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Message To Man

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The 34th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short live-action, animated, and experimental films is scheduled to take place from 18 to 27 October 2024 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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 of the Festival's President.

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, [...]



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Logo of Liège International Comedy Film Festival
Published: 11 May 2023
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Festival International du Film de Comédie de Liège

Deadline: 29 Sep 2023

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The Liège International Comedy Film Festival explores daring, popular and unifying cinema, through a unique competition: it is the only festival in Europe to program international comedies (and sentimental, dramatic, social or horrific). The only one, also, to reward them with a Golden or Crystal Bull. Every year, since 2016, it has presented nearly twenty feature films and around thirty short films, from the four corners of the world.

 Fiction  Documentary



Liège, Belgium



 
 
 
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Published: 10 May 2023
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Semana Internacional De Cine Fantástico De La Costa Del Sol

Deadline: 10 Jun 2023

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International Festival

Feature film festival

The International Horror and Fantasy Film Week of La Costa del Sol is a film festival of the horror and fantasy genre that is held annually. The first edition was held from September 11 to 16, 2000. On that occasion,
the winning film of the Golden Unicorn was The Ring, which was a blockbuster in our country. The edition paid tribute to the British actress Caroline Muro, a fetish actress of horror films, with the screening of the film ‘The howl of the devil’, directed by Paul Naschy, and a ‘tribute to ghosterrorific Cinema’ was made with
the screening of films by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (La residencia, ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?), Jesús Franco (Gritos en la noche, El Conde Drácula). To this day, editions keep being added, this year the XXV
edition of the Festival is [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Fantastic  Terror



Estepona, Marbella, Benahavis , Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 09 May 2023
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Womanimation! Film Festival

Deadline: 12 Jun 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

What is Womanimation!? As the name implies, it's a festival showcasing acclaimed animated films created by women from around the world.

From satire to drama, from the everyday to the surreal - in styles from traditional 2-d to stop-motion to computer animation - the festival features something for every taste.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



N/A, United States



 
 
 
 
Logo of Frenesí La Unión Valle Film Festival
Published: 07 May 2023
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Frenesí Festival Internacional De Cine y formatos audiovisuales De La Unión Valle

Deadline: 06 Aug 2023

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The International Film Festival of La Union Valle FRENESÍ, seeks to be a platform for the meeting, support and dissemination of new audiovisual creators in search of expanding their knowledge. We celebrate the passion for cinema, giving the opportunity to share with creatives in the same line.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



La Unión Valle, Colombia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 05 May 2023
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PUNTO FINAL

Deadline: 08 Sep 2023

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Short film festival

The theme of the contest is death understood as the end of life. The works must reflect death from the perspective of the authorship of the works.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Quinto, Spain



 
 
 
Logo of FIIN - International Nature Image Festival
Published: 03 May 2023
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FIIN - Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza

Deadline: 14 Jul 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

The main objective of the Short Film Festival is the dissemination of ecosystems and biological heritage through cinematographic and audiovisual works selected through quality criteria.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Vila Real, Portugal



 
 

 
Logo of Film Festival La Otra Historia
Published: 03 May 2023
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Festival De Cine Y Video Comuna 13, La Otra Historia

Deadline: 02 Aug 2023

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The 14th version of the Festival has as its central theme ¨Community Cinema as a generator of Social Change and Progress¨, the jury prioritizes content that has this focus, however the reception of audiovisual pieces is not closed exclusively to said theme, for Therefore, other types of content will be widely accepted.
¨Community cinema is not only an art form, but also a powerful tool to promote fundamental values of a progressive society, such as gender equality, social justice and citizen participation. It facilitates debate, plurality and solidarity, and offers a means of expression for the different groups and identities that make up the social, cultural and identity fabric of Colombia, at local, regional and national levels. ¨

It is for this reason that the Comuna 13 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Medellín, Colombia



 
 
 
Logo of CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival
Published: 02 May 2023
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CortogeniAl, Festival De Cine Y Cortometrajes

Deadline: 01 Aug 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

The celebration of the XV Edition of the CortogeniAl Film and Short Film Festival will take place in the town of Puente Genil (Cordoba, Spain) between October 11th and October 19th of 2024.

It is welcome any person (film director, production or distribution) who has the legal control of the work or works submitted may participate.

REQUIREMENTS:

− Short films must have been produced in 2023 or 2024.

− Short films shall not last more than 20 minutes.

− Every filmmaker may submit as many works as desired.

− Productions not filmed in Spanish as main language must be submitted with Spanish subtitles for their exhibition.

− Filmmakers will be owners of the legal rights to their works and the responsible of the authorship rights of the short films.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Puente Genil, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Festival Internacional De Cine Pequeño
Published: 02 May 2023
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Festival Internacional De Cine Pequeño

Deadline: 31 May 2023

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The 11th Festival Internacional de Cine Pequeño which is taking place in Aspe (Alicante) from the 12th to the 16th of August 2024.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Aspe, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 May 2023
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ImagenArte

Deadline: 15 Jul 2023

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Short film festival

IX Santaella Short Film Festival October 26, 2024.

Organize and Collaborate:

Celluloid Film Association

Santaella Town Hall and Campiña Cathedral.

Junta de Andalucía, Department of Tourism

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Santaella, Spain