Blog: Film festivals

The Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, through the Secretaría de Difusión Cultural (Secretary of Cultural Promotion), the Dirección de Promoción Artística (Directorate of Artistic Promotion), and the Cineclub invites the members of the university community, graduated students, and general public to participate in the Fourteenth Short Film Contest “A PANTALLA ABIERTA 2020”.

The objective is developing, promoting and encouraging videos as a means of artistic and social expression.

Welcome to the Kathmandu World Film Festival (KWFF)!
Former Accountability Film Festival (AFF)
Dedicated to the exhibition and preservation of independent film, our objective is to showcase World’s films to the Kathmandu audiences. As we do so, we showcase the art and power of storytelling worldwide and gather communities to share diverse cultures, viewpoints and conversation. With support from our many community partners, we celebrate independent film as the rich, cultural, economic and educational asset it is.
Located in the central portion of Nepal, Kathmandu is known as the “Temple City of the World”.
Kathmandu is also home to a large art and music community, a growing filmmaking community, and generous patrons of the arts making Kathmandu audiences a hallmark of the festival. Sophisticated movie-goers of all ages and backgrounds - hungry for the quality independent film - audiences are receptive, opinionated and genuine. Screening a film at KWFF is a catalyst for generating awareness and buzz in the epicenter of the country that radiates through the region.

Honoring stories worth telling since 2009.

New Media Film Festival® is a Los Angeles cultural event devoted to the creators who shape how we see, feel, and understand the world. For more than a decade, we have welcomed artists, innovators, and storytellers whose work expands the possibilities of narrative expression — whether through classic cinematic craft or emerging technologies that invite audiences to experience story in new dimensions.

Our guiding principle is simple and deeply held:
We are fair to all creators, in all ages, all cultures, and all media.

Each year, the festival becomes a gathering place for imagination — a space where curiosity is celebrated, new ideas are explored, and creators from around the globe share work that reflects the complexity and beauty of human experience. Our stages have welcomed Nobel Laureates, Oscar® winners, Emmy® legends, Grammy® icons, bestselling authors, pioneering technologists, and creators whose voices continue to influence contemporary culture.

A Legacy of Firsts
Long before these formats entered the mainstream, New Media Film Festival® was the first to present:

AI‑generated films

Holographic digital comics

Immersive VR/360 experiences

Mobile‑first vertical storytelling

Blockchain and NFT‑based narrative content

Touch‑rotation stories

Micro‑content distribution

Collaborative V‑screening formats

These “firsts” reflect our belief that storytelling is a living art — one that evolves, adapts, and invites new forms of wonder.

A Global Home for Creators
Artists from more than 50 countries have shared their work with us. Many have gone on to secure distribution, sign development deals, collaborate with studios, or expand their creative practice through connections made at the festival.

We welcome all formats — cinematic, immersive, experimental, online, distributed, or still in post.
If it is story, it has a place here.

Only for Spanish Filmmakers.

CENTRAL-DOC
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Fourth edition

CENTRAL-DOC, Blackbird Films and Huitzil Multidisciplinary Creation Laboratory A.C. All documentary filmmakers are invited to participate in the fourth edition of the International Documentary Film Festival, which will take place from December 2 to 6, 2019 in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico. The works will be projected in public spaces, independent, educational institutions and cultural centers, being these local, national or international.

This fourth edition of the Exhibition is accompanied by the theme CULTURE, IDENTITY AND RESISTANCE ... 500 YEARS AGO. A theme that seeks to make visible but above all to claim the role of indigenous peoples through the different documentaries that make up this edition and that are intended to revolve around particular themes such as origins, traditions, territory, language, rights, among many others. . At CENTRAL-DOC we expect documentaries with stories that allow us to question and value what makes us what we are, where we come from and what our roots are.

Fantafestival (Italian: Mostra Internazionale del Film di Fantascienza e del Fantastico; English: International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Show) is a film festival devoted to science fiction, fantasy and horror films that is held annually in Italy since 1981.

Fantafestival takes place every year in Rome. In the past years, while maintaining its headquarters in Rome, some editions were held in contemporary in different Italian cities like Milan, Naples, Genoa, Verona, Parma and Ravenna.

For more than 40 years, Fantafestival has been one of the leading Italian events specialized in fantastic films and one of the most important international events of this kind. It has presented and launched in Italy many filmmakers who later would become among the most popular in the fantastic film world.

Experimental Short films from around the World will be shown in the first Alternative Video Festival. There is nothing else like it. Visitors will be able to see the best experimental films over a THREE-day period.

CALL FOR ENTRY:
6TH MY MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

UNIVERSAL MARATHI brings in an opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their talent. Universal Marathi has invited short film entries from professionals and students across the globe for the three-day annual My Mumbai International Short Film Festival in its sixth edition scheduled to be held in 2nd week of October 2018.

There are various categories for short film entries I.e. Social awareness, Animation, Fiction short film, international Foreign Shortfilm, Music video, and Documentary. Short film festivals have acquired a greater importance, eliciting a good response across the world. The event aims at exposing young directors to the global film color.

Filmmakers and students from across the world have been invited to send their entries which would be curated by industry experts and screened at the 6th My Mumbai International Short Film festival in Mumbai.

For more details, Maker can Visit the festival website now.

mymumbaishortfilmfestival.com

universalmarathi@gmail.com

Or call on +919833075706 / +919969412426

The International Film Festival of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (Cinema Movilh) is shown on feature films, shorts and documentaries largest and best known of Chile that takes place every year in Santiago and then travels sexual diversity regions. Local or foreign works can be projected at the Festival after postulating in the form indicated in these rules.

CHI PUO’ PARTECIPARE. Possono partecipare, al Concorso cortometraggi della durata massima di 30’ terminati dopo il 1 gennaio 2017. Farà fede la data della prima proiezione pubblica. Al concorso partecipano opere nazionali e internazionali dirette da registi under 35 italiani o residenti in Italia

ISCRIZIONE E DEADLINE. L’iscrizione al Festival si effettua esclusivamente per mezzo dei portal “Festhome” https://festhome.com.

LA DEADLINE è fissata al 1 settembre 2018. I FILM IN LINGUA STRANIERA (diversa dall’inglese) devono essere sottoposti alla selezione dotati di sottotitoli in inglese.

Proyecto Quercus , Cortos de Castilla y León.

The Globe International Silent Film Festival
"Where Pictures create an international language."

Our goal is to focus on the picture as the basic structure of cinema as an art.

We believe the silent era of cinema (1895-1930) has made the picture and mise en scène richer and more powerful. Although by introducing of sound in cinema we've been passed that era a long time ago but still silent cinema is carrying a great part of avant-garde and artistic films. GISFF aimed to gather, screen and respect these creative films.

CORTADA FESTIVAL DE CORTOMETRAJES DE VITORIA-GASTEIZ
UPV/EHU Campus de Álava
Vitoria-Gasteiz

SHORT FILM COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
10th Pilar de la Horadada International Film Festival – CORTOPILAR 2026
10th Edition of the Pilar de la Comunidad Valenciana Short Film Awards

Festival of national videclips, from 7th to 10nd of November, 2019 in the city of Oviedo (Asturias)

XII Short Festival El Palo for short filmmakers born / as and / or residents in Málaga (Spain).

ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS (Malaga) // Solo podrán presentarse al concurso cortometrajistas nacidos y/o residentes en la provincia de Málaga.

Short film festival of fantasy, science fiction anf horror.

Only for Latinamerican film-makers // Solo para cineastas latinoamericanos y se abrió un capitulo para España y lenguas extrangeras con subtitulos en español para el 7º festival 2023.

The 25th Almería International Film Festival will be held in Almería (Spain), in order to promote the province of Almeria through the strengthening the historical links of the province with the audiovisual industry and culture, from Friday 13th November to Sunday 22st November 2026. The Festival is organized by Almería Provincial Council.

13th edition of the fantastic film festival of Bourg-en-Bresse.

SHort film competitions (french languages, international, middle school) and also screening of features films.