The Future of Money AI Film Contest
Presented by Bitcoin FilmFest and MoneroKon
The Future of Money AI Film Contest, presented by Bitcoin FilmFest and MoneroKon is a public competition for short films made with AI tools.
Open to filmmakers, artists, animators, creative technologists, storytellers, and first-time makers from anywhere in the world.
AI should play a meaningful role in the creative process.
Fully generated or hybrid workflows are both welcome.
Films must be in English or subtitled in English.
Filmmakers keep all rights.
Selected films screen live at Bitcoin FilmFest in Warsaw (June 4–7, 2026) and appear in a public online gallery opening June 1, 2026.
Winners announced live June 7, 2026.
2,500,000 sats in prizes across tracks.
FICVI, International Short Film Festival of Vila-seca is a festival focused on the exhibition of short films.
It is organized by the Vila-seca Tourism Board and collaborates with the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España – Premios Goya as a Collaborating Contest in the Preselection of Short Films in the categories of Fiction and Animation for the Goya Awards.
The XI edition of the FICVI, Vila-seca International Short Film Festival will be held from October 17 to 25, 2026.
Regulations for Submission to the Competition Section of the 9th 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 9th 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 9th edition of the Jeonju International Short Film Festival will be held in Jeonju from September 17 to September 21, 2026.
AMOR International LGBT+ Film Festival is the first international film festival in Santiago, Chile focused on sexual and gender diversity. It is an independent, competitive festival. The ninth edition of AMOR Festival will take place from November 24 to 29, 2026, in a hybrid format, featuring both digital and in-person screenings and activities across the country.
As in every edition, the festival is conceived as an inclusive space where the programme invites different sectors of society to engage with cinema centered on LGBT+ themes (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and broader sexual and gender diversities). It is a safe space for the community, where participants can engage, gain visibility, identify, and share their experiences.
AMOR Festival has positioned itself as an event of high artistic quality, showcasing some of the most compelling and distinctive national and international films that explore diversity, as well as award-winning titles from renowned international festivals. It is also a space where programming is structured around gender equality in both competitions and activities, giving visibility to women filmmakers.
Love transcends all sexualities, and through AMOR Festival we aim to contribute to inclusion, foster understanding, and celebrate the visibility of diverse identities through the art of cinema.
Festival of Future Storytellers has been one of the most important festivals for young filmmakers worldwide since 1981. Each year, it offers young filmmakers from all over the world a platform for presenting their own short films and exchanging ideas about filmmaking. Each November, Munich becomes the focal point of up-and-coming international filmmaking — a place for lively exchange, networking, and discussion.
The short fiction, documentary, and animated films screened in international competition are eligible for valuable prizes, which are awarded by an independent festival jury. In addition, Festival of Future Storytellers presents a DACH Short Film Competition, in which short films from the DACH region will be programmed. An extensive supporting programme with panels and masterclasses complements the film programme.
[Indicative date: the festival will take place in April 2027, though possibly on a different weekend]
Le Frisson qui vient is a festival powered by the association Le Cinéma qui vient, founded in April 2026. The association’s mission is to bring cinema to rural areas and to offer high-quality artistic programming to territories with limited access to cultural experiences.
The Festival’s Core Principles
— Showcasing new voices
Le Frisson qui vient is a discovery-driven festival. We seek out first features, second films, and works created outside established circuits—films that don’t tick the “right” boxes. Innovation, boldness, and surprise are our guiding principles.
— Reinventing genre
Genre cinema has its codes. We are interested in those who dare to bend them. What matters to us is fear as it has not yet been seen: emerging from a frame, a sound, an image, or the unspoken. The kind that settles in before anything even happens. Each edition of Le Frisson qui vient is a laboratory—a mapping of what the genre can still invent.
— Atmosphere over gore
We do not program gore films. This is not a moral stance, but an aesthetic one. The kind of thrill we champion is built through atmosphere, tension, and ambiguity. The most lasting fear, in our view, is the one the viewer constructs themselves—in silence, between two shots, in subtext, in what remains off-screen.
— Doing more with less
Some of the most important films in horror history were made with very limited means: a handheld camera, a forest, a night. Constraints foster invention, and invention can yield remarkable results. In this spirit, Le Frisson qui vient awards each year a Found Footage Prize, paying tribute to a form that turned limitation into its own language.
— More than a festival
Le Frisson qui vient is as much an experience as it is a screening event. The festival is conceived as a work in itself: recurring characters appear, voices emerge from the darkness, fragments of narrative accumulate year after year. At the edge of a medieval castle, you discover not only a program, but a universe. We cultivate uncertainty—the very source of the thrill. Each edition reveals a little more. And compels you to return…
The CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS celebrate some of the most year's exciting and creative music videos, music, musicians, artists, films and directors. They honor great work and excellence.
The music & film industry have an undeniable connection to California. Sometimes it's the passion, sometimes it's the vision, sometimes it's the style, and sometimes it's the sound. That is the reason for the CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS.
Entries do not need to be from a California artist, but should be music videos, films or docs from the most recent 12 months.
The awards accept music videos, music films, and documentaries.
The awards were originally launched by TasteTV’s music television series, MUSIC CALIFORNIA. The MUSIC CALIFORNIA television series reaches over 80 million households across the United States. The program brings a festival of music to viewers, and includes featured music videos and interviews from bands, artists, and musicians.
The CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO & FILM AWARDS annual show takes place in one of San Francisco’s unique music venue, and is an amazing evening bringing together music videos, musician appearances, fans, and of course music video awards
The Shorts Costa Rica International Film Festival is an initiative dedicated to promoting and celebrating the richness of short films, their diversity in themes, styles, and voices, and the outstanding national and international talent behind their creation.
Under the concept of “stories that connect us,” the festival embraces the power of cinema to bring people together, build bridges between different realities, and create shared experiences through stories that resonate with our emotions, contexts, and identities.
The festival aims to strengthen cinematic diversity through the exhibition, education, and promotion of Costa Rican talent, as well as through the participation of international works in the country, bringing audiences closer to the best of short-form cinema.
Our proposal offers both emerging and established creators the opportunity to generate impact within the film landscape, activating a presence in movie theaters and alternative venues across the seven provinces of Costa Rica, as well as in other cities around the world. We recognize the importance of short films as a cultural expression capable of reflecting who we are and how we relate to one another.
We invite you to be part of this platform that promotes and celebrates stories that, from diverse perspectives, connect us.
The Shorts Costa Rica International Film Festival will celebrate its fifth edition in 2027, continuing to establish itself as a platform for showcasing audiovisual talent, fostering connections among filmmakers, and expanding audience access to contemporary short films.
The festival will take place across five stages: CR Shorts Lab, Identidades Competition, Shorts Costa Rica Festival, Shorts Communities, and SHORTS+, offering a comprehensive experience that combines training, exhibition, competition, and distribution.
The 2027 edition will be held from April 14 to April 24, 2027.
Shorts Costa Rica is now open for submissions to its three official competitions: National, Central American, and International.
ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES
Fiction
Animation
Documentary
Music Video
Experimental
COMPETITIONS
NATIONAL COMPETITION
Eligible films must have a director or production originating from Costa Rica.
CENTRAL AMERICAN COMPETITION
Eligible films must have a director or production originating from a Central American country.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Open to short films from all countries worldwide, except Costa Rica and Central American countries.
SUBMISSION FEES
Submission fees vary depending on the category.
A fee waiver option is available for filmmakers facing financial limitations.
The Nepal Global Film Festival (NGFF) is a premier international film festival held in Kathmandu, Nepal. Built on the philosophy “By filmmakers, for filmmakers,” the festival is envisioned as one of the largest cinematic platforms in the country, bringing together filmmakers, artists, scholars, and audiences from around the world.
The festival showcases a wide spectrum of categories, including feature films, short films, documentaries, human rights cinema, women-centered stories, environmental films, mountain and adventure cinema, climate change narratives, anthropological films, indigenous film and innovative AI-generated films.
NGFF aims to promote global storytelling, artistic excellence, and meaningful cultural exchange through cinema.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Nepal Global Film Festival is designed as a global meeting point for filmmakers and film lovers. Alongside screenings, the festival hosts filmmaker Q&A sessions, panel discussions, and industry networking events to encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing.
The festival will present a curated selection of films from Nepal, Asia, and around the world, highlighting diverse voices and perspectives.
ACTRUM is a non-profit Cultural Association that works in all areas of the artistic sector.
In this festival, the finalist works will be screened online and it will be open to the public, who will have to vote through our website for their 3 favorite shorts/feature films from each section to award the public prizes.
Register your project! We accept any gender.
2 Counties Independent Film Festival (2CIFF)
21–23 August 2026 | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
This is where bold voices break through.
This is where stories find their audience.
This is where filmmakers step into what’s next.
Welcome to 2CIFF.
A new force on the international festival circuit, 2 Counties Independent Film Festival is built for filmmakers who are not waiting for permission — but are ready to be seen.
We champion daring storytelling, fresh perspectives, and the kind of work that stays with an audience long after the screen goes dark.
A Festival Experience — Not Just a Screening
Taking place 21–23 August 2026, 2CIFF unfolds over a vibrant summer weekend at the iconic Milton Keynes Gallery and the state-of-the-art Sky Room Cinema (in collaboration with Curzon Cinemas).
This is not a passive viewing experience. It’s an immersive, high-energy environment where film, art, and industry collide.
Expect:
Premium cinematic screenings
Curated networking events & afterparties inside a contemporary gallery space
Panels, workshops, and industry conversations designed to elevate emerging voices
A dynamic international audience, with easy access from London and beyond
Built by Filmmakers, For Filmmakers
2CIFF is driven by a team of award-winning actors, directors, producers, writers, and stunt professionals—
We understand the journey because we’ve lived it.
Our mission is clear:
to discover, support, and amplify the next generation of global filmmaking talent.
A Smarter, Fairer Festival Model
We’ve stripped away the complexity and made submission simple:
Submit to just ONE main category
If selected, your film is automatically considered for 20+ award categories
Every selected film receives:
Official screening at the festival
2 complimentary tickets for cast & crew
Access to exclusive networking events, talks and all areas of the festival.
Entry to the Gala and awards ceremony
A curated festival goodie bag
Because we believe your focus should be on your film — not navigating submission systems.
A Region at the Heart of Global Cinema
2CIFF is proudly rooted in a region rich with cinematic heritage and future-facing innovation.
From Pinewood Studios and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to Cardington Studios and the upcoming Universal Studios development, this is a landscape where global cinema is made.
Home to talent such as Emily Atack, Ben Whishaw, and Sophie Rundle, these counties continue to inspire filmmakers shaping the industry today.
A Platform Designed to Grow With You
2CIFF is not just a festival — it’s a movement in its early chapters.
With ambitious plans to expand year-on-year and achieve internationally recognised status, we are building something that filmmakers can grow with, not just submit to.
The Stage Your Film Deserves
Up to 100 selected films screened across the weekend
Judged by a diverse panel of industry experts and VIP guests
A high-profile awards ceremony celebrating excellence across all genres
A festival atmosphere that balances prestige with genuine community
Whether your work is bold, intimate, experimental, or genre-defining —
if it moves an audience, it belongs at 2CIFF.
Submit your film. Join the experience. Be part of what comes next.
"In an era of global tension, humor is not an escape—it is the most sophisticated tool we have for critical thought and social transformation."
FARCUME 2026: The 16th Faro International Short Film Festival
After five years of unprecedented growth, FARO 1540 (Association for the Defense and Promotion of Environmental and Cultural Heritage of Faro) is proud to announce the 16th edition of FARCUME. The festival will return to the heart of Faro, Portugal, from October 16 to 18, 2026, solidifying its reputation as a truly international and cosmopolitan cultural landmark.
Our mission remains steadfast: to provide a launchpad for new talent and to bring high-quality works to the public that often lack the mainstream promotion they deserve. Within our signature relaxed and informal atmosphere, FARCUME honors the creativity and dedication of directors, actors, and technical teams who achieve cinematic excellence through modest means.
The 2026 Theme: Humor as a Way of Thinking the World
This year, FARCUME explores the concept of laughter as a sophisticated critical language. In a time of overlapping environmental, social, and political crises, humor serves as a bridge. It allows us to:
Deconstruct dominant narratives and social norms.
Bridge the gap between complex issues like sustainability and public understanding.
Dialogue through satire, irony, and the absurd to reveal the contradictions of our time.
More than just a momentary laugh, we are seeking films in Fiction, Documentary, and Animation that use humor as a device for reflection—works that make the world more legible and, ultimately, more human.
Commitment to Ethics and the Environment
As an Environmental NGO, FARO 1540 ensures that FARCUME is more than just a screen for films; it is a platform for values. The festival maintains a strict ethical stance, rejecting any content that encourages environmental disrespect, human rights inequality, or animal abuse.
Furthermore, we are implementing a specialized Environmental Management Plan for 2026 to optimize resources and minimize waste, ensuring the festival's footprint is as responsible as the stories we tell.
Join us in Faro to celebrate cinema that educates, provokes, and mobilizes—without ever losing its lightness.
For more information, visit our official page: www.facebook.com/farcume
We accept only films about the right to health and subtitled in Italian or English
The Premio Fausto Rossano Association announces the twelfth edition of the "Premio Fausto Rossano," which will be held in Naples, Italy, at the beginning of November 2026
. The award commemorates the life and work of Fausto Rossano, a Jungian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who passed away in 2012.
The event aims to challenge the stigma and prejudices surrounding mental suffering and to highlight the importance of recognizing each individual's personal experience. Through cinema and dialogue with authors, professionals, and experts, the Festival seeks to promote social awareness on these critical issues.
The Festival is sponsored by the Premio Fausto Rossano Association
QueerCineMad, formerly known as LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBTIAQ+ Film Festival is a LGTBI+ Film Festival in seen in Spanish Speaking countries. The inaugural edition was held in 1996. With an estimated audience of more than 10,000 spectators, it is a well attended festival by members of the Community of Madrid and is covered by the Spanish Press.
The Central American Film Festival in Vienna has become a firmly rooted tradition, establishing itself as a key cultural event in the city.
Vienna, recognized as one of the world's most important cultural hubs, provides an ideal and prestigious platform to showcase the increasingly innovative and notable productions emerging from the Central American region.
This year, the festival returns from November 15 to 21, 2026, with the hope of once again welcoming our loyal audience, who will have the opportunity to enjoy the latest and most outstanding works of Central American cinema.
The program includes the categories of Feature Film, Short Film, Documentary, and Animation, along with several non-competitive parallel sections, including: "Pioneers of Central American Cinema," "Works in Progress," "Guest Film," "Bonus Films," and "Latin American Perspective," the latter dedicated to works portraying contemporary life in Latin America. All details are specified in the official festival regulations.
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!
