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Oldenburg International Film Festival

“One of the World's Leading Indie Film Fests” - The Hollywood Reporter

Rated among the top 5 Film Festivals worldwide for Independent Films by American film critic Chris Gore in his esteemed “Ultimate Film Festival Guide”, and ranked “Top 25 Coolest Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker, Oldenburg has fostered its success with a strong commitment to innovative and Independent filmmaking.

“If there's anything that could be considered the Promised Land of Independent Cinema in Europe today, it is Oldenburg.” - Accred - L'actualité des festivals de cinéma

Labelled ‘the German Sundance’ by Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Screen International, amongst others, Oldenburg has evolved while preserving its intimate atmosphere and founding purpose: to celebrate and support the diverse [...]

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Published: 21 Apr 2016

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Corto di Sera - Independent Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2016

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The "Corto di sera" Festival takes place in August in Itala, in the province of Messina since 2012.

Participation to the Festival is free and open to all Italians and foreign authors, single filmmakers orcollectives/associations.

- The Festival is exclusively dedicated to short films that last less than 20minutes.

- Any genre will be accepted (documentary, fiction, classic and/or digital animation)

- All foreign works shot in any language which is not Italian must be subtitled in Italian . Non-subtitled foreign short films will not be selected.

- Each author may submit up to a maximum of three works.

- The organizers reserve the possibility to create additional sections.

Festival’s purpose is to promote the independent short film production in all its forms as an [...]

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Itala, Italy

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Published: 21 Apr 2016

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Cuenca del Salado International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Aug 2016

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Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Terror Other Experimental Music Video

Rauch, Argentina

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Published: 09 Apr 2016

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OUFF · Ourense Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Sep 2016

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The Ourense Film Festival (OUFF) presents annually a selection of the most innovative and outstanding films and audiovisual productions in Galicia, Europe, Latin America and the rest of the world. The OUFF receives each year works from a hundred of countries, whose common denominator are their socially aware subjects and their innovative forms.

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Ourense, Spain

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Published: 06 Apr 2016

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6th Slemani International Film Festival

Deadline: 05 Jul 2016

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The sixth Slemani International Film Festival will take place this October, bringing together renowned filmmakers from both national and international stages. This year's festival will feature seven competition sections, with a total of 19 awards to be presented. The festival's theme will focus on the Kurdish language and mother tongue, highlighting linguistic and cultural identity through cinema.

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Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

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Published: 06 Apr 2016

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Palena Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2016

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The 15th edition 2026 of the Palena Film Festival invites you to submit your short film, animation or music video.

The Palena Film Festival is a four-day competition that will take place in Palena (CH) - Italy from 06th to 08th August 2026.
The prize-giving night will take place at the Aventino Theatre “Ettore Maria Margadonna” in Palena, on 08 August 2026 (21:30 local time).

Founded in 2008 by the cultural association of Palena (Associazione Culturale Palenese) and recognized as one of the most important short film festivals in the world, the Palena Film Festival (previously kwown as “Premio Cinematografico Palena” since its inception nine years ago) has received over 10500 short films, animations and music videos from more than 125 countries of all 5 continents through the [...]

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Palena, Italy

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Published: 30 Mar 2016

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Muestra De Cortometrajes San Rafael En Corto

Deadline: 31 Aug 2016

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The Shortfilm Festival "San Rafael in short" aims dissemination, disclosure and the screening of cinematographic works as well as the knowledge of these by the audience.

The works presented not opt to a prize or award, only the assessment of the audience.

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Vecindario, Spain

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Published: 19 Mar 2016

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XVII Festival De Cine: Infancia Y Adolescencia - 2026

Deadline: 03 Jun 2016

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The 17th Film Festival: Childhood and Adolescence – 2026 is a celebration featuring spaces for audiovisual exchange and education for children, adolescents, and young adults, with screenings, recreational activities, workshops, panels, and discussions. Its primary objective is to promote Bogotá as a pioneering city in Latin America in terms of ensuring that children and adolescents are visible, play a leading role, and enjoy full rights through audiovisual production. Participation in the exhibition and audiovisual content sharing activities is free of charge.

The Festival will take place from September 7 to 12, 2026.

Children and adolescents will have access to an audiovisual program consisting of national and international animated and fiction short films, television [...]

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Bogotá, Colombia

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Published: 18 Mar 2016

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Mi Primer Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2016

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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 [...]

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Barcelona, Spain

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Published: 18 Mar 2016

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La Oca Loca & Prisión Film Fest - Festival Internacional de Cine

Deadline: 30 Jun 2016

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La Oca Loca&Prisión Film Fest
Festival Internacional de Cine

Two Sections: JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FICTION SHORT FILM (Jury composed of prisoners from the Daroca Penitentiary Center - Spain) and PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM MADE BY FILM WORKSHOPS IN PENITENTIARY CENTERS - FICTION AND/OR DOCUMENTARY - (Jury composed of Professionals from the audiovisual sector).

This is the only online Film Festival in the world in which the prisoners belonging to the Film Workshop of the Daroca Penitentiary Center (Spain) have an intense and active participation:

Viewing, pre-selecting and deciding the Awards (along with a Jury of professionals of the sector);

Participating in the filming of a comedy sketch alongside an honored star, as well as in all the previous phases – such as the script, [...]

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Daroca, Spain

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Published: 17 Mar 2016

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Macau International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 16 Jun 2016

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MACAU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (“FESTIVAL”) is an annual worldwide audio-visual festival that aims to motivate overseas and Macau short film and music videos productions to compete in this FESTIVAL.

The Festival was previously known as "Sound & Image Challenge" and was first launched in 2010 focusing only on an audiovisual competition for local talent. This initiative was co-founded with professionals in film, music, sound and image fields, with two priorities: to promote the Creative Industries in the audiovisual sector and highlight the local talents in the production of sound and moving image design. Over the years, it expanded across 5 continents, grew and gained recognition, and finally became a short film festival in 2015.

The Festival will be held from 6 to [...]

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Macau, Macao

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Corto di Sera - Independent Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2016

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Itala, Italy

Cuenca del Salado International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Aug 2016

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Rauch, Argentina

OUFF · Ourense Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Sep 2016

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Ourense, Spain

6th Slemani International Film Festival

Deadline: 05 Jul 2016

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Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Palena Film Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2016

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Palena, Italy

Muestra De Cortometrajes San Rafael En Corto

Deadline: 31 Aug 2016

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Vecindario, Spain

XVII Festival De Cine: Infancia Y Adolescencia - 2026

Deadline: 03 Jun 2016

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Bogotá, Colombia

Mi Primer Festival

Deadline: 31 May 2016

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Barcelona, Spain

La Oca Loca & Prisión Film Fest - Festival Internacional de Cine

Deadline: 30 Jun 2016

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Daroca, Spain

Macau International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 16 Jun 2016

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Macau, Macao

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