Blog: Film festivals

FFF 2017 accepts feature films, documentary, animation, medium and short films from established and emerging , independent filmmakers, film schools and media collectives from Ireland Europe and around the world.

International short film festival - MX 15 min.

The XII International Film Festival of the Border is organized by the Associação Pró Santa Thereza e Urcamp, promoted by the Municipal Department of Culture of the City of Bagé.

It will be held in Bagé, on the Brazil/Uruguay border, from December 17th to 19th, 2021.

Democratization and access to audiovisual production, as well as training activities aimed at the economic and social development of the region, are the main focuses of the Fronteira International Film Festival. Its short and feature film program is free and participatory, with an official jury and popular jury awards. After a hiatus due to the pandemic, we returned with the necessary adaptations and restriction measures for the in-person enjoyment of the event.

Only for Chilean Filmmakers.

E-Festival is a competitive festival and it is a place opened to every film proyect.

Born as the Amateur Film Festival of Vilagarcía in 1973, the Curtas Film Fest has been held uninterruptedly in Vilagarcía de Arousa. It’s the film festival dean of Galicia and one of the contests with more tradition of Spain. Specialized in fantastic cinema.

The People's Film Festival celebrates the Voice of the People - showcasing films from across the globe.

The festival will take place June 2 - June 4, 2022 and we are pleased to announce that will be back at the AMC Magic Johnson Theater and Maysles Cinema for our 11th edition. We will be operating at full capacity—following New York City COVID rules i.e. vaccination, social distancing & mask requirements. It is our goal to continue the work that needs to be done—essentially providing platforms for creatives to showcase their work.

Rooted in the belief of freedom of speech and media access to all—The People’s Film Festival (TPFF) was founded in 2012 with the goal to provide venues, resources, and information for independent filmmakers, producers and creatives.

Over the last 10 years TPFF has become to be known as the “The Voice of ‘The People”—essentially the place to tell your story your way and have a true impact on that audience. TPFF’s mission is to inspire future creatives and innovators, while exposing audiences of all ages to new tools in technology for storytelling. Many of the filmmakers who screened at TPFF have broaden the outreach for their films to screen at other festivals and venues including, HBO, NetFlix, FOST, PBS- Public Broadcasting Service, Revolt TV and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives.

The People’s Film Festival is an initiative of The People’s Media, Music & Arts Foundation (TPMMAF)—which is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation whose purpose is to promote awareness in independent film, technology, media, music, and art across the globe while encouraging those—particularly in the Harlem New York area, to develop a greater appreciation and understanding for cultural diversity in media.

The People’s Film Festival is held in Harlem, NY, which is not only known for its rich vibrant culture, historic landmarks great music, literature, arts and entertainment—also collectively known as The Harlem Renaissance, but the synergistic atmosphere in which filmmakers and filmgoers alike come comeback each year after year to actively share information, break bread and build relationships.

We are looking for films in all categories and genres i.e—Features, shorts, narratives, webisodes documentaries & Music. This event is open to everyone.

This event is open to everyone.

In 2024, the Iquique International Film Festival (Ficiqq) will celebrate its 15th anniversary. Ficiqq is a unique event in the Tarapacá region that is financed on this occasion by the 2024 Audiovisual Development Fund, and is sponsored by SQM Yodo Nutrición Vegetal and produced by Volcánica Films.

As part of the 16th edition of the Urban Films
Festival organized by the association RStyle,
and to be held in Paris which will take place from 7 to 10 October 2021, the association launches its call for entries until June 30,2021.

What is the urban film ? : ”Films devoted to the city and to all the practices and ways of life that come from it. Through urban films, true stories, whether somber or funny, find their common denominator in their scenery: the street, from Seoul to Rio, and passing by Seattle or Ouagadougou. The urban movies rediscover the city in a broad sense: history, dance, movement, community, streets cultures, sports, all of the aspects of the city and urban cultures are represented.”

The Moscow International Fantastic Film Festival (MIFFF) will be held March 2016 in Moscow. MIFFF has a competitive nature and it is open to short films that deal with science fiction or fantasy themes of all kinds, including animation, videoclips, experimental, fake trailers etc.

The Moscow International Fantastic Film Festival is the first sci-fi festival in Russia. MIFFF showcases the latest in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and hosts a number of parties and special events.

ONLY FOR BRASILIAN STUDENTS // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESTUDIANTES BRASILEÑOS

The sample of short films of "La Cuna" is an event that takes place in the teahouse "La Cuna" of Elche (Alicante), Spain, on December 15th, 2019. Is admitted any genre of short film, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes.

Only for films made in Spanish film schools.

Brussels Short Film Festival is an exhibition intended for lovers of cinema, both audience and professionals. The purpose
is to promote and circulate short films and to generate contacts between audience, young directors and professionals.

There are 3 competitions :
 National Competition
 International Competition
 Student Films Competition “Next Generation”

“Next Generation Festival” is organised as a part of the Brussels Short Film Festival, by the non-profit association Un Soir…Un Grain in Brussels from April 22 to May 02, 2020.

The Festival’s aim is to encourage, through cinematographic art and expression, a reflection on relevant issues for women related to their specific cultural, political and social context. The Festival is a place for intercultural dialogue and dialectical comparison between different cinematographies as well as an opportunity to promote distribution of films that are unlikely to have access to commercial venues.

The Short Film Festival Operas premiums and Barquisimeto , created eleven years ago with the idea of ​​offering an annual Venezuelans living space where talent at home and abroad to exhibit their work and share with like-minded people their desire to improve and expand map of the audiovisual in Venezuela .

The International Sports Film Festival invites filmmakers from all over the world to participate with their short and feature films, fiction, documentary, experimental, animation or other, 2nd. International Sport Film Festival to be held from 17 to 23 March 2016 in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Selected works will be part of the Feature Film Competition, Short and special screenings.
Registration will be open until Sunday, January 31, 2016.

Only for Latinamerican filmmakers.

The International Short Film Festival of Cali, with the opening of its call, is to be a space for the exhibition of professional and university short films from the city of Cali and the world to serve as a meeting point between the new filmmakers and the professionals of the short film.

The XVI International Short Film Festival of Cali will take place from october 1 to 5 of 2024, in the city of Santiago de Cali, Colombia.

The call for the competitive categories of the festival will be open from June 11 th of 2024 and we will close the registration period at midnight of agost 11 th of 2024 Colombian local time (UTC-5).

Films sent to the following categories: National Official Selection, National Official University Selection, International Official Selection and International Official University Selection must have been completed after January 15, 2023.

The results of the call for the competitive categories will be announced on the festival’s official website www.cortoscali.com by August 31 th, 2024.

18th Ecozine Film Festival, International Film and Environment of Zaragoza. April 2025. Organized by Asociación Cultural Ecozine