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American Documentary And Animation Film Festival (AmDocs)

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AmDocs is one of the largest Documentary and Animation only festivals in the United States. We are located in beautiful Palm Springs, not far from the media capital of Hollywood. We take pride in sharing the best viewing environment for both our audience and filmmakers.

AmDocs is very progressive in education outreach, market sharing and doing all we can to help our filmmakers realize their goals.



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Logo of Forth International Festival on Ageing: Glimpses through time
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 [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



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



 
 
 

 
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Published: 18 Sep 2024
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MI PRIMER 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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Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia

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.

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Palencia, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 25 Jul 2024
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Festival Cine del Mediterráneo- Ficsem

Deadline: 26 Jul 2024

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FICSEM Festival, in the Mediterranean area.


For major reasons, and having been immersed in a situation in which we have all been affected, we have decided to adapt to the current situation, and give a new focus to our festival. Maintaining the enthusiasm and passion we feel for the artistic world.


Our festival is aimed at the dissemination and promotion of film authors related to topics of social and/or ecological value.


Because we believe in the power of art as a transformative medium, our contribution from this festival is to give visibility to projects that address environmental and social changes in which we are immersed. We are an international festival because we understand the world beyond barriers, and because we are moved by the need to get to know other cultures [...]

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Torrevieja, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 17 Jul 2024
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Tracce Cinematografiche film Fest

Deadline: 15 Apr 2025

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The Film Tracks Film Fest wants to be a meeting point between fans of filmic language, propose quality works.

A special prize will go to a short film about the MEDITERRANEAN.

We love Cinema and how we want to spread it.

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Nettuno, Italy



 

 
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Published: 16 Jul 2024
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Vegan Çîftlîk Short Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Nov 2024

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The fifth of the short film event themed "Animal Freedom" organized by Vegan Çiftlik will be held on July 15-18, 2027.

The purpose of the festival is to encourage the production of and provide a space for sharing short films and video artworks that draw attention to the violations of rights in farms, slaughterhouses, laboratories, zoos, circuses, natural habitats and many other areas in line with human desires, and the fact that even the most basic rights of animals are not recognized in the legal plane by being seen as property.

The works sent to the Festival will be displayed at the camp that will be held at Vegan Çiftlik between July 15-18, 2027.

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Izmir, Turkey



 
 
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Published: 16 Jul 2024
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Арктический международный кинофестиваль ’Золотой ворон’ - Arctic International Film Festival ’Golden Raven’

Deadline: 20 Dec 2024

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THE XI ARCTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "GOLDEN RAVEN"
March 29 – April 11, 2027 • Anadyr, Chukotka, Russia
Free submission • Deadline: November 30, 2026

Golden Raven is the easternmost international film festival in Russia. It takes place in Anadyr, the capital of Chukotka, on the shores of the Bering Sea, where Russia's new day begins. For two weeks every spring the Arctic town becomes a meeting point for filmmakers from all over the world, and your film meets an audience unlike any other.

A festival that keeps growing
The jubilee X edition received 3,394 submissions from more than 100 countries. Festival films were screened in 67 regions of Russia and in six countries, from Minsk to Buenos Aires, reaching a combined audience of over 130,000 viewers. The Grand Prix went [...]

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Anadyr, Russia