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shnit worldwide shortsfestival

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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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Logo of Fantastic and Terror Short Film Festival La Vieja Encina
Published: 02 Oct 2017
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Fantastic and Terror Short Film Festival La Vieja Encina

Deadline: 15 Nov 2017

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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  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



San Nicolás del Puerto, Spain



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Logo of Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest
Published: 26 Sep 2017
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Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest

Deadline: 31 Mar 2018

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The Film Tracks Film Fest wants to be a meeting point between fans of filmic language, propose quality works.

A special prize will go to a short film about the MEDITERRANEAN.

We love Cinema and how we want to spread it.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Nettuno, Italy



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Logo of El Festivalico Short film and Videoart festival
Published: 14 Sep 2017
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El Festivalico Short film and Videoart festival

Deadline: 15 Nov 2017

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The Festivalico is a videoart and short film non competitive showcase.

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:

Any individual or legal entity, regardless of nationality, may participate.

Short films must have a maximum duration of twenty minutes.

Submitted works must have been produced after January 1, 2023.

If the spoken language is not Spanish, the film must include subtitles.

All themes are accepted, divided into the following sections: fiction, documentary, animation, and video art.

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Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain



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Logo of Short South
Published: 02 Sep 2017
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Short South

Deadline: 31 May 2018

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ORGANIZERS

Cultural Association Time & Memory organizes the thirteenth edition of the Short Film Festival called "SHORT TO SOUTH", to be held in Polla (SA)ITALY from the 21 - 22 June 2025 at the Auditorium "Holy Nicolicchio".

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Polla, Italy



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Logo of Entretodos - Human Rights Short Film Festival of São Paulo
Published: 30 Aug 2017
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Entretodos - Human Rights Short Film Festival of São Paulo

Deadline: 01 Oct 2017

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ENTRETODOS 18 - Is a free entrance Festival dedicated to the exhibition and award of short films, with up to 25 minutes, of all genres and formats, that addresses issues related to Human Rights.

The Festival takes place in São Paulo. Produced by Prefeitura de São Paulo, Spcine and ESTATE Produções.

ENTRETODOS Festival team.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



São Paulo, Brazil



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Logo of Premio Leggimontagna - Cortomontagna
Published: 19 Aug 2017
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Premio Leggimontagna - Cortomontagna

Deadline: 30 Sep 2017

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Cortomontagna prize is exclusively dedicated to short films.

The prize’s main theme is Mountain life, told and documented through a video that expresses the author's point of view and interpretation.

Possible takes on the main theme can range from the narration of sporting activities (skiing, climbing, hiking - for example), to naturalistic-environmental themes, to facts and life stories of communities or mountain territories.

The award has two categories:

- Short Films from the World, reserved for short films with an international character, concerning facts, situations, people and places beyond the borders of Italy.

- Short Films from Italy, reserved for short films concerning facts, situations, people and places within the borders of Italy.
At the time of entry, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Tolmezzo, Italy



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Logo of FIIN - International Nature Image Festival
Published: 28 Jul 2017
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FIIN - International Nature Image Festival

Deadline: 29 Sep 2017

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Short film festival

The main objective of the Short Film Festival is the dissemination of ecosystems and biological heritage through cinematographic and audiovisual works selected through quality criteria.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Vila Real, Portugal



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Logo of MALDITO FESTIVAL Videopoetry
Published: 26 Jul 2017
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MALDITO FESTIVAL Videopoetry

Deadline: 06 Sep 2017

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Feature film festival

MALDITO FESTIVAL is a videopoetic contest held in the city of Albacete (Spain) since 2017.

The festival announces the International Videopoetry Contest and the International Poetic Film Showcase with the purpose of making visible two disciplines that, both together and separately, are much more distant and forgotten than we would like.

We, as lovers of poetry, image and the expressive possibilities of their symbiosis, propose a line of action, encouraging the approach of the general public to videopoetry and poetic films.

MALDITO seeks to vindicate these disciplines as art that connects people, that transmits feelings and promotes original or different ways of seeing the world, to try to be a grain of sand that makes any kind of visual or poetic art stop being marginal and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Albacete, Spain



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Logo of CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival
Published: 07 Jul 2017
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CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival

Deadline: 01 Oct 2017

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Short film festival

The celebration of the XVI Edition of the CortogeniAl Film and Short Film Festival will take place in the town of Puente Genil (Cordoba, Spain) between October 10th and October 18th of 2025.

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 2024 or 2025.

− 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  Music Video



Puente Genil, Spain



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Logo of Gastro Film Fest
Published: 04 Jul 2017
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Gastro Film Fest

Deadline: 20 May 2018

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Short film festival

The festival has an international character and all authors with films in compliance with other propositions can participate. Films selected for competition will be judged in two categories:

1. FILM RECIPE - a sort of documentary that should display complete image and/or text instructions for preparation of culinary creations (meals, drinks or deserts), including information about required ingredients and sequence of work. Based on those, after watching film one should be able to prepare the recipe.

2. OPEN CATEGORY - a film that should thematize or depict content related to food and/or drink.

Duration of individual films submitted is limited to 15 minutes.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Osijek, Croatia



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