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Message To Man

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The 35th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 17 to 25 October 2025 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Over the years, the Festival has hosted distinguished figures of world cinema, including Werner Herzog, Ulrich Seidl, Claude Lanzmann, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Agnès Varda, Mira Nair, Paolo Sorrentino, Alan Berliner, Eric Roberts, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Abdellatif Kechiche, Udo Kier, and many others.

With its history spanning three decades of cinema development, Message to Man was founded in 1989 in Leningrad by filmmaker Mikhail Litvyakov, who now serves as the Honorary President of the Festival.

In 2010, Alexei Uchitel, a renowned director of documentaries and feature films, assumed the role [...]



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Published: 13 Apr 2019
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Maratón de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Sants (Barcelona)

Deadline: 19 Jul 2019

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Fantasy and Horror Film Festival.

 Fiction  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
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Published: 09 Apr 2019
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OUFF · Ourense Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Aug 2019

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The Ourense Film Festival (OUFF) presents annually a selection of the most innovative and outstanding films and audiovisual productions in Galicia, Europe, Latin America and the rest of the world. The OUFF receives each year works from a hundred of countries, whose common denominator are their socially aware subjects and their innovative forms.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Ourense, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Apr 2019
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FIIN - International Nature Image Festival

Deadline: 30 Jun 2019

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International Festival

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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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Vila Real, Portugal



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Apr 2019
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National Rural Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Jun 2019

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VII NATIONAL RURAL FILM FESTIVAL OF AYACUCHO

The Rural Film Festival was created in 2016 as an initiative presented by Lic. Emilio Quiroga to the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Ayacucho, with the goal of promoting audiovisual production in our city.

Every year, we launch an open call at the national and international level for short films of fiction and non-fiction that address the concept of "RURAL" through their form and/or content. Our intention is to explore the perspective of this concept and enrich ourselves with productions from other places in our country and the world.

The Festival offers training programs and support with theoretical and practical audiovisual production tools to those who join this initiative locally. This includes teachers and [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Ayacucho, Argentina



 
 

 
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Published: 02 Apr 2019
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Semana de Cine Corto de Sonseca

Deadline: 30 Jun 2019

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Short Film Week held in Sonseca with parallel activities alongside the screenings.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Sonseca, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Apr 2019
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CURTAS – FESTIVAL DO IMAXINARIO

Deadline: 15 Jul 2019

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Born as the Amateur Film Festival of Vilagarcía in 1973, the Curtas Film Fest has been held uninterruptedly in Vilagarcía de Arousa. It’s the film festival dean of Galicia and one of the contests with more tradition of Spain. Specialized in fantastic cinema.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Pontevedra, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 30 Mar 2019
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FanCineQueer | International LGBTI Film Festival of Extremadura

Deadline: 19 Aug 2019

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FanCineQueer, the International LGBTI Film Festival of Extremadura, celebrates this year its 28th edition between the 7th and the 16th of November launching its traditional Short Films Call with the purpose of recognising, visibilising and fostering the production and dissemination of recent or unreleased LGBTI works.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Badajoz, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 12 Mar 2019
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Festival International du Film Inclusif ENTRE DEUX... CANNES

Deadline: 17 Nov 2019

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International Inclusive Film Festival ENTRE DEUX... CANNES

We accept films, that deal with themes of disability or Deaf culture, or about people who identify as 'disabled', 'people with a disability', or use terms like 'handicapped', 'functional diversity', or -abled'. We also welcome Deaf and neurodiverse people who do not identify with or use these terms.'

All the films need to be SUBTITLED IN FRENCH IN WHITE COLOR and in second line in English with orange color for them to be accepted on competition.

Our jury and the board of organisation is composed by valid and handicap persons.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Cannes, France




 
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Published: 08 Mar 2019
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30° Cinespaña, Festival de Cinéma Espagnol & Portugais de Toulouse

Deadline: 15 Jul 2019

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ONLY FOR SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PRODUCTIONS

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Toulouse, France



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 Mar 2019
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Minidoc

Deadline: 09 Oct 2019

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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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Polán, Spain