The Garden-in-Movies Film Festival, founded in 2017 as part of the Radicepura Garden Festival, a biennial event dedicated to Mediterranean landscape design, has reached its fourth edition and will take place on August 1-3, 2025, at the Radicepura Botanical Park in Giarre (Catania, Italy).
At the heart of the festival is the intersection between gardens and cinematic storytelling, explored from a broad perspective that embraces fundamental cultural, political, social, and artistic values. The themes go beyond nature and landscape to include ecology, sustainability, education, culture, human rights, social engagement, and environmental awareness.
The Garden-in-Movies/ShortFilmFest International Short Film Competition is open to all works that, through cinematic language, highlight nature, the environment, landscape, ecology, and sustainability as key drivers of growth and cultural exchange. However, the "garden" is also seen as a metaphor for any place, context, dynamic, or relationship that fosters and nurtures essential cultural, political, social, and artistic values. Therefore, films that interpret the concept of "garden" from this perspective are also eligible for selection.
VITAFEST, Vitacura International Short Film Festival is a festival dedicated to national and international short films and a meeting point for diverse agents of the Chilean audiovisual industry.
Now in its sixth edition, VITAFEST has established itself as one of the main platforms for the short film format in Latin America, a meeting point for the various agents of the local audiovisual industry and an official showcase for the new local talented filmmakers.
Descubierto Film Festival emerges as a meeting place between spectators and audiovisual creators of the fantasy genre.
The competitive selection of short films will be interested in bringing together works with fantasy themes with risky visual languages and innovative proposals. On the other hand, there will be a regional film show where the filmography of local authors will be exhibited. In this way, we seek to be a window for stories told from different perspectives.
Additionally, the Festival will organize parallel activities aimed at complementing the cultural programming.
The North Film Festival is officially moving to BARCELONA, Spain — and it’s going LIVE.
February 18–20, 2026
The North Film Festival (TNFF) – Now LIVE in Barcelona!
February 18–20, 2026
IMDb-qualifying | In-person screenings | Barcelona, Spain
Born in Sweden in 2020, The North Film Festival (TNFF) was created with one goal in mind: to celebrate bold, independent cinema from around the world — and to connect the hearts of filmmakers and film lovers across borders.
Over the last four amazing years, TNFF has grown into a dynamic platform with both online and live editions, proudly supporting Swedish filmmakers while welcoming international voices. Our deep belief in the power of this project even led us to expand — giving birth to our sister festival, The North Film Festival – New York City, which has since become a huge success in the U.S.
But as many of you know, sustaining an in-person festival without consistent local funding in Sweden has been a challenge. So, while it was not an easy decision, we are making an exciting leap forward:
The North Film Festival is officially moving to Barcelona, Spain — and it’s going LIVE.
Thanks to new funding opportunities and a strong cultural partnership in Barcelona, the festival will now take place in one of Europe’s most creative and cinematic cities. Barcelona is a city that breathes film, art, and storytelling — and it's the perfect new home for the next chapter of TNFF.
About TNFF
The North Film Festival (TNFF) is an international film festival showcasing outstanding short and feature films across all genres. As an IMDb-qualifying competition, we proudly support filmmakers from across Europe and around the globe.
Our mission is simple: spotlight original voices, provide a platform for global talent, and create meaningful connections between creators and audiences.
Whether you’re joining us online or LIVE in Barcelona, TNFF is your stage.
2026 Venue (Live in Barcelona)
Cinema Maldà
Galerías Maldà
Carrer del Pi, 5, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, España
Awards Gala – Swedish Online Edition
April 25, 2025 | 10PM CET
www.thenorthfilmfest.com
Streaming live on YouTube – Chat with us during the ceremony!
We invite you to submit your films, join the celebration, and become part of a new era in TNFF's legacy — one that continues to grow and evolve in beautiful Barcelona.
Let’s connect, create, and make cinematic magic together.
➡️ Submit your film now: FESTHOME
We are also extending an exclusive invitation to films from our sister festivals:
• Love & Hope International Film Festival - Barcelona (Oct 1 - 4, 2025)
• The North Film Festival - New York City (June 10 - 13, 2026)
• Los Angeles Fantasia Fest - Los Angeles, CA (Nov 20 - 21, 2025)
We can’t wait to meet you at the festival! In the meantime, we’d love for you to join our Facebook community, where we share exciting updates about filmmaking and our festivals.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovehopethenorthfestivals
See you there!
Kumar Aadarsh, founder and Ashok Khullar, President, welcome you to the UVT Standalone Film Festival & Awards (UVTsffa). This is a unique kind of film festival for independent filmmakers/content creators where there are no barriers to borders, languages, genres, etc. Based in California, USA, this festival is having an online Award Nomination Festival, live screenings, and Standalone Award Show in Los Angeles.
SFFA is consolidating filmmakers around the world for a wonderful presentation of cinematography and the unveiling of new talents. A committee comprising members from the film industry preview submitted films and select good works of motion pictures for the Award Nomination Festival.
The selected films participate in The Awards nomination Festival which is held for 4 months between Dec-March.
Films screen through this secure server screener where visitors and guests from around the world can witness and vote for the film. On the basis of viewers' choice and votes, films nominated for 42 categories of Awards which screen live in Hollywood and to honor filmmakers, actors, technicians at The UVT Standalone Awards Show in Los Angeles on the Last day of live screenings.
Theatre venue is in the heart of Hollywood. We will screen all nominated films here as well as look forward to create year-round screening, filmmaking, and writing opportunities and to that end we are launching new festivals as part of the UVT Standalone Film Festival & Awards.
UVT SFFA Submissions are for feature narratives, Short films, Shows, Series, documentaries, and animation as even experimental films and music videos.
The fifteenth edition of the Student Film Festival FENACIES Uruguay opened its inscriptions on April 1st, and will remain open until June 10th. As every year, all the students from all over the world (from Primary to University) can register their short films totally free, which will be displayed in Montevideo from September 8th to 14th.
FENACIES is an organization founded in 2011 that started with the aim of creating a cinema festival specifically to youth, where competition would be fair and creativity and effort of these would be valued.
At first, the festival was avowed of cultural interest by the Ministry of Education and Culture, educational interest by the Primary Education Council, and tourist interest by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport. Furthermore, in 2015 UNESCO declared it of educational and cultural interest.
The main aim of the festival is to strengthen the audiovisual education between the youngest, and through the short films realization they can express their ideas so that then they can see reflected on the big screen.
During the week, the short films that are selected will be shown in a public and state cinema. On September 14th will be announced the winners in the closing ceremony.
Urganda Festival invites Mexican and international producers and filmmakers to submit their short and feature films to the 3rd edition of the Festival, which will also feature live music and presentations, taking place from July 5th to 6th, 2025.
This edition will feature a competition section, where films will be in competition. It will also feature an exhibition section, focused on promoting and showcasing both international and national projects that are less well-known.
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.
