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Al Este International Film Festival

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Al Este is a festival coming out from the french festival A l'Est du Nouveau. Present in Peru since 2008, the mission of the festival is to promote film culture of the other Europe, that relegated to independent circuits, owning however, an invaluable wealth and tradition. Thus, Al Este seeks to spread the filmography of Europe, Latin America and Asia.



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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Short films



NIKON FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 10 Jan 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

It's a free and open to all short film festival based in Paris (France). Concept is simple : submit 2min20 shortfilms about an imposed theme each year. For this 15th edition, it'll be "A human superpower". To participate, you must register on our website www.festivalnikon.fr/en until January 10, 2025

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT FILMS OVER 2MIN20 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE COMPETITION AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EXCLUDED WITHOUT VIEWING.

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Paris, France



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Salas de los Infantes Short Film Festival

Deadline: 03 Nov 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Film-makers from all over the world are welcome to partcipate.

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Salas de los Infantes, Spain



 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Gastro Film Fest

Deadline: 27 Apr 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

The festival has an international character and all authors with films in compliance with other propositions can participate. Films selected for competition will be judged in two categories:

1. FILM RECIPE - a sort of documentary that should display complete image and/or text instructions for preparation of culinary creations (meals, drinks or deserts), including information about required ingredients and sequence of work. Based on those, after watching film one should be able to prepare the recipe.

2. OPEN CATEGORY - a film that should thematize or depict content related to food and/or drink.

Duration of individual films submitted is limited to 15 minutes.

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Osijek, Croatia



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Third International Festival on Ageing: Glimpses through time

Deadline: 01 Feb 2025

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

The 3rd International Film Festival on Aging: Glimpses Through Time is a university initiative organized by the Interdisciplinary Center for Aging (CIEn) at the University of the Republic, with support from the Center for Critical Studies in Contemporary Culture (CECRITICC) at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico. It involves collaboration with various universities in the region and government agencies related to older adults from different countries.

The Festival aims to draw attention to themes related to aging and old age as part of our vital and socio-historical time. We start from a paradigm that considers that the images and representations of older adults—including those in audiovisual productions—affect how we live in relation to aging, how we perceive [...]

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Montevideo, Uruguay



 
 

 
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Published: 01 Oct 2024
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SANTO DOMINGO GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL (FCGSD)

Deadline: 30 Nov 2024

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FIAPF Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

SANTO DOMINGO GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FILM REGISTRATION

The following terms and conditions (Terms) govern the registration of a cinematographic work (The FILMS) for the Santo Domingo Global Film Festival (FCGSD) (The festival) to be considered in the present edition.

The registration process will be exclusively through the official festival platforms, which will be announced on the call. This document shall precede any other document prepared by FCGSD or anyone else.

Please email any request or concern related to these Terms to FTerms@tamoencine.org.

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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic



 
 
 
 
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Published: 28 Sep 2024
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Short films



MEDINA FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 07 Jan 2025

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GOYA Qualifiers

International Festival

Short film festival

Medina Film Festival (SECIME) is one of the most consolidated events in the national film scene, identified as one of the major references for the promotion and dissemination of short films. It has managed to forge itself as a festival with its own personality, betting equally on emerging talent as well as on the most consolidated trajectories.

The festival is synonymous with commitment to the short film, placing itself at the epicenter of an audiovisual offer endorsed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain as one of the key festivals in the pre-selection of candidates for the Goya Awards. In addition to having since 2016 with the recognition of the AIC (Short Film Industry Association).

Its offer encompasses six competitions at both national and [...]

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Medina del Campo, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 27 Sep 2024
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Internacionalen Etnografski Filmski Festival `ilindenski Denovi´-bitola

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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Feature film festival

“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.

In addition to [...]

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BITOLA, North Macedonia



 
 
 
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Published: 25 Sep 2024
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Golden Snail 2025

Deadline: 01 Jun 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

Festival "Golden Snail" is a World Children Animated Film Festival which takes place in month September 2025. in Vranje, Serbia. "Golden Snail" gathers young filmmakers from all over the world. Any studio, club or school who works with children in a field of film animation are welcome to our festival. Films must be made BY CHILDREN not for children by professionals.

The festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and the City of Vranje.

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Vranje, Serbia



 
 

 
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Published: 24 Sep 2024
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XIII Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Y Diversidad Funcional Ficandaina

Deadline: 15 Dec 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Festival of short films related to functional diversity or featuring people with disabilities.

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Redondela, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 24 Sep 2024
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Festival du film fantastique de Bourg-en-Bresse

Deadline: 05 Jan 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

12th edition of the fantastic film festival of Bourg-en-Bresse.

SHort film competitions (french languages, international, middle school) and also screening of features films.

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Bourg-en-Bresse, France