Blog: Film festivals

Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre (BARS) is an international film festival devoted to the genres of science fiction, horror and fantasy. Is the oldest fantastic film festival in Latin America.

It began in 2000 with a focus on independent films in those genres, and since 2004 in the form of a competitive festival, Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre is well attended with over 200 films shown and 12.000 public and industry admissions each year. BARS is sponsored by the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) and declared of cultural interest by the legislature of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.

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DREAD CENTRAL: The Best Horror Festivals in the World 2021
The oldest genre film festival in Latin America, Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre “has earned the respect of every other festival because of its endurance,” says a panelist. “It’s extremely well-curated and its fans love everything, from bizarre B-films to highbrow horror fare.”
“It’s also important to highlight this festival’s stubbornness,” jokes a panelist, and another panelist agrees, pointing out that it insists on “keeping its main idea of a festival made for horror fans by horror fans.”

https://www.dreadcentral.com/top-10-lists/364442/the-best-horror-festivals-in-the-world-2021/3/

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The Bubble: Blood, Guts, & Cinema: The BARS Horror Film Festival Hits Buenos Aires by Jorge Farah
"The Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre festival has been delivering these thrills to porteño audiences for nearly two decades now, screening films that are decidedly “off the beaten path” and would have a tough time finding a more conventional commercial distribution in this side of the world. And though it’s focused mainly on horror, the festival actually offers a pretty diverse slate of films, featuring everything from comedic, tongue-in-cheek midnight movies to films that incorporate elements of fantasy along with the more relentlessly bleak horror fare. There’s something for everybody."
https://www.thebubble.com/buenos-aires-rojo-sangre-film-festival

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VARIETY: Gardner, Yamaguchi, Urrutia Win at BARS by John Hopewell
"Launching in 2000, BARS, one of Latin America’s biggest genre fests, has proved a driving force in the build of Argentine genre production scene, highlighting and prizing early works of directors such as Adrian Garcia Bogliano, who won 2004’s audience award for first feature, “Habitacion para turistas.”"
https://variety.com/2013/film/global/gardner-yamaguchi-urrutia-win-at-bars-1200808359/

Founded in 2018, the Almagro International Film Festival (AIFF) was created as a platform to support and promote the audiovisual industry. The Festival provides a space for the exhibition and promotion of audiovisual works while turning the historic city of Almagro into a meeting point for filmmakers, industry professionals and audiences, encouraging the exchange of ideas, new collaborations and the development of future projects.

AIFF showcases some of the most outstanding recent short films, with a strong commitment to quality, emerging talent and contemporary audiovisual culture. The Festival also embraces new forms of creation and distribution, supporting innovative formats and projects that reflect the ongoing evolution of the audiovisual industry.

With this selection of audiovisual young people from the island, the visualization of a scientific production, its directors and the new exhibition spaces of Cuban cinema in the continent are proposed.

The Maipú International Film Festival - FICMAI, shall be held from October 2 to 8, 2023, in the city of Maipú, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

FICMAI aims to disseminate high-quality and top-notch technical content, accessible to all kinds of audiences, with a diverse and entertaining programme that allows cultural enrichment, encounter, reflection, and amusement. An annual meeting place for the city and a space for the exhibition of local productions.

New York No Limits Film Series is an ongoing collection of one-night short film screenings that presents the best films from around the world in the most unique and dynamic arts city in the world. The series culminates with the Summit, a 3-day festival that exhibits feature films and short films.

New York No Limits Film Series' mission is to sustain diversity in film, create discussion among the audience, and inspire filmmakers to push forward to perfect their craft to their fullest potential. The series provides filmmakers the platform to explore innovative narrative and personal themes that focus on the human experience. We encourage films to experiment without commercial pressure.

The Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating independent crime and horror films, along with the many subgenres of crime fiction, true crime, mystery, psychological horror, and more.

With screenings in Hollywood giving recognition to independent films and filmmakers, LA Crime & Horror Film Festival places a spotlight on films and documentaries in crime and horror from around the world.

We provide independent filmmakers with awards, exposure to Hollywood professionals, a platform to connect with audiences, and a venue to network with other filmmakers who share your passion for crime and horror storytelling.

The Masuku Film Festival aims to promote the dissemination of films, works and audiovisual material from all countries, in all genres and for all audiences, addressing topics related to the environment, sustainable development and the environment.

Festival Latinoamericano de Cortometrajes LAPACHO — 20th Edition

The LAPACHO Latin American Short Film Festival celebrates its 20th edition in 2026, organized by the Instituto de Cultura del Chaco, in the city of Resistencia, Argentina.

Founded in 2003, Lapacho was created as a space to bring new cinematic perspectives closer to the community and, throughout its history, has become a meeting point for the exhibition and circulation of regional and Latin American audiovisual production. After its last edition in 2023, the Festival returns in 2026 to reconnect filmmakers, students and audiences from the region.

The 20th edition will take place on October 29, 30 and 31, 2026, with the Complejo Cultural Provincial Guido Miranda as its main venue, alongside activities at the Club Social de Resistencia and the Centro Cultural Ercilio Castillo. All Festival activities are free and open to the public.

The Festival will feature three competitive sections: Latin American Competition, Regional Competition and University Competition, aimed at promoting the exhibition and circulation of short films and creating spaces for encounter and exchange between filmmakers, works and audiences.

As part of its training and development program, Lapacho also brings back the “Lapacho LAB” Project Incubator, dedicated to short film projects in development. Three projects will be selected to participate in a professional mentoring process focused on Directing, Production and Screenwriting, including exchange sessions and a final pitching session during the Festival.

Lapacho is a space to discover new voices, share perspectives and strengthen the circulation of Latin American and regional cinema.

October 29–31, 2026 — Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.

The Austral International Film Festival, based in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, is proposed as a space for reflection for sustainable, socially and economically conscious audiovisual production.

RIZOMA, Festival Internacional de Cine & Cultura Entrelaza aims to celebrate groundbreaking work on the international scene, discover and support new voices in Spanish-language cinema, and reflect contemporary trends in audiovisual creation.

AnimArte Festival: A global stage for student and professional animators.

The AnimArte Festival is dedicated exclusively to animated short films !!
The maximum duration for each film is 15 minutes.

AnimArte is an international festival of animated films made by children, young people, and professionals, aimed at young audiences.

In 2026, the 19th edition of AnimArte will be held, and the festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary. It will take place in October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

For international students (around the world), there are two competitive categories: Maxi (for animated films made by students aged 18 or older) and Mini (for animated films made by students under 18).

For international professionals, there are two categories: “Environmental Films” and “World Cultures.”

Selected films will be screened according to the program prepared by the festival’s organizing team.

If a film contains dialogue in a language other than Portuguese, a text file with the dialogue in English (preferably with timecode) must be submitted to: animarte@vouanimarte.com.br

A version of the film with English subtitles is welcome to facilitate translation and subtitling into Portuguese; however, the version to be screened at the festival must be submitted without subtitles.

There are also two exclusive categories (for animated short films only) for students enrolled in educational institutions in Brazil: Maxi (university students) and Mini (high school and elementary school students).

La muestra internacional de cortometrajes Video/Jujuy/Cortos es un espacio de proyección audiovisual NO competitivo, sin fin de lucro, abierto y gratuito organizado anualmente por Wayruro Comunicación Popular.
The aim of the Festival is to promote the production and dissemination of audiovisuals as a means of expression and communication.
This free artistic/cultural space was born in 2002. Since its beginnings, the festival has established relationships with schools, social, neighbourhood, human rights and artistic organisations, youth activity centres and organisations of native peoples, trying to be permeable to the needs and demands of the medium, both in terms of themes and genres, resulting in a varied programme that ranges from social video to animation, including fiction and experimental audiovisuals.
As a space and a place for reflection and a meeting point for creators, renowned professionals give workshops and talks, seeking to provide information and training, free of charge, to those interested. This year, the exhibition focuses this space on thinking about the audiovisual situation, working and thinking in networks and consolidating community and popular audiovisual production.

The Bariloche Audiovisual Festival 2017, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport of the Province of Rio Negro, summons the entire community of the task Audiovisual to participate in this meeting where they will exhibit and compete works / works
Audio-visuals of the region and the whole country, including in this edition, the regions of southern Chile, To promote, identify, and share everything made by producers / directors.

Gulu International Film Festival-GIFF is Northern Uganda’s first major film festival that brings different cultures under one stage through films.

The festival includes film screenings, open debate sessions, master classes, awards and workshops.

The Visualízame festival began in 2011.

Organized by Fundación Inquietarte, the main objective of Visualízame is to serve as a platform for the dissemination of cinematographic works in which women participate in the direction, script and/or production.

Likewise, serve as a dissemination platform for short films that promote equality, in addition to respect for Human Rights. That is why we have two special awards for short films committed to the 2030 agenda of Sustainable Development Goals, and films whose plot addresses the topic of death and mourning.

XXVIII the International Short Film Show of the Bay of Pasaia, IKUSKA 2026.

The festival has an international short film competition in 5 screenings, and other parallel non-competition sessions related to the development of Basque and language coexistence (MINTZAGUN projection in collaboration with Oarsoaldea euskaltegis), Gender Equality (BEKOZ BEKO award in collaboration with the Association against gender violence Bekoz Beko), the promotion of culture in Pasaia and its surroundings, etc.

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.

Il Festival vuole essere un’opportunità di dare spazio al cinema sperimentale, ai giovani talenti e all’evolversi del linguaggio cinematografico.Il contest si pone l’obiettivo di contribuire alla vivacità culturale e di promuovere il territorio locale e nazionale con mezzi legati al mondo della cinematografia.

AASHA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

In India the man who started the first film. The great DADA SAHEB FALKE In his birthplace we organize the film festival. at national level we had organize so many festivals, but now we are organizing first time International film festival in nasik.

We are feliciating every film maker on the name of Shree dada saheb falke.

The best business can be develope in film making in Mumbai, India and festivals of short film,feature films can be held an showcased it in the various festivals. So lets, begin join us.Be the part of it.

Require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mobile Number : 919284181367

Whatsapp Number : 917758055273

Web site : aashafoundations.in/

LUCES CAMEROS ACCION is a short film festival with two sections.

1 – “Rural World" Section
International section of short films in Spanish or Spanish subtitles.

Recorded in villages in rural areas or dealing with rural idiosyncrasies.

Premiered from January 1, 2025.

2 – “Cameros" Section
The works submitted will be original pieces that are not accessible through Internet.

With 30% of the "footage" recorded in recognizable places of Cameros (New and old Cameros located in La Rioja Spain).

Deadline for submission of works:
"Rural World" section: before April 16, 2026.
"Cameros" section: before July 21, 2026.

Screenings and Awards Ceremony:
18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of August in villages of Cameros, La Rioja, Spain.