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XXVI MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CURTAMETRAXES VILA DE NOIA

The XXVI Mostra Internacional de Curtametraxes Vila de Noia extends the submission deadline and publishes the official regulations for this year’s edition.
The Mostra Internacional de Curtametraxes Vila de Noia announces the extension of the short film submission deadline until 2:00 p.m. on September 15, 2025.
This decision was made after considering the feedback received from several distributors, directors, and film industry professionals regarding the regulations published on June 15. Those rules introduced substantial changes compared to previous editions, and given that they were implemented late in the year, they risked limiting the participation of many filmmakers who usually adapt their works to the traditional [...]



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Published: 30 May 2025
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A Movie in Hand

Deadline: 30 Oct 2025

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About the Festival "A Movie in Hand"

The goal of the festival A Movie in Hand is popularising the independent film work by using contemporary mobile technologies.

The festival aims at supporting versatile and creative personalities, developing socially active citizens of Bulgaria who succeed in fulfilling the possibilities of their personality by giving meaning to cultural and historical experience, to common human values of local and world culture by mastering modern technologies.

The main tasks for organisers, regarding the festival are:

Distribution of common human values by using the vast possibilities of short films

Finding and encouraging gifted young people, dealing with cinema while providing a platform for presenting them in front of large audience;

Supporting [...]

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Shumen, Bulgaria



 
 
 
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Published: 24 May 2025
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Festival De Animación Andimotion

Deadline: 31 Aug 2025

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ANDIMOTION - BOGOTÁ UNIVERSITY ANIMATION FESTIVAL stands as one of the premier festivals in COLOMBIA and the region. It's specifically dedicated to animation as a hybrid art form, recognizing the best university and student projects and offering networking opportunities with industry professionals.

Since its first edition in 2016, ANDIMOTION has consistently served as a platform for showcasing and awarding animated projects, expanding to include new formats like video games and mixed realities. The festival also features participation from external national and international audiovisual industry experts.

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Bogotá, Colombia



 
 

 
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Published: 23 May 2025
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IKUSKA - Muestra Internacional De Cortometraje De La Bahía De Pasaia

Deadline: 31 Aug 2025

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XXVII the International Short Film Show of the Bay of Pasaia, IKUSKA 2025.

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.

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Pasaia, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 16 May 2025
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ilcorto - Festa Internazionale Di Roma 2025

Deadline: 15 Nov 2025

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Info on the INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM COMPETITION GRAND PRIX “ilCORTO - INTERNATIONAL ROME FILM FESTIVAL 2025“ 17th edition - FREE registration - Deadline: 15 NOVEMBER 2025 - Maximum duration of 52 minutes - And to give greater visibility to the works submitted, hundreds of Short Films will be selected for the “Short Film Marathon - International Rome Film Festival 2025” (12 afternoons of screenings with free admission from 15 to 26 October at the Cine-Teatro Della Forma in Rome). Send the short film and the registration form via file transfer software, even free, such as WeTransfer.com, to the email: concorso@ilcorto.eu

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Roma, Italy



 

 
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Published: 16 May 2025
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Multicam Edit Competition

Deadline: 12 Jun 2025

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The Multicam Edit Competition celebrates the art of multi-camera editing, inviting professional filmmakers and skilled content creators to showcase their technical expertise and creative vision.

This inaugural competition seeks to recognise excellence in multicam post-production while building a community around this specialised craft.

We are proud to be partnered with the epic BELIFF Festival in London, now in it's 9th year! This partnership enables us to air the winning submissions to a live audience at the November BELIFF Festival in London.

Requirements:

Submit original multicam footage (minimum 3 camera angles)
Create a 60-second final edit demonstrating your best work
Include basic edit notes explaining key creative decisions (in English)

Judging Criteria:

Our [...]

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London, United Kingdom



 
 
 
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Published: 14 May 2025
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IFI Horrorthon

Deadline: 01 Oct 2025

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Halloween Weekend of Horror at the Irish Film Institute.

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Dublin, Ireland



 
 

 
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Published: 14 May 2025
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FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE YOPAL (FICY FESTIVAL)

Deadline: 28 Aug 2025

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The F.I.C.Y (International Film Festival of Yopal) is an event that will take place from October 2nd to 6th, 2025 in the city of Yopal, located in the department of Casanare, Colombia. The main objective of this festival is to promote regional, national, and international film production and to strengthen the region as a center for the seventh art.

The festival aims to foster circular economy around audiovisual production, generating greater employment opportunities and economic development in the region. Additionally, the F.I.C.Y proposes new expressions of culture and folklore in the region, through the presentation of films that address themes related to identity and cultural diversity of the region.

The event will feature a varied program that includes screenings of [...]

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YOPAL , Colombia



 
 
 
Logo of TINDIRINDIS INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 14 May 2025
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Animacinių Filmų Festivalis Tindirindis

Deadline: 31 Aug 2025

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The festival will offer diverse program, featuring films of the famous directors, debutants and animation students from various countries, many of whom were awarded at numerous international animation festivals.

International Animated Film Festival "Tindirindis "- is not a commercial film scene. The festival's mission - to deliver the widest range of the animation world: the different styles, the schools work, to show the animation, which encourages creativity.
Artistic animation, author retrospectives, the films, which stimulate creativity. 22 years festival is running every year in Lithuania, showing the best non-commercial animation works from around the world. Competition programs include short and feature films for children, adults, experimental, student, debut, and music [...]

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Vilnius, Lithuania



 

 
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Published: 09 May 2025
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Minidoc

Deadline: 07 Oct 2025

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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: 07 May 2025
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Bcn Sports Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Sep 2025

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The Barcelona Olympic Foundation, with the support of the Barcelona City Council, organizes the BCN Sports Film 2026 – 16th BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL and forms part of the WORLD FICTS CHALLENGE 2026.

The BCN Sports Film 2026 will take place in Barcelona on dates yet to be determined during the first quarter of 2026. In this sixteenth edition, the festival will have a competitive nature.

The sixteenth edition of the festival will have a hybrid format so, there will be face-to-face screenings and online screenings. The rights that the authors assign, therefore, are both for the face-to-face sessions that are held in the official venues of the contest, as well as for the sessions that will be held online through an online platform.

These Rules & Regulations have [...]

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Barcelona, Spain