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American Documentary And Animation Film Festival (AmDocs)

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AmDocs is one of the largest Documentary and Animation only festivals in the United States. We are located in beautiful Palm Springs, not far from the media capital of Hollywood. We take pride in sharing the best viewing environment for both our audience and filmmakers.

AmDocs is very progressive in education outreach, market sharing and doing all we can to help our filmmakers realize their goals.



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Published: 30 Jun 2021
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Cinego Shorts

Deadline: 12 Jul 2021

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Cinego Shorts Edition 2, 2025 program 'docs on the move' is now accepting submissions

We invite filmmakers from around the globe to submit powerful, thought-provoking short stories that explore the depths of the human experience. We seek compelling documentary films that question and illuminate what’s unfolding globally, and resonates with the audience worldwide.

Please visit our submission platform [https://festhome.com/festival/cinego-shorts] for complete submission guidelines, eligibility requirements, and deadlines. We look forward to reviewing your inspiring and thought-provoking films.

We believe in the power of storytelling in connecting us, inspiring change, and fostering a deeper understanding of the world around us.

Submit your documentary to Cinego Shorts and [...]

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Karachi, Pakistan



 
 
 
 
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Published: 24 Jun 2021
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FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CORTOMETRAJES CINESAN

Deadline: 03 Sep 2021

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It is a Festival with two sections to contest. Official Section and Section of Asturian Short Films. Three prizes will be awarded (best short official section, best performance and best short Asturian). All the information is in the bases. Any author of any nationality can participate.

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Sotrondio, Spain



 

 
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Published: 05 Jun 2021
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Festival Atmosphères - Concours de courts métrages

Deadline: 31 Aug 2021

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Contest is open to everyone !

Topic of the contest is "The Dream life".

You can submit your any type of film up to 15 minutes max.

Festival Atmospheres uses all kinds of art forms in order to arouse afterthought and commitment to an accessible and constructive sustainable development.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Courbevoie, France



 
 
 
 
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Published: 03 Jun 2021
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Festival Internacional De Cine De Pilar De La Horadada - Cortopilar | Premios Pilar

Deadline: 01 Sep 2021

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9th Pilar de la Horadada International Film Festival - CORTOPILAR | PILAR AWARDS

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pilar de la Horadada, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 03 Jun 2021
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Certamen de Cine Lento

Deadline: 30 Sep 2021

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This short films contest up in order to motivate people to convey their ideas through cinema.

The theme that identifies it is based on the idea of ​​"slowness" or "slow life", what we understand as a bunch of actions (respect for the Environment and people, responsible consumption, defense of culture, decrease, life and leisure alternative, cooperation, food sovereignty, social economy ...) that make individuals improve their quality of life, control their time and be critical of the current economic and social system.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Guadalajara, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 22 May 2021
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IKUSKA - Muestra Internacional De Cortometraje De La Bahía De Pasaia

Deadline: 31 Aug 2021

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International Festival

Short film festival

XXVII the International Short Film Show of the Bay of Pasaia, IKUSKA 2025.

The festival has an international short film competition in 5 screenings, and other parallel non-competition sessions related to the development of Basque and language coexistence (MINTZAGUN projection in collaboration with Oarsoaldea euskaltegis), Gender Equality (BEKOZ BEKO award in collaboration with the Association against gender violence Bekoz Beko), the promotion of culture in Pasaia and its surroundings, etc.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pasaia, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 15 May 2021
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Festival Internacional de Cine de La Serena

Deadline: 30 Jul 2021

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The eleventh La Serena International Film Festival (FECILS) is a competitive audiovisual event that will take place from October 22 to 25, 2025, in the Coquimbo region. It seeks to support the production and dissemination of regional, national, and Latin American audiovisual activities, thus contributing to decentralization by promoting the exchange and training of regional filmmakers and producers. Through these actions, FECILS seeks to establish itself as a cultural event that, in addition to generating film exhibition spaces in the Coquimbo region, focuses on generating new audiences. FECILS 2025 features an audiovisual outreach program that will reach various venues in the region's communes.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



La Serena, Chile



 
 
 
 
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Published: 06 May 2021
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PUNTO FINAL

Deadline: 01 Oct 2021

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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



 
 

 
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Published: 05 May 2021
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Bcn Sports Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Sep 2021

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The Barcelona Olympic Foundation, with the support of the Barcelona City Council, organizes the BCN Sports Film 2026 – 16th BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL and forms part of the WORLD FICTS CHALLENGE 2026.

The BCN Sports Film 2026 will take place in Barcelona on dates yet to be determined during the first quarter of 2026. In this sixteenth edition, the festival will have a competitive nature.

The sixteenth edition of the festival will have a hybrid format so, there will be face-to-face screenings and online screenings. The rights that the authors assign, therefore, are both for the face-to-face sessions that are held in the official venues of the contest, as well as for the sessions that will be held online through an online platform.

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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 May 2021
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Fintch - 3º Festival Internacional De Cinema De Humor

Deadline: 08 Apr 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

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