Blog: Film festivals

NIFF is a space for criticism, denunciation, impact and social growth through the dissemination and promotion of cinema.

NIFF aims to be a statement against non-involvement, disregard and lack of commitment, which is the real disease of this century, where we produce more than we can consume, and happiness is subject to the law of supply and demand.

NIFF was born with the intention of triggering, debating the issues that are hidden under appearances and confronting the public with the social realities that show each individual as a part of those that make us complex, unique and human.

Festicini will award independent productions of long, medium and short films, as well as documentaries and animations, in several categories including the category for films whith environmental themes.

Around International Awards ✈ Barcelona ✈ Paris ✈ Amsterdam ✈ Berlin.

Annual Independent event with 4 major programs for all Features, Shorts, Documentaries, Experimental, Commercial, Music Video, Animations, Student Films, TV, Series, and New Media. The international community evaluates the all-genre creations to serve ARFF Official Laurels and to certify the awarded filmmakers at the end of the annual festival run. Thus, all the ARFF Finalists will be mentioned multiple times to have the best out of the entire year altogether. Submit today to participate in all 4 programs, regarding the unique system of ARFF International.

Submissions made via Festhome are getting evaluated and selected, directly for the yearly festival run and participating in the Official Certificate Program exclusively. Monthly selection is available on other associated platforms. Regarding the Unification Program of ARFF International, all 4 editions will gather at Amsterddam November/December 2024, till then Barcelona, Paris & Berlin editions will take place online.


See you Around & Fest Regards

Around International Awards ✈ Barcelona ✈ Paris ✈ Amsterdam ✈ Berlin.

Annual Independent event with 4 major programs for all Features, Shorts, Documentaries, Experimental, Commercial, Music Video, Animations, Student Films, TV, Series, and New Media. The international community evaluates the all-genre creations to serve ARFF Official Laurels and to certify the awarded filmmakers at the end of the annual festival run. Thus, all the ARFF Finalists will be mentioned multiple times to have the best out of the entire year altogether.

Submit today to participate in all 4 programs, regarding the unique system of ARFF International.

Submissions made via Festhome are getting evaluated and selected, directly for the yearly festival run and participating in the Official Certificate Program exclusively. Monthly selection is available on other associated platforms.

See you Around & Fest Regards

The Zaragoza Film Festival, founded in 1995 to create a cinematic activity in the city. At first his main title was the Young Filmmakers. Since 2007 its official name became the Zaragoza Film Festival.

Festival with various events, generalist and national character (although some of its events are international).

Starting in 2021, after celebrating the 25th edition of the Festival, we propose an evolution of the project.

The 27th Kinoarte Film Festival, to be held from November 2nd to November 9th, is receiving applications for its competitive sessions of short films. Films up to 25 minutes long, produced from January 2024 may participate in the Ibero-American, National, Paranaense and Londrinense competitions.

The Zaragoza Film Festival was born in 1995 to create a cinematographic activity in the city. In principle its main denomination was that of Young Directors. As of 2007, its official name became the Zaragoza Film Festival.

Festival with different Contests, of a general and national nature (although some of its Contests are International).

As of our silver anniversary, we are carrying out a renovation and updating of the project.

As of our 28th edition and within the Official Section of our Festival, the Short Film Contest for New Latin American Talents was born, thanks to the collaboration with the Pampa Film Commission, from Argentina.

The 19th edition of CORTOCOMENIUS intends to show the best valencian productions , with the intention of promoting, broadcast and support to the development of the digital cinema.

The International Film Festival «Catharsis» will be heldfrom November 21 to November 30 at more than 15 venues (cultural centers, film clubs and libraries) in several Russian cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Penza, Vladimir, Novosibirsk, Pskov, Vladivostok, Arkhangelsk, Novogorelovo, Leningrad region. Zheleznogorsk of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Zaozersk of the Murmansk region.

Part of the film screenings and awards will be held in a large modern cinema hall in St. Petersburg.

The festival contributes to the strength of morality in the audience. The tasks of the film festivals are also to support of the cinematographers and the popularization of cinematography in the regions.

Every film, videoclip or public service announcement that is chosen will be shown at several venues. The festival accepts films of any genre. There will be separate programs for films on human rights, films for children and screenings, films for up to 120 seconds. We also accept Music Videos, public service announcements, and posters.

The Festival is in place to raise part of the funds for moral films by the Catharsis film company. Part of the funds will cover organizational expenses and some money will be sent to charitable funds for sick children.

The theme must focus, from the values ​​of solidarity, tolerance, culture of peace, nature and commitment to gender equality, on ways of life, traditions, trades, crafts, sustainable economy, respect for the environment and living beings, that is, all aspects of the diversity of human culture, with a specific section dealing with issues of the peoples of Siberia and Central Asia.

Bizitegi has been organizing the Homeless Film Festival in Bilbao since 2016, creating awareness-raising sessions on social inclusion through cinema and theatre.

The Bizitegi Team works for the incorporation into society of people at risk or in a situation of social exclusion in Bizkaia through intervention processes, aimed at improving their living conditions, and through these awareness-raising and denunciation actions that allow raising awareness in building a fairer society.

The Golden Dunes Dubai International Film Festival is a curated cinematic celebration designed to spotlight visionary storytelling from around the world, with a special focus on innovation, diversity, and cultural resonance. The festival runs over two dynamic days filled with screenings, panels, networking, and red carpet moments.

Dates: 8–9 November 2025 | Location: Paramount Hotel Dubai


Festival Highlights:

Opening Ceremony – 8 November 2025
Kick off the festivities in style with our red-carpet Opening Ceremony, where filmmakers, special guests, and media gather for an unforgettable launch night filled with excitement and celebration.



Daily Screenings – 8 & 9 November 2025
Enjoy a curated selection of international films, powerful documentaries, and emerging voices from the region and beyond, all showcased in the luxurious theatre space at Paramount Hotel Dubai.



Industry Talks & Panels – 8 November 2025
Gain insights from leading voices in film production, screenwriting, distribution, and AI in cinema. These sessions offer valuable networking opportunities and actionable knowledge for both newcomers and veterans.



Golden Dunes Awards Night – 9 November 2025
Conclude the festival with glamour and recognition as we honor outstanding achievements in film. Awards will be presented across key categories, followed by a closing celebration with special appearances, performances, and more.

PLUM! is an international animated film festival that aims to disseminate and promote the art of animation in its diversity of techniques, voices and stories through the exhibition of works by local artists and from the rest of the world.

We wish to generate a platform for independent animation with an emphasis on those works that expand the visual, conceptual and narrative limits of animated cinema and, at the same time, build a meeting point to promote creativity, exchange and collaboration between artists and the general public.

The two main competitions, one for animated shorts produced in Latin America and those from the rest of the world will complement each other with the other activities organized by the PLUM! festival: retrospectives, special programs, activities for children and adolescents, workshops related to the production of animated content, discussion panels, exhibitions and installations, creation of video games and special screenings with the CineMóvil in other parts of the Calchaquíes Valleys, among others. We seek to give the festival an eco-sustainable profile, diverse and inclusive and generate a close bond of respect, work and cooperation with the different communities that make up the Tafí Valley.

Fotofilm Internatıonal Short Film Festival is an innovative concept that aims to shine a spotlight on new generation world-language filmmakers and to give internet users across the globe the chance to share their enthusiasm for world cinema.

Our mission is to promote films, and be another step up in the filmmakers' careers.

Fotofilm International Short Film Festival is a festival open to filmmakers and film lovers. Is festival of world cinematography, where short films, videoclips, webseries and video arts from all over the world come together to compete for the various prizes of the festival.

Welcome to the six edition of Diminuto, International Minimal Film Festival, a celebration of short-films.

Diminuto comes from the Latin: extremely small. The minimal cinema is that tiny cinema, but immensely deep; brief, but extensive in possibilities; tiny, but capable of creating endless universes. Because we know that every second is important, this is a celebration of small short films, small projects that leave us with enormous emotions and diverse sensations. That is why we say that: The minimal cinema is the maximum.

Categories in competition.
In all categories we receive: fiction, documentary, fiction, animation, experimental and hybrids.

Zero: Under 59 seconds
One: 1 minute
Fractal: Between 1 and 3 minutes
Silent: Short without dialogues, between 1 and 3minutes
Vertical: Vertical shorts, between 1 and 3minutes
Tik Shorts: Shorts made by Tik Tok, under 3 minutes
Spot: Spot, under 5 minutes
Cassette: Videoclip, between 1 and 5minutes
Wide: Shorts between 3 and 5 minutes
XL: Shorts between 5 and 8 minutes

Non-competitive category.
For this category we receive fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and hybrids.

Alternative silms: Shortsfilms under 3 minutes, made by authors from Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela.

In this edition, it is contemplated that the works selected in the teen competing categories will be screened, scheduled and viewed in three modalities:

1. Screening of the official selection in at least four cultural spaces located in Mexico City.

2. The Official Selection will be hosted on the Retina Latina streaming platform, and Wahu Streaming.

The winning works of each category in competition will be screened in a cultural venue in Bogota, Colombia. Place and date to be confirmed.

The works selected in the Alternative Films will be programmed streaming on the festival's social networks and on Wahu, streaming platform.

The origin of Diminuto is referred to the online workshops: Short films taught in the last year by Aarón Álvarez, the director of the festival. In them, the concept of brevity and the ideology that allows highlighting the creative processes of the authors are promoted. Some works that were part of the Official selection and the Alternative films of the first edition were produced in these workshops.

Complementary to the exhibitions, programming and visualizations, the workshops will be given: Short films, short formats (level 1 and 2), there will be talks and master classes with specialists in cinematography, these activities will be carried out online, they are planned for the attendees and the interested public, seeking to promote new authors. Special online activities will be held for the authors of the winning short films in each category and the honorable mentions.

The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year's best in Food, Fashion, Health, Travel, Sports and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, in Podcasts, and on Radio.

The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, APT, Create TV, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, Vice, LiveWell Network, Esquire Network, Bio/FYI Channel, iHeart Radio, HBO, MyxTV, Small Screen Network, StyleHaul, PTA, Zagat, Mode Media, WatchMojo, and more.

“There are the Emmys, the Grammys, the Oscars, and finally, the Tastys.”

Holland Film Festival 2026 is open for submission. The festival accepts all genres and styles as long as they are short. (max 30 min.)
Holland short Film Festival takes place in the beautifull province of Holland We love fresh, new and original films of high quality.
We love 5-10 minute films, more films is better:-)

The Julob International Film Festival is a yearly celebration of films and the people who create them.

It brings together storytellers from around the world—both new and experienced—to share their work, connect with audiences, and spark conversations through cinema.

More than just screenings, the festival offers workshops, Q&As, and events that highlight the power of film to inspire, challenge, and bring people together across cultures.

The Barcelona Olympic Foundation, with the support of the Barcelona City Council, organizes the BCN Sports Film 2026 – 16th BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL and forms part of the WORLD FICTS CHALLENGE 2026.

The BCN Sports Film 2026 will take place in Barcelona on dates yet to be determined during the first quarter of 2026. In this sixteenth edition, the festival will have a competitive nature.

The sixteenth edition of the festival will have a hybrid format so, there will be face-to-face screenings and online screenings. The rights that the authors assign, therefore, are both for the face-to-face sessions that are held in the official venues of the contest, as well as for the sessions that will be held online through an online platform.

These Rules & Regulations have been approved by the BCN Sports Film 2026 Organising Committee. Your taking part in BCN Sports Film 2026 implies the total acceptance of these regulations.

Cerro de Pasco, a city that has forged its identity in the depths of the earth, is preparing to welcome a new treasure: the "4 Reales" Film Festival. Inspired by our region's rich mining history, this cinematic event stands as a beacon of hope and creativity, illuminating the deepest corners of our culture. With each frame, we aim to project dreams, inspire talent, and celebrate the cultural diversity that characterizes us. Since time immemorial, stories have been passed down from generation to generation, carved into the walls of mines and resonating in the hearts of their inhabitants. Today, cinema becomes the new medium to tell these stories, to make visible the struggles and dreams of a people who have known how to face challenges with courage. The name "4 Reales" pays homage to the colonial-era currency, a symbol of value and exchange. Just as money connected people in the past, cinema unites us in the present, creating a space for encounter and dialogue where differences are blurred and diversity is celebrated.