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Don’t miss your chance to be part of the brand-new EFM FRONTIÈRES FOCUS, a collaboration between the Fantasia International Film Festival and the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin. This unique showcase will spotlight five bold international genre projects in advanced stages of financing, production or post-production at the 2026 Berlinale, offerin...
The European Film Market (EFM) announces an exciting new partnership with Frontières, the Montreal-based international genre co-production market, organised by Fantasia International Film Festival, for a special Work-in-Progress and In-Production showcase during EFM 2026.
Launching under the banner EFM Frontières Focus, this new initiative will spotlight bold, innovative international genre filmmaking by presenting five carefully s...
The Official Selection Jury at the 73rd edition of the San Sebastián Festival will be presided over by the Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona, who was previously selected for the Official Selection with Lo imposible / The Impossible and Un monstruo viene a verme / A Monster Calls. Bayona also won the City of Donostia / San Sebastián Audience Award in 2023 with La sociedad de la nieve / Society of the Snow. The director of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will...
The 2025 Nihilist International Film Festival announced that it is looking for short videos for this year's program. Festival Director Elisha Shapiro says, "It's the Nihilist Film Festival for god's sake. Herisy, tastelessness, offensiveness...you get the idea. We're looking for that film other festival are afraid of." If you are a filmmaker who wants to be part of the fun, Shapiro hopes you will send your entry to the twenty-fifth editio...
NYF’s WaterBear and JusticeAid Awards Spotlight Content Driving Environmental and Social Impact
Celebrating nearly seven decades of global excellence in innovative storytelling, the 2026 New York Festivals Television and Film Awards is now open for entries.
Since 1957, New York Festivals has recognized diverse content created by premier storytellers from around the world. The 2026 TV & Film Awards continue this tradition, honoring a wide spectrum of storytelling a...
The annual seven-day event returns November 3-9, 2025; there are no entry fees, and artists worldwide are invited to submit through September 19, 2025.
The accordi @ DISACCORDI – International short film festival, since 2000 one of Italy’s leading short film events packed with screenings, exhibits, workshops, and entertainment, returns November 3 – 9, 2025. accordi @ DISACCORDI has announced that submissions are now being acce...
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Call for entries! The Window Rock international Uranium Film Fest at the Navajo Nation Museum focuses on films about nuclear power, the nuclear industry, uranium mining, nuclear waste and nuclear weapons and their impacts. Films about victims and environmental consequences of the nuclear fuel chain from mining to atomic waste.
Indigenous filmmakers compete for the Klee Benally Earth Protector Award for Best Indigenous Filmmaker. The „Klee Benally Earth Protector Aw...
Call for entries! The Window Rock international Uranium Film Fest at the Navajo Nation Museum focuses on films about nuclear power, the nuclear industry, uranium mining, nuclear waste and nuclear weapons and their impacts. Films about victims and environmental consequences of the nuclear fuel chain from mining to atomic waste.
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Building on its 47th edition, which set new attendance records with over 173,000 admissions and around 4,100 accredited industry professionals, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival once again confirms its status as the world’s largest film event dedicated to the short format.
The next edition will take place from 30 January to 7 February 2026, and submissions are now open! You can already submit your short films via the online platform Shortfilmdepot:
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We are delighted to announce the 28th UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival), which was founded in 1998 by Stanford educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The 28th UNAFF will be held from October 16th to 26th in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, and at Stanford University with the theme MESSAGES FOR THE FUTURE. It continues our devotion to human r...
The call for entries for the 20th edition of DocsMX – the Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival – is now open. We are looking for powerful, moving, and thought-provoking stories from all over the world to be part of this special edition.
If you are a documentary filmmaker and your film is ready to meet its audience, submit it now. One month left before the call closes.
This year, we celebrate 20 editions of stories that matter. Will yours be one of them?
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The Italian call for the 14th Biennale College – Cinema remains open for another ten days, through April 14th 2025, on the website www.labiennale.org. This is the higher education workshop launched by La Biennale in 2012, addressed to emerging filmmakers to develop and produce microbudget feature films over the course of one year.
Registration for the Biennale College Cinema – Italia is open to teams consisting of directors and producers, both of whom must be Italian natio...
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We have extended the deadline for the documentary series projects that want to join the Ex Oriente Film Documentary Laboratory 2025! This prestigious training program, organized by the Institute of the Documentary Film, supports the development of creative documentary series projects from Central and Eastern Europe.
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Selections are open for the 71st edition of the Taormina Film Festival, which will take place from June 10 to 14, 2025, under the direction of Tiziana Rocca. The festival will be divided into three sections: the International Feature Film Competition, the Out of Competition section, and Special Events at the Ancient Theatre.
The official poster for this edition has also been unveiled, paying tribute to Giuseppe Tornatore's film Malèna, distributed by Medusa Film, in celebration of ...
Canlandıranlar International Film Festival is pleased to extend an invitation to all skilled animators, to submit your work to the 13th edition of the Festival, which will be held from October 20th to 26th, 2025.
Recognized for celebrating the best in international animation, this year's festival is especially exciting as we introduce a competition for short films. We are eager to see how your unique artistic voice could enhance our diverse showcase.
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The Hubert Bals Fund is now accepting applications for the 2025 round of its Development Support scheme, offering grants of up to €10,000 to support the early development of projects by eligible filmmakers.
“To work independently, to have a grant at this stage, it’s really great because then you don’t have to take up commercial work to survive,” said All We Imagine as Light director and previous recipient Payal Kapadia in a recent inter...
We are thrilled to announce that Gotham Week 2025 will make its return to Brooklyn on September 29th through October 3rd with the renowned Gotham Week Project Market and Expo!
The Gotham Week Project Market—the nation’s oldest and largest curated marketplace for film and TV creators—will open for submissions in early April. In an effort to nurture both emerging and established talent, the Project Market opens doors for groundbreaking f...
Filmmakers from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland are invited to apply for the tenth edition of Alliance 4 Development (A4D), Locarno Pro’s renowned co-development initiative. Designed for feature-length films in the development stage, A4D helps filmmakers connect with international co-production partners and industry professionals.
The program will take place during Locarno Pro (7-12 August 2025) at the 78th Locarno Film Festival, where the selected pro...
La Biennale di Venezia announces that the new call for the Venice Gap-Financing Market opens on Monday February 3rd, the deadline for submitting projects is May 1st 2025.
The twelfth edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market will be held from 29th to 31st of August 2025, as part of the Venice Production Bridge of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (27 August – 6 ...
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Announcing the program breeding talents and awards that supports films in post production from Africa and the Middle East
La Biennale di Venezia announces that the new call for Final Cut in Venice opens today Monday March 17th , the deadline for submitting projects is June 9th 2025.
The Final Cut in Venice program will take place...
