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Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival

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The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival is organised by Les Films du Spectre, a non-profit making association dedicated to genre cinema, which includes fantasy, horror, science-fiction and thrillers.

In addition to the Festival’s international prizes, as a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, it also awards the Silver Méliès for the best European fantastic film.



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Logo of MOSTRA DE CINEMA DO ROSAL
Published: 02 Feb 2024
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MOSTRA DE CINEMA DO ROSAL

Deadline: 30 Jun 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Festival of short films with a free theme.
As specified in the rules, any short film with a maximum duration of 30 minutes including credits is admitted.

 Fiction  Fantastic  Terror  Other



O Rosal, Spain



 
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Published: 02 Feb 2024
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Rurales. Festival De Cine Y Cortometraje En El Medio Rural Y Natural

Deadline: 21 Jul 2024

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Ruido Interno, performing and visual arts, organizes the 4th Rural Film and Short Film Festival, which will be held in the town of Espinama, in the Camaleño Valley, Cantabria, from August 27 to 30, 2026.

The competitive section is announced according to the following rules:

Three categories are established:

. Fiction and animation short film section.

. Documentary section.

. Video art and other languages ​​section (virtual reality, 360 videos, etc.)


Submissions may not exceed 30 minutes.

Each author may submit one entry in only one category.

All entries must refer to at least 70% of the rural and natural environment, environmental issues, and environmental awareness and conservation in their storytelling. Audiovisual productions that showcase or reflect on social, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Espinama, Spain



 

 
Logo of Bioethics Prize For Audiovisual Projects
Published: 30 Jan 2024
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Bioethics Prize For Audiovisual Projects

Deadline: 31 May 2024

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The Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation awards this prize to an audiovisual project, with the winning entry receiving 5000 euros to support the production of the finished work.

The prize aims to promote education, discussion and analysis of bioethical issues with a social impact, through work aimed at a general audience.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces. Independent Documentary Film Latin American Festival
Published: 30 Jan 2024
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Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces. Independent Documentary Film Latin American Festival

Deadline: 15 Apr 2024

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Open from March 2 to May 15, 2026

Voces Contra el Silencio, Video Independiente A.C., the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, with the support of TV UNAM and the UNAM Film Archive, invite filmmakers to participate in the fourteenth edition of the Hispano-American Independent Documentary Film and Video Encounter: Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces, to be held from September 4 to 12, 2026, in Mexico City and in different states across the Mexican Republic, in a hybrid format.

The main objective of Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces is to serve as a window that brings together independent documentary cinema from Mexico, Latin America, and Spain, through free, accessible, and open spaces that embrace a diversity of perspectives, encourage collective action, and foster [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Tlalpan, Mexico



 
 
 

 
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Published: 25 Jan 2024
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Messina Opera Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Sep 2024

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The Messina Opera Film Festival is a meeting and discussion place for delving into the relationship between cinema and opera through various artistic perspectives and trends. The Messina Opera Film Festival is the only event in the Italian cinematic landscape that addresses this interaction and offers the public a diverse cultural program consisting of screenings, concerts, presentations, and exhibitions. The entire program is exclusively dedicated to the relationship between the Seventh Art and one of the greatest Italian cultural traditions, Melodrama. There are non-competitive sections and a section dedicated to short films, which is competitive in nature. The competition is thematic, and only works with a maximum duration of 15 minutes (including titles) are admitted, which [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Messina, Italy



 
 
 
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Published: 23 Jan 2024
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Calzada de Calatrava Film Festival

Deadline: 15 May 2024

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Short film festival

The Calzada de Calatrava Film Festival opens its call for submissions in the following categories:

Short Films – "MADE IN CASTILLA LA MANCHA"

Official Competition – Short Films "Made in Castilla La Mancha":

Short films created by filmmakers who are either natives or residents of Castilla La Mancha; works that have used locations in this region; or productions involving companies with a registered office in Castilla La Mancha.

Official Competition – Short Films selected by CortoEspaña – Fugaz Awards:
National short films with free theme, genre, and technique, selected by CortoEspaña.

International Film Showcase:
Four feature films will be screened, selected by the festival organization from among the award winners at major international film festivals, including Cannes, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Calzada de Calatrava, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of ANDALESGAI: Andalusian gay, lesbian, bisexual and transexual Film Festival
Published: 17 Jan 2024
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ANDALESGAI: Andalusian gay, lesbian, bisexual and transexual Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jan 2024

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Festival accepts movies of interest for gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersexual and transexual people. To participate in the competitive section (prizes), these films should have not been programmed on TV, screened in comercial venues or another spanish festival excluding the organized by Fundacion Triangulo. In any case, copyleft or copyright should be later than 2024.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Sevilla, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival & A World of Dark Comedy.
Published: 16 Jan 2024
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Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival & A World of Dark Comedy.

Deadline: 28 Nov 2024

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 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Hamilton Hill, Australia



 
 
 

 
Logo of Lugo Film Week
Published: 11 Jan 2024
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Semana de Cine de Lugo

Deadline: 10 May 2024

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Bases 48th Lugo Film Week (Spain). Celebrated from September 21 to 26, 2026 (SECILUGO 48).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Lugo, Spain



 
 
 
Logo of Bogota Film Festival
Published: 10 Jan 2024
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Festival de Cine de Bogotá

Deadline: 10 Jul 2024

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XLIII BOGOTA FILM FESTIVAL

September 17th to 23rd of 2026

THE FESTIVAL

The Bogota International Film Festival, organized by the Colombian-local organization Corporación Bogocine, was created in 1984 in order to recognize and reward the Colombian film production. For its second edition, the Festival brought together not only Colombian but other Andean countries cinema as well, and went on to honor productions from the Caribbean Islands, South America, Spain, France, Africa and the Pacific Coast on subsequent editions.

Currently, the Festival is recognized worldwide as a relevant platform for new directors (with no more than 3 released feature films) and debut feature films. Renowned filmmakers such as Pedro Almodovar, Bong Joon-Ho, Isabel Coixet, Alejandro González [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bogotá, Colombia