary has known a notorious and systematic growth around the world. In our country, and for more than one decade, a production before linked almost exclusively to fiction has been swelling their ranks with new topics, new approaches, new geographies, new dilemmas.

It is in this context that FIDBA is proposed as the 1st. International Film Festival dedicated to this genre which films with the same fans - as long as we believe that the forms and the doings of the documentary film are different from those of the fiction - may meet and dialogue among them and with the public. If the documentary is a meeting point for the FIDBA, it is [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina



 
 
 
 
Logo of CARTOON CLUB - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA, COMICS AND GAMES
Published: 26 Mar 2015
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Short films



Cartoon Club - Festival Internazionale Del Cinema D’animazione, Fumetto E Games

Deadline: 24 May 2015

Call for entries

EUROPEAN ANIMATION AWARDS Qualifier

International Festival

Short film festival

Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games, now at its 41st edition, is one of the best known festivals on the Italian scene.

It is a remarkable window for animation, short films in particular, including fiction, educational, experimental, and computer graphic works, with a whole section solely dedicated to comics: Riminicomix.

The Festival features SHORT ANIMATED FILMS in various sections:

CARTOON CLUB AWARD, open to short animated films made by professional filmmakers and production companies.

SIGNOR ROSSI AWARD, open to animated films made by secondary school and university students, and by the students of animation film schools.

CARTOON KIDS AWARD, among the titles submitted to either Cartoon Club Award or to Signor Rossi Award, the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Rimini, Italy



 
 
 

 
Logo of Mexico International Short Film Festival - SHORTS MÉXICO
Published: 07 Mar 2015
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Shorts México - Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes De México

Deadline: 31 May 2015

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ENGLISH: SHORTS MÉXICO 20TH EDITION

CALL FOR ENTRIES – SUBMIT YOUR FILM

SHORTS MEXICO has become the largest International short film festival in Latin America. Do not miss the chance to be part of its 20th celebration.

FILM SUBMISSION REGULATIONS

SHORTS MEXICO - Mexico International Short Film Festival call for entries begins February 17th through May 31st, 2025 at 23:59 (CST) Mexico City. We are open to receive Short Films from all over the world inviting all production genres.

SHORTS MEXICO is recognized as the biggest International short film festival in Iberoamerica. An international exhibition platform specialized in short films. It promotes cinema creative expressions, diverse voices, distinctive and innovative visions, bold quality films from filmmakers from [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, Mexico



 
 
 
 
Logo of shnit worldwide shortsfestival
Published: 16 Jan 2015
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shnit worldwide shortsfestival

Deadline: 01 Jun 2015

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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  Music Video



Bern, Switzerland



 
 

 
Logo of International Cine a la calle Short Film Festival
Published: 16 Dec 2014
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Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine A La Calle

Deadline: 20 Feb 2015

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Our call is open to all individuals, agencies, art collectives or producers that own the rights of short length audiovisual work, including documentary, argumentative, experimental and/or video-art. Short films must have been produced in film, video or animation format.

FICICA will take place from 12th to 16 th of August in Barranquilla, Colombia and through virtual channels. You are all welcome to visit us!

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barranquilla, Colombia



 
 
 
 
Logo of IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
Published: 25 Nov 2014
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Short films
Feature films



IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Apr 2015

Call for entries

OSCAR Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


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  Music Video



Pernik, Bulgaria



 
 

 
Logo of Bogota International Documentary Film Festival
Published: 23 May 2014
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Muestra Internacional Documental De Bogotá

Deadline: 06 Aug 2014

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HIGHLIGHTED

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  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 
 
Logo of Mecal Pro,  27th Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival
Published: 14 May 2014
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Short films



Mecal Pro, 27º Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Y Animación De Barcelona

Deadline: 19 Dec 2014

Call for entries

GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, will celebrate its 27th edition. The long history of MECAL PRO has consolidated it as one of the most important short film festivals in Europe and the world, thus receiving the support of local, national and international institutions. We have screened in 2024 more than 300 short films in 29 sections that we program.

Mecal is strongly committed to promoting the exhibition and dissemination of audiovisual creations in the short format, not only with the public, but also in having creators and distributors meet through different activities. Mecal is also devoted to foster emerging talent, by holding events and awards specially aimed at young creators. In this sense, it also works as a short film [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain