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Shorts Costa Rica International Film Festival

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The Shorts Costa Rica International Film Festival is an initiative dedicated to promote and celebrate the richness of the short film, its diversity in themes, styles and voices, and the great national and international talent responsible for its creation.

This festival seeks to strengthen cinematographic diversity through the exhibition, training and dissemination of Costa Rican talent, and participation of international viewings in the country, giving the public the best of short filmmaking.

Our proposal is to provide small and large producers of short films the possibility of obtaining an impact within the cinematographic field, activating presence in cinemas and alternative spaces in the seven provinces of the country as well as in other cities around the world.

We [...]



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Published: 14 Dec 2023
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Short films



FIIN - International Nature Image Festival

Deadline: 13 Mar 2024

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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  Other  Experimental



Vila Real, Portugal



 
 
 
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Published: 17 Nov 2023
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Festival de Málaga

Deadline: 22 Dec 2023

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Feature film festival

1. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of Festival de Malaga are to disseminate and promote Spanish films and their general cultural sphere. In this sense, the Festival is also a platform for Latin American film productions. Its functions include hosting an event for the different professional sectors of films in Spanish (construed as films produced in Spain and all of Latin America, including Brazil) to boost their development and promote international sales.

Festival de Málaga is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations (FIAPF) (www.fiapf.org).

In compliance with these objectives, the 29th Edition of Festival de Málaga will be held from 6th to 15 th March 2026.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Málaga, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 09 Nov 2023
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Chennai World Cinema Festival -2025

Deadline: 01 Apr 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Welcome to the CHENNAI WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL-2025!

Chennai World Cinema Festival successfully held its inaugural event on September 19th-25th, 2025.

700 seater Sri Devi Karumari Theater.
A widescreen is like an IMAX theatre.
The theatre has a 4K projection and Dolby Atmos sound system.

Three days,
18 screenings,
27 Short Films & Feature Films,
All visitors were admitted free of charge.

The 1st Chennai World Cinema Festival was held from October 4 to 10, 2024.

200 seater Prasad Preview Theater.

The theatre has a 4K projection and Dolby Atmos sound system.

3300 submissions from 114 countries.

6000 visitors.

Seven-day screening.

Eight venues.

38 Short Films and Movies.

Ambassador of Venezuela's two-day participation.

Direct participation of 42 foreign and domestic [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Chennai, India



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Nov 2023
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Short films



Villanueva Showing Film Awards

Deadline: 04 Mar 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

«The Oscars of the university cinema»

Villanueva Showing Festival is an International Short Film Festival for young people between 15 and 25 years old, organized by Universidad Villanueva. This initiative aims to encourage young people to reflect on universal human values ​​through audiovisual language. For this reason, each edition challenges the young cinematographic promises to create their own piece on a specific theme based on a universal value.

This festival, in which more than $ 22,000 in prizes are awarded every year, offers great visibility to young cinematographic talents before an international jury of experts, producers, directors, scriptwriters, actors and other professionals from the sector who attend the ceremony annually of awards ceremony, held in an iconic [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Madrid, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Bringing Human Rights to the people,  short film contest
Published: 31 Oct 2023
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Concurso De Cortos Giza Eskubideak Herrira (Acercando Los Derechos Humanos Al Pueblo)

Deadline: 10 Nov 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

The GEH Short Film Competition is a short film competition on human rights held in different localities of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country).

This competition is part of the global project human rights Giza Eskubideak Herrira (Bringing human rights to the people.). The GEH is a human rights awareness project created by the dar-dar Productions cooperative in 2015. The first editions were based in Ordizia. In 2023, the festival has developed and extended to several towns in Gipuzkoa (Euskal Herria).

The main objective of this competition is to raise awareness and educate on human rights. Because this short film contest is a window that we open to the world, and from that window we can see the different realities that people live in different parts of the planet. In view of these [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Legorreta, Spain



 
Logo of Duemila30 - International Film Festival & Experience
Published: 31 Oct 2023
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Duemila30 - International Film Festival & Experience

Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Duemila30 is the biggest international gathering on social impact storytelling for emerging international filmmakers. Each year, over 100 young talents from all over the world meet for four days of screenings, workshops and meet-ups in Milan (Italy).

Duemila30 is much more than a film festival; conceived as a platform for the advancement of social impact storytelling, Duemila30 is permeated by a unique atmosphere, made of young filmmakers from all over the world, international movie industry professionals, social and environmental activists and the young and passionate staff.

In addition, by joining Duemila30 Festival in Milan from the 27th to the 30th of June 2024 you will forever become part of our community and have access to:

Production grants (for your future projects)
 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Milan, Italy



 
 

 
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Published: 18 Oct 2023
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Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia

Deadline: 23 Feb 2024

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

The Palencia International Films Festival is organised by the Association Friends of the film and the Popular University of Palencia.

This edition is number 34, and during all these years, our philosphy has been considering cinema a tool of development and social cohesion.

Our festival colaborates with the Spanish Cinema Academy, and its a qualifyer festival for the GOYA shortfilm Awards.

In addition, the short film awarded the first prize by the jury at the MCIP (the Milagros Alcalde Award) will go directly to the Short List finalist of the FUGAZ Awards, making up the short list of films that will then be evaluated for nomination by the commission that awards these prizes each year.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Palencia, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of International Environment Film festival Massa Wassay
Published: 06 Oct 2023
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International Environment Film festival Massa Wassay

Deadline: 30 Oct 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

International Environmental Film Festival is a festival dedicated to short films (Ficton & Documentary) which treat the subject of the environmental such climate change, global warming, extinction of species...Peace Corps actions....Activism...

We are 100 % environmental film festival and our goal is to educate through entertaining and to raise awareness, using audiovisuals as a tool and language.

The IEFF is an annual film festival which takes place in Sidi Wassay-Massa village in the South of Morocco (60 km far from Agadir City).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Massa, Morocco



 

 
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Published: 19 Sep 2023
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Festival Ànima Jove

Deadline: 06 Oct 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

Ànima Jove, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges d'Animació d'Altafulla is an animation film festival, whose main objective is to create a space to disseminate the art of animation in the territory of Tarragona.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Altafulla, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of International Environment Film festival Massa Wassay
Published: 26 Aug 2023
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International Environment Film festival Massa Wassay

Deadline: 15 Sep 2023

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

International Environmental Film Festival is a festival dedicated to short films (Ficton & Documentary) which treat the subject of the environmental such climate change, global warming, extinction of species...Peace Corps actions....Activism...

We are 100 % environmental film festival and our goal is to educate through entertaining and to raise awareness, using audiovisuals as a tool and language.

The IEFF is an annual film festival which takes place in Sidi Wassay-Massa village in the South of Morocco (60 km far from Agadir City).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Massa, Morocco