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The 12th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, offers you the opportunity to submit your documentaries now, in order to compete in the monthly awards of the Festival for February. Winners will automatically qualify to compete for the annual Festival awards, taking place from August 2nd to 24th, 2025.
This year the IDFI, is dedicated to Climate Change. It is worth noting that films from all thematic sections will be eligible at the end of each month to compete for the annual awards in August. The rich thematic sections of the Festival include: human rights, recordings of memory, docudrama, young directors, true stories, climate change, environment, the role of women, Greek Panorama, views of the world, human portrait, violence, war threat, diversity, socio-political discrimination, religious conflicts, racism, migration, as well as themes related to all forms of art and culture, such as folklore, customs, mythology, history, biographies, ethnographies, journeys, and travel-tourist documentaries.
The 12th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, promotes the best documentaries from Greece and around the world for screening in its’ competitive section. Ierapetra, the southernmost city in Europe, a crossroads of cultures and continents, will once again host a plethora of films and artists from the ends of the earth. The judging panels consist of international recognition personalities.
The film files must be in mp4 format and must have embedded English and Greek subtitles (in case of foreign dialogue).
Our 5-star and Gold-rated festival holds the EFFE quality seal.
Trailer of the 11th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAQStCWPFA&t=27s
Directed by Women Spain is a film viewing celebration of films directed by women in Spain.
Our celebration is part of the International movement Directed by Women, that for the past 9 years has been dedicated to promote and give visibility to films directed by Women.
Cineteca of Madrid and the CICUS of Seville are hosting the tenth edition with a complete program of short film sessions, feature films, unseen documentaries, sessions for young audiences and children. Filmmakers will be invited to present their pieces to the public and to participate in a Q&A.
There will also be debates, professional gatherings, workshops and a lot of celebration!
#DirectedbyWomenSpain
Our mission is to connect people through great films, lively conversation and a shared cultural experience.
No Coast Film Fest is committed to promoting the short film genre by bringing together established and first-time filmmakers from Kansas and all over the world in a forum to celebrate the short film genre.
NCFF is a local, national and international celebration of cinema, running annually for just one day on the 31st August in Emporia, Kansas. Award-winning short films from the international film festival circuit to new discoveries are selected to be screened at the Emporia Arts Center. We showcase the latest and best international and American shorts along with programs that focus on “Unseen Kansas”, our amazing home state. The Festival presents three awards, including the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Kraken Award for the most unexpected short.
Festivals are extraordinary beasts – unique collaborations that fuse art, audience, and place. They excite, enrage, engage and entertain.
Film uniquely embeds culture into everyday life and so we want the Festival to enhance the quality of civic life in Emporia. As the defining art form of the modern age, film endures because of its relevance, popularity and its democratic nature. Film also changes and evolves. No Coast Film Festival provides a space to challenge perceptions, provoke debate and influence film culture in Kansas and beyond. We are a catalyst bringing people together for a shared experience; activating debate, empathy, anger, understanding, happiness or sadness, emotions that are the lifeblood of a community like Emporia.
We enable filmmakers to meet their audience, and for dialogue to happen.
We support and provide a platform for filmmakers who might not otherwise have an opportunity to show their films in Kansas. We help them build new audiences and expose their work to young people exploring the world through film for the first time, to veteran movie loves. We support the development of film and film literacy, through the exhibition of outstanding work selected from filmmakers locally and globally. We are a festival providing a lens on the world, connecting people through film and conversation.
We are No Coast Film Fest.
The Tacoma Film Festival is a celebration of independent film mirroring the diverse and eclectic sensibilities of Western Washington’s second largest city. Including selections from the Pacific Northwest and all over the world, TFF prides itself on showcasing the connectedness of local, national, and international film. It’s a great festival to connect with audiences, filmmakers, critics, and professionals because of the friendly, and collegial atmosphere throughout. The whole community gets behind the festival and makes it a really one-of-a-kind experience.
50 Film Festivals worth the Entry Fee, 2014–2019 — MovieMaker Magazine
“…Rising stars would be remiss not to add it to their annual itinerary." — MovieMaker Magazine
"The ultimate indie film festival." — Seattle's CityArts Magazine
"One of the premier festivals in the Northwest." — PostDefiance.com
“It was one of the most diverse and current selection of films, shorts and new media that I have ever experienced in a film festival. I met people there that I will continue to be connected to for a long time.” — Juan Carlos Zaldivar, filmmaker
“The programming at TFF had such a progressive vision of cinema. The festival had a definite voice and created a warm atmosphere for filmmakers…” — Masami Kawai, filmmaker
“Very friendly, great emphasis on the films and filmmakers and creating an intimate community for film-going. Beautiful festival.” — Derek Knowles, filmmaker
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2019
– 200+ films including world, US, and Washington premieres. Our programming presented films that featured innovative storytelling, creative non-fiction, and wonderful works of animation.
– It was the 4th year of our wildly successful filmmaker housing program where we hand-select wonderful residents to host filmmakers.
– The fourth edition of our Music Video program (Track 04), screened at the historic Blue Mouse Theater.
– The Veldt VR Studio. Our fifth year presenting a diverse selection of virtual reality works, exhibited in a beloved community space, and without time limits.
– Panels and workshops geared towards independent filmmakers
– Fun parties and after parties
History:
Established in 2006, the Tacoma Film Festival was created and developed by the passionate individuals behind Tacoma's only non-profit art-house movie theater, The Grand Cinema. The Grand (TFF's primary venue) is one of the Puget Sound region's strongest outlets for both international and local independent filmmakers, and works hand-in-hand with the festival to connect our city to the art of film.
Do you have an audiovisual piece, short fiction, animation or documentary for kids? We are looking for your movies! During the Tral·larí: Family's Music Festival, we will have the opportunity to promote the audiovisual arts for children through a kid's cinema sessions. It will take place in Mataró (Barcelona) on September 14 and 15, 2019.
The projection room will be available at different times for the possibility of projecting a large number of pieces and guaranteeing their visibility. Do you want to sign up?
You have until June 1st, 2019 to send us your movies.
If your film gets selected we will contact you to get the projection copies and promotional material.
TAXCO Mexico, light city and Magic Town, one of the most impressive locations in the world, invites you to the 10th EDITION OF TAXCO FILM FEST.
Best Comedy Short - Travelling Comedy Short Film Festival.
The purposes of the festival are:
* make people laugh so that to make the world better.
* to acquaint cinema lovers around the globe with the world's best short and feature films in the comedy genre.
* to discover talented comedy short directors and open them to the world.
The festival is a global screening of comedy short films.
We know how hard it is for an indie filmmaker to produce and distribute their works.
Mindie is the tool that every filmmaker needs, in order to showcase and get recognitions for their film:
We have created monthly editions to give continuity to the selection process and a steady feedback to the filmmakers. Instead of waiting for months before getting an answer from the festival, filmmakers are immediately contacted if selected. Their work is privately screened every month and evaluated by a team of experts in the industry.
The monthly winners will then compete to be screened at our annual event for the following year. The event aims to create a strong relationship between filmmakers, producers and distributors from all over the world.
Submissions to the festival will close at the end of each month, our jury will select the winners on the 20th of every month.
En la primera edición de nuestra Muestra contamos con sorprendentes miradas y propuestas de diferentes realizadores/as que acogieron con entusiasmo la propuesta de la Cineteca, siendo este un espacio para la proyección, el diálogo y el fortalecimiento de la industria audiovisual en la ciudad de Bucaramanga, garantizando la participación de los nuevos directores y productores de cine regional que generen su primer, segundo o tercer largometraje o cortometraje, generando una plataforma de formación y exhibición para contenidos que podrán llegar a otros escenarios ya sea en otros festivales de cine, para contenido comercial o ser motivador para la creación de nuevos productos audiovisuales.
Ostia International Film Festival 2025, now in its 6th Edition, promotes, encourages and spreads all the activities relating to the world of Cinema, including through TV, Streaming, Theatre, the Web, Social Media.
Purposes:
in collaboration with public and private entities, the promotion and spreading of culture, cinematographic and artistic production and of the audiovisual works submitted every year to the Festival;
organize happenings, shows, events and exhibitions related to the Audiovisual, Artistic and Cultural sector at national and international level through the Festival;
bring together and promote the training of people and artists of any age and social background involved in creative film and audiovisual production;
Create works connected to the world of Cinema, Art, Photography and Culture in general.
Eneagrama es un Festival Internacional de Cine Experimental que propone una muestra con talleres y conversatorios en la ciudad de Córdoba capital.
Nos interesa pensar el arte experimental como un espacio de crítica en relación a la realidad circundante, como una creatividad en constante movimiento que genera nuevas formas de expresión.
Queremos acercar una propuesta no convencional, un espacio de exposición de cine experimental donde lxs receptores tengan una participación activa, proponiendo un juego en el espacio a través de experiencias sinestésicas e inmersivas.
The FIFAK is a film festival organized by the Tunisian Federation of Amateur Filmmakers .
GOALS AND OPTIONS : • Facilitate the promotion and dissemination of works of amateur film. • Allow amateur filmmakers to share their experiences including the discussion on films participants.• Facilitate contacts between different national cultures. EXERPT FROM
REGULATIONS : The FIFAK includes the following events :
1.The International Competition: Competition open to amateur films, independent films and student films, of whatever origin, of any kind.
2. The National Competition :
• Competition open to amateur and independent and schools Tunisian films of all kinds
• Competition scenarios and photos.
NB : the date of production must not be earlier than August 2016.
3. Information Section : Open to films of thematic interest and / or artistic work and which do not corresponding to competition regulations.
4. Tribute to militant cinema.
5. Special sessions dedicated to a cinema or a country.
6. Symposia and meetings.
7. Discussion of the films in competition.
8. Workshops.
It is a vibrant and exciting celebration of the film industry whose main objective is to provide a platform for emerging filmmakers and encourage interaction between filmmakers and audience.
This annual event brings together industry experts and film professionals, with seventh art enthusiasts and movie lovers from the central zone of San Luis Potosí.
We strongly believe in the importance of giving young filmmakers a voice and visibility, providing an invaluable platform for these emerging talents to showcase their work.
In the official selection, there is a careful curation of the best contemporary Mexican and Latin American films.
Se configura como un festival de cine participativo y educativo donde se da voz a trabajos que tratan los Derechos Humanos, tanto en géneros de ficción, animación como documental.
Creemos que hoy es más importante que nunca que la sociedad cree puentes de debate para el acercamiento, con el único ánimo de crear humanidad y empezar a escucharnos. El Festival muestra trabajos donde tanto el contenido como la técnica son de alta calidad y han sido premiados a nivel internacional en anteriores Festivales. Previa selección de las películas por la organización del Festival, un jurado formado por expertos en el ámbito cinematográfico, así como defensores de Derechos Humanos y del ámbito educativo, serán los encargados de puntuar y entregar los premios.
Los Derechos Humanos son el garante de una sociedad sana, educada, despierta y empoderada y pertenecen a toda la sociedad como pilares fundamentales que deben sostener los cimientos donde se sustente todo lo demás. Difundir la cultura de paz, el desarrollo democrático y la humanidad sostenible son también sus objetivos. Para eso se organizan talleres, presentaciones y mesas de debate con los propios autores y autoras de las películas al público asistente así como actores, productores, críticos de cine, periodistas y defensores de Derechos Humanos locales e internacionales.
Te damos la bienvenida al Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Madrid.
The Equinale®
The Equinale® is an international film festival for horse films and films, which horses play an important roll.
The Equinale® is an event which takes place over four days.
Entertainment films (films for adults and children), documentaries, advertisements, music and educational films are going to be shown.
There will also be lectures about horses which will definitely catch the interest of the young and old horse fans.
The highlight of this event is the giving of awards to the films in the various categories.
The films are going to be awarded by a mixed jury. The jury is composed of horse thrilled people out of the riding scene.
The children and youth films are going to be rated from a separate jury.
Furthermore two public awards are going to be awarded.
The big film party on Saturday, on which the films are going to be awarded, is a social event.
To round off this event, a small exclusive horsefair and horseart exhibition invites you to go for a stroll. Fashion, art, interior, culinary delicacies including horse products and presentations are expected to reduce the waiting time between the films.
The City in Film Award will distinguish the best films related to urban issues. It can be fiction or documentary, a short or a long feature. We are looking for films that relate to the city, where the city plays a relevant role in the mood, theme or narrative of the film.
All genres and durations are welcome.
The 4 selected films will be screened live and the best film awarded in July 2021, right in the heart of historical Lisbon, in the mystical Alfama.
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THE CITY IN FILM AWARD IS A SPECIAL PARALLEL SECTION OF THE CINALFAMA LISBON INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS AND IT WILL FILL A SPECIFIC DATE OF ITS MAIN EVENT PROGRAM: THE CINALFAMA ANNUAL AWARDS!
KFF was launched in 2013, as International Short Film Festival. From the very beginning, the essential part of our mission was to bring the audience closer to different kind of films and to provoke interest in film art, and furthermore in understanding its impacts in everyday life.
Festival is held annually during September in the city of Kraljevo (meaning "the King's Town"), where seven Serbian kings are said to have been crowned. Because of our historical heritage, we decided to name our festival “Kraljevski filmski festival”.
KFF is offering a filmmaker-friendly environment with a casual vibe, which is the reason why during the last 6 years we have had filmmakers flying in from the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Hong Kong, Finland, France, Switzerland, Russia, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria…
In 2019, Kraljevski filmski festival had significant changes both on programming and management level by evolving to Post-production Film Festival. Our main goal besides showing great Short films will be to promote the art and craft of Post-production as well as the creative people from behind the camera. To achieve this, the KFF will invite postproduction artists from across the globe for masterclasses or workshops, and organize filmmakers meetings at KFF.
To show films that make us think, awaken our conscience, denounce injustice and reflect the social and cultural diversity of humanity. This is the objective of The Human Rights Film Festival, which will celebrate its 18th annual festival this year.
The Human Rights Film Festival, with headquarters in Barcelona and offices in Paris and New York, is the most important festival on Human Rights in Catalonia, one of Spain’s most important and widely internationally established festival.
Among the Festival in Barcelona, the simultaneous venues at Paris and New York and especially more than 20 screenings in different countries, after the Festival.
Film Festival “Seize the Film“ is focus on projections of films related to the topic of disability/at least one actor is disabled person and it has editions in Novi Sad (Serbia), Rijeka (Croatia), Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina,) and Kotor (Montenegro).
In addition to screenings of films on the topic of disability, the Festival also has accompanying programs and post-production - Film Caravan, which includes screenings in cultural spaces, schools, other festivals and „Seize the film Kids“ - screenings of films suitable for children aged 7-12 (in Serbia).
After a mini-hiatus, Short Com will be making it's return in 2019 in Edinburgh at the Cameo Cinema.
Short Com is a short comedy film festival that has grown from strength to strength from humble beginnings back in 2011, where it started in Manchester.
Short Com prides itself on the quality of its programme and the range of comedy stylings it has screened. The most emphatic thing we look for in a film is its content, its ability to make an audience laugh or smile. Short Com has screened films from BAFTA nominated films and multiple award winners to simple home made films that have warmed and vastly amused audiences.
Short Com has screened during the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, in London and for the first time in Bristol and finished its run and closed with its award ceremony at the Glasgow Short Film Festival. One of the largest short film festivals in the UK.
Why submit to Short Com? Short Com prides itself on the quality of its programme. There is a great deal of honour to selected filmmakers who make it to the annual best of screenings. Plus it will be taking place during the world's largest arts and culture festival. In the past we have been sponsored by Blackmagic Design, Final Draft and Festival Formula all donating fantastic prizes for winning films in our category awards section. We will be looking to work with new brands to continue this tradition and bring some excellent prizes.
To get an idea of what we have screened in the past, you cans see some of the previous years winners in the links below.
http://www.shortcom.co.uk/wp/2014-2015-best-of-select-and-winners/
http://www.shortcom.co.uk/wp/2015-international-selection/
http://www.shortcom.co.uk/short-com-festival/short-com-2016-best-of-programme/
*Feature Films
We have the opportunity to extend our programming to feature films. This depends on the quality of the film and appeal it can bring. Features must be a Scottish film premier.
Contact Chris Aitken directly at info@shortcom.co.uk for enquiries.
