Logo of SamhainBaucogna International Film Festival

Deadline
31 Oct 2026


Published: 03 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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SamhainBaucogna International Film Festival

Almonte, Spain


The SamhainBaucogna International Film Festival provides a unique space for both new and experienced filmmakers to showcase their films to an international audience. The Grand Finale with Awards Ceremony will take place from November 27 to 29, 2026, at the Biblioteca Municipal Vicente Campinas – Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal).

The goal is to support filmmakers worldwide by offering them a platform to compete in an International Festival, garnering visibility through social and other media, and seeking to build bridges with the distribution sector. Simultaneously, the Festival aims to enhance regions with limited Festival and cinema offerings by promoting accessibility for all through free entry to screenings, beyond economic means.

The Finalist Films will be evaluated by an International Jury made up of journalists, university professors, critics and recognized artists.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
15 Dec 2025


Published: 03 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Quillota International Film Festival

Quillota, Chile


The 6th Quillota International Film Festival is a film festival that, in its sixth edition, includes three short film competitions. Through film, the festival carries out training, production, and distribution activities in the city and province of Quillota throughout 2025 (April 20 to December 30). Its objective is to professionally promote high-quality cinematic content in various public spaces, cinemas, cultural centers, and schools in the province of Quillota, Valparaíso Region, Chile. This year, the festival again includes the final screening at the Leopoldo Silva Cultural Center in the city, screenings at the Health and Culture Promotion Center, and outdoor screenings and exhibitions in public spaces throughout the city of Quillota.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



 
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Deadline
01 Aug 2026


Published: 03 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Medellín Horror Fest

Medellin , Colombia


Medellín Horror Fest – Sixth Edition

The sixth edition of Medellín Horror Fest will be held in November 2026, solidifying its position as one of the most important horror film events in Colombia.

As an official prelude, Medellín Horror Fest will have a special participation in ComicCon Medellín 2026 during the month of November, within the Hero Academy area, where we will be present all three days of the event with the following program:

Program at ComicCon Medellín 2026 – Hero Academy

• Day 1 – Academic Talks on Horror
Panels and discussions with special guests from the genre, covering directing, screenwriting, practical effects, FX makeup, and atmosphere creation.

• Day 2 – Screening of National Horror Short Films
Official selection of Colombian short films in the genre, highlighting new proposals from independent horror cinema.

• Day 3 – International Horror Short Films and Awards Ceremony
Screening of international works and awards ceremony, recognizing national and international talent in the genre.

What is Medellín Horror Fest?

• MHF is a festival focused exclusively on horror films, with the mission of showcasing and strengthening local and national production.

• MHF opens a platform for filmmakers from around the world, making Medellín a key hub for the horror community.

• MHF offers an academic and cinematic space, ideal for filmmakers, artists, and genre enthusiasts.

• MHF is more than a festival: it's an immersive experience that celebrates fear, suspense, and dark storytelling.


International Festival

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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Fantastic  Terror  Music Video



 
Logo of The Napoleon Festival

Deadline
13 Feb 2026


Published: 03 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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The Napoleon Festival

Paris, France


The Festival Napoleon is held at one of Paris's most iconic movie theaters, the Cinéma Club de l'Étoile. Located at the corner of Champs Élysées Avenue, this movie theater is right at the corner of the Arc de Triomphe. The film submission aims to award filmmakers at the physical award ceremony in February 2026. All film types and languages are welcome. We will screen several of the selected films.

A press release listing all participants' names will be published on hundreds of websites. The winners will receive extensive press coverage.

Welcome, filmmakers, to the Festival Napoleon of Paris. We are excited about our fourth edition. The award ceremony will also honor prominent figures in the cultural world.

The Film Festival was created by David Serero, who has produced film festivals worldwide for over 10 years.

IMPORTANT: The Festival Napoleon is in partnership with the City of Paris.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Music Video



 
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Deadline
05 Dec 2025


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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IBERSHORTS Award

Málaga, Spain


The aim of IBERSHORTS is to give international visibility to fiction and animation short films produced in Ibero-American countries (including Portugal and excluding Spain).

IBERSHORTS is organized by Festival de Málaga in collaboration with Festhome and seeks to strengthen cultural and cinematic ties between these regions, offering a privileged platform within one of the most important festivals in the Spanish and Latin American film scenes.

To achieve these objectives, IBERSHORTS will take place as part of Festival de Málaga, which will celebrate its 29th edition from March 6 to 15, 2026.


HIGHLIGHTED!

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Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Music Video



 
Logo of International Teen Film Festival

Deadline
15 Feb 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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International Teen Film Festival

Beijing, China


The international teen film festival is consist of the non-profit teen cultural communication activities. As an international teen screen cultural communication event, we appealed 94 countries and areas involved by far. Since the foundation, the film festival has shown more than 60 countries and area and 220 films. It thus became a highly influential filmic communication platform for teenagers.


Oscar winner director and Screenwriter Paul Haggis, Oscar winner director Keith Merrill, three-time Oscar winner Jim Regill,famous director Tian Zhuangzhuang, artist Wang Haowei, famous scriptwriter David Marconi, Bad Monkey Film president Wang Yibing, famous director Wen Muye, famous scriptwriter He Jiping, famous actress Timothy V Murphy 、Song Chunli and so on served as judges of the film Festival.


In the past few years, teen film festival has selected many excellent teen films, has exploited many potential teen creators. Many of them later joined in domestic and international art academy lately to continue their dreams. In the future, ITSFF will continue hardworking as well, aiming to provide supports concerning film learning and growth for more teenagers. It will continue exploring in order to become the cradle of film students.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Animation



 
Logo of OUTFESTPERÚ International LGBT+ Film Festival

Deadline
31 Mar 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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OUTFESTPERÚ International LGBT+ Film Festival

Lima, Peru


The International Gay, Lesbian Trans Film Festival of Lima - the OutfestPerú - opens its call for the 23 edition and films of all nationalities whose theme is LGBTIQ, and which are eligible for the various sections of the festival can participate in it: Feature films ( Official Section and International Panorama), Short Films Section either Documentary or Fiction and Video Art (Official and Panorama). The works must not have been exhibited in commercial theaters, broadcast on TV or be available to the public on the Internet or other windows in Peruvian territory prior to the celebration of the festival and must have copyright after 2024. Feature films and short films must preferably be unpublished in Peru, although this is not exclusive but will be valued very positively. OutfestPerú reserves the right to include films that do not meet these conditions in the programming, but out of competition.


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other



 
Logo of Guadix Iridescent International Film Festival

Deadline
30 Jun 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Guadix Iridescent International Film Festival

Guadix, Spain


The Iridescent Guadix International Film Festival. Was created with the aim of promoting diversity, inclusion, and visibility through film.

From the city of Guadix, gateway to the Granada Geopark, this event will offer a space for exhibition, training, and dialogue around cinema, highlighting national and international works. It will also serve as a platform for new talent, promoting the production of independent and arthouse films from an intersectional perspective as a tool for social transformation.

With this initiative, MagaZinema Cineclub seek to consolidate a space for resistance, creativity, and the celebration of diversity through the seventh artas a driver of social, economic, and cultural change.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival

Deadline
07 Feb 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival

Barakaldo, Spain


Bilbao City Council is currently organizing the 32nd BILBAO FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL – FANT2026, to take place in Bilbao from 8th to 16th of May 2026.


MELIES!

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of VILADECAVALLS INTERNATIONAL and LOCAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FILC-VILA

Deadline
15 Mar 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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VILADECAVALLS INTERNATIONAL and LOCAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FILC-VILA

Viladecavalls, Spain


From La Cort dels Miracles Association, we are proud to present the first edition of the Viladecavalls Short Film Festival, a space dedicated to discovery, creativity, and the passion for short-form cinema.

Our goal is to turn Viladecavalls into a meeting point for filmmakers, audiences, and cinema lovers, offering a diverse programme that gives voice both to local talent from the Vallès Occidental and to creators from around the world.

The festival features two main sections:

???? Vallès Section, showcasing works made by filmmakers from the region or shot in our surroundings, highlighting the cultural and artistic richness of our local community.

???? International Section, open to productions from other countries, allowing us to enjoy diverse perspectives, new storytelling forms, and realities from across the globe.

With this festival, we aim to promote cinema as a tool for connection, expression, and transformation, and to make Viladecavalls a stage where stories —big or small— can find their audience.

Join us to enjoy, share, and celebrate this feast of short cinema!


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction



 
Logo of XII  Pineda de Mar International Short Film Festival

Deadline
31 Mar 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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XII Pineda de Mar International Short Film Festival

Pineda de Mar, Spain


The Festival is organized by the CinemArt Association of Pineda de Mar, it is an international festival with the aim of promoting a specific space for the discovery, screening and dissemination of short films.

The main thematic axis of the festival is that of comedy; however, the theme and genre of the productions is free. Quality and originality will be prioritized as the main objective, and that the production is unprecedented.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of FAMCINE - Campo Lameiro Family Film Festival

Deadline
08 Feb 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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FAMCINE - Campo Lameiro Family Film Festival

Campo Lameiro, Spain


From a remote village on the banks of the Lérez River, this family film festival was born, aiming to bring cinema to rural areas, promote audiovisual talent, and help the local school's Parents' Association (ANPA) raise funds for activities with its students.

Organized by the production company Digital Monster Collective, in collaboration with the ANPA of the CEIP Pedro Antonio Cerviño school and the Campo Lameiro Town Council, this festival will take place in several screenings at different locations around the village, including the Community Center and the primary school.

The following awards will be presented:

•Silver Pedrolo for Best Fiction Short Film - Presented by Digital Monster Collective (€300)
•Silver Pedrolo for Best Animated Short Film - Presented by Digital Monster Collective (€300)
•Gold Pedrolo for Best Fiction Feature Film - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€1000)
•Gold Pedrolo for Best Animated Feature Film - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (1000€)
•Bronze Pedrolo - Audience Award in the Short Film Category - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€200)
•Bronze Pedrolo - Audience Award in the Feature Film Category - Presented by the Campo Lameiro Town Council (€300)


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Animation



 
Logo of FILMS in Class & Beyond

Deadline
15 Mar 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films


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FILMS in Class & Beyond

Coruña, Spain


The CINEHasta en las Aulas International Film Festival (FILMS in Class & Beyond) was created to recognize, showcase, and celebrate audiovisual talent generated within the educational and social spheres.
FILMS in Class & Beyond provides a space where teachers, students, people with disabilities, and at-risk communities can share their stories, learning experiences, and perspectives on the world, using film as a pedagogical, artistic, and inclusive tool.
FILMS in Class & Beyond understands audiovisual language as a powerful medium for learning by doing, communicating through feeling, and transforming through creativity.
This festival takes place in person in A Coruña and Madrid (Spain) and throughout Latin America, allowing for open and international participation without geographical or physical barriers.
This initiative originated in Maturín, Venezuela, in 2009 through audiovisual production training provided by a group of filmmaking specialists. This training led to the first "CINEHasta en las Aulas" (FILMS in Class & Beyond) festival, held in 2010, which has had seven editions. Now embarking on its international journey, this festival is supported by the Ibero-American film company Films Austères Europe SL.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of GO FILM - Goiânia Film Festival

Deadline
15 Jan 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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GO FILM - Goiânia Film Festival

Goiânia, Brazil


GO Film Goiânia Film Festival is a Festival for short movies done in the heart of Brazil. Its in the 6th edition with a competitive premiation with a special awards in many categories.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
Logo of Mostra Dr. Mabuse

Deadline
28 Feb 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Mostra Dr. Mabuse

Barcelona, Spain


Mostra Dr. Mabuse is an international short film festival taking place in Barcelona for three days. It is conceived as a festival open to new artists as well as experienced. A jury consisting of professionals in the audiovisual world, teachers and students of film festivals and other collaborators carry out the selection of films to be screened in the three sessions that are scheduled during the month of June in Barcelona. The project was initiated twenty years ago and has been growing and multiplying the number of films screened and registered, having received works of relevant directors such as JA Bayona, Nacho Vigalondo, Mateo Gil or Kike Maillo. Instead of just being an audiovisual festival, Dr. Mabuse is intended to be an homogeneous and free event, in which everyone can have a good time enjoying theater and cinema.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Horror Mountains Film Festival

Deadline
01 Aug 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Horror Mountains Film Festival

Xalapa, Mexico


The "Horror Mountains Film Festival" stands as a vibrant annual cinematic event taking place in differents cities of the state of Veracruz, and the main venue is on the picturesque city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

This captivating festival draws filmmakers, cinema enthusiasts, and horror genre devotees from around the globe. It spans several days, occupying various venues within the city.

In its lineup, the festival unveils an eclectic selection of films covering the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and suspense. From world premieres and independent productions to revered classics and internationally significant works, the film offerings cater to the discerning tastes of horror fans. Screenings encompass a broad spectrum, ranging from chilling ghost narratives and serial killer stories to the portrayal of supernatural creatures and paranormal events.

Beyond film screenings, the "Horror Mountains Film Festival" enriches attendees' experience with a series of complementary activities and events. These include roundtable discussions and panels featuring directors, writers, and actors, providing a space to explore the creative and technical aspects of horror cinema. Additionally, question-and-answer sessions are organized after screenings, offering a unique opportunity to interact directly with filmmakers and the cast.


International Festival

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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
Logo of SilverVox Film & Music Festival

Deadline
21 Mar 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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SilverVox Film & Music Festival

Frederick, United States


The SilverVox Film & Music Festival is set to make an exciting debut in Frederick, Maryland, marking its inaugural year with a bold and vibrant celebration of cinematic and musical artistry. Spanning multiple days and venues, the SilverVox Fest promises a dynamic blend of film screenings, live music, and immersive events that will transform the city into a creative hub for both local residents and visiting artists.

With a diverse lineup of feature-length and short films from around the globe, the SilverVox Fest will showcase the talents of emerging and established filmmakers. Audiences can expect a rich array of genres and styles, highlighting the best in local, national, and international cinema. From emotionally resonant dramas to thought-provoking documentaries and boundary-pushing experimental works, the festival aims to engage viewers with stories that spark conversation and inspire connection.

The heart of the festival will beat strongest at the historic Weinberg Center, where most of the marquee screenings and programs will take place. However, the SilverVox Fest is a truly city-wide experience, with additional screenings and events hosted across various Frederick venues, creating a festival atmosphere that spills into the streets and engages the broader community.

Beyond the films themselves, the festival offers a packed schedule of music and interactive events. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to meet and mingle with filmmakers during panels, Q&A sessions, closed-captioned films, and intimate gatherings. These moments provide a behind-the-scenes look into the creative process and foster exchanges between artists and audiences. Live music performances will be interwoven throughout the festival, featuring both local bands and visiting acts, ensuring that the soundtrack to the SilverVox Festival is as exciting and eclectic as its film lineup.

Produced by SilverVox.org. A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit.
Creativity Connects Us


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL CANNES MILAN ATHENS

Deadline
15 Nov 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL CANNES MILAN ATHENS

ATHENS, Greece


The festival aims to promote independent filmmakers and innovative work, to take risks and move the frontiers from the boring and most of the times empty conventional to the artistic initiating strong emotions and out of the box exceptional. It equally aims to give the opportunity to independent filmmakers to showcase their work free of commercial constraints.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



 
Logo of Zero Plus International festival of films for children and youth

Deadline
01 Apr 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Zero Plus International festival of films for children and youth

Tyumen, Russia


"0+" International film festival is aimed at:

1. promotion and popularization of high-quality films, which foster a positive, creative and formative worldview in children and young people, strengthen common human values like family, childhood, friendship, kindness, nature, love for a profession, etc.

2. integration of cinema and education by creating a collection of value-oriented films for carrying out educational screenings in schools and social institutions of Russia.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other



 
Logo of FICAM

Deadline
20 Aug 2026


Published: 02 Dec 2025
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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FICAM

Montréal, Canada


This artistic-cultural mediation initiative seeks to bring cinema closer to people with a physical/ mental or neuro-atypical disability. As part of this festival, several documentary films (short and medium-length films) will be broadcast in connection with the experiences of these people.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental