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FIDBA International Documentary Film Festival

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In recent decades, and at one time to the emergence of new technologies that have ended up scanning most of the processes of the film, the documentary has known a notorious and systematic growth around the world. In our country, and for more than one decade, a production before linked almost exclusively to fiction has been swelling their ranks with new topics, new approaches, new geographies, new dilemmas.

It is in this context that FIDBA is proposed as the 1st. International Film Festival dedicated to this genre which films with the same fans - as long as we believe that the forms and the doings of the documentary film are different from those of the fiction - may meet and dialogue among them and with the public. If the documentary is a meeting point for the FIDBA, it is [...]



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Published: 02 Oct 2026
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Lens Dans FestIval

Deadline: 23 Oct 2026

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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 [...]

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Brussels / Barcelona, Belgium



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2026
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MI PRIMER FESTIVAL

Deadline: 15 Dec 2026

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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: 02 Oct 2026
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24·90 FC | Fútbol Cine

Deadline: 15 Dec 2026

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24·90 FC is a film festival devoted to football, in Medellín, Colombia. Cinema for football people, football for cinema people.

Four days in a city where football plays at home on every corner, devoted to football cinema from around the world. One condition holds the programme together: football must be present, whether as the core of the story, as its trigger, or as the setting where it unfolds. Format, running time and cinematic language are free.

Organised by Corporación Cinéfagos, 15 years running film festivals in Antioquia.

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Medellín, Colombia



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2026
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4to Festival Internacional De Cine Sobre Envejecimiento: Miradas A Través Del Tiempo

Deadline: 31 Jan 2027

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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: 02 Oct 2026
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Cap Spartel International Film Festival

Deadline: 01 Mar 2027

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Call for Fiction and Documentary Short Films for the 13th Edition of the Cap Spartel Film Festival

This Year’s Theme: Cinema: A Mirror of the World

Cinema acts as a powerful mirror of humanity, reflecting social changes, fears, hopes, and the contradictions of our societies throughout the ages. Much more than mere entertainment, it shapes our perception of the world, documents history, and explores the human condition, capturing the complexity of reality.

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Tanger, Morocco



 
 
 
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Published: 02 Oct 2026
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Festival Du Film D’éducation à La Vie Affective Et Sexuelle

Deadline: 01 Dec 2026

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The Amiens Festival of Film on Affective and Sexual Education (FFEVAS), organized by La Fabrique d’Images, will hold its second edition from May 10 to 14, 2027.

As the first festival in France dedicated to affective and sexual education through cinema, it presents an international selection of short films (fiction, documentary, animation) addressing themes such as consent, gender equality, sexual and gender diversity, sexual health, STI prevention, and the fight against gender-based and sexual violence.

Selected films will be screened before professional juries as well as youth juries. Several awards will be presented.

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Amiens, France



 
 

 
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Published: 01 Oct 2026
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Festival Fútbol Cine Tocopilla

Deadline: 25 Nov 2026

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The Fútbol Cine Festival is a community gathering point created in February 2022 in the Antofagasta Region. Its mission is to promote unity between two of the most enriching activities for humankind:

SPORTS and CULTURE.

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Santiago, Chile



 
 
 
 
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Published: 01 Oct 2026
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Cinhomo - Muestra Internacional de Cine y Diversidad Sexual de Castilla y León

Deadline: 31 Dec 2026

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The International Film and Sexual Diversity Festival CINHOMO accepts LGBTIAQ-themed films of all nationalities, which will be eligible in the various sections of the festival: Fiction Feature Films, Fiction Short Films, Documentary Feature Films and Documentary Short Films.

The works must not have been exhibited in commercial theaters, broadcast on TV or be available to the public on the Internet or any other platform in Spanish territory prior to the celebration of the festival and must be copyrighted after 01/01/2024. Feature films must be unpublished in the Community of Castilla y León; in the case of short films it will not be exclusive but it will be positively valued. The organization reserves the right to include in the out-of-competition program films that do not meet [...]

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Valladolid, Spain



 
 
 

 
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Eurodesk Jornada De Cine Europeo (time To Move)

Deadline: 18 Oct 2026

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The 2nd Eurodesk León European Film Day – Time to Move is an in-person short-film showcase organised by Eurodesk León and the Youth Department of León City Council.

The event uses cinema to bring the cultural and creative diversity of Europe closer to young audiences, encourage dialogue between viewers and filmmakers, and introduce opportunities for mobility, education, volunteering and participation across Europe.

The programme brings together fiction, documentary and contemporary audiovisual works from countries represented in the Eurodesk network, as well as a dedicated section for filmmakers and productions connected to the province of León.

The official gala and screening will take place on Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at Espacio Joven Vías, Avenida Padre [...]

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León, Spain



 
 
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Published: 29 Sep 2026
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Iquique

Deadline: 28 Oct 2026

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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.

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Iquique, Chile