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European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux

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DATE AND LOCATION

The 30th edition of the European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux will take place from March 19th to 21th 2027. The projection nights will take place at the Utopia cinema in Bordeaux.

GOALS

The European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux aims to promote the short film format to the Région Aquitaine's audience. It facilitates the access to cinema for a large public, from all ages. It also supports the discovery of talented directors coming from all over Europe.,It’s a way for the filmmakers to be appreciated by a jury, no matter if they are mere enthusiasts or professionals.



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Published: 08 Oct 2024
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Zinegoak BILBAO LGTBIQA+ FILM FEST

Deadline: 10 Mar 2025

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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  Other  Experimental



Bilbao, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 Oct 2024
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Mits Festival de Videodanza Moviment i Transformació Social Barcelona

Deadline: 01 Dec 2024

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MiTS (Movement & Social Transformation) is a Social Video-dance Festival which explores the interrelation between video and dance as a tool to bring about powerful discussions and visibility to all kinds of diversity: diverse identities, diverse bodies and territories to discover.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Other  Experimental



Barcelona, Spain




 
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Published: 04 Oct 2024
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Humus Film Fest

Deadline: 22 Oct 2024

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The Humus Film Fest is an international short film festival focused on environmental themes. It aims to showcase both professional and amateur filmmakers, broadening perspectives on the environmental challenges we face: the disconnect between rural and urban areas, the loss of nature in cities, rural depopulation, climate change, and the eco-social transition towards a society more respectful of its environment.

The Humus Film Fest was born and continues in this 12th edition with a distinctly hedonistic and optimistic spirit. Therefore, we encourage filmmakers not only to present stories that address these issues from a stark reality, but also to open their cameras to humor, poetry, surrealism, and experimental art. This allows us to approach more hopeful future environmental [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Madrid, Spain



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

Deadline: 31 Mar 2025

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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.

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Rybinsk, Russia



 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Marere Film Festival

Deadline: 18 Jan 2025

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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).

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Javea, Spain



 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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NIKON FILM FESTIVAL

Deadline: 10 Jan 2025

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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 17th edition, it'll be "SURPRISE". To participate, you must register on our website www.festivalnikon.fr/en until January 15, 2027

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

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Paris, France



 
 
 

 
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Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Forth International Festival on Ageing: Glimpses through time

Deadline: 01 Feb 2025

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The 4th International Film Festival on Aging: Glimpses Through Time is a university initiative organized by the Interdisciplinary Center for Aging (CIEn) at the Universidad de la República de Uruguay, with support from the Secretaría de Extensión y Cultura Universitaria, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México. It involves collaboration with various universities in the region and government agencies related to older adults from different countries.

The Festival aims to draw attention to themes related to aging and old age as part of our vital and socio-historical time. We start from a paradigm that considers that the images and representations of older adults—including those in audiovisual productions—affect how we live in relation to aging, how we perceive ourselves as [...]

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Sede principal Montevideo, Uruguay



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

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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“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 [...]

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BITOLA, North Macedonia



 
 

 
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Published: 25 Sep 2024
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Golden Snail 2027

Deadline: 01 Jun 2025

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Festival "Golden Snail" is a World Children Animated Film Festival which takes place in month September 2027. in Vranje, Serbia. "Golden Snail" gathers young filmmakers from all over the world. Any studio, club or school who works with children in a field of film animation are welcome to our festival. Films must be made BY CHILDREN not for children by professionals.
The festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and the City of Vranje.

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Vranje, Serbia



 
 
 
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Published: 22 Sep 2024
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Cortisonici International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 31 Dec 2024

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International short film festival - MX 15 min.

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Varese, Italy