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Message To Man

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The 36th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 16 to 24 October 2026 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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Published: 02 Apr 2026
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Premio Leggimontagna - Cortomontagna

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

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Cortomontagna prize is exclusively dedicated to short films.

The prize’s main theme is Mountain life, told and documented through a video that expresses the author's point of view and interpretation.

Possible takes on the main theme can range from the narration of sporting activities (skiing, climbing, hiking - for example), to naturalistic-environmental themes, to facts and life stories of communities or mountain territories.

The award has two categories:

- Short Films from the World, reserved for short films with an international character, concerning facts, situations, people and places beyond the borders of Italy.

- Short Films from Italy, reserved for short films concerning facts, situations, people and places within the borders of Italy.
At the time of entry, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Experimental



Tolmezzo, Italy



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Apr 2026
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Semana de Cine Corto de Sonseca

Deadline: 01 Jul 2026

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Short Film Week held in Sonseca with parallel activities alongside the screenings.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Sonseca, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Apr 2026
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Environment and Sustainability Short Film Festival. Montseny Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve.

Deadline: 01 Jun 2026

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Espai Montseny, with the support of Viladrau City Council, is convening the 7th edition of the "Environment and Sustainability Short Film Festival.

Montseny Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve". The Festival will be held from July 25th to July 26th, 2026.

The event was born in 2020 with the idea of showing audiovisual productions related to the environment and to encourage reporting, debate and awareness about the environmental crisis that affects both globally and in our immediate environment.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Viladrau, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 27 Mar 2026
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Luberon Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026

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Luberon Film Festival

International Film Festival hosted by the city of PERTUIS. He will be celebrating his 5th year. The LFF forwill reward at the end of these 5 days in a feature film and short film section the Lavender of Gold for the best film.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Pertuis, France



 
 

 
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Published: 27 Mar 2026
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FESTIVAL DU FILM D`EMOTIONS DE REMIREMONT (FFER)

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026

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Our association aims to create a film festival celebrating emotions to complement and revitalize the cultural offerings in rural areas, rooted in
its territory of Remiremont and the Vosges Mountains.

Surprise, fear, sadness, anger, joy... Cinema is characterized by these words, these EMOTIONS; everyone has film memories, powerful moments, personal or collective, touching, experienced thanks to cinema.

What a surprise it was when we realized that
EMOTIONS didn't have THEIR OWN Festival!

Emotions are at the heart of our lives; they speak to everyone, regardless of age or background. It's about telling the world in our
way, succeeding in making others visible and making them understand that we share a common humanity with them—this is the very heart of the project. This [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Remiremont, France



 
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Published: 27 Mar 2026
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Censored Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Jun 2026

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We are looking for films that have been censored, banned, or have faced obstacles to their development, production and/or exhibition due to political, social, corporate, religious or other reasons, anywhere in the world over the past two years.

Censurados Film Festival is an international film festival that showcases and promotes “the films they don’t want you to see.” Founded in Peru and with over twelve years of experience, the festival has established itself as a key platform for the defense of freedom of expression, human rights, and cultural diversity through cinema.

In a global context where censorship continues to affect artists, filmmakers, and audiences, the festival creates a space for encounter, reflection, and dialogue around the many forms of censorship shaping [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Caldes d'Estrac, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 24 Mar 2026
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vvfilmf - Kids and Teens International Film Festival

Deadline: 29 Jun 2026

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GuglilemoMarconi filmf - Kids and Teens International Film Festival (former vvfilmf) was created to create a large film festival for children and teenagers that combines talent and culture, to indicate welcoming places for young people and to offer workshops dedicated to the study of new forms of artistic expression.

#GuglielmoMarconi filmf (former vvfilmf) aims to be an initiative aimed at the whole country and internationally to satisfy both the expectations of a young population and those of adult spectators, in an attempt to bring the general public closer to quality forms of cinema. The Festival's programming, despite having children, school-age children and university students as its preferential audience, also opens up with enthusiasm to adults and to the entire [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Vittorio Veneto, Italy



 
 
 
 
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Published: 21 Mar 2026
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Cardós Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

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CARDÓS FILM FESTIVAL 2026
International Mountain Film Festival

PRESENTATION

The City Council of Vall de Cardós, in collaboration with the Cultural, Civic and Sports Association of the Valls de Cardós, announces the celebration of the second edition of the CARDÓS FILM FESTIVAL that will take place from October 10 to 12, 2026, in Vall de Cardós (Pallars Sobirà) and will have, as a nerve centre, the historical Sociocultural venue La Boïga, in Ribera de Cardós, with complementary activities around the town.

We are pleased to announce an important novelty in this year's edition of our short film contest. With the aim of reflecting the richness and diversity of the mountain territories, the contest adopts a new official theme, opening the call for works that explore any aspect [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Ribera de Cardós, Spain



 

 
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Published: 21 Mar 2026
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Ànima Jove Fest

Deadline: 10 Jun 2026

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Ànima Jove, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges d’Animació d’Altafulla is a festival dedicated to contemporary animation cinema, connecting international audiovisual creation with its local cultural context.

The festival showcases a selection of national and international animated short films that reflect the narrative, aesthetic and thematic diversity of contemporary animation.

Beyond film screenings, the festival creates a meeting space for audiences, filmmakers and industry professionals, and promotes activities related to education, cultural reflection and digital culture.

The festival takes place in Altafulla (Catalonia – Spain) and is part of a broader cultural project aimed at bringing contemporary animation to new audiences while strengthening the local creative [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Altafulla, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 21 Mar 2026
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Torrerífico - Festival De Cortometrajes De Terror De Torrevieja

Deadline: 25 Sep 2026

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Short film festival

The purpose of this call is to promote, on a competitive basis, an open contest to encourage cultural creation, helping to increase the quality of productions by creators in the audiovisual sector.

At the festival, called “Torrerífico,” the short films must have a horror theme, and the works selected as finalists will be screened, with the winners being announced. In this regard, the audience attending the event will vote for the audience award.

To this end, the Vice-Rectorate for Culture, Sport, and University Extension at the University of Alicante is organizing the Short Film Competition through the Torrevieja University Campus, in collaboration with the Torrevieja City Council's Youth Department and the Torrevieja Alternative Leisure Association.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Torrevieja, Spain