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Screamfest® Horror Film Festival

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Calling all independent filmmakers! Screamfest® Film Festival is back for its 25th annual 10-day event, showcasing the best in horror cinema from around the world. Held this October at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, our festival is a must-attend event for horror fans and industry professionals alike.

Don't just take our word for it - some of the biggest horror publications have dubbed us the 'Sundance of Horror.' Our festival has also been featured in 2024 New York Times at Top 5 Halloween Festivals Worth Traveling For. Moviemaker Magazine's lists of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee for 2023, 50 Best Genre Fests in the World 2021, 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee & 13 Film Festivals to Die For, and 30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World 2019.

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Logo of Cortisonici International Short Film Festival
Published: 02 Nov 2020
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Cortisonici International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jan 2021

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International short film festival - MX 15 min.

 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Varese, Italy



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Nov 2020
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Fantastic film festival in Bourg-en-Bresse

Deadline: 14 Dec 2020

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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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Bourg-en-Bresse, France



 
 
 

 
Logo of Valdivia Horror Film Fest
Published: 01 Nov 2020
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Valdivia Horror Film Fest

Deadline: 01 Mar 2021

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Section that has been several years and invites you to participate in a contest where you must terrorize the audience in just 2 minutes, has prizes in money to the first, second and third place, plus a recognition to the most popular audience, elected through popular vote among those who attend the night function. Jury made up of local and national filmmakers and festival personalities and the audiovisual media.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Valdivia, Chile



 
 
 
 
Logo of Très Court International Film Festival
Published: 26 Oct 2020
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Très Court International Film Festival

Deadline: 14 Feb 2021

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You know it better than anyone: making a film of less than 4 minutes requires a lot of talent and creativity. That's why the Très Court has been honoring them for more than twenty years with its International Festival, which takes place simultaneously in June in about fifty places on the five continents. The screenings take place exclusively on the big screen, in theatres or outdoors, for an audience as faithful as it is fervent.

The Très Courts are divided into six selections, two of which are in Competition: International Competition, Women's Words Competition, French Selection, Family Selection, Documentary Selection, and the Laugh(before the end of the world) Selection.

Whether you are a novice or a professional, classic or avant-garde, as long as your film does not [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Tours, France



 
 
 

 
Logo of MEDINA FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 22 Oct 2020
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MEDINA FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 15 Jan 2021

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Medina del Campo Film Week (SECIME) is one of the most consolidated events on the national film scene, standing out as a benchmark in the promotion and dissemination of short films, and being a key exhibitor festival for the Academy of Arts Awards. and the Cinematographic Sciences of Spain. Its main objectives are to support both new talents and established filmmakers, promote the creation and production of short films and contribute to the growth of the audiovisual industry.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Medina del Campo, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 18 Oct 2020
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CINEVERSATIL

Deadline: 28 Feb 2021

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Diversity Short Film Festival- Argentina
LGBT VIDEO ART- Anniversary Edition- 15 years

2025

Edition 15

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The 15th edition will include a non-competitive exhibition dedicated to LGBT+ video art and parallel exhibitions of collaborating festivals.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Buenos Aires, Argentina



 
 
 

 
Logo of Moritz Feed Dog 2025- Fashion Documentary Film Festival
Published: 16 Oct 2020
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Moritz Feed Dog 2025- Fashion Documentary Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jan 2021

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Moritz Feed Dog is the first festival in the state that combines film and fashion.

Premieres, iconic documentaries and titles full of content on the big screen. Stories that come from different countries and also works that are the result of national talent in the field of production and direction.

Moritz Feed Dog is held in person in Barcelona, and online at CaixaForum+. In addition, the Festival is also held in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Although they have their own artistic team there, the documentaries selected in Barcelona are automatically also valued by the Brazilian and Argentinean committee.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Gastro Film Fest
Published: 24 Sep 2020
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Gastro Film Fest

Deadline: 16 May 2021

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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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Osijek, Croatia



 
 

 
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Published: 12 Sep 2020
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Festival de Málaga

Deadline: 01 Mar 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.

In compliance with these objectives, the 28th Edition of Festival de Málaga will be held from 14th to 23rd March 2025.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Málaga, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest
Published: 11 Sep 2020
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Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest

Deadline: 11 Apr 2021

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The Film Tracks Film Fest wants to be a meeting point between fans of filmic language, propose quality works.

A special prize will go to a short film about the MEDITERRANEAN.

We love Cinema and how we want to spread it.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Nettuno, Italy