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ShorTS International Film Festival

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ShorTS International Film Festival (ShorTS IFF) is organised by the Maremetraggio Association and financed by public entities and private sponsors.

Since 2000, ShorTS IFF has been a landmark for short films and up and coming cinematographers at international level. In every edition, ShorTS IFF aims to make the short film genre known to a broad and heterogeneous audience, with particular attention to the young with specific sections for children and teenagers aged 6 to 14.



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Published: 01 Nov 2025
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Valdivia Horror Film Fest

Deadline: 31 Jan 2026

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Section that has been several years and invites you to participate in a contest where you must terrorize the audience in just 2 minutes, has prizes in money to the first, second and third place, plus a recognition to the most popular audience, elected through popular vote among those who attend the night function. Jury made up of local and national filmmakers and festival personalities and the audiovisual media.

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Valdivia, Chile



 
 
 
 
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Published: 30 Oct 2025
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Festimatge 2027 TORRETES TROPHY SHORT FILM

Deadline: 15 Dec 2025

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The TROFEU TORRETES DE CURTMETRATGES DE CALELLA is an international short film festival covering
fiction, animation, and documentary/reportage (non-fiction).

The official selection is based on artistic and technical criteria, including independent and amateur filmmaking.

The festival is organized by FESTIMATGE Calella, produced by the local non-profit cultural organization FOTO-FILM CALELLA.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Calella, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Pequecinema. Traveling children`s film festival in Spain
Published: 29 Oct 2025
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Pequecinema. Traveling children`s film festival in Spain

Deadline: 20 Nov 2025

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Pequecinema is a Touring Children's Film Festival that in 2027 will visit several towns across Spain, showcasing the best short films aimed at a young audience (from 2 to 15 years old).

Organized by CortoEspaña - Premios Fugaz (the main short film awards in Spain, chosen by more than 1,700 industry professionals), the event seeks to give visibility to works directed at younger audiences, while also promoting short films and fostering a love for the format among the youngest members of the household.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Varias localizaciones, Spain



 
 
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Published: 23 Oct 2025
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Short Cut Festival

Deadline: 26 Apr 2026

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Short Cut is a short film festival dedicated to young filmmakers aged 10 to 21. The event celebrates the creativity and unique perspectives of the next generation of filmmakers. For its fifth edition, the festival returns with the theme “Second Chance”, giving participants complete freedom to interpret and explore the concept through their creativity. Short Cut is an opportunity for tomorrow’s filmmakers to express themselves, unleash their creativity and share their vision of the world through cinema.


 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



La Roche-Sur-Yon, France



 

 
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Published: 23 Oct 2025
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Zacatlan International Film Festival

Deadline: 12 Jan 2026

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We invite you to the Second Zacatlán International Film Festival, held in one of Mexico’s most beautiful "Magical Towns." We welcome filmmakers interested in sharing their work with us—and, why not, staying to film here as well. Submitted works will be showcased through community screenings, film clubs, art galleries, and schools.

On this occasion, Argentina will be our guest country.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Zacatlán, Mexico



 
 
Logo of Prémios Quirino de Animação Iberoamericana
Published: 21 Oct 2025
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Prémios Quirino de Animação Iberoamericana

Deadline: 01 Dec 2025

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Os Prémios Quirino surgiram em 2018 para reconhecer o talento da animação ibero-americana e estabelecer ligações entre a indústria de ambos os lados do Atlântico.

Dez anos depois, são o principal ponto de encontro do setor.

O que começou por ser uma gala reúne hoje uma cerimónia de entrega de prémios, um Fórum Internacional de Coprodução e Negócios e programas que abordam o futuro da indústria.

Todos os anos, Tenerife recebe profissionais da América Latina, Espanha, Portugal e Andorra durante três dias de gala, negócios e trabalho coletivo.

Em dez anos, os Prémios Quirino receberam mais de 2 200 obras candidatas, agendaram mais de 8 700 reuniões B2B e entregaram 85 prémios em 10 categorias a criadores de 23 nacionalidades ibero-americanas.

Assim, os Prémios Quirino prestam [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Tenerife, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of Zinegoak BILBAO LGTBIQA+ FILM FEST
Published: 16 Oct 2025
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Zinegoak BILBAO LGTBIQA+ FILM FEST

Deadline: 01 Mar 2026

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Zinegoak is organized by Zinegoak Association and will take place in the city of Bilbao, Spain, June 2027.

All films which have an approach to sexual and gender diversity and LGTBQ+ families, which have been produced after January 1st, 2025 and never had been broadcasted or commercially released in Basque Country.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Bilbao, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 11 Oct 2025
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Maravíllame

Deadline: 01 Mar 2026

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Maravíllame, the University of Cádiz International Short Film Festival, aims to promote film culture and facilitate the exchange of talent and knowledge between the academic and professional spheres.

It will take place on 6, 7 and 8 April 2027 in Jerez de la Frontera, and its programme includes a screening of short films made by university students, a competition with awards in the categories of fiction short film and documentary short film, UCA advertising spot, audiovisual services short film and SEA-EU short film; masterclasses, round tables and workshops with the participation of national and international professionals and teachers.

In addition, spaces will be provided for professionals and university students to meet with the aim of creating networks and synergies that [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Jerez, Spain



 

 
Logo of MY FIRST FESTIVAL
Published: 07 Oct 2025
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MY FIRST FESTIVAL

Deadline: 14 Dec 2025

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2027 CALL FOR ENTRIES

My First Festival #12 - Solar Edition
A film festival to imagine sustainable futures from childhood

My First Festival (MPF) is the first international film, audiovisual, and new technologies festival for children and youth in Peru. We sow a love of cinema as a tool for social transformation through audiovisual and media literacy. Working with, by, and for children, as agents of change, allows us, through a coordinating role, to contribute to the development of society.

Our cross-cutting theme is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), using a community-based approach to build a sustainable present and future with a positive social impact.

MPF invites you to participate in its 11th [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Lima, Peru



 
 
 
 
Logo of Amiens Emotional and Sexual Life Education Film Festival (FFEVAS)
Published: 03 Oct 2025
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Amiens Emotional and Sexual Life Education Film Festival (FFEVAS)

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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The Amiens Festival of Film on Affective and Sexual Education (FFEVAS), organized by La Fabrique d’Images, will hold its second edition from May 10 to 14, 2027.

As the first festival in France dedicated to affective and sexual education through cinema, it presents an international selection of short films (fiction, documentary, animation) addressing themes such as consent, gender equality, sexual and gender diversity, sexual health, STI prevention, and the fight against gender-based and sexual violence.

Selected films will be screened before professional juries as well as youth juries. Several awards will be presented.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Amiens, France