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FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival

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In recent decades, and at one time to the emergence of new technologies that have ended up scanning most of the processes of the film, the documentary has known a notorious and systematic growth around the world. In our country, and for more than one decade, a production before linked almost exclusively to fiction has been swelling their ranks with new topics, new approaches, new geographies, new dilemmas.

It is in this context that FIDBA is proposed as the 1st. International Film Festival dedicated to this genre which films with the same fans - as long as we believe that the forms and the doings of the documentary film are different from those of the fiction - may meet and dialogue among them and with the public. If the documentary is a meeting point for the FIDBA, it is [...]



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Published: 02 Dec 2024
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Duemila30 - International Film Festival & Experience

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

Duemila30 is the biggest international gathering on social impact storytelling for emerging international filmmakers. Each year, over 100 young talents from all over the world meet for four days of screenings, workshops and meet-ups in Milan (Italy).

Duemila30 is much more than a film festival; conceived as a platform for the advancement of social impact storytelling, Duemila30 is permeated by a unique atmosphere, made of young filmmakers from all over the world, international movie industry professionals, social and environmental activists and the young and passionate staff.

In addition, by joining Duemila30 Festival in Milan from the 27th to the 30th of June 2024 you will forever become part of our community and have access to:

Production grants (for your future projects)
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Milan, Italy



 
 
 
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Published: 01 Dec 2024
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Sehsüchte Internationales Studierendenfilmfestival

Deadline: 12 Jan 2025

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From April 22 to 26, 2026, the 55th edition of the Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, one of Europe's largest festivals for up-and-coming filmmakers, will take place in Potsdam. It offers up-and-coming filmmakers from all over the world a platform to present their work to a wide audience and build contacts in the industry. Started in the 1970s as a GDR film festival for young filmmakers, Sehsüchte has established itself over the decades as an internationally important film festival and has become an integral part of Berlin and Brandenburg's cultural landscape.

Sehsüchte sees itself as a place of encounter and creation, as an event of cultural diversity and a celebration of cinema, today and tomorrow. The organization and implementation of the festival is entirely [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Potsdam, Germany



 
 

 
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Published: 01 Dec 2024
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Muestra Cine+video Indígena

Deadline: 07 Mar 2025

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International Festival

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The nineteenth version of the Muestra Cine + Video Indígena, organised by the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, opens its call for entries from 21 November to 7 March 2026 to films by indigenous and non-indigenous filmmakers whose central theme is indigenous peoples, especially in Latin America.

The curatorial committee of the festival will place special emphasis on selecting works that portray cultural and territorial aspects of these nations, such as: processes of safeguarding cultures, protection and defence of territories and the environment, human rights, identity tensions and political reflections. In addition, works spoken in indigenous languages and which have been made in a participatory manner with indigenous communities or through the training processes of [...]

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Santiago , Chile



 
 
 
 
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Published: 01 Dec 2024
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Concurso Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes Versión Española – La 2 / SGAE

Deadline: 01 Jan 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

El programa “Versión Española” (TVE) y la Fundación SGAE (SGAE), convocan el XXIII Concurso Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes “Versión Española / SGAE”, orientado a la difusión y fomento de los nuevos autores en el sector de la creación audiovisual

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Madrid, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 30 Nov 2024
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Festival de cortos Hygeia

Deadline: 16 Mar 2025

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Short film festival

Only for Spanish Filmmakers.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Madrid, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 30 Nov 2024
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Festival Internacional De Films de Futur Font D’en Fargues

Deadline: 29 Jan 2025

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International Festival

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F5 is an international short film festival organized by FFCINEMA in Barcelona in which filmmakers of any nationality can participate. The projections and the awards ceremony will take place on March 14, 2026 at the Casal de la Font d'en Fargues.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain




 
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Published: 30 Nov 2024
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FANTBilbao - Festival De Cine Fantástico De Bilbao

Deadline: 02 Feb 2025

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Bilbao City Council is currently organizing the 32nd BILBAO FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL – FANT2026, to take place in Bilbao from 8th to 16th of May 2026.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barakaldo, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of IMAXINARIA - Afundación International Animation Film Festival
Published: 23 Nov 2024
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IMAXINARIA - Festival Internacional de Animación Afundación

Deadline: 10 Jan 2025

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IMAXINARIA IS AN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE CITY OF A CORUÑA, SPONSORED BY AFUNDACIÓN

A project that seeks to promote and showcase non-commercial animated films to the general audience. The festival was also created as a meeting point for professionals in the animation industry, in which Galicia has a wide and recognized innovative tradition. The festival is directed by Matilde Rodríguez, curator of the International Exhibition of Contemporary Illustration (MiiC), and filmmaker Alberto Vázquez, a leading figure in current animation and winner of several national and international awards.


CULTURE X FOOD

IMAXINARIA is part of Afundación's "Culture for Food" programme. An initiative that appeals to the participation of citizens and gives [...]

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A Coruña, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 23 Nov 2024
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Concurso de Cortometrajes CREAT RIVAS

Deadline: 17 Jan 2025

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HIGHLIGHTED

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Only Spanish Productions.

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Rivas Vaciamadrid , Spain



 
 
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Published: 17 Nov 2024
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Semana de Cine de Lugo

Deadline: 05 May 2025

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Bases 48th Lugo Film Week (Spain). Celebrated from September 21 to 26, 2026 (SECILUGO 48).

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Lugo, Spain