Logo of XVIII PREMIOS IMAGENERA DE  CREACIÓN DOCUMENTAL SOBRE ANDALUCÍA

Deadline
23 Sep 2024


Published: 04 Sep 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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XVIII PREMIOS IMAGENERA DE CREACIÓN DOCUMENTAL SOBRE ANDALUCÍA

SEVILLA, Spain


La Fundación Pública Andaluza Centro de Estudios Andaluces M.P. (Fundación CENTRA en adelante), entidad adscrita a la Consejería de la Presidencia, Interior, Diálogo Social y Simplificación Administrativa de la Junta de Andalucía, convoca de acuerdo con los principios de publicidad, concurrencia y objetividad la XVIII edición de los Premios IMAGENERA de Creación Documental sobre Andalucía, correspondientes a 2024.

IMAGENERA apuesta por promover el conocimiento y la investigación sobre Andalucía a través del lenguaje documental generando un patrimonio visual que preservar y difundir.

La 18 edición contempla las modalidades de Documental Audiovisual y Fotografía destinada a trabajos, sin acotación temática ni temporal, que presenten una imagen de Andalucía en su sentido más amplio y diverso:

• Trabajos visuales que logren representar o defender las oportunidades presentes y expectativas de futuro de la Comunidad Autónoma.

• Obras que exploren el pasado de Andalucía desde la perspectiva de nuestro tiempo.

• Aquellas que pongan en valor cualquier aspecto de la realidad andaluza que fomente nuestra Comunidad Autónoma como símbolo, imagen o icono de una comunidad moderna y versátil, dentro del contexto de España, Europa y el mundo.

• Se valorarán los trabajos que muestren con especial interés el rumbo de Andalucía en cohesión con sus valores sociales, económicos, tecnológicos, políticos o culturales.


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 Documentary



 
Logo of Frame Film Festival

Deadline
14 Sep 2024


Published: 04 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
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Frame Film Festival

Itinerante, Spain


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 eventos 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.


Short film festival


 Fiction



 
Logo of Censored Film Festival

Deadline
01 Nov 2024


Published: 04 Sep 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Censored Film Festival

Caldes d'Estrac, Spain


We are looking for films that have been censored, banned, or have faced obstacles to their development, production and/or exhibition due to political, social, corporate, religious or other reasons, anywhere in the world over the past two years.

Censurados Film Festival is an international film festival that showcases and promotes “the films they don’t want you to see.” Founded in Peru and with over twelve years of experience, the festival has established itself as a key platform for the defense of freedom of expression, human rights, and cultural diversity through cinema.

In a global context where censorship continues to affect artists, filmmakers, and audiences, the festival creates a space for encounter, reflection, and dialogue around the many forms of censorship shaping contemporary artistic practices.

The 12th edition of the festival will take place from October 9 to 12, 2026, in Caldes d’Estrac (Barcelona), where, over four days, cultural venues and public spaces will host screenings, debates, masterclasses, and educational activities, turning the town into a meeting point for filmmakers, industry professionals, and audiences.

The Official Selection consists of two international competitions that approach censorship from different perspectives:


CENSORSHIP COMPETITION

This section is dedicated to films that have been censored, banned, or have faced obstacles, pressure, threats, or any form of violence affecting their development or circulation.

Films of any genre—fiction, documentary, animation, or experimental—from anywhere in the world may participate, provided they have been subject to censorship or interference at any stage of the filmmaking process, from research and concept development, through writing, production, shooting, and post-production, to their exhibition, distribution, or public circulation.

Applicants must provide verifiable information demonstrating the situation of censorship, pressure, threat, or conflict that has affected the work.


STORIES OF CENSORSHIP COMPETITION

This section is dedicated to films that explore censorship as a theme from a narrative, artistic, or documentary perspective.

Films from anywhere in the world may participate if they portray, denounce, or reflect on situations of censorship in cinema or in any other artistic field, as well as on the tensions between creation, power, and freedom of expression.


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Mica Muestra Internacional de Cine Amateur

Deadline
28 Feb 2025


Published: 04 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Mica Muestra Internacional de Cine Amateur

Mérida, Mexico


In an ever-evolving film industry, MICA 3 is at the forefront of a new wave of exposure-focused film exhibits. We believe that films should be seen, celebrated, and shared—not locked away in traditional festival circuits.

By joining MICA 3, your work has the chance to shine on a screening event and to reach a global audience through our extensive online exhibit, amplified by three months of paid advertising.

At MICA, we believe that the future of cinema is yet to be found, and we are proud to support the seventh art through this transition. Thank you for joining our film exhibit as a platform for your work.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Fanter Film Festival

Deadline
27 Oct 2024


Published: 04 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
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Fanter Film Festival

Cáceres, Spain


Sfici, horror, thriller, fantasy, animation.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
Logo of Espiello, International Ethnographic Film Fest of Sobrarbe

Deadline
15 Oct 2024


Published: 03 Sep 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Espiello, International Ethnographic Film Fest of Sobrarbe

Boltaña, Spain


ESPIELLO, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ETHNOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY is organized by the Service of Culture of the Comarca de Sobrarbe (an institution that it groups to 19 town halls) along with a wide participation of neighbors of the zone who form the Permanent Commission of the festival. It is celebrated during March and April in Boltaña, a small population of the Pyrenees of Huesca (Spain).

Espiello is the only festival with this specialization in the country. It has an international competition of ethnographic documentary and some different sections out of competition and other activities whith topics related to the documentary and the visual anthropology.


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Feature film festival


 Documentary



 
Logo of AmiCorti IFF

Deadline
15 Jan 2025


Published: 03 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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AmiCorti IFF

Peveragno, Italy


AmiCorti International Film Festival – 8th Edition
June 2–7, 2026 | Roccaraso (AQ), Italy
"Cinema that inspires change, gives voice to the silenced, and unites communities.”

Founded in 2019, the AmiCorti International Film Festival is an independent and socially engaged event that celebrates its 8th edition in 2026 in the beautiful mountain setting of Roccaraso, Italy, hosted at the historic Cinema Roma.

Each year, the festival becomes a platform for auteur and independent films that tackle urgent and universal themes such as human rights, social justice, environmental sustainability, inclusion, and collective memory.

We welcome short films, feature films, documentaries, animated films, and music videos from all over the world—works that spark reflection, promote intercultural dialogue, and inspire social transformation through the universal language of cinema.

What the festival offers:
Public screenings at Cinema Roma
Meetings with directors and professionals at Auditorium Roccaraso
Cinema Education workshops for students and young filmmakers
Round tables, thematic panels, and masterclasses

Official awards ceremonies
Networking opportunities, press visibility, and distribution contacts
Each year, AmiCorti gathers a vibrant international community of filmmakers, producers, educators, activists, and students, all committed to using cinema as a tool for cultural and social change.

Why participate?

AmiCorti is more than a festival – it’s a cultural movement that celebrates authentic, independent, and conscious cinema. We invite all filmmakers who believe in the transformative power of film to submit their work and join our artistic community.

info@amicorti.org | www.amicorti.org


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#AmiCortiIFF #CinemaForChange


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Short Film Series - presented by the Radical Frame Film Festival

Deadline
31 Jan 2025


Published: 03 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
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Short Film Series - presented by the Radical Frame Film Festival

Berlin, Germany


Welcome to the Radical Frame Film - 2026 Short Film Series - Berlin
We at the Radical Frame Film Festival are proud to announce edition number twelve of Short Film Series.

The idea for the Radical Frame Film Festival started years ago when a group of Denver activists, artists, and friends decided to bring the messages of video activist cinema into the public eye.

We feel that due to the current social and political climate, both locally and globally, our mission -- to provide a forum for thought provoking films and debates -- is more critical than ever.

We are committed to presenting progressive, leftist, radical, anti-racist, experimental, and visionary films that address issues including, but not limited to, the environment, human rights, social injustice, antiglobalization, etc...

The Radical Frame Film Festival showcases every genre of independent film from across the world during this incredible bi-continental celebration of independent artists.

The Radical Frame Film Festival is a forum where filmmakers can thrive outside the mainstream arena.

The Short Film Series turns the spotlight on truly independent short films, created by new and established filmmakers. The purpose is to allow anyone regardless of country, to step to their dreams and start taking the steps to live life with passion and purpose.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



 
Logo of Premios Blogos De Oro de CIne Inpedendiente

Deadline
01 Dec 2024


Published: 03 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
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Premios Blogos De Oro de CIne Inpedendiente

Mollet del Valles, Spain


Cinema awards in which online media related to the seventh art choose the best of the year in independent Spanish cinema.


Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards

Deadline
07 Jul 2025


Published: 03 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards

IERAPETRA, Greece


Submit your entry now!

The 13th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, offers you the opportunity to submit your documentaries now, in order to compete in the monthly awards of the Festival for February. Winners will automatically qualify to compete for the annual Festival awards, taking place from August 1nd to 21st, 2026.

This year the IDFI, is dedicated to Climate Change. It is worth noting that films from all thematic sections will be eligible at the end of each month to compete for the annual awards in August. The rich thematic sections of the Festival include: human rights, recordings of memory, docudrama, young directors, true stories, climate change, environment, the role of women, Greek Panorama, views of the world, human portrait, violence, war threat, diversity, socio-political discrimination, religious conflicts, racism, migration, as well as themes related to all forms of art and culture, such as folklore, customs, mythology, history, biographies, ethnographies, journeys, and travel-tourist documentaries.

The 13th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, promotes the best documentaries from Greece and around the world for screening in its’ competitive section. Ierapetra, the southernmost city in Europe, a crossroads of cultures and continents, will once again host a plethora of films and artists from the ends of the earth. The judging panels consist of international recognition personalities.

The film files must be in mp4 format , no more than 10GB, and must have embedded English and Greek subtitles (in case of foreign dialogue).
Without Greek subtitles, unfortunately, you cannot participate in the compete section of the Festival.

Our 5-star and Gold-rated festival holds the EFFE quality seal.

Trailer of the 11th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAQStCWPFA&t=27s


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 Documentary



 
Logo of LusoFest

Deadline
30 Nov 2024


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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LusoFest

Offenbach am Main, Germany


LusOFest, the festival of Portuguese-language film in Offenbach am Main, will take place for the first time in January 2026.


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of FescinePielagos

Deadline
15 Jan 2025


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films


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FescinePielagos

Renedo de Piélagos, Spain


XVI Piélagos Short Film Festival "Piélagos en Corto"

The Piélagos City Council presents the 16th edition of its film festival, a showcase for local and international talent.

With competitive categories for Cantabria, Spain, International, and the UNESCO Costa Quebrada Geopark, the event celebrates the best in short films (fiction, up to 30 minutes).

Selected films will compete for awards including Best Cantabrian, National, and International Short Film, along with technical recognitions and the prestigious Geopark Award, honoring works connected to this natural heritage.

Submissions open until December 20, 2025 via Festhome.

The 2026 closing gala will feature screenings, professional meetings, and accommodation for nominees.

An essential event for emerging cinema, where landscape and storytelling come together!


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary



 
Logo of Festival Òmnium de Cinema

Deadline
15 Oct 2024


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Festival Òmnium de Cinema

Barcelona, Spain


The Òmnium Film Festival is an annual program that recognizes and promotes the best audiovisual productions in Catalan, offering audiences the finest Catalan-language cinema of the year with the aim of encouraging greater consumption of films in Catalan.

The festival takes place simultaneously with more than 160 screenings in 90 venues across the Catalan-speaking territories, as well as screenings in 35 cities around the world.

It concludes between March and September with screenings in schools and high schools through the Educational Program, digital platform releases (Filmin and 3Cat), and presence at parallel festivals and showcases such as Sala Montjuïc or the Gaudí Cycle.

In addition, the festival strengthens connections with the industry through training resources, networking opportunities, and professional spaces for promotion and reflection, in collaboration with key industry players such as ICEC, the Catalan Film Academy, and 3Cat.


Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
Logo of Sabadell Film Festival

Deadline
31 Dec 2024


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
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Sabadell Film Festival

Sabadell, Spain


The Festival de Cinema de Terror de Sabadell, celebrates the Seventh Edition of our Fiction Short Film Competition.

They have space for all the short films of Terror, Gore, Thriller, Fantastic, Science-Fiction, Dark Humor or Freak, in all their meanings and variants.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of BARCIFF • Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival

Deadline
15 Jun 2025


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
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BARCIFF • Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival

Barcelona, Spain


Hello! We are BARCIFF • Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival, an international film festival with screening events in Barcelona, Spain, and a member of IBERIFF • Iberia Indie Film Festivals. IBERIFF celebrates independent artists and showcases new productions from across the globe in Barcelona (BARCIFF), Madrid (MADRIFF), València (VALÈIFF), Seville (SEVIFF), Lisbon (LISBIFF), and Montpellier (MONTIFF).

BARCIFF shares the mission of its associate festivals in supporting emerging talents, encouraging artistic exploration, fostering networking, promoting cultural exchange, engaging with the local community, and providing a platform to celebrate and showcase the work of independent filmmakers.

Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental films of any genre or subject are welcome!



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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of BIFFF (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)

Deadline
12 Feb 2025


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films

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BIFFF (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)

Bruxelles, Belgium


Every year, during the month of April, the city of Brussels becomes the capital of all things Fantastic. The BIFFF, one of the biggest International Fantastic Film Festivals of the world (certainly the craziest), screens more than 100 movies during its 13 days marathon, ranging from Fantasy to Thriller, Sci-Fi, Cult, Horror, Anime, Experimental, underground, etc., of which some 90 features and 100 shorts in World, International, European or Belgian premiere.


MELIES!

International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
Logo of INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL OF IERAPETRA & AWARDS

Deadline
07 Jul 2025


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL OF IERAPETRA & AWARDS

IERAPETRA, Greece


Submit your entry now!

The 13th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, offers you the opportunity to submit your documentaries now, in order to compete in the monthly awards of the Festival for February. Winners will automatically qualify to compete for the annual Festival awards, taking place from August 1nd to 21st, 2026.

This year the IDFI, is dedicated to Climate Change. It is worth noting that films from all thematic sections will be eligible at the end of each month to compete for the annual awards in August. The rich thematic sections of the Festival include: human rights, recordings of memory, docudrama, young directors, true stories, climate change, environment, the role of women, Greek Panorama, views of the world, human portrait, violence, war threat, diversity, socio-political discrimination, religious conflicts, racism, migration, as well as themes related to all forms of art and culture, such as folklore, customs, mythology, history, biographies, ethnographies, journeys, and travel-tourist documentaries.

The 13th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, promotes the best documentaries from Greece and around the world for screening in its’ competitive section. Ierapetra, the southernmost city in Europe, a crossroads of cultures and continents, will once again host a plethora of films and artists from the ends of the earth. The judging panels consist of international recognition personalities.

The film files must be in mp4 format , no more than 10GB, and must have embedded English and Greek subtitles (in case of foreign dialogue).
Without Greek subtitles, unfortunately, you cannot participate in the compete section of the Festival.

Our 5-star and Gold-rated festival holds the EFFE quality seal.

Trailer of the 11th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAQStCWPFA&t=27s


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Documentary



 
Logo of Godella Fantástic

Deadline
31 Jan 2025


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Godella Fantástic

Godella, Spain


Festival Pospuesto al próximo año por motivos de salud de se Director, Sentimos las molestias ocasionadas.


This Festival promotes cultural and artistic growth, inside and outside Godella, the promotion of future filmmakers and support for new short films, also having a special interest in making the youngest people aware of the value of cinema in our culture and showing them how the world of audiovisual works.


Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Fantastic  Terror



 
Logo of Cinematic Prismatic IFF

Deadline
28 Oct 2024


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Cinematic Prismatic IFF

Yekaterinburg, Russia


Framing The Needle Film Festival is an independent event organized by film lovers to promote filmmaking in Sverdlovsk region. We seek for a good story and articism to involve our wide audience into the great field of short moviemaking.

The mission of FTNFF is to find a thin line between Dark and Light cinema in order to erase it and enjoy moviemaking at its finest from both sides of a director's mind. Event Programme will be divided into two parts (Dark and Light Short Films) and judged for all presented criteria.

Festival accepts only feature shorts, fictional or related to fantasy genres. All films must be from 5 to 15 minutes long.

*PLEASE NOTE that our team remains NON-POLITICAL and reminds all of you that art of moviemaking UNITES everyone!


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Fantastic



 
Logo of Bloodtober Fest

Deadline
30 Sep 2024


Published: 02 Sep 2024
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Bloodtober Fest

Aspe, Spain


Bloodtober Fest is an international fantasy and horror film festival and is a showcase for short films of the genre.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror