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Gijon International Film Festival

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GIJÓN/XIXÓN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FICX) aims to showcase a wide and varied selection of auteur cinema currently being produced worldwide and especially focused on innovative films and emerging filmmakers. High quality, personal, young in its shape, edgy and independent cinema at a creative level. During its selection process, the Festival will prioritise those works of interest that have their World, International, European or Spanish premiere at FICX as well as those that do not have commercial distribution agreements in the Spanish territory.

Acknowledged as “Specialized Festival” by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association)



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Published: 14 May 2024
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Santurtzi Film Festival

Deadline: 18 Aug 2024

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Since its creation in 2013, the Santurtzi Film Festival has gradually evolved to become a benchmark event in the Basque Country, expanding fields of action and gaining in solidity. Always faithful to its three founding axes –the socio-cultural promotion of the municipality, the connection with the community from the artistic point of view and the promotion and professionalization of new directors– the original motto of "cinema at street level" has consolidated a distinctive personality –close, participatory cinema with a social vocation– that has served as a platform for emerging filmmakers and for cultural revitalization, social and economic of Santurtzi.

The great success of SZ has been to position itself as a platform for emerging Basque cinema: to screen and give space to [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Santurtzi, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 10 May 2024
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Festival Historias de Región

Deadline: 28 Jun 2024

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The festival aims to give a definitive boost to film production in the region by inviting national and international figures to spend a few days here, thereby raising awareness of the region, its people, and its culture. It will be a regional and local festival featuring national and international categories, transforming the region and its rural areas into movie theaters for four days.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Cundinamarca, Colombia



 
 

 
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Published: 08 May 2024
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VIII Edición Cinema Miúdo

Deadline: 26 Aug 2024

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The Ames International Children's Film Festival is back, an event that wants to make children dream, think, smile, and awaken emotions, consciences, and illusions. It will be held from November 12 to 15, 2026.

This year's edition will take SCIENCE as a cross-cutting theme. This theme will be complemented by film screenings of works that explore and popularize science.

Let the rattles ring and the spinning tops spin, the 9 International Children's Film Festival of Ames begins.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Ames, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 08 May 2024
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Primeiro Plano - Festival de Cinema de Juiz de Fora e Mercocidades

Deadline: 14 Jun 2024

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Submissions are now open for another edition of the Primeiro Plano Film Festival of Juiz de Fora and Mercocities.

You can submit your short film to the festival's competitive sections until July 31.

The Regional Competition is open to filmmakers from Juiz de Fora and the surrounding region. The Mercocities Competition is dedicated to first-time directors from across Brazil and South American countries.

In addition to screening selected films, the festival continues to encourage new productions and strengthen the independent audiovisual sector.

The festival takes place in November and features a diverse programme including film screenings, workshops, panel discussions, networking events, and special activities for both audiences and filmmakers.

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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Juiz de Fora, Brazil



 
 

 
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Published: 02 May 2024
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ImagenArte 26

Deadline: 15 Aug 2024

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11th Santaella Short Film Festival, October 24, 2026.

The primary aim of this competition is to promote audiovisual expression and foster cultural diversity. We understand short films as an essential artistic manifestation that transcends mere entertainment, acting as a vehicle for exploring diverse social and artistic perspectives.

Through this call for entries, the festival aims to:

• Boost the visibility of emerging and established talent.

• Create exhibition spaces that enrich the cultural landscape.

• Foster an appreciation for cinema, facilitating encounters between creators and audiences to deepen our understanding of our environment.

Organized and supported by:

Celuloide Film Association
Santaella Town Hall and Campiña Cathedral
Regional Government of Andalusia, [...]

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Santaella, Spain



 
 
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Published: 26 Apr 2024
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Film Festival La Otra Historia

Deadline: 15 Aug 2024

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The 16th version of the Festival has as its central theme ¨Community Cinema as a generator of Social Change and Progress¨, the jury prioritizes content that has this focus, however the reception of audiovisual pieces is not closed exclusively to said theme, for Therefore, other types of content will be widely accepted.

¨Community cinema is not only an art form, but also a powerful tool to promote fundamental values of a progressive society, such as gender equality, social justice and citizen participation. It facilitates debate, plurality and solidarity, and offers a means of expression for the different groups and identities that make up the social, cultural and identity fabric of Colombia, at local, regional and national levels. ¨

It is for this reason that the Comuna 13 [...]

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Medellín, Colombia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 25 Apr 2024
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Festival Atmospheres

Deadline: 31 Aug 2024

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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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Courbevoie, France



 
 
 
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Published: 24 Apr 2024
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PUNTO FINAL

Deadline: 01 Sep 2024

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The theme of the contest is death understood as the end of life. The works must reflect death from the perspective of the authorship of the works.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Quinto, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 19 Apr 2024
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Fantastic Gijón

Deadline: 31 Jul 2024

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FantasticGijón was born with the illusion of filling a space that we believe empty in Asturias, to accommodate national and international productions of the Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction genres that, due to the genre to which they belong, have less chance of reaching our community within of the programming of the rest of regional festivals.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Gijón, Spain



 
 
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Published: 18 Apr 2024
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International Short Film Festival on elderly people (FICMA Salamanca)

Deadline: 01 Sep 2024

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The International Festival of Intergenerational Short Films on the Elderly (FICMA) was born within the Federation of Associations of the Elderly of Salamanca (FAMASA) with the aim of providing a cultural offer that contributes to improving the quality of life of the elderly, even with dependence or disfunctions by bringing them closer to a full citizenship and offering the cultural heritage of which they are protagonists. It is celebrated every year between September and October since 2016 in the city of Salamanca, being a meeting of intergenerational culture

The Festival poses as a place of debate and discourse for questions such as: How has cinema treated old age? The reflection of the role of the elderly in the family, sentimental, emotional and social relationships. The [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Salamanca, Spain