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BIFFF (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)

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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.



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Logo of Amiens Emotional and Sexual Life Education Film Festival (FFEVA)
Published: 03 Oct 2025
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Amiens Emotional and Sexual Life Education Film Festival (FFEVA)

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

The Amiens Festival of Film on Affective and Sexual Education (FFEVAS), organized by La Fabrique d’Images, will hold its second edition from May 4 to 7, 2026.
As the first festival in France dedicated to affective and sexual education through cinema, it presents an international selection of short films (fiction, documentary, animation) addressing themes such as consent, gender equality, sexual and gender diversity, sexual health, STI prevention, and the fight against gender-based and sexual violence.

Selected films will be screened before professional juries as well as youth juries. Several awards will be presented.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



Amiens, France



 
 
 
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Published: 03 Oct 2025
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Filminute

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

Filminute is the international one-minute film festival that challenges filmmakers, writers, animators, artists, designers, and creative producers to develop and submit the world's best one-minute films. www.filminute.com

Every year, throughout the month of October, the Filminute festival presents an extraordinary array of 25 films online, for viewers around the world to enjoy, share and discuss.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation



Bucharest, Romania



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2025
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Krew! Festidrag De Cine (Festival Internacional de Cine Drag)

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

2nd International Drag Film Festival

Entries open
From June 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 at 23:59 hrs.

Krew! It is the first Film Festidrag in the world. It began to take place in October 2024, in the city of Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico in the Cineteca Nuevo León. This year we are calling for Audiovisual Directors and Producers, Drag Queens and people passionate about Drag to participate with a Drag Short Film no more than 30 min, as well as incorporating the new category "Reely Queen" Reel Short film in Vertical no more than 90 seconds.

General Information:
Krew! Is an International Drag Film Festival with stories starring Drags artists, which brings together audiovisual material from around the world to exhibit it in movie theaters and reward the best productions with a [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Monterrey, Mexico



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2025
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L’Horror Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Feb 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The International Film Festival with a Gender Perspective in Hospitalet was born in 2025 with the support of L’Ajuntament de L’Hospitalet, Torre Barrina, Final Girls Berlin Film Festival i Dones Visuals with the aim of visualizing the gender perspective through horror cinema. Promoting values through leisure. Providing windows, visions different from the hegemonic ones. Generating new perspectives. Offering opportunities and a space of representation.

The best audiovisual tool: horror.

Genre cinema is more trendier than ever, with a boom and an increase in the prestige of authors who speak from a diversity perspective. An opportunity to provide new perspectives for all types of audiences.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2025
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PASTURAS, Festival Internacional de Cine de Trashumancia y Pastoralismo

Deadline: 18 Mar 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

PASTURAS. International Film Festival on Pastoralism and Transhumance. PASTURAS aims at raising awareness on the ancestral culture of transhumance through cinema, showcasing fiction and non-fiction films with a focus on this issue, facilitating communication between filmmakers and the audience, and providing learning opportunities to contribute to the development of this culture and the promotion of all audiovisual work around the issue.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Godoy Cruz, Argentina



 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2025
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Filmserè - Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de La Florida

Deadline: 16 Nov 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

At the beginning of June 2026, the neighborhood of La Florida will host the 8th edition of FILMSERÈ – International Short Film Festival of La Florida. This project is conceived by the students of the Cinema course at the Institut Eduard Fontserè, in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, with the guidance of teachers and professionals connected to the world of cinema and with the collaboration of local residents, social entities and associations, among others.

This is an event organized by people from the neighborhood for people from the neighborhood, where the rest of the community from L'Hospitalet, Barcelona and beyond are also invited! It is an international festival, featuring short films received from all over the world, supported by the Integral Plan Les Planes-Blocs Florida of the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2025
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Свет миру (Light Of The World)

Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The International Youth Film Festival “Light to the World”, founded by the Rybinsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, began its history in 2011. Since 2025, it has been held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Today, in terms of its geography and the number of participants, “Light to the World” is one of the largest youth film festivals in Russia.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Rybinsk, Russia



 
 
Logo of ARUCAD Cinematic Seeds Festival
Published: 02 Oct 2025
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ARUCAD Cinematic Seeds Festival

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

We welcome short films in the following student-created categories:

- First Steps (First-Year Films)
Introductory works by students at the beginning of their filmmaking journey.

- Experimental Films
Non-linear, conceptual, or visually innovative projects that challenge traditional norms.

- Documentary
Real-world stories, social issues, personal explorations.

- Short Fiction Films
Narrative works from all genres (max 15 minutes).

- Hybrid Narratives & Visual Essays
Multimedia or mixed-format storytelling (e.g., video essays, photo romans, visual poems).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



kyrenia, Cyprus



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2025
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Happy Valley Animation Festival

Deadline: 01 Dec 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Happy Valley Animation Festival takes place in State College, PA (Happy Valley) and is an open international animation competition that seeks to showcase animated works in a range of categories. HVAF is screened and exhibited locally and throughout the Pennsylvania State University (University Park) as well as online. We encourage submissions by students, early career, and practicing professional artists, designers, and filmmakers in any of the three categories that include: Animated Short Films, Experimental Animation, and Animated Motion Graphics & Design.

HVAF is a collaboration between organizers and volunteers and is sponsored by the Digital Arts & Media Design (DART) Program and the School of Visual Arts at Penn State, and the Animation Club at Penn State.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



University Park, United States



 
 
 
Logo of International Documentary Film Festival · PampaDocFest · Colonia Santa Teresa
Published: 02 Oct 2025
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V Festival Internacional De Cine Documental · PampaDocfest

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

Produced by the Municipality of Colonia Santa Teresa and the narrative journalism platform Angular; declared of Legislative Interest and Cultural Interest by the government of the Province of La Pampa, the V International Documentary Film Festival "PampaDocFest" will be held in person in the town from April 9-12, 2026.
This festival aims to stimulate and facilitate meetings between national and international film makers and to present non-fiction films. It also seeks to foster encounters between filmmakers, technicians, and those interested in this genre, creating a space for exchange and dialogue. It aims to provide a training space to contribute to the development of culture and the dissemination of documentary filmmaking, promoting a critical and reflective view of reality. [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Colonia Santa Teresa, Argentina