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Oldenburg International Film Festival

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“One of the World's Leading Indie Film Fests” - The Hollywood Reporter

Rated among the top 5 Film Festivals worldwide for Independent Films by American film critic Chris Gore in his esteemed “Ultimate Film Festival Guide”, and ranked “Top 25 Coolest Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker, Oldenburg has fostered its success with a strong commitment to innovative and Independent filmmaking.

“If there's anything that could be considered the Promised Land of Independent Cinema in Europe today, it is Oldenburg.” - Accred - L'actualité des festivals de cinéma

Labelled ‘the German Sundance’ by Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Screen International, amongst others, Oldenburg has evolved while preserving its intimate atmosphere and founding purpose: to celebrate and support the diverse [...]



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Published: 10 May 2022
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CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival

Deadline: 01 Aug 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

The celebration of the XVII Edition of the CortogeniAl Film and Short Film Festival will take place in the town of Puente Genil (Cordoba, Spain) between October 9th and October 17th of 2026.

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 2025 or 2026.

− 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



Puente Genil, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 10 May 2022
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ZINETXIKI ZINEMALDIA - International Film Festival for Children and Youth

Deadline: 07 Jun 2022

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XI edition of the Zinetxiki Zinemaldia - International Film Festival for Children and Youth, organised by the cultural association Begira Elkartea, will take place in Bilbao and other Basque cities and towns from 12 to 27 December 2026.

Zinetxiki Zinemaldia aims at offering worldwide quality audiovisual contents to a family audience. Through the projection of selected works in several competitive categories, the festival seeks to promote the audiovisual education and the creation of new audiences.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Bilbao, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 03 May 2022
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Festival Internacional De Cine Pequeño

Deadline: 31 May 2022

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International Festival

Short film festival

The 13th Festival Internacional de Cine Pequeño which is taking place in Aspe (Alicante) from the 17th to the 21st of August 2026.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Aspe, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Bioethics Prize For Audiovisual Projects
Published: 26 Apr 2022
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Bioethics Prize For Audiovisual Projects

Deadline: 31 May 2022

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The Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation awards this prize to an audiovisual project, with the winning entry receiving 5000 euros to support the production of the finished work.

The prize aims to promote education, discussion and analysis of bioethical issues with a social impact, through work aimed at a general audience.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 12 Apr 2022
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20th Addis International Film Festival

Deadline: 01 May 2022

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The Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is an annual film festival created by Initiative Africa in 2007 and held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival is the largest independent documentary cinema festival in Africa and it was established as a unique initiative seeking to use the power of documentary films to support innovative ways of creating awareness on social issues.

The festival is a celebratory and educational event showcasing a carefully curated selection of films from both seasoned and emerging filmmakers addressing a wide range of themes such as peace building, inequality, women empowerment, children's rights, and much more.


The 18th Edition of the Addis International Film Festival (AIFF). As Ethiopia's established social activist, Initiative Africa [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 Apr 2022
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Indifest - Festival De Cinema Indígena De Barcelona

Deadline: 23 Apr 2022

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IndiFest - Barcelona Indigenous Film Festival - aims to promote the identity and rights of indigenous peoples through their own audiovisual narratives.

The festival consists of in-person screenings and online programming, complemented by other advocacy activities such as discussions with Indigenous representatives and communicators in direct dialogue and exchange with the public.

IndiFest is an initiative promoted by alterNativa Intercanvi amb Pobles Indígenes (a member organization of CLACPI), an organization that aims to give Indigenous peoples their own voice and demand compliance with their internationally recognized rights.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Apr 2022
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BIFED - Bozcaada International Festival Of Ecological Documentary

Deadline: 30 Apr 2022

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We organize this festival in order to create a new reason to produce and introduce films and any other work of art that concentrate on the world’s problems and riches, and to pioneer the creation of a free platform and reward these works. We live in an era where too much information, and input that cannot be considered as information flow at a disconcertingly rapid pace in every plausible channel. We organize this festival so that we could all seek what is more local and smaller, and more importantly the one that is true and genuine together.

The ecological problems are increasing and becoming more and more varied; however, we also witness hope-inspiring developments. We organize this festival in order to create a platform that nurtures this hope. We hope that through our [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bozcaada, Turkey



 
 
 
 
Logo of OUFF · Ourense Film Festival
Published: 02 Apr 2022
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OUFF · Ourense Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jul 2022

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The Ourense Film Festival (OUFF) presents annually a selection of the most innovative and outstanding films and audiovisual productions in Galicia, Europe, Latin America and the rest of the world. The OUFF receives each year works from a hundred of countries, whose common denominator are their socially aware subjects and their innovative forms.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Ourense, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 29 Mar 2022
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Certamen Universitario De Cortometrajes C.m.u. Santa María De Europa

Deadline: 15 Apr 2022

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Short film festival

Only for Spanish filmmakers

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Madrid, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of mónFILMAT - International film and landscape Festival - Amposta
Published: 24 Mar 2022
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mónfilmat - Festival Internacional De Cinema I Paisatge - Amposta

Deadline: 31 Mar 2022

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monFILMAT is an international film festival where the landscape has a specific weight in the development of the plot, in fiction, the documentary, the creation of author or children's entertainment.

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From june 11th to 14th, 2026, in Amposta.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Amposta, Spain