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IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

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Founded in 2003, IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival is dedicated to short films, new media and digital arts. Originating as a competitive forum for student films, it has grown to be a recognized platform for the expression of both young artists and established professionals – the only one of its kind in Bulgaria serving this particular sector of contemporary culture, and one of the oldest short film forums on the Balkans.
IN THE PALACE is a Goya Awards qualifying festival, Student Academy Awards® qualifying festival, and an Academy Awards®/OSCAR® qualifying festival for shorts in the categories of Best Animation, Best Fiction, Best Documentary, and Best National Film. IN THE PALACE is a member of the international network of festivals and institutions serving the [...]



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Logo of International Film Festival Ponferrada
Published: 22 Apr 2016
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International Film Festival Ponferrada

Deadline: 30 Jun 2016

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The Ponferrada International Film Festival is an event specialized in the dissemination and promotion of short films from all over the world, regardless of their production format, distribution, exhibition, category, genre, or theme.

Short films, in addition to being a learning resource for new professionals in the film industry and a promotional tool for making the leap to feature films, can also be a highly creative and free form of expression, storytelling, and experimentation, independent of the market.

We are also committed to highlighting films that, regardless of their length, reflect the cultural, social, and linguistic diversity of any region of the world as part of the memory of peoples and the most unknown universal audiovisual heritag

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Ponferrada, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Entretodos - Human Rights  Short Film Festival of São Paulo
Published: 16 Apr 2016
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Entretodos - Human Rights Short Film Festival of São Paulo

Deadline: 16 May 2016

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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.

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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



São Paulo, Brazil



 
 
 

 
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Published: 09 Apr 2016
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OUFF · Ourense Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Sep 2016

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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  Other  Experimental



Ourense, Spain



 
 
 
Logo of PLAY - Lisbon`s International Kids Film Festival
Published: 08 Apr 2016
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PLAY - Lisbon`s International Kids Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Sep 2016

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PLAY is the first Portuguese film festival, exclusively dedicated to children and teenagers, determined to promote the access to culture for a younger audience through Cinema and screening films for audiences aged between 1 and 16 years old.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Lisboa, Portugal



 
 
 

 
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Published: 19 Mar 2016
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XVI FILM FESTIVAL: CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE - 2025

Deadline: 03 Jun 2016

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The XVI Film Festival: Childhood and Adolescence -2025, is a festival with spaces for circulation and audiovisual training for children, adolescents and young people, with exhibitions, recreational activities, workshops, panels and discussions, whose fundamental objective is to promote Bogotá, as a pioneering city in Latin America in terms of a visible, protagonist and full of rights childhood and adolescence through audiovisual construction.

Participation is free of charge for the exhibition and circulation of audiovisual content. The Contest will be held from September 2 to 6, 2025. Children and adolescents will have access to an audiovisual program made up of national and international animated and fiction short films, television series and the category of the "FESTICINE [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 
 
Logo of My First Film Festival
Published: 18 Mar 2016
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My First Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2016

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MI PRIMER FESTIVAL (MY FIRST FESTIVAL) - International film festival for children, Barcelona & Madrid - 17th edition: from November 9 to 23, 2025.

"Mi Primer Festival" is an International film festival for children from 2 to 12 years. My First Film Festival features over 100 films in a total of 21 screenings. In short, MPF is a film extravaganza that showcases both different techniques and formats and the creativity of artists from all around the world.

The international competition of SHORT FILMS for children will include 4 programmes:

- International Short Competition for children over 2 years old

- International Short Competition for children over 4 years old

- International Short Competition for children over 7 years old

- International Short Competition for children [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Macau International Short Film Festival
Published: 17 Mar 2016
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Macau International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 16 Jun 2016

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International Festival

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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  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Macau, Macao



 
 
 
 
Logo of  Seize the Film- FILMS ABOUT DISABILITY
Published: 02 Mar 2016
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Uhvati Film /// Seize the Film- FILMS ABOUT DISABILITY

Deadline: 15 Jun 2016

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Film Festival “Seize the Film“ is focus on projections of films related to the topic of disability/at least one actor is disabled person and it has editions in Novi Sad (Serbia), Rijeka (Croatia), and Kotor (Montenegro).

In addition to screenings of films on the topic of disability, the Festival also has accompanying programs and post-production - Film Caravan, which includes screenings in cultural spaces, schools, other festivals and „Seize the film Kids“ - screenings of films suitable for children aged 7-12 (in Serbia).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Novi Sad, Serbia



 
 

 
Logo of INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION FILMS ’ANIMAEVKA-2025
Published: 02 Mar 2016
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Международный фестиваль анимационных фильмов «Анимаёвка – 2025

Deadline: 30 Jun 2016

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Mogilev State Enterprise "Kinovideoprokat" welcomes you and informs that in September 2025 in the city of Mogilev, Republic of Belarus, the XXVIII International Festival of Animated Films "Animaevka-2025" will be held.

Over the years, the festival has become a celebration of animation for children and adults. Events are held in all regional centers of Belarus.

For viewing, film screenings of competitive and non-competitive programs, creative meetings with the creators of animated films, master classes, exhibitions of children's fine and decorative and applied arts are organized.

As part of the treatment:

- competition of animated films;
- competition of children's animation creativity
- competition of children's fine and decorative and applied arts.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Mogilev, Belarus



 
 
Logo of Islantilla Cinefórum Film Festival
Published: 02 Mar 2016
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Islantilla Cinefórum

Deadline: 06 May 2016

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18th ISLANTILLA CINEFÓRUM

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Islantilla (Lepe e Isla Cristina), Spain