The Stars of the short film were created in Pau in 2007 by Vidéo Tout Tendance. They were then "transferred" in 2010 to Mourenx and then "died out".
With the agreement of the founding members Didier LABAN and Jean LASSUS-PIGAT, the city of Cabestany and Image In decided to continue the adventure by organizing since 2012, the Étoiles du court in the André ABET cinema hall.
This concept, unique in France, allows the best award-winning films to be presented at the biggest events (César, Clermont-Ferrand, etc.) and the various partner short film festivals.
In 1981, André ABET and the city of Cabestany decided to create the First Encounter Short Film Festival of Cabestany. It is truly a encounter, more than a festival, because everything is planned to promote exchange between audience and directors, like the numerous “verre de l’amitié” (friendship toasts), offered after each screening. Always a fun and friendly moment!
Animation, documentary, experimental, fiction, musical clip and report with a maximum length of 30 minutes and French subtitles can take part in this international event.
The FOC: Freak On Camera – International Fantasy Film Festival is a unique celebration of bold and experimental cinema that will take place in October 2025 in Godella, Valencia. Over the course of two days, the festival will bring together filmmakers and audiences to enjoy a one-of-a-kind selection of short films from fantastic genres: horror, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, experimental, and animation. With a focus on the most provocative and daring stories, FOC is a platform for creators who challenge the norms of traditional cinema and explore new narrative boundaries.
The program will include screenings of the selected short films, talks, and industry meetings, as well as an opening ceremony, an awards gala, and a post-party with live music. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with fellow filmmakers and enjoy a unique and creative environment.
South Brazil International Film Festival - SOBIFF - 2025
The South Brazil International Film Festival opens its doors to filmmakers who share a genuine vision of the seventh art. Our curation seeks films that go beyond themes and explore the essence of cinema: we value productions that stand out for their technical quality, precision of form, and the expressive power of their performances.
If you have a film that delves into the power of audiovisual language as an artistic expression, submit it! We are looking for works that engage with cinematography in an innovative and intense way, delivering a unique and immersive experience to the audience.
Submissions Accepted:
- Feature-length fiction films: minimum duration of 60 minutes (including credits);
- Feature-length documentary films: minimum duration of 60 minutes (including credits);
- Short fiction films: maximum duration of 30 minutes (including credits);
- Short documentary films: maximum duration of 30 minutes (including credits);
- Animated films will not be accepted.
The South Brazil International Film Festival will take place in person in November 2025, in Florianópolis. During the event, the public will have free access to the screenings of the selected works. The Centro Cultural Camarim will be the venue for the screenings, where the winners of each category will have their films showcased in a celebration of cinema.
If you believe in the power of imagery and cinema as an artistic expression, this is your moment. Submit your work and bring your vision to the screens of the South Brazil International Film Festival!
Film Submission Guidelines:
- For review during the submission phase: YouTube or Vimeo link exclusively via the Festhome platform.
- For selected films: We will only accept .H264 (.mp4) files in 1080p resolution, submitted via Google Drive or OneDrive.
The Ames International Children's Film Festival is back, an event that wants to make children dream, think, smile, and awaken emotions, consciences, and illusions. It will be held from November 13 to 16, 2025.
This year's edition will take HUMAN RIGHTS as a cross-cutting theme. The title of this year's edition will be “Let's defend peace and human rights”, with special emphasis on the importance of the UN Declaration of Human Rights and its dissemination in the seventh art. This theme will be punctuated with film exhibitions of pieces that deepen and disseminate this defense of human values and social awareness.
Let the rattles ring and the spinning tops spin, the VIII International Children's Film Festival of Ames begins.
OFFICIAL CALL FOR ENTRIES – NOCTAMBULANTE 2025
Noctambulante is a horror and fantasy film showcase with 16 years of experience in Mexico City. What began as a film club has become a landmark event for fans of fantastic cinema, building a passionate community and promoting a love for the genre through all-night screenings in diverse venues across the city.
Over the years, Noctambulante has taken cinema beyond traditional theaters, creating immersive experiences in unique settings — from parks and plazas to historical sites and open-air locations. Its mission is to bring horror and fantasy films to new audiences, providing a platform for the exhibition of national and international productions that rarely find space in commercial theaters.
Beyond exhibition, Noctambulante is committed to fostering film production in Mexico. Through calls for entries divided into various categories, the project opens up opportunities for the creation of genre cinema, with special focus on the proposals of university students and emerging talents.
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca (HIFF) lanza la primera edición de su convocatoria Pitching HIFF para apostar por el nuevo talento y por la creación de cortometrajes de profesionales emergentes de España.
El Pitching HIFF pretende ser un espacio de encuentro para jóvenes cortometrajistas profesionales y productores/as que desean apoyar a profesionales emergentes apostando por sus cortometrajes de ficción, documental, no ficción,...
El plazo de presentación finaliza el 6 de mayo de 2025.
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca (HIFF) lanza la primera edición de su convocatoria Work in Progress HIFF, un espacio de impulso, visibilidad y acompañamiento para cortometrajes iberoamericanos en fase avanzada de postproducción.
El objetivo de esta convocatoria es brindar apoyo creativo e industrial a proyectos de cortometraje que se encuentren en etapa de montaje o finalización.
El plazo de presentación finaliza el 12 de mayo de 2025.
3ª edition of horror and gore short film festival organized by Fester Entertainment.
A festival for lovers of horror and good rock, madness, dandruff and hooligan cinema.
On May 22nd, a film festival will take place at the main auditorium of the Vila Real Municipal Theatre. The event will begin at 3:30 PM and will include talks by two Portuguese filmmakers, who will present some of their work and share their hands-on knowledge.
In addition, there will be an awards ceremony for the winners of the short film competition, previously selected by a jury.
Regulations for Submission to the Competition Section of the 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival
The Jeonju International Short Film Festival is an annual event hosted by CineSoop, a non-profit organization under the Cultural Contents Research Institute.
The 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival will be organized by the Festival Executive Committee.
The festival aims to contribute to the diversity of film and culture by introducing outstanding short films from Korea and around the world to audiences.
The 8th edition of the Jeonju International Short Film Festival will be held in Jeonju from September 25 to September 29, 2025.
FRAME Film Festival es un festival de cortometrajes itinerante, sin una única ubicación, que se celebrará en la provincia de Tarragona.
El FRAME Film Festival consta de dos fases.
• FASE CLASIFICATORIA
• FASE FINAL
El objetivo principal es difundir y promover la cinematografía en general y el cortometraje en particular, apoyando a las directoras y los directores de cortometrajes y creando un espacio donde puedan dar a conocer sus trabajos.
Pero sobre todo trabajamos para que las y los cineastas se sientan acogidos y vivan la experiencia de visitarnos cómo si estuvieran en familia. LA GRAN FAMILIA DEL CORTOMETRAJE!
Otro motivo es ampliar la oferta de acontecimientos culturales para hacer llegar el cortometraje a a poblaciones que no tengan la oportunidad de disfrutar de nuestro cine en formato CORTO.
En el FRAME Film Festival queremos darle al público que sigue y disfruta los cortometrajes, la oportunidad de decidir sobre la selección de las películas que pasarán a la FASE FINAL para recibir los premios TALENTO FRAME.
Moscow International Children’s Film Festival invites children, teenagers, youth, parents and teachers to get acquainted with the best films for children, teenagers and youth and films made by children and teenagers (under 18) under the guidance of adults.
The film festival presents to the public the best films from all over the world made by adults for a children’s audience, as well as films made by children and teenagers from different cities and countries, trying themselves as producers, screenwriters, actors, directors, animators.
The extensive program of the Moscow International Children’s Film Festival is designed for children (6+), teenagers planning to go to the film and art schools, their parents and teachers.
The film festival brings together filmmakers making films for children with young filmmakers who make their first steps at film and video creation. Our goal is to inspire and support young filmmakers, and give wide audiences the opportunity to get acquainted with modern films for children and teenagers.
The Moscow International Children’s Film Festival is a large-scale festive event with an extensive and vibrant program of films on the big screan for children and teenagers, as well as parents, a series of meetings with directors and master classes from leading film experts representing various film schools.
All best films that were selected for the screening, will be shown on the big screen during the solemn final ceremony on April 17 – 19, 2026 in Moscow, Russia and will be able to struggle for the main prize and the title of the “Best film”. As well as for the prizes in the standalone nominations.
Lloret Negre is the first noir genre festival of the Costa Brava. It's objetive is to promote the noir genre and as well as Lloret de Mar and it's heritage.
The Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival City of La Laguba - Isla Calavera opens the call for entries for feature and short films, fiction and documentary in real image and animation.
Dinamo Sports Club of Mayrit is proud to present its second Film Festival dedicated to equality in sport.
We are the first mixed football team aspiring to be professional in Spain, and our goal is to make gender segregation in professional football disappear: we think it is an outdated and unfair way of categorizing footballers, when what should prevail first and foremost are technical skills and football quality, not gender.
In order to carry this project forward, we have decided to use a very powerful tool, capable of changing society and showing them other realities and possibilities: cinema.
The selected films will be screened in person at the El Nido Social Center in Hortaleza on June 13 and 14. The awards ceremony will take place on June 15, following a soccer tournament for equality in which several Hortaleza teams will participate, at the CES School of Image and Sound.
Concurso nacional de cortometrajes del Festival de Microcine de Montilla.
Inscripción válida 21 de ABRIL de 2025 hasta el 25 de AGOSTO de 2025
El festival se celebra del 24 al 27 de septiembre.
COSTA BRAVA Film Festival 2025.
Presentations of the films and short films in the cinema room of the La Devesa de Tor club. IN-PERSON AWARDS CEREMONY on Saturday 12 July in l'ESCALA (Costa Brava). Promotion in S'AGARÓ, PLATJA D'ARO and L'ESCALA
