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FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival

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FEST - NDNFF #22
20th-28th of June of 2026 | Espinho, Portugal

FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival is an all-encompassing celebration of the new tendencies of world cinema. The event focuses on a competitive and non-competitive showcase of the most promising new figures and works from around the globe.
The 22ndedition of the festival will take place between the 20th and the 28th of June 2026, in the seaside town of Espinho (Portugal).

The selection is divided into several categories which include Feature Film and Short Film competitions in the Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental Non-Narrative formats, as well as content adequate for children and teenagers. The event also includes non-competitive sections that range from retrospectives to feature length and [...]



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Logo of Zinegoak BILBAO LGTBIQA+ FILM FEST
Published: 08 Oct 2024
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Zinegoak BILBAO LGTBIQA+ FILM FEST

Deadline: 10 Mar 2025

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Feature film festival

Zinegoak is organized by Zinegoak Association and will take place in the city of Bilbao, Spain, June 2026.

All films which have an approach to sexual and gender diversity and LGTBQ+ families, which have been produced after January 1st, 2024 and never had been broadcasted or commercially released in Basque Country.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Bilbao, Spain



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Published: 07 Oct 2024
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Flame Firstcut

Deadline: 10 Dec 2024

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Short film festival

Welcome to FirstCut, one of India’s premier international student film festivals, organized by FLAME University, Pune.

FirstCut provides a dynamic platform for young filmmakers across the globe, encouraging them to explore film as a medium of growth and change.

In 2025, FirstCut Take 11 received 565+ submissions from students representing 55+ countries.

At the final event, shortlisted films will be screened for a live audience and evaluated by a distinguished jury from the Indian film industry. The screenings will be followed by engaging panel discussions and talks with renowned film personalities.

We believe creative freedom is essential, which is why participants have complete freedom in choosing their themes and styles.

In addition to categories in fiction, animation, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Pune, India



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Logo of Свет миру (Light Of The World)
Published: 04 Oct 2024
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Свет миру (Light Of The World)

Deadline: 31 Mar 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

The International Youth Film Festival “Light to the World”, founded by the Rybinsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, began its history in 2011. Since 2025, it has been held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Today, in terms of its geography and the number of participants, “Light to the World” is one of the largest youth film festivals in Russia.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Rybinsk, Russia



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Published: 03 Oct 2024
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Happy Valley Animation Festival

Deadline: 01 Dec 2024

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International Festival

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The Happy Valley Animation Festival takes place in State College, PA (Happy Valley) and is an open international animation competition that seeks to showcase animated works in a range of categories. HVAF is screened and exhibited locally and throughout the Pennsylvania State University (University Park) as well as online. We encourage submissions by students, early career, and practicing professional artists, designers, and filmmakers in any of the three categories that include: Animated Short Films, Experimental Animation, and Animated Motion Graphics & Design.

HVAF is a collaboration between organizers and volunteers and is sponsored by the Digital Arts & Media Design (DART) Program and the School of Visual Arts at Penn State, and the Animation Club at Penn State.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



University Park, United States



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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Marere Film Festival. Festival De Cine Y Arte

Deadline: 18 Jan 2025

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International Festival

Feature film festival

Objective

Marere Film Festival main objective is to promote and screen feature films related to art in any of its major artistic forms (cinema, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, dance, literature, and their derivatives), as well as other audiovisual and cinematic works that bring culture closer to the public.

Dates and Venue

The second edition of Marere Film Festival will be held from March 17 to 22, 2026, in Jávea. The central location will be the Jayan Cinema, located at C/ Santísimo Cristo del Mar 14, CP 03730 Jávea (Alicante).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Javea, Spain



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Logo of NIKON FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 02 Oct 2024
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NIKON FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 10 Jan 2025

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Short film festival

It's a free and open to all short film festival based in Paris (France). Concept is simple : submit 2min20 shortfilms about an imposed theme each year. For this 15th edition, it'll be "A human superpower". To participate, you must register on our website www.festivalnikon.fr/en until January 15, 2026

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT FILMS OVER 2MIN20 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE COMPETITION AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EXCLUDED WITHOUT VIEWING.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Paris, France



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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Certamen De Cine Corto De Salas De Los Infantes

Deadline: 03 Nov 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

Film-makers from all over the world are welcome to partcipate.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Salas de los Infantes, Spain



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Logo of Internacionalen Etnografski Filmski Festival `ilindenski Denovi´-bitola
Published: 27 Sep 2024
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Internacionalen Etnografski Filmski Festival `ilindenski Denovi´-Bitola

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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Feature film festival

“From the roots to the flower” is this year's slogan of the first edition festival Ilinden Days. We started the creation of our film program from the roots of the Bitola's film tradition, the one of the Manaki brothers – the first cinematographers in Macedonia and in the Balkan, who left us invaluable testimonies of the everyday life and the great events of their time, engraved on the film tape. They actually made the first ethnographic documentaries.

It was natural that the Festival Ilinden Days, which has risen to international level, to include in its rich program a festival of ethnographic films. Then the creation of new customs and beliefs. All covered by the artistic passion of the artists, who follow the need to leave indelible traces with their cameras.

In addition [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



BITOLA, North Macedonia



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Published: 24 Sep 2024
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Festival du film fantastique de Bourg-en-Bresse

Deadline: 05 Jan 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

13th edition of the fantastic film festival of Bourg-en-Bresse.

SHort film competitions (french languages, international, middle school) and also screening of features films.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bourg-en-Bresse, France



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Published: 24 Sep 2024
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Filmserè - Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de La Florida

Deadline: 30 Nov 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

At the beginning of June 2026, the neighborhood of La Florida will host the 8th edition of FILMSERÈ – International Short Film Festival of La Florida. This project is conceived by the students of the Cinema course at the Institut Eduard Fontserè, in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, with the guidance of teachers and professionals connected to the world of cinema and with the collaboration of local residents, social entities and associations, among others.

This is an event organized by people from the neighborhood for people from the neighborhood, where the rest of the community from L'Hospitalet, Barcelona and beyond are also invited! It is an international festival, featuring short films received from all over the world, supported by the Integral Plan Les Planes-Blocs Florida of the [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain



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