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NAVARRA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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Focus 2026: THE SOCIAL CRISES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
• Environmental crisis
• Housing crisis
• Population aging crisis
• Migration crisis
• Geopolitical balance crisis

The Navarra International Film Festival (NIFF) provides a platform and recognition for creators of fiction, documentary, and animated films. It is recognized as a qualifying festival for the Goya Awards of the Spanish Film Academy, a qualifying festival for the Fugaz Awards (the Goya Awards for short films in Spain), and is rated by IMDb.

Since its first edition in 2019, NIFF has promoted social debate by addressing themes that place people at the heart of its mission, such as the state of the planet and its inhabitants, migration, feminism, diversity, and integration. Through these initiatives, the festival [...]



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Published: 02 May 2026
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FilmeTrad

Deadline: 15 Sep 2026

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FilmeTrad – International Film Festival of Traditions is a film festival dedicated to documentary cinema exploring traditions, cultural heritage, and ways of life from different territories around the world.

The festival takes place in Asturias (Spain), with a territorial approach across several rural municipalities where cultural heritage remains an active part of community life. FilmeTrad aims to create a meeting point between cinema, territory, and citizens, using audiovisual language as a tool to reflect on collective memory and cultural identities.

The program focuses on documentary films — both short and feature-length — addressing traditions, crafts, rituals, music, and ways of life connected to intangible cultural heritage, offering contemporary and diverse [...]

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Villaviciosa, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 02 May 2026
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Corto di Sera - Independent Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2026

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Short film festival

The "Corto di sera" Festival takes place in August in Itala, in the province of Messina since 2012.

Participation to the Festival is free and open to all Italians and foreign authors, single filmmakers orcollectives/associations.

- The Festival is exclusively dedicated to short films that last less than 20minutes.

- Any genre will be accepted (documentary, fiction, classic and/or digital animation)

- All foreign works shot in any language which is not Italian must be subtitled in Italian . Non-subtitled foreign short films will not be selected.

- Each author may submit up to a maximum of three works.

- The organizers reserve the possibility to create additional sections.

Festival’s purpose is to promote the independent short film production in all its forms as an [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental  Music Video



Itala, Italy



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 May 2026
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La Oca Loca & Prisión Film Fest

Deadline: 31 May 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

La Oca Loca&Prisión Film Fest
Festival Internacional de Cine

Two Sections: JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FICTION SHORT FILM (Jury composed of prisoners from the Daroca Penitentiary Center - Spain) and PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM MADE BY FILM WORKSHOPS IN PENITENTIARY CENTERS - FICTION AND/OR DOCUMENTARY - (Jury composed of Professionals from the audiovisual sector).

This is the only online Film Festival in the world in which the prisoners belonging to the Film Workshop of the Daroca Penitentiary Center (Spain) have an intense and active participation:

Viewing, pre-selecting and deciding the Awards (along with a Jury of professionals of the sector);

Participating in the filming of a comedy sketch alongside an honored star, as well as in all the previous phases – such as the script, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental  Music Video



Daroca, Spain



 
 
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Published: 02 May 2026
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ImagenArte 26

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

11th Santaella Short Film Festival, October 24, 2026.

The primary aim of this competition is to promote audiovisual expression and foster cultural diversity. We understand short films as an essential artistic manifestation that transcends mere entertainment, acting as a vehicle for exploring diverse social and artistic perspectives.

Through this call for entries, the festival aims to:

• Boost the visibility of emerging and established talent.

• Create exhibition spaces that enrich the cultural landscape.

• Foster an appreciation for cinema, facilitating encounters between creators and audiences to deepen our understanding of our environment.

Organized and supported by:

Celuloide Film Association
Santaella Town Hall and Campiña Cathedral
Regional Government of Andalusia, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Santaella, Spain



 

 
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Published: 02 May 2026
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Muestra Audiovisual organizada por el Departamento de Educación de la Universidad Nacional de Luján

Deadline: 08 Jun 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The 2nd Audiovisual Exhibition of Film and Education. Projecting Memory, Challenging Education. 50 Years After the Coup. To be held from September 2nd to 5th, 2026 in Luján, San Miguel, Moreno, San Fernando (Province of Buenos Aires) and virtually, organized by the Department of Education of the National University of Luján, calls for the submission of short films on education and memory, 50 years after the 1976 civic-military coup in Argentina.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Lujan - Moreno - San Miguel - San Fernando, Argentina



 
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Published: 02 May 2026
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Shorts Wrap

Deadline: 30 Sep 2026

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ABOUT SHORTS WRAP

Shorts Wrap is a film festival that supports short film creators. We write film reviews and organize mentorship programs and masterclasses at various film festivals.

More than 10 film directors, screenwriters, and producers collaborate with the platform. Their work has premiered in the Main Short Film Competition or the La Cinef student short film section at the Cannes Film Festival.

We have written over 100 reviews, many of which are available on our website. We organized masterclasses at Prague Film Festival 2025 and Košice International Film Festival 2025.

You can find us on social media as @shorts_wrap, where we regularly share important information from the world of short films, including key deadlines for Oscar, BAFTA, and EFA qualifying festivals. [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Košice, Slovakia



 

 
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Published: 02 May 2026
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Muestra De Cortometrajes San Rafael En Corto

Deadline: 15 Jul 2026

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Short film festival

The Shortfilm Festival "San Rafael in short" aims dissemination, disclosure and the screening of cinematographic works as well as the knowledge of these by the audience.

The works presented not opt to a prize or award, only the assessment of the audience.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Vecindario, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 02 May 2026
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Curtàneu - Sessió Ilerdenca

Deadline: 11 Sep 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Ilerdenca session is part of the CurtÀneu exhibition, International Short Film Festival in the Valls d'Àneu, located in Pallars Sobirà in the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees. It is a specific session for productions made by filmmakers from the Lleida region or shot within this territory, with the aim of promoting filmmaker creativity and especially works considered "Opera Prima", in the lands of Ponent.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Esterri d'Aneu, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 01 May 2026
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Sección Western

Deadline: 01 Nov 2026

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Short film festival

La Sección Western (Premio Sección Western/ Premio Forastero)sigue siendo una sección paralela del Certamen de cine Corto de Salas de los Infantes.

La idea de esta sección es homenajear al western y dar a conocer las nuevas tendencias de un género que a día de hoy sigue vivo y de actualidad.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Hontoria del Pinar/Salas de los Infantes, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 01 May 2026
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Palena Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The 15th edition 2026 of the Palena Film Festival invites you to submit your short film, animation or music video.

The Palena Film Festival is a four-day competition that will take place in Palena (CH) - Italy from 06th to 08th August 2026.
The prize-giving night will take place at the Aventino Theatre “Ettore Maria Margadonna” in Palena, on 08 August 2026 (21:30 local time).

Founded in 2008 by the cultural association of Palena (Associazione Culturale Palenese) and recognized as one of the most important short film festivals in the world, the Palena Film Festival (previously kwown as “Premio Cinematografico Palena” since its inception nine years ago) has received over 10500 short films, animations and music videos from more than 125 countries of all 5 continents through the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Palena, Italy