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shnit worldwide shortsfestival

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The shnit worldwide shortsfestival is a premier platform for the exhibition and promotion of short films. The festival is a unique transnational event held simultaneously in ten cities across five continents. The festival will take place from August 20 to September 20, 2026, and consists of three main segments: [1] shnit PLAYGROUNDS*—festival cities [2] shnit EXPANDED [3] shnit FINALE—awards ceremony.

All winners of the WORLDWIDE COMPETITION and INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION will be eligible for consideration for the 2027 Oscars® (via a cinematic release, in accordance with the rules of the 99th Academy Awards®).

Over the past twenty-four years, shnit has evolved into a major international short film festival, continuously reinventing itself. Originally a local initiative, it has [...]



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Published: 02 Apr 2021
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Bioethics Prize For Audiovisual Projects

Deadline: 31 May 2021

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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  Other  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Apr 2021
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We Cam Fest

Deadline: 01 Sep 2021

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WE CAM FEST is the first inclusive film festival in Colombia. It brings together the cinematographic content related to disability in the world. An innovative proposal that, in addition to showing other perspectives of life through cinema, seeks to be a platform for the creation of content made by and with people with disabilities, in order to recognize their contribution and talent for the environment and society.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Bogotá, Colombia



 
 

 
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Published: 30 Mar 2021
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ZINETXIKI ZINEMALDIA - International Film Festival for Children and Youth

Deadline: 04 Jun 2021

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XI edition of the Zinetxiki Zinemaldia - International Film Festival for Children and Youth, organised by the cultural association Begira Elkartea, will take place in Bilbao and other Basque cities and towns from 12 to 27 December 2026.

Zinetxiki Zinemaldia aims at offering worldwide quality audiovisual contents to a family audience. Through the projection of selected works in several competitive categories, the festival seeks to promote the audiovisual education and the creation of new audiences.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Bilbao, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 29 Mar 2021
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24° MonFilmFest, Giochi Di Cinema Senza Frontiere

Deadline: 13 Jun 2021

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Introduction

The 24th MonFilmFest, organized by Immagina a.c. APS, returns from July 2 to July 11, 2026, in Mombello Monferrato (Turin) and in "everywhere" mode. The festival aims to tell stories through cinema, giving space to new voices and talents. This edition celebrates the theme "This Land Is My Land" (Questa terra è la mia terra), a tribute to Monferrato and the Planet in their complexity and beauty.

Mission

The search for new stories and new cinema talents through "a game" that defines and determines "a way of producing."
Uniqueness and Characterization: MonFilmFest has maintained its roots as "cinema games without borders" in Monferrato but has opened up to the world. In our regulations, we provide guidelines consistent with our past, starting from the idea of [...]

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Casalborgone, Italy



 
 

 
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Published: 27 Mar 2021
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Corto di Sera - Independent Short Film Festival

Deadline: 18 Apr 2021

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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 20minutes.

- 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: 25 Mar 2021
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INKAFEST Mountain Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jul 2021

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Mountain & Culture is a cultural non-profit organization whose objectives is to approach the sports community and the people in town to offer films, exhibitions, and all kinds of activities focusing on the mountain sports, adventure, environment and culture of peoples.

The Festival also creates a platform for the exchange of ideas between filmmakers, athletes and the public, while supporting the most artistic and effective ways to communicate everything related to the world of the mountain. The aim of this festival is to highlight the importance of ecology, environment, preservation of the mountains and nature in the world today. The Festival also presents a spectacular region to practice adventure sports, extreme and mountaineering, through Films geography.

Welcome to the [...]

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Arequipa, Peru



 
 
 

 
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Published: 25 Mar 2021
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TARPUY - ORIGINAL FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 21 Apr 2021

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The Anaqueronte Cultural Association (Member of the Points of Culture Network), invites you to be part of the new call for TARPUY - Original Film Festival which will be held from July 15 to August 30, 2026 in Arequipa, Peru in face-to-face and/or virtual format (according to the health provisions of the current context).

It drives us to continue contributing to the democratization of access to different eyes of cinema. With TARPUY - Festival of Original Cinema we seek to "sow" among the participants a sense of community, multicultural and multilingual encounter. Our call is open to all countries and all languages. Dubbing will not be accepted, movies must maintain their original sound spirit with subtitles especially in Spanish or other than in English or French. Participatory [...]

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Oxapampa, Peru



 
 
 
 
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Published: 24 Mar 2021
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XVI FILM FESTIVAL: CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE - 2025

Deadline: 31 May 2021

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The 17th Film Festival: Childhood and Adolescence – 2026 is a celebration featuring spaces for audiovisual exchange and education for children, adolescents, and young adults, with screenings, recreational activities, workshops, panels, and discussions. Its primary objective is to promote Bogotá as a pioneering city in Latin America in terms of ensuring that children and adolescents are visible, play a leading role, and enjoy full rights through audiovisual production. Participation in the exhibition and audiovisual content sharing activities is free of charge.

The Festival will take place from September 7 to 12, 2026.

Children and adolescents will have access to an audiovisual program consisting of national and international animated and fiction short films, television [...]

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Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 24 Mar 2021
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FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca

Deadline: 30 Jun 2021

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FICVI, International Short Film Festival of Vila-seca is a festival focused on the exhibition of short films.

It is organized by the Vila-seca Tourism Board and collaborates with the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España – Premios Goya as a Collaborating Contest in the Preselection of Short Films in the categories of Fiction and Animation for the Goya Awards.

The XI edition of the FICVI, Vila-seca International Short Film Festival will be held from October 17 to 25, 2026.

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Vila-seca, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 22 Mar 2021
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Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival & A World of Dark Comedy.

Deadline: 25 Sep 2021

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Hamilton Hill, Australia