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Bengaluru International Short Film Festival

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You’ve chosen to film. Chosen to put together a visual piece of art if we may say so. Today when anyone with a camera can, in theory, make a film... how will you make your short film stand out? What you intend to do with your film is what the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival is all about. We will be what you create.

After the tremendous success that was BISFF 2026, we are all set to host the 17th edition. Just as every year, this is an attempt to understand the medium a little better and go a little further in inventing new forms of storytelling as filmmakers.

This year the Festival will be a HYBRID Version, having both Online and Venue Screenings. Online Screenings will be only for INDIAN Geography

The festival showcases shorts from across the world, creating a [...]



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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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Varese, Italy



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Published: 18 Sep 2024
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MY FIRST FESTIVAL

Deadline: 30 Nov 2024

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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 [...]

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Lima, Peru



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Published: 14 Sep 2024
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Palencia International Film Festival

Deadline: 30 Nov 2024

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The Palencia International Films Festival is organised by the Association Friends of the film and the Popular University of Palencia.

This edition is number 36, and during all these years, our philosphy has been considering cinema a tool of development and social cohesion.

Our festival colaborates with the Spanish Cinema Academy, and its a qualifyer festival for the GOYA shortfilm Awards.

In addition, the short film awarded the first prize by the jury at the MCIP (the Milagros Alcalde Award) will go directly to the Short List finalist of the FUGAZ Awards, making up the short list of films that will then be evaluated for nomination by the commission that awards these prizes each year.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Palencia, Spain



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Logo of Short Short Story Film Festival
Published: 11 Sep 2024
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Short Short Story Film Festival

Deadline: 03 Nov 2024

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The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes.

For 2026, the 19th edition of the festival returns with a unique closed event. The festival celebrates brevity in film-making, with films from across the globe, both live-action and animated.

The festival consists of two programs, Heartstrings and Headtrip, each with a distinctive tone yet wide-ranging styles and topics.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



N/A, United States



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Logo of Festival De Cine Escolar Raúl Ruiz
Published: 05 Sep 2024
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Festival De Cine Escolar Raúl Ruiz

Deadline: 10 Nov 2024

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Organized by ONG Acción Intercultural and Liceo Artístico Guillermo Gronemeyer, the 6th Raúl Ruiz School Film Festival invites young creators to participate in its November 2026 edition in Chile. Inspired by the legacy of the acclaimed Chilean filmmaker, this in-person festival celebrates audiovisual experimentation, artistic research, and bold cinematic exploration. Submissions are open to fiction, documentary, animation, video art, dance film, video essays, and hybrid formats.

Categories

Bodies (School Category): Explores the body as presence, memory, emotion, performance, or transformation.

Memory and Territory (School Category): Investigates the relationship between identity, landscape, soundscapes, heritage, and community stories.

Games and Perception (School [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Quilpué, Chile



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Published: 31 Aug 2024
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Lens Dans FestIval

Deadline: 30 Sep 2024

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Lens Dans is a Video Dance Festival dedicated to promoting, cultivating, and celebrating video dance projects created by artists from diverse disciplines and backgrounds.



Lens Dans brings together screenings of selected video dance projects from our open call, live performances, workshops, conferences, open mics… AND MUCH MORE!



The first edition took place at La Vallée in Brussels on 11, 12, and 13 June 2021, becoming one of the first cultural events to take place after lockdown. Since then, Lens Dans has continued to grow, with three more editions held across Brussels and Barcelona!

For our 4th edition we are coming back to Barcelona, Spain from November 12-14th, 2026 and Brussels, Belgium on the 28th of November!



This year, we are launching OPEN CALLS for VIDEO [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Brussels / Barcelona, Belgium



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Logo of Short Film Festival For Long Times
Published: 25 Aug 2024
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Festival Cortos para Tiempos Largos

Deadline: 20 Sep 2024

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The "Festival Cortos para Tiempos largos" is a proposal for the training, creation and circulation of audiovisual content carried out by young Colombians since 2020 with a clear purpose, to connect people and stories. The festival is not looking for winners, it is conceived as a space for the dissemination and visibility of audiovisual products, carried out for academic and non-profit purposes, where all those who wish to be part of a great story can participate.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Pereira, Colombia



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Logo of Iquique International Film Festival
Published: 07 Aug 2024
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Iquique

Deadline: 30 Sep 2024

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This 2026, the International Film Festival of Iquique (FICIQQ) will celebrate its 16th edition. FICIQQ is a unique film festival in the Tarapacá Region, and this edition is funded by the 2026 Audiovisual Promotion Fund, together with the production of Volcánica Films.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Iquique, Chile



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Published: 02 Aug 2024
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Hator Hator Horror Fest

Deadline: 15 Nov 2024

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Horror and animation film festival in Azpeitia.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Azpeitia, Spain



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Logo of ALICANTE SMARTPHONE FILM FESTIVAL
Published: 23 Jul 2024
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Alicante Smartphone Internacional Film Festival

Deadline: 10 Nov 2024

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The festival will take place in Alicante from November 16 to 21, 2026.

Only short films produced exclusively with a smartphone will be accepted.

Both national and international short films are eligible to participate.

The theme is open to all genres and subjects.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



alicante , Spain



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