filmmakers


5558 legitimate festivals waiting for your film. 
192000 films already found theirs.

















Find the latest calls for entries for film festivals all over the world




shnit worldwide shortsfestival

Logo of shnit worldwide shortsfestival

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 [...]



Festival Viewfinder
Festivals list and information at a glance

Screening Room
Present your film in the best possible streaming quality

Statistics
Check statistics about all your submissions










































   Excellent support


   Security & streaming DRM


   We do not sell your info to others

   Film Links


   Direct communication


   Rent on your own VOD page

   Save on entry fees


   Festival fraud protection


   Special services








Film Links



A festival that is not on our list? A distributor requesting your film? Use Film Links to send your film and keep it protected while knowing when and where they watch it



 














Sell or rent your film in your own terms



   Interact directly with your viewers


   Keep your film’s distribution rights


   Check statistics about your sales and viewings


   We handle the technology and you handle the art










Save on entry fees



Most recent calls for entries and upcoming deadlines.


 
Logo of Festival Americano de Cinema e Vídeo Socioambiental de Iraquara - Bahia - BR
Published: 22 Jul 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Festival Americano de Cinema e Vídeo Socioambiental de Iraquara - Bahia - BR

Deadline: 15 Aug 2022

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

V Festival Americano de Cinema Socioambiental
traduce al ingles: V Festival Americano de Cinema e Vídeo Socioambiental de Iraquara

A degradação ambiental e social começa a preocupar a humanidade como um todo. Isso porque a busca por um lucro rápido e fácil gera tal degradação, afetando a coletividade em geral, forçando a cada um de nós a adotar mudanças de atitude, para que, dessa forma, possamos garantir a nossa própria sobrevivência no Planeta.

Os problemas decorrentes da ação negativa do homem sobre a natureza têm sido objeto do olhar não só do Poder Público, mas também da sociedade civil organizada, além de ter se transformado em fonte de inspiração para artistas que almejam registrar e denunciar a deterioração do ser humano e da natureza. Sendo assim, o cinema e o vídeo [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



Iraquara, Brazil



 
 
Logo of FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS
Published: 20 Jul 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS

Deadline: 16 Sep 2022

Call for entries

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



 
 

 
Logo of Festival  Kinoarte de Cinema
Published: 15 Jul 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Festival Kinoarte de Cinema

Deadline: 30 Sep 2022

Call for entries

HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

The 27th Kinoarte Film Festival, to be held from November 2nd to November 9th, is receiving applications for its competitive sessions of short films. Films up to 25 minutes long, produced from January 2024 may participate in the Ibero-American, National, Paranaense and Londrinense competitions.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



Londrina, Brazil



 
 
 
 
Logo of PUNTO FINAL
Published: 13 Jul 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



PUNTO FINAL

Deadline: 30 Sep 2022

Call for entries

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



Quinto, Spain



 
 

 
Logo of ALMA, Almassora International Short Film Festival
Published: 07 Jul 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



ALMA, Almassora International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Oct 2022

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

VII Almassora International Short Film Festival (Castellón) SPAIN

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



ALMASSORA, Spain



 
 
 
Logo of My First Doc Festival
Published: 06 Jul 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



My First Doc Festival

Deadline: 15 Oct 2022

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

FESTIVAL MY FIRST DOC
8th Edition 2025

RULES

CATEGORIES: Documentary Films
ACCEPTED DURATION OF MOVIES: All
FIRST FILMS: Permit
PRODUCTION DATE: 2023-2025
COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: All
FILMING COUNTRY: Any
REGISTERED FOR OLD EDITIONS: Prohibited

MY FIRST DOC Festival in Tunisia, organized by the Tunisian Documentary Cinema Association, highlights young international cinema by offering the possibility to directors to present their works to the Tunisian public.

MY FIRST DOC Festival in Tunisia sets as its main objective the discovery and promotion of first films by young talents by giving visibility to different expressions of international documentary cinema in front of the widest possible audience.

The programming that combines discovery, diversity and quality will offer the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



TUNIS , Tunisia



 

 
Logo of The 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival
Published: 18 Jun 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



The 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 24 Jul 2022

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

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



Korean Jeonju, South Korea



 
 
 
 
Logo of Macau International Short Film Festival
Published: 18 Jun 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Macau International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 20 Jul 2022

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

MACAU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (“FESTIVAL”) is an annual worldwide audio-visual festival that aims to motivate overseas and Macau short film and music videos productions to compete in this FESTIVAL.

The Festival was previously known as "Sound & Image Challenge" and was first launched in 2010 focusing only on an audiovisual competition for local talent. This initiative was co-founded with professionals in film, music, sound and image fields, with two priorities: to promote the Creative Industries in the audiovisual sector and highlight the local talents in the production of sound and moving image design. Over the years, it expanded across 5 continents, grew and gained recognition, and finally became a short film festival in 2015.

The Festival will be held from 1 to 9 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Macau, Macao



 
 
 

 
Logo of CURTAS – FESTIVAL DO IMAXINARIO
Published: 17 Jun 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films



Curtas – Festival do Imaxinario

Deadline: 31 Aug 2022

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Born as the Amateur Film Festival of Vilagarcía in 1973, the Curtas Film Fest has been held uninterruptedly in Vilagarcía de Arousa. It’s the film festival dean of Galicia and one of the contests with more tradition of Spain. Specialized in fantastic cinema.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pontevedra, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Fantastic and Terror Short Film Festival La Vieja Encina
Published: 16 Jun 2022
Film festival
Does NOT have submission fees
Short films



Festival De Cortometrajes De Terror Y Fantástico La Vieja Encina

Deadline: 31 Jul 2022

Call for entries

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  Music Video



San Nicolás del Puerto, Spain