Blog: Film festivals

The 14th version of the Festival has as its central theme ¨Community Cinema as a generator of Social Change and Progress¨, the jury prioritizes content that has this focus, however the reception of audiovisual pieces is not closed exclusively to said theme, for Therefore, other types of content will be widely accepted.
¨Community cinema is not only an art form, but also a powerful tool to promote fundamental values of a progressive society, such as gender equality, social justice and citizen participation. It facilitates debate, plurality and solidarity, and offers a means of expression for the different groups and identities that make up the social, cultural and identity fabric of Colombia, at local, regional and national levels. ¨

It is for this reason that the Comuna 13 Film and Video Festival, The Other History in its 2024 version has decided to generate spaces for dialogue and exchange of knowledge around community cinema, encouraging the participation of the most prominent groups in the country in this modality in order to share experiences, methodologies and knowledge with the academic sector of our city (Audiovisual creation network, technical media, peace schools among others)

INTERNATIONAL GASTRONOMY FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS FESTIVAL.

The Center for Common Memory for Democracy and Peace, a national association that campaigns for universal human values and defends human rights, including the right to "a dignified life to the end", cannot remain insensitive to the current debate on the environment and the search by international community for practical solutions to curb its worrying deterioration.

While the right to life is an irreversible achievement, the emergence of the fourth generation of rights associates human well-being with "a healthy life in a healthy environment". So any degradation of the environment means a degradation of the quality of life.

The theme of "The Memory of the sky and the ground", chosen as the unifying theme of the 13th edition of the International Festival of Cinema and Shared Memory, to be held in Nador from 5 to 11 october 2024, is part of efforts to raise awareness, through art in general and cinema in particular, of a devastating scourge that threatens humanity.

The festival organizing committee is therefore calling for:

1- Documentary films that tackle issues such as:
- The ravages of global warming
- The destruction of biodiversity and ecosystems
- The depletion of natural resources
- The consequences of deforestation
- Water and air pollution
- Disasters caused by industrial activities
- The damaging effects of excessive industrialization
- Over-exploitation of natural resources

2- Short and feature films which, without being subject to the unifying theme of the edition:
- Tackle memory or human rights;
- Deal with human causes using new approaches;
- Propose new themes with a modern vision.

Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF) is an annual film festival to diverse audiences, aimed at encouraging, educating and empowering youth all over the world. This platform offers a golden opportunity for short film makers to receive recognition for their skill, exhibit their films to a wider audience, forge connections with like-minded and passionate filmmakers, and draw inspiration from industry veterans. By shining a spotlight on short films, DBGYFF not only encourages emerging talent but also enriches the festival’s diverse cinematic tapestry.

DBGYFF invites young people between the age of 14 to 25 to participate in this festival on the theme "I Have A Dream" - Youth & Climate Change - Making Mother Earth Cleaner and Greener and upload their entries in any one of the five categories : 2-Minute Short Films; 5-Minute Short Films; 5-Minute Animation Films; 5-Minute Music Videos; 10-Minute Documentary.

All information about this festival can be accessed in 5 languages (English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French) on the web portal: www.dbgyff.com.

Contest is open to everyone !

Topic of the contest is "The Dream life".

You can submit your any type of film up to 15 minutes max.

Festival Atmospheres uses all kinds of art forms in order to arouse afterthought and commitment to an accessible and constructive sustainable development.

International film festival in Torrevieja (Spain).

International Short Animated Film Festival - ANISHORT is an international competition that serves to support the animated short films and their creators. At the same time it serves to the promotion, propagation, retrieval and watching possibilities of the best animated short films from around the world.

It should also be a place where community of creative people that producing these films meet. On the other hand, then the place for people who enjoy watching of these films and that are fans of this kind of art.

The festival will take place from 18th October 2023 in several selected cities in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia and Poland.

The top 18 short animated films will compete in this competition.

The films will be judged by ​​selected international jury. The jury is composed mostly of professionals or professions closely associated with animation - total 7 judges, each from a different country.

The VII Curta Lages International Film Festival promotes a broad, plural and international program, holding competitive and non-competitive screenings of short and feature films of all formats and genres.

The Curta Lages Festival is proud of its curation centered on inclusion and diversity, prioritizing works that explore themes linked to issues of gender, racism, ethnic diversity, sustainability and social inclusion. The goal is not only to provide access to these narratives, but also to foster meaningful debates after the screenings. The festival especially values independent productions, recognizing the power of cinema to engage and enrich the local community.

The festival offers a contemporary and liberal platform for the filmmakers of the World to exhibit the excellence of the film art form. The aim is mainly to contribute to the understanding and appreciation of cultures of different nations. We hope to present complex human situations of this rapidly changing world in the globalized era. The Festival Committee reserves the right to exclude films which are not in conformity with aims of the Festival, or which could offend the national feelings and susceptibilities of any participating country, or are likely to promote racial discrimination. Films not presenting sufficient technical qualities for good public screening can be refused after checking of the prints by the Print Checking Unit of the Film Festival Office. Date and Place: OCTOBER/NOVEMBER ANNUALLY IN ABUJA

"Content Creators Changing the World, One Project at a Time" is the theme of the 23rd Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, October 14-27, 2024. The festival is in-person and virtual with events throughout Gwinnett County, GA -- Duluth, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Snellville -- as well as Atlanta, and Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). UMFF features a daily virtual space with guest speakers, sessions and content creators Q&A.

Recognizing media as a powerful tool of choice for entertaining, informing, and inspiring, this annual content creators' festival showcases international, urban independent media. We are open to all creators, and we emphasize work produced by or featuring individuals of color - African, African-American, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Latino Native American, and Pacific Islander.

The Urban Mediamakers Film Festival promotes, supports and showcases filmmakers, independent content creators and multimedia producers — animation, advertising, marketing campaigns, blog, commercials, film, music, new media, podcasts. print, television, scripts, streaming, web series and virtual reality.

Guided by past wisdom and reflecting the new and exciting generation of new technology, we are dedicated to thinking out of the traditional box as we pursue our dreams courageously.

UMFF brings an exciting and creative atmosphere that encompasses cultural diversity, with activists, content creators, artists, writers and TV/movie buffs together under one roof to meet, collaborate and strategize for world change!

Actors, artists, bloggers, content creators, filmmakers, graphic designers, mobile app developers, musicians, podcasters, producers, streamers and writers have an opportunity to gain exposure for their projects, compete for the best-of-the-best with prizes in each category, attend industry-related educational series, along with excellent collaboration and networking.

Movie buffs, content creators, independent film and mix-media supporters have the opportunity to see a diverse group of superb films and projects from creatives that are independent with a vision.

The festival includes:

-- virtual and in-person events.
-- script reading featuring a scene from the top three screenplays in competition.
-- independent film screenings in competition on our UrbanFlixToGo.com platform during the festival with an option to continue on UrbanFlixToGo.com.
-- showcase of bloggers, podcasters, and mobile app developers.
-- 8th Urban PitchFest 2024.
-- 8th AfroFuturism Fest 2024 - Black sci-fi, fantasy, horror and gaming along with international thrillers. AfroFuturism Fest includes vendors, panels, comic book swapping, AfroFuturism cosplay, costume contest for cash prizes, and more.
-- Videopalooza 2024 - Middle and high school competition and screening series.
-- producers/distributors seeking independent films.
-- awards presentation and closing event.
-- closing night film.
-- audience award.
-- filmmaker and writer collaboration breakout sessions (SpeedCollabs).
-- winning films will be showcased on our streaming service UrbanFlixToGo.com.

UMFF attendees have an opportunity to network with their peers and executives for collaborations on future projects, as well as interact with an audience that supports independent mediamaking.

YOUR project will make our festival phenomenal! Submit to UMFF 2024 today!

Only for Spanish Filmmakers // Solo para cineastas españoles.

The Humus Film Fest is an international festival of short films with environmental themes, focused on audiovisual pieces that show, from fiction or reality, agroecology experiences, urban gardens, connections between the countryside and the city or new ruralities.

The festival aspires to accommodate both the most professional and amateur creators, with
the aim of broadening views on the connections between these two ecosystems, the countryside and the city. We look for stories that tell us about these relationships from humor, poetry, surrealism or everyday life.

The theme of the contest is death understood as the end of life. The works must reflect death from the perspective of the authorship of the works.

Medrar for Contemporary Art launches its call for the 11th edition of Cairo Video Festival, which will be held in December 2024. The festival continues its focus on providing a platform for sharing and discussing newly produced video art and experimental film. Programs will be screened in conventional and non-conventional venues, in theater and exhibition spaces to promote, expand and harvest attention to the practice.

The 11th edition of Cairo Video Festival culminates many steps and stages that represent our experiences with video art and experimental film, and also summarizes our recurrent inquiries about the relationship between artistic expression and the reality we live in, the current events and our eagerness to experiment and add new and different values ​​with each edition. It is an opportunity that we yearn for with every edition to witness these innovations, experiences and new concepts from around the world, and to share them with the public.

The call for submission is directed towards video artists and experimental filmmakers from various technical fields. We also encourage designers and developers who work in the fields of virtual reality, animation, interactive softwares, and artistic games via the Internet, computers or smartphones to respond to the call. Likewise, those who emphasize the use of the moving image in their installations or live performances. Curators and institutions involved in the production and distribution of video art and experimental film are encouraged to submit their programs. The festival’s program takes the format of a series of showcases, accompanied by talks and discussions with active video-makers and curators to tackle some of the key themes and issues addressed in the works.

Check out the previous edition
https://www.cvf.medrar.org/ar/about-cvf10/

For this edition, the competitive section consists of two official categories:

1) MANIFESTARTE Fiction Competition

2) MANIFESTARTE Non-fiction competition

Cerdanya Film Festival, Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cerdanya, is a Festival specialized in the documentary, fiction and animation genre, short and feature films, consisting of competitive international sections, non-competitive sections and parallel activities. All the films that are part of the different sections will be selected by the Festival programmers.

Cerdanya Film Festival qualifies for Premios Goya – Spanish Film Academy in Best Spanish Shortfilm, in Fiction, Animation and Documentary categories.

The 16th edition of the Cerdanya Film Festival will be held from 28th July to 17th August 2025.

Third Exhibition of the Cineteca Veracruz
ANNOUNCEMENT


The civil association Cineteca Veracruz calls on Mexican and foreign filmmakers to register their cinematographic works in the different non-competitive sections to participate in the Third Exhibition of the Cineteca Veracruz, which will take place in the months of October and November 2024.

Film reception period: April 22 to August 31, 2024.

Selection notification: September 16, 2024


Non-competitive sections

The cinema of Veracruz

All Veracruz filmmakers, national and foreign, are invited to participate in this section whose cinematographic works have a thematic or conceptual relationship with the Veracruz territory in the short film modalities (works between 5 and 30 minutes long) of fiction or nonfiction interchangeably.

Mexican short film

All filmmakers of Mexican nationality are invited to participate in this section with their cinematographic works in the form of short films (works between 5 and 30 minutes long) of fiction or non-fiction without distinction.


Mexican feature film

All filmmakers of Mexican nationality are invited to participate in this section with their cinematographic works in the form of feature films (works between 60 and 120 minutes long) of fiction or non-fiction without distinction.


International feature film

All filmmakers of any nationality are invited to participate in this section with their cinematographic works in the form of feature films (works between 60 and 120 minutes long) of fiction or non-fiction without distinction.

Animation special

All filmmakers of any nationality are invited to participate in this section with their cinematographic works in the form of animated short films (works between 5 and 30 minutes long) of fiction or non-fiction without distinction.

The 18th edition of CORTOCOMENIUS intends to show the best valencian productions , with the intention of promoting, broadcast and support to the development of the digital cinema.

"Sezze Film Festival" is a cinema and entertainment event dedicated to Italian and foreign short films.

The 2024 edition in its 6th edition will have special prizes dedicated to films, documentaries, web series and music video clips.

The Festival will be held in Sezze (LT) on 16 and 17 December 2022 for the Documentaries, Music Video Clips and Web Series categories.
For the Short Films and Feature Films categories it will take place in September 2023.

Prizes will be dedicated to the best works and their artistic and technical figures.

For information and applications:

sezzefilmfestival@libero.it

https://www.facebook.com/sezzefilmfestival/

Only for Colombian Film-makers. FESTIVAL LABERINTO is a film festival for those who live and breath cinema, wether as film critics, productors or cinephiles. We want to build new possibilities for audiovisual arts in general, so the inherent diversity of our ideas and sensibilities can be expressed. Open social environments are required to reach the objectives of this festival; our purpose is to create such environments, especially in Boyacá, and potentially in the rest of the country. Coming from a formative, divulgative and creative standpoint, we extend an invitation to all of the people interested in filmaking.

We want you to put your imagination in motion.

Bolder and more complex ways of living and exploring cinema are just around the corner. We would like to explore those new possibilities with you. Those who are interested in our event will be able to submit their work in the folllowing open calls.