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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: 14 Dec 2025
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AquaFilmFestival

Deadline: 24 Apr 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Aqua Film Festival – International Film Festival organized by UNIVERSI ACQUA , Association with environmental, social, and territory enhancement purposes – selects short films, of any category and nationality, focused on the theme of WATER, and able to use the language of cinema to illustrate and interpret the social, ecological, cultural, naturalistic, and artistic aspects of this extraordinary and vital element.

The Eighth edition of Aqua Film Festival will take place from June 6th to 9th, 2024.

The films will be screened on Mymovies; The award ceremony will take place in Rome, on June 8th, in live streaming.

The INVITATION to participate to the selections of the Eighth edition of AquaFilmFestival is open from September 15th, 2023; deadline to send works is April 11th, 2024.

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Rome, Italy



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Published: 14 Dec 2025
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Arff Amsterdam // International Awards

Deadline: 28 Aug 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Around International Awards ✈ Barcelona ✈ Paris ✈ Amsterdam ✈ Berlin.

Annual Independent event with 4 major programs for all Features, Shorts, Documentaries, Experimental, Commercial, Music Video, Animations, Student Films, TV, Series, and New Media. The international community evaluates the all-genre creations to serve ARFF Official Laurels and to certify the awarded filmmakers at the end of the annual festival run. Thus, all the ARFF Finalists will be mentioned multiple times to have the best out of the entire year altogether. Submit today to participate in all 4 programs, regarding the unique system of ARFF International. Submissions made via Festhome are getting evaluated and selected, directly for the yearly festival run and participating in the Official Certificate [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Amsterdam, Netherlands



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Published: 14 Dec 2025
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Ootpataang Festival

Deadline: 25 Jan 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Ootpatang (Hindi, Colloquial) - The weird, absurd, or nonsensical.

The Ootpatang Festival is a one-day celebration of ajeeb and weird or nonsensical.

Of those who don’t fit in - short film screenings, live performances, and interactive workshops - for the weird, by the weird, held over one day in New Delhi, 2026.

This is a gathering of the super-normal, where you can show off your weird side and experience new and interesting experiences - from films that expand your understanding of narrative and ‘good taste’, live experiences that break through the noise of bland ‘content’, and most importantly, community of creative, artistic, and like-minded weirdos like yourself.

OPT will feature a dedicated film screening area throughout the day, a space for live performances and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Delhi, India



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Published: 14 Dec 2025
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Dea Open Air International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival is a product of MultiMedia Studio "Nositi".

The Festival will take place in the Capital city of Tirana.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Tirana, Albania



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Published: 14 Dec 2025
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Muestra De Mujeres La Cinemoteka de Can Basté

Deadline: 01 Feb 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

Sixth exhibition of short films made by women. Only short films made and designed by women.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



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Published: 14 Dec 2025
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Film Hour

Deadline: 05 Jan 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

An intimate screening of independent films.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



New Delhi, India



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Published: 14 Dec 2025
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Avanca 2026

Deadline: 15 Jun 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

AVANCA Film Festival was awarded first place in 2011 contest of the support film festivals sponsored by ICA / Ministry of Culture.

An additional thematic programming has happened over all these years, giving space to screening of significant works of contemporary cinema appropriately framed in concerns and / or well-defined objectives.

The AVANCA is known as a space for workshops led by personalities of world cinema, and being more than a "master class", has allowed a unique cinema practice. Every year we have workshops, bringing together participants from all over Europe. The media have written that this is the largest European area of professional workshops in the field of cinema.

AVANCA is the only festival that congregates a Cinema International Competition, works from [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Avanca, Portugal



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Published: 14 Dec 2025
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Oldenburg International Film Festival

Deadline: 12 Jun 2026

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HIGHLIGHTED

International 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 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Oldenburg, Germany



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Published: 13 Dec 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: 13 Dec 2025
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AZYL Shorts – International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

AZYL SHORTS is a unique event in Slovakia as well as in Central Europe. We create a space for presenting the authors of short films and music videos. Our main goal is not only to carefully prepare the competition itself, but to create a platform which will ensure the promotion of the artists to the professional and general public alike.

We would be delighted to invite you to our four days event in Banská Bystrica in October 2026.

We have 3 competitive categories:
- 1 Minute Films
- 5 Minute Films
- Music videos

The programme includes the screenings of not only the competitive sections, but also the best shorts from Oscars, Cannes, Berlinale... and other prestigious festivals. Also curatorially compiled selections of our jurors from V4 countries at the Cinema of Museum SNP [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bratislava, Slovakia



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