Blog: Film festivals

MACAU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (“FESTIVAL”) is an annual worldwide audio-visual festival that aims to motivate overseas and Macau short film and music videos productions to compete in this FESTIVAL.

The Festival compromises two separate competitions:
- SHORTS International Short Film Competition
- VOLUME International Music Video Competition

“SHORTS” awards the best shorts-films in the three categories of Fiction, Documentary, and Animation. And “VOLUME” awards the best winning music video incorporating Macau original music. A list of Macau original songs is available on the Festival's WEBSITE for download purposely for VOLUME.

SHORTS is open for submission from 16 March to 16 June 2024, and VOLUME is open for submission from 16 March to 20 July 2024.

The Festival was previously known as "Sound & Image Challenge" and was first launched in 2010 focusing only on an audiovisual competition for local talent. This initiative was co-founded with professionals in film, music, sound and image fields, with two priorities: to promote the Creative Industries in the audiovisual sector and highlight the local talents in the production of sound and moving image design. Over the years, it expanded across 5 continents, grew and gained recognition, and finally became a short film festival in 2015.

The Festival will be held from 3 to 10 December 2024. A series of cultural programs will be scheduled in venues throughout Macau during the Festival week, such as public screenings of “SHORTS” official selection and “VOLUME” music videos official selection, Masterclasses of film production, development, International Film Festival curatorship and organising; audience voting for “Audience Choice”; as well as gala awards ceremony.

The Barichara Green Film Festival FESTIVER, created by Colombian actors Toto Vega and Nórida Rodríguez, seeks to build a new generation of artists and audience commited to the environment. Through its screenings and a continuous search for resources to create environmental film content, FESTIVER aims to educate and entertain by developing academic, artistic and recreational activities which enrich the Colombian cultural landscape and help build a better world. The 14th edition will take place on September 19-22, 2024 in Barichara, Santander, Colombia.

International Lincoln short film festival. Fiction.

The Fan Boy Film Festival Open Call for Entries.

The Fan Boy Film Festival is an online film festival for filmmakers who want to share their art with fans and interact with other filmmakers.

Fan Boy is awarding a $10,000 Grand Prize for the Best Film.

If you are a filmmaker, SUBMIT your film NOW! There is NO SUBMISSION FEE.

Fan Boy Film Festival accepts features, documentaries, shorts, student films, web series, trailers, music videos and original trailers in the following genres: science fiction, drama, comedy, fantasy, horror, action, animation, superhero, fan film, fandom related genres and many more. We want it ALL. If you see it at a Comic Con or on the internet then it belongs on Fan Boy!

Understanding that the times have changed, Fan Boy has created a special category for BEST FILM MADE ON A SMART PHONE OR TABLET ($5,000 Prize).

Fan Boy has also created the Best Meme Contest ($1,000 Prize). Submit your best Memes. Who doesn't love a good Meme?

The creators of the Fan Boy Film Festival love movies and everything pop culture. From Citizen Kane to Bloodsport. From Goonies to 12 Years a Slave. Goodfellas and Godfather to Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Wars. Movies rock!

And you know what rocks more? The filmmakers who take a chance to be creative and make films. The creators of the Fan Boy Film Festival have years of experience in film distribution and understand the filmmaker mindset. They respect filmmakers and want to praise new and innovative films. Fan Boy loves filmmakers who are passionate - take everything they've got and put it into their films. That’s why Fan Boy doesn’t believe in stuffy judge boards found at typical film festivals and have decided that the winners should be decided entirely by fan votes. Fan Boy believes films are great regardless of subjective metrics and that the fans should be the judges.

Sure you can save your project and enter all the traditional film festivals, but why spend all that money on submission fees, travel and airfare - and still get rejected? Just to say you were part of the Hollywood process of politics and BS? At the Fan Boy Film Festival there are no politics. We don't charge filmmakers a submission fee. We don't even charge viewers to watch your films. The experience is 100% FREE. No politics and no BS with an easy upload process and an enjoyable experience.

Online film festivals are the wave of the future. Be part of the future with Fan Boy.

Even after the festival is over - you can house your film on the Fan Boy servers for free and take part in the rev-share off the ads we play on the films. We let you decide.

Are you a filmmaker with a great piece? Do you love films? Then the Fan Boy Film Festival is the place for you. Stream great new films, vote and share the experience.

The Festival "Ser o no Ser", general purpose is social education on causes arising from diseases, and dedicates each issue to one of them, (the first edition was dedicated to the theme of Alzheimer's, but the next will go to others such as they could for example be: those transplants, hepatitis, diabetes...).

Short and outdoor terrace. This is what is proposed Korterraza, a festival of short films that celebrate its fourteenth edition of July 04 to 06, 2024 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and throughout the summer, the tenth edition of Korterraza Araba.

Cinefilia Tanguera is an Itinerant & International Short Film Festival linked to TANGO, not competitive.
Our primary objective is promote the tango and cinema, from an original perspective without dissemination and promotion anywhere in the world, as are the works of short films and documentaries about the identity of the tango in all sense.

Since 2009 was presented in some of the most prestigious cultural events in the world, performing at Cagliari (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016), Barcelona (2009, 2016, 2017), Moscow, London (2009, 2013, 2016), Madrid (2009, 2016), Ámsterdam (2009, 2018), Brussels (2010, 2018), Liège, Catania, Hamburg, Jordan, Buenos Aires (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Athens, Valladolid, Zurich, Bergen (Norway), Milán, Eindhoven, Sassari (2012, 2016), Berlin, Paris, Crete (2016, 2017, 2019), Budapest, Tenerife, Formentera (2016, 2018), Ibiza, Prague, Zagreb, Timisoara, Novi Sad, Istanbul, Tokyo, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bali, Bilbao, Montecarlo, Arles, Georgetown (Guyana), Oslo, Toronto and Cairo.

Leonel Mitre
Managing Director

“To wander is to be alive.”
― Roman Payne

This isn’t your mother’s film festival. Kicking off at an undisclosed location in the fall of 2016, the Wayfarer Film Festival embodies the spirit of the great American road trip, the lost traveler, and the unbeaten path. Each year, the Wayfarer Film Festival will takeover a different, unique venue for a weekend long celebration of independent cinema complete with awards, outings, parties, and of course film. We cannot wait to kickoff our inaugural year with an amazing line up and some kick ass films. Come get lost with us.

The Vieques International Film Festival 2017 is designed to provide exposure to filmmakers of Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Latino heritage. As a privately held public event created by the Brittany Dance, Film & Theatre Foundation (a Federal 501(c)3 non-profit bringing Arts education in dance, film, and theatre to the people of Vieques), all proceeds aside from the costs of running the Festival will go directly towards the operation of the Brittany and to continuing to bring more and more classes in the Arts to the local population. It is the hope that The Vieques International Film Festival will become an annual event and that it will help bring light to the possibility of the Arts world to those on the Island whom have not yet had the opportunity to experience it, furthering the goals of providing learning and personal growth through the Arts to all on the Island who wish to have access to it.

Menorca Film Festival (#EsFestival) is celebrated annually at the core of the Balearic Islands. It is a unique and essential film festival bringing together the best national and international contemporary cinema.

We provide an unusual overview of national and international productions, offering our residents and visitors a unique opportunity to enjoy high quality cinematic experiences and proposals from around the world.

The "Tels Quels Festival" will be run by the non-profit-making association "Tels Quels" in Brussels on October 2024.

The Tels Quels Festival is an event aimed at the general public, designed to promote and spread the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) Culture. In this framework, a LGBT Short Film Contest is being held.

At B-Retina Festival we want to become a platform for B-Movies of all kinds, from guerrilla trash cinema to unclassifiable cult masterpieces; therefore, emergent talents, consecrated artists and difficult to classify characters will show us how they understand and see the world around us using their inventiveness and boldness.

During the days of the festival, we will become a showcase for a variety of classic films, premieres, shorts, web series, talks, interviews, and many surprises.

The festival has several sections:

-International competition in the official FEATURE FILMS section

-International competition in the official SHORT FILM section

-Retrospectives

-Free outdoor shows

-Screenings for all audiences

-Talks

The only festival in the world dedicated to Federico Fellini, made in the beautiful city of Fellini: Rimini.

SMArt Academy cultural association, in collaboration with SMArt Lab, and under the auspices of the Emilia Romagna Region, Rimini District and the Municipality of Rimini, announces the 13th Edition of Amarcort Film Festival, short movies contest in November 2020 in Rimini.

Amarcort is associated to AFIC (Associazione dei Festival Cinematografici Italiani) and
FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub).

OJO DE PESCADO International Film Festival for Children and Youth is an annual event in Chile that gathers the most recent and exclusive film and TV contents from all over the world aimed at children and youth.

The Festival is organized by the OJO DE PESCADO CULTURAL CORPORATION, an exploration and action platform that, through the exhibition of films and the promotion of audiovisual creation, aims to help guarantee the right of children and young people to the integral education and communication and expression of their opinions.

The 11th edition of Ojo de Pescado Film Festival will take place online through the entire Chilean territory and in person only in the Region of Valparaíso (if the health situation allows it) between november 5 and november 15, 2024,

Competition Categories are:
- Short films for children.
- Television or web series for children.
- Feature films for children and adolescents.
- “Young Filmmakers” (short films made by children or young people).

Fusagasugá International Film Festival (FICFUSA) aims to bring the residents of Fusagasugá and the Sumapaz region new screens, points of view and cinematographic work of high quality to promote a critical thinking around the problems and issues experienced by women. In the short term, we aim to become an international platform for gender and women thematic films, attracting producers, directors, and distributors interested in these subjects.

Only for Latin American filmmakers // Solo para cineastas latinoamericanos.
All films need either German or English subtitles

Film Festival O is a new Online International genre based Film Festival, breaking down the barriers between filmmakers and film lovers. Film Festival O is your ticket to imagination, bringing you behind the scenes access to your soon to be favorite films, industry insider information, access to exciting filmmakers from around the world, and opportunities to network with established names, emerging talents, and film lovers alike.

By providing a platform for self expression, we make filmmaking more rewarding and help filmmakers to connect with audience members on a more intimate level. With a total of $25,000 in cash prizes awarded by our Jury of experts, a Tip Jar for all films, Viewers Choice Awards, professional and student categories, Film Festival O creates a community that supports storytelling at all levels.

At Film Festival O, we look to make the film festival experience more accessible through digital and mobile devices, which will increase the level of exposure for filmmakers and film lovers in regards to content. The festival presents 75 of the best films each selected genre has to offer and events across 7 days. Our on-demand, online format allows viewers to be transported to another world from anywhere. To begin the next year's festivals, we announce the winners of our Viewers Choice Awards from the following year during our live event in a selected city. With a diverse mixture of offerings, the place to be where you can meet filmmakers, share stories, explore new trends and connect is at Film Festival O.

We have the pleased to announce one more edition of the University Film Festival in Puebla, which aims to promote local, national and international university cinema.

OBJECTIVES

Exhibit and publicize the most outstanding proposals of university cinema.

Encourage film production in a professional manner within the university community.

Offer a meeting and exchange between young university filmmakers, experts in the film industry and audience.

Fantasy and Horror Film Festival.

Now in its 4th year, the Leamington Underground Cinema Festival will be running at venues across the town of, yes, Leamington Spa from 11th to the 19th of November 2016. The festival is made up of a programme of cool, non-mainstream features and shorts – which is why we need your entries.

This year we have prizes for the best short film under 15 minutes, the best sub 1-minute films and a FREE to enter prize for short animation. Also for the first time we are inviting feature submissions to be screened as part of the festival programme.

Leamington Underground Cinema is a shady subterranean operation that was conceived in 2011 as a way of bringing the cool, the unusual and the seldom seen of the cinematic world to the attention of the previously culture-starved masses of the local area.

Operating at various venues across the previously unsuspecting town of Leamington Spa – LUC has presented a whole load of unique one-off cinematic events as well as running three instalments of the Leamington Underground Cinema Festival in September 2013, October 2014 and November 2015.

Our aims are to

- screen brilliant, but less well known or non-mainstream movies

- bring great short films to a wider audience

- show classic cult movies in unusual locations

- supplement screenings with live music, interactive discussions, quizzes and any other ideas we can think of.