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Message To Man

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The 35th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 17 to 25 October 2025 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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Logo of ANIFF - Active Nonviolence International Film Festival
Published: 05 May 2023
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ANIFF - Active Nonviolence International Film Festival

Deadline: 06 Aug 2023

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The FICNOVA International Film Festival on Active Nonviolence is held every two years around October 2nd, the International Day of Nonviolence declared by the United Nations.

It is organized and promoted through volunteer work by the non-profit humanist association FICNOVA, inspired by Universalist Humanism, along with other associations, organizations, and individuals who share the transformative sensibility of active nonviolence.

After its first seven editions held in different cities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mauritania, Mexico, Peru, the Czech Republic, and Spain, activists from different cities and countries are once again participating together in preparation for the eighth edition of FICNOVA 2026.

FICNOVA is a thematic festival [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Madrid, Spain



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Published: 04 May 2023
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MINIDOC

Deadline: 09 Oct 2023

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The theme must focus, from the values ​​of solidarity, tolerance, culture of peace, nature and commitment to gender equality, on ways of life, traditions, trades, crafts, sustainable economy, respect for the environment and living beings, that is, all aspects of the diversity of human culture, with a specific section dealing with issues of the peoples of Siberia and Central Asia.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Polán, Spain



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Logo of FIIN - International Nature Image Festival
Published: 03 May 2023
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FIIN - International Nature Image Festival

Deadline: 14 Jul 2023

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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  Music Video



Vila Real, Portugal



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Logo of Festival Internacional De Cine Golfo De Morrosquillo - FICGO
Published: 03 May 2023
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Festival Internacional De Cine Golfo De Morrosquillo - FICGO

Deadline: 02 Aug 2023

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The Golfo de Morrosquillo International Film Festival (FICGO) is a platform for showcasing, training, and promoting audiovisual experiences throughout the region. Through a diverse program of films, workshops, and activities, the festival travels to the municipalities of Coveñas, Santiago de Tolú, San Onofre, and the districts of Berrugas and Rincón del Mar in Sucre. FICGO serves as a cultural gathering that strengthens emerging local talent and celebrates the unique narratives of the Caribbean.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Santigo de Tolú, Coveñas y San Onofre, Colombia



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Logo of CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival
Published: 02 May 2023
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CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival

Deadline: 01 Aug 2023

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The celebration of the XVI Edition of the CortogeniAl Film and Short Film Festival will take place in the town of Puente Genil (Cordoba, Spain) between October 10th and October 18th of 2025.

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 2024 or 2025.

− 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



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Logo of ImagenArte
Published: 02 May 2023
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ImagenArte

Deadline: 15 Jul 2023

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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



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Logo of FINTCH - 3rd International Humor Film Festival
Published: 02 May 2023
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FINTCH - 3rd International Humor Film Festival

Deadline: 19 Jan 2024

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The 3rd International Comedy Film Festival will present to the public contemporary worldwide film production dedicated to the comedy genre in its various variants, enabling the circulation of films that do not find space in the traditional commercial distribution and exhibition medium.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



São João de Meriti, Brazil



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Logo of The 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival
Published: 30 Apr 2023
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The 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 23 Jun 2023

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Regulations for Submission to the Competition Section of the 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival

The Jeonju International Short Film Festival is an annual event hosted by CineSoop, a non-profit organization under the Cultural Contents Research Institute.

The 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival will be organized by the Festival Executive Committee.

The festival aims to contribute to the diversity of film and culture by introducing outstanding short films from Korea and around the world to audiences.

The 8th edition of the Jeonju International Short Film Festival will be held in Jeonju from September 25 to September 29, 2025.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Korean Jeonju, South Korea



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Logo of FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS
Published: 27 Apr 2023
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FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS

Deadline: 12 Jul 2023

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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  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



München, Germany



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Logo of International Children“s and Youth Film Festival, Calibélula
Published: 27 Apr 2023
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International Children“s and Youth Film Festival, Calibélula

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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The International Festival of Children and Youth Film CALIBELULA, FICIJCALIBELULA - is created through a group of friends who love cinema, who see the need to generate new exhibition and training spaces, for a very special audience that is children and young people .

The purpose is to train audiences through cinematographic audiovisual material made by and for children, youth and adults that promotes conflict resolution and peaceful coexistence through the construction of values ​​and principles.

Generate new exhibition alternatives that consolidate processes of formation and creation expressed in the production and audiovisual realization, with understanding and critical sensitivity, trying with this to involve from an early age this target population through the cinema as [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Cali, Colombia



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