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Loreto International Film Festival 2025 - Second Edition!
The first edition of the Loreto International Film Festival has arrived to take us on an extraordinary cinematic journey!✨ Join us in this exciting debut, where the screen will light up with captivating stories and the magic of the seventh art.
Welcome to a new chapter in the history of cinema at Loreto. In this first edition, we will explore the diversity of cinema from its classic roots to new emerging voices. Get ready to experience exciting screenings, participate in conversations with filmmakers and immerse yourself in the unique cinematic experience we will offer.
Experience the Magic of Independent Cinema at the Onyko Films Awards (OFA)
The Onyko Films Awards (OFA) is not just a festival—it's a movement. Verified by IMDb, we are driven by the mission to prove that everything is possible, guided by our inspiring motto: "Miracles Around."
At OFA, we believe in the power of independent cinema to reshape the way we see the world.
Independent filmmakers bring raw, unfiltered stories to the forefront, igniting conversations and inspiring change. While major studios have vast resources for promotion, independent creators rely on recognition, reviews, and meaningful connections. That’s where we come in.
Why OFA Matters:
Showcasing Talent: We shine a spotlight on independent filmmakers, giving their work the platform it deserves.
Building Community: At OFA, we foster connections among filmmakers and audiences, creating a global network of creative minds.
Innovative awards: We introduce the NFT Awards, a unique, cutting-edge way to recognize talent and create a lasting digital legacy that our winners can buy.
Opportunities for Winners:
Independent cinema is the heart of true art and innovation, and at OFA, we’re here to nurture and elevate it. Join us, and let’s prove together that miracles are all around us.
Secure your place in history—be part of the festival that celebrates talent and creativity like never before.
Al Este is a festival coming out from the french festival A l'Est du Nouveau. Present in Peru since 2008, the mission of the festival is to promote film culture of the other Europe, that relegated to independent circuits, owning however, an invaluable wealth and tradition. Thus, Al Este seeks to spread the filmography of Europe, Latin America and Asia.
This cultural proposal takes place within the framework of the commemoration of a new anniversary of Punta del Este, celebrating the best independent cinema from around the world. It began as a Mercosur cinema and grew to become an international festival. Cine del Mar has been declared of Presidential Interest and is sponsored and supported by the Ministry of Tourism, the Municipality of Maldonado, the Municipality of Punta del Este, the Ministry of Education and Culture through ACAU (Uruguayan Film and Audiovisual Association), and the embassies of the participating countries.
The "Golden Flower Award" Beijing International Children's Film Festival, supported by the Children's Science and Education Committee of China's largest Children's Culture and Arts Promotion Association, was held in 2018. Now it has become the largest children's film festival in China. Partners in the Asian market are invited to recommend excellent films to promote cultural exchanges, cooperation and distribution. This year, we will expand the number of screening and forum exchange activities of young filmmakers to other venues on the basis of past successes. Launch richer and more meaningful new projects, such as public services in mountain villages and campus screening.
The Beijing International Children's Film Festival is a non-profit film festival supported by the Red Cross Foundation of China. open to films from all over the world. More than 200 films were screened every year, with more than 5 million young people and children watching online. "Child friendly" offline screenings were held in Chinese cinemas, schools and art centers. At the same time, round tables, art exhibitions, drinking parties and other activities were held
Public services: The expenses of the film festival are used for organizing activities, and in cooperation with the Red Cross Society and other foundations, the festival donates film watching activities and cultural facilities for disabled children and left behind children.
the BRICS competition unit will be added, which will be supported by TV BRICS. BRICS countries will select 5 awards and hold special screening activities
For more information, please find on the official website: gfa-beijing.com
Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition was founded to encourage and support independent low and big budget, filmmakers, who work in the horror, suspense, science fiction, drama, action, adventure, and art house genres.
After participating in Zed Fest Film Festival, many of our filmmakers have been able to advance their careers develop their next projects. We take pride in the fact that we are able to maintain relationships with participants, encourage and help them develop and promote their future endeavors.
" WE HOPE TO DISCOVER THE CULT MOVIES OF THE FUTURE."
****ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL is an IMDB award Listing Qualifier****
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The Top Zed Fest Film Festival 2024
Prizes: Over $5000 in Cash & Prizes will be Divided among winners
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Top Zed Fest Film Festival Filmmaker and Screenplay Awards:
Zed Fest Film Festival Independent Spirit Award is bestowed each year to a filmmaker that Pursues their filmmaking vision from concept to film.
This award has been inspired by Independent Filmmaking Pioneers Robot Monster (1953) Director Phil Tucker, Jim Jarmusch, John Waters, Elaine May, John Cassavetes, and Penelope Spheeris,Wes Anderson.
These filmmakers followed their passion for filmmaking. They embraced the love of filmmaking as an art form. They used their creativity and ingenuity in their filmmaking and did not let their budget stand in the way of their film projects. That is very inspirational to us and we hope to today's emerging filmmakers.
Feature Film Golden Marquee Award -
The Feature Film Golden Marquee is for the highest achievement award in recognition of the Feature Film that displays exemplary technical proficiencies in filmmaking and storytelling.
Short Film Golden Marquee Award -
The Short Film Golden Marquee is for the highest achievement award in recognition to the Short Film that displays exemplary technical proficiencies in filmmaking and storytelling.
The Pickford Award -
THE PICKFORD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FILM ARTS
This Award is to Highlight Women in The Film Arts. We call it the "The Pickford Award" In honor of the Great Mary Pickford Silent Film Pioneer.
ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL 2025 ENTRY DEADLINES
Early Bird Deadline Feb 28, 2025
Spring Deadline April 28, 2025
Regular Deadline July 30, 2025
Deadline July 30, 2025
Final Film Deadline September 30, 2025
Notification Date October 30, 2025
ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL GENRES:
Horror
Suspense
Supernatural
Arthouse
Action/Adventure
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Documentary
Music Videos
Super 8
Enter your music Video any music genre, we play top winners at the Zed Fest Film Festival 2025 Event in November to be held in Regal Noho West, North Hollywood, California on Nov 12-17,2025
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO BE PLAYED AT THE ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL EVENT 2025!!!
Int. Low & No Budget Video Film Festival "film-sharing"
Latest Festival 2025 Announcement
Submit Short Films Now!
Film Sharing – 23th International Low & No Budget Video Film Festival 2025
Festival Date: Sept.2025 Stuttgart, Aug. 2025 Heilbronn
Open Screenings start: Mai 2025/Stuttgart, Heilbronn ,
Place: Stuttgart, Heilbronn - Germany
Status: Independent Short Film Festival
Festival Niveau: Semi-Professional
Outreach: International
Submission Deadline: 10/10/2024 to 30/04/2025
Category: narrative short films, animations, comedy ( no documentray, music clips, artfilms)
Lenght: 1 - 16 min ( please don't send us films longer than 15 min!!!!)
Ages: 0-99
Internet: www.film-sharing.net (all terms)
Short Outline:
nineteen successful years of the ‘International Low and No Budget Short film-sharing Festival’ has inspired us to continue despite the disheartening of the cultural institutions.
Budgets for culture and the arts are being cut or axed. However, humour is when, in the face of adversity, you can still laugh! This year, we will defy commercialism and
capitalism and raise up our ‘Low and No Budget Film Festival’ with the opening in Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Mainz.
Moreover, we will continue to
offer the ever increasingly popular internet forums, which publishes the un-filtered short films, as an antidote [AA antithesis, counter platform]. We will be showing the s
ubmitted films on the big screen to the interested public who can discuss and talk together before, during and after the films. We will be showing the Film Festival Programme at selected cinemas. The festival is a non-profit endeavour and a large part of the entrance tickets will remain with the cinema operators to cover their costs.
We will show all short films under 15 minutes and we look forward to receiving new productions as much as older short films or even youthful follies or transgressions!
The audience itself decides at the open screenings in April and May which films will be included and shown in the July Festival Programme.
Internet: www.film-sharing.net
History:
The annual Film Festival was established in Vienna in 2003. Since then it turned into an annual event and has expanded mostly in Germany.
The main venues are now Stuttgart, Heilbronn and Mainz and now Schwäbisch Gmünd and Sigmaringen. All films are collected and complied and then shown at these locations. Film makers, who fall loosely under the ‘independent film makers’ category, from throughout the world, submit their short films.
Annually, we receive about 1,000 films which we then sort and compile into thematic genres.
Point of Special Attention:
The Film Festival does not award any material or monetary prizes, rather it proudly offers the broad public and large audience. A prominent feature is the so-called
‘open screenings’ that present the full and rich character of the films including those that that receive less public attention. Over 200 people come together in both
cultural centres and restaurants to rate the submitted films from over 50 countries.
We will show all short films under 15 minutes and we look forward to receiving new productions as much as older short films or even youthful follies or transgressions!
The audience itself decides at the open screenings in April and May which films will be included and shown in the July Festival Programme.
All film makers, whose film is shown, will receive the Film Festival programme brochures.
Welcome to Sinistro Fest, the festival that celebrates fantasy, horror, science fiction, suspense, and experimental cinema.
For six days, Fortaleza will be the stage for a selection of films, ranging from features to short films, some with world, international, Latin American, and Brazilian premieres.
SINISTRO will also be a meeting point for filmmakers, producers, actors, technicians, and distributors, creating a space for the exchange of ideas and experiences.
With its unique energy, Fortaleza is the perfect place to foster dialogue and collaboration between cinema professionals and film enthusiasts.
International queer film festival Merlinka is organized every year from 2009 in Belgrade Serbia.
For five days we screen short, documentary and featured LGBT-themed films.
Only gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangender, transsexual-themed films.
(em português abaixo)
Founded in 2023, the Art Movement Association aims to promote art and culture.
In its 2st edition, the Association aims to organize the Arara Azul Film Festival in June 2025, which will take place in beautiful Florence and aims to highlight Brazilian cinema. It is directed by Anastásia Vulgaris, director and screenwriter, and by the deputy director, opera singer and singing teacher Patrizia Morandini, both of Brazilian origins.
Films, documentaries, short movies and screenplay of any length produced and/or shot in Brazil or which deal with themes related to Brazil are eligible for selection. Priority will be given to world, international and European premieres.
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Fundado no ano 2023, a Associação Art Movement, tem por objetivo promover a arte e a cultura.
Na sua 2.ª OU I Edição a Associação tem como meta para junho de 2025 a realização do Festival de cinema Arara Azul que acontecerá na bela Florença e tem como objetivo destacar o cinema brasileiro. Conta com a Direção de Anastácia Vulgaris ,Diretora e Roteirista, e a Vice-Diretora, cantora de ópera e professora de canto Patrizia Morandini, ambas de origem brasileira.
São elegíveis para seleção dos filmes, documentário, curtas-metragens e roteiros de qualquer duração que sejam produzidos e/ou rodados no Brasil, ou que tratem de temas ligados ao Brasil. Será dada prioridade as estreias mundiais, internacionais e europeias.
In 2003, the non-profit created the International Strange and Unusual Fantasy Short Film Festival, Court Métrange.
The event offers a creative harbor for authors wherein to expose and endorse their ideas. With an irrefutable penchant for a different form of filmmaking, these motion picture partisans fascinate countless audiences, the latter of whom paradoxically struggle to reap the same attention.
The purpose of the Court Métrange Festival is, ultimately, threefold, boasting: a place to screen, a place to scream, letting its "cult" shorts thrive, and a place whose limitless resources endeavor to not only emphasize the credentials of those having fought to make Fantasy film what it is today, but also attribute to them what is rightfully theirs. Court Métrange has become crucial not only in putting back on the radar screen the artistic and cultural value in a certain category of works, but also in breaking down barriers between film genres.
Sole member specializing in short films of the renowned European Fantastic Film Festival and CNC Category 1 Festival, Court Métrange is, in a way, a rite of passage for some authors in the quest for validation of their work with their sights set on becoming the directors of tomorrow. As a result, it is unrivaled, and plays an influential role on the short film scene in Europe.
Artistically agile, film communicates in a number of languages. The Fantastic is one of them. Court Métrange has chosen to hand over the mic and screen to those who share the same speak. For Fantasy filmmakers, this moment with their audiences is invaluable. Theaters teeming with fans and backing from a significant part of the profession have, in turn, legitimized the festival in its entirety. The enthusiasm and support from the teaching community and the active involvement of its student population in the educational and cultural initiatives organized by the festival come full circle with the idea that Fantastic films are a formidable breeding ground for culture and reflection.
Alongside its screenings, the Festival also strives to open up channels for exchange between film and other creative disciplines in order to broaden and boost the manner in which the "Fantastic image" materializes. Every year, conferences, exhibits, music, encounters, and debates round out the Court Métrange agenda.
DOCUMED - MEDITERRANEAN DOCUMENTARY CINEMA FESTIVAL
IN TUNISIA
8th Edition - 2025
DocuMed – Mediterranean Documentary Cinema Festival in Tunisia, organized annually by the Tunisian Documentary Cinema Association, offers screenings of creative documentaries from countries around the Mediterranean. It aims to promote the influence and dissemination of documentary films in Tunisia and to promote exchanges between professionals, creators and the public in a spirit of openness to anthropological, cultural and social diversity.
DocuMed:
- Carries humanist values, based on openness to other cultures, freedom of creation and sharing.
- Demonstrates its belonging to the world, its openness to its Maghreb, Arab and Mediterranean geographical and cultural context.
- Allows documentary cinema, as a form of questioning the world, humans and art, to participate in debates on ideas, knowledge, representations and imaginations.
- Encourages the public for the documentary film genre and allows as many people as possible to access theoretical and practical knowledge of documentary creation.
- Promotes exchange, helps to think and gives food for thought by providing access to representations of Tunisian realities and the world.
The Cisterna Film Festival is an international short film festival held in Cisterna di Latina, Italy, in July. It is organized by the Cultural Association MOBilitazioni Artistiche with the artistic direction of Cristian Scardigno.
From 2015 the Cisterna Film Festival screened international and national premieres, from the major festivals (Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand) and winners of the most important national and international awards (Oscar, David, Cesar, Goya).
Since 2017, the festival has hosted a “Focus” section dedicated to specific country. In 2017, Poland inaugurated it, with the support of the Polish Institute in Rome, and in 2018 it was the turn of Ireland, with the collaboration of the Irish Film Festa and the Irish Embassy. In 2019 there was a Focus on Germany, with the support of German Films and German Embassy in Rome and in 2021 the Focus on Greece with the collaboration of Drama International Short Film Festival, an European Film Awards qualifying festival. In 2022, the CFF screened shorts from Croatia with the support of Croatian Audiovisual Centre. Last year, the Festival hosted short-films from Palestinian authors, in collaboration with the Consulat Général de France a Jérusalem and the Palestinian Ministry of Culture.
The festival annually hosts key figures from the show business and organizes collateral events such as book presentations, workshops dedicated to teenagers and photography exhibitions.
www.cisternafilmfestival.com
Welcome to our Summer Season that runs Monthly from July thru September 2025.
NewFilmmakers NY is New York's longest running year round Film Festival. Throughout it's twenty-eight year run NewFilmmakers has provided a platform for first time and veteran filmmakers.
We have taken an exciting new direction with NewFilmmakers called NewFilmmakersPlus which will move our festival into the digital age and allow us to reach international audiences.
While theaters have been closed, our online audiences have greatly exceeded those in theaters. With NewFilmmakers Plus we have added the missing audience participation to our online screenings.
Now filmmakers, cast, and crew as well as audience members can create interactive video screening rooms while watching a film. Just by pushing the START A GROUPVIEW button to the right of the film they can invite up to six people to talk about the film in a video conference. It’s almost like watching side-by-side in real life — without having to share your popcorn.
In addition our films will now be available for two weeks and screenable any time of the day instead of only one night. This allows more people to see our films and makes it easier to set up a screening event with friends and colleagues. As requested we are switching to filmmaker hosted files utilizing unlisted YouTube links which will eliminate the need to transcode and to send us large files as well as giving filmmakers control over their film.
In today’s world online screenings give filmmakers worldwide audiences instead of limited local ones. With NewFilmmakers Plus filmmakers not only reach worldwide audiences but can interact with them as they would at a traditional theater.
The AI ARTIST supported by ASSOCIATION FRANCE CHINE DES NOUVEAUX CINEMAS、 ONED Pioneer Imaging Laboratory 、PixVerse. Supported and co-organized by China's largest technology media 36Kr.
Film Festival aims to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence with film and video, fostering innovative applications of AI technology in film and video production and presentation, and advancing the development of the future film industry.
The festival will hold screenings and creator exchange activities every three months to keep up with the rapid development and updates in AI technology, fostering ongoing innovation and collaboration in the film and video industry. Through these initiatives, the festival aims to nurture a dynamic community of creators, artists, and innovators while advancing the boundaries of AI-driven cinematic expression.
We are supported by large models, associations and communities in the AI field, including CORANT 3D, PixVerse, MIDjourney China, AIGC&China, AFCNC, WaytoAGI etc.
Notice: our new partner ,Courant3D Organized by Prenez du relief，from October 8th to 13th, 2024,As part of the partnership established between Courant3D, the International Short Film Festival in Clermont Ferrand, the New Cinema Saigon Festival and Berlin Interfilm, all selected films presented at the festival Courant3D、AI ARTIST may be presented during the times of the event at the International Festival short Film of Clermont Ferrand, the New Cinema Saigon Festival, the Interfilm Berlin and other editions of Courant3D and without exception.
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.
TerraLenta Film Fest is an international film festival dedicated to environmental documentaries. The Festival is based in Pignola (PZ) in Basilicata, Italy.
The aim of the Festival is to promote independent and author documentary cinema, raise public and community awareness of environmental issues, foster cultural spaces for dialogue and learning, support multimedia research, and encourage eco-sustainable actions. TerraLenta is the intention to bring original artistic forms and offbeat culture, the experimentation of new ways of disseminating environmental issues through art and research. We believe that it is necessary to give space to a different form of divulgation, so critical, innovative and far from formalising; that's the reason why we set ourselves to support subjects with authentic contents and modes of expression.
The Festival was founded in 2024 as the evolution of a long-standing experience in the dissemination of cinema on environmental themes through independent film review in the high mountains (OasiCinema Festival), in order to promote the symbiosis between visual art and environmental research in unusual contexts, deliberately different from urban spaces.
TerraLenta Film Fest will take place in July, from 23 to 27, 2025. This will be its first edition, offering a unique opportunity to explore the world of cinema with a focus on environmental themes. The festival will take place in several fascinating locations, such as the historic center of Pignola (PZ), where the screenings will be held outdoors, and some historic buildings, including Palazzo Gaeta, which will serve as the festival's main headquarters.
In addition to the film screenings, the event will feature important moments of insight, such as seminars and educational workshops centered on the environment and related themes. The guests of the festival will have the opportunity to present their works and engage in discussions with the audience. The official festival program will be made available on May 25, 2025, allowing participants to learn about the scheduled events in detail.
This is an unmissable occasion for film enthusiasts and those interested in ecological and sustainability issues, set in the charming context of Southern Italy.
The Akida International Film Festival is an annual event held in Seville, Spain, dedicated to showcasing short films from around the world. Established in 2022 by a young filmmaker Nick Kremm, the festival aims to promote emerging talent and celebrate the art of short filmmaking.
The inaugural edition took place in September 2023 at Avenida 5 Cines, featuring over 40 short films from 20 countries. The festival's success continued with its second edition in September 2024, which saw a significant increase in participation, receiving more than 3,500 submissions from 114 countries.
The festival's program includes a diverse range of genres, such as drama, comedy, thriller, and documentary, with special sections for young filmmakers, student productions, and local works from Seville. Screenings are held at notable venues like Avenida 5 Cines and the historic Cine Cervantes, providing filmmakers and audiences with a rich cinematic experience.
In addition to film screenings, the Akida International Film Festival organizes conferences and special events that promote inclusivity and cultural exchange. Collaborations with organizations like COCEMFE Sevilla and Fundación Tres Culturas highlight the festival's commitment to social issues and the promotion of diverse voices in cinema.
The festival has garnered support from various Spanish institutions, including Unión Cine Ciudad, the Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, and Sevilla City Office, solidifying its reputation as a significant cultural event in the region.
FANTASTIC BENIDORM was created in 2025 to reward the best short, medium-length and feature-length films made during the year.
This is an online event whose basis is the awards ceremony.
The event accepts any type of genre; Horror, Science fiction, fantasy, dramas, comedies, suspense, musicals, documentaries, animation...
The most sought-after prize of the event is the BENID'OR, which includes a cash prize and a statuette. Any of the selected works may be eligible for this award, both non-short films and feature films.
São Paulo Film Festival (SPFF) é um festival de cinema independente que ocorre na cidade mais frenética e populosa do Brasil.
SPFF procura apoiar e inspirar filmes independentes de todo o mundo, por uma expressão genuína que pode estimular novos pensamentos para a arte do cinema.
O festival SPFF é uma organização dedicada à descoberta e ao desenvolvimento de novos artistas, com visões além da fronteira da imaginação que podem atrair audiências de todos os países.
Diferente da maioria dos festivais. Nós assistimos todos os filmes. Nosso júri é composto principalmente por cineastas.
Curtas, Animação e Documentários. Todos os gêneros.
Online + Presencial. O Festival ocorrerá no dia 14 de Dezembro de 2025 no Cinema Reag Belas Artes apenas dos filmes finalistas. Os filmes semifinalistas serão exibidos online até o dia 16 de Dezembro de 2025.
