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FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival

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: 20 May 2023

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International University Film Festival Lanterna

Deadline: 06 Aug 2023

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To students, university filmmakers, and young creators around the world:

It is with great excitement that we invite you to participate in the fifteenth edition of the LANTERNA International University Film Festival, which will take place on April 2026, at Universidad Anáhuac México, Campus Norte.

This is not just another year. We are celebrating fifteen years of giving voice to bold, powerful, and deeply human stories. Fifteen years of discovering new talent, of seeing the world through the lens of those who dare to express what they feel, live, and dream.

That’s why, for this special edition, we open our call to all university students who want to share their vision through cinema. You may submit short films of any genre, produced between 2024 and 2026, directed or created [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Other Experimental

Ciudad de México, Mexico

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Published: 13 May 2023

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TSUDOCU XIXÓN

Deadline: 31 May 2023

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The theme of the work to be presented is free, as long as the theme falls within the musical genre.

Fiction Documentary Animation Other Experimental

GIJÓN, Spain

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Published: 02 May 2023

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FINTCH - 3rd International Humor Film Festival

Deadline: 19 Jan 2024

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The 3rd International Comedy Film Festival will present to the public contemporary worldwide film production dedicated to the comedy genre in its various variants, enabling the circulation of films that do not find space in the traditional commercial distribution and exhibition medium.

Fiction Documentary Animation Other Experimental

São João de Meriti, Brazil

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Published: 22 Apr 2023

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CINEfoot - International Football Film Festival

Deadline: 05 Jun 2023

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CINEfoot - International Football Film Festival is the first film festival in Brazil and Latin America with unique curatorial and conceptual approaches about football. The event aims the promotion, diffusion, reflection and appreciation of football films from all over the world.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Published: 30 Mar 2023

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Elche Cinema Festival

Deadline: 30 Apr 2023

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The Elche Film Festival, organized by Mediterraneo Foundation's main objective is to offer a cultural space to filmmakers and moviegoers.

In a constant commitment to the promotion of culture and supporting emerging values of cinema, focusing on innovation, public conversation with the authors and the elimination of technological compete when barriers and vote.

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Elche, Spain

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Published: 24 Mar 2023

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Internacionalen Etnografski Filmski Festival `ilindenski Denovi´-bitola

Deadline: 10 Jun 2023

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“From the roots to the flower” is this year's slogan of the first edition festival Ilinden Days. We started the creation of our film program from the roots of the Bitola's film tradition, the one of the Manaki brothers – the first cinematographers in Macedonia and in the Balkan, who left us invaluable testimonies of the everyday life and the great events of their time, engraved on the film tape. They actually made the first ethnographic documentaries.

It was natural that the Festival Ilinden Days, which has risen to international level, to include in its rich program a festival of ethnographic films. Then the creation of new customs and beliefs. All covered by the artistic passion of the artists, who follow the need to leave indelible traces with their cameras.

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Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

BITOLA, North Macedonia

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Published: 24 Mar 2023

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OUFF · Ourense Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jul 2023

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The Ourense Film Festival (OUFF) presents annually a selection of the most innovative and outstanding films and audiovisual productions in Galicia, Europe, Latin America and the rest of the world. The OUFF receives each year works from a hundred of countries, whose common denominator are their socially aware subjects and their innovative forms.

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Ourense, Spain

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Published: 20 Mar 2023

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Biosegura Film, Environment and Rural World

Deadline: 31 May 2023

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Biocortos Film Festival " Environment and Rural Development".

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Beas de Segura, Spain

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Published: 11 Mar 2023

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Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jul 2023

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Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival 5th Edition (2025)

The Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival returns for its 5th edition, continuing our commitment to celebrating short films a cinematic language that often speaks the loudest in the fewest minutes.

Kaaffilm is an independent platform devoted to discovering, supporting, and showcasing filmmakers who push the boundaries of storytelling, vision, and form.

In 2025, the festival will be held entirely online, offering creators and audiences worldwide a seamless and secure digital experience. All official selections will be screened on Kaaffilm’s verified platform, ensuring both accessibility and authenticity for a truly borderless cinema.

Kaaffilm remains a vital hub for emerging voices and established creators, [...]

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Milan, Italy

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Published: 02 Mar 2023

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RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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The nineth edition of RIR (International Comedy Shortfilm Festival), a theme festival where humor is the fundamental base.

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Allariz, Spain

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GIJÓN, Spain

FINTCH - 3rd International Humor Film Festival

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São João de Meriti, Brazil

CINEfoot - International Football Film Festival

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Elche Cinema Festival

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Elche, Spain

Internacionalen Etnografski Filmski Festival `ilindenski Denovi´-bitola

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BITOLA, North Macedonia

OUFF · Ourense Film Festival

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Biosegura Film, Environment and Rural World

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Beas de Segura, Spain

Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival

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Milan, Italy

RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

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Allariz, Spain

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