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shnit worldwide shortsfestival

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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 [...]



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Logo of FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS
Published: 17 Apr 2025
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FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS

Deadline: 17 Jul 2025

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

Festival of Future Storytellers has been one of the most important festivals for young filmmakers worldwide since 1981. Each year, it offers young filmmakers from all over the world a platform for presenting their own short films and exchanging ideas about filmmaking. Each November, Munich becomes the focal point of up-and-coming international filmmaking — a place for lively exchange, networking, and discussion.

The short fiction, documentary, and animated films screened in international competition are eligible for valuable prizes, which are awarded by an independent festival jury. In addition, Festival of Future Storytellers presents a DACH Short Film Competition, in which short films from the DACH region will be programmed. An extensive supporting programme with panels and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



München, Germany



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Logo of I Festival Internacional Goitacá de Cinema
Published: 17 Apr 2025
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I Festival Internacional Goitacá de Cinema

Deadline: 27 Apr 2025

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

These guidelines establishes the rules for the selection of Brazilian and international short and feature films to be screened in the competitive programs that will comprise the program of the 1st Goitacá International Film Festival, organized by Quiprocó Filmes, taking place from August 19 to 24, 2025, in Campos dos Goytacazes.

1. OBJECTIVE

The Goitacá International Film Festival aims to promote and disseminate Brazilian and international independent cinema through film screenings, debates, and the exchange between audiences, filmmakers, producers, industry professionals, curators, exhibitors, distributors, and critics. The event includes the International Competitive Program, the Brazilian Competitive Program, the Zezé Motta Program (focused on racial and gender [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



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Logo of Premio Leggimontagna - Cortomontagna
Published: 16 Apr 2025
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Premio Leggimontagna - Cortomontagna

Deadline: 31 Aug 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

Cortomontagna prize is exclusively dedicated to short films.

The prize’s main theme is Mountain life, told and documented through a video that expresses the author's point of view and interpretation.

Possible takes on the main theme can range from the narration of sporting activities (skiing, climbing, hiking - for example), to naturalistic-environmental themes, to facts and life stories of communities or mountain territories.

The award has two categories:

- Short Films from the World, reserved for short films with an international character, concerning facts, situations, people and places beyond the borders of Italy.

- Short Films from Italy, reserved for short films concerning facts, situations, people and places within the borders of Italy.
At the time of entry, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Tolmezzo, Italy



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Logo of FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca
Published: 16 Apr 2025
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FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca

Deadline: 08 Jun 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

FICVI, International Short Film Festival of Vila-seca is a festival focused on the exhibition of short films.

It is organized by the Vila-seca Tourism Board and collaborates with the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España – Premios Goya as a Collaborating Contest in the Preselection of Short Films in the categories of Fiction and Animation for the Goya Awards.

The X edition of the FICVI, Vila-seca International Short Film Festival will be held from October 17 to 26, 2025.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Vila-seca, Spain



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Logo of Fantastic and Terror Short Film Festival La Vieja Encina
Published: 15 Apr 2025
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Fantastic and Terror Short Film Festival La Vieja Encina

Deadline: 15 Jun 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Culture Department of the Hon. City Council of San Nicolás del Puerto and the Punto Vuela of San Nicolás del Puerto announce the 11th "La Vieja Encina" 2025 Horror and Fantasy Short Film Festival, to be held on October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2025.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



San Nicolás del Puerto, Spain



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Logo of 5th Slemani International Film Festival
Published: 14 Apr 2025
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5th Slemani International Film Festival

Deadline: 23 May 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The Fifth Slemani International Film Festival will take place this October, bringing together renowned filmmakers from both national and international stages. This year's festival will feature seven competition sections, with a total of 19 awards to be presented. The festival's theme will focus on the Kurdish language and mother tongue, highlighting linguistic and cultural identity through cinema.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Sulaymaniyah, Iraq



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Published: 13 Apr 2025
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State aKorti

Deadline: 30 Jun 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

An important milestone for the International Humorous Short Film Festival State aKorti, between laughter and the other, we arrived at the 18th Edition

The show, as always, is open to film makers and directors of all nationalities. Participation is free.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Viagrande, Italy



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Logo of Bulli ed Eroi
Published: 13 Apr 2025
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Bulli ed Eroi

Deadline: 10 Oct 2025

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International Festival

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Bullies and Heroes which is characterized by the phrase: Ubuntu I am because we are (Nelson Mandela), was born after 50 years of experiences, studies and research, both in the cinematographic and artistic fields and in the pedagogical and psychological ones. It is located on the border between health and culture with the certainty that "the soul needs beauty and that beauty is nourishment for the soul" and allows us to best express all the creative potential of the human being. It is therefore important, as argued by Peppino Impastato, who has always rejected the idea of ​​becoming accustomed to "ugliness", to educate children to "beauty": "...It is for this reason that people should be educated to beauty: because in men and women, let habit and resignation no longer creep in [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Sinalunga, Italy



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Logo of EUREKA University Film Festival
Published: 13 Apr 2025
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EUREKA Festival Universitario De Cine

Deadline: 03 Jun 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

10th EUREKA UNIVERSITY FILM FESTIVAL 2025

The conditions described below correspond to the requirements proposed by EUREKA University Film Festival and its programming team. The registration and selection of audiovisual pieces sent by those students and filmmakers who would like to be part of the official programming depend on these requirements, bases and conditions.

EUREKA University Film Festival is an event initially organized by students from the University Jorge Tadeo Lozano of Bogota and students from different universities in Colombia. The festival will take place from October 14 to 18, 2025 in the city of Bogotá D.C., Colombia.

The call for entries will be open from April 10th until June 03rd, 2025. The only platform we will enable to receive the audiovisual [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bogotá D.C., Colombia



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Logo of XXIII MUESTRA DE CINE MUJERES EN ESCENA
Published: 12 Apr 2025
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Muestra De Cine Mujeres En Escena

Deadline: 01 Jun 2025

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The Malaga Festival, in collaboration with the Equal Opportunities Area of ​​the Malaga City Council, pursues the objective of supporting the presence of women in film production, creating spaces that make visible the work of women in the audiovisual field, professional field where they are underrepresented, both in the direction, in the production or in the writing of scripts; favoring the film industry with the diverse views of women.

In order to fulfill this objective, the Equal Opportunities Area will hold its “XXII FILM SHOW WOMEN ON STAGE”, between the months of October and November 2024.

THE WOMEN ON STAGE FILM EXHIBITION was created in 2002 with the aim of debating, through the holding of cineforums, the existing gender inequalities in our society as well as in other [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Málaga, Spain



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