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FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival

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FEST - NDNFF #21
21st of June - 29th of 2025 | Espinho, Portugal

FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival is an all-encompassing celebration of the new tendencies of world cinema. The event focuses on a competitive and non-competitive showcase of the most promising new figures and works from around the globe.

The 21st edition of the festival will take place between the 21st of June and the 29 June 2025, in the seaside town of Espinho (Portugal).

The selection is divided into several categories which include Feature Film and Short Film competitions in the Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental Non-Narrative formats, as well as content adequate for children and teenagers. The event also includes non-competitive sections that range from retrospectives to showcases that [...]



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Published: 11 Sep 2020
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Short films



Golden Snail 2025

Deadline: 15 Jun 2021

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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.

 Animation



Vranje, Serbia



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Sep 2020
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CORTI A SUD - (PFF) Polla in Corto

Deadline: 30 Apr 2021

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Short film festival

ORGANIZERS

Cultural Association Time & Memory organizes the thirteenth edition of the Short Film Festival called "SHORT TO SOUTH", to be held in Polla (SA)ITALY from the 21 - 22 June 2025 at the Auditorium "Holy Nicolicchio".

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Polla, Italy



 

 
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Published: 20 Jul 2020
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TERCER TIEMPO - Festival Mundial De Cine Futbolero

Deadline: 31 Dec 2020

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Feature film festival

The Futbolero World Film Festival seeks to promote football as a space for intercultural dialogue and heritage of humanity, through the meeting of different actors in this social phenomenon. It proposes as axes of work: Audiovisual Media, Conversations, Sports Practice, Literature and Diploma Training.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 
Logo of Visualízame Short Film Festival. Audiovisual&Women
Published: 09 Jul 2020
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XV Festival De Cortometrajes Visualízame. Audiovisual&mujer

Deadline: 31 Jul 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Visualízame festival began in 2011.

Organized by Fundación Inquietarte, the main objective of Visualízame is to serve as a platform for the dissemination of cinematographic works in which women participate in the direction, script and/or production.

Likewise, serve as a dissemination platform for short films that promote equality, in addition to respect for Human Rights. That is why we have two special awards for short films committed to the 2030 agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, and films whose plot addresses the topic of death and mourning.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



San José, Níjar, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 21 Jun 2020
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Gandhara Independent Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Aug 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

Empowered WOMXN, 2025 (Online)

Back for the fourth time, GIFF is excited to present Empowered WOMXN 2025. This event celebrates the stories, strengths, and journeys of women through films created by female filmmakers, celebrating International Women’s Day with powerful stories from around the world.

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*there is no submission fee to submit a film

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Karachi, Pakistan



 
 
 
 
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Published: 13 Jun 2020
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CINEfoot - International Football Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jul 2020

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

CINEfoot - International Football Film Festival is the first film festival in Brazil and Latin America with unique curatorial and conceptual approaches about football. The event aims the promotion, diffusion, reflection and appreciation of football films from all over the world.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Jun 2020
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Festival Cortogijón

Deadline: 31 Jul 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

X CortoGijón Festival

The Gijón Short Film Festival arises
in 2015 as a parallel section within the
Aula 18 National Short Film Contest
in the delivery After the disappearance of
emblematic festival three of the programmers
decide to maintain their essence by transferring
the festival to Gijón. It is in the second edition
that of 2016, where the festival moves to the
municipal centers of the city to develop a festival with an eye on short films and music. Since then
to the competitive sections (Official Section,
Asturias Section) And to the sample sections
(Panorama Asturias and Mirada FICX) have been
there have been concerts that have given luster to the
cultural spaces of the city and that have
served to put the climax to each projection.

Names like Marilia, Pablo Und
 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Gijón, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 21 May 2020
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Festival Internacional De Cine De Horror Aurora

Deadline: 24 Dec 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

International horror film festival based in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico. All festival activities are nonprofit.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Guanajuato, Mexico



 
 
 

 
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Published: 21 Apr 2020
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Panòptic. Festival de Cine De Mataró

Deadline: 07 Jun 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

PANÒPTIC. MATARÓ FILM FESTIVAL
7th Edition

Panòptic Film Festival is a film and visual arts festival that explores the role of the digital era and its impact on society: the impact on power relations, social control, as well as in the areas of ethics, freedoms and human rights. Through the audiovisual, Panòptic Film Festival wants to generate thought, debate and knowledge around the moment of radical transformation that as a society we are living in the context of the digital era.

The 6th edition of the festival will take place in May 2025 in the city of Mataró (Barcelona, Spain).

The Official Selection and the Out of Competition selection are based on artistic, thematic and technical criteria.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Mataró , Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 24 Mar 2020
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Festival de Cine de Elche

Deadline: 27 Apr 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Elche Film Festival, organized by Mediterraneo Foundation's main objective is to offer a cultural space to filmmakers and moviegoers.

In a constant commitment to the promotion of culture and supporting emerging values of cinema, focusing on innovation, public conversation with the authors and the elimination of technological compete when barriers and vote.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Elche, Spain