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The 27th Kinoarte Film Festival, to be held from October 30th to November 8th, is receiving applications for its competitive sessions of short films. Films up to 25 minutes long, produced from January 2025 may participate in the Ibero-American, National, Paranaense and Londrinense competitions.



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Published: 09 Jun 2026
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Espacio Erótico

Deadline: 02 Aug 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

ESPACIO ERÓTICO is a cultural initiative dedicated to promoting artistic works centered on the theme of eroticism. Through the featured works, the initiative aims to highlight diverse perspectives on the world of erotic culture.

The event will feature an exhibition of paintings, a performance piece, and a series of audiovisual screenings.

The festival will take place on September 19, 2026, at Tacha Galería in Buenos Aires.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Villa Crespo, Argentina



 
 
 
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Published: 09 Jun 2026
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IKUSKA - Internacional Short Film Festival of the Bay of Pasaia

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

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XXVIII the International Short Film Show of the Bay of Pasaia, IKUSKA 2026.

The festival has an international short film competition in 5 screenings, and other parallel non-competition sessions related to the development of Basque and language coexistence (MINTZAGUN projection in collaboration with Oarsoaldea euskaltegis), Gender Equality (BEKOZ BEKO award in collaboration with the Association against gender violence Bekoz Beko), the promotion of culture in Pasaia and its surroundings, etc.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Pasaia, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 09 Jun 2026
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Muuh Film Festival

Deadline: 19 Jun 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The ColoriQuadri Association, with the aim of promoting short films as a form of entertainment and a means of communication and raising awareness of social issues, is organising the seventeenth edition of the “Muuh Film Festival”. Although the festival is essentially open to any theme, it will be the responsibility of the organising Association, in line with its statutory mission, to collect and subsequently select works that express or promote content “respectful of constitutional principles and human rights”.

The works received/selected will be screened during the Festival, which will take place at Cascina DUC in Grugliasco (TO) on the evening of Friday 11 September 2026 for web series and on Saturday 12 September 2026 for short films.

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Grugliasco, Italy



 
 
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Published: 09 Jun 2026
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FESTIVAL LATINOAMERICANO DE ANTROPOLOGÍA VISUAL - FLAV

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

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The Latin American Festival of Visual Anthropology (FLAV) is an academic and cultural initiative organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Universidad Diego Portales. It is dedicated to exhibiting and collectively reflecting upon visual anthropology and contemporary audiovisual practices within the Latin American context. To this end, the festival bridges practices from anthropology, filmmaking, and the visual arts through screenings, exhibitions, panel discussions, symposia, and workshops. We look for works created and produced by Latin American filmmakers or by creators from other regions whose work focuses on Latin American themes.

The festival aims to establish itself as a meaningful space for convergence in the Latin American context, promoting [...]

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Santiago , Chile



 

 
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Published: 09 Jun 2026
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The 25th International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF)

Deadline: 15 Aug 2026

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HIGHLIGHTED

International Festival

Short film festival

a. Screenings

1. International Competition Screenings:
The shortlisted works of this year’s ISFVF will be screened, and the audience will vote on the screened works. Post-screening exchanges with the main creators and teachers will be arranged, and they will be asked to share their experiences with the audience through discussions.

2. Featured Showcase:
To promote high-quality film education resources from around the world, the Festival will collaborate with other film and television schools, cultural institutions or short film festivals to present joint screenings and thematic screenings. They will provide a platform toshowcase and inspire discussions on diverse cultural expressions in cinematic works from around the world.

3. Screening Tour in Universities:
Following the [...]

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Beijing, China



 
 
 
 
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Published: 08 Jun 2026
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Minidoc

Deadline: 07 Oct 2026

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Short film festival

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.

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Polán, Spain



 

 
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Published: 06 Jun 2026
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Anishort International Festival Of Short Animated Films

Deadline: 10 Jul 2026

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Short film festival

International Festival Of Short Animated Films - Anishort
is an international competition that serves to support the animated short films and their creators. At the same time it serves to the promotion, propagation, retrieval and watching possibilities of the best animated short films from around the world.

It should also be a place where community of creative people that producing these films meet. On the other hand, then the place for people who enjoy watching of these films and that are fans of this kind of art.

The festival will take place from 22th September 2026 in several selected cities in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Poland, Germany and Denmark

The top 18 short animated films will compete in this competition.

The films will be judged by ​​selected [...]

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Prague, Czech Republic



 
 
 
 
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Published: 06 Jun 2026
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FIIN - Festival Internacional de Imagem de Natureza

Deadline: 26 Jan 2027

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International Festival

Short film festival

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.

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Vila Real, Portugal



 
 

 
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Published: 06 Jun 2026
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Минский международный фестиваль короткометражных фильмов Киносмена Minsk International Short Film Festival Kinosmena

Deadline: 01 Sep 2026

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International Festival

Short film festival

The Minsk International Short Film Festival "Kinosmena" is an annual cultural event of the Republic of Belarus. The festival is supported by the Belarusian Union of cinematographers and approved by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus.

The organizers invite film directors and representatives of the films and provide them with free accommodation in a comfortable hotel in Minsk for the duration of the festival.
From several thousands of short films that sent to us from all over the world, 30 best films are selected in the contest program of the festival. The festival is supported by the Belarusian Union of cinematographers and approved by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus.

The festival will present the works of national and foreign filmmakers, [...]

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Minsk, Belarus



 
 
 
 
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Published: 06 Jun 2026
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UWO Film Awards

Deadline: 15 Jun 2026

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Feature film festival

UWO Film Awards 2026 Launches Global Film Festival & Screenplay Contest with 100% Free Submissions

The Unitary World Order Organisation (UWO) has officially announced the launch of the UWO Film Awards 2026 Film Festival & Screenplay Contest. Organized as an integral part of the prestigious International Conference on Unitary Government and World State, this global initiative seeks to honor extraordinary excellence across all areas of filmmaking—from the creative vision of directors and writers to the artistry of performers and technical crews.

Guided by its mission statement, the UWO Film Awards continues to celebrate both established and emerging talent from around the world, shining a spotlight on originality, craft, and distinct cinematic impact. True to its commitment to [...]

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Thiruvananthapuram, India