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IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

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Founded in 2003, IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival is dedicated to short films, new media and digital arts. Originating as a competitive forum for student films, it has grown to be a recognized platform for the expression of both young artists and established professionals – the only one of its kind in Bulgaria serving this particular sector of contemporary culture, and one of the oldest short film forums on the Balkans.
IN THE PALACE is a Goya Awards qualifying festival, Student Academy Awards® qualifying festival, and an Academy Awards®/OSCAR® qualifying festival for shorts in the categories of Best Animation, Best Fiction, Best Documentary, and Best National Film. IN THE PALACE is a member of the international network of festivals and institutions serving the [...]



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Logo of Corto di Sera - Independent Short Film Festival
Published: 03 May 2023
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Corto di Sera - Independent Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2023

Call for entries

International Festival

Short film festival

The "Corto di sera" Festival takes place in August in Itala, in the province of Messina since 2012.

Participation to the Festival is free and open to all Italians and foreign authors, single filmmakers orcollectives/associations.

- The Festival is exclusively dedicated to short films that last less than 25minutes.

- Any genre will be accepted (documentary, fiction, classic and/or digital animation)

- All foreign works shot in any language which is not Italian must be subtitled in Italian . Non-subtitled foreign short films will not be selected.

- Each author may submit up to a maximum of three works.

- The organizers reserve the possibility to create additional sections.

Festival’s purpose is to promote the independent short film production in all its forms as an [...]

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Itala, Italy



 
 
 
 
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Published: 03 May 2023
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Festival Internacional De Cine Golfo De Morrosquillo - FICGO

Deadline: 02 Aug 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Golfo de Morrosquillo International Film Festival (FICGO) is a platform for showcasing, training, and promoting audiovisual experiences throughout the region. Through a diverse program of films, workshops, and activities, the festival travels to the municipalities of Coveñas, Santiago de Tolú, San Onofre, and the districts of Berrugas and Rincón del Mar in Sucre. FICGO serves as a cultural gathering that strengthens emerging local talent and celebrates the unique narratives of the Caribbean.

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Santigo de Tolú, Coveñas y San Onofre, Colombia



 
 
 

 
Logo of CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival
Published: 02 May 2023
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CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival

Deadline: 01 Aug 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

The celebration of the XVI Edition of the CortogeniAl Film and Short Film Festival will take place in the town of Puente Genil (Cordoba, Spain) between October 10th and October 18th of 2025.

It is welcome any person (film director, production or distribution) who has the legal control of the work or works submitted may participate.

REQUIREMENTS:

− Short films must have been produced in 2024 or 2025.

− Short films shall not last more than 20 minutes.

− Every filmmaker may submit as many works as desired.

− Productions not filmed in Spanish as main language must be submitted with Spanish subtitles for their exhibition.

− Filmmakers will be owners of the legal rights to their works and the responsible of the authorship rights of the short films.

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Puente Genil, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Festival Internacional De Cine Pequeño
Published: 02 May 2023
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Festival Internacional De Cine Pequeño

Deadline: 31 May 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

The 12th Festival Internacional de Cine Pequeño which is taking place in Aspe (Alicante) from the 11th to the 15th of August 2025.

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Aspe, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 May 2023
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ImagenArte

Deadline: 15 Jul 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

IX Santaella Short Film Festival October 26, 2024.

Organize and Collaborate:

Celluloid Film Association

Santaella Town Hall and Campiña Cathedral.

Junta de Andalucía, Department of Tourism

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Santaella, Spain



 
 
Logo of FINTCH - 3rd International Humor Film Festival
Published: 02 May 2023
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FINTCH - 3rd International Humor Film Festival

Deadline: 19 Jan 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

The 3rd International Comedy Film Festival will present to the public contemporary worldwide film production dedicated to the comedy genre in its various variants, enabling the circulation of films that do not find space in the traditional commercial distribution and exhibition medium.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



São João de Meriti, Brazil



 
 

 
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Published: 30 Apr 2023
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The 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 23 Jun 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

Regulations for Submission to the Competition Section of the 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival

The Jeonju International Short Film Festival is an annual event hosted by CineSoop, a non-profit organization under the Cultural Contents Research Institute.

The 8th Jeonju International Short Film Festival will be organized by the Festival Executive Committee.

The festival aims to contribute to the diversity of film and culture by introducing outstanding short films from Korea and around the world to audiences.

The 8th edition of the Jeonju International Short Film Festival will be held in Jeonju from September 25 to September 29, 2025.

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Korean Jeonju, South Korea



 
 
 
 
Logo of FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS
Published: 27 Apr 2023
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FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STORYTELLERS

Deadline: 12 Jul 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

Festival of Future Storytellers has been one of the most important festivals for young filmmakers worldwide since 1981. Each year, it offers young filmmakers from all over the world a platform for presenting their own short films and exchanging ideas about filmmaking. Each November, Munich becomes the focal point of up-and-coming international filmmaking — a place for lively exchange, networking, and discussion.

The short fiction, documentary, and animated films screened in international competition are eligible for valuable prizes, which are awarded by an independent festival jury. In addition, Festival of Future Storytellers presents a DACH Short Film Competition, in which short films from the DACH region will be programmed. An extensive supporting programme with panels and [...]

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München, Germany



 
 

 
Logo of International Children“s and Youth Film Festival, Calibélula
Published: 27 Apr 2023
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International Children“s and Youth Film Festival, Calibélula

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

Feature film festival

The International Festival of Children and Youth Film CALIBELULA, FICIJCALIBELULA - is created through a group of friends who love cinema, who see the need to generate new exhibition and training spaces, for a very special audience that is children and young people .

The purpose is to train audiences through cinematographic audiovisual material made by and for children, youth and adults that promotes conflict resolution and peaceful coexistence through the construction of values ​​and principles.

Generate new exhibition alternatives that consolidate processes of formation and creation expressed in the production and audiovisual realization, with understanding and critical sensitivity, trying with this to involve from an early age this target population through the cinema as [...]

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Cali, Colombia



 
 
 
 
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Published: 27 Apr 2023
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San Rafael en Corto Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jul 2023

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Shortfilm Festival "San Rafael in short" aims dissemination, disclosure and the screening of cinematographic works as well as the knowledge of these by the audience. The works presented not opt to a prize or award, only the assessment of the audience.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Vecindario, Spain