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ShorTS International Film Festival

ShorTS International Film Festival (ShorTS IFF) is organised by the Maremetraggio Association and financed by public entities and private sponsors.

Since 2000, ShorTS IFF has been a landmark for short films and up and coming cinematographers at international level. In every edition, ShorTS IFF aims to make the short film genre known to a broad and heterogeneous audience, with particular attention to the young with specific sections for children and teenagers aged 6 to 15.

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Sacrae Scenae - Ardesio Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2026

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Sacrae Scenae 2026: VII Edition
Cinema Narrating the Soul of the World
Returning to Ardesio, in the heart of the Orobic Prealps, is the seventh edition of Sacrae Scenae, the world’s only international film festival entirely dedicated to popular devotions. Now a landmark event, the festival transforms this historic Bergamo village into a cultural crossroads where the universal language of cinema meets the timeless allure of rituals, traditions, and the sacred.

What to Expect This Edition
The 7th edition promises to be a visual journey without borders, ranging from intimate local cults to grand international manifestations of faith. The festival is more than just a film screening; it is an immersive experience featuring:

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Ardesio, Italy

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Sincamara

Deadline: 03 May 2026

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First edition of Sincamara, a festival of short films under 1.5 minutes long made with artificial intelligence, dedicated to Latin American filmmakers in Spanish.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other

Bilbao, Spain

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Traveling School Film Festival Mboro (FIFE)

Deadline: 05 May 2026

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The Traveling School Film Festival (FIFE) is an annual event showcasing cinema, audiovisual media, and digital creation. It is an initiative of the Mboro International Center for Practical Training and the NGO Youth and Development, and relies on the partnership of the Girl Guides and Boy Scouts of Senegal, the Jokkoo Consulting Agency, and several other stakeholders in Senegal and around the world.

To manage the regular organization of the film festival it initiated, an Economic Interest Group (GIE) was established: GIE Les Associés du Film d’École (School Film Associates), whose primary mission is the annual organization of the Traveling School Film Festival, FIFE.

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Mboro, Senegal

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Published: 03 Feb 2026

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III SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IN SAN BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS ABIERTAS

Deadline: 16 Feb 2026

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The III Short Film Festival “SAN BARTOMÉ DE LAS ABIERTAS Rural Film Showcase”

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San Bartolomé de las Abiertas, Spain

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My First Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2026

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MI PRIMER FESTIVAL (MY FIRST FESTIVAL) - International film festival for children, Barcelona & Madrid - 19th edition: from November 7 to 22, 2026.

"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 3 years old

- International Short Competition for children over 5 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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Novelda International Film Festival ’Acan Awards’

Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

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The Novelda Film Festival Acan Awards
The Novelda Film Festival Acan Awards, organized by the Novelda film and art association, announces the bases to qualify for the awards of its 6ª edition to be held on June 15 and 21, 2026.

The aim of the contest is to promote film culture. Culture is considered a source of wealth and, in this sense, the local promotion of the cultural offer also serves to promote the economic and local development of our municipality. The city of Novelda deserved a Film Festival that would put the municipality on the map of the main festivals in the province of Alicante.

In this sixth edition, it is also sought to promote the making of short films that show the culture of the municipality of Novelda and Alicante. In this edition of the Festival we also [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental

NOVELDA, Spain

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Paraguay LesBiGayTrans International Movie Festival

Deadline: 15 May 2026

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22nd LesBiGayTrans International Film Festival of Paraguay

Asunción – 2026

Aireana, a lesbian rights group and organizer of Paraguay's 22nd International LesBiGayTrans Film Festival, invites people interested in film and audiovisual media from around the world to participate in this year's edition of the festival.

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Asunción , Paraguay

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Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth

Deadline: 17 Jul 2026

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Chulpicine began its work in 2002 with the first ever Itinerant Children & Youth Film Festival in Quito. The warm welcome that the project received allowed the festival to become an annual event during the months of July to September, bringing an educational and entertaining event at no cost, to sectors with few cultural activities.

Thanks to the positive reaction, Chulpicine became a cultural and educational non-profit foundation in June 2004. After more than 10 years of experience, Chulpicine have reach a stable proposal and working methodology that has spread at national level. The Festival has promoted the creation of coaching staff; cultural managers working in different communities; and a large group of followers.

Chulpicine has designed a set of activities and [...]

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Quito, Ecuador

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Published: 02 Feb 2026

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Spi Stories | Bolle. Connessi. Sconnessi. Disconnessi

Deadline: 15 Feb 2026

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The Spi Stories Short Film Festival reaches its fourteenth edition. The competition, created by the publisher LiberEtà and the CGIL Pensioners Union, has chosen the title "Chissà se fuori..." ("I wonder if out there...") for this edition. You can participate to the competition by creating a video with a maximum length of eleven minutes, released in 2025. The Spi Stories Short Film Festival reaches its fourteenth edition. Created by the publishing house LiberEtà and the CGIL Union of Retirees, this year’s competition takes on the title “I Wonder If Out There… Telling Stories of Solitude, Rediscovering Community.”

This edition focuses on solitude—whether chosen or endured—on community, and on the ties that hold us together. There are moments when each of us feels vulnerable. Not [...]

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Roma, Italy

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Published: 02 Feb 2026

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Festival Eszena

Deadline: 28 Feb 2026

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ESZENA is the Young Film Festival of Aragón, with a distinctly Aragonese identity and a national impact. It is a meeting point for young people, by young people, which seeks to focus on the new voices, those who in the future will carry the weight of the industry on their shoulders in Spain.

A festival to award and showcase emerging talent in cinema, both in front of and behind the cameras. At the same time, it serves as a platform to generate a network of talent for the future of cinema in the country.

ESZENA is a film festival held between the months of March and April. The 2026 edition will be its second edition with an official selection. ESZENA screens short films directed and scripted by young people, granting awards in technical categories such as cinematography, art [...]

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Zaragoza, Spain

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Mboro, Senegal

III SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IN SAN BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS ABIERTAS

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My First Film Festival

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Barcelona, Spain

Novelda International Film Festival ’Acan Awards’

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NOVELDA, Spain

Paraguay LesBiGayTrans International Movie Festival

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Asunción , Paraguay

Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth

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Quito, Ecuador

Spi Stories | Bolle. Connessi. Sconnessi. Disconnessi

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Roma, Italy

Festival Eszena

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Zaragoza, Spain

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