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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 [...]

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Published: 12 Mar 2019

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CARTOON CLUB - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA, COMICS AND GAMES

Deadline: 30 May 2019

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Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games, now at its 41st edition, is one of the best known festivals on the Italian scene.

It is a remarkable window for animation, short films in particular, including fiction, educational, experimental, and computer graphic works, with a whole section solely dedicated to comics: Riminicomix.

The Festival features SHORT ANIMATED FILMS in various sections:

CARTOON CLUB AWARD, open to short animated films made by professional filmmakers and production companies.

SIGNOR ROSSI AWARD, open to animated films made by secondary school and university students, and by the students of animation film schools.

CARTOON KIDS AWARD, among the titles submitted to either Cartoon Club Award or to Signor Rossi Award, the [...]

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Rimini, Italy

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Published: 08 Mar 2019

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Cinespaña, Festival de Cinéma Espagnol & Portugais de Toulouse

Deadline: 15 Jul 2019

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Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Toulouse, France

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Published: 05 Mar 2019

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Planet On - International Environmental Film Festival

Deadline: 14 Jun 2019

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REGULATIONS AND CALL FOR ENTRIES
IX PLANET ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
September | 2025

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Colombia becomes the stage for discussing current environmental issues. For this purpose, Planet On proposes a dialogue between filmmakers, scientists, industry, and the public through cinematic works and a short film competition. It aims to provide a necessary space where people can narrate, from their perspective, the various environmental challenges humanity faces.

Planet On seeks to find the best stories about illegal wildlife trade and the protection of fauna in Latin America, as well as any other environmental issues participants wish to address.

The IX edition of the Planet On International Environmental Film Festival will be the ideal place [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Bogota, Colombia

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Published: 02 Mar 2019

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Picknic Film Festival, Santander International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Mar 2019

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In the early days of cinema, with the advent of the cinematograph, the avant-garde artists found a new medium of expression, called seventh art, which was soon adopted by the major studios.

Thus, the space occupied by the Santander International Film Festival — Picknic Film Festival, is a place where films of reduced visibility and distribution, but selected for prestigious film festivals, with the approval of the press, have the possibility to be screened.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Santander, Spain

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Published: 28 Feb 2019

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Rodinia Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2019

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17th Rodinia Short Film Festival 2025

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Rodinia, Spain

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Published: 20 Feb 2019

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FECISO - Social Films International Festival (Castilla-la Mancha)

Deadline: 10 May 2019

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Aware of the importance of audiovisual media in Spanish society today and, trying to make them both a comunication and education media, to promote values of solidarity and tolerance, the International Social Film Festival of Castilla-La Mancha was born and it will be held in Toledo, It will continue in Toledo, Torrijos, Cuenca, Olías del Rey...

In this Festival are invited to take part to public and private entities that share the same concerns.

The Festival consists of several sections, including a contest of short and documentaries, social issues include: xenophobia, generational conflict, child labor, domestic violence, social roles, ecology, children´s rights, coexistence, etc.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental Music Video

Torrijos, Spain

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Published: 19 Feb 2019

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Vinaròs AGUSTÍ COMES Short film Festival

Deadline: 30 Apr 2019

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XXIV INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF VINARÒS “AGUSTÍ COMES”

JULY-2025

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Vinarós, Spain

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Published: 19 Feb 2019

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Islantilla Cinefórum Film Festival

Deadline: 03 May 2019

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18th ISLANTILLA CINEFÓRUM

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Islantilla (Lepe e Isla Cristina), Spain

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Published: 06 Feb 2019

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Toyama International Film Festival

Deadline: 17 May 2019

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The 12th Annual Toyama International Film Festival will take place in June of 2025 in Toyama Prefecture. With such great success in previous years, we are excited to once again share the visions of filmmakers from all over the world with our local community in the countryside of Japan.

Submissions will be open until April 14th, 2025.

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The Annual Toyama International Film Festival (TIFF) began in the rural prefecture of Toyama, Japan. Started by a few English teachers in the area, we hoped to reach people not just in Japan, but around the globe.

The first TIFF took place in a small room inside of a shopping center, where about 70 people watched the 10 films we had received. The following year was a tremendous success with over 100 submissions from different countries, [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental Music Video

Toyama, Japan

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Published: 02 Feb 2019

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RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

Deadline: 30 Jun 2019

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The eighth edition of RIR (International Comedy Shortfilm Festival), a theme festival where humor is the fundamental base.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental Music Video

Allariz, Spain

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CARTOON CLUB - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA, COMICS AND GAMES

Deadline: 30 May 2019

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Rimini, Italy

Cinespaña, Festival de Cinéma Espagnol & Portugais de Toulouse

Deadline: 15 Jul 2019

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Toulouse, France

Planet On - International Environmental Film Festival

Deadline: 14 Jun 2019

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Bogota, Colombia

Picknic Film Festival, Santander International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Mar 2019

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Santander, Spain

Rodinia Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2019

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Rodinia, Spain

FECISO - Social Films International Festival (Castilla-la Mancha)

Deadline: 10 May 2019

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Torrijos, Spain

Vinaròs AGUSTÍ COMES Short film Festival

Deadline: 30 Apr 2019

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Vinarós, Spain

Islantilla Cinefórum Film Festival

Deadline: 03 May 2019

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Islantilla (Lepe e Isla Cristina), Spain

Toyama International Film Festival

Deadline: 17 May 2019

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Toyama, Japan

RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

Deadline: 30 Jun 2019

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Allariz, Spain

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