Blog: Film festivals

EN - Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Kalmthout (International Short Film Festival Kalmthout) is a festival with a live screening.

We select the "Best International Short Film", the "Best Short Film from Belgium" and
the "Best Animation" and "Best Documentary" and Price of the Press.

We also select a "Prize of the Jury" as well as a "Public Prize".

All short films with a running time up to fifty minutes are welcome.

VALENTINE FILM FESTIVAL now accepting romantic films.

With five days of film screenings and networking events for filmmakers, Valentine Film Festival is an event not to be missed.

The festival program is divided into the following categories:

• Special Category of World Premiere
• Special Category of Indian Premiere

• Feature Narrative Films (Fiction)
• Long Documentaries (Non-Fiction)
• Feature Animation Films (Fiction & Non-Fiction)
• Long Experimental Films

• Short Films (Fiction)
• Short Documentaries (Non-Fiction)
• Short Animation Films (Fiction & Non-Fiction)
• Short Experimental Films
• Music Videos

• Retrospectives, Tributes, Country Focus, Premieres
• Technical Workshops and other Interactive Sessions
• Film Seminar
• Exhibition of Film Posters
• Exhibition of Film Related Photographs
• Exhibition of Film Related Paintings
• Releasing of Film Studies Books

Showcasing a broad range of genres by international directors, Valentine Film Festival brings the best of fresh romantic film making to film-loving audiences.

Submission Categories:

• Short Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Short Documentaries (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Short Animation Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Short Experimental Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Music Videos (Duration: Under 60 minutes)

• Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Long Documentaries (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Feature Animation Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Long Experimental Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Music Videos (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)

• Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Long Documentaries (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Feature Animation Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Long Experimental Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Music Videos (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)

Special Submission Categories:

• Special Category of World Premiere (First Screening of the Film)
• World Premiere of Short Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• World Premiere of Short Documentaries (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• World Premiere of Short Animation Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• World Premiere of Short Experimental Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• World Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: Under 60 minutes)

• World Premiere of Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• World Premiere of Long Documentaries (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• World Premiere of Feature Animation Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• World Premiere of Long Experimental Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• World Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)

• World Premiere of Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• World Premiere of Long Documentaries (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• World Premiere of Feature Animation Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• World Premiere of Long Experimental Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• World Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)

• Special Category of Indian Premiere (First Indian Screening of the Film)
• Indian Premiere of Short Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Short Documentaries (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Short Animation Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Short Experimental Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: Under 60 minutes)

• Indian Premiere of Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Long Documentaries (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Feature Animation Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Long Experimental Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)

• Indian Premiere of Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Long Documentaries (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Feature Animation Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Long Experimental Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)

• Exhibition of Film Posters
• Exhibition of film related Digital Paintings
• Exhibition of film related Photographs
• Presentation of Research Paper

Submission Opening Date: October 20, 2016

Deadlines:
EARLYBIRD DEADLINE: JANUARY 08, 2017
REGULAR DEADLINE: OCTOBER 08, 2017
LATE DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 08, 2017
EXTENDED DEADLINE: DECEMBER 08, 2017

Notification Date: JANUARY 08, 2018
EVENT DATE: FEBRUARY 04-08, 2018

EARLYBIRD SUBMISSION PERIOD: From OCTOBER 20, 2016 To JANUARY 08, 2017
SUBMISSION FEE FOR EARLYBIRD DEADLINE:

Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 20 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 40 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 60 USD

REGULAR SUBMISSION PERIOD: From JANUARY 09, 2017 To OCTOBER 08, 2017
SUBMISSION FEE FOR REGULAR DEADLINE:

Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 30 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 50 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 70 USD

LATE SUBMISSION PERIOD: From OCTOBER 09, 2017 To NOVEMBER 08, 2017
SUBMISSION FEE FOR LATE DEADLINE:

Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 40 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 60 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 80 USD

EXTENDED SUBMISSION PERIOD: From NOVEMBER 09, 2017 To DECEMBER 08, 2017
SUBMISSION FEE FOR EXTENDED DEADLINE:

Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 50 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 70 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 90 USD

SUBMISSION FEE FOR GUARANTEED SPECIAL CATEGORIES:
SPECIAL CATEGORY SUBMISSION PERIOD: From OCTOBER 20, 2016 To DECEMBER 08, 2017

Special Category of World Premiere:
(Guaranteed Film Screening for Every Submissions in this Special Category)
Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 100 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 200 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 300 USD

Special Category of Indian Premiere:
(Guaranteed Film Screening for Every Submissions in this Special Category)
Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 100 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 200 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 300 USD

• Exhibition of Film Posters: $ 5 USD per Poster (Guaranteed Exhibition of Film Posters for Every Submission in this Category)

• Exhibition of film related Digital Paintings: $ 5 USD per Painting (Guaranteed Exhibition of Digital Paintings for Every Submissions in this Category)

• Exhibition of Film Related Photographs: $ 5 USD per Photograph (Guaranteed Exhibition of Photographs for Every Submissions in this Category)

• Presentation of Research Paper: $ 25 USD per Presentation (Maximum 2500 words) (Guaranteed Presentation of Research Papers for Every Submissions in this Category)

Awards & Prizes

Awards for all deserved film makers.

Rules & Terms

All films must have English subtitles.

Only digital submissions will be accepted.

Entries must be received before the Deadline.
Earlybird Deadline: JANUARY 08, 2017
Regular Deadline: OCTOBER 08, 2017
Late Deadline: NOVEMBER 08, 2017
Extended Deadline: DECEMBER 08, 2017

All films which are selected / nominated for the Festival, will be informed by emails & listed on our website www.valentinefilmfestival.webs.com

The list of selected films will be available on Valentine Film Festival‘s website from January 08, 2018.

If Applicants are unable to upload a screener, Valentine Film Festival will accept a private Vimeo link or a private Youtube link emailed along with the submission tracking number, to valentinefilmfestival@gmail.com

Enquiries: valentinefilmfestival@gmail.com
Webpage: www.valentinefilmfestival.webs.com

Only for Latinamerican filmmakers.

ShorTS International Film Festival (ShorTS IFF) is organised by the Maremetraggio Association.

Since 2000, ShorTS IFF has been a landmark for short films and up and coming cinematographers at international level. In every edition, ShorTS IFF aims to make the short film genre known to a broad and heterogeneous audience, with particular attention to the young with specific sections for children and teenagers aged 6 to 15.

ORGANIZERS

Cultural Association Time & Memory organizes the thirteenth edition of the Short Film Festival called "SHORT TO SOUTH", to be held in Polla (SA)ITALY from the 21 - 22 June 2025 at the Auditorium "Holy Nicolicchio".

CONCURSO SUEÑOS EN CORTO

9th “Jaipur Film World” on -
4-5 January 2024

Submit Your Films

· Feature Film
· Short Fiction Film
· Documentary Film
· Animation Film
· Music Video
· Ad Film

Details on Website- www.jaipurfilmworld.com

Managed By-
KAARYAT

Contact Us-
(M)+91-9983301777
(E)- jaipurfilmworld@gmail.com
(W)- www.jaipurfilmworld.com

Queretaro International Film Festival is proposed as an inclusive meeting point for the public, filmmakers, theorists and other professionals of film industry. Seeks to become a forum with global presence and stimulate film culture becoming a showcase to spread contemporary proposals from emerging and consecrated filmmakers.

ShorTS International Film Festival (ShorTS IFF) is organised by the Maremetraggio Association.

Since 2000, ShorTS IFF has been a landmark for short films and up and coming cinematographers at international level. In every edition, ShorTS IFF aims to make the short film genre known to a broad and heterogeneous audience, with particular attention to the young with specific sections for children and teenagers aged 6 to 15.

If you are in Paris, we are waiting for you for a Master-class, dedicated to the festivals, on March 1, 2018, the inscriptions are on mariannalanskaya.com !!!

The Seventh International Festival Les Saisons Parisiennes is organized by Les Saisons Parisiennes Films, Paris.
Festival will take place in the space of the St.Petersburg Film House. All the films will necessarily leave in Grand Tour 2018-2019.

The Les Saisons Parisiennes International Festival will offer a short fiction program in the following categories:

French films from France and other countries
Non-French films from other countries

The general theme: Paris and the cities of the world

The theme of the Festival: Comedy only (romantic, black, dramatic, etc.)

Competing for the Awards: Best Short Film and Best Feature

The Prize will be awarded to filmmakers or potential distributors.

IMPORTANT: All the films that participated in the 2018 Festival, will necessarily start in the Grand Tour, which will take place in different cities of Russia between July 10, 2018 and June 30, 2019.

The XII International Film Festival of the Border is organized by the Associação Pró Santa Thereza e Urcamp, promoted by the Municipal Department of Culture of the City of Bagé.

It will be held in Bagé, on the Brazil/Uruguay border, from December 17th to 19th, 2021.

Democratization and access to audiovisual production, as well as training activities aimed at the economic and social development of the region, are the main focuses of the Fronteira International Film Festival. Its short and feature film program is free and participatory, with an official jury and popular jury awards. After a hiatus due to the pandemic, we returned with the necessary adaptations and restriction measures for the in-person enjoyment of the event.

Only for Chilean Filmmakers.

Brainwash, since 1995, has delighted audiences with a selection of the bizarre, the unique, and just plain old well-made movies from independent producers all over the world. With an eye toward the abstract, the innovative and the weird, Brainwash saluted it's 25th Silver Anniversary in the 2019 season, and, we're still going strong. We have consistently attracted entries we curate to be able to display some of the most cutting edge cinema from up and and coming directors, actors, producers and crews consistently year after year. So please send us yours this year!

OSCILLATION TRANSIA FILM FESTIVAL (OTFF) is celebrating one wild idea:
to travel America self sustainably out of the back of a car, sharing innovative films in some of the most inspirational places in the United States.
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Combining the love for nature and outdoor cinema, OTFF will be screening works in national parks and rural areas around the U.S. Films will be exploring themes of movement, nomadic living, adventure and the natural world.
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OTFF will be screening works by national and international filmmakers on the eastern coast of the United States, Summer 2017. And throughout western and central areas of the United States, Fall 2017.

Utilizing amphitheaters located within many parks, and also incorporating "pop up" screenings in more remote locations. Using a projector and solar generator, OTFF will be able to screen in a wide range of locations -- usually uncharted territory for traditional film festivals. Travel schedule and festival line up is to be announced February 2017.
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Early bird deadline: November 12th 2016
Regular Deadline: December 31st 2016
Late Deadline: January 28th 2017

LATERALE FILM FESTIVAL is an international non competitive Festival of cinematic art organized by Associazione Culturale Laterale.

The aim of the project is to enhance the most innovative aspects of audio-visual languages of the contemporary scene and to reduce the distance between artistic research and public involvement. Particular attention will be paid to young and independent filmmakers and to self-made no-budget works, as result of individual search.

The fifth edition of LATERALE FILM FESTIVAL will take place in Cosenza (Italy) at Cinema San Nicola in September 2021.

The Festival promote a free and stimulating common ground of sharing, that shows what usually is neglected or rejected because of the distance from the conventional way to do and to interpret the cinema.

LATERALE is a space that breaks down barriers and prejudices, massification and standardisation; a space that wants to become an artistic laboratory where it is possible to discover now the cinema of the future.

Children KinoFest is an annual international festival of films aimed at children and teenagers, founded in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2017.

The festival takes place at the end of May, and is held in various Ukrainian cities.

Ipiales Cine Sin Fronteras as an audiovisual scenario promotes the development of projects or independent production and supports the production of audiovisual arts, as well as highlighting their role in the formation of audiences.
www.facebook.com/Ipiales.Cine.Sin.Fronteras.Festival
www.instagram.com/icsinfronteras/

Censurados Film Festival is a film festival that disseminates and makes visible “the cinema they don't want you to see.” Based in Peru, the festival is committed to freedom of expression, human rights and diversity through the screening of films and the organization of artistic and educational activities.

CATEGORIES

1. International Competition “Censorship”. Fiction, documentary, animation and/or cinematographic experimentation films from any part of the world that have been censored due to political, religious, corporate, authoritarian or social pressures or interests, among others, or that have been victims of threats and/or violence, either during its research, production or realization or in its subsequent exhibition and/or distribution. It is an essential requirement to provide demonstrable information about the censorship, threat, pressure or violence that the film has suffered. No duration limit.

2. Short Film Competition “Shorts without Cut”. Fiction, documentary, animation and/or cinematographic experimentation films from anywhere in the world and a maximum duration of 30 minutes that claim freedom of thought and expression without fear of cancellation, and political and social action in matters of public interest.

3. “Peruvian Voices” Competition. Fiction, documentary, animation and/or cinematographic experimentation films from Peru that allow dissident voices to be heard and make the viewer reflect on controversial topics, on which different groups have constructed apparently irreconcilable arguments, in order to create an open and elevated dialogue space on them. No duration limit.

The Culture Department of the San Nicolás del Puerto Town Hall and the Punto Vuela of San Nicolás del Puerto announce the IX “La Vieja Encina” Horror and Fantasy Short Film Festival 2024, to be held on November 28, 29, 30, and December 1, 2024.