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RENCONTRES DU CINEMA LATINO AMERICAIN - PESSAC Cortometrajes - 43ème EDITION

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This year, for the 42nd Rencontres du Cinéma Latino-Américain, a festival organized by the association France Amérique Latine in Bordeaux, The cinema team would like to propose for the 4th consecutive year an official competition of short films.

These 12 films selected by the employees and volunteers of the association will be presented to students who will award different prizes and use the short films as a study support.

The scholar work on and with the short films will start in september: the final answer of your participation in the official competition will be given at the beginning of december.

The Award winners will be notified after the Festival is concluded.

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Published: 07 Feb 2024
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ilCORTO - INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL of ROME 2025

Deadline: 30 Nov 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Info on the INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM COMPETITION GRAND PRIX “ilCORTO - INTERNATIONAL ROME FILM FESTIVAL 2025“ 17th edition - FREE registration - Deadline: 15 NOVEMBER 2025 - Maximum duration of 52 minutes - And to give greater visibility to the works submitted, hundreds of Short Films will be selected for the “Short Film Marathon - International Rome Film Festival 2025” (12 afternoons of screenings with free admission from 15 to 26 October at the Cine-Teatro Della Forma in Rome). Send the short film and the registration form via file transfer software, even free, such as WeTransfer.com, to the email: concorso@ilcorto.eu

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Roma, Italy



 
 
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Published: 06 Feb 2024
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The One-Minutes. International festival of 1-minute short films

Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Welcome to our 60-second short film festival.

Can you imagine telling a story in just one minute? That's what we're looking for in this festival: creativity, wit, and originality in each of the short films.

The idea of creating this festival arose from the need to promote independent cinema and new forms of audiovisual expression. In a world where time is a precious commodity, one-minute short films are an ideal option for enjoying cinema quickly and effectively.

Additionally, this format allows anyone to tell their story, regardless of their level of experience in the film world. The goal of this festival is to give a voice to those who want to tell a story but often feel limited by duration and resources. In this festival, creativity is the limit, and large budgets are not [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Terrassa, Spain



 

 
Logo of Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth
Published: 06 Feb 2024
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Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth

Deadline: 15 Jul 2024

Call for entries

International Festival

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Feature film festival

Chulpicine began its work in 2002 with the first ever Itinerant Children & Youth Film Festival in Quito. The warm welcome that the project received allowed the festival to become an annual event during the months of July to September, bringing an educational and entertaining event at no cost, to sectors with few cultural activities.

Thanks to the positive reaction, Chulpicine became a cultural and educational non-profit foundation in June 2004. After more than 10 years of experience, Chulpicine have reach a stable proposal and working methodology that has spread at national level. The Festival has promoted the creation of coaching staff; cultural managers working in different communities; and a large group of followers.

Chulpicine has designed a set of activities and [...]

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Quito, Ecuador



 
 
 
 
Logo of Actrum International Film Fest (AIFF)
Published: 04 Feb 2024
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Actrum International Film Fest (AIFF)

Deadline: 01 Sep 2024

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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: 02 Feb 2024
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Rurales. Festival De Cine Y Cortometraje En El Medio Rural Y Natural

Deadline: 21 Jul 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Ruido Interno, performing and visual arts, organizes the 4th Rural Film and Short Film Festival, which will be held in the town of Espinama, in the Camaleño Valley, Cantabria, from August 29 to September 31, 2025.

The competitive section is announced according to the following rules:

Three categories are established:

. Fiction and animation short film section.

. Documentary section.

. Video art and other languages ​​section (virtual reality, 360 videos, etc.).

Submissions may not exceed 30 minutes.

Each author may submit one entry in only one category.

All entries must refer to at least 70% of the rural and natural environment, environmental issues, and environmental awareness and conservation in their storytelling. Audiovisual productions that showcase or reflect on [...]

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Espinama, Spain



 
 
Logo of Messina Opera Film Festival
Published: 25 Jan 2024
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Messina Opera Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Sep 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Messina Film Festival – Cinema&Opera is a meeting and discussion place for delving into the relationship between cinema and opera through various artistic perspectives and trends. The Messina Film Festival is the only event in the Italian cinematic landscape that addresses this interaction and offers the public a diverse cultural program consisting of screenings, concerts, presentations, and exhibitions. The entire program is exclusively dedicated to the relationship between the Seventh Art and one of the greatest Italian cultural traditions, Melodrama. There are non-competitive sections and a section dedicated to short films, which is competitive in nature. The competition is thematic, and only works with a maximum duration of 15 minutes (including titles) are admitted, [...]

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Messina, Italy



 
 

 
Logo of Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival
Published: 23 Jan 2024
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Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival

Deadline: 15 May 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Calzada de Calatrava Film Festival opens its call for submissions in the following categories:

Short Films – "MADE IN CASTILLA LA MANCHA"

Official Competition – Short Films "Made in Castilla La Mancha":

Short films created by filmmakers who are either natives or residents of Castilla La Mancha; works that have used locations in this region; or productions involving companies with a registered office in Castilla La Mancha.

Official Competition – Short Films selected by CortoEspaña – Fugaz Awards:
National short films with free theme, genre, and technique, selected by CortoEspaña.

International Film Showcase:
Four feature films will be screened, selected by the festival organization from among the award winners at major international film festivals, including Cannes, [...]

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Calzada de Calatrava, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of FINTCH - 3rd International Humor Film Festival
Published: 21 Jan 2024
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FINTCH - 3rd International Humor Film Festival

Deadline: 16 Feb 2024

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Short film festival

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.

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São João de Meriti, Brazil



 
 

 
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Published: 16 Jan 2024
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TERCER TIEMPO - Festival Mundial De Cine Futbolero

Deadline: 30 Apr 2024

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The Futbolero World Film Festival seeks to promote football as a space for intercultural dialogue and heritage of humanity, through the meeting of different actors in this social phenomenon. It proposes as axes of work: Audiovisual Media, Conversations, Sports Practice, Literature and Diploma Training.

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Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 
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Published: 10 Jan 2024
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Festival de Cine de Bogotá

Deadline: 10 Jul 2024

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HIGHLIGHTED

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Feature film festival

Internationally, the Festival will award the Best Film, among the first three feature films of a director who has not yet made the fourth, with the Pre-Columbian Circle in its Gold, Silver and Bronze categories. As well as the Pre-Columbian Gold Circle for Best Director, Best Social Documentary, Art and the Environment.
At local level, the Pre-Columbian Gold Circle will be awarded for Best Colombian Film short and feature films.

Non-competitive categories: International Short Films, Animation, Sacred Films, Films for Children and Blinds.

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Bogotá, Colombia