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Oldenburg International Film Festival

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“One of the World's Leading Indie Film Fests” - The Hollywood Reporter

Rated among the top 5 Film Festivals worldwide for Independent Films by American film critic Chris Gore in his esteemed “Ultimate Film Festival Guide”, and ranked “Top 25 Coolest Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker, Oldenburg has fostered its success with a strong commitment to innovative and Independent filmmaking.

“If there's anything that could be considered the Promised Land of Independent Cinema in Europe today, it is Oldenburg.” - Accred - L'actualité des festivals de cinéma

Labelled ‘the German Sundance’ by Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Screen International, amongst others, Oldenburg has evolved while preserving its intimate atmosphere and founding purpose: to celebrate and support the diverse [...]



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Published: 02 Jul 2025
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Co-cine CINE&GASTRONOMÍA

Deadline: 15 Aug 2025

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COCINE is a film show dedicated to exploring and celebrating the richness of gastronomy and food culture through audiovisual art. This event seeks to highlight the deep connection between food and culture, offering a window into the stories behind each dish, recipe and culinary tradition.

From innovation in the kitchen to the preservation of traditional food practices, COCINE is a space where filmmakers, chefs, farmers and food lovers can converge and share their passion for gastronomy. Here, we explore how planting clean and sustainable products can strengthen the traditional cuisines of towns and communities, and how gastronomic culture evolves and adapts in a constantly changing world.

COCINE is an event of the Corporación Gastronómica de Popayán in alliance with the [...]

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Popayán, Colombia



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Jul 2025
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Festival Atmospheres

Deadline: 31 Aug 2025

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Contest is open to everyone !

Topic of the contest is "The Dream life".

You can submit your any type of film up to 15 minutes max.

Festival Atmospheres uses all kinds of art forms in order to arouse afterthought and commitment to an accessible and constructive sustainable development.

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Courbevoie, France



 
 

 
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Published: 30 Jun 2025
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Minority Languages International Film Festival | City of Spilimbergo

Deadline: 31 Aug 2025

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Minority Languages International Film Festival | City of Spilimbergo aims to enhance these idiom cultures through independent film productions.

By opening the contest to authors worldwide, the festival welcomes works in officially recognized minority languages to bring young people closer to their roots, celebrating local identities through the magic of cinema and turning marginal stories into a universal cultural heritage.

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Spilimbergo, Italy



 
 
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Published: 29 Jun 2025
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Jaraba Castle Short Film Show

Deadline: 20 Jul 2025

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WHAT IS “JARABA IS CINEMA 2026”?

It is a film event promoted by the Jaraba Town Council and CSA El Castillo, combining film screenings, citizen participation, and contemporary audiovisual creation.

It is a cultural project that will once again fill Jaraba with film, culture, and creative activity, transforming the thermal spa town into a meeting point for audiovisual creation, heritage, and rural tourism.

It is an audiovisual initiative to revitalize the rural environment and position it as a space for artistic creation and inspiration.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES
It consists of two complementary activities that combine audiovisual creation and screening in the municipality of Jaraba.

JARABA IS CINEMA - EXPRESS SHORT FILM. July 10 and 11.

An intensive audiovisual production [...]

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Jaraba, Spain



 

 
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Published: 27 Jun 2025
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Actrum International Film Fest (AIFF)

Deadline: 31 Jul 2025

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ACTRUM is a non-profit Cultural Association that works in all areas of the artistic sector.

In this festival, the finalist works will be screened online and it will be open to the public, who will have to vote through our website for their 3 favorite shorts/feature films from each section to award the public prizes.

Register your project! We accept any gender.

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Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 26 Jun 2025
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Festival De Cine De Hurlingham

Deadline: 30 Sep 2025

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The seventh edition of the Hurlingham Film Festival will take place from noviembre 6 to 8, 2026, at the Leopoldo Marechal Cultural Center (Av. Gdor. Vergara 2396) in the city of Hurlingham, with free admission.

The festival aims to promote culture and film production both in the city of Hurlingham and in the rest of the country.

The FESTIHUR will host a new space in the audiovisual universe with the intention of giving visibility and synergy between the number of actors in the new city, revealing identity, diversity and future.

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Hurlingham, Argentina



 
 
 

 
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Published: 25 Jun 2025
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International Short Film Festival Vitafest 2026

Deadline: 26 Jun 2025

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VITAFEST, Vitacura International Short Film Festival is a festival dedicated to national and international short films and a meeting point for diverse agents of the Chilean audiovisual industry.

Now in its eight edition, VITAFEST has established itself as one of the main platforms for the short film format in Latin America, a meeting point for the various agents of the local audiovisual industry and an official showcase for the new local talented filmmakers.

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Santiago, Chile



 
 
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Published: 23 Jun 2025
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Gandhara Independent Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jul 2025

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Gandhara Independent Film Festival 2026, 7th Edition (Online & In-Person)

STELLAR STORIES, ONE FESTIVAL

GIFF 2026 commits to curating some of the most exceptional films from around the globe. GIFF began with its first virtual edition in 2020 to allow a larger audience to experience a diverse range of films, particularly the cinephiles in Pakistan who were starved of a curated line-up of films which exemplified stellar storytelling. Over the last 6 years, GIFF has provided filmmakers a chance to reach out to a global audience and showcase their talent internationally.

The 2026 edition is imminent, and submissions are open. We are looking forward to riding the waves of emotions brought forth through your remarkable stories.

*Submissions are free.

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Karachi, Pakistan



 
 
 

 
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Published: 19 Jun 2025
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Les Pyrénées Envolées

Deadline: 06 Aug 2025

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Short Film Festival - Theme: Nature & Imagination

This is a mini-film festival organized around a call for short films on the theme of nature and dreams: strange, creative, offbeat narrative, poetic, supernatural, experimental, visual... depending on the vision of the filmmakers submitting their works.

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Arnaud-Guilhem, France



 
 
 
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Published: 19 Jun 2025
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LA PECCA. Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes de Temática LGTBIQ+

Deadline: 20 Aug 2025

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LA PECCA -Small Environmental Film Contest- was born in 2007 by the DeFrente Association.

The main purpose of this project is to promote respect for sexual and gender diversity through cinema, contributing to the development of a plural and inclusive society.
Taking a quality film event as a vehicle, we show plural life stories and encourage people to visibly live their sexual and gender identity, to promote social awareness and claim at the same time the right of the LGTBIQ + community to be present in culture and in society equally.

We also give visibility and support to quality cinematography, promoting the discovery of new talents.

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ASOCIACIÓN DEFRENTE is a non-profit organization in Seville that was established in 2006. Since its inception, its objectives have been [...]

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Sevilla, Spain