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Message To Man

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The 36th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 16 to 24 October 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Over the years, the Festival has hosted distinguished figures of world cinema, including Werner Herzog, Ulrich Seidl, Claude Lanzmann, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Agnès Varda, Mira Nair, Paolo Sorrentino, Alan Berliner, Eric Roberts, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Abdellatif Kechiche, Udo Kier, and many others.

With its history spanning three decades of cinema development, Message to Man was founded in 1989 in Leningrad by filmmaker Mikhail Litvyakov, who now serves as the Honorary President of the Festival.

In 2010, Alexei Uchitel, a renowned director of documentaries and feature films, assumed the role [...]








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Published: 03 Mar 2026
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Festival Iberico de Cine de Badajoz

Deadline: 05 May 2026

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Only for films produced in Spain or Portugal.

A leading short film festival in the Iberian Peninsula, showcasing the work of Spain and Portugal's most prominent filmmakers over the last quarter of a century. Preselection festival for the Goya Awards.

 Fiction  Animation



Badajoz, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of FIC Gáldar International Film Festival
Published: 03 Mar 2026
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FIC Gáldar International Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jun 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Gáldar International Film Festival (FIC Gáldar) is one of the most important film festivals in the Canary Islands, and has concentrated in each of its editions the very best of national and international cinema. Organized by the City Council of Gáldar through its Council of Culture since 2013, this festival proposes a live event with important health measures to ensure complete safety and confort.

Our event as of today will be hosted on the original intended dates. We are closely following the rules and regulations set by the government of Spain and, since our hope is that cinemas are allowed to full capacity before our event, we are also open to open our venues in a limited capacity if that was mandatory. If any plans change for our live event, we will notify all [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Gáldar, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Mar 2026
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52 edition FILMETS Badalona Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2026

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, is an international short film festival with 52 years of history. It is a reference festival in Catalonia awarded by the Barcelona Provincial Council and is a prescriber of the Goya awards.

Badalona celebrated the first edition of the old festival in 1971, on a biennial basis. The Amateur Cinema Section of the Museum was the entity that organized that international contest with the name 'Badalona World Amateur Cinema' and also held other contests such as Images (for members of the entity), the National Festival of Filmed Song (state wide) and the Religious Film and Human Values Contest (state wide). The entity collaborated with the main amateur film festivals in Catalonia, such as those held in Barcelona (Union of Amateur Filmmakers, the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Badalona, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Published: 26 Feb 2026
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SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia

Deadline: 16 Jul 2026

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OSCAR Qualifiers

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Short film festival

Feature film festival

The SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is a specialized, competitive fantastic genre Festival in accordance with the regulations established by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations). The Festival has also been declared a “Qualified Festival” by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® in the United States. This means that those shorts winning the awards for “Best Short Film” in the Official Fantàstic Selection and “Best Short Film” in the Anima’t category will automatically be taken into consideration by the Hollywood Academy Awards® selection committee.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Sitges, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 25 Feb 2026
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Short films



Certamen Nacional de Cortometrajes de L`ALFÀS DEL PI

Deadline: 10 May 2026

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GOYA Qualifiers

Short film festival

XXXVIII NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION OF L’ALFÀS DEL PI

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



L’Alfàs del Pi , Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 22 Feb 2026
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Bogota International Documentary Film Festival

Deadline: 01 May 2026

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HIGHLIGHTED

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The Bogotá International Documentary Film Festival (MIDBO), organized by the Colombian Documentary Filmmakers Corporation ALADOS COLOMBIA, is a specialized event dedicated to nonfiction cinema. Over the past 27 years, it has established itself in Colombia and Latin America as a key platform for exhibition, dialogue, and critical reflection around documentary and audiovisual non-fiction practices.

For its 28th edition, MIDBO invites filmmakers and producers to submit their audiovisual works to the 2026 film call and to participate in the various training, discussion, and networking spaces that will take place both virtually and in person throughout the showcase.

The 28th edition of MIDBO will take place from October 28 to November 4, 2026, in Bogotá, Colombia. Throughout the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 16 Feb 2026
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Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival

Deadline: 07 Jun 2026

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MELIES Qualifiers

International Festival

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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 Cortogenia International short film festival
Published: 10 Feb 2026
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Cortogenia International short film festival

Deadline: 10 Sep 2026

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Cortogenia is short film festival held all year along.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Madrid, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Maniatic, Festival Internacional De Cine Fantástico De Valencia
Published: 10 Feb 2026
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Maniatic, Festival Internacional De Cine Fantástico De Valencia

Deadline: 15 Aug 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

MANIATIC- FANTASTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF VALENCIA it´s a festival of fantastic genre to bring the world of the short film to the new generations of spectators who otherwise would not have access to the latest creations of the future directors of cinema.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Valencia, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of KORTERRAZA short film festival
Published: 05 Feb 2026
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KORTERRAZA short film festival

Deadline: 16 May 2026

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Short and music outdoor. This is what is proposed Korterraza, a festival of short films that celebrate its SEVENTEENTH edition of June 24 to 27, 2026 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and throughout the summer, the twelfth edition of Korterraza Araba.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Vitoria, Spain