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BIFFF (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)

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Every year, during the month of April, the city of Brussels becomes the capital of all things Fantastic. The BIFFF, one of the biggest International Fantastic Film Festivals of the world (certainly the craziest), screens more than 100 movies during its 13 days marathon, ranging from Fantasy to Thriller, Sci-Fi, Cult, Horror, Anime, Experimental, underground, etc., of which some 90 features and 100 shorts in World, International, European or Belgian premiere.



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Published: 25 Dec 2023
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Gandhara Independent Film Festival

Deadline: 20 Feb 2024

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Empowered WOMXN, 2025 (Online)

Back for the fourth time, GIFF is excited to present Empowered WOMXN 2025. This event celebrates the stories, strengths, and journeys of women through films created by female filmmakers, celebrating International Women’s Day with powerful stories from around the world.

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Narrative Shorts

*there is no submission fee to submit a film

 Fiction



Karachi, Pakistan



 
 
 
 
Logo of Zero Plus International festival of films for children and youth
Published: 24 Dec 2023
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Zero Plus International festival of films for children and youth

Deadline: 20 Apr 2024

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"0+" International film festival is aimed at:

1. promotion and popularization of high-quality films, which foster a positive, creative and formative worldview in children and young people, strengthen common human values like family, childhood, friendship, kindness, nature, love for a profession, etc.

2. integration of cinema and education by creating a collection of value-oriented films for carrying out educational screenings in schools and social institutions of Russia.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other



Tyumen, Russia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 19 Dec 2023
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Cortoons Festival Gandía 2025

Deadline: 01 Sep 2024

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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 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other



Gandia, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Festival Panòptic Mataró
Published: 12 Dec 2023
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Festival Panòptic Mataró

Deadline: 10 Feb 2024

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PANÒPTIC. MATARÓ FILM FESTIVAL
7th Edition

Panòptic Film Festival is a film and visual arts festival that explores the role of the digital era and its impact on society: the impact on power relations, social control, as well as in the areas of ethics, freedoms and human rights. Through the audiovisual, Panòptic Film Festival wants to generate thought, debate and knowledge around the moment of radical transformation that as a society we are living in the context of the digital era.

The 6th edition of the festival will take place in May 2025 in the city of Mataró (Barcelona, Spain).

The Official Selection and the Out of Competition selection are based on artistic, thematic and technical criteria.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other



Mataró , Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 11 Dec 2023
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FESTIVAL DU CINEMA DOCUMENTAIRE MEDITERRANEEN EN TUNISIE

Deadline: 29 Feb 2024

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DOCUMED - MEDITERRANEAN DOCUMENTARY CINEMA FESTIVAL
IN TUNISIA
8th Edition - 2025

DocuMed – Mediterranean Documentary Cinema Festival in Tunisia, organized annually by the Tunisian Documentary Cinema Association, offers screenings of creative documentaries from countries around the Mediterranean. It aims to promote the influence and dissemination of documentary films in Tunisia and to promote exchanges between professionals, creators and the public in a spirit of openness to anthropological, cultural and social diversity.

DocuMed:
- Carries humanist values, based on openness to other cultures, freedom of creation and sharing.

- Demonstrates its belonging to the world, its openness to its Maghreb, Arab and Mediterranean [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other



TUNIS , Tunisia



 
 
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Published: 07 Dec 2023
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FANTBilbao - Festival De Cine Fantástico De Bilbao

Deadline: 04 Feb 2024

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Bilbao City Council is currently organizing the 31st BILBAO FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL – FANT2025, to take place in Bilbao from 2nd to 10th of May 2025.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other



Barakaldo, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 06 Dec 2023
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3º Cine Ro - Rondônia Film Festival

Deadline: 10 Jan 2024

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The 3rd CINE RO – Rondônia Film Festival, to be held in August 2025, is a cinematic event that celebrates the diversity and richness of national and international cinema. This festival provides a platform for filmmakers from across Brazil and around the world to showcase their work, with a special focus on productions that reflect the various facets of society.

With a hybrid format, the festival will be held both in-person and virtually, offering broad access to a diverse audience through its official website and social media channels. This format enables the festival to reach viewers beyond the geographic borders of Rondônia, fostering a more inclusive and accessible cinematic experience.

CINE RO welcomes a wide range of works, including fiction shorts, documentaries, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Porto Velho, Brazil



 
 
 
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Published: 05 Dec 2023
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Daroca & Prisión Film Fest - Festival de Cine de Daroca

Deadline: 01 Mar 2024

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Daroca&Prisión Film Fest
Festival Internacional Cine de Daroca

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, planning, acting, lighting, sound and production – and in its post-production;

And in the preparation and conduct of interviews with the aforementioned honored star and other illustrious visitors to the prison.

A job lasting several months that has a very positive impact on their social [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Daroca, Spain



 

 
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Published: 05 Dec 2023
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+ RAIN Film Festival

Deadline: 03 Mar 2024

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Third call of the first European festival of films generated using artificial intelligence (AI).+RAIN Film Festival is interested in the use of creative methodologies with AI in the service of storytelling. Beyond the visual dimension, this technology poses challenges in the ways of telling stories and also stresses concepts such as creativity and imagination. +RAIN Film Festival seeks to be the gateway to films that experiment with narrative language and these new technological approaches.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain



 
 
 
Logo of INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY
Published: 04 Dec 2023
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La Gran Pantalla - Festival Internacional de Cinema de les Persones Grans de Barcelona

Deadline: 01 Apr 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

La GRAN pantalla is an intergenerational cinematographic meeting space that seeks to dismantle stereotypes about older people through cinema. We look for stories that allow us to generate new readings and discourses about older people, beyond the conventional representations that are usually associated with this stage of life.

La GRAN pantalla seeks to delve into topics such as the sexuality of older people, the digital divide, unwanted loneliness, palliative care, intergenerational dialogues, cohousing, LGBTIQ+ older people, dignified death, migrant older people and all the visions that this population group may have about contemporary social problems such as the climate crisis, demographic change, new forms of families and organization, international conflicts, urban [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain