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Brussels Short Film Festival

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Brussels Short Film Festival is an exhibition intended for cinema lovers, both audience and professionals. The purpose is to promote and circulate short films and to generate contacts between audience, young directors and professionals.

Since 2018, the winner of the Great Prize of the International competition will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/ Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.



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Logo of The Digital Gate International Film Festival
Published: 07 Apr 2021
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The Digital Gate International Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Dec 2021

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مهرجان البوابة الرقمية الدولي للفيلم القصير
أول مهرجان شهري للفيلم القصير في الجزائر و الوطن العربي

Th Digital Gate international film festival
The first monthly online short film festival in Algeria and the Arab world

Le festival international du film court métrage portail numérique
Le premier festival mensuel de courts métrages online Algérie et dans le monde arabe

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Annaba , Algeria



 
 
 
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Published: 03 Apr 2021
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Festival de Málaga

Deadline: 15 Apr 2021

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1. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of Festival de Malaga are to disseminate and promote Spanish films and their general cultural sphere. In this sense, the Festival is also a platform for Latin American film productions. Its functions include hosting an event for the different professional sectors of films in Spanish (construed as films produced in Spain and all of Latin America, including Brazil) to boost their development and promote international sales.

Festival de Málaga is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations (FIAPF) (www.fiapf.org).

In compliance with these objectives, the 29th Edition of Festival de Málaga will be held from 6th to 15 th March 2026.

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Málaga, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 30 Mar 2021
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Int. Low & No Budget Film-sharing Festival 2026

Deadline: 20 Apr 2021

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Int. Low & No Budget Video Film Festival "film-sharing"
 
Latest Festival 2026 Announcement

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Film Sharing – 23th International Low & No Budget Video Film Festival 2026
 
Festival Date: Sept.2026 Stuttgart, Aug. 2026 Heilbronn

Open Screenings start: Mai 2026/Stuttgart, Heilbronn ,

Place: Stuttgart, Heilbronn - Germany

Status: Independent Short Film Festival

Festival Niveau: Semi-Professional

Outreach: International

Submission Deadline: 10/11/2025 to 30/04/2026
Category: narrative short films, animations, comedy ( no documentray, music clips, artfilms)
Lenght: 1 - 16 min ( please don't send us films longer than 15 min!!!!)

Ages: 0-99
Internet: www.film-sharing.net (all terms)

Short Outline:
nineteen successful years of the ‘International [...]

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Stuttgart, Germany



 
 
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Published: 03 Mar 2021
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Festival de Málaga

Deadline: 01 Apr 2021

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1. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of Festival de Malaga are to disseminate and promote Spanish films and their general cultural sphere. In this sense, the Festival is also a platform for Latin American film productions. Its functions include hosting an event for the different professional sectors of films in Spanish (construed as films produced in Spain and all of Latin America, including Brazil) to boost their development and promote international sales.

Festival de Málaga is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations (FIAPF) (www.fiapf.org).

In compliance with these objectives, the 29th Edition of Festival de Málaga will be held from 6th to 15 th March 2026.

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Málaga, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 25 Feb 2021
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Cinhomo - Muestra Internacional de Cine y Diversidad Sexual de Castilla y León

Deadline: 19 Mar 2021

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The International Film and Sexual Diversity Festival CINHOMO accepts LGBTIQ-themed films of all nationalities, which will be eligible in the various sections of the festival: Fiction Feature Films, Fiction Short Films, Documentary Feature Films and Documentary Short Films.

The works must not have been exhibited in commercial theaters, broadcast on TV or be available to the public on the Internet or any other platform in Spanish territory prior to the celebration of the festival and must be copyrighted after 01/01/2023. Feature films must be unpublished in the Community of Castilla y León; in the case of short films it will not be exclusive but it will be positively valued. The organization reserves the right to include in the out-of-competition program films that do not meet [...]

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Valladolid, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of UllNu - Festival Audiovisual d’Andorra
Published: 09 Feb 2021
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UllNu - Festival Audiovisual d’Andorra

Deadline: 11 Apr 2021

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Festival Ull Nu:

It is a space to encourage, spread and fertilize creativity, art, culture and young talent.

It is a meeting point, exchange and dialogue between young creators coming from all over the Pyrenees and professionals from the film and audiovisual industry.

It is an alternative, original and innovative leisure proposal that aims to promote and bring to Andorra new proposals and audiovisual trends.

It is a unique experience, a festival of cinema and audiovisual.

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Andorra la Vella, Andorra



 
 
 

 
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Published: 27 Jan 2021
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MI PRIMER FESTIVAL

Deadline: 28 Mar 2021

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2026 CALL FOR ENTRIES

My First Festival #11 - Solar Edition
A film festival to imagine sustainable futures from childhood

My First Festival (MPF) is the first international film, audiovisual, and new technologies festival for children and youth in Peru. We sow a love of cinema as a tool for social transformation through audiovisual and media literacy. Working with, by, and for children, as agents of change, allows us, through a coordinating role, to contribute to the development of society.

Our cross-cutting theme is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), using a community-based approach to build a sustainable present and future with a positive social impact.

MPF invites you to participate in its 11th [...]

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Lima, Peru



 
 
 
 
Logo of ANDALESGAI: Andalusian gay, lesbian, bisexual and transexual Film Festival
Published: 21 Jan 2021
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ANDALESGAI: Festival de cine Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual y Trans de Andalucía

Deadline: 28 Feb 2021

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Festival accepts movies of interest for gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersexual and transexual people. To participate in the competitive section (prizes), these films should have not been programmed on TV, screened in comercial venues or another spanish festival excluding the organized by Fundacion Triangulo. In any case, copyleft or copyright should be later than 2023.

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Sevilla, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 21 Jan 2021
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Festival International du Cinéma Indépendant et de l’Art Théâtral

Deadline: 15 Feb 2021

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

The PROMOTER OF FICIAT, Mrs. Alvine KOUAMBO, is pleased to announce the 12th edition of the International Festival of Independent Cinema and Theatrical Art "FICIAT".Scheduled from March 25 to 28, 2026, in Bafoussam - Cameroon.

This event, initiated by the association Screen for the Renewal of African Culture, abbreviated as "ERECA", will bring together actors from Cinema and theatrical art from all corners of the world.

The theme of this edition is "FROM THE STAGE TO THE SCREEN: SPARKING IMAGINATION, CONNECTING PEOPLES, AND UNITING CULTURES."Submissions for films and theatrical performances that will be in competition and out of competition during the Festival are welcomed. For this Festival, a gigantic platform named will be established. This is where [...]

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Bafoussam, Cameroon



 
 
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Published: 12 Jan 2021
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Festival Internacional De Cine Invisible Film Sozialak De Bilbao

Deadline: 01 May 2021

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The International Unseen Film Festival 'Social Films' from Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) is organized by Kultura, Communication y Desarrollo KCD NGOD; Organization dedicated to promoting a human, intercultural, equitable and sustainable development through Communication and Culture.

The International Unseen Film Festival 'Social Films' from Bilbao is an annual celebration dedicated to show a cinema full of diversity and social commitment, a cinema that is usually excluded from commercial screens.
The Festival is centered on four major themes: Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Interculturality and Gender Equity.
With its continuous work, it has become an indispensable appointment for all those interested in communication for development and social transformation.

The [...]

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Barakaldo, Spain