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shnit worldwide shortsfestival

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The shnit worldwide shortsfestival is a premier platform for the exhibition and promotion of short films. This festival is a unique transnational event held simultaneously in ten cities across five continents. The festival consists of three main segments:

▪ shnit PLAYGROUNDS* | Running until August 31st, 2025
▪ shnit EXPANDED | Running until September 30th, 2025
▪ shnit FINALE | Amsterdam – September 30th, 2025

The winner of the WORLDWIDE COMPETITION, as well as the shnit audience-nominated films of the WORLDWIDE & INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, will become eligible to enter the 2026 Oscars® in accordance with the rules of the 98th Academy Awards® [Cinematic release].

Over the past twenty-three years, shnit has evolved into a major international short film festival, continuously [...]



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Published: 19 Feb 2020
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Mister Vorky

Deadline: 10 Apr 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

Mister Vorky is an International Festival of One-Minute and Short films, which promotes the best one-minute and short films from all continents. The organizers of the festival is the Independent Film Center Vorky Team, which in this way pays tribute to the great Serbian-American film artist Slavko Vorkapich-Vorky.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Experimental



Ruma, Serbia



 
 
 
 
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Published: 16 Feb 2020
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Uhvati Film /// Seize the Film- FILMS ABOUT DISABILITY

Deadline: 01 May 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

Film Festival “Seize the Film“ is focus on projections of films related to the topic of disability/at least one actor is disabled person and it has editions in Novi Sad (Serbia), Rijeka (Croatia), and Kotor (Montenegro).

In addition to screenings of films on the topic of disability, the Festival also has accompanying programs and post-production - Film Caravan, which includes screenings in cultural spaces, schools, other festivals and „Seize the film Kids“ - screenings of films suitable for children aged 7-12 (in Serbia).

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Novi Sad, Serbia



 
 

 
Logo of Paraguay LesBiGayTrans International Movie Festival
Published: 15 Feb 2020
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Festival Internacional de Cine LesBiGayTrans

Deadline: 15 May 2020

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21th LesBiGayTrans Film Fest International in Paraguay

Aireana, a lesbian rights group, organizer of the 21th edition of the LesBiGayTrans International Film Festival of Asunción welcomes you.

Entries may be submitted until May 15, 2025.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Asunción , Paraguay



 
 
 
 
Logo of Toyama International Film Festival
Published: 14 Feb 2020
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Toyama International Film Festival

Deadline: 15 May 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

The 12th Annual Toyama International Film Festival will take place in June of 2025 in Toyama Prefecture. With such great success in previous years, we are excited to once again share the visions of filmmakers from all over the world with our local community in the countryside of Japan.

Submissions will be open until April 14th, 2025.

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The Annual Toyama International Film Festival (TIFF) began in the rural prefecture of Toyama, Japan. Started by a few English teachers in the area, we hoped to reach people not just in Japan, but around the globe.

The first TIFF took place in a small room inside of a shopping center, where about 70 people watched the 10 films we had received. The following year was a tremendous success with over 100 submissions from different countries, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Toyama, Japan



 

 
Logo of Noto International Film Festival, Premio Mario Monicelli Alla Miglior Regia – IX Edition 2024
Published: 12 Feb 2020
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Noto International Film Festival, Premio Mario Monicelli Alla Miglior Regia – IX Edizione 2025

Deadline: 20 Jul 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

Magnetic Film Association is proud to announce the short film festival “N.I.F.F. Noto International Film Festival” 2024 VIII edition
Festival is dedicated to any short movies created in any format and opened to all Italians and foreigner authors.

N.I.F.F will award the prestigious “MARIO MONICELLI” award for the best direction.

The technical jury appointed by the organizers of MAGNETIC FILM PRODUCTION will be composed of artist and workers in the field of cinematography, music and journalism field, chaired by film critic Giuseppe Liotta.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Noto, Italy



 
 
Logo of FanCineQueer | International LGBTI Film Festival of Extremadura
Published: 11 Feb 2020
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FanCineQueer | Festival Internacional de Cine LGBTI de Extremadura

Deadline: 24 Aug 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

FanCineQueer, the International LGBTI Film Festival of Extremadura, celebrates this year its 28th edition between the 7th and the 16th of November launching its traditional Short Films Call with the purpose of recognising, visibilising and fostering the production and dissemination of recent or unreleased LGBTI works.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Badajoz, Spain



 
 
 

 
Logo of RIR · International Comedy Shortfilm Festival
Published: 04 Feb 2020
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RiR · Festival Internacional De Curtas De Comedia

Deadline: 30 Jun 2020

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

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Allariz, Spain



 
 
 
Logo of Traveling Film Festival By El Bierzo 38Retinas 2025
Published: 01 Feb 2020
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Festival De Cine Itinerante Por El Bierzo 38retinas 2025

Deadline: 31 Mar 2020

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International Festival

Short film festival

«38Retinas» is an annual, traveling, thematic film festival that aims to bring comedy short films to the municipalities of the El Bierzo region that request them

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Ponferrada, Spain




 
Logo of PREMIOS CLAQUETA FIDEC 2025
Published: 22 Jan 2020
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Premios Claqueta Fidec 2025

Deadline: 29 May 2020

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The Claqueta Awards were born in 2011 to promote the efforts of new talents and students from film schools around the world, and to promote film culture in the city of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona).

It is a non-profit event that has the support of different public institutions, social entities and private sponsors.

The Claqueta awards, not only exhibit, also perform various events such as meetings with artists and students, academic conferences, debates, among others. It is an interesting way to approach and connect the works to the public.

The Claqueta Awards have been selecting the best cinema pieces around the world for 9 years to exhibit at the festival, promoting the development of cinema with a clear international character.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain



 
 
 
 
Logo of 25th Bidasoa International Archaeological Film Festival
Published: 21 Jan 2020
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XXV Festival Internacional De Cine Arqueológico Del Bidasoa

Deadline: 30 May 2020

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The Oiasso Roman Museum and the City Council of Irun organize the International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa.

The aim of the Festival is to present archaeology to the general public, through the diffusion of audio-visual material resulted from the work made by archaeologists, assuring the promotion and the spreading of these films.

The Festival is being celebrated since the year 2001 and from the year 2004 it has four prizes: the Grand Prize of the Festival, the Special Audience Prize, the Educational Values Prize and Arkeolan Prize for Contribution to Science. Since 2006, it’s inside Fedarcine, the European network of Archaeological Film Festivals.

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Irun, Spain