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BITBANG International Animation Festival

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BITBANG International Animation Festival opens its call for entries and invites you to be part of its twelfth edition, which will take place in October 2026, in person, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

BITBANG is a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards® (Oscars). The winners of the Bitbang Official Competition, in the categories of Best International Short Film and Best Latin American Short Film, will be automatically eligible to enter the OSCARS® Short Film competition.

BITBANG disseminates and promotes innovative, experimental and authorial proposals through projections, exhibitions and competitions. We promote audiovisual creation in Argentina, orientated towards the development and consolidation of the industry as a cultural contribution on a worldwide level.

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Published: 09 Jun 2026
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FESTIVAL LATINOAMERICANO DE ANTROPOLOGÍA VISUAL - FLAV

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Latin American Festival of Visual Anthropology (FLAV) is an academic and cultural initiative organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Universidad Diego Portales. It is dedicated to exhibiting and collectively reflecting upon visual anthropology and contemporary audiovisual practices within the Latin American context. To this end, the festival bridges practices from anthropology, filmmaking, and the visual arts through screenings, exhibitions, panel discussions, symposia, and workshops. We look for works created and produced by Latin American filmmakers or by creators from other regions whose work focuses on Latin American themes.

The festival aims to establish itself as a meaningful space for convergence in the Latin American context, promoting [...]

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Santiago , Chile



 
 
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Published: 09 Jun 2026
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The 25th International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF)

Deadline: 15 Aug 2026

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HIGHLIGHTED

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a. Screenings

1. International Competition Screenings:
The shortlisted works of this year’s ISFVF will be screened, and the audience will vote on the screened works. Post-screening exchanges with the main creators and teachers will be arranged, and they will be asked to share their experiences with the audience through discussions.

2. Featured Showcase:
To promote high-quality film education resources from around the world, the Festival will collaborate with other film and television schools, cultural institutions or short film festivals to present joint screenings and thematic screenings. They will provide a platform toshowcase and inspire discussions on diverse cultural expressions in cinematic works from around the world.

3. Screening Tour in Universities:
Following the [...]

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Beijing, China



 
 
 

 
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Published: 08 Jun 2026
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Minidoc

Deadline: 07 Oct 2026

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Short film festival

The theme must focus, from the values ​​of solidarity, tolerance, culture of peace, nature and commitment to gender equality, on ways of life, traditions, trades, crafts, sustainable economy, respect for the environment and living beings, that is, all aspects of the diversity of human culture, with a specific section dealing with issues of the peoples of Siberia and Central Asia.

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Polán, Spain



 
 
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Published: 06 Jun 2026
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Anishort International Festival Of Short Animated Films

Deadline: 10 Jul 2026

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Short film festival

International Festival Of Short Animated Films - Anishort
is an international competition that serves to support the animated short films and their creators. At the same time it serves to the promotion, propagation, retrieval and watching possibilities of the best animated short films from around the world.

It should also be a place where community of creative people that producing these films meet. On the other hand, then the place for people who enjoy watching of these films and that are fans of this kind of art.

The festival will take place from 22th September 2026 in several selected cities in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Poland, Germany and Denmark

The top 18 short animated films will compete in this competition.

The films will be judged by ​​selected [...]

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Prague, Czech Republic



 
 
 

 
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Published: 06 Jun 2026
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FIIN - Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza

Deadline: 26 Jan 2027

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Short film festival

The main objective of the Short Film Festival is the dissemination of ecosystems and biological heritage through cinematographic and audiovisual works selected through quality criteria.

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Vila Real, Portugal



 
 
 
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Published: 06 Jun 2026
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Минский международный фестиваль короткометражных фильмов Киносмена Minsk International Short Film Festival Kinosmena

Deadline: 01 Sep 2026

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Short film festival

The Minsk International Short Film Festival "Kinosmena" is an annual cultural event of the Republic of Belarus. The festival is supported by the Belarusian Union of cinematographers and approved by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus.

The organizers invite film directors and representatives of the films and provide them with free accommodation in a comfortable hotel in Minsk for the duration of the festival.
From several thousands of short films that sent to us from all over the world, 30 best films are selected in the contest program of the festival. The festival is supported by the Belarusian Union of cinematographers and approved by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus.

The festival will present the works of national and foreign filmmakers, [...]

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Minsk, Belarus



 
 
 

 
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Published: 03 Jun 2026
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Международный детско-молодежный кинофестиваль, Мечтатель

Deadline: 01 Aug 2026

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The Children's Film Festival aims to expand the boundaries of creativity for children, establish international cooperation and discover new talents. We want to unite all children and teenagers who love movies, shooting and dream of connecting their lives with this kind of art. We have been going to launch this film festival for a long time and postponed it all the time for various reasons, but now we are ready! It is when the world is going through difficult times that we want to bring a little positivity and concentrate children in a creative direction. Dream and shoot!

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Алматы, Kazakhstan



 
 
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Published: 03 Jun 2026
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Filminute

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

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Filminute is the international one-minute film festival that challenges filmmakers, writers, animators, artists, designers, and creative producers to develop and submit the world's best one-minute films. www.filminute.com

Every autumn, for one month, the Filminute festival presents an extraordinary array of 25 films online, for viewers around the world to enjoy, share and discuss.

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Bucharest, Romania



 
 
 

 
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Published: 03 Jun 2026
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Festival Internacional de Animación LOOPA

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026

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International Festival

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Feature film festival

The Loopa International Animation Festival is an annual event that brings together animators, filmmakers, professional studios, and animation enthusiasts from around the world. Its aim is to establish itself as a leading event in the field of animation, promoting art, education, and international collaboration. The festival fosters academic and project-based exchanges, encouraging the sharing of knowledge and experiences in audiovisual media. It also provides opportunities to connect with the animation production sector in Colombia.

This fourth edition of the Animated Short Film Competition is one of the festival's flagship events, featuring national and international guests who share their expertise through activities such as master classes, workshops, forums, an animation [...]

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Manizales, Colombia



 
 
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Published: 03 Jun 2026
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Festival Handifim Cinéma et Inclusion

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

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The Rabat Handifilm Festival is an annual artistic and socio-cultural event. In addition to promoting cinema through films addressing disability, it aims to develop a constructive approach to the representation of people with disabilities in film and art in general, and to foster a culture that embraces diversity.
By building communication, networking, mutual support, and partnerships with similar events both nationally and internationally, Handifilm works to raise awareness of Morocco, its unique characteristics, and its potential in cinema and culture as a whole.


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Rabat, Morocco