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IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival

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Founded in 2003, IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival is dedicated to short films, new media and digital arts. Originating as a competitive forum for student films, it has grown to be a recognized platform for the expression of both young artists and established professionals – the only one of its kind in Bulgaria serving this particular sector of contemporary culture, and one of the oldest short film forums on the Balkans.
IN THE PALACE is a Goya Awards qualifying festival, Student Academy Awards® qualifying festival, and an Academy Awards®/OSCAR® qualifying festival for shorts in the categories of Best Animation, Best Fiction, Best Documentary, and Best National Film. IN THE PALACE is a member of the international network of festivals and institutions serving the [...]



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Published: 25 Feb 2025
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Actrum International Film Fest (AIFF)

Deadline: 30 Mar 2025

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ACTRUM is a non-profit Cultural Association that works in all areas of the artistic sector.

In this festival, the finalist works will be screened online and it will be open to the public, who will have to vote through our website for their 3 favorite shorts/feature films from each section to award the public prizes.

Register your project! We accept any gender.

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Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 19 Feb 2025
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Ethereal Code International AI Film And Art Festival

Deadline: 05 Mar 2025

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The ETHEREAL CODE International AI Film and Art Festival stands as a global celebration of the transformative synergy between artificial intelligence, filmmaking, and art. This pioneering event is dedicated to exploring the endless possibilities that AI brings to the realms of creative expression, pushing the boundaries of what is achievable in storytelling, cinematography, and artmaking.

The festival serves as a vibrant platform for innovation, imagination, and collaboration, bringing together filmmakers, technologists, artists, researchers, and audiences from around the world. By showcasing groundbreaking AI-driven films and artworks, it seeks to illuminate the ways in which artificial intelligence can revolutionize traditional approaches, creating entirely new paradigms in [...]

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New Delhi, India



 

 
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Published: 06 Feb 2025
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Vichy International Film Festival, Un Brin de Court

Deadline: 31 Jul 2025

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The Vichy International Film Festival is proud to present the first edition of "Un Brin de Court", a captivating festival of short films (between 1 and 3 minutes) which will take place on November 15 and 16, 2025 at the Backstep theater in Vichy.

2 categories proposed: "free theme" and "sharing"
Organized by the Vichy Audiovisual Club in partnership with the Planète Jeunes Reporters association and the Backstep theater, "Un Brin de Court" is intended to be the successor to the Vichy short film festival which ended in March 2016 after 7 years of existence.

The audience present and a jury of professionals will be asked to vote for their favorite films for each of the two categories in competition.

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7 p.m.:

Screening of the films selected on the [...]

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Vichy, France



 
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Published: 02 Feb 2025
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12th Pink City International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Aug 2025

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We proudly announce 12th edition of PCISFF in September, 2025.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Before submitting your entry/entries please be informed that your film(s) will be screened in various Colleges, schools and Universities of Rajasthan, for free. The audience will watch and rate your film on the spot. On the basis of their ratings, best films will be short listed. These films will then be judged by our jury.
No compensation is admissible for the screening of your film(s). Your film(s) can also be shown on local or national TV channels. No royalty will be paid for such screening.

People expecting any payment for the screening of their films are requested not to send any entry to PCISFF.

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Jaipur, India



 

 
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Published: 28 Jan 2025
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Curtas – Festival do Imaxinario

Deadline: 03 Aug 2025

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Born as the Amateur Film Festival of Vilagarcía in 1973, the Curtas Film Fest has been held uninterruptedly in Vilagarcía de Arousa. It’s the film festival dean of Galicia and one of the contests with more tradition of Spain. Specialized in fantastic cinema.

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Pontevedra, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 26 Jan 2025
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Rani Durgavati International Film Festival

Deadline: 25 May 2025

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The Rani Durgavati International Film Festival is designed to celebrate Cinema.

RDIFF is committed to Showcase films from amazing filmmakers across the globe. The festival welcomes films from around the world.

RDIFF is a Jabalpur, India based international film festival with screenings and Q&A and a twice-yearly awards event. One event is totally dedicated to Short Films and other event is for Full Length Films. There will be two events every year.

Our First Edition SUCCESSFULLY launched on 5th October 2023 for Short Films.
in June 2024 our Full Length Films Edition was a success.
The 3rd Edition for short films category was completed on 5 Oct 2024. Honorable MLA Shri Abhilash Pandey distributed the Awards. Edition 4 was filled with amazing films.

Entries for edition 05 for [...]

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Jabalpur, India



 
 

 
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Published: 21 Jan 2025
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Messina Opera Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Sep 2025

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The Messina Film Festival – Cinema&Opera is a meeting and discussion place for delving into the relationship between cinema and opera through various artistic perspectives and trends. The Messina Film Festival is the only event in the Italian cinematic landscape that addresses this interaction and offers the public a diverse cultural program consisting of screenings, concerts, presentations, and exhibitions. The entire program is exclusively dedicated to the relationship between the Seventh Art and one of the greatest Italian cultural traditions, Melodrama. There are non-competitive sections and a section dedicated to short films, which is competitive in nature. The competition is thematic, and only works with a maximum duration of 15 minutes (including titles) are admitted, [...]

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Messina, Italy



 
 
 
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Published: 08 Jan 2025
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Cortoons Festival Gandía 2025

Deadline: 01 Sep 2025

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Cortoons Gandia is the International Animated Film Festival of Gandia, organized by Cortoons Festival, the city of Gandia, la Generalitat Valenciana, through the Institut Valenciá de Cultura (Culturarts), and the participation of Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) Campus de Gandia.

In the 2016, after 12 years of great success in Rome, Cortoons international festival of animated films, he moved to Spain in the beautiful town of Gandia in the province of Valencia.

The 21th Cortoons Festival Gandia edition will be a great festival of animated films for professionals, animation film funs and all the general public.

The competition categories are:

International animated short film from 1 to 4 minutes

International animated short film from 4 to 20 minutes

Spanish [...]

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Gandia, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 03 Jan 2025
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Festival Internacional de cortometrajes Gastro Cinema

Deadline: 22 Jun 2025

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INTERNATIONAL GASTRONOMY FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS FESTIVAL.

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Alicante, Spain



 
 
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Published: 02 Jan 2025
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Gandhara Independent Film Festival

Deadline: 25 Jan 2025

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Gandhara Independent Film Festival 2025, Edition 06 (Online)

STELLAR STORIES, ONE FESTIVAL

#GIFFEST2025 aims to showcase some of the most exceptional films from around the globe. GIFF began with its first virtual edition in 2020 to allow a larger audience to experience a diverse range of films, particularly the cinephiles in Pakistan who were starved of a curated lineup of films which exemplified stellar storytelling. For the last 5 years, GIFF has been providing filmmakers a chance to reach out to a global audience and showcase their talent internationally.

The 2025 edition is imminent, and GIFF is eagerly awaiting the submissions of your films. And we are looking forward to riding the waves of emotions brought forth through your remarkable stories.

*There is no submission [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Karachi, Pakistan