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Deadline
12 Oct 2017


Published: 14 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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COLCHAGUA International Film Festival

San Fernando, Chile


The main objective of the Festival is to open dialogues around contingency issues through cinema as a platform for mediation and engagement, in the Province of Colchagua, also assuming the role of exhibitor of national and Latin American cinema and independent works from different parts of the world.

Our motivation for this 2021 version lies in the social transformations focused on human rights and the conservation of the ecosystem, as well as the dissemination and enhancement of heritage, in order to consolidate the Colchagua International Film Festival as a space for intellectual, political and cultural turmoil.


International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



 
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Deadline
01 Oct 2017


Published: 13 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Fantfest - Fantasy Shorts

Sombor, Serbia


Fantasy & horror film festival “FANTFEST” , has been organized for the first time in October 2013 under the name of HRIZANTEMA. The festival takes the place among the small, independent festivals of explicit genres. The horror and fantasy film genre has survived the countless transformations from the very beginnings of cinema. Artists, film - makers, professionals and enthusiast, through the time, have positioned the genres of horror and fantasy and sealed its status among the other genres. Since 2021. festival changed the name to FANTFEST.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Fantastic



 
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Deadline
23 Oct 2017


Published: 13 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Festival Corto Corrente

Fiumicino , Italy


Entries are open to the ninth edition of the Short Film Short Film Festival of Fiumicino, the film festival organized by the Association Acis. The Short Film Contest is open to all artists, associations, directors, filmmakers, who have produced movies of up to 10 minutes, with the following themes: Legality, Solidarity, Sea, City-Villages-Traditions, Comedy.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of MUESTRA DE CORTOMETRAJES PROYECTA JEREZ

Deadline
21 Sep 2017


Published: 13 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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MUESTRA DE CORTOMETRAJES PROYECTA JEREZ

Jerez, Spain




La Muestra de cortometrajes “Proyecta Jerez” es el punto de encuentro de tod@s l@s amantes del cine, donde compartimos unos días de cortos, futuros proyectos, exposiciones, charlas coloquios y el anticipo del nuevo Festival de Cortometrajes.

Más Información en: www.jerez.es/juventud
PARTICIPANTES: Creadores de cualquier nacionaalidad, mayores de 18 años.

OBRAS: El tema de la obra será libre. La obra debe ser original y realizada en castellano (o en su defecto subtitulada al castellano).

Cada participante presentará tantas obras como desee, según el número de obras recibidas, los organizadores seleccionarán las que se van a proyectar. La duración del cortometraje, incluido créditos, no superará los 15 minutos. Las obras no podrán tener
contenidos racistas, xenófobos, violentos ni pornográficos.

Se admitirán cortos express que no deben superar los 3 minutos.

Al presentar las obras, habrá que rellenar una ficha con los datos del autor/a más el DNI escaneado.

El plazo de admisión será hasta el 18 de octubre de 2019.

El autor/a de la obra autoriza su reproducción, sin contraprestación económica, pudiendo ser proyectada por la organización con el fin de promocionar la Muestra y el
Festival, reservándose el derecho de su exhibición pública.


Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
09 Nov 2017


Published: 13 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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Festival Premiers Plans d“Angers

ANGERS, France


The Festival Premiers plans d'Angers has been a film festival since 1989.

Dedicated to the first European cinematographic works, it puts in competition more than one hundred first European films.

Parallel to the competition, it allows to rediscover great works of the cinematographic heritage through tributes, retrospectives, meetings, ...

Attendance 2016: 76,500 entries


BAFTA!

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
21 Jun 2018


Published: 13 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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The Black Sea Film Festival

Vama Veche / Corbu, Romania


What could ever be more relaxing and delightful than spending a night on the beach… barefoot, wet hair,sun-kissed skin, summer wind, friends and lovers, drinks and a sky full of stars? We know. All these in the company of a series of great films! We offer you the wonderful experience of mixing the best of summer with cinema, aiming to make you FEEL. Literally.

The Black Sea Film Festival is an annual event which awards new inspiring, motivating talent. Designed to acknowledge the creative contributions of both young and elder artists, beginners or with a long way paved behind, the festival benefits the community socially, educationally and economically – wise.

The Festival will showcase innovative independent cinema from around the world, taking place along the Romanian Black Sea coast. The fourth edition will be held in Vama Veche, a charismatic place known for its young, vibrating and artistic spirit.

On our current edition we are accepting a variety of short films: narrative, animation, experimental, student, documentary, music video, human rights, and also feature films: narrative, documentary. The film production can be made within the last ten years.

Wonderful seaside movie nights are expecting you to enjoy the summer breeze and watch films under millions of stars!

It’s all about the feels. It’s all about the cineFEELS!


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Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
20 Dec 2017


Published: 12 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
Short films


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SorsiCorti Short Film Festival

Palermo, Italy


SorsiCorti is a Short Film Festival that combines conviviality and interest in the art of the short film.

SorsiCorti was born from passion for cinema and desire to explore innovative and experimental trails of short films.

Careful and accurative selection carried out by an evaluation committee made up of experts cinephiles, allows that only high quality short films access the program projection.

SorsiCorti has developed a strong collaboration with the young cultural reality of the Piccolo Teatro Patafisico in Palermo, who also became the official location of the live screenings. However, various events are realized around in town.


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Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
17 Feb 2018


Published: 12 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Festival 7ème Lune

Paris, France


The sixth edition of the 7th Moon Festival, International Festival of Long and short films, organized by the Association loi 1901 "The New Moon" will take place from Tuesday 26 March 2019 to Monday 1 April 2019 in Rennes. The films in official competition will be projected between March 26 and April 1, 2019 at night.

For all of its selections, the 7th Moon Festival will select only long and short films whose directors were under 31 years of age, at the time of the completion of the film.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
30 Nov 2017


Published: 12 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Muestra de Cortometrajes de La Cuna

Elche, Spain


The sample of short films of "La Cuna" is an event that takes place in the teahouse "La Cuna" of Elche (Alicante), Spain, on December 15th, 2019. Is admitted any genre of short film, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
31 Oct 2017


Published: 11 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films

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Luminiscence Social Film Show

ALICANTE, Spain


Muestra de Cine Social
Luminiscence.


Presentation

The Social Film Festival organized by Luminiscence Studio since 2013 has no competitive character, our intention is to screen projects with a clear social commitment, bringing the works presented to the public closer so that a link can be created between filmmakers, the public and organizers.


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Short film festival


 Fiction



 
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Deadline
10 Jun 2018


Published: 11 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films


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New Renaissance Film Festival London 2025

London, United Kingdom


£2,500 in CASH PRIZES for the EMERGING TALENT from our sponsor Katie Partridge, CEO of the Saphira Group, to support a new generation of filmmakers/artists.

NEW RENAISSANCE LONDON #8

Apart from a high number of UK and International films, NRFF London has a category for EMERGING TALENT (debut or early stage filmmakers embarking on their careers in the film industry).

Previous winners and nominees have gone onto win major international prizes or have directed their first feature film.


ABOUT NEW RENAISSANCE LONDON

Our friendly and welcoming art-house festival based in London is genuinely passionate about promoting the highest calibre of independent cinema around today. New Renaissance has been described as “One of the UK’s top film festivals,” alongside Raindance and Aesthetica (London METRO, O1.08.16), appeared in reputable publications such as Vogue, GQ and iD magazine, and we are a registered IMDB film festival.

Filmmakers are a discerning audience and the 100+ five star reviews from filmmakers around the world is proof of our commitment and respect for the hard work and care that goes into making a film. Since 2021, we have been awarding cash prizes to support talented up-and-coming filmmakers we believe in thanks to a generous sponsor (see below).

SUCCESS STORIES

We have premiered and screened films that went on to win an Oscar (The Silent Child, 2017) or later received a major distribution deal (A Bird Flew, 2022; Avi, 2022; Roy, 2022; A Living Dog, 2021; Into The Mirror, 2019; You Go To My Head, 2019; and Phantompain, 2018) to name just a few.


Despite the festival's relatively small size, there are each year many gems to be found among the many short and feature films in the programme. Furthermore, many filmmakers and actors are traditionally present - and a lot of productive networking takes place.

OUR CURATION: ARTISTICALLY-DRIVEN FILMS, INSPIRING STORIES

Film is a unique medium, and NRFF’s mission is to support and champion inspiring, independent artists and storytellers. This includes experimental work, emotional drama, music, dance, and emerging talent (see below).

Our festival is built around ARTISTS and their STORIES. By doing so, we aim to establish an international COMMUNITY of inspiring storytellers. We are not interested in following current fashions or being politically divisive. We seek out stories that are genuinely imaginative, emotional and life-affirming. At the heart of what we do is our passion to tell great stories.

Curating a festival is never easy but we strive to put together a great programme each year in an environment that is warm, inclusive and truly dignified. You can visit last year's programme online at ww.nrff.co.uk to get a feel for the quality of curation we are known for.

NEW RENAISSANCE LONDON 2025

2025 will be our tenth year in London, a city known for its diversity and innovation in the creative arts. For 3 days in September, we will screen around 100 outstanding films in the heart of London. The programme will include narrative shorts, features, documentaries, animations, dance and music videos, a NETWORKING party and AWARDS CEREMONY.

Running alongside the festival will be a SCREENWRITING COMPETITION, a series of MASTERCLASSES by film industry experts, a filmmaker's PANEL DISCUSSION, Filmmaker Q&A's, and other networking opportunities.

EMERGING TALENT AWARDS

Apart from a high number of UK and International films, NRFF London has a category for EMERGING TALENT (debut or early stage filmmakers embarking on their careers in the film industry). Those selected can win CASH PRIZES. We found a sponsor for this in 2021 and are happy to announce that they continue supporting these cash prizes for emerging talent in 2025.

Please read our Rules & Terms before making your submission.

Key Dates:

Submissions for 2024 will be open. The festival will take place in October 2024, and all contestants will be notified at least 4-6 weeks prior to the event.

SUPPORTING THE INDEPENDENT FILM COMMUNITY

It is our passion to not only provide a stage for our filmmakers but also to strengthen the INDEPENDENT film community, by building an engaged audience through social media - especially Instagram and Facebook. We actively encourage directors, screenwriters, producers and actors to network during the festival and after the event. By doing so, new artistic collaborations have occurred.

NEW RENAISSANCE ALUMNI

Former New Renaissance attendees and or winners include: Oscar winning couple Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child); Oscar winning actress Whoopi Goldberg (Palace); BAFTA and Emmy winning actress Anna Friel (The Sea); Great Expectations and Top Boy director Brady Hood (Sweet Maddie Stone); Oscar winning writer/director James Lucas (Paint The Dragon's Eyes); BAFTA winning actress Sophia Myles (All That Glitters); BAFTA winning actor George MacKay (Infinite); Ivor Novello winning musician Gary Kemp (InSolo); BAFTA winning and double Emmy nominated documentary director Zoe Dobson (The Cunning Man); BAFTA winning animator Catriona Black (You Are At The Bottom Of My Mind); Emmy winning actress Tatiana Mislany (Souls of Totality); Oscar nominated cinematographer Jarin Blaschke (A Million Eyes); BAFTA nominated director Shona Auerbach (Rudy); Actor Tom Cullen (Souls of Totality); BAFTA nominated actress Celine Buckens (Prangover); Silent Witness actress Emilia Fox (The Ghost); Chicago actor Darren Day (Rudy); Rag Doll actor Ali Cook (The Cunning Man); Olivier Award nominated actress Amy Lennox (Near); student Oscar winner Tristan Holmes (The Fragile King); and student Oscar winner Ariel Heller (Mammoth).


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
15 Nov 2017


Published: 10 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
Short films


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GRRL HAUS CINEMA

Cambridge, United States


GRRL HAUS CINEMA is an ongoing program of short films and video art made by women, non-binary, genderqueer, and trans people. A mix of local, national, and international artists present work from a variety of disciplines: narrative, documentary, experimental, and conceptual. With an emphasis on low budget and DIY, GRRL HAUS is a space for underrepresented voices in the arts today.

For 2021 our main screenings will be held in July at two outdoor film events taking place in Berlin Germany.

In addition all submissions will also be considered for our monthly curated online screenings, which includes interviews with the filmmakers.

If we have permission (due to pandemic) to make more live events throughout the year - we will! And we hope to continue our end of the year event at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA.

GRRL HAUS is not your typical film festival, instead of having one big event - we have multiple events throughout the year. Our goal is to show as many quality short films made by women, non-binary, genderqueer, and trans people to an international audience.

We completely celebrate DIY culture and focus on sharing works to all different types of audiences. This can include audiences at international museums or to audiences at underground clubs. We believe that every audience deserves the chance to see these works, rather than just the typical film festival networking crowd. We want to reach all audiences and celebrate the inclusivity of creative and unique work in film.

OUR HISTORY:
GRRL HAUS started in 2014 at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA, USA. Since then the event has showcased over 400 filmmakers, including multiple musical performances, video art installations, exhibitions and local vendors. In 2016 GRRL HAUS relocated to Berlin Germany and started hosting small screenings of local films. As we established are identity in Berlin we began to include music and arts.

Within the past few years we have grown to not just showcase films, but also art, music, dance, photography, handmade crafts and clothing, and even tarot, astrology and spiritual meet ups. The idea of GRRL HAUS is constantly expanding. We believe in no boundaries for creativity and are constantly looking for new ways to celebrate the work of underrepresented people.

For our complete history of screenings, events, exhibitions, concerts and parties - you can view all our teasers and selected artists on our Media page : https://www.grrlhauscinema.com/media.html

OUR PROJECTS:
International Screenings:
Our international screenings are curated from our over 400 yearly submissions. Through these submissions we select our favorite short films. This includes our end of the year festival screening at the Brattle Theatre and museum screenings at the prestigious Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.

Mobile Kino Screenings:
We hold 3-4 screenings through Mobile Kino Berlin a year. These screenings we curate around the best of our local short film submissions and a selection of international short films. We invite the filmmakers to Q&A’s following the screenings, where they discus their works.

Loophole Monthly Screenings:
Once a month GRRL HAUS hosts screenings at Loophole Berlin. These events focus on sharing local films by local filmmakers. All of these screenings are free to enter and enjoy. We believe it’s important to keep some events free for the public.
These events build up our sense of local community and follows through with one of our founding principles : sharing our excitement and love for low budget, DIY events and making them accessible to everyone.

Online Screenings / Gimme 5:
At GRRL HAUS CINEMA we were forced to cancel all our events during this Corona season, and every artist on our program list was left without a show venue. Energized and in defiance of the virus, we wanted now more than ever to keep going. We want the artists to keep going. We want to encourage them to stay active, to create, and most importantly to show their work. We want to reverse the status quo of art being left behind in times of crisis when it is needed most.

For past year (and into the future) we have been running online screenings, which we have been curating and presenting live on our online platform. We have been hosting these themed screenings on our website and Vimeo, as well as promoting all the films on our social media platforms. We host 10-15 short films on our site for a week. And then we remove them and continue hosting other themed sets.

Through these screenings our audiences are able to watch amazing short films in the comfort and safety of their home. All of the online screenings are free to watch, so they are accessible to anyone in these uncertain times.

Media:
http://grrlhauscinema.com
https://www.facebook.com/GRRLHAUSCINEMA
https://www.instagram.com/grrlhauscinema/
https://vimeo.com/grrlhauscinema

Past and Current partners, venues, curation teams and organizations:
Alamo Drafthouse
Brain Arts
Boston Hassle
Brattle Theatre
​Das Giftraum
Dorchester Art Project
DMP Sci-Fi Sleepover at Babylon Kino
GIF - Girls in Film
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston
​IL KINO
Loophole
​Love Hotel
Mobile Kino
Oblomov
RAW Berlin
Worm Rotterdam
Verge
Under the Underground

Our 2020 selections and events:

Live Events:

Rise // GRRL HAUS - September 2020
September 23rd with Mobile Kino at Alte Münze
Featuring work by : Elsa van Damke, Coco Roy, Maren Sosada, Alena Shevchenko, Amina Krami, Nola Anwar, Brittany Angus, Flash Cat Media, lallie doyle, Vaiginta Perkauskaite, Anne Windsland, Samantha Rex, Mads Engel, Elda Sorra, Ana Minujin

GRRL HAUS//Double Feature - September 2020
September 28th at Loophole Berlin
Featuring work by: Kidd Tommy

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston - February 2020
Feb 17th at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Featuring work by : Gabriela Gažová, Marie-Josee Archambault, Mads Engel, Bita Ghassemi, Grace Rex, Sarah Ann Banks

Stupid Cupid - February 2020
Feb 14th at Loophole Berlin
Featuring work by :Tin Lee, Kat Vivaldi, Cadenza Zhao, Claire McFadden, Sara Koppel, Mika Orr, Yin Yee Low, Daphné Psarros, Ashley Barnhill, Kanchi Wichmann

/ˈalkəmʌɪz/ - January 2020
Jan 21st at Loophole Berlin
Featuring work by : Malado Baldwin, Traci Hercher, Mary Evans, Broadbent Sisters, storäe michele, Imogen Mansfield and Britt Angus

Online Screenings:

Films in Corona, Oct 19th - 26th, 2020
Featuring work by - Yvette Granata, Stephanie Burbano, Daphna Mero, Hillerbrand+Magsamen, Katerina Markoulaki, Anne Windsland, Samantha Rex

Open theme, August 21st - 28th, 2020
Featuring work by - Zoe Kavanagh, Chloë Ní Dhúada, Karyn Barnett-Day, Maria Servellón, Darren Mallett , Shannon Joy Shird, Antonia Baudouin, Carolina Romillo, Eili Bråstad Johannessen, Simone Faoro

Comedies, July 17th - 23rd, 2020
Featuring work by - Felicity Pickering, Veronika Bolotina, Sarah K Reimers, Heather María Ács, Amani Zardoe, Kidd Tommy

REVOLT, July 3rd - 9th, 2020
Featuring work by - Jaylan Auf, Kristina Maca, Mariana Stolze, Nina Jackson Levin, Amit Shamir, Cassandra Paige, Lucía Elena Ventura, Julia Feige, Ana Minujin

Home Is Where The Angst Is, June 19th - 25th, 2020
Featuring work by - Saulė Bliuvaitė, Cassiah Joski-Jethi, Netta Shalev, Elda Sorra, Abigail Bruley, Leticia Caceres, Emma Smith

Experimental, May 22nd - 28th, 2020
Featuring work by - Shayna Connelly, Imogen Mansfield, Momma Tried, Liberty Antonia Sadler, Amanda Kim, Alana Bartol, YL Hsueh, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Eva Justine Torkkola, Claudia Syhre, Erofili Moraiti

ISOLATION, May 15th - 21st, 2020
Featuring work by - Maggie Brennan, Ambie Drew, Erica Moriconi, Broadbent Sisters, Ellie LaCourt, Marija Lucic, Kristin Li and Clayton Beugeling


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
Logo of Mostras de curtas-metragens sobre as tendências, perspectivas e temas abordados no cinema alemão contemporâneo. | Vorführungen von Kurzfilmen über Trends, Perspektiven und Themen des zeitgenössischen deutschen Kinos.

Deadline
25 Sep 2017


Published: 09 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Mostras de curtas-metragens sobre as tendências, perspectivas e temas abordados no cinema alemão contemporâneo. | Vorführungen von Kurzfilmen über Trends, Perspektiven und Themen des zeitgenössischen deutschen Kinos.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



 
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Deadline
31 Oct 2017


Published: 09 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
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Feature films


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Festival Scapcine de Cinema Brasileiro

Fortaleza, Brazil


The Brazilian Film Festival Potocão aims to present the new Brazilian film production in an online festival format in order to break the geographical barriers of this continental country and share with the general public a quality national cinematographic content in an accessible and democratic way.


Short film festival

Feature film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



 
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Deadline
31 Oct 2017


Published: 09 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
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Los Angeles International Film Festival

Los Angeles, United States


LA International Film Festival is dedicated to discovering emerging storytellers.

Competitive sections for feature-length fiction films; a diverse selection of documentary films; selected to showcase break-out global talent in Los Angeles.

Our mission is to discover and showcase new filmmakers with fresh stories in independent cinema.

The festival includes special screenings co-presented in cooperation with the following Oscar® qualifying film festivals: Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland), Gijon International Film Festival (Spain) and Cartagena International Film Festival, FICCI (Colombia).


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



 
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Deadline
07 Oct 2017


Published: 09 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
Short films
Feature films

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FIDOCS International Documentary Film festival

Santiago, Chile


The Santiago International Documentary Film Festival (FIDOCS) is the main broadcasting, diffusion, and competition event for documentary cinema in Chile and Latin America.
Focused on the promotion of dialogue and reflection, as well as in training audiences towards the appreciation of documentary film in a context of permanent transformation, FIDOCS seeks to explore the multiple paths available in documentary making as well as in the drifts proper to nonfiction works. In its program, FIDOCS incorporates the works of both experienced and emerging directors in order to address the question of “THE REAL”, and in doing so, it considers the various dimensions, disciplinary frontiers, and tensions that the question “what is real?”, as well as the documentary genre itself, has to offer us.

Throughout its history, FIDOCS has positioned itself as one of the most distinguished documentary film festivals in Latin America, standing as a privileged platform to screen contemporary cinema and to promote critical thinking. Year by year, under its selective curatorial approach, FIDOCS not only calls for important exponents of national and international audiovisual sectors to exhibit their work in Santiago, but also, in using this city as a film hub, it calls on such exponents to question, interpret, and re-write the status of contemporary documentary film practice today.

For the promotion, positioning, and exhibition of Chilean and International films, FIDOCS displays three main competitions. These sections include: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION; CHILEAN COMPETITION, and EMERGENT SHORT COMPETITION FOR NATIONAL FILMS.

In addition, FIDOCS has the main industry activity, DOCS IN PROGRESS, for Latin-American works in progress where the jury (editors, directors, sound designers, producers, programmers), in addition to choosing a winner, feeds the filmmakers to carry out the post-production of their films and encourage their diffusion and transmission. This section is jointly run together with WIP section of CHILEDOC CONECTA.

The festival also has important training and extension activities in its FIDOCS SCHOOL, where students from film schools and communications from all over Chile so that its most outstanding students are in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary space with international and national festival guests; attending Master Classes, workshops, dialogues, among others.

In addition, in keeping with its interdisciplinary vocation, FIDOCS intends to accompany its screenings of other artistic interventions such as installations, exhibitions, performances, that from their own expressive means dialogue with the documentary concept. This is how FIDOCS EXPANDED section arises, where various artists, video-artists and filmmakers, all of them linked to the fields of sound or visuals, exhibit their work.
Finally, the chosen films will be screened after the completion of the festival, in different regions of Chile and abroad, at BEST OF FIDOCS section. The purpose is the cultural extension of the festival at a territorial level, putting emphasis on the circulation of the films at the regional level, being able to program replicas in the national territory as well as abroad.

*FIDOCS will be held with theatrical screenings.


HIGHLIGHTED!

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 Fiction  Documentary  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
12 Nov 2017


Published: 09 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
Short films


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Pilas in Short Film Festival

Pilas, Spain


Entrants may submit as many films as they see fit, as long as they are produced between 2021 and 2023.

All films shorter than 20 minutes will be accepted, regardless of their original film or video shooting format.

Films which are not spoken in Spanish must be presented with subtitles in Spanish.

Films' theme is free.

Live action fiction, animation, experimental and documentary films can be submitted.

Submission deadline is Noviembre, 5th, 2023.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



 
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Deadline
29 May 2018


Published: 08 Sep 2017
 Has submission fees
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Feature films


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Mexico City Independent Film Fest

Ciudad de México, Mexico


Mexico City Independent Film Fest seeks to become a place where public, filmmakers, producers, critics and other professionals of the film industry can exchange different views, and activate alternative exhibition venues in the country's capital. Its mission is to disseminate contemporary proposals whose production is not related to major film studios, promote the film culture and program films with a difficult theatrical exhibition.


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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



 
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Deadline
16 Sep 2017


Published: 08 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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Harte of the Gulf Film Competition

Corpus Christi, United States


Our mission is to engage the Gulf of Mexico Community through education and film and to showcase the work of local filmmakers. If you have a short film addressing an ocean or coastal issue concerning the Gulf of Mexico, from your own backyard to the deep sea, please think about entering it into our Harte of the Gulf Film Competition.

Films should be no longer than 15 minutes and address an ocean or coastal topic concerning the Gulf of Mexico region. Films can be fiction or nonfiction.

In an effort to include filmmakers from around the entire Gulf of Mexico region, films will be accepted in languages other than English, but must have English subtitles. You can submit your film into one of two categories: High School or General Public.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic



 
Logo of «LAMP» International film festival of socially oriented short films, videos and social advertising

Deadline
20 Oct 2017


Published: 08 Sep 2017
 Does NOT have submission fees
Short films


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«LAMP» International film festival of socially oriented short films, videos and social advertising

Perm, Russia


Every year entries reveal stories about people, volunteers, who contribute to changing people’s lives within their communities and around the world.

In 2017, the theme of the festival is «Human. Action. Choice».

Festival is popular among both amateurs and professional filmmakers, concerned with solving socially significant problems worldwide. NGOs, volunteers, groups of activists and young people, interested in developing of creative potential and making our world a better place submit entries annually to the Jury of the Festival.

In June 2017, the cinematic platform was presented in the framework of the International conference EDUCATION#INFOCUS at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland). It was highly estimated by international experts, who highlighted the importance of promoting volunteer values through the language of cinematography.


International Festival

Short film festival


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental  Music Video