The FIRE!! Mostra is the first LGBT film festival in Spain: established in 1995 by Casal Lambda, in Barcelona, it addresses affective diversity in its broadest sense through a careful selection of feature films, documentaries and short films. A selection of art-house cinema and an educational approach are its main characteristics.
Throughout two weeks at the beginning of June - mainly at the French Institute but also at other different indoor or open-air venues in the city -, a wide range of public is invited to enjoy this Barcelona cultural landmark, with stories and testimonials of free people, creators who break barriers and fighters for human rights, all of whom help with love to build a fairer and freer world.
The festival's name is a tribute to the late 20s New York magazine of the same name, FIRE!!, led by the black gay writer Richard Bruce Nugent, portrayed in one of the most iconic films of the festival, Brother to Brother, which we screened a few years ago.
Theatre and drama has been a forte of this winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Well known personalities like Suresh Bhat, Ram Ganesh Gadkari ,Rajkumar Hirani ,Mahesh Elkunchwar , Gayatri Joshi , Abhijit Kokate , Subhas Ghai , Ketaki mategaonkar , Tejas Prabha Vijay Deosakar , Sanjay Surkar, Vaibhav Tatwadi, Sonu Sood , Ronit Roy and many more have brought laurels to his city.
There are many aspiring actors and upcoming directors for whom such personalities are role models. However, the film industry in Nagpur has not kept pace with the other industries. Though it exists, it is not yet well known.
Through this short film festival we intent to bring the hidden talent not only From Nagpur but from all over the India.
March 7-9
Irish Cinema Showcase
Contemporary animated, live action and documentary feature length and short Irish films from local and international filmmakers.
YoFi Microfest is a cousin to YoFiFest, the Yonkers Film Festival.
The Micro Fests were created to bring year round themed screenings and programming that connects audiences to films with specific topics or genres.
The YoFiDMAC (Digital Media Arts Center) is conveniently located in the booming downtown Yonkers waterfront, a 30 minute train ride from midtown Manhattan, along the scenic Hudson River. We draw filmmakers and audiences from New York City, Westchester County and the Lower Hudson Valley, Rockland County, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Our goal remains the same for the past 25 years, which is to connect in a meaningful way, to learn how to be more impactful to the needs of artists and our greater community. We honour the original vision of the Dreamspeakers founders to be a resource for Aboriginal filmmakers, for directors, scriptwriters, cameramen, technicians, actors, musicians, storytellers, artists and craftspeople. We create more opportunities for Aboriginal youth and make a better impact on arts, culture and our collective identity. And we do it all here in Edmonton.
Ibicine Asociación Cinematográfica de Ibiza (IACI) nace por amor al cine y a la isla de Ibiza con el firme compromiso de dotar a la isla de actividades relacionadas con el cine así como de una programación cinematográfica que abra el abanico de actividades culturales de la isla a nuevos públicos y convertir así Ibiza en un punto de encuentro del sector cinematográfico nacional e internacional.
Ibicine, Festival de Ibiza, es un festival organizado dentro de las actividades anuales de IACI. Un festival que apuesta por el talento emergente nacional, internacional y de las Islas Baleares.
Ibicine busca engrandecer a cineastas emergentes y generar vínculos con talentos consagrados, dotando de especial importancia al cortometraje y a sus técnicos, premiando por categorías los aspectos técnicos y artísticos que tienen cabida en estas producciones cinematográficas con los premios Astarté, una estatuilla creada y elaborada en Ibiza en honor a la diosa fenicia que dejó huella en la isla.
Además de la Sección Oficial de Cortometrajes SOC, el festival también cuenta con Secciones Paralelas, así como la Sección Oficial de Largometrajes SOL y los proyectos en desarrollo gracias a la creación del Foro de proyectos del Mercado de Cine de Ibiza para impulsar el cine profesional en la isla, de manera que se genere un punto de encuentro con la industria nacional e internacional para generar y fortalecer las relaciones dentro del sector: creadores, productores, plataformas, compradores, etc. se dan cita en Ibiza, un sitio perfecto para desconectar de las rutinas y del estrés de las grandes ciudades y, en este escenario perfecto se dan lugar sinergias, nuevos proyectos y aprendizaje, cerrándose contratos y generando así industria cinematográfica en un entorno inigualable.
Ibicine ha sido seleccionado por la UNESCO como festival representante de España en las rutas de turismo cinematográfico Movie Travel, ha recibido el reconocimiento del Consell d’Eivissa, ha sido premiado con el Business Excellence Award como Mejor Festival de las Islas Baleares por la revista Acquisition International y, recientemente ha recibido el galardón por la revista LUXlife como Festival del año 2023 - España.
Desde 2022 el Festival es colaborador de la Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, formando parte del listado de festivales que califican para los premios Goya ‘24.
De esta manera, los cortometrajes premiados con el Astarté a mejor cortometraje de Ficción y con el Astarté a mejor cortometraje Documental, optarán directamente a la nominación a los premios Goya, y los seleccionados en Sección Oficial de Ibicine podrán optar a entrar en la lista de calificados a los Goya si suman, junto a esta selección otras seis selecciones en festivales colaboradores de la Academia. ***
***Para consultar las bases de participación en la 38 edición de los premios Goya
haz click en el siguiente enlace (cortometrajes en la página 39) : https://www.premiosgoya.com/pdfs/bases-38-premios-goya/
***Para consultar el listado de los festivales colaboradores a los premios Goya:
https://www.premiosgoya.com/pdfs/listado-festivales-38-premios-goya/
El comité de selección de Ibicine está formado por profesionales del sector de diferentes gremios: montaje, dirección, guion, dirección de fotografía, interpretación, etc. y trabaja de manera conjunta para que la selección sea cuidada y responda siempre a los criterios de calidad profesional, diversidad, igualdad y temáticas y géneros variados, para lograr una programación anual que logre llevar a los espectadores a disfrutar y aprender del séptimo arte a través de las diferentes historias.
El jurado de cada edición de Ibicine es siempre paritario y se compone de una media de entre cinco y siete profesionales del sector cinematográfico, representantes también de los diferentes gremios. El jurado es presidido por un/a profesional seleccionado/a por la junta directiva de la Asociación, que tiene las competencias de hacer desempatar en caso de empate, además de atender a medios en nombre del resto del jurado, siempre está formado por gran parte de miembros de la Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.
Ibicine ha sido amadrinado en cada una de sus ediciones por las actrices Paz Vega, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Nadia de Santiago, Inma Cuevas y Michelle Calvó y apadrinado, desde la primera edición, por el actor y cómico Jon Plazaola, quien nos acompaña en cada edición como padrino vitalicio del festival.
Hasta la fecha, hemos celebrado y reconocido el talento de talentos nacionales, premiando a sus carreras cinematográficas con el premio Astarté de Honor a: la actriz Terele Pávez, la directora Isabel Coixet, la Asociación de Mujeres Cineastas y de Medios Audiovisuales CIMA, el actor y director Paco León, la actriz Yolanda Ramos, la cómica Eva Soriano y la periodista y divulgadora cinematográfica Cayetana Guillén Cuervo.
Ibicine es posible gracias al apoyo de las instituciones insulares como el Consell d’Eivissa, l’Ajuntament d’Eivissa, l'Ajuntament de Santa Eulària y l’Ajuntament de Sant Antoni de Portmany, así como a empresas patrocinadoras, colaboradores y a la difusión mediática de los media partners como IB3, Diario de Ibiza, TEF y Periódico de Ibiza. Es gracias a ellos, al equipo apasionado y a voluntarios que se suman cada año, que este encuentro cultural en Ibiza es posible y se ha convertido en poco tiempo en una cita anual imprescindible para todo cinéfilo/a.
The Mashup Cinema ... but what is this devilry?
Mashup duplicates, combines, re-appropriates and transforms an unlimited catalog of images, sounds, ideas and patterns available on the internet.
In short, the mashup cinema tries to reverse our old creative habits to give a big boost to our innovation.
The festival created to reward these new borrowed masterpieces is the Mashup Film Festival! So come and rethink the theme of the 2020 festival:
« COMMIT YOURSELF"
CORE International Film Festival is an event dedicated to finding the coolest short films out in the world. We're set on selecting short films that make us say "wow" and giving others a chance to see this incredible content for themselves. We're a collective of filmmakers working in the industry, and we're looking to expand our network with you! To give you a chance to screen your work with us, and network to form a connection within the film industry for yourself.
With that, we've also officially partnered with SMG Media, which will allow all of our curated short films to be eligible for a distribution deal. In short, this partnership is designed to help filmmakers earn revenue through short film distribution with Shami Media Group, if they're interested.
Our main goal is to shed light onto creations that deserve it, and to form connections between cool creators in the film world. We want independent filmmakers to get some of the recognition that they deserve. We want to bring you new opportunities to find like-minded individuals to enjoy your work, and potentially work with professionally in the future.
Officially selected films will be added to the CORE Featured Creators Catalog, where they will hold a permanent place to celebrate their achievement in excellence forever.
With that, of course, the selected films will be screened live at the Boston Premiere for the CORE International Film Festival 2020. The screening night will be a formal networking mixer followed by the official premiere and awards ceremony.
The CORE International Film Festival selections will be judged and decided on by experienced, award-winning independent filmmakers working in the industry. With that, the screening will have industry guest speakers in attendance to present awards to our filmmakers. So whether you're officially selected or not, the festival will be a blast all around!
The mission of the International Nature Film Festival is to raise the awareness of the public regarding to the protection and conservation of biological diversity, natural resources, values and beauties of the world with a special emphasis on Europe and the Carpathian Basin through the display of films connected to the topic. The festival brings a good opportunity for filmmakers, professionals and the public to meet and initiate conversation on these important issues through different meetings and conferences within the framework of the event and to enjoy nature films at the same time.
Within the framework of the 2019 Festival two different Film Reviews will be organized.
1. INTERNATIONAL FILM REVIEW
Categories:
Nature Films (films introducing our natural resources, wildlife, landscapes and the changes)
Documentaries on nature protection and conservation (films introducing the themes of biological diversity, the effects of climate change and people who protect the environment and live in harmony with nature)
television productions/ independent films
short films, videos, independent short films (max. 26 minutes)
Scientific documentaries (educational documentary films, the role of science in the protection of natural resources, in the adaptation of man, opportunities and ideas that nature provides to scientists)
Travelogues and expedition documentaries (the adventure that must be seen, “know your world” documentary films)
Animations (focusing on nature conservation and protection and ecological footprint)
2. CARPATHIAN BASIN FILM REVIEW
Categories:
Natural resources and the heritage of the Carpathian Basin (the Carpathian Basin is one of Europe's special climatic and geological place with a wealth of treasures and values. Protecting and preserving them is a very important mission.)
Nature films
Documentaries
Cultural values (rural life, life in the countryside, traditions)
The motto of the festival is: "By humanism to peace and friendship". It is held every two years. Bulgarian Red Cross is the main organiser of the forum.
It has a growing importance as a powerful tool for the dissemination of humanitarian and cultural values through cinema. The Festival is traditionally attended by the most senior leaders of the international Red Cross organisations. The International Committee of the Red Cross, the League (now Federation) of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World Health Organisation, UNESCO, SIDALC, the Association of Film Producers, Association of Film Distributors, the International Organisation of Film Critics, National cinematographies and film production houses.
The Barcelona Olympic Foundation, with the support of the Barcelona City Council, organizes the BCN Sports Film 2025 – 15th BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL and forms part of the WORLD FICTS CHALLENGE 2025.
The BCN Sports Film 2025 will be held in Barcelona from 17th to 25th February 2025. This fifteenth edition of the Festival will have a competitive nature.
The fifteenth edition of the festival will have a hybrid format so, there will be face-to-face screenings and online screenings. The rights that the authors assign, therefore, are both for the face-to-face sessions that are held in the official venues of the contest, as well as for the sessions that will be held online through an online platform.
These Rules & Regulations have been approved by the BCN Sports Film 2025 Organising Committee. Your taking part in BCN Sports Film 2025 implies the total acceptance of these regulations.
We are a platform for the exchange of ideas between young filmmakers and seasoned members of the film industry. A source of energy to promote the exhibition, learning and development of the film industry in the southern region of Veracruz.
The 8th Kinodot Experimental Film Festival
Kinodot Competition
Kinodot competition includes only one category: Experimental films. There is no genre, topic or length restrictions.
Award
Kinodot Jury Prize for the best experimental film.
The winner of Kinodot competition is decided by professional international jury.
Screening Fees
Starting from 2020 we have canceled the cash prize. Instead all films selected for Kinodot competition are now offered the screening fee of $40. For us it's a way to express our support and appreciation to the filmmakers, whose work we admire.
Submission and Other Terms
The festival will take place in St. Petersburg in the second half of May 2020 (the exact dates will be announced in January). Experimental films of any length, finished not earlier than 15.01.2018 can be submitted.
The deadline for applying to Kinodot competition is February 28. The entry fee is $10. Kinodot is an independent festival (so far, knock on wood) and the submission fees are our only source of funding.
By submitting the film to Kinodot Competition the copyright owners agree that, if selected, the film will be screened up to 4 times during the festival and up to 2 more times in the next two years during non-commercial promotional Kinodot screenings.
You can submit your film to Kinodot at Festhome.
The History
Kinodot was launched in 2012 as online minimalist short film festival at kinodot.com. In time the project has developed into independent international experimental film festival with live screenings in movie theaters and unconventional venues in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Originally films submitted to Kinodot had to match at least one of the four selection criteria*:
No Money - films made without a budget;
No Mumbling - films without dialogue or narration;
No Music - films without a music score;
No Montage - films made without editing, i.e. filmed in one shot.
*It’s no longer a requirement, rather a tribute to tradition. Yet in general we still give preference to minimalist films.
Kinodot was created to support and distribute new experimental films, and to inspire filmmakers to experiment in their own way. We promote freedom of ideas, formalism, simplicity and self-restriction as oppose to the secondary film production and self-censorship of high budget festivals. We believe that a great film can be created with very basic means, without special education or expensive equipment. We also believe that creating and following a strict set of formal rules can have a liberating effect on every artist.
Film and Cultural Association of nonprofit "LABORATORIO DEI SOGNI", organizes in 2019, the 9th edition of the competition "KALAT NISSA FILM FESTIVAL" in CALTANISSETTA [Sicily].
The festival is aimed at directors and to Italian and foreign Filmmakers, to schools, associations and companies that have produced short films.
In order to enhance, promote and spread the short film as a particularly good form of expression and the current social and cultural level; to develop the potential of the artistic languages of the new media; to respond to the cultural growth of the young emerging filmmakers, the festival follows the logic of giving the greatest possible visibility to short films that will come.
A jury will select them for various events and screenings. Photographic exhibitions, meetings with personalities from the world of cinema and various events will host the event.
For the sixth consecutive year, thanks to the collaboration between KALAT NISSA FILM FESTIVAL and the CESMA - THEMATIC GROUP FOR SONORA CINEMATOGRAPHY, the prestigious one was established:
BEST SOUND PRIZE 2019 CESMA - Lambda
http://www.cesma.ch/bsp
http://www.audiolambda.com/home/
The International “Festival International du Film Panafricain” (FIFP) in Cannes is a platform that exhibits cinema and its professions, arts and entrepreneurship, as well as innovation, culture and events.
The FIFP was created and founded by Mr. Eitel Basile NGANGUE EBELLE and the “Association Nord Sud Développement, agréée jeunesse et Education Populaire Ministère de la santé, de la jeunesse et des sports n° 06514”.
As a driving force behind the PanAfrican Cinema and Arts industry, the Festival is constantly seeking specific solutions for the development of PanAfrican Cinema and Arts.
With a booming Pan-African market (from Africa to the Americas through the Caribbean, Europe and Asia), the Festival benefits from expertise in the development of cinema and Fashion as well as the development of cultural affairs.
Since its creation in 2006, the DIKALO AWARDS (meaning « message » in the Cameroonian language Douala) has been awarded by a professional jury for the best short and feature films (fiction), the best long and short documentaries, the Dikalos Peace Award, as well as the best actor and actress awards.
The FIFP is a felt moment. It is a unique experience where PanAfrican cinema and African cultures and those of its diaspora around the world are the central focus. An exceptional energy is felt.
Since 2018, the FIFP in Cannes has included along with its projections, a market: the Entrepreneurship Salon for Culture and Well-Being. The objective is to enhance the economy of PanAfrican cinema.
A few years from now, the market which features pan-African arts will generate considerable sums. « Tomorrow is now ». This enormous potential must be brought forward into the light.
Such an “active dream” is an ideal that has made Africans and their diaspora what it is today. This was Mandela’s and Obama’s vehicle, as well as many others…
Pan-Africanism is an aggregate of universalism. It contains all of the lights, those of ancient Egypt and those of the future. In short, a constant beauty.
KYIV INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (#KISFF) is largest short film festival in Ukraine.
The widest panorama of contemporary short films, classical and latest achievements of Ukrainian cinema, special events, and world premieres, educational and professional sections — all in our five-day marathon in the city center.
It’s a happening for those who are fond of real cinema – the most important art for us!
The Sicilia Queer filmfest – International New Visions Festival is a project whose aim is to promote the cinematographic culture and the fight against social discrimination, and to protect and sustain the culture of diversity through the promotion of non-compliant movies, exploring horizons in search of a new perspective towards the cinema of the future. The festival intends to promote young actors, emerging and independent cinematography, new forms of expression connected to the experimentation and innovation of traditional and non-traditional languages.
Live Entertainment, LLC, Russia in co-operation with EVENT FILM, Canada proudly present an annual festival event – International Horror, Action and Fantastic Film Festival & Awards "DROP".
The festival is being annually held in the city of Moscow since the year 2011 and contains 4 events:
- opening screening
- closing awards ceremony
- master-class and Q&A with movie stars
- film festival competition program screenings in cinema theatres
The Awards ceremony takes place in a big concert venue (changing every year) and consists of the show program and the ceremony of granting awards which is divided into the following jury voting categories:
- awards granted to local film distribution companies for the blockbusters screened in cinema theatres of Russia in the reported year;
- awards granted to young directors and producers as competition program. The category is called “Hope for Survival”;
- awards granted to World stars for the contribution to horror genre
The Awards ceremony is always visited and recorded by a large number of mass media.
The Master-class is a so-called Q&A horror convention held in a cinema theatre in a form of a question-answer session between the star guests of the festival and the audience + autograph session. The event usually ends with a premier film screening.
The festival program is a week non-stop screening of new movies in several Moscow cinema theatres. The films-participants of the competition program are being selected by the festival’s jury. Submissions are being analysed and accepted by the festival's organization committee during the whole year.
The festival's schedule usually also contains a pre-party and an after-party arranged for the honored guests and winners.
The TV version of the festival is televised by Tricolor TV platform.
The festival specializes in all sub-genres of horror and action film industry, i.e.: cartoon horror, comedy horror, psychological thriller, trash horror, zombie horror, giallo, slasher, suspense, detective, action, fantasy, sci-fi etc. Starting from the year 2013 the festival also specializes in survival horror video games sphere.
The festival is annually visited in person by World-known honored guests. The previous years’ guests were: Eric Roberts, Stuart Gordon and Bryan Yuzna, Jodelle Ferland, Costas Mandyllor & Tobin Bell, Lloyd Kaufman, Akira Yamaoka, Marco Ristori and Luca Boni, Preity Uupala, Yeppe Laursen, Silje Reinaamo, Daniel Licht, A.J. Annila, Leonid Kuravlev, Igor Zhizhikin, Oliver Robins, Corbin Bernsen, Lauren Esposito, John Kassir, James Russell, Mick Garris, Shawn Hall, Liesl Ahlers, Kyle Catlett, Lina Leandersson, Richard Cutting, Helen Crevel, Javier Botet, SWERY, Adnan Koc, Naomi Grossman & Ben Wolf, Sergio Stivaletti
...and many others
A great number of star winners also annually send their exclusive video messages which are being screened during the ceremony.
A more detailed information about the festival can be found on the English version of our web site, on Wikipedia and in social media.
The Universe Multicultural Film Festival seeks to bring to the best of classic and contemporary filmmaking from the world; Committed to enlightening the public with a unique international film program, a forum for cultural understanding and enriching educational opportunities. The Festival focuses on showcasing diverse cultural and heritages films, supports the creation and advancement of innovative and artistic cinematic works of both emerging and seasoned filmmakers and proudly embraces the passion, independent spirit and vision of these talented artists. With the integration of the local community and educational institutions into all aspects of the Festival, the Festival stimulates an interest in the study and appreciation of film and encourages people of all ages and background to participate and share the harmony universe.
