Blog: Film festivals

PRESENTATION

The TUWUN concept represents the Mapuche territorial origin, which together with KVPALME, the family origin, represent the Mapuche identity rooted in the LOF, a territorial space that in turn is the basis of the ancestral territorial structure of a broader space, the WALLMAPU, the entire Mapuche territory.

This concept of Mapudungun, the Mapuche language, gives rise to TUWUN Muestra de Cine Indígena de Wallmapu, created with the aim of making known through cinema, that identity and the realities related from ancestral knowledge and the way in which it is understood. life from the vision and relationship of each people with their environment, with their territory, with their own history, culture and spirituality and, therefore, from their own perspective.

In this sense, we believe that the TUWUN exhibition represents a valuable opportunity to learn about the way in which life is understood from the indigenous peoples' own culture and an important space to share the perspective and reality expressed from their own representative voices, through of the cinema. In addition to contributing to the decentralization of cinema and culture, generating a process of circulation at the territorial level and taking the traveling exhibition and its complementary activities to a wide and diverse public, in urban and rural areas, with the exhibition of the participating works in various spaces, such as Mapuche communities, schools and cultural centers in towns that generally have difficulty accessing the cinema because they are far from large urban centers, also generating Nvtram (conversation) spaces around its contents.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

TUWUN is an indigenous film exhibition that consists mainly of the realization of a Central Exhibition, which takes place every year for 4 days, in the Municipal Cultural Center of Villarrica, accompanied by activities carried out in various areas of the city. And of an Itinerant Exhibition, which covers various places in Wallmapu, the Mapuche ancestral territory (southern Chile and Argentina) and is held from the month following the central exhibition, until June of the following year, where for the Mapuche people The cycle ends and begins again with the celebration of Wiñoy Tripantu (Mapuche New Year).

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES

Within the framework of TUWUN, we develop various complementary activities, both during the central exhibition and during the traveling exhibition. Among them, a TRAWUN (meeting), special screenings by guests of indigenous peoples and the Mapuche people, NVTRAMCINE (cinema forums), TUWUN screenings inserted in other film and culture competitions, screenings for schools and communities, special cycles in the summer season . And a workshop for the appreciation of cinema with identity, which we have designed for training and mediation with different audiences, such as children and young people of school age, adults, leaders of organizations, Mapuche communities, etc.

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

TUWUN Muestra de Cine Indígena de Wallmapu, is coordinated and produced by ADKIMVN Cine y Comunicación Mapuche, with the sponsorship of LIQUEN Municipal Cultural Center and the Illustrious Municipality of Villarrica, and the collaboration of a network of organizations, cultural centers, municipal departments of culture, Mapuche communities and educational centers.

Entrants may submit as many films as they see fit, as long as they are produced between 2021 and 2023.

All films shorter than 20 minutes will be accepted, regardless of their original film or video shooting format.

Films which are not spoken in Spanish must be presented with subtitles in Spanish.

Films' theme is free.

Live action fiction, animation, experimental and documentary films can be submitted.

Submission deadline is Noviembre, 5th, 2023.

mujerDOC - VIII INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS ON GENDER, organized by the NGO Mujeres del Mundo and the City Council of Soria, is a platform for the exhibition of DOCUMENTS created to help eliminate gender stereotypes and make visible the role of women in development of societies.

The works presented will include topics related to demands for equality and the feminist agenda.
They will be documentaries produced from January 1, 2022.

Participation in the Festival is open to all people, individually or collectively, without distinction of nationality or residence.

The festival will take place in March 2025 in Soria (Spain).

The festival, through a Committee, will select films to be part of an Official Section, with the following prizes:

- Woman Award: 3,000 euros (for this award, only films in which the director is a woman will be eligible)

- Long Film Award: 2,000 euros (from 60 minutes)

- Short Film Award: 1,000 euros (up to 59 minutes)

- CIMA Award for the best filmmaker (statuette and one year as a member of the Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media).

* Each selected film will receive 150 euros for the total exhibition at the Festival, covering a maximum of 4 screenings in the Cinema in Soria or in Festival windows in other cities around the world.

The selected films will also participate, if they wish, in the online edition of the contest, through the online cinema platform Filmin. The films can be seen on Filmin during the official festival dates. The benefits obtained will be distributed as follows: 60% for participating documentary films, 40% for Filmin.

It is an international film festival that is established in Bogotá, Colombia and takes place annually.

It seeks to exhibit and promote cinematographic works with a Christian perspective and from another perspective in different scenarios through strategic alliances.

The event takes place from September 3th to 7th, 2024 where an inauguration takes place, exhibition spaces for short films registered in a previous call and training activities through workshops and conversations with experts in scriptwriting, directing, production and distribution.

On the last day of the festival, a closing ceremony is held with an award ceremony for the different categories: Characters of Faith with Cell Phones, Best Christian Short Film, Best another look Short Film and Best Christian Video Clip.

Only for colombian filmmakers.

The Barichara Green Film Festival FESTIVER, created by Colombian actors Toto Vega and Nórida Rodríguez, seeks to build a new generation of artists and audience commited to the environment. Through its screenings and a continuous search for resources to create environmental film content, FESTIVER aims to educate and entertain by developing academic, artistic and recreational activities which enrich the Colombian cultural landscape and help build a better world. The 14th edition will take place on September 19-22, 2024 in Barichara, Santander, Colombia.

Vintage Film Foundation Present
5th Vintage International Film Festival, 2023

Considering the historical and ancient background in the field of cinema from this cultural city like Kolhapur, the Vintage Film Foundation came into existence. New artists entering this field of cinema can get a huge platform through short films and documentaries, so these artists need exposure to the film industry through such platforms but looking for future perspectives they don’t get a proper platform to showcase their talent. This talent mustn’t be restricted to their local level, so we are providing them a chance to showcase it at the international level.

This historic city has given birth to many famous and prestigious artists like Baburao Painter, V. Shantaram, Master Vinayak, Master Vithhal, Bhalji Pendharkar, etc., who have great contributions in Marathi as well as World cinema, who are still rising and becoming successful. By looking forward to these artists as an idol, the upcoming youth of Kolhapur are chasing their dreams.

Here 5th Vintage International Film Festival gives them a chance to showcase their efforts at the international level to express their ideas, thoughts, and innovations in front of national and international artists and audiences.

Similarly, we have decided to organize a workshop to provide exposure and knowledge about minute details, and techniques of filmmaking to groom the new artist.

The "Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival" is an event intended to serve as an international showcase for films of various types and gender, in order to promote and spread the art, auteur and experimental films that are not released in cinemas playhouses, to foster dialogue between different experiences and to create a meeting point for the support of cinema culture.

Only for Spanish Filmmakers.

CortiFestival Cine Escolar will be held in the Ámbito Cultural of El Corte Inglés in Alicante and Elche (Spain).

CortiFestival (Educational centers): Short films made by students, which aims to bring the audiovisual language to the classroom and introduce the cinema as a didactic tool in educational centers.

CortiFestival (Professionals): Short films made by professionals or enthusiasts of the seventh art, with a theme aimed to children and young people where education in values is present.

Provides a platform for participants ranging from students to professionals to preview their films on international stages to prove their talent. We are conducting our film festival from 23&24 Jun 2024, grand arrangements are being made with Respected Jury Board from different continents to judge your film and will be available for Q&A sessions.

BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL®

Proudly celebrating its 24th festival year, the Beverly Hills Film Festival serves as a cinematic cultural template for emerging filmmakers and screenplay writers and supports their career goals, merging today’s filmmaking pioneers with the wealth of cinematic heritage by edifying and developing the filmic community through sponsoring community-based literacy needs. Also, the BHFF aims to involve and serve the next generation of entrepreneurs, investors, leaders, and advocates in its community to provide cause work opportunities.

~ABOUT THE FESTIVAL~

The International Beverly Hills Film Festival is proud of its outstanding ability to recognize some of the past and future most unique experiences by bringing them into the present. From the first film ever shot in Hollywood, “In Old California” by D.W. Griffith, to discovering Federico Fellini’s last film “La Voce Della Luna,” (Towards the Moon with Fellini) staring Federico Fellini and Roberto Benigni, The BHFF is honored to pay homage to past greats and rising stars.

Considered among the most exclusive and high caliber film festivals globally, in one of the most exclusive cities in the world, the Beverly Hills Film Festival is proud to play host over an intimate five (5) day event with over 44,000 attendees. The BHFF brings together 100s of media from around the globe with over 600 million media impressions reported annually and growing. Designed to bridge the world of premiere cinema with the renowned community of Beverly Hills, the BHFF is an event with world-class screenings at AMPAS, Writers Guild, and the TCL Chinese Theaters, along with expert panel discussions and workshops, nightly VIP theme parties, and charity benefit events. The festival concludes with a black tie awards ceremony with endless networking opportunities.

For our 24th year, we welcome filmmakers, writers, and the Beverly Hills community to share in the celebration of art and culture in this wonderful city of international acclaim.

IFF ZOOM - ZBLIZENIA (Jelenia Góra) is one of the largest and most important independent cinema festivals in Poland. Its aim is to present the author's cinema, ambitious, high artistic value, moving independent and original subject matter, as well as promotion of independent film art.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, we would like to inform you that the Russian films which will be submitted to the 28. IFF ZOOM-ZBLIŻENIA 2025 will not be eligible for competitions.

Only for Colombian Filmmakers or films produced in Colombia.

www.cwiff.co.in

CWIFF is a quarterly film event that runs with and for various institutions and societies which is specifically created to help independent filmmakers and groups to raise their awareness about the kind of films made in the world.. Not only we run as a Festival but as well provide a means to filmmakers to learn from their seniors from around the world.
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BIG NEWS: This is the best Season to submit your film to the festival as CWIFF is hosting a larger-than-life film festival where winners, including all previous seasons, are not only being given entries at a huge discount but as well a dedicated entry to the competitive round. Along with that, all films will be given a chance to be featured on CWIFF's Studio platform for free.

Filmmakers competing in CWIFF are not bound to any condition which requires them not to show their films anywhere else. Rather awarded films will be given priority over others as it being the purpose of our festival to educate through the best (which again is subjective). Still, all decisions will be taken by the jury and they will decide which films be granted submission for the festival.

Today you have the chance to become mentor to many. Submit your film to #CW and become one.

Note:

1. It is the sole right of the festival to select and reject the film they want and the Jury's decision remains confidential always.

2. For any queries, please contact the spokesperson of the festival. Mail is what we personally prefer and quick at.

3. Films on the elderly, children, and women will be awarded separately.

The Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) is a film festival that embraces diversity and inclusivity! TINFF is a Telefilm Canada and IMDb-qualifying film festival. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0010686/2019/1

The Toronto International Film Festival (TINFF) invites you to come to enjoy the diversity that brings local and international films, filmmakers, and artists to the beautiful city of Toronto every year.

The objective of TINFF is to be a prominent film festival in Toronto that celebrates the diversity that defines our beautiful city. The primary goal is to advance creative, independent filmmaking through diversity, innovation, and uniqueness by capturing a series of movements and experiences in a single film. We support, screen, and present music and films from around the world in order to help them find an audience and diversify the film industry as a whole.

The festival's programs and activities will initiate programs that address the capacity building of its organizational structure and personnel while also investing heavily in the development of its stakeholder group and providing support for strategic activities that address major challenges and opportunities.

This year's festival and activity projects will include conferences, screenings with Q&A, live music performances, stage plays, and dance, as well as several audience development activities involving workshop training and mentorship programs in various capacities geared toward increasing workforce capacity and putting diversity and inclusion at the center of its annual program and objectives.

The CBDFM Summit:

As part of the annual festival program, the TINFF-Market, also known as the "Canada Black & Diversity Film Market," will focus on business development, providing support to organizations for business-to-business (B2B) industry activities and business-to-consumer (B2C) audience development activities that bring opportunities for new business leads, collaboration, sales, distribution, and relationships.

Our programs and activities will be offered in three phases to ensure effective planning and execution:

• Festival programs will feature, among other things, screenings with Q&A, interviews, conferences, and seminars.

• Workshops and Training, Mentorship, and Masterclasses: Bridging the Gap in Skills Development Programs

• Acquisitions, networking, production collaboration, negotiations, sales, exhibition screenings, meetings (one-on-one or group meetings), and conferences are all part of the Film Market Summit.

Our initiatives, as a creative hub for filmmakers and industry stakeholders, are geared toward developing opportunities for all Canadians and international filmmakers and stakeholders, with a focus on the marginalized Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) groups.

The Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) is a year-round award competition and live screening festival held in Toronto each year. Every year, we hold a festival event and an award ceremony to celebrate diversity in film. We warmly welcome filmmakers from all around the world to Toronto.

Following the announcement and notification of the Official Selected Films, we will go on to the next stage of the selection process and announce the TINFF Festival Finalists who will compete at the live festival event in Toronto. The names of all Finalists will be published on the TINFF festival website and on the TINFF Facebook page.

TINFF is a music and film festival with an awards ceremony that honours and fosters filmmakers by recognizing, promoting, challenging, and building knowledge of equality, social justice, non-discrimination, diversity, and multiculturalism.

Cine Curtas Lapa is an independent, non-profit festival with free entry. The Festival aims to show films that were made or have as their theme the city of Rio de Janeiro in order to promote the Brazilian audiovisual industry, especially short films from Rio in the city's most traditional nightlife neighborhood. The idea is to bring a program of fiction, animation and documentary shorts to the public of Lapa, enriching the cultural life of the bohemian neighborhood.

This year, 2024, the Festival turns 13 years old. For more information visit our website. (https://cinecurtaslapa.wixsite.com/my-site)

There will be popular and professional jury voting for short films. The winner of each category will receive a certificate and the festival trophy.

El Festival de Cine Ibero-Latino Americano de Trieste es organizado por APCLAI
(“Associazione per la Promozione della Cultura Latino Americana in Italia”) y es el único
festival de cine enteramente dedicado a la cinematografía latinoamericana en Italia y, con
sus 37 ediciones, uno de los dos festivales de cine latinoamericano más longevos en
Europa.

La XXXVIII Edición del Festival se celebrará del 4 al 12 de Noviembre 2023 en forma híbrida: presencial y online (solo en el Concurso Efilm, España). El Festival tendrá como sede principal el Cine “Teatro Miela” de Trieste, donde serán presentadas el 80% de las obras. Será además Online solo en el caso de una emergencia Covid.
Solo disposiciones de ley -en el desafortunado caso de que una eventual nueva ola pandémica determine un cierre de las salas de cine en Italia en las fechas del Festival- obligarán a la Dirección del Festival a desplazar la parte presencial inevitablemente online. Si llegara a producirse tal escenario, a las obras que solo habían optado a la participación a la parte presencial del Festival se les enviará un módulo
para señalar con qué geolocalización autorizan la participación online: solo Italia
(autorización mínima obligatoria) / Italia + Europa / Italia + Europa + Tres Américas.

Estas últimas dos son optativas. También se podrá limitar el número de reproducciones que la obra pueda tener, siendo 500 el máximo establecido
por la Dirección del Festival. Las comunicaciones de limitación geográfica y de pases online se realizarán mediante el correo apclai@yahoo.it

Only for Latinamerican filmmakers

Rajaleña Film Fest is one of the three components that are part of the Cinema Tres platform. This is a film festival focused on promoting folklore through moving images that for 4 days will bring national and international guests who will be in charge of training the new generations of Huila filmmakers with talks, conversations and workshops to tell the stories that many want to count for them. Rajaleña Film Fest is a commitment to the territory that seeks to make history with the stories of all the people of La Plata.