Western Maryland's premiere film festival is held each year in late September in Allegany County, Maryland.
The first Queen City Film Festival, the Queen City Independent Filmmakers Contest, was held in April 2012.
The second Queen City Film Festival was held September 26-29, 2013 at the New Embassy Theatre in Cumberland, MD.
The third Queen City Film Festival (QCFF) was held October 2-5, 2014 at The Allegany Museum in Cumberland, MD.
The fourth Queen City Film Festival (QCFF) will be held October 1-4, 2015, at the Cumberland Ramada in Cumberland, MD.
We are the nation's largest celebration of animation and digital art. A festival known for its inspiring program of workshops, conferences, lectures, film screenings and art exhibits offered at no cost. We are recognized for our impressive Competition of International Animated Short Films and for the newly released Living Market, a space to foster a culture of business creativity within an industry that lives off new ideas. We are a unique and amazing experience that every year brings together some of the most influential artists and thousands of minds hungry for knowledge, art, creativity and innovation.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES WE DO NOT ACCEPTING MOVIES IN ENGLISH VERSION... THIS FESTIVAL IS ONLY FOR LATIN AMERICA, IBERO AMERICA AND PUERTO RICO.... DO NOT IGNORE THIS IF YOU DO YOUR MOVIE IS GOING TO BE DESCUALIFICATE AUTOMATICALLY
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JIFF is the World's Biggest Competitive Film Festival (in fiction films).
The Jaipur International Film Festival, the world's fastest growing film festival, is held every year in January in Jaipur, India
Launched in January 2009, Jaipur International Film Festival -JIFF became expanding establishing name in organizing world film festival every year in Rajasthan.
The purpose of this film festival is to promote new movie makers, exchange of knowledge, information, ideas & culture between India & other nations in context of their social and cultural ethos. JIFF also promotes friendship and co-operation among people of the world through the medium of films & documentaries.
Though the film festivals have became a regular affair in most countries yet most of them cater only to selected audience as well as entertain the commercially successful film makers and related personalities. However, JIFF intends to organize a festival that connects the film fans & movie goers with the world, especially the serious filmmakers & their associates so as to bring about greater understanding of the art of film making.
The Seventeenth JIFF 2025 received 2408 films from 88+ countries and 241 films nominated for screening.
The Sixteenth JIFF 2024 received 2971 films from 82+ countries and 329 films nominated for screening.
The Fifteenth JIFF 2023 received 2205 films from 63+ countries and 282 films nominated for screening.
The Fourteenth JIFF 2022 received 2100 films from 52+ countries and 279 films nominated for screening. (COVID 19 - Hybrid Edition)The Fourteen JIFF 2022 received 2100 films from 52+ countries and 279 films nominated for screening. (COVID 19 - Hybrid Edition)
The Thirteenth JIFF 2021 received 2121 films from 85+ countries and 266 films nominated for screening. (COVID 19 - Online Edition)
The Twelfth JIFF 2020 has received 2411 films from 100+ countries and 240 films nominated in competition for screening.
The Eleventh Aryan JIFF 2019 has received 2221 films from 103 countries and 232 films nominated for screening.
The Tenth JIFF 2018 has received 2019 films from 100+ countries and 136 films nominated for screening.
The Ninth JIFF 2017 has received 2004 films from 100+ countries.
The Eighth JIFF 2016 has received 2176 films from 100+ countries.
The Seventh JIFF 2015 has received 1807 films from 100+ countries.
The Sixth JIFF 2014 has received 1587 films from 90+ countries.
The Fifth JIFF 2013 has received 1397 films from 90 countries.
The Fourth JIFF 2012 has received 902 films from 70 countries.
18000 film lovers and film makers visited the festival.
The third JIFF 2011 was held with overwhelming response & it was a feather in crown.
The second JIFF 2010 was held with overwhelming response & it was a feather in crown.
The first JIFF 2009 was a first milestone towards success.
NEW CATEGORIES:
Sridevi JIFF Indian Panorama (All submitted films will be included automatically in this panorama from India only without any additional fee or you can submit directly in this panorama only, made/produced in all regional languages) new from JIFF 2019
Focus Country, Guest Country, Tribute, Retrospective and more - By Invitation Only
NEW CATEGORIES:
(You can submit according to your submission eligibility or write us for any support at myjiffindia@gmail.com)
JAIPUR CRITICS – For feature fiction films only, best film award from film critics. Total nominations: Around 5 films.
HONORARY ASIA - We welcome you in JIFF 2026 as senior and experienced film producer and director. This category is only for Asian continent for feature fiction films, who have produced/directed minimum 5 films in their respective career, we request you please submit your film/s produced/released/un released after 1st Jan. 2024 or film in post-production. It is non-competitive international nominations category, in this category will screen top two or three films out of all submissions.
WELCOME REGARD - For directors and producers 1st feature fiction film, in other words this submission should be first project/film as a director or producer. It is competitive international nominations category, in this category will screen top two or three films out of all submissions.
THESE ARE DIFFERENT SUBMISSION BETWEEN MAIN SUBMISSION IN THE FEATURE FILM (FICTION) CATEGORY.
OLD IS GOLD - screenings (by invitation only)
Classic World (Classical films from India and the world) – By Invitation Only
Films made by Crowdfunding (mention in the submission form)
Films made by/with Co-Production (mention in the submission form)
Web Series (up to 30 minute/s)
Mobile Film Making on Social Issues (film should be shoot by mobile camera, up to 30 minute/s)
Submit Song/Ad Film//Music/Album/Poster/Live performance
Top 10 Dialogue.
NEW CATEGORIES FROM JIFF 2025:
Films Nominated at Oscar 2026 (Short Fiction/Live Action) - Official entry to the Oscars
Films nominated at Oscar 2026 (Short Documentary) - Official entry to the Oscars
Films nominated at Oscar 2026 (Feature Fiction) - Official entry to the Oscars
Films nominated at Oscar 2026 (Feature Documentary) - Official entry to the Oscars
Films nominated at Oscar 2026 (Academy Awards, USA)
from different countries as official entry to the Oscars and official nominations through various ways, will be directly part of the competition in JIFF 2026. The awards will be separate for these categories and will be finalized by international jury members (World cinema leaders). Few top films will be screened in JIFF 2026 for global audience. Other rules will be the same as film submission in JIFF 2026.
NEW CATEGORIES FROM JIFF 2026:
Best OTT Platform, Best OTT Short Fiction Film (released on OTT, between January 2023 and December 2025)
Best OTT Feature Fiction Film (released on OTT, between January 2023 and December 2025)
Best Photograph (New from JIFF 2026)
Das 10. Farinha Film Festival ist zurück!!!! Wir kehren mit dem Vorschlag zurück, die kulturelle Flamme des Austauschs und Lernens in der Filmkultur zu beleuchten. Während des Festivals erleben die Hinterland von Paraíba Treffen kultureller Manifestationen, durch Ausstellungen regionaler und nationaler audiovisueller Produktionen, mit Begegnungsräumen für Diskussionen und Lernen, sowie Filmshows, Panels, Workshops, Features und Shows.
Das Internationale Soziale Filmfestival von Castilla-La Mancha ist sich der Bedeutung der audiovisuellen Medien in der heutigen spanischen Gesellschaft bewusst und versucht, sie sowohl zu Kommunikations- als auch zu Bildungsmedien zu machen, um Werte der Solidarität und Toleranz zu fördern. Es wird in Toledo, Torrijos, Cuenca, Olías del Rey... stattfinden.
Öffentliche und private Einrichtungen, die dieselben Anliegen teilen, sind eingeladen, an diesem Festival teilzunehmen.
Das Festival besteht aus mehreren Abschnitten, darunter einem Wettbewerb mit Kurz- und Dokumentarfilmen. Zu den sozialen Themen gehören: Fremdenfeindlichkeit, Generationenkonflikte, Kinderarbeit, häusliche Gewalt, soziale Rollen, Ökologie, Kinderrechte, Koexistenz usw.
Das Faludi Film and Media kündigt sein 25. thematisches internationales Filmfestival und den dazugehörigen Fotowettbewerb an. Das diesjährige Motto lautet GIFT.
Das diesjährige Thema lautet „Geschenk“. Das Geschenk ist keine Belohnung, keine Entschädigung: es ist viel mehr ein Opfer. Wenn wir ein Geschenk machen, stammt es nicht aus unserem Überschuss. Wenn es darin keine Verpflichtung und Selbstverleugnung gibt, hat es keinen Wert. Der Wert ist, dass wir der anderen Person das geben, was wir sind, wer wir sind, was wir sind, was dazu führt, dass wir beide uns selbst überwinden. Es macht deutlich, dass alles ein Geschenk ist und sein kann, dass es so etwas nicht gibt, dass „ich es verdiene“. Es ist ein Geschenk, den Mann im Rollstuhl ins Sonnenlicht zu drängen, ein Hilfspaket für Bedürftige einzupacken und die Kinder in den Zoo zu bringen. Darüber hinaus ist es auch ein Geschenk, Luft zu holen, zu atmen, laufen zu können, Füße und Hände zu heben, mit unseren Augen zu sehen, das Unveränderliche zu heilen und zu akzeptieren - das Schlagen des Herzens, die Arbeit der Blutgefäße, das sind alles Geschenke. Ein Geschenk zu geben ist ein Geschenk für sich.
Die Teilnehmer sind eingeladen, dieses Thema in Form eines Films oder Fotos gemäß den Bedingungen des Festivals zu bearbeiten. Wir sind auf der Suche nach professionell anspruchsvollen ausgearbeiteten Arbeiten, die dazu geeignet sind, ein Forum in der Sprache der Bilder für einen Dialog zwischen verschiedenen Standpunkten und Meinungen zu schaffen.
Die Beiträge werden von internationalen Jurys bewertet.
Einsendeschluss: 10. Oktober 2022
Datum des Festivals: 16.-19. November 2022
Das Internationale Afro Film Festival „Ananse“ zielt darauf ab, die kulturellen und sozialen Aspekte der schwarzen Bevölkerung sichtbar zu machen. Arbeiten als Teil einer Schaltung, die es neuen Filmemachern ermöglicht, alternative Bewegungen bekannt zu machen, um Videos über die Afro-Nachkommen auf der ganzen Welt zu drehen.
„Ananse“ ist das erste Festival, das Filmemacher im ganzen Land die Möglichkeit einlädt, sichtbare Produktionen zu schaffen, die die Ansichten der schwarzen Gemeinschaften repräsentieren.
15. Mittleres internationales Filmfestival LA CABINA, das zwischen dem 8. und 18. November 2022 in València (Spanien) stattfindet.
Created by Jose Ruiz, Jr., the Co-Founder of the Manhattan Film Festival in NYC, as an opportunity to introduce his love for independent film into the city & community that he grew up in, the West Side Film Series is an opportunity to showcase independent cinema, on an ongoing basis (Twice per month), to an audience that is not typically afforded the opportunity to experience such quality artistic film. Located in St. Paul, MN -the West Side Neighborhood has been home to many immigrant communities, and was once dubbed, "The Ellis Island of the Midwest". Today, the neighborhood is home to a respectful, diverse community that has flourished through local business impact, and is continuing to evolve as a flourishing artistic town. The series will be open to all in proximity, including the booming Lowertown Arts Community! A great opportunity to showcase your film to a great audience to build buzz for your film. Proceeds will go to benefit Prodigy Sports, a local organization that provides quality athletic training opportunities to high school students from various communities.
With submission to this film series, films will also receive free submission to a film festival that will be announced shortly, to be held in beautiful Downtown St. Paul, recently named "The most romantic city in North America"!
Das Molins Film Festival wurde 1973 in Molins de Rei (Barcelona) gegründet. Im November 2025 werden wir die 44. Ausgabe abhalten.
Das Festival, bekannt als TerrorMolins, besteht aus einer wettbewerbsfähigen offiziellen Sektion für Spielfilme, einer offiziellen Sektion für Kurzfilme, Retrospektiven, Dokumentarfilmen, Live-Shows, Workshops, Networking/Pitching, Projektionen für Gymnasien, Projektionen für Kinder... und einem der ältesten Horrorfilm-Marathons der Welt, unserem 12-Stunden-Horrorfilm-Marathon (1973)...
MHFF - Molins Horror Film Festival ist eines der ältesten Festivals, das sich ausschließlich dem Horror in Spanien und Europa widmet. Das Festival ist Mitglied der Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF).
Die Hauptanforderung ist, dass sich der Kurzfilm mit allen sozialen Fragen im Zusammenhang mit der Gleichstellung der Geschlechter befasst:
Koedukation, Rechte, geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt, sexuelle Gewalt; historische Rollen, Teilhabe von Frauen am sozialen Leben; Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben; Gleichstellungspolitik; Lohndiskriminierung; gläserne Decke; klebrige Boden; Diskriminierung aufgrund von Geschlecht, Geschlecht oder sexueller Orientierung; Unsichtbarkeit; Mitverantwortung; Schwesternschaft usw.
Die übrigen Bedingungen finden Sie in den Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen.
Regierungsorganisationen und das weltweit erste Festival für Filme junger Regisseure über internationale Entwicklung.
Ziele des Festivals
Ermutigen Sie Filmemacher/Kreative, zusammenzuarbeiten, um das Bewusstsein für die Drei Säulen der Freiheit zu schärfen, indem Filme zu diesen Themen gezeigt werden.
Die drei Säulen von Freiheit und Umwelt
* Freiheit von Not: Durch die Erreichung der UN-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung
* Freiheit von Angst: Durch Bemühungen um kollektive Sicherheit und Frieden.
* Freiheit, in Würde zu leben: Durch die Anwendung von Gerechtigkeit für alle gemäß der Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte.
Entwicklung: Armut, Obdach, Gesundheitswesen, Bildung, Gender, Regierungsführung, Finanzen
Menschliche Sicherheit: Konfliktprävention, Konfliktlösung, Friedenssicherung, Obdach, Migration
Menschenrechte: Gender, Bildung, Würde, Partizipation
Umwelt: ökologische Fragen, Vorbereitung auf und Folgen von Naturkatastrophen, Nachhaltigkeit, neue Technologien
Kurzfilme: einer der oben genannten
Junge Filmemacher: unter 25 Jahren
The festival is an event aimed at the talent of film professionals, artists and students, to emerge creativity with the noble diffusion of values and deep thought.
It is the festival with more theaters of release in Catalonia, 10 theaters.
It has an exclusive entrance to the city center, the emblematic Plaza de la Independencia.
It is the oldest festival in Catalonia after Sitges,
All the films in the world are registered.
400 films are screened between feature films, shorts, documentaries, etc.
It has more than six thousand spectators.
Montecatini Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, promosso dalla Federazione Italiana Cineclub (Fedic), con le sue 68 edizioni è uno dei festival di cortometraggi più longevi in Europa.
All'inizio, era principalmente destinato alle opere nazionali, ma a partire dagli anni '90, quando il concorso Nazionale spostato in un'altra piccola città della Toscana, San Giovanni Valdarno, Montecatini si è affermata come vetrina di riferimento a livello internazionale, desiderosa di presentare un panorama di nuove produzioni incentrate su diversi generi e tendenze.
L'obiettivo principale del Montecatini Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio è quello di dare una visione completa del corto nel panorama cinematografico internazionale, nella sua estensione più ampia, puntando sempre alla qualità dei film e non all'aspetto glamour offrendo una bellissima Lage in Toscana dove discutere e magari trovare collegamenti per lavori futuri.
Ogni anno il Presidente della Repubblica italiana concede la sua adesione e la sua medaglia al Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio di Montecatini.
Ultimo ma non meno importante: registi come Franco Piavoli e Nanni Moretti sono da segnalare tra i registi emergenti nei primi 60er Jahre a Montecatini International Short Film Festival.
Das Malta Short Film Festival ist jetzt in seinem 13. Jahr, und es wird von einer Jury urteilt. Dadurch können Filmemacher und Zuschauer den Produktionswert jedes Eintrags und seine Fähigkeit, mit dem Publikum zu kommunizieren, verstehen
Das abschließende Programm besteht aus einer Preisverleihung.
Festival hat ein breites Publikum, 30.000 +
Das Shnit Worldwide Shortsfestival ist eine erstklassige Plattform für die Ausstellung und Förderung von Kurzfilmen. Dieses Festival ist eine einzigartige transnationale Veranstaltung, die gleichzeitig in zehn Städten auf fünf Kontinenten stattfindet. Das Festival besteht aus drei Hauptsegmenten:
▪ shnit PLAYGROUNDS* | Läuft bis zum 31. August 2025
▪ shnit EXPANDED | Läuft bis zum 30. September 2025
▪ shnit FINALE | Amsterdam — 30. September 2025
Der Gewinner des WELTWEITEN WETTBEWERBS sowie die für das Publikum nominierten Filme des WELTWEITEN UND INTERNATIONALEN WETTBEWERBS sind gemäß den Regeln der 98. Oscarverleihung® [Kinostart] berechtigt, an den Oscars® 2026 teilzunehmen.
In den letzten dreiundzwanzig Jahren hat sich Shnit zu einem großen internationalen Kurzfilmfestival entwickelt, das sich ständig neu erfindet. Ursprünglich eine lokale Initiative, ist es heute eine globale Veranstaltung, die Filmemacher und Zuschauer mit unterschiedlichem kulturellen Hintergrund verbindet und inspiriert. Das Festival fördert Vielfalt, Originalität und künstlerischen Austausch. Mit seiner hochwertigen Filmauswahl zieht shnit über 30.000 Besucher an und ist damit eines der führenden Kurzfilmfestivals weltweit.
shnit ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation, die in Zusammenarbeit mit Festivalleitern koordiniert wird. Das Festival arbeitet nach den Prinzipien von Exzellenz und Professionalität und fördert so seine internationale Expansion.
* Geplante SPIELPLÄTZE für 2025
Das Shnit Worldwide Shortfestival findet gleichzeitig in den verschiedenen Städten, den Shnit PLAYGROUNDS, auf fünf Kontinenten statt. Die geplanten PLAYGROUNDS 2025 sind:
▪ Buenos Aires [Argentinien]
▪ Kairo [Ägypten]
▪ Kapstadt [Südafrika]
▪ Goa [Indien]
▪ Hongkong [China]
▪ Moskau [Russland]
▪ Sydney [Australien]
▪ San Jose [Costa Rica]
▪ Toronto [Kanada]
▪ Bern [Schweiz] — SHNIT-ERÖFFNUNG
▪ Amsterdam [Niederlande] — Shnit FINALE
The Búfalo D'água space was created through the partnership of producers/artists, who come from different cultural backgrounds, such as music, cinema and theater, with the intent of disseminating and integrating the artistic production, including all types of expressions and work fields, whether they come from the alternative or independent scenery. Following these guide lines, we created the "Bufalada", one of our main events where artists from different backgrounds and areas present something of their work, in a afternoon filled with art. In this event, that will take place a few days before the exhibition, we will present the trailers from all the selected short films.
Búfalo D'água is the home of the theater company "As Bárbaras" and the film production company "Clareia Filmes". It has a complete filming studio that can also be rented for external projects. Combining our personal projects with the desire to disseminate our space so more people can develop their own projects as well, it seemed like a natural step to organize a short films exhibition so we could establish and strengthen our connections with other film makers and film enthusiastic's.
The 1st Short Films Exhibition SP - Búfalo D'Água was also created to end our "INTEGRATION" cycle (a cycle of debate boards and workshops that will take place in the days that precede the exhibition) and will reunite several consolidated professionals from different artistic fields as well and young artists starting their careers. In this manner, we hope to create a mixture of public that combines both the more spontaneous audience with the more experienced eyes from out invited guests.
This is our 5th year and we've had some dynamite entries like "Christmas With the Dead" (Joe Lansdale), "A Child's Christmas in Texas" (Jessica Gardner), and "You Say" (Sidney Brammer). In 2013 we expanded the festival to include a panel discussion led by three Austin-based professional actors: Michael Conway, CK McFarland, and Jaston Williams. The festival was held at The Lost pines 8 Movie Theatres in Bastrop, as well as a catered closing party.
In 2014 we are expanding even further, to include a second day of filmmaking workshops in local high schools. The first day will again take place at the Lost Pines 8, and will include screening the films to a paying audience, a panel discussion, an award ceremony and cocktail party.
