Student Short Films in Fiction, Animation, Documentary & Screenplay.
Lyon International Film Festival also known as LIFF International Film Festivals for all Short, Documentary, Feature, Music video, Web Series, Animation, Experimental. Basic object of LIFF is Provide to group of vibrant film enthusiasts who are committed in creating spaces for independent cinema and devoted to spreading of the knowledge of the modern visual art form to all interested.
Your film will be viewed by our international community and will be judged by a jury of film professionals. Judges will award the best films in each category. We, at Lyon International Film Festival, aim at bringing out the best films from around the globe. LIFF's library will has some very remarkable award winning films from across the globe.
It is our pleasure to announce that the 6th Ammar Popular Film Festival (APFF) will be held in Tehran, Iran .
In collaboration with the Office of Studies for Islamic Revolution Cultural Front, the festival will focus on screening short, feature & semi- feature films, in various categories including Documentaries, Fictions, Animations, etc. addressing cultural, socio-economical, environmental and political issues that endanger peace, freedom and justice in human society.
DATE AND LOCATION
The 28th edition of the European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux will take place from March 27th to 28th 2025. The projection nights will take place at the UGC Ciné-Cité cinema in Bordeaux.
GOALS
The European Short Film Festival of Bordeaux aims to promote the short film format to the Région Aquitaine's audience. It facilitates the access to cinema for a large public, from all ages. It also supports the discovery of talented directors coming from all over Europe.,It’s a way for the filmmakers to be appreciated by a jury, no matter if they are mere enthusiasts or professionals.
Since its foundation, with Michelangelo Antonioni as its godfather, the Capalbio Film Festival has been a showcase for the next generation of cinematic talent from around the world. During its 22nd edition, Capalbio hosted the first Sundance Institute Screenwriters Workshop as an European exclusive.
From Stoker to Rice; from Nosferatu to classic Hammer onto Twilight, The Strain and beyond - the vampire genre is the world’s most enduring and influential horror genre straddling film, television, literature, theatre, games and new media.
IVFAF brings together vampire media-makers from across the World in one cross-industry event – an intense four-day programme of film screenings, book launches, readings, theatre, seminars, workshops, networking events, a trade fair and parties.
And where else to hold this unique event but in Transylvania - within the walls of the dramatic medieval citadel that was the birthplace to the real Vlad Dracula?
Selected Feature, Short and Smartphone movies will be shown in a network of subterranean pop-up cinemas in the heart of Sighisoara’s medieval citadel. There will be an intense programme of seminars, workshops, director Q&As, a pitching competition and plenty of networking events and parties.
Delegates with an Executive Badge will also get access to the VIP Bar and a private lunch at nearby Fagaras Castle – Vlad Dracula’s base for six years.
Our vision at IVFAF is to be a unique World leading one-stop meeting of the vampire industry, networking filmmakers and performing arts professionals with funders, promoters, distributors and of course each other.
We screen the best documentaries from around the world at the Roxie Cinema, the oldest art house theater west of the Mississippi. Many of our titles end up with calendared runs at the Roxie later in the year. We get great press coverage in San Francisco, the second largest film market in the country, plus industry reviews.
San Francisco is a very receptive town for documentaries and our fest has built a passionate following over the past 24 years.
LAST YEAR'S PRESS COVERAGE: https://sfindie.com/press-coverage
SF DocFest is an annual festival devoted to documentary cinema. Since 2001, this event has brought the most weird and wonderful aspects of real life to the big screen.
"What makes the scrappy San Francisco Documentary Film Festival a treasure to SF Bay Area filmgoers is its willingness to take that extra step to show films a little more out there than bog standard documentaries." - Peter Wong, Broke Ass Stuart
“Docfest offers a zippy blend of politics, music, social issues and youth-oriented subcultures. The good news is that DocFest promotes documentaries as a vibrant, irreverent form of entertainment to a younger demographic, blasting the notion of educational films to smithereens. There’s no room for anything approximating — watch it, I’m about to blaspheme – the obsessively measured and utterly somnambulant musings of Ken Burns.” – Michael Fox, KQED
“Since its inception, DocFest (May 31-June 15 at the Roxie and the Vogue, with opening night at Alamo Drafthouse) has compiled a colorful scrapbook of genuine characters in contrast to the current events survey, educational seminar or social-issue forum that defines many documentary series… There are one or two people in Off the Charts you won’t soon forget, which could be said about nearly every film in DocFest. That’s one of the pleasures of scrapbooks.” – also Michael Fox, KQED
Michael Fox just loves DocFest, here's another:
"Welcome to SF DocFest, the beloved annual compendium of odd, unusual nonfiction films from every nook and corner of our bizarro country and beyond. Waving off the pedigreed, high-profile docs that premiere at Sundance, get theatrical releases (or these days, national virtual releases) and chart a course for the Academy Awards, SF DocFest’s programmers opt for poignant, intimate works that miss the mainstream by dint of their iconoclasm and/or lack of a marketing hook." -KQED
"This week brings the kickoff to the 20th edition of SF Docfest, the rapidly-becoming-venerable nonfiction showcase that nonetheless continues to put the fun in documentary cinema appreciation. While other such showcases tend to be soberly issue-themed, focusing on the environment, activism, or some such, Docfest pursues—though not exclusively—colorful human interest stories, musician profiles, and other subjects on which there will not be a class quiz afterward." - Dennis Harvey, 48Hills
Mario Cervantes ha organizado el XII Festival de cine social ManzanaREC que tendrá lugar en febrero de 2025 en la localidad de Manzanares (Ciudad Real). Los trabajos serán exhibidos en la Sala de la Casa de Cultura de Manzanares.
BSFF believes in short films! Recognizing the important role shorts have in cinema, storytelling, and culture, BSFF wants to help empower the next generation of artists. The Boston Short Film Festival is an annual event showcasing shorts films with an edge. The BSFF focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time. Based in Boston/Somerville (MA, US) the festival aims to screen up to 100 short films. All screenings will take place in the MicroCinema theatre at the Somerville Theatre.
FEAST YOUR EYES
The festival discovers, supports and develops new talent in filmmaking, providing a platform for emerging and established filmmakers from around the world, and an unique focus on Boston based filmmakers. Connecting industry and audiences, the festival celebrates the creativity, diversity and impact of short film. There will be unmissable evening screenings where audiences can watch the best new short films from the hottest new talent, and opportunities to network with the industry. So whether you are a filmmaker looking to launch or develop your career, an Industry professional wanting to stay ahead of the game or a film lover wanting to soak up the festival atmosphere by watching great films, come along and feast your eyes.
A fun filled film festival over 6 nights at HighPoint Shopping Centre in Melbourne's West. Joy To The West is the theme for this festival of film celebrating the Christmas season. Projector Bike will be showing festive family favourites sure to warm the most dedicated of grinches out there! As well as films from the West of Melbourne for the people of the West.
With an international call out for film entries we look forward to bringing you truly global insights into the festive season. Our submissions call out is still open so please head here to enter. There is a cash prize for the overall winner.
Each screening will be either family friendly or suitable for adults. Please see below for more information. All of the screenings are completely free.
1. Wednesday November 25th 8 - 10 pm Family friendly
2. Saturday December 12th 6.30 - 8.30 pm Family friendly
3. Sunday December 13th 6.30 - 8.30 pm Family friendly
4. Sunday December 20th 9.00 - 11.00 pm Adults
5. Sunday December 21st 9.00 - 11.00 pm Adults
6. Sunday December 22nd 9.00 - 11.00 pm Adults
DocsBarcelona es un festival internacional de cine especializado en el género documental que comprende secciones competitivas internacionales y nacionales, secciones no competitivas y retrospectivas. Todas las películas son seleccionadas por los programadores y el director artístico.
DocsBarcelona celebrará la 27ª edición del 2 al 12 de mayo de 2024.
The LA MIRADA TABÚ film festival wants to motivate artists and creators to show their view of the “taboo” concept, which is broad and diverse, encompassing from the dreams, the unconscious, the mental worlds and the ghosts that populate them , the mystery, the magic, even the untold reality, the unsaid, "the clothes hanging", in the workplace, emotional, family, vital ... from a vision as polyhedral as human thought is: casual, humorous, dramatic, dreamlike ... always from respect for all ways of thinking and from creativity.
LA MIRADA TABÚ launches an invitation to bring to light the personal and non-transferable world of each creator, which, as we have been able to verify throughout the history of art and cinema, through great names in world cinematography, connects with the deepest, unknown and elusive imaginary of the spectators
El festival es un evento dirigido al talento de los profesionales de la industria cinematográfica, artistas y estudiantes, para que emerjan creatividad con la noble difusión de valores y pensamiento profundo.
Es el festival con más salas de cine de estreno en Cataluña, 10 salas.
Dispone de una entrada exclusiva en el centro de la ciudad, la emblemática plaza de la Independencia.
Es el festival más antiguo de Cataluña después de Sitges,
Se inscriben todas las cinematografías del mundo.
Se proyectan 400 películas entre largometrajes, cortos, documentales, etc.,
Tiene más de seis mil espectadores.
El Festival de Cine Fantástico Europeo de Murcia SOMBRA es un proyecto que pretende difundir y servir de referencia al cine fantástico producido en Europa, así como apoyar la producción europea, nacional y regional de género.
The Superman Celebration Film Festival is for films in the comics, superhero, science fiction, and fantasy genres. It is especially geared towards films about superheroes, super-villains, or films that fit in the general superhero archetype, including fan-made films about existing characters in comics and film, as well as superheroes/super-villains of the entrant's own creation. The films must be 20 minutes or less in length and be family-friendly.
The Superman Celebration Film Festival is a family-friendly film festival and contest dedicated to showcasing films that appeal to fans of science fiction, comics, video games, and fantasy, with a special focus on films that fit within the archetypes covered by comic books. Sponsored and hosted by Superman Celebration, the world's largest festival dedicated to Superman, and the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce, the Superman Celebration Film Festival screens films from around the world and celebrates the creativity and ingenuity of filmmakers as they bring to life their favorite characters from comics books, films, television, literature, and other media, as well as those of their own creation.
The festival is open to short, family-friendly fan films of 20 minutes or less. All submissions must fit the genres covered by comics and pop fandom, including science fiction, video games, fantasy, and fan films. (For a definition of what a fan film is, please see the end of the article.) There is no admission charge to attend the festival, and there is a nominal submission fee of $10 USD.
Introduced at the 2015 Festival, the "Super Grab Bag" category is a challenge for filmmakers to create a fan film with three off-the-wall required elements. This year's required elements are a map, an banana, and a private detective.
Films will be screened during Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Illinois, June 9th-12th, 2016. Trophies and prizes will be awarded during a special ceremony. Date, time, and location will be announced on the Superman Celebration website at www.supermancelebration.net.
The deadline for entry is April 15th, 2016 at 5:00 pm CST. .
Superman Celebration attracts around 40,000 fans from around the world every year. It is sponsored by the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce and the City of Metropolis, Illinois and is held annually during the second weekend in June. The festival features celebrity appearances, comics artists and writers, musical acts, a costume contest, and a wide array of programming for superhero fans of all ages.
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DEFINITION OF A FAN FILM: A fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators.
Lyon International Film Festival also known as LIFF International Film Festivals for all Short, Documentary, Feature, Music video, Web Series, Animation, Experimental. Basic object of LIFF is Provide to group of vibrant film enthusiasts who are committed in creating spaces for independent cinema and devoted to spreading of the knowledge of the modern visual art form to all interested.
Your film will be viewed by our international community and will be judged by a jury of film professionals. Judges will award the best films in each category. We, at Lyon International Film Festival, aim at bringing out the best films from around the globe. LIFF's library will has some very remarkable award winning films from across the globe.
Cafodd LLAMFF ei eni yn fynyddoedd Eryri sy'n gartref i rai o'r dringwyr, mynyddwyr, padlwyr, beicwyr mynydd ac anturiaethwyr arloesol yn y byd.
Gan gynnig sgiliau awyr agored, gweithgareddau teuluol a dosbarthiadau meistroli gan athletwyr a noddir yr wyl.
Ya está abierta la inscripción para el 12º Festival Internacional de Cine en Balneário Camboriú, un evento completo que presenta al público lo mejor del cine internacional y brasileño.
Los programadores buscan presentar el trabajo de directores nuevos o consolidados, que estimulan diferentes tipos de sensibilidad, a través de largometrajes, formato medio y cortometrajes. El FICBC también busca obras audiovisuales innovadoras realizadas en diferentes soportes de producción destinados a diferentes formatos de exposición.
Cineastas, profesionales y artistas participan en actividades con el público y contribuyen al desarrollo de cinéfilos, nuevos profesionales y pensamiento crítico.
El mercado audiovisual incluye el concurso de guiones, la reunión de coproducción, la sala de directores, Country Focus y otros.
La Residencia Audiovisual ofrece talleres, conferencias y debates públicos con artistas y profesionales.
«Cada año FICBC es más completo, sin olvidar nunca dar visibilidad a cada película seleccionada. Hubo muchas reuniones entre el público y los profesionales y entre profesionales de diferentes países que permitieron consolidar nuevas coproducciones», afirma André Gevaerd, fundador y director del festival. Para la comisaria, Barbara Sturm, el objetivo es «mostrar lo mejor del cine artístico actual en producciones nacionales e internacionales y colocar directores para interactuar con el público y la prensa».
Es un evento cultural con un formato innovador que se ha consolidado como un evento de gran importancia. Varios medios de comunicación siguen su desarrollo y lo sitúan como parte oficial del calendario anual de los principales festivales de cine. En diez años, presentó invitados importantes como los directores Carlos Sorín, Frederike Jehn, Helene Klotz, Hanna Doose, Beto Brant, Renato Ciasca, Sérgio Machado, Rubens Velloso, Patrícia Moran, Francisco García, Chico Faganello, David Schurmann, artista Hans Op Beeck, las actrices Bianca Byington, Paula Braun, Djin Sganzerla, Christiane Tricerri, los actores Marcos Azevedo e Ivo Muller, crítico Rodrigo Fonseca, entre muchos otros, que estuvieron presentes y tuvieron contacto directo con el público.
LAS DIFERENTES SESIONES DEL FESTIVAL:
Internacional: muestra películas que hacen su debut internacional o nacional. Cortometrajes, medianos y largometrajes de todo el mundo que participan en un concurso.
Nacional: Especial para producciones brasileñas. Cortometrajes, medios y largometrajes.
En directo: abierto a nuevas manifestaciones del lenguaje audiovisual a través de nuevos medios de producción y diferentes soportes de exposición. Cine ampliado, cine en vivo, instalaciones y formatos que van más allá de las posibilidades del cuarto oscuro.
Catarina: proyecta películas realizadas por directores de Santa Catarina o que tienen una relación (director, productor, reparto, equipo, ubicación, otros) con el estado de Santa Catarina.
Nocturnal: abre una ventana al fantástico cine durante las sesiones nocturnas.
Little Owl: trae programación para todas las edades, formación de jóvenes fanáticos del cine.
El festival internacional de cine independiente de la Ciudad de México STUFF MX celebra su décima edición en Julio de 2025 y abre su convocatoria oficial a cineastas de todo el mundo a registrar de todos sus materiales fílmicos, videos musicales; en todos los formatos, géneros y categorías de cualquier duración, en animación, documental, ficción y live-action, la cual estará vigente a partir del 1 de diciembre de 2024 y hasta el 30 de abril de 2025 a las 23:59 CST (CST), hora de la Ciudad de Washington, D.C. (CST), hora de la Ciudad de México.
La Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo (SECIME) es uno de los eventos más consolidados del panorama cinematográfico nacional, destacándose como un referente en la promoción y difusión del cortometraje, y siendo un festival exhibidor clave para los Premios de la Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Sus principales objetivos son apoyar tanto a nuevos talentos como a cineastas consolidados, impulsar la creación y producción de cortometrajes y contribuir al crecimiento de la industria audiovisual.
