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Bengaluru International Short Film Festival

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You’ve chosen to film. Chosen to put together a visual piece of art if we may say so. Today when anyone with a camera can, in theory, make a film... how will you make your short film stand out? What you intend to do with your film is what the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival is all about. We will be what you create.

After the tremendous success that was BISFF 2024, we are all set to host the 15th edition. Just as every year, this is an attempt to understand the medium a little better and go a little further in inventing new forms of storytelling as filmmakers.

This year the Festival will be a HYBRID Version, having both Online and Venue Screenings. Online Screenings will be only for INDIAN Geography

The festival showcases shorts from across the world, creating a [...]



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Published: 28 Mar 2025
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Festival Cine Mediterráneo- Ficsem

Deadline: 20 Apr 2025

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FICSEM Festival, in the Mediterranean area.


For major reasons, and having been immersed in a situation in which we have all been affected, we have decided to adapt to the current situation, and give a new focus to our festival. Maintaining the enthusiasm and passion we feel for the artistic world.


Our festival is aimed at the dissemination and promotion of film authors related to topics of social and/or ecological value.


Because we believe in the power of art as a transformative medium, our contribution from this festival is to give visibility to projects that address environmental and social changes in which we are immersed. We are an international festival because we understand the world beyond barriers, and because we are moved by the need to get to know other cultures [...]

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Torrevieja, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 27 Mar 2025
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29N. Festival de Cine, Memoria y DDHH

Deadline: 01 Sep 2025

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On November 29, 1974, the DINA arrested Carmen Bueno and Jorge Müller after the premiere of the film “A la sombra del sol”. 51 years after their forced disappearance, filmmakers continue to remember on this day two great figures of national cinema through film.

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Valparaíso, Chile




 
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Published: 25 Mar 2025
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Roca Film Festival

Deadline: 11 Aug 2025

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Roca Film Festival is a non-profit cultural project held annually in the parish of Roca, Guitiriz, Lugo, Spain. Organized by Xermolos Cultural Association, this small-format musical film festival reaches its XII edition in 2025.

Key Features:

Musical Focus:
The festival centers on musical-themed productions, providing a platform for filmmakers who explore the relationship between cinema and music.
Varied Program:
In addition to short film screenings, the festival offers a wide range of activities, including:
- Outdoor film screenings.
- Presentations of cultural projects.
- Live concerts.
- Art exhibitions.
- Colloquiums and debates.
- Guided tours of the area.
- Traditional games.

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The festival features a musical-themed short film competition, divided [...]

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Guitiriz, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 22 Mar 2025
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Moonstep International Short Film Festival - A First Step Into Cinema

Deadline: 13 May 2025

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From sailors exploring new seas to astronauts reaching space, we have always gazed to the sky with a desire to go further. Moonstep International Short Film Festival – A First Step into Cinema is created to keep looking up without ever stopping imagining. It’s an invitation to take the first step with daring, just like the first humans on the Moon.

We are looking for emerging artists, voices that demand to be heard, to offer them a space for expression and dialogue. In its first edition, this International Short Film Festival is a starting point for those who dream of making cinema their destination.

As good organizers, we too are ready to take the first step and get out there: behind the Moonstep International Short Film Festival there are 45 young people under 30, coming [...]

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Turin, Italy




 
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Published: 21 Mar 2025
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Entretodos - Festival de Filmes Curtos e Direitos Humanos

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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ENTRETODOS 18 - Is a free entrance Festival dedicated to the exhibition and award of short films, with up to 25 minutes, of all genres and formats, that addresses issues related to Human Rights.

The Festival takes place in São Paulo. Produced by Prefeitura de São Paulo, Spcine and ESTATE Produções.

ENTRETODOS Festival team.

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São Paulo, Brazil



 
 
 
 
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Published: 21 Mar 2025
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Festival Internacional de Cine de la Universidad Central

Deadline: 15 Aug 2025

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The Central University International Film Festival (Bogotá, Colombia) will celebrate its eighth edition in 2025, and one of the fundamental pillars of this new stage is the opening towards alternative forms of film production, as well as the promotion of aesthetic experimentation. Under the motto "Finding a possible cinema", the festival proposes a innovative approach, opening spaces for projects that question established conventions and break with the traditional structures of the film industry. This edition moves away from the dynamics that limit creativity to high budgets or large-scale productions, and, instead, embraces creative freedom, understanding cinema as a tool available to everyone, regardless of available resources.

This approach seeks to break down the [...]

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Bogotá, Colombia



 

 
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Published: 21 Mar 2025
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Ficar Entrimo 2025

Deadline: 15 Jun 2025

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FICAR Entrimo 2025 Short Film Festival
"Youth and the Rural Environment"

The 2025 Short Film Festival aims to promote audiovisual creation and give visibility to the stories, challenges, and realities of youth in rural areas.

This edition seeks to highlight the creativity of both emerging and established filmmakers who portray in their works the life, struggles, dreams, and culture of new generations in rural communities.

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Entrimo, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 21 Mar 2025
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Loud `n´ Roll Cinema

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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Loud 'N' Roll Cinema emerges as an international festival dedicated to showcasing and awarding rock music videos, highlighting the fusion of music and cinematic language. More than just a screening event, the festival aims to be a celebration of creativity, where audiovisual storytelling amplifies the power, aesthetics, and attitude of rock.

In its first edition, taking place on July 12 and 13, 2025, at CASA1/2BAR in Balneário Piçarras, SC, the event will be entirely in-person and free of charge, offering the audience an immersive experience where music comes to life on the big screen.

With submissions open to music videos from any country and two categories—Best Brazilian Music Video and Best International Music Video—the festival seeks to recognize and promote artists and [...]

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Balneário Piçarras, Brazil



 

 
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Published: 21 Mar 2025
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African Indigenous Language Film Festival (Ailff)

Deadline: 20 Aug 2025

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The 3rd African Indigenous Language Film Festival (AILFF'25) celebrates Africa’s linguistic diversity and cultural heritage under the theme *“Threads of Culture: Weaving Inclusion Through Filmmaking.”* Scheduled for 8th–11th October 2025 in Nigeria, AILFF’25 aims to preserve and promote African languages through cinema, bridging generational and geographical gaps and combating the marginalization of African stories.

This year, AILFF’25 highlights films that depict the experiences of people with Down Syndrome, using cinema as a catalyst for empathy and social change.

The festival calls on filmmakers to illuminate overlooked narratives and foster dialogues on inclusivity. Participants will experience engaging screenings, panel discussions, and workshops, led by filmmakers and [...]

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Lagos, Nigeria



 
 
 
 
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Published: 20 Mar 2025
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Festival de la Critica Cinematográfica de Caracas

Deadline: 02 May 2025

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The Caracas Film Criticism Festival is conceived as a space to reflect and reward the expression of significance of film criticism in various national and international works. From In this way, it seeks to encourage, promote and disseminate Venezuelan cinema, as well as the analysis depth of the cinema made in Venezuela in comparison with the international cinema awarded in the festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, San Sebastián and Venice.

The Caracas Film Critics Festival is designed as a space for reflection which aims to reward the best national and international works, according to the standards of film criticism.

In this way, we seek to carry out an in-depth analysis of the cinema made in Venezuela and abroad.

Of it, as well as encourage, promote and disseminate the [...]

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Caracas, Venezuela