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Message To Man

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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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION FILMS ’ANIMAEVKA-2025

Deadline: 30 Jun 2017

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Mogilev State Enterprise "Kinovideoprokat" welcomes you and informs that in September 2025 in the city of Mogilev, Republic of Belarus, the XXVIII International Festival of Animated Films "Animaevka-2025" will be held.

Over the years, the festival has become a celebration of animation for children and adults. Events are held in all regional centers of Belarus.

For viewing, film screenings of competitive and non-competitive programs, creative meetings with the creators of animated films, master classes, exhibitions of children's fine and decorative and applied arts are organized.

As part of the treatment:

- competition of animated films;
- competition of children's animation creativity
- competition of children's fine and decorative and applied arts.

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Mogilev, Belarus

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Published: 12 Apr 2017

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FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca

Deadline: 25 Aug 2017

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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 X edition of the FICVI, Vila-seca International Short Film Festival will be held from October 17 to 26, 2025.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Vila-seca, Spain

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Published: 11 Apr 2017

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’OBERÁ IN SHORTS’ FOR IDENTITY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY International Film Festival Latin American Children. Non-competitive exhibition.

Deadline: 01 Jun 2017

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"Identity and Cultural Diversity".

We understand identity as a process of change and constant search, which nurtures cultural diversity and questions traditional icons. And we understand cinema as a reflection of peoples, their cultures and identities.

We understand cultural diversity as a force that promotes community empathy and enriches people's daily lives.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Oberá, Argentina

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Published: 04 Apr 2017

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Zaragoza International Film Festival

Deadline: 26 Aug 2017

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The Zaragoza Film Festival, founded in 1995 to create a cinematic activity in the city. At first his main title was the Young Filmmakers. Since 2007 its official name became the Zaragoza Film Festival.

Festival with various events, generalist and national character (although some of its events are international).

Starting in 2021, after celebrating the 25th edition of the Festival, we propose an evolution of the project.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Zaragoza, Spain

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Published: 04 Apr 2017

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CURTAS – FESTIVAL DO IMAXINARIO

Deadline: 15 Aug 2017

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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: 04 Apr 2017

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FICL Leon International Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Jul 2017

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The International Film Festival of Leon IFFOL, invites all filmmakers to participate in the IFFOL Official Call 2024 from April 1 to August 05 of this year, being able to apply with fiction, non-fiction or animation feature film, short film or short documentary to be part of the 10th Consecutive Edition to be held between October 30 to November 03 of this year. Those selected may be part of the three competitive sections of the festival: International Talent, Local Talent and University Talent.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

León, Mexico

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Published: 02 Apr 2017

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Semana de Cine Corto de Sonseca

Deadline: 30 Jun 2017

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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 2017

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Festival Internacional De Cine Pequeño

Deadline: 31 May 2017

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The 12th Festival Internacional de Cine Pequeño which is taking place in Aspe (Alicante) from the 11th to the 15th of August 2025.

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Aspe, Spain

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Published: 26 Mar 2017

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My First Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2017

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MI PRIMER FESTIVAL (MY FIRST FESTIVAL) - International film festival for children, Barcelona & Madrid - 17th edition: from November 9 to 23, 2025.

"Mi Primer Festival" is an International film festival for children from 2 to 12 years. My First Film Festival features over 100 films in a total of 21 screenings. In short, MPF is a film extravaganza that showcases both different techniques and formats and the creativity of artists from all around the world.

The international competition of SHORT FILMS for children will include 4 programmes:

- International Short Competition for children over 2 years old

- International Short Competition for children over 4 years old

- International Short Competition for children over 7 years old

- International Short Competition for children [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

Barcelona, Spain

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Published: 22 Mar 2017

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National Rural Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Jun 2017

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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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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION FILMS ’ANIMAEVKA-2025

Deadline: 30 Jun 2017

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Mogilev, Belarus

FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca

Deadline: 25 Aug 2017

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Vila-seca, Spain

’OBERÁ IN SHORTS’ FOR IDENTITY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY International Film Festival Latin American Children. Non-competitive exhibition.

Deadline: 01 Jun 2017

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Oberá, Argentina

Zaragoza International Film Festival

Deadline: 26 Aug 2017

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Zaragoza, Spain

CURTAS – FESTIVAL DO IMAXINARIO

Deadline: 15 Aug 2017

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Pontevedra, Spain

FICL Leon International Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Jul 2017

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León, Mexico

Semana de Cine Corto de Sonseca

Deadline: 30 Jun 2017

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Sonseca, Spain

Festival Internacional De Cine Pequeño

Deadline: 31 May 2017

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Aspe, Spain

My First Film Festival

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Barcelona, Spain

National Rural Film Festival

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Ayacucho, Argentina

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