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Message To Man

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The 35th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 17 to 25 October 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Over the years, the Festival has hosted distinguished figures of world cinema, including Werner Herzog, Ulrich Seidl, Claude Lanzmann, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Agnès Varda, Mira Nair, Paolo Sorrentino, Alan Berliner, Eric Roberts, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Abdellatif Kechiche, Udo Kier, and many others.

With its history spanning three decades of cinema development, Message to Man was founded in 1989 in Leningrad by filmmaker Mikhail Litvyakov, who now serves as the Honorary President of the Festival.

In 2010, Alexei Uchitel, a renowned director of documentaries and feature films, assumed the role [...]



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Published: 15 Apr 2023
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INKAFEST Mountain Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jul 2023

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Mountain & Culture is a cultural non-profit organization whose objectives is to approach the sports community and the people in town to offer films, exhibitions, and all kinds of activities focusing on the mountain sports, adventure, environment and culture of peoples.

The Festival also creates a platform for the exchange of ideas between filmmakers, athletes and the public, while supporting the most artistic and effective ways to communicate everything related to the world of the mountain. The aim of this festival is to highlight the importance of ecology, environment, preservation of the mountains and nature in the world today. The Festival also presents a spectacular region to practice adventure sports, extreme and mountaineering, through Films geography.

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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Arequipa, Peru



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Published: 14 Apr 2023
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State aKorti

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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An important milestone for the International Humorous Short Film Festival State aKorti, between laughter and the other, we arrived at the 18th Edition

The show, as always, is open to film makers and directors of all nationalities. Participation is free.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Viagrande, Italy



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Published: 11 Apr 2023
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TEHRAN International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Jul 2023

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The Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) stands as one of Asia's most prestigious and widely recognized platforms for short films, celebrated for its dedication to creative excellence, innovation and the promotion of diverse voices in cinema. Over the course of its illustrious history, TISFF has evolved into a vibrant hub for global storytelling, attracting thousands of submissions from filmmakers worldwide—a reflection of its unparalleled reputation as a cornerstone for emerging talent and visionary cinematic voices.
To support emerging filmmakers and promote diversity, TISFF allows free film submissions; ensuring financial barriers never hinder talented filmmakers from sharing their unique visions.
Organized by the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS), a leading [...]

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Tehran, Iran



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Published: 11 Apr 2023
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IFI Horrorthon

Deadline: 01 Oct 2023

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Halloween Weekend of Horror at the Irish Film Institute.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Dublin, Ireland



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Published: 11 Apr 2023
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Festival de Cine Estudiantil FENACIES

Deadline: 10 Jun 2023

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The fifteenth edition of the Student Film Festival FENACIES Uruguay opened its inscriptions on April 1st, and will remain open until June 10th. As every year, all the students from all over the world (from Primary to University) can register their short films totally free, which will be displayed in Montevideo from September 8th to 14th.

FENACIES is an organization founded in 2011 that started with the aim of creating a cinema festival specifically to youth, where competition would be fair and creativity and effort of these would be valued.

At first, the festival was avowed of cultural interest by the Ministry of Education and Culture, educational interest by the Primary Education Council, and tourist interest by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport. Furthermore, in 2015 UNESCO [...]

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Montevideo, Uruguay



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Logo of YOPAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FICY FESTIVA)
Published: 08 Apr 2023
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FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE YOPAL (FICY FESTIVAL)

Deadline: 07 May 2023

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The F.I.C.Y (International Film Festival of Yopal) is an event that will take place from October 2nd to 6th, 2025 in the city of Yopal, located in the department of Casanare, Colombia. The main objective of this festival is to promote regional, national, and international film production and to strengthen the region as a center for the seventh art.

The festival aims to foster circular economy around audiovisual production, generating greater employment opportunities and economic development in the region. Additionally, the F.I.C.Y proposes new expressions of culture and folklore in the region, through the presentation of films that address themes related to identity and cultural diversity of the region.

The event will feature a varied program that includes screenings of [...]

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YOPAL , Colombia



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Published: 06 Apr 2023
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Premio Leggimontagna - Cortomontagna

Deadline: 31 Aug 2023

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Cortomontagna prize is exclusively dedicated to short films.

The prize’s main theme is Mountain life, told and documented through a video that expresses the author's point of view and interpretation.

Possible takes on the main theme can range from the narration of sporting activities (skiing, climbing, hiking - for example), to naturalistic-environmental themes, to facts and life stories of communities or mountain territories.

The award has two categories:

- Short Films from the World, reserved for short films with an international character, concerning facts, situations, people and places beyond the borders of Italy.

- Short Films from Italy, reserved for short films concerning facts, situations, people and places within the borders of Italy.
At the time of entry, [...]

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Tolmezzo, Italy



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Logo of IKUSKA - Internacional Short Film Festival of the Bay of Pasaia
Published: 05 Apr 2023
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IKUSKA - Muestra Internacional De Cortometraje De La Bahía De Pasaia

Deadline: 31 Aug 2023

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XXVII the International Short Film Show of the Bay of Pasaia, IKUSKA 2025.

The festival has an international short film competition in 5 screenings, and other parallel non-competition sessions related to the development of Basque and language coexistence (MINTZAGUN projection in collaboration with Oarsoaldea euskaltegis), Gender Equality (BEKOZ BEKO award in collaboration with the Association against gender violence Bekoz Beko), the promotion of culture in Pasaia and its surroundings, etc.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pasaia, Spain



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Published: 04 Apr 2023
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Marató De Cinema Fantàstic I De Terror De Sants (Barcelona)

Deadline: 12 Sep 2023

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Fantasy and Horror Film Festival.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Barcelona, Spain



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Published: 04 Apr 2023
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Homeless Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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Bizitegi has been organizing the Homeless Film Festival in Bilbao since 2016, creating awareness-raising sessions on social inclusion through cinema and theatre.

The Bizitegi Team works for the incorporation into society of people at risk or in a situation of social exclusion in Bizkaia through intervention processes, aimed at improving their living conditions, and through these awareness-raising and denunciation actions that allow raising awareness in building a fairer society.

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Bilbao, Spain



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