For this 3rd edition of Festi’Ciné Junior, we are delighted to continue the adventure and offer you an event entirely dedicated to young audiences’ cinema.
We have designed for you a weekend devoted to short films and documentaries specially created for children.
The Production Ciné Junior Association invites you to come with your family to discover these little films and share warm moments together. We will be delighted to welcome you and experience, by your side, an edition full of emotions and beautiful memories.
Arizona Underground Film Festival is Arizona’s only premier underground cult film festival! Celebrating our 18th year, we make it our sole mission to showcase the work of filmmakers with defiantly independent visions. We are on a quest to represent every genre of independent film from across the world celebrating the artist, and their work. We will cover categories from Narrative, Horror, Documentaries, Experimental, Animation, and Exploitation. Join us in the underground!
Many of the films that have screened at the festival over the years have gone on to receive distribution from the festival screening, or attention from press and other festivals. We have been the World Premiere for many films over the past 10 years, and we will continue to premiere films, and showcase the best of independent cinema.
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT AZUFF
“It’s got the vision and confidence of fests that have been around a lot longer.” - Filmmaker Magazine
“Prestigious festival” – The Huffington Post
“Unbeatable!” - Arizona Daily Star
“Truly Amazing” - Tucson Citizen
“AZUFF shed(s) light on the underground network… bringing independent films into the lime-light” - Yahoo News
“A Top-Notch Film Festival” - Trashwire
“A Real Powerhouse of a Festival” - Underground Film Journal
“A Wild Ride to the Edges of Visionary Independent Cinema” - Film Festival Examiner
Cinematic Luxe's Indie Showcase is more than just a festival, it's a movement. In its exciting inaugural year (February '26"), we’re shining a spotlight on the most daring, beautiful, and resonant indie films from around the world. Held every couple months, this fully digital festival celebrates creators, encourages honest feedback, and prioritizes the power of community.
Submit Your Film/TV Or Web series Episode Now!
All accepted films/episodes receive:
- guaranteed digital screening in The Weekly Cinematic Spotlight, a dedicated space for all films.
- The chance for a Free professional condensed review from our partner Narrative Insights Review Co.
- Eligibility for multiple awards/merch
- Audience and/or filmmaker feedback
- social media/website promotion
Filmmaker Voting & Award Eligibility
To maintain a festival built on fairness, collaboration, and creative appreciation, every accepted filmmaker must participate in peer voting (In order to be eligible for awards.) This ensures that creators uplift creators, emerging voices get heard, and no film is overlooked.
Voting Requirements for Filmmakers:
Every accepted filmmaker must vote on at least 2 films during the voting window but may vote on 10 different films to support fellow creators.
Directors MUST vote outside their own category.
Directors may NOT vote for themselves or anyone in their personal cast, crew, or production team.
Voting is required to remain eligible for ALL awards (except Audience Choice, which is open to the public).
(All Filmmakers have the right to vote on any category they so choose as long as it's not the one they're submitted for)
Voting Deadline:
All votes must be submitted before the final week of the festival (we'll email you several different times to remind you), no exceptions.
This ensures:
Filmmakers watch peers' films
Voting happens close to final curation decisions
All scoring stays fresh, relevant, and fair
At Cinematic Luxe, we believe community is currency creators uplifting creators, learning from one another, and keeping independent cinema alive with authenticity, collaboration, and respect.
Submissions open year-round. Each season features new films, new voices, and a fresh wave of creativity.
Please note that, in order to maintain the highest level of quality and exclusivity, only the top 20 films in each category will be selected for the main festival. This ensures that every chosen film receives the attention it deserves and is showcased alongside the most exceptional works in indie cinema. Each main showcase is only viewable during the festival window after that; it is removed from public access.
HOWEVER
Even if your film doesn’t land in the main festival’s Top 20, EVERY ACCEPTED FILM (Beginning the same week our main festival's final submission deadline opens) gets featured, in our weekly spotlight showcase. This rotating gallery, categorized by genres keeps your film alive and discoverable week after week.
Why This Exists?
Because Cinematic Luxe values fairness, transparency, and opportunity, the Weekly Spotlight ensures:
Every accepted filmmaker gets screen time
No film is overlooked, even if it doesn't make the Top 20
Underrepresented voices still reach viewers, not bots
The festival stays alive between seasons, building hype and community
This is not a “consolation event.”
It is a creative runway, and many filmmakers can use it to build real momentum.
Here, every film matters.
Here, every filmmaker is seen.
Here, your work has a genuine shot at impact.
Questions?
Visit cinematicluxefestival.info
DIVERSE CINEMA
International LGBT Film Festival of Colombia
We touch the fibers of the human being through the projection and circulation of inclusive and friendly cinema with the community; recognizing and rewarding the new acting talents of the continent and generating value to diverse communities and the Seventh Art, to change the stereotypes of Colombian society.
With our “OWN BRAND” Diverso Cinema we promote Latin American and world cinema through films, documentaries, short films and feature films that tell stories of the lives of diverse communities.
We have opened inclusive spaces such as: (Universities, Theaters, Restaurants and Bars) for the projection of films that leave an education in the spectators, encouraging a two-way economic interaction that benefits the community.
We generate income through the sale of the Ticket Office, promoting new experiences combining the seventh art and cultural tourism.
“We have managed to impact more than 3,000 spectators in general; in cities where we have screened FILMS, DOCUMENTS, SHORT FILMS, and FEATURES among others, many of them based on real events by people like you or me.
The Athens Film Festival is proud to call Athens, Georgia, home—a city celebrated as one of the most renowned festival towns in the world. Known for its deep appreciation of art and creativity, Athens provides an unmatched platform for filmmakers to connect with an audience that values storytelling and cinematic craft.
As part of a vibrant lineup of world-class festivals in the community, our film festival highlights Athens’ unique ability to embrace and elevate artists from around the globe. This isn’t just a festival—it’s a celebration of the creativity that defines our city and its people.
Join us in Athens, where your film becomes part of a thriving legacy of art and culture.
The IV Les Corts International Short Film Festival is a film event organized by students from the Cultural Management Research Project at Institut les Corts, with the support of cultural professionals from Barcelona.
The screenings will take place at different venues: the Josep Maria Trias i Peitx Civic Center, the Pere Quart Civic Center in Les Corts, the La Panarra Youth Center, and the District headquarters in Plaça Comas, during the months of May and June 2026.
The selected short films will be screened (provided the authors give their consent) in three showings: one aimed at students of the Institut Les Corts, another aimed at the general public, which will be screened at the Josep Maria Trias i Peitx Civic Center, and a third, also aimed at the general public, which will be screened at the Les Corts district headquarters in an open-air cinema format.
The festival awards four prizes: three audience awards, one for each showcase, and a special jury prize. In this edition, the special jury prize will be awarded to the best short film among all those dealing with the theme of loss. The jury will interpret the treatment of loss broadly, whether dramatic, comedic, or otherwise, and will reward originality and excellence.
All participating short films are eligible for any of the four awards.
In addition, the winning short films will be programmed (provided their authors agree) in the Pantalla Barcelona cycle, organized by Barcelona City Council.
Prokuplje Short Film Festival, founded in 2011, is the youngest film festival in Serbia. In Prokplje is event where audience can see the best from the field of documentary, experimental, animated and fiction from around the world. Thousands of films from all over the world arrive at the festival's address, and it has been reflected by the numerous audiences in Prokuplje, but also in other cities in Serbia and the region,because the team organizes Tour in which the best films are presented in over 30 cities. The lack of the Cinema, as well as the lack of a movie as a subject at school, prevents young people from learning about this art.
In order to see something of this content, the young people must go to Nis, or even to Belgrade. This is an opportunity to see the latest short film achievements from all around the world in Prokuplje. In recent years, according to research, there is a decline in audience attendance at the festivals all over the world. So because of that and because of the introduction of the film to young people, we brought the work with them, in all primary and secondary schools, which are potential audiences and will be animated by the presentation of festival films and the discussion on the significance of the Festival. In addition to work with young people in Prokuplje,the Film Club Prokuplje is the first to start animating the audience from the rural areas, which are completely excluded from all events, especially cultural events.
Fourth edition of the Rural and Mountain Festival of Cervera de Pisuerga.
This festival was born out of the need to give visibility to rural and mountain works. To value the natural environment from a rural, ethnographic, sporting and heritage value point of view.
Miniboxoffice International Film Festival is now Noida International Film Festival. After having three successful editions of Miniboxoffice International Film Festival which caters mainly for short films only is now turned bigger with the addition of feature films section to it. In year 2014 the management of Miniboxoffice has renamed it on the name of India’s fastest developing city ‘NOIDA’. It’s a tribute to the city where Miniboxoffice starts in year 2010 and the city itself is the house of North India’s largest Film City.
13th Noida International Film Festival-26 objective is to feature great cinema of worldwide filmmakers in a big way & at the same time providing professional networking & introducing current trends of cinema to the participants. The festival goal is to empower independent filmmakers and committed to become premium movie going event which foster the growth of independent filmmakers.
The 2014 to 25 edition of NIFF was huge success with participation of filmmakers from more than 90 countries. The NIFF-26 is expected to achieve many milestones towards the development of Independent Cinema. With this I welcome all filmmakers to come and join the movement which brings highest level of thoughts & culture of different nations in the form of enriching & entertaining cinema.
HALO International Film Festival is festival with live screenings. Every season we're selecting best works that will run in program and screened in the famous cultural space of Machty in Sevkabel port, St. Petersburg
On December 22, the Halo Festival will host a screening in Sevkabel port
The main goal of the Halo Festival is to create a space for introductions and future collaborations.
We want viewers and filmmakers to meet in person, so every season we hold Q&A sessions with the authors of the films. And after the screenings, we organize after-parties, where you can socialize and make new connections in an informal atmosphere.
Submit your applications and we'll see you at the festival!
●❂ IMDb Qualifying Festival ❂●
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0032078/2023/1
Join us in celebrating the art of filmmaking!
We believe that film is not just entertainment; it is a powerful medium for artistic expression that challenges norms and inspires change. We are committed to highlighting films that push boundaries, utilizing innovative film language to create immersive experiences that resonate deeply with viewers.
Join us in this dynamic journey as we celebrate exceptional filmmakers who pour their heart and soul into their work, ensuring that every frame is a testament to their vision. Our screenings will not only feature unique films but also include interactive Q&A sessions, discussions, and encourage an ongoing exchange of ideas between creators and audiences.
Be a part of our community, where every film is a conversation starter and where every voice matters. Together, let’s explore the transformative power of cinema and elevate the artistic narrative in our culture!
We eagerly invite submissions every month through Festhome. Whether it's Short, Feature, Experimental, Animated, or Documentary films. We want to see your creativity come to life!
AIMF (AI Media Festival) is 501(C)(3) Non-profit Organization. The AI Media Festival is an international event showcasing films, music, and art created with AI or computer-generated imagery (CGI). The festival highlights filmmakers, artists, and digital content creators who integrate AI throughout their creative process—from scriptwriting and animation to editing and scoring—placing them at the forefront of multimedia storytelling.
Our festival explores the creative connection between human imagination and artificial intelligence across diverse categories including Narrative Films, Animation, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror, Music Videos, Student Projects, Trailers, Digital Art, and beyond.
From emerging creators experimenting with AI tools to established artists pushing into new creative spaces, AIMF provides a platform to amplify voices, build global connections, and explore the limitless possibilities of storytelling.
AIMF — "The Future of storytelling. Today".
Now in its fourteenth year, the Northeast Film Festival showcases top independent films from filmmakers, as well as new talent. The diverse array of films, selected by a committee, includes features and shorts from all genres, as well as documentaries and screenplays. The festival is hosted in Teaneck New Jersey at the historic Teaneck Cinemas; with planned parties to kick off the festival in style and spirit. In addition, we offer an atmosphere for the film enthusiast to interact with filmmakers as well as filmmakers being able to interact and network with each other and industry professionals.
The festival includes after parties, to offer opportunities for interacting and networking with other filmmakers, actors, and film festival goers. In past years, Harry Lennix, Lloyd Kaufman, Danny Roebuck, Matthew Modine, Vinnie Pastore, David Harris, Robert Clohessy, Brian O'Halloran, Fatima Ptacek, Gianni Russo, Duane Whitaker, Jefferson White, producers from NBC, among many others attended the festival's after parties (and festival).
In Paris France in collaboration with UGC , Quartier Jeunes Paris and the city of Paris the third edition of the international film festival dedicated to the new generation of actors and actress.
During 8 days a presentation of films from all regions of the world and open to all themes, including at least one main role in the film played by a young person under 27.
Welcome to Paris. All films selected in competition will be presented by the director and an actor invited by the festival.
A film festival organized by french directors and producers.
To participe all the films must have minimum one lead actor or actress under 27 years old in the cast.
A festival that aims to be a meeting and exchange point between different generations.
An annual meeting place for young and professional actors.
A festival aimed at all audiences.
A red carpet for everybody.
The festival is organize in cooperation with great famous feature film institutions and important broadcast channels.
Important amount of prizes.
2 selections in competition.
BIG SCREEN : feature films.
SHORT : short films.
RUSTENBURG FILM FESTIVAL (RFF)
Rustenburg and North West’s signature annual film event organized by Rustenburg Film Festival (NPC), a registered Non-Profit Company operating under the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008.
The primary aim of the organization is to host the Rustenburg Film Festival and other film-related events in alignment with the organisation’s mandates.
Culture & Tourism Film Festival (CTFF) - Jaipur, India
World Culture Summit (WCS) & World Film Tourism Summit (WFTS)
26 – 27 August 2026 | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
A grand celebration of global culture and tourism through the medium of films, the Culture & Tourism Film Festival showcases films that highlight the beauty and diversity of both. Join us in the Pink City, Jaipur, as we celebrate the rich intersection of different cultures and civilizations through cinema. Films are the carriers of culture, and cinema serves as a powerful medium to reflect and share these narratives. During the festival, not only will we enjoy this cinematic journey, but we will also host the World Culture Summit (WCS) and World Film Tourism Summit (WFTS), bringing together voices from around the world to discuss culture, cinema, and tourism.
Organised by
Jaipur Film Market-JFM, International Cinema Centre-ICC, Jaipur International Film Festival JIFF Trust & Aryan Roj Foundation
For more: https://jaipurfilmmarket.org/CultureTourismFilmFestivalJaipur.php
World Student Film Festival (WSFF) - Jaipur, India
World Student Cinema Summit (WSCS)
26 – 28 August 2026 | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
The World Student Film Festival is a global celebration dedicated to students studying cinema from around the world. It offers a unique platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work, engage in discussions, and contribute to the evolving landscape of world cinema. Recognizing the absence of such festivals in India, this initiative has been launched to fill that gap. Alongside the festival, the World Student Cinema Summit (WSCS) will also be held annually, fostering interaction, learning, and collaboration among student filmmakers. Jaipur is excited to welcome these young visionaries who are shaping the future of cinema.
Organised by
Jaipur Film Market-JFM, International Cinema Centre-ICC, Jaipur International Film Festival JIFF Trust & Aryan Roj Foundation
For more:
https://jaipurfilmmarket.org/WorldStudentFilmFestivalJaipur.php
CORTISONICI RAGAZZI: Audiovisual products created in middle and high schools and by associations, social cooperatives, and organizations working in the educational field with groups of young people and adolescents. The competition is also open to works created independently by informal groups of young videomakers or individual authors under the age of 19.
CORTISONICI RAGAZZI ACADEMY: audiovisual products produced in universities, film schools and post-diploma training institutions that operate in the audiovisual sector.
The festival's mission is to promote the importance of film music and its composers, as well as film sound, and filmmaking in general. The festival's goals are to originate and encourage discussions, connecting people, advising, and educating young composers and filmmakers, but also other people, through discussion panels, seminars, film market, and media publishing; we tend to start and maintain creative and constructive discussions about that indelible link between film and music.
In the city of culture, art, and heritage. Yellowstone International Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating the world-class cinema. Yellowstone International Film festival is home to independent cinema from around the world.
YIFF puts filmmakers first and provides the opportunity for recognition and publicity for quality films and documentaries. Our aim is to be an advocate for filmmakers with a unique vision and to promote their work by showcasing it to a large audience. which is why our mission is to carefully consider and select a wide range of films to promote to the indie film-loving crowd.
YIFF will be a global adventure of the premiere, screenings, nightly red carpets, daring documentaries, eye-opening short films, We also focus films under special categories such as LGBTQ films, Women Empowerment films, environmental films, Students Films,
YIFF will be host to Opening & Closing Night Gale, Opening & Closing night Red Carpet , Press Interaction for participants, Official Portraits for nominated filmmakers, Festival Interviews of Nominated filmmakers, nightly parties, live music performances, filmmaker panels, award presentations, and an enhanced filmmaker hospitality program that includes city tours and more
We invite you to add your voice to the conversation. At YIFF, filmmakers are invited to the festival to participate in a variety of programs, Q&A sessions and a series of panel discussions, Press Conferences. masterclasses where filmmakers have the opportunity to discuss their work and careers with a new generation of content creators.
1) YIFF understands that independent films must get amplification. Two weeks before the festival begins, the YIFF PR team does Pre festival press release and post-festival press releases announcing winners.
2) We create numerous filmmaker's panels and masterclasses with industry professionals for filmmakers to take part in.
