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NOX FILM FEST

The First Outdoor Fantastic Film Festival of Uruguay is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary

And we are preparing a big party to celebrate it.

Enjoy with us!


The NOX FILM FEST is a fun cinematic experience that takes place in the South American summer.

The festival accepts genre films like: Horror-Fantasy-Sci-Fi and subgenres.

It's an open-air festival with free admission that every year receives thousands of young people and families whom enjoy their events.

The 10th Edition will take place from 16th to 18th January 2025 but we will have celebration's activities from November 2024.

The NOX FILM FEST will offer fun and attractive activities like:

Marathon of films
Live performances
Master classes
Workshops
NOX for kids
Book's presentations
Special guests
'Not we are alone' sessions.
Developing lab and more atractions


The NOX FILM FEST has an International Competition of feature films, medium-length films and short films.

It accepts submisions films from all over the world and awards prizes and special mentions in the following categories:

Best International Feature Film
Best Ibero-American Feature Film
Best Medium-length Film
Best Short Film (different sections)
Films made by women (FILM MADE BY WOMEN)
Special awards for direction, acting and screenplay.

The Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles Hollywood is a non-profit organization of the film industry in the United States, headquartered in Los Angeles, through various projects and activities, screening filmmakers around the world, filmmakers of outstanding works, help them to increase exposure, in the industry, docking resources.

The Asian Film Festival founded by Asian Film Festival Committee and American International Chamber of Commerce, we are international non-profit organization with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Beijing and other cities. Commissioners, writers & directors work with Asian Films because we know how to support creative people & deliver visionary films & television drammas.

The American International Chamber of Commerce has been a dedicated partner of Asian countries on diversified economic and cultural development and exchanges from the since the establishment in 1990.

In keeping with our long-term commitment, we encouragement and recognition that support from Asian entrepreneurs and investors, filmmakers ’s creativity and production and build strong, each institutions, production companies and studios will lead to greater economic opportunities in film industry for all Asian countries.

The AFF, Asian Film Festival is dedicated to strengthening Asian and Hollywood film and culture exchange and collaboration, promoting innovative development in film industry and fostering creativity in filmmaking in the world.

We believe film also in the future of Asian same as Hollywood as well. The American International Chamber of Commerce and Asian Film Festival reiterates its unwavering commitment to working with all Asian countries in film industry as they build a A brilliant, rich and successful future. We send our warmest wishes for continued prosperity and success of Asian Film Festival in the years ahead.

San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival is a US government approved 501(C) (3) tax-exempt non-profit organization.

Provide an international platform for all film lovers, professional filmmakers and film/media students who love film-making to stand out.

Discover and select potential talents with new technique & skills, who demonstrate the original concept and accelerate their development within the film industry.

Encourage new filmmakers especially young and first-time filmmakers for their new productions. Encourage and celebrate original and insightful screenwriting and new ideas in the film. Accept films in all categories and subject matter.

Make friends and enhance communication through films.

• 2025 The 12th Festival Schedule: 
November 1, 2025------November 9, 2025

In an ever-evolving film industry, MICA 3 is at the forefront of a new wave of exposure-focused film exhibits. We believe that films should be seen, celebrated, and shared—not locked away in traditional festival circuits.

By joining MICA 3, your work has the chance to shine on a screening event and to reach a global audience through our extensive online exhibit, amplified by three months of paid advertising.

At MICA, we believe that the future of cinema is yet to be found, and we are proud to support the seventh art through this transition. Thank you for joining our film exhibit as a platform for your work.

The Brain Damage Association for Adults and Minors calls for the Third Edition of the International Film Festival for Diversity “ADACAM” in order to continue making the invisible visible and be able to move towards a more inclusive society, focusing on young people but also on filmmakers. professionals, students and people with social concerns.

LA International Film Festival is dedicated to discovering emerging storytellers.

Competitive sections for feature-length fiction films; a diverse selection of documentary films; selected to showcase break-out global talent in Los Angeles.

Our mission is to discover and showcase new filmmakers with fresh stories in independent cinema.

The festival includes special screenings co-presented in cooperation with the following Oscar® qualifying film festivals: Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland), Gijon International Film Festival (Spain) and Cartagena International Film Festival, FICCI (Colombia).

Celebrating 12 years the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival in Canada.

Toronto Shorts is a non-profit organization that provides a showcase for the best short films and its creators from around the world, annually in the heart of Toronto.

We feel that short-form cinema and its creators should have their own premier film festival in Toronto deserving similar recognition given to the feature film and its creators.

Toronto Shorts is where films from all genres intersect. The heart of the festival is the quality and scope of extraordinary film programming which consists of a wide spectrum of categories from high to low budget films under 45 minutes.

The festival has become a career stepping stone, establishing a tradition of discovering and promoting filmmakers who have gone on to be Academy Awards Nominees, including :

2021 Oscar Nominee 'The Present' by Farah Nabulsi
2019 Oscar Nominee ‘Weekends’ by Trevor Jimenez
2018 Oscar Nominees 'Watu Wote - All of Us' (Germany) and 'The Eleven O'Clock' (Australia)

Toronto stands as the largest media market in Canada, it boasts the world-renowned Royal Ontario Museum, the massive Art Gallery of Ontario, the Soulpepper Theatre Company, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and now includes a premier international short film festival.

We showcase the best short films and its filmmakers from around the world.

The International Gay, Lesbian Trans Film Festival of Lima - the OutfestPerú - opens its call for the XXI edition and films of all nationalities whose theme is LGBTIQ, and which are eligible for the various sections of the festival can participate in it: Feature films ( Official Section and International Panorama), Short Films Section either Documentary or Fiction and Video Art (Official and Panorama). The works must not have been exhibited in commercial theaters, broadcast on TV or be available to the public on the Internet or other windows in Peruvian territory prior to the celebration of the festival and must have copyright after 2023. Feature films and short films must preferably be unpublished in Peru, although this is not exclusive but will be valued very positively. OutfestPerú reserves the right to include films that do not meet these conditions in the programming, but out of competition.

The CalellaFilmFestival is a festival dedicated to all those Low Budget films of national or international production, with the aim of rewarding and promoting films made with few media but with high artistic value.

The CalellaFilmFestival has two sections:
"Low Budget" section
The selected feature films will compete as best productions of the year in the national or international scope, with an investment of less than 500,000 euros.

Section "Creative Rosebud Awards"
All those productions that throughout the year have stood out for their creativity and originality, both in the field of national and international production, with an investment exceeding 500.00 euros will compete.

Read the bases to register your movie.

The festival will be held from october 31 to november 8 to 4, 2025 in Calella de Mar (Barcelona) in the Sala Mozart and other rooms attached to the festival. For schedules, passes and more information go to the festival website.

www.calellafilmfestival.com

Art Scene West is organizing its first ever film festival to celebrate the motion-picture arts. With local partners and an attractive location, this festival has the potential to be the occasion for an unforgettable weekend in San Diego, CA. There are 2 distinct categories available for filmmakers to get their projects exposure to broader audiences. We are inviting teams of all sizes to have an opportunity to be a part of this first-ever film festival in one of San Diego's most cherished tourist destinations.

The Experimental Audiovisual Center (NAVE, in Portuguese) is an independent collective established in 2021 that focuses on experimental audiovisual studies.

NAVE Exhibition (Mostra NAVE) was created within the collective aiming to study, share and promote experimental films, video arts and other forms of audiovisual expression and in 2025 it presents its 4th edition, gaining national and international visibility.

The NAVE Exhibition consists of screenings of films previously selected by the center's curatorial team.

The exhibition is in its fourth edition and this year, 2025, it will be shown in a virtual format, on February 14th, 15th and 16th, 2025, starting at 8 p.m. (Brasília time, GMT - 3), exclusively via NAVE Exhibition's YouTube channel

New York Shorts International Film Festival features over 340 short films, special events, talks, retrospectives films, and tributes with honored guests, establishing New York Shorts as one of the finest exhibitions of short films in North America.

Now in our 13th year, New York Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival on the East Coast. A non-profit organization that provides a showcase for emerging filmmakers from around the world.

New York Shorts is a qualifying film festival for the Canadian Screen Awards, presented by The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. We are the only short film festival in New York on the Canadian Screen Awards eligible festival list.

The festival has become a career stepping stone, establishing a tradition of discovering and promoting filmmakers who have gone on to become Academy Award® Nominees.

Previous film selections include:

2023 Student Academy Award® Duet by Lyuwei Chen - Winner New York Shorts Best Documentary

2023 OSCAR® NOMINEE Live-Action Short Film, The Red Suitcase by Cyrus Neshvad winner New York Shorts 'Best International Film'

2022 OSCAR® WINNER Documentary, Short The Queen of Basketball by Ben Proudfoot

2020 OSCAR® WINNER Live-Action Short Film, "The Neighbors" Window" by Marshall Curry winner New York Shorts 'Best of Fest'

2020 OSCAR® NOMINEE Documentary Short Subject The New York Times Op-Docs "Walk Run Cha-Cha" by Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt

2019 OSCAR® NOMINEE Animated Short "Animal Behaviour" by Alison Snowden and David Fine

2015 OSCAR® NOMINEE "The Dam Keeper" by Robert Kondo, Daisuke Tsutsumi

2013 Student Academy Award® "A World for Raúl" by Mauro Mueller wins New York Shorts Best Drama

2012 OSCAR® NOMINEE & BAFTA Best Short Animation "A Morning Stroll" by Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

2012 World premiere "Derek" by Ricky Gervais wins New York Shorts Best Comedy and became a popular British television show picked up by Netflix.

New York Shorts International Film Festival is one of the largest showcases of short films in North America and an ideal platform for filmmakers to screen their films and gain recognition in New York City.

New York Shorts events include receptions, as well as workshops with industry experts and top filmmaking professionals sharing their practical advice to attending filmmakers.

2023 Industry Events
Industry Master Spotlight w/ BAFTA Nominated Director Jon Amiel
Industry Master Spotlight w/ Academy Award® Winning Producer Andrew Carlberg
Industry Short Film Spotlight w/ Academy Award® Winning Director Chris Overton

2022 Industry Events
Tribute to legendary film director Bob Giraldi
Spotlight Screening from George R.R. Martin's (Game of Thrones creator)
Beyond The Screen with Ben Proudfoot (Oscar® winning documentary director)
Film Retrospective Kim Magnusson (producer/director of seven Academy Awards® nominations and two Oscar wins)
Film Tribute to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

New York Shorts believes short-form cinema and its filmmakers should have their own premier film festival in New York deserving similar recognition given to feature films.

The heart of the festival is the quality and scope of extraordinary film programming to enthusiastic audiences in the vibrant filmmaking enclave of New York City.

LA Shorts International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world.

The festival is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences OSCAR®, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT) presenters of the Canadian Screen Awards and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain (Goya Awards).

We are proud to have 66 filmmakers from LA Shorts earned an Academy Award® nomination.

Now in its 28th year, LA Shorts is the longest-running short film festival in Los Angeles. The festival screens over 350 films and attracts over 10,000 attendees each year including Hollywood industry professionals and emerging independent filmmakers.

LA Shorts is an official qualifying event for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA short film awards. Award-winners at the festival are eligible to win BAFTA Awards.

LA Shorts is recognized by The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT) presenters of the Canadian Screen Awards.

Those who have been honored at the festival include directors, Jon Favreau, Paul Haggis, Bryan Singer, Jan de Bont, Shane Black, and actors Gary Oldman, James Woods, Martin Landau and Richard Dreyfuss. Many recognizable directors and actors have screened films and attended the festival such as Scarlett Johansson, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Courteney Cox, Tim Burton, Sofia Coppola, Jason Reitman, Terry Gilliam, Spike Jonze, Eva Mendes, Jessica Biel, Rachel Weisz, Hilary Swank, Josh Brolin, Kirsten Dunst, Rita Wilson, Ralph Macchio, Ricky Gervais, Vin Diesel, John Stamos, Matthew Modine, Dean Cain, Robin Wright, George R. R. Martin and many many more.

The film programming screens all genres from a wide spectrum of categories with high to low-budget films 40 minutes or under. From recognizable directors and celebrity actors to students from the finest film schools and high school teenagers- they're all here to celebrate the art (and business) of short-form cinema!

NeuroScope Films is where storytelling, big tech, and AI collide. Every month, we spotlight groundbreaking shorts, wild FX, music videos, animations and video art from around the world. It's not just a festival—it’s the frontier of creativity and tech.

Got something bold and boundary-pushing? Submit your work and join the future of filmmaking.

Submitting is simple. You can send us your project through Festhome or directly on our official website. Submissions stay open year-round as we curate content for specific events across different cities. Don’t stress about deadlines—if your project isn’t the right fit for our LA screening, it might be perfect for our event in Dallas or elsewhere. When selected, Just keep an eye on notifications, and we’ll let you know how and where your work will be curated.

Any individual or legal entity, whether participating individually or collectively, may take part without age restrictions. Submissions can include any audiovisual production in 4K, 2K, Full HD, HDV, or HD formats. Productions that have been previously screened or featured in other showcases and festivals are eligible. Submissions must have been completed during the current year or the previous year.

All works recorded in digital format will be accepted for all sections that form part of the official selection.

Film/ Feature Film/Short Film/Documentory/music vedio/Animation/VFX/CGI/2D/3D/other

All Entertainment Catagory Accept

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*

In the historic enchanted village of Millesimo, in the province of Savona ( Italy ) and in a Theater Osvaldo Chebello in Cairo Montenotte the second edition of the "Millesimo Cairo Montenotte International Film Festival" will be held in September 2025.

The event will take place in 2 Venues: the the historic castle built by Enrico II Del Carretto in 1206 and Teatro Osvaldo Chebello in Cairo Montenotte (SV ) will feature the screening of short films from all over the world. An evening dedicated to art within a setting surrounded by greenery and full of tourists who populate this small diamond of the Bormida Valley every year, awarded as two of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Official certificate and screening for winners in all categories.

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 Secretariat of Culture and Education of the Municipality of Rosario, through Punto Audiovisual, invites you to participate in the 30th edition of the Rosario Latin American Film Festival that will take place from June 5 to 15, 2025, in the city of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.

The Festival has four competitive categories:

- Feature Film Competition

- Santa Fe Feature Film Competition

- Short Film Competition

- Rosario Short Film Competition