Blog: Film festivals

New World AI Film Festival(NWAIFF) is a global, international platform dedicated to creators of AI-driven films and videos, providing an independent space to showcase innovative work from around the world.

We welcome AI films of all genres, styles, and formats, embracing diversity and creativity without limitation. From narrative storytelling to experimental works, from short-form videos to hybrid creations, all forms of AI-driven expression are encouraged.

There are no boundaries to imagination, we invite creators to push the limits of creativity and bring entirely new worlds to life through AI.

RULES OF THE 13th INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL, PLASENCIA ENCORTO 2026.

The Regional Ministry of Education, Science and Vocational Training of the Government of Extremadura, the Plasencia City Council and the 24 Fotogramas Cultural Association announce the 13th International Youth Film Festival: Plasencia Encorto.

Multi-award-winning film directors Yuri Maslak & Olga Tugaeva invite you to take part in the Berlin Indie Shorts Festival, which takes place in the cinematic capital of Europe. Berlin is a city where different cultures and nationalities meet, a city where the spirit of freedom and creativity reigns.

Our international film festival was created by directors for directors. There are no formalities, only fair professional evaluation by an international jury and inspiring interaction with colleagues. We have no dress code or red carpet; the focus here is not on the beauty of the celebrity guests' outfits, but on your film. Our festival is a platform for discussion and collaboration, an opportunity to feel part of the process, regardless of status or fame.

The Berlin Indie Shorts Festival strives to present the most daring, innovative, and inspiring films from around the world, striking in their originality and unique approach to storytelling. Short films are the art of telling great stories with minimal resources, capturing a spirit in a matter of minutes and leaving a lasting impression on viewers. Here, short films cease being the "little brother" of feature films and acquire their own uniqueness and value.

Our festival is held four times a year at the legendary creative space Heckmann-Höfe, our Berlin's Montmartre. Summer, fall, winter, and spring - each season is beautiful in its own way and brings its own unique inspiration. A fitting conclusion to each season is the live screening of the winning films and the award ceremony for their creators.

Welcome to Berlin!

NO CLICHÉS. NO LIMITS. JUST PURE ART.

Regular Deadline – April 30, 2026

One of Latin America’s leading genre film festivals is now accepting submissions.


17th Edition | São Paulo, Brazil | September 8–13, 2026

✔️ 1,503 films submitted in the last edition
✔️ 110 films selected for the official program
✔️ 90,000+ audience across all editions
✔️ 1,600+ films showcased over 16 editions


Cinefantasy – International Fantastic Film Festival was created to promote and celebrate fantastic cinema in all its forms, including horror, fantasy, science fiction, and hybrid genres.

Over sixteen editions, Cinefantasy has established itself as a key platform for genre filmmakers, presenting bold and innovative works from around the world.

The festival has expanded beyond São Paulo with screenings across major Brazilian cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Manaus, and Santos, as well as international collaborations in Spain, Chile, Peru, and Colombia.

Held in São Paulo — one of the largest cultural capitals in the world — Cinefantasy offers filmmakers international exposure and the opportunity to connect with audiences, critics, and industry professionals passionate about fantastic cinema.

The 17th edition will take place from September 8 to 13, 2026, featuring competitive screenings, special programs, and immersive experiences.

Thousands of submissions are received every year, and the selection reflects a highly curated and competitive process.

Submit your film today and be part of Cinefantasy 2026.

"Me complace compartir excelentes noticias desde Perú: 'Cine Dentro del Cine' es un nuevo festival enfocado en documentales sobre temas de cine. Su equipo de producción siente pasión por las historias detrás de las películas, y estoy seguro de que pronto se convertirá en un emocionante punto de encuentro para cineastas de todo el mundo. -Alexandre O. Philippe, director de documentales sobre cine.

El Festival Internacional "Cine dentro del cine" (FECIDECI) celebra su primera edición del 11 al 20 de junio de 2026, con actividades en diversas sedes del Perú.

Este nuevo encuentro cinematográfico propone un espacio único dedicado íntegramente a las películas que reflexionan sobre el propio cine: su historia, sus creadores, sus públicos y su poder de representación.

El festival se concibe como un punto de encuentro entre cineastas, investigadores, estudiantes, críticos y amantes del séptimo arte, y busca promover el diálogo sobre cómo el cine se mira a sí mismo, se recuerda y se reinventa.

Durante una semana, se presentarán proyecciones, conversatorios, y clases magistrales, con acceso gratuito para todos los asistentes.

CBF – Vigo International Film Festival is an international film event organized by the production and distribution company CityBlue Films. It will hold its 10th edition from December 1st to 5th, 2026, in the city of Vigo, Spain.

OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE

It is a cultural and social event and a meeting place for the public, creators, film professionals, and representatives of the film industry.

CBFF – Vigo International Film Festival was created with the main objective of promoting culture through the promotion and dissemination of cinematographic works.

This festival was developed to support directors and producers by providing all filmmakers with a space to disseminate and promote their work to the general public.

It is an audiovisual, cultural, artistic, industrial, and educational platform, allowing the discovery of new talents and emerging films.

Greek mythology Gelos is the divine personification of laughter, the most welcome of the gods, always owes its success to some novel subterfuge. This deity favourably and affectionately accompany everywhere the person who arouses and enacts his laughter, and he will never allow you to grieve in mind, but will implant continual joy on your countenance with his sunny elegance.

We hope you will join us in a days full of fun and endless laughs! We will highlight comedy short and feature films, web series, TV episodic, filmed sketch comedy, Dark Comedy, music video and animation with the goal of screening the best comedic content from around the world for a wide audience! Our dual emphasis is on “discovering” great comedic talent with the purpose of promoting it to both the entertainment industry and the Moscow public, as well as, showcasing the works of seasoned professionals and well-known stars. We are proud to showcase, connect and promote talented comedy filmmakers from all over the world.

ONLY FOR SPANISH AND LATINMAERICAN FILMMAKERS // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESPAÑOLES Y LATINOAMERICANOS

International Competition, International Panorama, Argentine Competition and Argentine panorama of short films made in Super 8mm format.

Intras, mental health and culture: ‘Visionando’
In Intras we think that mental health is a very broad term that recognizes cultural, social, philosophical and historical aspects beyond the purely biological and sanitary. That is why this Festival seeks to collect and show all possible views in order to make visible different realities and combat the stigmas associated with mental health problems.

From this perspective we present the III International Festival of short films ‘Visionando’ to be held between September and October 2026 in the city of Valladolid as the main venue.

Why ‘Visionando’?

‘Visionando' was born in 2023 as a film series with the collaboration of the City Council of Valladolid, creating a space in the city to reflect on mental health. In the last quarter of the year, 5 films were screened followed by a colloquium with mental health, film and media professionals. They addressed different perspectives on mental health: family, emotional and social relationships, care, the passage through psychiatric units, new technologies and their impact, gender violence and its therapeutic approach, community integration and the importance of employment as a normalizing tool.

Under the theme “MIRRORS: Beyond Reflection,” the 2nd AFI International Animal Film Festival explores the possibility of coexistence by reflecting the relationship between humans and animals.


“Beyond Reflection” goes beyond simply mirroring reality—it is an invitation to imagine new ways of living together. It re-examines the interconnected world of all living beings and encourages us to envision a shared future.

Selected films from the International Competition Section will be officially invited for offline screening at ODC26 (June 2026).

The 2026 AFI Awards is AFI’s official awards program that highlights creativity, technology, and ideas shaping a future where humans and animals coexist.

The program consists of three independent categories:

AFI Film Award
AFI GIC Award (details to be announced)
AFI Tech Award (details to be announced)
Films selected in the International Competition Section will be eligible for the AFI Film Awards, with the following prizes:

???? Awards & Prizes

AFI Prize (Grand Prize) – KRW 500,000
NAMs Award (Best Film) – KRW 300,000
Curie Award (Excellence Award) – KRW 200,000

The AFI Film Awards recognize outstanding works that artistically explore the relationship between humans and animals, respect for life, and visions of coexistence.
We welcome creators who imagine a world where all beings can live together.

The 2nd AFI International Animal Film Festival Official Website

[International Competition – Key Dates]
Submission Period: April 16 – May 31, 2026
Official Selection Announcement: June 12, 2026
(via official SNS & individual notification)
[Festival Dates & Venue]
Dates: September 17 – September 19, 2026
Venue: Pie Factory (Exit 2, Children’s Grand Park Station)
441, Gwangnaru-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea
[How to Submit]
→ Submit via Google Form (application + screener link)

[Eligibility Requirements]
1. Theme: Works addressing respect for life, coexistence, environmental issues, animal rights, or any story reflecting “a world where all beings live together”
2. No restrictions on production year, genre, or running time
3. English subtitles are required
4. The submitter must hold copyright and editing rights
5. Previous screenings at other festivals are allowed

[Contact]
→ raccoon@afinitiative.org

A festival born from creativity

In this second edition, we once again chose to focus on what inspires us most: talent. As part of a creative exercise within the Art Direction course, fourth-year Animation students, guided by our director Blanca Bonet, immersed themselves in a process of exploration full of references, concepts, and possibilities. From that journey, several proposals emerged, which were first voted on by the students themselves and ultimately gave rise to this year’s concept and official poster.

The inspiration for this edition comes from nature: those wild yet mythical worlds that inhabit our collective imagination. References such as Princess Mononoke helped us understand the relationship between the magical and the ancestral, between stone-carved figures that seem to belong to a culture yet to be discovered, and the inevitable question of who, or what being, could have created such extraordinary structures.

The invitation behind this concept is clear: step into this forest with us, lose yourself among its shapes, and let yourself be surprised as you discover the incredible talents that will bring the festival to life.

11th EUREKA UNIVERSITY FILM FESTIVAL 2026

Eureka University Film Festival is a cinematic event primarily organized by students from Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, in collaboration with students from different universities across the country and other professionals.


After 10 years, we have decided to give EUREKA a new direction, reimagining it for this eleventh edition. We aim to expand our horizons regarding filmmaking, both in its forms and creative intentions. In this edition, we are looking for honest cinema that connects with an emotional and/or spiritual need of the human experience.


Without limiting ourselves exclusively to university cinema, we are interested in works with a clear intention to tell their own stories.


We are seeking short films that respond to the question:

“How do we inhabit the unknown?”


We are drawn to films that explore this question in a creative, experimental, and narrative way, through belief, fear, and dreams, with the intention of creating a distinct atmosphere in each screening.

DICFF is about celebrating comedy in film.
So often comedy is overlooked in favour of drama. Drama is in fact easier to write, direct and perform.

Comedy is much more difficult and you know if you've succeeded or failed by how many laughs you get!

So, DICFF is here to ensure comedy gets it's due. We want to support our comedic storytellers and celebrate your craft.

The 12th Carabanchel Short Film Festival at Tarambana is a showcase of short films open to all Spanish production companies with short films made in 2025-2026. This includes production companies and filmmakers with limited resources and budgets (including short films made on mobile devices, for example).

The short films will be screened at Sala Tarambana in July 2026 on Thursday the 16th, Friday the 17th, Saturday the 18th, and Sunday the 19th. All screenings will begin at 8:30 pm. The awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday the 22nd at 8:30 pm, where the various prizes will be presented.

Berriozar Films Kultural “Lantzeluze” announces the XVIII Edition of the “International Festival of Social Themed Short Films” in Berriozar, which will take place from October 14th to 17th, 2026.

Category:

Single category. Social theme.

The festival had its first edition in 2013 and has been organized annually since then by Associação Cultural Periferias in Portugal and Gato Pardo in Spain.

The project was born from a citizen initiative, supported by the municipality of Marvão from the beginning, and grew thanks to the support of diverse sponsors and collaborators.

Meanwhile, a new step was taken with the inclusion of Valencia de Alcântara (Spain) on the Festival map, thanks to the interest and involvement of the local government, Filmoteca de Extremadura and Diputación de Cáceres.

It is the intention of the organizers to contribute to an effective cultural decentralization.

We want to make accessible goods and services traditionally concentrated in big cities and which hardly reach rural populations.

EYESIGHT



We believe that it is possible, with this strategy, to locally implement a film culture that, in the medium term, allows for the creation of a more conscious audience endowed with a plural thinking that promotes contact with art, not only as a space for leisure, but as a critical thinking platform that reflects and interacts with today's world.

The organization of the festival, with all the activities and logistics involved, constitutes a significant boost to economic activity in the most diverse areas.

We offer an opportunity for the promotion and dissemination of local products and brands. We create conditions to attract tourism flows, especially tourism that is more committed to cultural and ecological aspects.

We contribute to the local, national and international dissemination of the brand and socio-cultural identity of the municipalities of Marvão and Valencia de Alcântara.

An important milestone for the International Humorous Short Film Festival State aKorti, between laughter and the other, we arrived at the 19th Edition

The show, as always, is open to film makers and directors of all nationalities. Participation is free.

It's India's one of the prestigious film festivals. aims to support and encourage budding Indie-filmmakers & low-budget filmmakers.

This section will showcase short films, feature films, Indie-web projects, documentaries, etc. Specially designed to help Indie-filmmakers/Documentary filmmakers. It also helps to place projects to the audience by providing sales support & distribution support.

Cuenca International Film Festival 2026

Where the world's stories find their echo in the Andes.

The Cuenca International Film Festival (FICC) is one of the pioneering film events in Ecuador. With more than twenty years of history, it has become a strategic meeting point for international filmmakers, producers, distributors, and programmers, consolidating Cuenca as an epicenter of cinema in Latin America.

Throughout its history, the FICC has featured important figures, names that reaffirm the festival's mission to build bridges between the global industry and local narratives.

In 2022, the festival expanded its reach with the creation of Shortfest Cuenca, a platform specialized in short films that functions as a laboratory for narrative innovation and the discovery of new talent, thus consolidating its role in the international film ecosystem.

Competitive Sections 2026

• Latin American Feature Film Competition (a window to the region's cinema).

• International Feature Film Competition (works over 40 minutes, all themes, genres, and styles).

• International Short Film Competition (a space for experimentation and new voices).

• National Short Film Competition – Ecuador and Cuenca (a development engine for the local industry).

Non-Competitive Sections

• Fantastic Visions: dedicated to genre, fantasy, and horror films.

• Cinema and Human Rights: with a focus on ecology, feminism, and social justice, responding to the most pressing debates of our time.

FICC 2026 – A Platform for the Industry
The festival is not only an exhibition space, but also a networking and co-production platform, connecting Ecuadorian and Latin American cinema with international players: producers, distributors, platforms, and allied festivals.

Cuenca: City of Cinema

FICC 2026 will be held in July in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO, Cuenca is transformed each year into a living cinematic stage, where tradition and modernity intertwine at every screening.