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Message To Man

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The 36th Message to Man International Festival of documentary, short fiction, animated, and experimental films will take place from 16 to 24 October 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Over the years, the Festival has hosted distinguished figures of world cinema, including Werner Herzog, Ulrich Seidl, Claude Lanzmann, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Agnès Varda, Mira Nair, Paolo Sorrentino, Alan Berliner, Eric Roberts, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Abdellatif Kechiche, Udo Kier, and many others.

With its history spanning three decades of cinema development, Message to Man was founded in 1989 in Leningrad by filmmaker Mikhail Litvyakov, who now serves as the Honorary President of the Festival.

In 2010, Alexei Uchitel, a renowned director of documentaries and feature films, assumed the role [...]



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Published: 12 Jun 2025
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Kunta Kinte International Afro-descendant Community Film Festival

Deadline: 02 Aug 2025

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The 10th Kunta Kinte Afro Community International Film Festival will take place from September 2 to 6, 2026, in the city of Medellín, Colombia. This year, the central theme of the festival is: "Resistance and creativity of Afro-descendant peoples".

We invite filmmakers to submit their films, documentaries, and short films addressing aspects of the African diaspora, such as the history of slavery, global Afro-descendant culture, the struggle for civil rights, migration experiences, and the influence of African heritage in various cultural expressions. Through cinema, we seek to rescue and value the stories of resistance, resilience, and creativity that have defined the Afro-descendant experience.

Every submission received will be thoroughly reviewed by our curatorial team.

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Medellin, Colombia



 
 
 
 
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Published: 11 Jun 2025
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Qshorts Africa

Deadline: 25 Sep 2026

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Qshorts is A FREE TO VIEW channel for the best short films by filmmakers of African descent & a community for filmmakers and film lovers.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTED Films will be available for the public to watch on our Free to View YouTube channel.

Our YouTube channel is NON- MONITIZED- it is purely for the love of short films and sharing them.

The TOP THREE MOST VIEWED FILMS from each month will be screened at our annual QFest Creative Festival Community Film screenings.

We are a selection partner for IREP https://www.irepdocufilm.com/ Selected documentries will be screen at IREP Documentry Festival


Our focus is on promoting short films, building an empowered community, and fostering growth. Partner with us to showcase your work and be seen by a global audience

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Lagos, Nigeria



 
 

 
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Published: 11 Jun 2025
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TERCER TIEMPO - Festival Mundial De Cine Futbolero

Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

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The Futbolero World Film Festival seeks to promote football as a space for intercultural dialogue and heritage of humanity, through the meeting of different actors in this social phenomenon. It proposes as axes of work: Audiovisual Media, Conversations, Sports Practice, Literature and Diploma Training.

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Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 
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Published: 07 Jun 2025
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Macau International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 16 Jun 2025

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MACAU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (“FESTIVAL”) is an annual worldwide audio-visual festival that aims to motivate overseas and Macau short film and music videos productions to compete in this FESTIVAL.

The Festival was previously known as "Sound & Image Challenge" and was first launched in 2010 focusing only on an audiovisual competition for local talent. This initiative was co-founded with professionals in film, music, sound and image fields, with two priorities: to promote the Creative Industries in the audiovisual sector and highlight the local talents in the production of sound and moving image design. Over the years, it expanded across 5 continents, grew and gained recognition, and finally became a short film festival in 2015.

The Festival will be held from 6 to [...]

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Macau, Macao



 
 
 

 
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Published: 07 Jun 2025
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Festival du film de Masuku nature & environnement

Deadline: 17 Aug 2025

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The Masuku Film Festival aims to promote the dissemination of films, works and audiovisual material from all countries, in all genres and for all audiences, addressing topics related to the environment, sustainable development and the environment.

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libreville, Gabon



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 Jun 2025
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EUREKA Festival Universitario De Cine

Deadline: 10 Jul 2025

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11th EUREKA UNIVERSITY FILM FESTIVAL 2026

Eureka University Film Festival is a cinematic event primarily organized by students from Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, in collaboration with students from different universities across the country and other professionals.


After 10 years, we have decided to give EUREKA a new direction, reimagining it for this eleventh edition. We aim to expand our horizons regarding filmmaking, both in its forms and creative intentions. In this edition, we are looking for honest cinema that connects with an emotional and/or spiritual need of the human experience.


Without limiting ourselves exclusively to university cinema, we are interested in works with a clear intention to tell their own stories.


We are seeking short films that [...]

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Bogotá D.C., Colombia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 05 Jun 2025
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Festival de Santurtzi - Santurtzi Zine Jaialdia

Deadline: 17 Aug 2025

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Since its creation in 2013, the Santurtzi Film Festival has gradually evolved to become a benchmark event in the Basque Country, expanding fields of action and gaining in solidity. Always faithful to its three founding axes –the socio-cultural promotion of the municipality, the connection with the community from the artistic point of view and the promotion and professionalization of new directors– the original motto of "cinema at street level" has consolidated a distinctive personality –close, participatory cinema with a social vocation– that has served as a platform for emerging filmmakers and for cultural revitalization, social and economic of Santurtzi.

The great success of SZ has been to position itself as a platform for emerging Basque cinema: to screen and give space to [...]

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Santurtzi, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 05 Jun 2025
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Festival De Cine De Calzada De Calatrava

Deadline: 22 Aug 2025

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The Film Festival of Calzada de Calatrava opens its submission period to present films in the “Made in Castile-La Mancha” category.
The official short film section of the competition “Made in Castile-La Mancha” (short films which must meet at least one of the following requirements: short films made by filmmakers from or resident in Castile-La Mancha; short films that have been filmed at locations in Castile-La Mancha; short films with distributers or producers with a legal address or registered office in Castile-La Mancha)
The official short film section competition shortlisted by Corto España – Fugaz Prizes. National short films in which genre, techniques and themes of the competition are open.
International Exhibition of Film in which four films will be screened, after [...]

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Calzada de Calatrava, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Published: 04 Jun 2025
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Festival Internacional de Cine Santa Cruz FENAVID

Deadline: 20 Jul 2025

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The FENAVID International Film Festival is held annually in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Organized by the Audiovisual Foundation (FUNDAV), the Festival has become the most important film event in Bolivia and one of the most relevant in Latin America.

Since its first version, carried out in 2001, more than 10,000 audiovisual works from 30 countries have been presented at this meeting, which has transcended the borders of Bolivia and America.

In each version, FENAVID offers the public more than 150 screenings of feature films, short films, music videos and a series of audiovisual works that are exhibited free of charge for the public.

FENAVID always has first-rate guests. The event was attended by internationally renowned figures such as Celso Franco, protagonist of "7 [...]

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia



 
 
 
 
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Published: 03 Jun 2025
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Krew! Festidrag De Cine (Festival Internacional de Cine Drag)

Deadline: 30 Sep 2025

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2nd International Drag Film Festival

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From June 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 at 23:59 hrs.

Krew! It is the first Film Festidrag in the world. It began to take place in October 2024, in the city of Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico in the Cineteca Nuevo León. This year we are calling for Audiovisual Directors and Producers, Drag Queens and people passionate about Drag to participate with a Drag Short Film no more than 30 min, as well as incorporating the new category "Reely Queen" Reel Short film in Vertical no more than 90 seconds.

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Krew! Is an International Drag Film Festival with stories starring Drags artists, which brings together audiovisual material from around the world to exhibit it in movie theaters and reward the best productions with a [...]

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Monterrey, Mexico