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Macau International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 16 Jun 2022

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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 [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Music Video

Macau, Macao

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Published: 16 Mar 2022

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XVII Festival De Cine: Infancia Y Adolescencia - 2026

Deadline: 31 May 2022

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The 17th Film Festival: Childhood and Adolescence – 2026 is a celebration featuring spaces for audiovisual exchange and education for children, adolescents, and young adults, with screenings, recreational activities, workshops, panels, and discussions. Its primary objective is to promote Bogotá as a pioneering city in Latin America in terms of ensuring that children and adolescents are visible, play a leading role, and enjoy full rights through audiovisual production. Participation in the exhibition and audiovisual content sharing activities is free of charge.

The Festival will take place from September 7 to 12, 2026.

Children and adolescents will have access to an audiovisual program consisting of national and international animated and fiction short films, television [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Music Video

Bogotá, Colombia

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Published: 15 Mar 2022

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Международный фестиваль анимационных фильмов «Анимаёвка – 2026

Deadline: 10 Jun 2022

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Mogilev State Enterprise "Kinovideoprokat" welcomes you and informs that in September 2026 in the city of Mogilev, Republic of Belarus, the XXVIII International Festival of Animated Films "Animaevka-2026" will be held.

Over the years, the festival has become a celebration of animation for children and adults. Events are held in all regional centers of Belarus.

For viewing, film screenings of competitive and non-competitive programs, creative meetings with the creators of animated films, master classes, exhibitions of children's fine and decorative and applied arts are organized.

As part of the treatment:

- competition of animated films;
- competition of children's animation creativity
- competition of children's fine and decorative and applied arts.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Music Video

Mogilev, Belarus

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Published: 11 Mar 2022

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Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival

Deadline: 15 Jul 2022

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Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival 5th Edition (2025)

The Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival returns for its 5th edition, continuing our commitment to celebrating short films a cinematic language that often speaks the loudest in the fewest minutes.

Kaaffilm is an independent platform devoted to discovering, supporting, and showcasing filmmakers who push the boundaries of storytelling, vision, and form.

In 2025, the festival will be held entirely online, offering creators and audiences worldwide a seamless and secure digital experience. All official selections will be screened on Kaaffilm’s verified platform, ensuring both accessibility and authenticity for a truly borderless cinema.

Kaaffilm remains a vital hub for emerging voices and established creators, [...]

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Experimental Music Video

Milan, Italy

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Published: 10 Mar 2022

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Ruréfilos, Festival Internacional De Cine Y Mundo Rural

Deadline: 30 Apr 2022

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RURÉFILOS, International Film and Rural World Festival is a multidisciplinary meeting point in which, through audiovisual language, a space is provided for debate and creative reflection on the past, present and future of the rural world.

Fiction Documentary Animation Fantastic Other Experimental Music Video

Madrid, Spain

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Published: 05 Mar 2022

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FECISO- Festival Internacional de Cine Social de Castilla-la Mancha

Deadline: 10 May 2022

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Aware of the importance of audiovisual media in Spanish society today and, trying to make them both a comunication and education media, to promote values of solidarity and tolerance, the International Social Film Festival of Castilla-La Mancha was born and it will be held in Toledo, It will continue in Toledo, Torrijos, Cuenca, Olías del Rey...

In this Festival are invited to take part to public and private entities that share the same concerns.

The Festival consists of several sections, including a contest of short and documentaries, social issues include: xenophobia, generational conflict, child labor, domestic violence, social roles, ecology, children´s rights, coexistence, etc.

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Torrijos, Spain

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Published: 05 Mar 2022

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20th Addis International Film Festival

Deadline: 03 Apr 2022

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The Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is an annual film festival created by Initiative Africa in 2007 and held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival is the largest independent documentary cinema festival in Africa and it was established as a unique initiative seeking to use the power of documentary films to support innovative ways of creating awareness on social issues.

The festival is a celebratory and educational event showcasing a carefully curated selection of films from both seasoned and emerging filmmakers addressing a wide range of themes such as peace building, inequality, women empowerment, children's rights, and much more.

The 18th Edition of the Addis International Film Festival (AIFF). As Ethiopia's established social activist, Initiative Africa [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Published: 02 Mar 2022

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Lloret Negre

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Lloret Negre is the first noir genre festival of the Costa Brava. It's objetive is to promote the noir genre and as well as Lloret de Mar and it's heritage.

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Lloret de Mar, Spain

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Published: 02 Mar 2022

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Luberon Film Festival

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Luberon Film Festival

International Film Festival hosted by the city of PERTUIS. He will be celebrating his 5th year. The LFF forwill reward at the end of these 5 days in a feature film and short film section the Lavender of Gold for the best film.

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Pertuis, France

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Published: 02 Mar 2022

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RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

Deadline: 30 Jun 2022

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The nineth edition of RIR (International Comedy Shortfilm Festival), a theme festival where humor is the fundamental base.

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Allariz, Spain

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Macau International Short Film Festival

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XVII Festival De Cine: Infancia Y Adolescencia - 2026

Deadline: 31 May 2022

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Международный фестиваль анимационных фильмов «Анимаёвка – 2026

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Mogilev, Belarus

Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival

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Ruréfilos, Festival Internacional De Cine Y Mundo Rural

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FECISO- Festival Internacional de Cine Social de Castilla-la Mancha

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Torrijos, Spain

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lloret Negre

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Lloret de Mar, Spain

Luberon Film Festival

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Pertuis, France

RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

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Allariz, Spain

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