Blog: Film festivals

The festival is about bringing people together, behind the scenes and in the audience. While the project will be collaboratively executed, the organizing will also involve professionals who will share their skills, and sponsors who will contribute their resources. The event itself will provide a setting, much like peaceful campaign of film shows,cultural dance, music performance, games, and educational awareness where people regardless of their life experiences seat together, laugh together, cry together and exchange ideas as an audience.

Marengo Fest. Vigo International Film Festival is not just a film competition, it is a cultural and social event whose main objective is to promote film culture, giving the opportunity at a national and international level to show their projects, providing prizes worth €30,000 in its different categories

The purpose of the festival refers to awareness of both the external filters on the screen, including censorship (commercial, ideological, aesthetic), and the internal filters of screen perception and projection, including self-censorship. NEFILTRAVANAE KINO is an exploration of aestheticization and commodification in art. The next aim of the festival is to expose the complexity, manysidedness, and variety of filmmaking.

NEFILTRAVANAE KINO (NoFilter Kino) is a film festival that is held by the Short Movie Club, the platform for cinematic projects. NEFILTRAVANAE KINO is ADAMI Media Prize qualified festival. The International Film Studies Conference is held at the same time as the film festival. In this way, film theory and practice are integrated together at the NEFILTRAVANAE KINO.

Originally the festival was held in Belarus, but because of political repression and publicly stated anti-war stance, screenings and events can be held in different countries. First of all in Poland (Warsaw), Germany (Berlin, Hamburg), Lithuania (Vilnius). For example, the 11th and 10th Nefiltravanae Kino took place in Warsaw, Berlin, Hamburg, Vilnius and Helsinki. The content of past years' film programs can be found on the website https://shortmovie.club/programmes/

The festival will be held in a hybrid format. We will have a part of live screenings and online screenings on a video platform https://film.nofilterkino.org/ . The video is cryptographically secured. In addition, we pay attention and promote films from our previous years that are released to the public on the Internet after their festival curcuit.

Nefiltravanae Kino involves theater, artists to interpret symbols and history. We work with the audience's reaction and participants' as well.

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The concept of the NEFILTRAVANAE KINO (NoFilter Kino):

ALIENATION PROBLEM

We live in a world of malls and cinema multiplexes. We see that indie cinema and non-commodity art go to the periphery of public attention. Primitive attractions replace the cinematography. The escape audience is alienated behind the big screen. So modern mainstream cinema is part of a manipulating tool that leads to the society of alienation. Thus the tendency is that indie cinema becomes more unreadable for the wide audience. We should understand the context of the filmmaker to understand the independent cinema. That is why the NEFILTRAVANAE KINO concept implies the physical presence of filmmakers.

FILM SELECTION PROBLEM
Filmmakers shoot millions of movies. And thousands of short film festivals organize screenings all over the world every year. On average, several thousand films are submitted to a film festival. So various good films can be neglected for whatever reason. Often selecting probability is like winning a lottery. As a result, filmmakers are left with no feedback. It is a paradox that no one can hear you in the age of the Internet! The mainstream culture prefers attractions and casual viewing.

Also, this idea is based on the film selection problem. Perhaps it’s no surprise one person, i.e. programme director at best, or even students of film schools make a preliminary decision to select a movie. Сoncordance of judges or previewers is more seldom thing than the difference of background, tastes. So selection or judging can be one-sided or perfunctory. It is not bad as the programme director has a good taste and aesthetic sensitivity, of course. But we’ve discovered another conception of “unfiltered cinema”. We matched it against “the best of the best” way. This way aids to perceive cinematic idiom without the dictate of art-curators.

CELEBRATION OF INDIE CINEMA
So the NoFilter Kino tries to avoid “the best of the best” way but it does not ignore it completely, sure. The festival selects fiction, animation, documentary, experimental and virtual reality sections. A jury awards the best film in every section. The festival holds the screenings at cinema theatres, the National Centre for Contemporary Arts, and art-spaces.

Our aim is to gather people in art, to have a dialogue to be happy with smart communication. Cinema is art but not sport. The key point of our project is to establish communication between the filmmaker and the audience.

Please, read about the festival history through the link to the festival's website. http://shortmovie.club/history/

The 24th Almería International Film Festival will be held in Almería (Spain), in order to promote the province of Almeria through the strengthening the historical links of the province with the audiovisual industry and culture, from Friday 14th November to Sunday 23st November 2025. The Festival is organized by Almería Provincial Council.

ScreenNow Horror Fest
The Global Haven for Cursed Cinema

ScreenNow Horror Fest is an annual international, festival exclusively dedicated to horror cinema in all its forms. ScreenNow Horror Fest is an active member of the Etrerum Festival Network.

We accept films of any length and any year of production, as long as they belong to the horror genre. From micro-shorts to cult features, from found footage to experimental animation—if it scares, it belongs here.

BEST TRAILER OF THE MONTH
All submitted films are automatically entered into the Best Trailer of the Month competition, announced on the 3rd of each month.
Trailers are evaluated based on:

Number of views
Number of likes
Total watch time on our official YouTube channel

SPECIAL CATEGORIES – SCREENNOW HORROR
In addition to the official awards, the festival features two exclusive categories:

Best Short Film on the ScreenNow Horror channel
Best Feature Film on the ScreenNow Horror channel

These categories are reserved for films selected to be part of our digital distribution network.
Selected films:

Do not pay any submission fee
Receive a distribution contract
Earn 50% of the revenue generated from online exhibition

Cannot be withdrawn from the channel until the final awards ceremony in June 2026

IN-PERSON AWARDS CEREMONY – JUNE 2026
The official awards ceremony will take place in person in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico), in June 2026, with filmmakers, press, and key figures of the independent horror scene in attendance.

DISTRIBUTION & PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE
The festival also offers individualized distribution support for selected films, helping each project find its best path to visibility and monetization.

OFFICIAL SECTION – COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
Films may register to compete in the following categories:

Grand Prize – Best Film of the Year (Includes both shorts and features)
Cash Prize: 500 €


Best Horror Feature
Best Horror Short
Best Screenplay
Golden Scream Award – Best Acting in a Horror Film
Best Trailer of the Year
Jury Special Mentions

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
By submitting to the festival, participants fully accept all terms and conditions described here.
Each film may enter as many categories as desired, with no limit.

Films selected for the YouTube channel may not be withdrawn before the official conclusion of the festival.

ScreenNow Horror Fest aims to become a key platform for emerging horror filmmakers.

This is not just a festival—it's a launchpad for the voices redefining fear.

Only for Colombian Film-makers. FESTIVAL LABERINTO is a film festival for those who live and breath cinema, wether as film critics, productors or cinephiles. We want to build new possibilities for audiovisual arts in general, so the inherent diversity of our ideas and sensibilities can be expressed. Open social environments are required to reach the objectives of this festival; our purpose is to create such environments, especially in Boyacá, and potentially in the rest of the country. Coming from a formative, divulgative and creative standpoint, we extend an invitation to all of the people interested in filmaking.

We want you to put your imagination in motion.

Bolder and more complex ways of living and exploring cinema are just around the corner. We would like to explore those new possibilities with you. Those who are interested in our event will be able to submit their work in the folllowing open calls.

The Puerto Aventuras International Film Festival (PAIFF) (@pafilmfestival) is entering its exciting third season after experiencing remarkable growth, with a 70% increase in film submissions from our inaugural year to year two, and a 45% boost in audience attendance. To date, we've proudly presented over 115 awards, including honors through our popular Early Bird Awards program.

Set in the breathtaking Riviera Maya community of Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, PAIFF is an IMDb-qualifying, destination-style 5-day international film festival renowned for its highly interactive environment and vibrant screening locations. At PAIFF, audiences don't just watch films—they become an essential part of our judging process, adding a dynamic layer to filmmaker recognition.

PAIFF provides a lucrative networking platform where filmmakers, industry insiders, and enthusiasts from around the globe converge to build lasting relationships, share insights, and celebrate outstanding cinema. Against the stunning Caribbean backdrop of pristine beaches and world-class amenities, our festival delivers an unforgettable experience designed to elevate filmmakers and connect powerful stories with appreciative audiences.

Join us for our third season—become part of a cinematic journey where creativity flourishes and meaningful industry connections are made!

Gandhara Independent Film Festival 2025, Edition 06 (Online)

STELLAR STORIES, ONE FESTIVAL

#GIFFEST2025 aims to showcase some of the most exceptional films from around the globe. GIFF began with its first virtual edition in 2020 to allow a larger audience to experience a diverse range of films, particularly the cinephiles in Pakistan who were starved of a curated lineup of films which exemplified stellar storytelling. For the last 5 years, GIFF has been providing filmmakers a chance to reach out to a global audience and showcase their talent internationally.

The 2025 edition is imminent, and GIFF is eagerly awaiting the submissions of your films. And we are looking forward to riding the waves of emotions brought forth through your remarkable stories.

*There is no submission fee to submit a film

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The “Cachinus de Cine” Festival is organized by the Cultural Association of Cilleros (A.C.D.C.) and the Town Hall of Cilleros.

The festival "Cachinus de Cine" was born with the hope of bringing the seventh art to the children and youngest so that they have the posibility to learn trough this art to know and understand better the world around them. Also to get the posibility to express their concerns through the images.

It will take place at the beginning of May in Cilleros, a town located in "Sierra de Gata" in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, at the East of Madrid (Spain).
An enclave that are still preserving his nature and tradition over the years.

It is surrounded by rivers of crystal clear water, natural pools and mountains that invite you to explore their paths.

We wish this festival to be a meeting point where we can meet people and cultures from all over the world and get to know ourselves too.

Exchanging concerns and experiences with all the participants is also part of the dream with which this festival is born.

This is our second year, and we have so much to be proud of from the first! We’re leveraging our experiences to enhance UnShushed! Film Festival 2025.

We’re excited to open submissions, review your films, and continue the celebration.

We are accepting the following submissions:

Feature-length films in the following genres: fantasy, horror, Southern Gothic, or Afrofuturism

Short films in the following genres: fantasy, horror, Southern Gothic, or Afrofuturism

Micro short films in the following genres: fantasy, horror, Southern Gothic, or Afrofuturism

This celebration comprise Screenings, Awards, Q&A, and Workshops, offering opportunities to network and enjoy great films.

Feel free to blend genres! And show us what you have.

We look forward to having our minds blown!

See you at the UnShushed! Film Festival 2025!

CBFF – Vigo International Film Festival is an international film event organized by the production and distribution company CityBlue Films. It will hold its 8th edition from December 1st to 7th, 2025, in the city of Vigo, Spain.

OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE

It is a cultural and social event and a meeting place for the public, creators, film professionals, and representatives of the film industry.

CBFF – Vigo International Film Festival was created with the main objective of promoting culture through the promotion and dissemination of cinematographic works.

This festival was developed to support directors and producers by providing all filmmakers with a space to disseminate and promote their work to the general public.

It is an audiovisual, cultural, artistic, industrial, and educational platform, allowing the discovery of new talents and emerging films.

In this third edition of the International Diverse Film Festival, we pay tribute to the deep roots and unstoppable strength of the Trans community, using the yellow oak and the purple oak—two iconic trees of Barranquilla—as our emblem. Like our stories, they resist and flourish even in the harshest terrains.

Each story, though considered “basic” by others, is a vital seed for our cinema and our collective memory. Every trans narrative deserves its space, its light, its recognition. This year, our roots intertwine with the hope for a Comprehensive Trans Law and with the urgent call for justice, visibility, and dignity.

The festival is a garden of voices—of necessary stories—where each film is a new sprout that challenges the norm and beautifies our social and cultural landscape.

Welcome to IMAGINATION FILMS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2026

"Imagination Films" one of the renowned film production company is going to organize it's 3rd international film festival. Imagination Films has produced feature film "Main vaada Nibhahu" and a short film "My Mother My World" which has received 22 awards, 19 official selection and 2 honorable mention in various film festivals. for more information kindly refer to our website www.imaginationfilms.in

The 1st Imagination Films International Festival 2024 was successfully conducted at Hotel Central Park, BHILAI on 25th August 2024 in which the festival has received 53 films from 25 countries.

The 2nd Imagination Films International Festival was conducted on 8th June 2025 at the same venue i.e. Hotel Central Park,Bhilai. This time the festival has received nearly 3 times the entries i.e. 147 entries from 40 countries.

The 3rd edition will also be conducted in Bhilai on 16th August 2026.

IFIF believes:
Let your imagination soar high & If you think you can, you can.

The objective of IFIF is to empower short films across the globe and to nurture the development of newborn filmmakers.

Along with Short Films, Short Documentaries, Music Videos, short Animation film will also be eligible to submit their creations.We have added Best AI Short Film in our 3rd edition.

IFIF is committed to nurture regional art and culture and we are providing equal opportunity to local artist to show their talent hence local film makers can submit their short film and music video in Chhattisgarhi language also without English subtitles.We have added one more category for Chhattisgarh i.e best animation short film (Chhattisgarh).

There are overall 21 categories !

GIGGLE FILM FESTIVAL - the biggest comedy short film festival in London!

We screen the funniest comedy short films around from the UK and International filmmakers to our lively audience in a huge 500-seat converted warehouse venue in North East London.

We're seeking the best and funniest short films around, from live-action to animation, dark comedy to slapstick, and everything in between!

This is a chance to screen your comedy film to a whole new audience, whether your film is hot off the press or has previously done the festival circuit, we'd love to see it.

Giggle Film Festival is run by filmmakers, for filmmakers.

The Shawna Foundation presents the Scandriglia Film Festival in honor of Massimiliano Scacchi.

Massimiliano was a wonderful husband, father and neighbor. He was also a visionary who created a display along Scandriglia’s Via Entroterra of old farming tools and machines from the rural civilization’s history.

There are over a hundred pieces that can be dated from the end of the nineteenth century to the 1950s, when agricultural mechanization began. Along with the display of the old tools, lights stream throughout Entroterra as ambient music accompanies the path.

Massimiliano also created and has on display a beautiful and intricate presepe (nativity in miniature) for the Christmas season. He created all this because of his love for Scandriglia and it was his way to help rebuild the historic center of his town.

It was all of this that drew the Shawna Foundation’s President of the Board of Directors, Anna Chinappi, and Executive Director, Skip Shea to Scandriglia, where they quickly became friends with Massimiliano, his wife Emanuela Torri and his wonderful family. And very soon, they learned of his love for cinema, which is why a decision to create a film festival there is an easy one and the best way to honor him.

Scandriglia is a 15th Century medieval hilltop village surrounded by the hills of Sabina where you will discover some of the best olive oil in all of the world.

It’s a beautiful and unspoiled historic rural mountain community, but only a 40-minute drive to Rome—the best of all worlds.

The festival will take place at the Teatro Sant'Antonio in the historic center of Scandriglia.

The Women's and Diversity Film Festival (FESTMYD), funded by the Audiovisual Promotion Fund through the Festival Programming modality with regional showcases in the 2025 call of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage, will celebrate its fifth edition this year.

The main goal of the festival is to give visibility to and promote national and international films with a gender perspective, directed by Latin American women filmmakers (cis/trans), trans men or transmasculine individuals, non-binary people, fluid gender, or intersex individuals.

This year, FESTMYD will take place in person in the regions of Coquimbo and Valparaíso, connecting movie theaters, cultural centers, educational institutions, social organizations, and film and audiovisual schools.

Vertical Shorts Festival is the first international film festival dedicated exclusively to vertical filmmaking (9:16 aspect ratio) — a bold and modern format reshaping how stories are told and experienced. We celebrate creators who embrace the mobile-first world and use vertical video not as a constraint, but as a canvas for innovation.

Whether it’s a gripping drama, a supernatural thriller, a heartfelt romance, or a daring documentary, we’re looking for bold voices and fresh perspectives across genres — as long as they’re vertical.

Our mission is to spotlight emerging and established filmmakers who are pushing visual storytelling forward. We welcome smartphone filmmakers, experimental creators, and anyone exploring this unique format with purpose, passion, and cinematic craft.

Join us and be part of a new movement in cinema — where your vertical vision takes center stage.

SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

The Dystopia, film and environment festival of the Murcia region is a project that aims to disseminate, serve as a reference and raise awareness about environmental cinema, as well as support and disseminate both national and international productions on this subject.

The topic of the work will be the violence of gender, in any of its manifestations, its prevention and sensitization against it, being able to present documentaries and short films of plot fiction.

The jury will have special consideration for those works that address this issue by focusing on the youth world.

film/Documentory/music vedio/Animation/VFX/CGI/2D/3D/other

*Mumbai Entertainment International Short Film Festival*

*Organized BY*
mumbai Entertainment
& Yogeshpatilfilms

*world all contries participated now*