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FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival

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In recent decades, and at one time to the emergence of new technologies that have ended up scanning most of the processes of the film, the documentary has known a notorious and systematic growth around the world. In our country, and for more than one decade, a production before linked almost exclusively to fiction has been swelling their ranks with new topics, new approaches, new geographies, new dilemmas.

It is in this context that FIDBA is proposed as the 1st. International Film Festival dedicated to this genre which films with the same fans - as long as we believe that the forms and the doings of the documentary film are different from those of the fiction - may meet and dialogue among them and with the public. If the documentary is a meeting point for the FIDBA, it is [...]



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Published: 16 Jul 2021
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CortogeniAl, Cinema and Short Films’ Festival

Deadline: 01 Sep 2021

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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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Puente Genil, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 16 Jul 2021
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Fantastic Gijón

Deadline: 05 Sep 2021

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FantasticGijón was born with the illusion of filling a space that we believe empty in Asturias, to accommodate national and international productions of the Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction genres that, due to the genre to which they belong, have less chance of reaching our community within of the programming of the rest of regional festivals.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Gijón, Spain



 

 
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Published: 14 Jul 2021
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Festival de Málaga

Deadline: 01 Dec 2021

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1. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of Festival de Malaga are to disseminate and promote Spanish films and their general cultural sphere. In this sense, the Festival is also a platform for Latin American film productions. Its functions include hosting an event for the different professional sectors of films in Spanish (construed as films produced in Spain and all of Latin America, including Brazil) to boost their development and promote international sales.

Festival de Málaga is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations (FIAPF) (www.fiapf.org).

In compliance with these objectives, the 29th Edition of Festival de Málaga will be held from 6th to 15 th March 2026.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Málaga, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 13 Jul 2021
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My First Doc Festival

Deadline: 15 Oct 2021

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FESTIVAL MY FIRST DOC
8th Edition 2025

RULES

CATEGORIES: Documentary Films
ACCEPTED DURATION OF MOVIES: All
FIRST FILMS: Permit
PRODUCTION DATE: 2023-2025
COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: All
FILMING COUNTRY: Any
REGISTERED FOR OLD EDITIONS: Prohibited

MY FIRST DOC Festival in Tunisia, organized by the Tunisian Documentary Cinema Association, highlights young international cinema by offering the possibility to directors to present their works to the Tunisian public.

MY FIRST DOC Festival in Tunisia sets as its main objective the discovery and promotion of first films by young talents by giving visibility to different expressions of international documentary cinema in front of the widest possible audience.

The programming that combines discovery, diversity and quality will offer the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



TUNIS , Tunisia



 

 
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Published: 08 Jul 2021
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International Film Festival Zoom - Zbliżenia

Deadline: 15 Sep 2021

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IFF ZOOM - ZBLIZENIA (Jelenia Góra) is one of the largest and most important independent cinema festivals in Poland. Its aim is to present the author's cinema, ambitious, high artistic value, moving independent and original subject matter, as well as promotion of independent film art.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, we would like to inform you that the Russian films which will be submitted to the 29. IFF ZOOM-ZBLIŻENIA 2026 will not be eligible for competitions.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Jelenia Gora, Poland



 
 
 
 
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Published: 07 Jul 2021
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IFI Horrorthon

Deadline: 05 Oct 2021

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Halloween Weekend of Horror at the Irish Film Institute.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Dublin, Ireland



 
 

 
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Published: 23 Jun 2021
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XXV Festival Internacional De Cine Arqueológico Del Bidasoa

Deadline: 30 Jun 2021

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The Oiasso Roman Museum and the City Council of Irun organize the International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa.

The aim of the Festival is to present archaeology to the general public, through the diffusion of audio-visual material resulted from the work made by archaeologists, assuring the promotion and the spreading of these films.

The Festival is being celebrated since the year 2001 and from the year 2004 it has four prizes: the Grand Prize of the Festival, the Special Audience Prize, the Educational Values Prize and Arkeolan Prize for Contribution to Science. Since 2006, it’s inside Fedarcine, the European network of Archaeological Film Festivals.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Irun, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 15 Jun 2021
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23° Monfilmfest, Giochi Di Cinema Senza Frontiere

Deadline: 25 Jun 2021

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Introduction
The 23rd MonFilmFest, organized by Immagina a.c. APS, returns from July 3 to 12, 2025, to Mombello Monferrato (TO) and in an anywhere format, telling stories through cinema and giving space to new voices and talents. This edition celebrates the theme «This land is my land», paying homage to Monferrato and the planet in their complexity and beauty.

Mission
Discover and promote new talents and cinematic stories through a creative game that becomes a production method. MonFilmFest tells the world starting from Monferrato, with an approach embracing its physical, anthropic, and cultural characteristics, focusing on current themes such as sustainability and inclusivity.

Festival Sections – Cinema Games
1. Seven Days for a Film
This is the heart of MonFilmFest: a [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Casalborgone, Italy



 
 

 
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Published: 14 Jun 2021
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Muestra De Cortometrajes San Rafael En Corto

Deadline: 31 Aug 2021

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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



 
 
 
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Published: 09 Jun 2021
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TAF • Thessaloniki Animation Festival

Deadline: 15 Jul 2021

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TAF, Thessaloniki Animation Festival is an international Animation Festival in Greece which promotes the art of animation through its annual gathering in October. The festival was founded, established and directed by ADDART; a non profit organization that "adds" art & culture everywhere. The creators of the festival are artists themselves, filled with love for the art of animation. Based in the heart of Thessaloniki, TAF aims to encourage and promote all aspects of creativity by hosting local as well as international events and activities for kids and adults alike!
TAF is the only Animation festival in town and every year it grows bigger. We like to showcase innovating films, guests, workshops and Master Classes to Thessaloniki in a great venue and award them for their [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Thessaloniki, Greece