Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote is a project organized by Asociación Tenique Cultural, a non-profit organization whose main goals are to promote, diffuse and debate independent films, analyze the local context and connect it to global level. The 15th edition of the project is scheduled to be held between November 20 and November 30, 2025.
The call for films will be opened between April 2 and August 31 2025, and films may be submitted to the two competitive sections: the Official Section of Feature-length Films, endowed with a prize of 6.500 euros, and the Cruce de caminos: Filmmakers from the Canaries Section, endowed with a prize of 1.200 euros. The prize will be paid during the first four months of the year.
All details about the call can be found in the rules of participation.
La misión del MiamisFF es construir puentes de dialogo e intercambio cultural entre los realizadores cinematográficos y la audiencia a través de experiencias cinematográficas en corto que promuevan una visión enfocada en las buenas causas haciendo uso de formas estéticamente innovadoras. Estamos comprometidos con la búsqueda de nuevos talentos que puedas hacer una diferencia con su arte.
Podemos ofrecerles un espacio dedicado para presentar su talento a una nueva audiencia, representantes de la industria cinematográfica y distintas organizaciones.
Estamos ubicados en la ciudad de Miami, Florida y el festival proyecta cortometrajes de 30 minutos o menos y apoya el creciente movimiento para exhibir y expandir el arte cinematográfico en formato corto proporcionando un espacio para construir una comunidad comprometida con las artes, ya que nuestra filosofía consiste en concebir al cortometraje como verdaderas obras de arte que me merecen su propio espacio de exhibición.
XXVII the International Short Film Show of the Bay of Pasaia, IKUSKA 2025.
The festival has an international short film competition in 5 screenings, and other parallel non-competition sessions related to the development of Basque and language coexistence (MINTZAGUN projection in collaboration with Oarsoaldea euskaltegis), Gender Equality (BEKOZ BEKO award in collaboration with the Association against gender violence Bekoz Beko), the promotion of culture in Pasaia and its surroundings, etc.
Fusagasugá International Film Festival (FICFUSA) aims to bring the residents of Fusagasugá and the Sumapaz region new screens, points of view and cinematographic work of high quality to promote a critical thinking around the problems and issues experienced by women. In the short term, we aim to become an international platform for gender and women thematic films, attracting producers, directors, and distributors interested in these subjects.
Colombian Urban Art Film Festival (CUAFF) is an independent film festival based in Bogotá, Colombia. We spotlight bold, raw, and vibrant cinematic works that capture the spirit of the streets — exploring urban art, hip hop, identity, resistance, and the pulse of unsanctioned expression.
We are especially drawn to stories that emerge from the underground — train yards, rooftops, and city walls — where creativity exists outside the lines. Our mission is to amplify the voices of filmmakers who see the street as a living canvas and cinema as a tool for disruption and truth. We welcome short films, documentaries, experimental pieces, and hybrid formats that break boundaries and provoke thought.
The 360 VR and AR festival, the first Virtual Reality film festival held in Spain, will celebrate its 9th edition on October 01, 02, and 03, 2025, in which the quality and innovation of the films will be rewarded. national and international virtual reality short films.
The contest is organized by Mecal, which organizes Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short Film and Animation Festival.
We are an independent festival dedicated to bring together established musicians and filmmakers in a forum to celebrate the short films. Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival celebrates the artistic, educational and historical importance of short films and music. It gives independent film artists a platform for sharing their work and creating a dialogue with the community. It promotes the discussion and study of filmmaking.
DISFMF is the largest independent short film festival in Ireland, in 2025 we are celebrating the 14th anniversary.
In 2024 we selected over 90 short films from all over the world, the festival has brought established, emerging and award-winning filmmakers to the public attention.
Back in the cinema, the festival took place at the Cineworld, the biggest cinema in Ireland and The Sugar Club for the awards ceremony night.
DISFMF is conducted from the independent film maker point of view.
Director and producer from each film selected will benefit free entry to all the venues and screenings.
All kinds of short films are accepted. Here are some examples: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Advertising, Animation, Art-house, Black Comedy, Children/Family, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Fantasy, Historical, Melodrama, Crime & Gangster, Biopics, Film-Noir, Road Films, Super-Heroes, Super-Natural, Mockumentary, Independent, Music Video, Musical, Reality, Religious, Romance, Science Fiction, Silent, Sport, Student, Thriller/Suspanse, TV, and more.
The Esseoesse Cultural Association announces the competition "CortoDino Film Festival Dino De Laurentiis 2025 - XV Edition", a competition that stems from desire to remember and celebrate, in his native land and in commemorative and propositive terms, the figure and work of Dino De Laurentis. The Metropolitan city of Naples, Vesuvian areas, “Giorgio De Chirico’s Secondary School of Art and Communication”, the others secondary schools of the area and the main cultural associations of the Vesuvian and Campanian areas will collaborate in the event.
So, the main aim of the initiative is to create an opportunity for meeting, confrontation and knowledge of young filmmakers who enter the cinematographic sector, in which the influence left by the illustrious “Torrese” has certainly been significant, promoting cinematographic culture through the inclusion of disadvantaged people and the research and promotion of works by talents from Campania, and also national and international.
The presence of the world of solidarity, cultural associations and of school is the clearest sign of the purpose of connecting in particular with the world of young people.
Cortodino Film Festival XV edition will take place in september-November 2025. Cities, places and days of the event will be subsequently communicated.
The shared memory center for democracy and peace (CMCDP) is a national human rights association with international extensions whose fields of action are:
- Issues related to memory and shared memory as knowledge and expertise;
- Promoting a culture of peace, coexistence and democracy;
- The fight against all forms of extremism;
- Defending human rights and contributing to the dissemination of their culture;
- Questions of identity and linguistic and cultural diversity.
- The consolidation and development of the values of solidarity and constructive dialogue between peoples and nations;
- Support for all generations of human rights.
It organizes an annual film festival in Nador, called the Festival International de Cinéma et Mémoire Commune (FICMEC), dedicated to the theme of memory.
In 2025, the theme of the 14th edition of the festival will be “The Memory of Peace”.
While some define peace as non-war, others go so far as to oppose it to all forms of violence. Although the preachers and emissaries of peace are constantly calling for :
- reconciliation between belligerents and warmongers to put an end to hostilities or ward off aggression and tip the balance in favor of collective intelligence;
- overcoming the stigma of the past through far-sighted dialogue and harmonious international relations;
- the promotion of a universal culture of pacifism through, among other things, the inclusion of the values of tolerance and fraternity in educational curricula;
- unanimous ratification of UN resolutions;
the resurgence of political, economic, religious and doctrinaire disputes has overtaken the voice of reason, compromising good-faith initiatives and plunging the international community into moral disarray.
The loss of life and devastation caused by any armed confrontation can be counted or at least estimated in post-war periods. Quantifiable, they provide information on the seriousness of the human and material damage caused or suffered. But who can accurately determine the impact of psychological trauma, accurately diagnose the wounds of the soul, and meticulously assess the after-effects of violence?
Memory wounds are difficult to suture in the short or medium term. To purge resentment, bend vindictiveness and soothe tormented consciences, taking the long and steep road to reconciliation seems the ideal solution for turning the bloody pages of the past. Memories, stories of resilience, forgiveness and solidarity, as well as shared painful experiences, are the best way to get rid of animosity and make way for amnesty.
The “Memory of Peace”, a concept that focuses on the elements of the past that call for appeasement and the building of a common future, has as its main foundations reconciliation and mutual understanding, learning from the mistakes of the past, anchoring the culture of non-violence in people's minds, and above all transmitting this memory to future generations through education, testimony and the arts, particularly cinema, which is a powerful vector of emotion and empathy.
In the light of the above, films will be selected that deal with one of the following themes:
- Reconciliation after war or genocide.
- Mutual understanding to overcome hatred and suffering and rebuild human and social bonds.
- Forgiveness and resilience
- Peace movements
- Emblematic figures of peace
- Learning from past mistakes
- spreading the values of justice and tolerance
- Anchoring the culture of non-violence in individual and collective memories
- Community initiatives that model peace and social cohesion
- Peace education through pedagogical approaches
As this list is not exhaustive, the festival management welcomes films dealing with other peace-related issues.
The Festivalico is a videoart and short film non competitive showcase.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:
Any individual or legal entity, regardless of nationality, may participate.
Short films must have a maximum duration of twenty minutes.
Submitted works must have been produced after January 1, 2023.
If the spoken language is not Spanish, the film must include subtitles.
All themes are accepted, divided into the following sections: fiction, documentary, animation, and video art.
A horror film contest. Prizes include promotion on the Hollywood Investigator website, award plaques, screening at fan conventions (previous screenings at World Horror Con, Loscon, Tuscon.)
Tabloid Witch founder Thomas M. Sipos is the author of Horror Film Festivals and Awards (McFarland 2012) and Horror Film Aesthetics (McFarland 2010), available on Amazon.com.
Africa’s Voices of Change Film Festival (AVOCFF) is an impact-driven film festival based in Nigeria, with a focus on children’s rights, disability inclusion, and public health. Through carefully selected films, live discussions, and youth-led workshops, AVOCFF uses cinema as a tool for Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) and community engagement.
Launched in 2024 by Tropism Ideas Ltd, AVOCFF brings together filmmakers, advocates, and policy actors to highlight overlooked issues and drive constructive dialogue. The festival centres human stories that prompt reflection, encourage civic action, and contribute to conversations that shape future advocacy and policy work.
The Peachtree Village International Film Festival (PVIFF) represents two decades of dedication to the film and entertainment community. Established in 2005 as the Sweet Auburn International Film Festival, PVIFF has grown into a global platform, attracting over 3,500+ attendees from around the world each year. PVIFF has a legacy that offers an even broader array of programming and opportunities for filmmakers, artists, and industry professionals.
Marengo Fest. Vigo International Film Festival is not just a film competition, it is a cultural and social event whose main objective is to promote film culture, giving the opportunity at a national and international level to show their projects, providing prizes worth €30,000 in its different categories
The DarknessCon Film Festival started off as the Idaho Halloween & Horror film festival and is now operating in all locations that the DarknessCon Conventions run at different locations across the country.
ALT CINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(ACIFF) :
A Global Platform for Independent Cinema
The ALT CINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(ACIFF) seeks to establish a vibrant cultural hub for alternative and independent cinema worldwide, offering well-deserved recognition to exceptional creative work. Beyond its competitive spirit, ALT CINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(ACIFF) aspires to become a confluence of cultures—a space where filmmakers, cinephiles, guests, and film lovers converge to celebrate the art of cinema through a shared language. This event fosters a collaborative and welcoming environment for film artists and enthusiasts from across the globe, allowing them to exchange knowledge and their collective passion for the motion picture medium.
Mission and Vision
The primary goal of the ALT CINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(ACIFF) is to unite filmmakers, producers, and film enthusiasts on an international platform, nurturing the next generation of talent. By showcasing diverse and distinctive voices, the event commits itself to introducing audiences to alternative perspectives and groundbreaking creativity.
The ALT CINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(ACIFF) strives to dismantle stereotypes, aiming to curate and present high-quality films from around the world. These films are thoughtfully organized around themes that explore the full spectrum of the human experience, as envisioned by the filmmakers.
An Inclusive International Event
As an international celebration of cinema, ALT CINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(ACIFF) is dedicated to expanding opportunities for screening European and non-European films of various genres and durations. Hosted in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, this event aims to cultivate new audiences across the country by combining film screenings with engaging public discussions. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing film literacy and broadening appreciation for independent cinema.
Annual Award Ceremony
The highlight of the ALT CINE AWARDS is its annual awards ceremony, which provides a prestigious platform for the presentation and celebration of multi-genre cinematic achievements. Only a select few of the top-rated films will be screened in person at the event. Meanwhile, all officially selected films will be available for viewing during a bespoke online screening on AltCineplex.com.
Film Screening and Online Opportunities
Winners in each category will receive an exclusive opportunity to premiere their films on AltCineplex.com. Shortlisted filmmakers will also benefit from a tailored online screening experience, enabling their work to reach a global audience, including friends, family, and fans.
During the online screening event, viewers are encouraged to celebrate and support the filmmakers through AltCineplex.com’s tipping and Video-On-Demand (VOD) features. Filmmakers will receive 70% of all tips and ticket revenue generated. Additionally, horror films will have the unique chance to be featured on www.HorrorCineplex.com.
Winning films will also be eligible for distribution on AltCineplex.com under one of the following models:
SVOD: Subscription-based Video on Demand.
AVOD: Ad-supported Video on Demand.
TVOD: Transactional Video on Demand (Pay-per-view), where filmmakers will receive 70% of the revenue generated.
Inspiring the Future of Cinema
ACIFF is dedicated to showcasing diverse stories and empowering independent filmmakers by providing them with a global platform. This annual event fosters creativity, connection, and recognition, ensuring the continued growth and celebration of the art of filmmaking in all its forms.
Visões do Mar – Niterói International Documentary Festival is an event dedicated to the screening, reflection, and celebration of documentaries that explore the relationships between the oceans, coastal communities, identity, and culture within traditional ways of life connected to the sea.
The first edition will take place from November 17 to 22, 2025, in various cultural venues across the city of Niterói (RJ), Brazil.
1. OBJECTIVES
Festival goals:
Promote documentary cinema as a tool for social and environmental transformation;
Highlight the role of artisanal extractive communities as guardians of coastal biomes;
Give visibility to diverse narratives about the sea, its urgencies, cosmovisions, and the territories that depend on it;
Encourage the production and circulation of Latin American documentaries focused on socio-environmental justice.
2. TRAINING ACTIVITIES
As a core commitment of Visões do Mar, we will carry out a series of educational activities with both audiovisual students from Niterói’s public schools and professional filmmakers from the city.
School Screenings
Mediated screenings for public school students, promoting dialogue on environmental education and coastal cultures.
Documentary Lab – Niterói-Based Filmmakers
Exclusive training for audiovisual professionals from Niterói:
Project Development
Pitching and Project Presentation
Distribution with Social Impact
New York Shorts International Film Festival features over 340 short films, special events, talks, retrospectives films, and tributes with honored guests, establishing New York Shorts as one of the finest exhibitions of short films in North America.
Now in our 13th year, New York Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival on the East Coast. A non-profit organization that provides a showcase for emerging filmmakers from around the world.
New York Shorts is a qualifying film festival for the Canadian Screen Awards, presented by The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. We are the only short film festival in New York on the Canadian Screen Awards eligible festival list.
The festival has become a career stepping stone, establishing a tradition of discovering and promoting filmmakers who have gone on to become Academy Award® Nominees.
Previous film selections include:
2023 Student Academy Award® Duet by Lyuwei Chen - Winner New York Shorts Best Documentary
2023 OSCAR® NOMINEE Live-Action Short Film, The Red Suitcase by Cyrus Neshvad winner New York Shorts 'Best International Film'
2022 OSCAR® WINNER Documentary, Short The Queen of Basketball by Ben Proudfoot
2020 OSCAR® WINNER Live-Action Short Film, "The Neighbors" Window" by Marshall Curry winner New York Shorts 'Best of Fest'
2020 OSCAR® NOMINEE Documentary Short Subject The New York Times Op-Docs "Walk Run Cha-Cha" by Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt
2019 OSCAR® NOMINEE Animated Short "Animal Behaviour" by Alison Snowden and David Fine
2015 OSCAR® NOMINEE "The Dam Keeper" by Robert Kondo, Daisuke Tsutsumi
2013 Student Academy Award® "A World for Raúl" by Mauro Mueller wins New York Shorts Best Drama
2012 OSCAR® NOMINEE & BAFTA Best Short Animation "A Morning Stroll" by Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
2012 World premiere "Derek" by Ricky Gervais wins New York Shorts Best Comedy and became a popular British television show picked up by Netflix.
New York Shorts International Film Festival is one of the largest showcases of short films in North America and an ideal platform for filmmakers to screen their films and gain recognition in New York City.
New York Shorts events include receptions, as well as workshops with industry experts and top filmmaking professionals sharing their practical advice to attending filmmakers.
2023 Industry Events
Industry Master Spotlight w/ BAFTA Nominated Director Jon Amiel
Industry Master Spotlight w/ Academy Award® Winning Producer Andrew Carlberg
Industry Short Film Spotlight w/ Academy Award® Winning Director Chris Overton
2022 Industry Events
Tribute to legendary film director Bob Giraldi
Spotlight Screening from George R.R. Martin's (Game of Thrones creator)
Beyond The Screen with Ben Proudfoot (Oscar® winning documentary director)
Film Retrospective Kim Magnusson (producer/director of seven Academy Awards® nominations and two Oscar wins)
Film Tribute to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
New York Shorts believes short-form cinema and its filmmakers should have their own premier film festival in New York deserving similar recognition given to feature films.
The heart of the festival is the quality and scope of extraordinary film programming to enthusiastic audiences in the vibrant filmmaking enclave of New York City.
EVERYTHING RAISED ON THIS PLATFORM IRA TO STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOL OF CINEMA IN C.O.V.I (Solano)
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under fest ACTION
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IMPORTANT: MOVIES MUST CONTAIN SUBTITLES IN SPANISH UNLESS THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE IS SPANISH. Printed in the video image or in perfect sync with the online player attached in the Festhome platform ( YOUTUBE , VIMEO, etc... )
Films that do not complete this regulation will need the subtitles ready to send to the Festival if the film is selected.
HOWEVER, THEIR IS AN ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL SERVICE FOR THE FESTIVAL TO CREATE AND/OR TRANSLATE SUBTITLES FOR YOU FILM. PLEASE READ RULES FOR ADDITIONAL INFO AND PRICES.
Films from the undergound, self-managed, decentralized and free distribution. Environmental and audiovisual tools used for pure joy, happiness, disinformation, emotional connection, television detoxification, collective cooperation, social creation of art, the multiplication of free cinema and more ...
The festival is a social tool viewable and controlled. It is an annual event, managed in a friendly network in cities across the continent, which displays unpublished, experimental or out of the system, linking non-conventional spaces, creating a common grid and a shared mission, fruit of a collective intelligence and the freedom of speech.
The festival is a social tool for visibility and coordination. It is an annual event, produced in a network, in several cities of the continent, which allows to display unpublished audiovisual productions, experimental or outside the industrial system and, in coordination, to contact non-traditional exhibition spaces generating a common grid and a fruit object / text of the collective Intelligence put into operation and manifestation.
This year the festival is not absent, we believe that it is more than ever necessary to maintain the premises for which the festival was created, understanding us as a counter-information tool, during these 14 years the dynamics of the festival has traveled unusual sites for what is understood as the official circuit of film festivals in conventional rooms for projections but in this way we have created walls, floors, cultural centers, neighborhoods, squares, streets, settlements, meeting spaces to see what is happening underneath the surface.
This edition has 2 OBJECTIVES
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It is 16 years to accompany the under scene, this space that changes year after year, which takes new form when it is possible to see what is being filmed accompanying the new languages of this time. This experimental scene began to leave experiences that we were channeling in the conurbano, in the occupation and the promotion, in if in sharing, that nourished something that today is a few steps and that is one of the great objectives that has this edition 2024 .
we are already away from the commercial circuits or day-to-day broadcasting and we are looking for the construction of the cinema school in the Covi neighborhood of Solano, where we hold the film festival and believe that the TRECE will be a great kick for this experience that we support and we have been part since its inception.
ITINERANT
The productions chosen, will be part of the retrospective that we will be projecting in a route that will unite different points of Argentina.
The film festival will become itinerant.
Here we see cinema, we talk about cinema, we make cinema. We experiment with the form and structure of the festival, always. We want to rotate the transparency of the impeccable narratives. We are self-management, we have great reasons to criticize from a clear political position our sociocultural context of audiovisual production. We seek to see that which is hidden beyond the superficial, without red carpets.
CINEMA EMERGENTE - NUOVE ESPERIENZE - RICERCHE ESPRESSIVE
49 Gradi è entusiasta di presentare la prima edizione di CENERE FilmFest, Festival di cinema indipendente.
Il concorso si inserisce in due giorni di proiezione e formazione, nella città situata nel cuore della Regione FVG, con l'obbiettivo di bruciare ogni convenzione sulla produzione cinematografica indipendente italiana e locale.
Due giornate di cortometraggi, film, workshop e interviste mirate a fornire una vetrina ai giovani talenti e alle nuove idee che faticano a trovare uno spazio nel cinema tradizionale italiano.
Ogni edizione CENERE FilmFest sceglie una tematica che lega le proiezioni e può essere ispirazione per il suo concorso.
Ispirati dalle tematiche di coesione di GO!2025 Capitale Europea della Cultura, l'edizione 2025 sceglie: "FRONTIERE": concrete o reali, e il loro superamento".
