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CARTOON CLUB - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION CINEMA, COMICS AND GAMES

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Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games, now at its 42nd edition, is one of the best known festivals on the Italian scene.

It is a remarkable window for animation, short films in particular, including fiction, educational, experimental, and computer graphic works, with a whole section solely dedicated to comics: Riminicomix.

The Festival features SHORT ANIMATED FILMS in various sections:

The CARTOON CLUB AWARD: open to short animated films made by professional filmmakers and production companies.

The SIGNOR ROSSI AWARD: open to animated shorts made by secondary school and university students, and by the students of animation film schools.

The CARTOON KIDS AWARD: open to animated shorts aimed at a children’s audience. Among the films [...]



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Published: 30 Nov 2024
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Festival de cortos Hygeia

Deadline: 16 Mar 2025

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Short film festival

Only for Spanish Filmmakers.

 Documentary



Madrid, Spain



 
 
 
Logo of Lugo Film Week
Published: 17 Nov 2024
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Lugo Film Week

Deadline: 05 May 2025

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Bases 48th Lugo Film Week (Spain). Celebrated from September 21 to 26, 2026 (SECILUGO 48).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



Lugo, Spain



 
 

 
Logo of FANTLLANES
Published: 05 Nov 2024
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FANTLLANES

Deadline: 17 Nov 2024

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Participation Rules

The IV FANTLLANES, to be held from April 16th to 18th, 2026, in Llanes, aims to promote and recognize creativity and talent within the fantasy film industry, providing a distribution platform for filmmakers in this genre.

Key Dates
Submissions open: Starting February 10th, 2026.

Submission deadline: March 22nd, 2026.

Festival dates: April 16th to 18th, 2026.

Eligibility Requirements
National and international short and feature films belonging to the fantasy genre in any of its variants (science fiction, horror, thriller, etc.) are eligible to participate.

General Conditions
Each participant may submit up to two works.

Works must have been produced within the last two years.

Short films previously submitted to past editions of FANTLLANES will not be [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror



Oviedo, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Short South
Published: 02 Nov 2024
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Short South

Deadline: 30 Apr 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

ORGANIZERS

Cultural Association Time & Memory organizes the fourteenth edition of the Short Film Festival called "SHORT TO SOUTH", to be held in Polla (SA)ITALY from the 20 - 21 June 2026 at the Auditorium "Holy Nicolicchio".

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Experimental



Polla, Italy



 

 
Logo of Arcu Atlánticu Xixón
Published: 18 Oct 2024
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Arcu Atlánticu Xixón

Deadline: 31 May 2025

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Film Festival framed within the Atlantic Arch of Xixón.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Gijón , Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of Muestra De Cine Documental Musical De Gijón
Published: 18 Oct 2024
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Muestra De Cine Documental Musical De Gijón

Deadline: 31 May 2025

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International Festival

Feature film festival

THE GIJÓN 2026 FESTIVAL

5 GIJÓN MUSIC DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
August 2026

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Gijón, Spain



 

 
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Published: 04 Oct 2024
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Humus Film Fest

Deadline: 22 Oct 2024

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International Festival

Short film festival

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 11th 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  Music Video



Madrid, Spain



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

Deadline: 31 Mar 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

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.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Rybinsk, Russia



 

 
Logo of Zinema Film Festival
Published: 03 Oct 2024
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Zinema Film Festival

Deadline: 05 Nov 2024

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Feature film festival

Zinema Film Festival - Is a film festival whose objective is to showcase independent cinema with auteurist and experimental narratives and forms. The 3rd edition of the Zinema Film Festival will take place in November 2026.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Zaragoza, Spain



 
 
Logo of Gastro Film Fest
Published: 02 Oct 2024
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Gastro Film Fest

Deadline: 27 Apr 2025

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International Festival

Short film festival

The festival has an international character and all authors with films in compliance with other propositions can participate. Films selected for competition will be judged in two categories:

1. FILM RECIPE - a sort of documentary that should display complete image and/or text instructions for preparation of culinary creations (meals, drinks or deserts), including information about required ingredients and sequence of work. Based on those, after watching film one should be able to prepare the recipe.

2. OPEN CATEGORY - a film that should thematize or depict content related to food and/or drink.

Duration of individual films submitted is limited to 15 minutes.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Osijek, Croatia