Blog: Film festivals

Chittagong SHORT was founded to make a platform for the young filmmakers and film learners. To inspire the young, it has started a film festival since 2016. This festival #CSFFBD is designed with film screening and contest, master class, workshop and seminar. For the young filmmakers it’s a great opportunity to show their creativity and extra ordinary thought.

ONLY FOR LATIN AMERICAN FILMMAKERS.

Traditionally, Queens World includes a well-attended multi-day annual film festival, year-round screening opportunities for QWFF alumni, special events to bring the Indie film community together and an educational initiative for youth and seniors. Just like everyone else, we are keeping it fluid and responding to the needs of the Indie Film community.

The 10th Annual Fest was scheduled to March 19 - 29, 2020 at the Museum of Moving Image and the Zukor Theater at Kaufman-Astoria Studios. When we were closed on March 16, we changed course and opened on time - online - with 191 films from 32 nations which garnered over 30,000 views.

After the festival Queens World poduced Wednesday Nights @9, 19 live weekly broadcasts that identified individuals and organizations as our 'Hero of the Week'. In their honor, we curated a block of films by filmmakers working in similar themes which ran from Sunday to Sunday on Vimeo. On Wednesday nights we gathered the Heroes and the Filmmakers of the Week to discuss their work. We ran for 19 weeks and gathered over 19,000 views.

In preparation for Q11, we are working with our venues and our partners to maximize all available resources for the festival. We will use our signature thematic programming, grouping films together to create specific cinematic experiences and each screening event will be accompanied by Filmmaker Q&As. Our plans for June 2021 include both a virtual and a live event with some very exciting global elements that we will share with you at a later date.

While this is a tough time on our planet, now is not the time to stop communicating, to stop looking for what will heal us, or to stop gathering. Queens World remains focused on ideas, stories with heart, films with a point of view and artists who challenge..

This year we are concentrating on HOPE as our theme.
H - Healing
O - Opportunities
P - Promote
E – Equity

We are interested in films that examine, explore, defy, contradict and support our theme. The very act of making and completing a film is hopeful.

Show us what you believe in.
Bring your craft and let's see what you got.
Bring it.

Hello there,

Coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease changed the world in so many different ways. For the last two years — 2021 and 2022 — we had our festival online, which was a new experience for us. It all went well, and instead of a small audience at one venue, we had the audience around the world! That was one big benefit, but we missed having people together, and talk about the films and make new friends.

Due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, we are still unsure of holding the 18th edition of the Free Spirit Film Festival (2022) at certain venue like in the past. If gathering still remains as an issue, we will host it online again.

If the pandemic situation changes, and we could hold the festival at certain venue, we will announce when and where once we have those finalised. Submissions will be opened in June.

Be safe!

Sincerely yours,

Lobsang Wangyal
Festival Director

The International Animal and Environmental Film Festival (FICAA) of Mexico City welcomes you to its 6th Edition, where, as every year, we accept films from all five continents.

Our mission at the Festival is to promote values, causes, and activist struggles through Art, opening various windows of opportunity to showcase the work of talented filmmakers. Throughout the year, we host a variety of cultural events, including Film Debates in partnership with the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (National Polytechnic Institute), Mobile Cinema, and collaborations with government spaces that open their doors for this dissemination.

Winners who accept the terms will have their films featured for one month on IMCINE’s platform “Nuestro Cine MX,” granting them nationwide exposure.

The three themes for this year are:

ANIMAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
FEMINIST CINEMA

We will accept:

Animations
Short Films
Feature Films
Documentaries
Microfilms
Music Videos

As a festival dedicated to raising awareness about Animal and Environmental issues, with this year’s invited cause being "Feminist Cinema," all projects will receive a participation laurel recognizing the art and effort involved, even if they are not part of the final showcase. Additionally, the Official Selection will receive an Official Selection laurel and a diploma sent via email.

Final winners will receive the FICAA 2025 trophy, along with digital laurels and a diploma.

The awards ceremony will take place in December, where guests from various countries and regions of Mexico will gather to collect their statuettes.

Mal del Cap opens the call for entries for its XI International Short Film and New Narratives Festival
Ibiza, July 21, 2025.– The Ibizan cultural association Mal del Cap, Cultura Mal Dita has opened this Sunday the call for entries for short films to compete in the XI International Short Film and New Narratives Festival “Mal del Cap, Narratives Mal Dites”, which, on this occasion, will change its format and will take place between December 2025 and April 2026.

The submission period runs from July 21 to September 1, 2025, and is open to filmmakers from all over the world. Works must be submitted in digital format and can be fiction, documentary, or animation. Selected films will be screened during April 2026 in different cultural venues across the island.

“Once again, we are looking for bold stories and ways of storytelling that break the mold, works that connect with people and are not afraid to experiment,” says Pedro López, Vice President of Mal del Cap and co-director of the event. “This festival is an open space for free creativity, for sharing and networking among the most underground proposals on the international scene.”

Once again, this festival —which started in 2014 and is one of the longest-running in the Pityusic Islands— features several competitive sections that will award 1,000 euros in prizes across the different categories: the Official Short Film Competition Section, the Youth Short Film Competition Section –awarded by young students from Ibiza–, the Sebas Parra Award for the best socially themed short –courtesy of the association La Guerrilla Comunicacional from Girona–, the Malalt Award –reflecting the wildest spirit of the association–, the Best Short Film in Catalan Award, and the Audience Award.

For more information about the rules, technical requirements, and entry forms, interested participants can visit the official website www.maldelcap.com or email info@maldelcap.com.

ABYCINE – FESTIVAL Y MERCADO DE CINE INDEPENDIENTE DE ALBACETE tiene entre sus objetivos fundamentales la difusión y promoción de películas y cortometrajes de carácter independiente que, por una u otra razón, no disfrutan de distribución regular en los circuitos convencionales de exhibición.

El Festival trata de cubrir, en la medida de lo posible, este importante vacío. Asimismo, otro de sus propósitos, no menos relevante, es presentar una selección de películas que atiendan a las nuevas corrientes del cine joven contemporáneo, al fenómeno “indie” en el cine español y a la educación de la mirada de las nuevas generaciones de espectadores.

Cortos con Ñ. International short film festival held in the center of the city of Madrid (Spain).

Every Tuesday, at 19:30 p.m., at the La Escalera de Jacob theater (C / Lavapiés, 9 - Madrid, Spain).

Cortos con Ñ organize public screenings of short films every week in the city of Madrid.

Each short film received at Cortos con Ñ is carefully reviewed by a committee of film experts, who are in charge of selecting the best short films received at our festival.

The awards jury team is made up of notable Spanish filmmakers and producers and the jury prizes are valued at € 500.

1. Brain Film Fest

The Brain Film Fest (BFF) is an international film festival dedicated to highlighting and promoting the creation and dissemination of feature films and short films about any aspect of the brain, from its amazing abilities and conditions to its pathologies. The BFF is jointly organized by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation and Minimal Films. In addition to being a film competition, the BFF will also organize throughout the festival other in-person and online social, cultural and/or scientific events that focus on the brain.

The 9th edition of the Brain Film Fest will be held from March 11 to 15, 2026.

PLAY is the first Portuguese film festival, exclusively dedicated to children and teenagers, determined to promote the access to culture for a younger audience through Cinema and screening films for audiences aged between 1 and 16 years old.

Only for national Brazilian filmmakers

International horror film festival based in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico. All festival activities are nonprofit.

The 19th 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.

After a great success of the first ever Film Festival in an ancient city of Alwar (Rajasthan, Western India)surrounded by the Aravalli range of mountains, we are proud to present the second edition. The first edition had participation from 70 countries with 470 films. The event was attended by delegates from North America, Europe, Middle East and India.

The theme of the festival is CULTURAL DISCOVERY.

Independent filmmakers and all film lovers are welcome to join us in 2 days of exciting events. In addition to live screening of your work, you will also get opportunities for networking, participation in the discussions/seminars and a co-creators' workshop on the sidelines of the main event. We offer celebrations for all who have a passion for film making and for film viewing. We value story/content over budget. If you enjoy and have courage to experiment, here is the place for you to showcase your work.
Event Attractions:
1. Cinema of all genres, any length and budget are welcome from all over the world.
2. No restriction on the year of making. May be your unrecognized old work gets discovered here.
3. Music albums/videos/trailers are also acceptable.
4. Web series/TV Pilot can also be submitted.
5. Students are encouraged to participate and show their talent.
6. A separate category for mobile film/homemade/amateur productions.
7. A co-creators' workshop for the successful entries. You can get potential partners and financiers in this event.
8. Works in progress are accepted provided the completion takes place before the event.
9. World premieres of the films are a high priority.
10. Selection and screening of the films will be as follows:
a): Official Selection: First Selection list will be named as "Official Selection". These films will get a Certificate of Official Selection.
b): FINALISTS: Second Selection will be from the Official Selection list. The films selected from the first list will be named as "FINALISTS". These films will qualify for screening depending upon requisite technical requirements.
c): SCREENING: Some of the FINALISTS will be selected for Screening.
d): AWARD WINNERS: Award will be announced on the last day of screening in the Award Ceremony.

XXII MOSTRA DE CURTMETRATGES
FESTES DE SANT BARTOMEU 2019
- SANT ANTONI DE PORTMANY, IBIZA -

مهرجان شفشاون الدولي لفيلم الطفولة والشباب

Chefchaouen International Film Festival
For Children and Youth (FCFEJ)

Festival International du Film pour L´enfance et la Jeunesse de Chefchaouen
Festival Internacional du Cine para la Infancia y Juventud de Chefchauen

The 15th 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 2025 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)

PCC SHORT - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
PALERMO, 1st edition, 6-7-8 September 2019

Call for Entries

Esto Es Para Esto is a cinema collective group dedicated to independent cinema screening, spreading and film discussion, based in Monterrey City, México.

We seek for different forms of cinema, transcending media’s conventions and traditions that challenge the established. Cinematographic mirages, audiovisual delirium, dreams in motion, video-mutations, images and sound that travel through blood and brain cells to the screen, without format, duration or genre prejudices at all. We want to share your delirious audiovisions, pour them into the receptacle of light and discuss what might detonate in the minds of those who observe and listen.

Santiago Horror is a festival that promotes fantastic cinema in Latin America, a stage where fantasy, science fiction, and horror take center stage and transcend borders.

More than just a festival, we are a vibrant platform that promotes the creation, dissemination, and exhibition of genre films, connecting talent with a global audience.

Our mission is to strengthen the production and distribution of fantastic cinema in Chile and the region, taking these bold stories to new horizons.

In each edition, we challenge convention, celebrate imagination, and consolidate Santiago Horror as an essential reference for the industry and film lovers worldwide.

Organized by: Fantastic Chile Foundation in collaboration with the Department of Extension and Heritage Archives of the University of Santiago de Chile

* IMPORTANT:
Hybrid festival format (in-person and online)

Organized by: Fundación Chile Fantástico - Archivo Patrimonial USACH

More about the festival:

• The prestigious North American media outlet DREAD CENTRAL named us in its 2022 list of "The Best Horror Festivals in the World," as one of the best South American and Chilean festivals, alongside major global and Latin American festivals.

Link: http://surl.li/fuwug