Blog: Film festivals

Nambrocorto es el festival de cortometrajes de Nambroca, una localidad situada en la provincia de Toledo, España. Desde su creación en 2016, su objetivo principal ha sido fomentar la creación artística, la cultura audiovisual y el amor por el séptimo arte entre los habitantes del municipio y sus visitantes, premiando la creatividad y el talento de quienes participan cada año en su convocatoria.

Lo que comenzó como un modesto festival local se ha transformado, gracias al entusiasmo incondicional del público y al firme compromiso de su organización, en un evento con una enorme proyección cultural. A lo largo de sus diez ediciones anteriores, Nambrocorto ha experimentado un crecimiento exponencial en número de participantes, asistentes y actividades, convirtiéndose en un verdadero referente cinematográfico para la región.

En su XI edición en 2026, tras el rotundo éxito y el récord de participación de su décimo aniversario, el festival reafirma su papel como evento cultural de alcance regional y nacional. Se consolida así su formato ampliado de varios días, repleto de proyecciones, talleres, charlas, exposiciones, conciertos y actividades interactivas dirigidas a todos los públicos. Un año más, profesionales del audiovisual de toda España volverán a compartir su experiencia con la comunidad en un entorno participativo y cercano.

Impulsado por el lanzamiento en 2021 de su web oficial y la fuerza de sus canales digitales, Nambrocorto continúa en una constante fase de expansión y visibilidad. Gracias a estas herramientas, el festival amplía su alcance a nivel nacional y aspira a abrir sus puertas, próximamente, a participantes internacionales.

Talleres prácticos, foros de debate, actividades formativas, exhibiciones artísticas, proyectos de impacto social y una potente difusión digital forman el corazón de esta undécima edición, reafirmando a Nambrocorto como un punto de encuentro imprescindible para el talento emergente y el cine de calidad, sin perder jamás sus raíces comunitarias.

For three thousand years, the Jewish people have been scattered around the world. That is why Jewish cinema is created in many different countries, alongside with special festivals that select and showcase those films. The Jewish Film Festival® in Moscow became the first of its kind in Russia. It was founded in 2015 and has been held annually ever since.

What is the Jewish cinema, after all? It encompasses far more than films made by Jewish directors or films which star famous Jewish actors. The never-ending search for Jewish identity, assimilation of diasporas and philosophy of self-determination and separation of the Jewish people in a society, return to the past, glorification of national heroes and mourning of victims, challenges of today’s world and the problem of relevance and preservation of traditions - these and many other issues attract filmmakers of all countries and continents. By searching and selecting the best Jewish films during the course of the past year we have attempted to shape an answer to the question of what these rapidly changing ethnic-themed films really are. Moscow, a large metropolitan area, a place where many cultures and nationalities live side-by-side, is one of the world’s most fitting locations for a festival that represents a dialogue of national communities.

The MJFF holds screenings of the most important and resonant Jewish films of the latest years. At the centre of the Festival is the Feature Films Competition Program, which is complemented by screenings of documentary films, short films and documentary shorts (as part of either competition programs or special screenings), as well as by discussions with experts on different topics raised in films and critics who specialize in Jewish cinema.

ABRUZZO HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2026 XII edition | 31 OCT – 2 NOV 2026, L’AQUILA

Welcome to La Garriga Film Fest, an independent film festival that transforms the city into a meeting point for creators, dreamers, and lovers of the seventh art. Nestled in the modernist heart of Catalonia, this festival celebrates the power of cinema as a tool for artistic expression, social reflection, and shared emotion.

Why La Garriga?
La Garriga is not just a city — it’s a stage.
Located just 40 km from Barcelona, La Garriga blends history, modernist architecture, natural surroundings, and a vibrant cultural life. Walking through its streets is like discovering architectural gems, centuries-old thermal springs, and a community deeply committed to art and culture.

That spirit inspires every screening and every encounter during the festival.

Cine Alhambra: A Century-Old Treasure
The selected films are screened at the Cine Alhambra, one of the oldest cinemas still operating in Catalonia. With its classic charm and a year-round curated program, the Alhambra is more than just a cinema — it's the cinematic soul of La Garriga.

During the festival, it becomes the epicenter of dialogue, emotion, and discovery.

Why Participate?
If you're an independent filmmaker, La Garriga Film Fest is your space to:

Showcase your work in an authentic setting devoted to auteur cinema.
Connect with fellow creators, producers, and programmers in an inspiring and intimate environment.
Compete for awards in various categories: fiction, documentary, experimental, young filmmaker, short film, and more.

We’re not looking for big budgets — we’re looking for powerful stories.

For the Public
La Garriga Film Fest is not just for professionals. It’s an open, accessible, and welcoming event with activities for all ages:

Completely free screenings
Special sections for local and international cinema. The EMAD School of Art and Design will have a special section where students will showcase their best projects. It's a great opportunity to support local talent.

The Chicharrón Film Festival, held in Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz), celebrates its sixth edition from November 13th to 21st, 2026, establishing itself as a key event for emerging short films.

With a total cash prize pool of €2,300 and various special mentions, the festival recognizes excellence in different areas of filmmaking: directing, acting, cinematography, production, and sound design, among others. Furthermore, this year we are proud to introduce the prestigious "Canal Sur Radio y Televisión Award for Andalusian Audiovisual Creation", which awards the winner with the official bronze trophy "EL DILEMA" and the broadcasting of the film on the Andalusian regional television network.

The call for entries is open to short films of any theme, with a clear mission to serve as an inclusive platform for both new talents and established creators. Our line-up commits to narrative and stylistic diversity, giving visibility to innovative and personal projects.

The Official Selection Gala will take place on November 20th, 2026—an event open to the public that gathers the best of this edition in a warm and festive atmosphere. Submissions will be evaluated by a professional, multidisciplinary jury—which will include representatives from RTVA for the Andalusian category—ensuring impartiality, criteria, and high quality in every decision.

Beyond the screenings, the festival is designed as a meeting point for filmmakers, the audience, and industry professionals. A place to share ideas, network, and fuel the passion for cinema.

From November 13th to 21st, 2026, cinema takes over Chiclana once again. The Chicharrón Film Festival continues to grow as a landmark for those who believe in the power of storytelling through the short film format.

In the heart of Texas, the Leander Film Festival (LFF) is a four-day annual industry event designed for independent filmmakers who want more than just applause - they want a career. Modeled after the world-class hospitality of Sonoma and Sedona but injected with the transactional marketplace energy of Sundance and Berlin, LFF bridges the gap between screenwriters and producers. As a Film Friendly Texas Certified Community and home to the historic Bagdad Cemetery - the unforgettable opening location for the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [Bagdad Cemetery] and a featured anchor on the Texas Film Commission's Thrills and Chills Film Trail - Leander is the ultimate destination to make the connections for your next film project. We believe filmmakers should leave a festival with three things: unforgettable memories, an elite network, and business deals.

The Short. Sweet. Film Fest. is a short film only film festival created by actual filmmakers. We found it challenging to showcase our own short films at film festivals who mainly program around feature films. In the age of streaming there are more opportunities than ever before to share your work, but we often asked ourselves, "do we really want to premiere our short film alongside silly kitten videos?" Even though we love kittens (who doesn’t?), we love short films more and want to present them in the professional setting they deserve.

With fifteen festivals under our belt, our goal for our sixteenth annual film festival is to showcase films under 40 minutes to the growing art scene in the greater Cleveland area and highlight the works of student to veteran filmmakers across the country. We look for short, sweet, original, and unique films that would often soar under the radar of most festivals. Our staff are looking for the best short films locally, nationally, and internationally. So send them our way!

Students should submit to the short student film category to receive a significant discount off of the submission fee.

Our festival will take place at Atlas Cinemas in the heart of downtown Shaker Square in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Only for Colombian Filmmakers or films produced in Colombia.

FESCIMED was born with the desire to consolidate itself as a reference in the panorama of short film festivals organized in Spain in order to help raise awareness of the need to deepen and protect the values ​​that underpin justice, freedom and democracy. As a film festival, it is a tool for the promotion of Human Rights in various aspects, ranging from the exhibition and compilation of audiovisual material on the subject of the Right to the Truth as a file, to the programming of debates, performances, exhibitions and lectures on the subject of the hands of historians, filmmakers, journalists and any other culture professional in order to foster dialogue.

Considered among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world, the Annual Great Lakes International Film Festival has officially opened its Call for Entries for the 2014 Festival, which will be showcasing the best works of emerging and veteran filmmakers.

For our 2014 season, we are accepting submissions internationally of feature length and short length films in the genres of Documentary, Experimental, Religious/Spiritual, Animation, Comedy, Horror, with Horror sub-genres that include Supernatural, Thrillers, Wicken, Magical, Slashers, Science Fiction, Suspense, Horror Documentary, Horror Animation and all genres of Music Videos and GLBT films for the 2014 festival.

If there is anything as universal as the ageless storytelling of motion pictures, it’s the music that makes up life’s soundtrack.

The 2014 Great Lakes International Film Festival shall accept Music Videos from around the world of cross-continent and cross-genre productions. We shall accept Music Videos of all genres from Pop, Punk, Rock, Alt-Country, Country-Western, Folk, Reggae, Hip-Hop to Electronica, Jazz, Blues, Zydeco, Industrial, Metal, Hardcore, Gothic, Karaoke, Avant-Garde, World Music, and Experimental.

The 2014 Great Lakes International Film Festival will accept all forms of Religious, Christian, and Spiritual films including African, African-American, GLBT, Black, Hispanic, Islamic, Latino, Native/Aboriginal and student films from the United States and around the world.

Showcasing the best films of the 2014 season, the Great Lakes International Film Festival will be held LIVE in the great city of Erie Pennsylvania in September 2014, with our online festival taking place September 18th thru September 30th, 2014.

Since our inception, the Great Lakes International Film Festival has always been on the cutting-edge of independent film presentation.

As the first to introduce film screenings that completely utilized the DLP® technology developed by Texas Instruments, our festival has always brought tomorrow’s technology to the independent film world today.

In keeping with that same dedication to technology, our festival now introduces the new face of online film screenings. It was with much time and expense that we developed our state-of-the-art and revolutionary online screening platform, keeping both the Filmmaker’s peace of mind and the complete security of the Filmmaker’s work always as our first and highest priority.

Much like a brick and mortar screening, our virtual theater allows the filmmaker’s work to be showcased to the world with the highest levels of security and presentation quality. Unlike any online screening system in the world, ours never allows films to be copied, downloaded, or reproduced in any way, nor can the html code of any film be copied and pasted into any other site successfully. No film launched in our virtual theater can play or even appear on any other website.

The Great Lakes International Film Festival’s virtual theater platform offers filmmakers not only the exposure to the world that they deserve, but does so keeping the integrity of the film and the filmmaker’s trust always fully intact.

Over the years, we have had many films that have screened on the Sundance Channel, IFC, PBS and HBO along with countless filmmakers who have received distribution deals after screening in our festival.

For the filmmaker that is looking for a bit more, the Great Lakes International Film Festival is also a great place to get your film noticed. In October of 2004 we were proud to present the North East United States Premiere of “SAW”, Lions Gate Films’ gripping psychological thriller starring Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter and Leigh Whannel, and with “The Collector of Bedford Street” having been nominated for an Academy Award after being screened at our 2002 fest, we certainly bring the best and the brightest to the shores of Erie, Pa.

We have also been host to such filmmakers and special guests as actor/director/producer Dirk Benedict (Battlestar Galacticaand A-Team); writer Erick Rodgers (Writer of NYPD Blue); director/producer Harri James (script supervisor “Alias”, Tremors II: Aftershocks, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins); producer Otto Felix (“B.J. and the Bear” & Up in Smoke); award-winning, best-selling mystery author Jamian Snow (Shrouded Insanity); actor/writer/producer Bill Hinzman (Flesheater & Night of the Living Dead); director Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger films, Pot Zombies, & President of Troma Films); actor Gunnar Hansen (Texas Chainsaw Massacre); actor/ director Mark Borchardt (American Movie & Coven); director John Hancock (“Hill Street Blues”, “The Twilight Zone”, & California Dreaming); actress Debbie Rochon “Scream Queen” (Blood Relic, Vampyre Tales, & Lord of the Undead); producer/director Bobby Logan (Meatballs 4 & Repossessed); Joel Miller; WWE and ECW wrestling superstar The Blue Meanie, and in 2002 we had the unique opportunity to present Keith Carradine with a special award for artistic excellence, award-winning director Joone, award-winning actress Jesse Jane, and local actress Marie Madison.

The legendary Terry Moore who was our special guest of honor in 2006 was presented with a lifetime Achievement Award for her amazing accomplishments in film over the past 60 years.

From the feature narrative genre to documentary to animation; experimental, horror and Spiritual films, the Great Lakes International Film Festival celebrates the film arts in dynamic transition. As emerging technologies continue to redefine the form, filmmakers from the Great Lakes region, across the country and around the world express the common and the diverse through the age-old tradition. — The art of the story.

The Children's Film Festival aims to expand the boundaries of creativity for children, establish international cooperation and discover new talents. We want to unite all children and teenagers who love movies, shooting and dream of connecting their lives with this kind of art. We have been going to launch this film festival for a long time and postponed it all the time for various reasons, but now we are ready! It is when the world is going through difficult times that we want to bring a little positivity and concentrate children in a creative direction. Dream and shoot!

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*

Sykehouse (Pronounced Psche-House) Film and Writers's Festival is dedicated to rewarding filmmakers and writers from all over the world. We are running our next live event - SYKEHOUSE FILM AND WRITER'S FESTIVAL - on 28, 29 & 30 May 2027 with back to back screening of selected entries and an award ceremony on Sunday 30 May to announce the winners.

IMDB approved in our first year due to our success and immediate prestige. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0073772/overview/

Our judges range from award winning writers, producers, directors and bloggers. All of whom have a love for the art of film and music.

The event will take place close to the picturesque village of Sykehouse, at the Holiday Inn Doncaster A1, (DN4 9UX). Food, drink and all amenities are available throughout the festival.

We have several ticket prices to suit every budget that range from £10 (Student/Weekend) to £100 (Full VIP with Gala Awards dinner).

Breakdown as follows:
FULL PACKAGE: VIP (£100), Concession VIP (£65), Student VIP (£55).
WEEKEND PASSES: Regular (£45), Concession (£30), Student (£10),

Tickets can be purchased here: https://samantha-lee-howe-ltd.sumupstore.com/products?category=8a1ff3cd-8b4e-415f-8348-111bd9d7d163

For further information visit our website: http://slhfilmfest.com/

Filminute is the international one-minute film festival that challenges filmmakers, writers, animators, artists, designers, and creative producers to develop and submit the world's best one-minute films. www.filminute.com

Every autumn, for one month, the Filminute festival presents an extraordinary array of 25 films online, for viewers around the world to enjoy, share and discuss.

The Loopa International Animation Festival is an annual event that brings together animators, filmmakers, professional studios, and animation enthusiasts from around the world. Its aim is to establish itself as a leading event in the field of animation, promoting art, education, and international collaboration. The festival fosters academic and project-based exchanges, encouraging the sharing of knowledge and experiences in audiovisual media. It also provides opportunities to connect with the animation production sector in Colombia.

This fourth edition of the Animated Short Film Competition is one of the festival's flagship events, featuring national and international guests who share their expertise through activities such as master classes, workshops, forums, an animation market, and a competitive showcase. So, don't miss out!

Live Entertainment, LLC, Russia in co-operation with EVENT FILM, Canada proudly present an annual festival event – International Horror, Action and Fantastic Film Festival & Awards "DROP".

The festival is being annually held in the city of Moscow since the year 2011 and contains 4 events:

- opening screening

- closing awards ceremony

- master-class and Q&A with movie stars

- film festival competition program screenings in cinema theatres

The Awards ceremony takes place in a big concert venue (changing every year) and consists of the show program and the ceremony of granting awards which is divided into the following jury voting categories:

- awards granted to local film distribution companies for the blockbusters screened in cinema theatres of Russia in the reported year;

- awards granted to young directors and producers as competition program. The category is called “Hope for Survival”;

- awards granted to World stars for the contribution to horror genre

The Awards ceremony is always visited and recorded by a large number of mass media.

The Master-class is a so-called Q&A horror convention held in a cinema theatre in a form of a question-answer session between the star guests of the festival and the audience + autograph session. The event usually ends with a premier film screening.

The festival program is a week non-stop screening of new movies in several Moscow cinema theatres. The films-participants of the competition program are being selected by the festival’s jury. Submissions are being analysed and accepted by the festival's organization committee during the whole year.

The festival's schedule usually also contains a pre-party and an after-party arranged for the honored guests and winners.

The TV version of the festival is televised by Tricolor TV platform.

The festival specializes in all sub-genres of horror and action film industry, i.e.: cartoon horror, comedy horror, psychological thriller, trash horror, zombie horror, giallo, slasher, suspense, detective, action, fantasy, sci-fi etc. Starting from the year 2013 the festival also specializes in survival horror video games sphere.

The festival is annually visited in person by World-known honored guests. The previous years’ guests were: Eric Roberts, Stuart Gordon and Bryan Yuzna, Jodelle Ferland, Costas Mandyllor & Tobin Bell, Lloyd Kaufman, Akira Yamaoka, Marco Ristori and Luca Boni, Preity Uupala, Yeppe Laursen, Silje Reinaamo, Daniel Licht, A.J. Annila, Leonid Kuravlev, Igor Zhizhikin, Oliver Robins, Corbin Bernsen, Lauren Esposito, John Kassir, James Russell, Mick Garris, Shawn Hall, Liesl Ahlers, Kyle Catlett, Lina Leandersson, Richard Cutting, Helen Crevel, Javier Botet, SWERY, Adnan Koc, Naomi Grossman & Ben Wolf, Sergio Stivaletti
...and many others

A great number of star winners also annually send their exclusive video messages which are being screened during the ceremony.

A more detailed information about the festival can be found on the English version of our web site, on Wikipedia and in social media.

The YAGI MEDIA SHORTS AWARDS is organized by the independent film production and distribution company "YAGI MEDIA," founded in 2023 by Benedetta Scagnelli and Alessio Pasqua.

The Festival aims to be a showcase for films of social and cultural interest, both within and outside the independent film industry. An ideal venue for lively discussions between producers, authors, and distributors, as well as between the production community and the target audience, the Festival promotes the awareness and dissemination of works of high artistic value, capable of contributing to cultural growth and the formation of a mature critical consciousness among young people.

The Rabat Handifilm Festival is an annual artistic and socio-cultural event. In addition to promoting cinema through films addressing disability, it aims to develop a constructive approach to the representation of people with disabilities in film and art in general, and to foster a culture that embraces diversity.
By building communication, networking, mutual support, and partnerships with similar events both nationally and internationally, Handifilm works to raise awareness of Morocco, its unique characteristics, and its potential in cinema and culture as a whole.

The Futbolero World Film Festival seeks to promote football as a space for intercultural dialogue and heritage of humanity, through the meeting of different actors in this social phenomenon. It proposes as axes of work: Audiovisual Media, Conversations, Sports Practice, Literature and Diploma Training.