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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: 21 Jan 2021
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ANDALESGAI: Andalusian gay, lesbian, bisexual and transexual Film Festival

Deadline: 28 Feb 2021

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Festival accepts movies of interest for gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersexual and transexual people. To participate in the competitive section (prizes), these films should have not been programmed on TV, screened in comercial venues or another spanish festival excluding the organized by Fundacion Triangulo. In any case, copyleft or copyright should be later than 2024.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic



Sevilla, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 20 Jan 2021
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AMOR LGBT+ International Film Festival

Deadline: 05 Mar 2021

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AMOR International LGBT+ Film Festival is the first international film festival in Santiago, Chile focused on sexual and gender diversity. It is an independent, competitive festival. The ninth edition of AMOR Festival will take place from November 24 to 29, 2026, in a hybrid format, featuring both digital and in-person screenings and activities across the country.

As in every edition, the festival is conceived as an inclusive space where the programme invites different sectors of society to engage with cinema centered on LGBT+ themes (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and broader sexual and gender diversities). It is a safe space for the community, where participants can engage, gain visibility, identify, and share their experiences.

AMOR Festival has positioned itself as [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



Santiago, Chile



 
 

 
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Published: 19 Jan 2021
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MEDITERRANEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL IN TUNISIA

Deadline: 31 Mar 2021

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DOCUMED - MEDITERRANEAN DOCUMENTARY CINEMA FESTIVAL
IN TUNISIA
9th Edition - 2026

DocuMed – Mediterranean Documentary Cinema Festival in Tunisia, organized annually by the Tunisian Documentary Cinema Association, offers screenings of creative documentaries from countries around the Mediterranean. It aims to promote the influence and dissemination of documentary films in Tunisia and to promote exchanges between professionals, creators and the public in a spirit of openness to anthropological, cultural and social diversity.

DocuMed:
- Carries humanist values, based on openness to other cultures, freedom of creation and sharing.

- Demonstrates its belonging to the world, its openness to its Maghreb, Arab and Mediterranean [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Other  Experimental



TUNIS , Tunisia



 
 
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Published: 16 Jan 2021
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Mister Vorky

Deadline: 12 Apr 2021

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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  Other  Experimental



Ruma, Serbia



 
 
 

 
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Published: 10 Jan 2021
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Semana de Cine de Lugo

Deadline: 01 May 2021

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

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Lugo, Spain



 
 
 
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Published: 08 Jan 2021
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Actrum International Film Fest (AIFF)

Deadline: 15 Jan 2021

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ACTRUM is a non-profit Cultural Association that works in all areas of the artistic sector.

In this festival, the finalist works will be screened online and it will be open to the public, who will have to vote through our website for their 3 favorite shorts/feature films from each section to award the public prizes.

Register your project! We accept any gender.

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental



Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 24 Dec 2020
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Festival De Cine De Calzada De Calatrava

Deadline: 16 May 2021

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The Calzada de Calatrava Film Festival opens its call for submissions in the following categories:

Short Films – "MADE IN CASTILLA LA MANCHA"

Official Competition – Short Films "Made in Castilla La Mancha":

Short films created by filmmakers who are either natives or residents of Castilla La Mancha; works that have used locations in this region; or productions involving companies with a registered office in Castilla La Mancha.

Official Competition – Short Films selected by CortoEspaña – Fugaz Awards:
National short films with free theme, genre, and technique, selected by CortoEspaña.

International Film Showcase:
Four feature films will be screened, selected by the festival organization from among the award winners at major international film festivals, including Cannes, [...]

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Calzada de Calatrava, Spain



 
 
 
 
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Published: 15 Dec 2020
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Censurados Film Festival

Deadline: 08 Mar 2021

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We are looking for films that have been censored, banned, or have faced obstacles to their development, production and/or exhibition due to political, social, corporate, religious or other reasons, anywhere in the world over the past two years.

Censurados Film Festival is an international film festival that showcases and promotes “the films they don’t want you to see.” Founded in Peru and with over twelve years of experience, the festival has established itself as a key platform for the defense of freedom of expression, human rights, and cultural diversity through cinema.

In a global context where censorship continues to affect artists, filmmakers, and audiences, the festival creates a space for encounter, reflection, and dialogue around the many forms of censorship shaping [...]

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Caldes d'Estrac, Spain



 
 

 
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Published: 02 Dec 2020
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Festival de Cine de Bogotá

Deadline: 01 Jun 2021

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HIGHLIGHTED

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XLIII BOGOTA FILM FESTIVAL

September 17th to 23rd of 2026

THE FESTIVAL

The Bogota International Film Festival, organized by the Colombian-local organization Corporación Bogocine, was created in 1984 in order to recognize and reward the Colombian film production. For its second edition, the Festival brought together not only Colombian but other Andean countries cinema as well, and went on to honor productions from the Caribbean Islands, South America, Spain, France, Africa and the Pacific Coast on subsequent editions.

Currently, the Festival is recognized worldwide as a relevant platform for new directors (with no more than 3 released feature films) and debut feature films. Renowned filmmakers such as Pedro Almodovar, Bong Joon-Ho, Isabel Coixet, Alejandro González [...]

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Bogotá, Colombia



 
 
 
 
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Published: 02 Dec 2020
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La Oca Loca & Prisión Film Fest - Festival Internacional de Cine

Deadline: 01 Mar 2021

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La Oca Loca&Prisión Film Fest
Festival Internacional de Cine

Two Sections: JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FICTION SHORT FILM (Jury composed of prisoners from the Daroca Penitentiary Center - Spain) and PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM MADE BY FILM WORKSHOPS IN PENITENTIARY CENTERS - FICTION AND/OR DOCUMENTARY - (Jury composed of Professionals from the audiovisual sector).

This is the only online Film Festival in the world in which the prisoners belonging to the Film Workshop of the Daroca Penitentiary Center (Spain) have an intense and active participation:

Viewing, pre-selecting and deciding the Awards (along with a Jury of professionals of the sector);

Participating in the filming of a comedy sketch alongside an honored star, as well as in all the previous phases – such as the script, [...]

 Fiction  Documentary  Animation  Fantastic  Terror  Other  Experimental  Music Video



Daroca, Spain