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BIFFF (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)

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Every year, during the month of April, the city of Brussels becomes the capital of all things Fantastic. The BIFFF, one of the biggest International Fantastic Film Festivals of the world (certainly the craziest), screens more than 100 movies during its 13 days marathon, ranging from Fantasy to Thriller, Sci-Fi, Cult, Horror, Anime, Experimental, underground, etc., of which some 90 features and 100 shorts in World, International, European or Belgian premiere.



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Published: 17 Jun 2025
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International Film Festival Zoom - Zbliżenia

Deadline: 21 Sep 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

IFF ZOOM - ZBLIZENIA (Jelenia Góra) is one of the largest and most important independent cinema festivals in Poland. Its aim is to present the author's cinema, ambitious, high artistic value, moving independent and original subject matter, as well as promotion of independent film art.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, we would like to inform you that the Russian films which will be submitted to the 29. IFF ZOOM-ZBLIŻENIA 2026 will not be eligible for competitions.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



Jelenia Gora, Poland



 
 
 
 
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Published: 14 Jun 2025
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Festival La Mirada Tabú

Deadline: 15 Oct 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

The LA MIRADA TABÚ film festival wants to motivate artists and creators to show their view of the “taboo” concept, which is broad and diverse, encompassing from the dreams, the unconscious, the mental worlds and the ghosts that populate them , the mystery, the magic, even the untold reality, the unsaid, "the clothes hanging", in the workplace, emotional, family, vital ... from a vision as polyhedral as human thought is: casual, humorous, dramatic, dreamlike ... always from respect for all ways of thinking and from creativity.

LA MIRADA TABÚ launches an invitation to bring to light the personal and non-transferable world of each creator, which, as we have been able to verify throughout the history of art and cinema, through great names in world cinematography, connects with [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Zaragoza, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 11 Jun 2025
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Qshorts Africa

Deadline: 25 Sep 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Qshorts is A FREE TO VIEW channel for the best short films by filmmakers of African descent & a community for filmmakers and film lovers.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTED Films will be available for the public to watch on our Free to View YouTube channel.

Our YouTube channel is NON- MONITIZED- it is purely for the love of short films and sharing them.

The TOP THREE MOST VIEWED FILMS from each month will be screened at our annual QFest Creative Festival Community Film screenings.

We are a selection partner for IREP https://www.irepdocufilm.com/ Selected documentries will be screen at IREP Documentry Festival


Our focus is on promoting short films, building an empowered community, and fostering growth. Partner with us to showcase your work and be seen by a global audience

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Lagos, Nigeria



 
 
 
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Published: 11 Jun 2025
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TERCER TIEMPO - Festival Mundial De Cine Futbolero

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

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The Futbolero World Film Festival seeks to promote football as a space for intercultural dialogue and heritage of humanity, through the meeting of different actors in this social phenomenon. It proposes as axes of work: Audiovisual Media, Conversations, Sports Practice, Literature and Diploma Training.

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Bogotá, Colombia



 
 

 
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Published: 10 Jun 2025
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FICPC, Festival Internacional de Cine de la Puna Catamarqueña, 3°edicion Argentina

Deadline: 05 Sep 2025

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Only for Latin American filmmakers.

The production company ICELAND FILMS, based in the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, invites filmmakers, young producers, students, and the general public to participate in the following festival: Premios CortosFilmes, National and International Film Festival of Catamarca (PCF FNICC), held in the Province of Catamarca, Argentina.

Premios CortosFilmes celebrates national and international cinema with the dual objective of recognizing and supporting audiovisual creators, while also enhancing the dissemination, awareness, accessibility, and understanding of socio-labor issues among a broad and diverse audience.

Premios CortosFilmes,Film Festival of Catamarca is organized by the audiovisual production company Iceland Films, with the [...]

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San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca , Argentina



 
 
 
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Published: 06 Jun 2025
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43èmes Rencontres Du Cinéma Latino-américain - Pessac - Long-métrages

Deadline: 30 Nov 2025

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Feature film festival

The festival "Rencontres du cinéma latino américain" organized by France Amérique Latine Comité Bordeaux Gironde is 43 years old.

The missions developed since the creation of this event are:

- To make the Latin American continent known: its cultures, its struggles, its peculiarities...
- To increase the visibility of little-known works.
- To share the political and artistic visions of Latin American countries.

The feature film program is divided into two categories: films in competition and those not participating in the competition. Depending on the year, the film committee reserves the right to add a category to the selection.

The film committee will decide the dates and times of the screenings of each film.

This information will be published on the website:
 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bordeaux, France



 
 
 

 
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Published: 05 Jun 2025
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Festival de Málaga. Sección Afirmando los Derechos de las Mujeres

Deadline: 08 Nov 2025

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

ASSERTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS is a project that emerged from the Festival de Málaga, in collaboration with documentary filmmaker Mabel Lozano and the Equal Opportunities Department of the Malaga City Council, as a tool for protest and advocacy. This section was created with the aim of exploring and addressing issues that raise social awareness about women's rights each year.

Launched in 2008, this section of the Festival de Málaga is now in its 19th edition. The project has a dual purpose: to shed light on the injustices that women continue to face in the 21st century simply because they are women, and to promote and support films created by women.

Through Asserting Women's Rights, we have brought attention to the challenges women face in different parts of the world. Even today, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Málaga, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 03 Jun 2025
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Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia

Deadline: 14 Dec 2025

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

The Palencia International Films Festival is organised by the Association Friends of the film and the Popular University of Palencia.

This edition is number 35, and during all these years, our philosphy has been considering cinema a tool of development and social cohesion.

Our festival colaborates with the Spanish Cinema Academy, and its a qualifyer festival for the GOYA shortfilm Awards.

In addition, the short film awarded the first prize by the jury at the MCIP (the Milagros Alcalde Award) will go directly to the Short List finalist of the FUGAZ Awards, making up the short list of films that will then be evaluated for nomination by the commission that awards these prizes each year.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Palencia, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 03 Jun 2025
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Krew! Festidrag De Cine (Festival Internacional de Cine Drag)

Deadline: 30 Sep 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

2nd International Drag Film Festival

Entries open
From June 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025 at 23:59 hrs.

Krew! It is the first Film Festidrag in the world. It began to take place in October 2024, in the city of Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico in the Cineteca Nuevo León. This year we are calling for Audiovisual Directors and Producers, Drag Queens and people passionate about Drag to participate with a Drag Short Film no more than 30 min, as well as incorporating the new category "Reely Queen" Reel Short film in Vertical no more than 90 seconds.

General Information:
Krew! Is an International Drag Film Festival with stories starring Drags artists, which brings together audiovisual material from around the world to exhibit it in movie theaters and reward the best productions with a [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Monterrey, Mexico



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Jun 2025
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Alma, 7º Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes De Almassora

Deadline: 01 Oct 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

VII Almassora International Short Film Festival (Castellón) SPAIN

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



ALMASSORA, Spain