- The Concordia Social Film Festival is a competitive festival.
- Films of any length or genre can be presented, provided that they focus on the following issues:
Values / Collective Experiences
Popular movements
Children and Youth
Culture
History
JIFF 2025 will be a Greatest Edition in the World Cinema History
JIFF is the World's Biggest Competitive Film Festival (in fiction films).
The Jaipur International Film Festival, the world's fastest growing film festival, is held every year in January in Jaipur, India
Launched in January 2009, Jaipur International Film Festival -JIFF became expanding establishing name in organizing world film festival every year in Rajasthan.
The purpose of this film festival is to promote new movie makers, exchange of knowledge, information, ideas & culture between India & other nations in context of their social and cultural ethos. JIFF also promotes friendship and co-operation among people of the world through the medium of films & documentaries.
Though the film festivals have became a regular affair in most countries yet most of them cater only to selected audience as well as entertain the commercially successful film makers and related personalities. However, JIFF intends to organize a festival that connects the film fans & movie goers with the world, especially the serious filmmakers & their associates so as to bring about greater understanding of the art of film making.
The Sixteenth JIFF 2024 received 2971 films from 82+ countries and 329 films nominated for screening.
The Fifteenth JIFF 2023 received 2205 films from 63+ countries and 282 films nominated for screening.
The Fourteen JIFF 2022 received 2100 films from 52+ countries and 279 films nominated for screening. (COVID 19 - Hybrid Edition)The Fourteen JIFF 2022 received 2100 films from 52+ countries and 279 films nominated for screening. (COVID 19 - Hybrid Edition)
The Thirteen JIFF 2021 received 2121 films from 85+ countries and 266 films nominated for screening. (COVID 19 - Online Edition)
The Twelfth JIFF 2020 has received 2411 films from 100+ countries and 240 films nominated in competition for screening.
The Eleventh Aryan JIFF 2019 has received 2221 films from 103 countries and 232 films nominated for screening.
The Tenth JIFF 2018 has received 2019 films from 100+ countries and 136 films nominated for screening.
The Ninth JIFF 2017 has received 2004 films from 100+ countries.
The Eighth JIFF 2016 has received 2176 films from 100+ countries.
The Seventh JIFF 2015 has received 1807 films from 100+ countries.
The Sixth JIFF 2014 has received 1587 films from 90+ countries.
The Fifth JIFF 2013 has received 1397 films from 90 countries.
The Fourth JIFF 2012 has received 902 films from 70 countries.
18000 film lovers and film makers visited the festival.
The third JIFF 2011 was held with overwhelming response & it was a feather in crown.
The second JIFF 2010 was held with overwhelming response & it was a feather in crown.
The first JIFF 2009 was a first milestone towards success.
NEW CATEGORIES:
Sridevi JIFF Indian Panorama (All submitted films will be included automatically in this panorama from India only without any additional fee or you can submit directly in this panorama only, made/produced in all regional languages) new from JIFF 2019
Focus Country, Guest Country, Tribute, Retrospective and more - By Invitation Only
NEW CATEGORIES:
(You can submit according to your submission eligibility or write us for any support at myjiffindia@gmail.com)
JAIPUR CRITICS – For feature fiction films only, best film award from film critics. Total nominations: Around 5 films.
HONORARY ASIA - We welcome you in JIFF 2024 as senior and experienced film producer and director. This category is only for Asian continent for feature fiction films, who have produced/directed minimum 5 films in their respective career, we request you please submit your film/s produced/released/un released after 1st Jan. 2022 or film in post-production. It is non-competitive international nominations category, in this category will screen top two or three films out of all submissions.
WELCOME REGARD - For directors and producers 1st feature fiction film, in other words this submission should be first project/film as a director or producer. It is competitive international nominations category, in this category will screen top two or three films out of all submissions.
THESE ARE DIFFERENT SUBMISSION BETWEEN MAIN SUBMISSION IN THE FEATURE FILM (FICTION) CATEGORY.
OLD IS GOLD - screenings (by invitation only)
Classic World (Classical films from India and the world) – By Invitation Only
Films made by Crowdfunding (mention in the submission form)
Films made by/with Co-Production (mention in the submission form)
Web Series (up to 30 minute/s)
Mobile Film Making on Social Issues (film should be shoot by mobile camera, up to 30 minute/s)
Submit Song/Ad Film//Music/Album/Poster/Live performance
Top 10 Dialogue.
NEW CATEGORIES FROM JIFF 2025:
Films Nominated at Oscar 2025 (Short Fiction/Live Action) - Official entry to the Oscars
Films nominated at Oscar 2025 (Short Documentary) - Official entry to the Oscars
Films nominated at Oscar 2025 (Feature Fiction) - Official entry to the Oscars
Films nominated at Oscar 2025 (Feature Documentary) - Official entry to the Oscars
Films nominated at Oscar 2025 (Academy Awards, USA)
from different countries as official entry to the Oscars and official nominations through various ways, will be directly part of the competition in JIFF 2025. The awards will be separate for these categories and will be finalized by international jury members (World cinema leaders). Few top films will be screened in JIFF 2025 for global audience. Other rules will be the same as film submission in JIFF 2025.
INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN to be part of the MALTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN as an audience.
Be part of this festival in Malta which will be held on the 8th of December 2013. You can submit your film online here or through our Festivals platform partners. The choice is entirely yours.
We are looking for different genres of films, being live action, animation, stop motion always keeping in mind to entertain young children while giving them something to learn about! There will be 3 awards for this festival and will be attended by many children and their families!
Submissions are open from now till the 30th November, and every one is welcome to submit their work dedicated to children in mind, being Feature films, short films, animation films and why not also experimental if they have something to show to children. There is a fee of 10 Euro to pay through paypal for your submission to be eligible.
Ascona Film Festival started on the social networks and after 5 years received more than 12000 submissions form 95 countries.
The Ascona Film Festival success is due to the concept of a nice VIP film festival in the legendary Ascona Venue at the Hotel Ascona.
Admission to the projection is on invitation only to selected VIP international personalities.
El Festival Virtual de Cortos SOMOS AFRO, se concibe con la idea central de dar cuenta de la identidad de los afro-descendientes en América latina y el Caribe, posibilitando expresar a través del audiovisual, su identidad, las fortalezas y propuestas sociales, culturales, políticas y económicas de sus comunidades.
El Festival exhibirá cortometrajes de cualquier formato dentro de una temática caracterizada por la identidad afro-descendiente, reivindicando el papel de las comunidades afro en el mundo. El proceso es abierto a personas de cualquier nacionalidad, raza, etnia o género.
Es un Festival joven, independiente, incluyente y sensible que se interesa por conocer mediante el lenguaje audiovisual la realidad de las comunidades afro-descendientes. Este evento será realizado del 01 de abril al 21 de mayo del 2015 a través de la plataforma Web www.SomosAfro.org/festival.
FECIR - Rengo International Film Festival has nineteen editions and years of history, offering filmmakers from Chile, Latin America, and around the world a space for the dissemination, exhibition, and exchange of experiences and ideas. It promotes the creation of high artistic quality in cinema and audiovisual arts in all its forms, providing the commune of Rengo, the Sixth Region, and the country with a space for the appreciation, reflection, creation, training, and enjoyment of the art of cinema.
OFFSIDEFEST is a festival specialized in football film documentaries, and movies can be addressed from any point of view or approach to the beautiful game, whether sporting, social, ideological, biographical, anthropological, etc.
Art. 1 - The Association Montagna Italia organizes the IX Edition of the
Orobie Film Festival - International Festival of Documentary and Fictional
Film.
The Festival is open to all Italian and foreign short filmmakers and
producers (companies, associations, individuals). Short, medium and full
length documentary and fiction documentary works are eligible.
The Festival hosts the following contest categories:
OROBIE AND LOMBARDIA MOUNTAINS
This section is open to documentaries and fictional film promoting Orobie
Alps, Prealps and mountains of Lombardia.
ITALIAN LANDSCAPES
This section is open to documentaries and fictional film promoting the
alpinistic, natural, historical heritage of Italy and its traditions.
HIGHLANDS OF THE WORLD
This section is open to documentaries and fictional film on the Mountain's
environment and culture and those showing the traditions of the peoples
living in mountain areas.
The film admitted to the competition must have been produced after
January 1st, 2010.
Art. 2 - Each filmmaker can send one or more works.
Art. 3 - The Festival will take place in Bergamo from january 17th to 24th,
2015. The films admitted will be screened according to a schedule
decided solely by Festival Direction Board.
Art. 4 - The Organizing Committee appoints both the Selection
Committee, which is in charge of film admission to the competition and
whose decision is final, and the Jury, in charge of awarding the prizes to
the films.
Art. 5 - The Festival Direction Board, on the Selection Committee's
requests, reserves the right to check on the admission of works to either
contest.
Art. 6 -The selected films will be judged by a Jury that will award the
following prizes:
OROBIE AND LOMBARDIA MOUNTAINS
Jury or the Organizing Committee will assign the Prize Montagna Italia to
the winner movie and eventual other prizes.
ITALIAN LANDSCAPES
Jury or the Organizing Committee will assign the Prize Montagna Italia to
the winner movie and eventual other prizes.
HIGHLANDS OF THE WORLD
Jury or the Organizing Committee will assign the Prize Montagna Italia to
the winner movie and eventual other prizes.
BEST FILM PRODUCED BY A TELEVISION STATION
Jury or the Organizing Committee will assign a special Prize to the best
movie produced by a Tv station.
The prize will be delivered directly to the final evening of the Festival. If
the winner and /or his representative can not be present to collect the
prize will not be provided for shipping.
Art.7 - The following material must be attached to the entry form:
- Synopsis t ranslated into I tal ian and engl ish
and in word or pdf format is compulsor y
- Filmmaker bio and film production
- 3 Pictures from the film (colour or black and white, possibly in
digital format) and the authorization to publish them for free in the
Festival catalogue or to give them to the press. Maximum weight of each
photograph is 6 MB and the longer side has to be minimun 1600 pixel.
- Author's portrait picture.
The following material can also be attached:
- Director's statement or interview and discussion about the film and its
making of.
- Articles and reviews about the film
- Posters and other promotional material
Art. 8 - Works submitted to selection must be sent in HD format, Mp4 or file h264.mp4 together with the entry form to press@montagnaitalia.com or to
Associazione Montagna Italia - Via Zelasco, 1 - 24122 Bergamo, Italy.
Deadline for applications is November 15th, 2014. No exceptions will be made.
Art. 9 - After December 15th, 2014, the Festival staff will inform the
selected filmmakers the date of their work's screening.
Art. 10 - Expenses for
shipment and insurance of the works are of the filmmakers / producers.
Works submitted for selection will not be returned. There arent’t
refunds for screening fees.
Art. 11 - Filmmakers and producers are required to authorise the
publication of their personal data on the web-site, the official festival
catalogue and their release to the press for promotional purposes.
Art. 12 - Donations of works by filmmaker and producers participating in
the Festival to set up the Orobie Film Festival Film Library
is compulsory. Works submitted for selection will not be returned.
Movies could be landed to requiring association for the organization of
cultural events, except than for commercial uses.
Reproduction is forbidden.
Art. 13 - Participation in the contest implies full acceptance of the
Festival rules and regulation.
Art. 14 - The Organizing Committee is in charge of possible disputes or
cases not foreseen by the Festival rules and regulation.
Fantàstik Granollers is the fantastic and horror film festival of Granollers, which has been held since 2012. It has become a unique event in the city, in which a cultural proposal related exclusively to fantastic and horror films is offered. and everything that is related to it, betting very strongly on short films.
It is an excellent opportunity for film lovers to see innovative films, as well as to connect with other people interested in this topic.
Apart from the festival, other activities are carried out during the year related to the dissemination of fantasy and horror films.
Viva! Latino Film Festival NYC Int'l is starting the process for 2017. The festival is the newest Latino international film festival in NYC. We will showcase emerging and established filmmakers from the U.S., Mexico and Latin America. We have industry representatives such as network executives, distributors, etc., on industry panels, workshops, and plenty more. Viva! Film Festival NYC is looking forward to meeting you and thanks for being part of this new event.
The Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival is a cinematographic event socially and culturally minded and by choice, free for anyone to access. FICCI constantly reads the particular circumstances of our country and our world to produce every year a world class version of our festival, guided by the preservation of freedom and the amplification of the cultural conversation through films and academic events that are relevant, humane, subtle, sophisticated, and act as a vehicle to enhance human consciousness, expand democracy and help create free, progressive and inclusive societies.
The Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (FICCI) is the oldest and most permanent forum in the Americas for Colombian, Ibero-American and world cinema. Being an active part of the world cinema map since 1960, in the 64th edition, it will continue to provide spaces for memory, reflection, diverse voices, and as always, for the best cinephilia.
The Festival values the creative freedom of the world’s filmmakers and has space for films of any format, length, nationality, theme, genre or technique, that meet the highest standards of quality, take on narrative risks, and propose contents of great human and cinematic relevance, pertinence, and sustainability.
Shorty Week International Short Film Festival aims to:
- To promote the short film as a means of expression, and therefore part of our culture.
- Provide opportunity for the dissemination of the work of new talent.
- Zoom to the public world of the film through different activities.
- Facilitate, through this format, the contribution to improving the world we live in.
- Enjoy what we do.
The X International Shorty Week 2023 Short Film Festival will take place early September in Santa Catalina´s Castle, Cadiz. There, the public will be able to attend the screening of the short films of different competitive sections and the awards ceremony.
Purpose of the Festival
FICAE - Diseases International Short Film and Art Festival opens the 4th edition of the Festival (4FICAE). It is open to all creators of audiovisual content that want to show their short films in all type of cinematographic genres whose main theme is directly related to some type of disease or health issues.
The purpose of this festival is to promote social awareness about diseases as a process of life in order to help destigmatize them. In addition, the festival seeks to promote artistic creation through audiovisual language to make it more visible and transmit knowledge about diseases, both those that involve changes to the health state, and those that are considered as social diseases and their consequences.
Dates and Venues
The Festival will take place in several venues in the city of Valencia during the last week of February and first week of March 2018.
The Festival will take place at different locations in the city of Valencia during the first week of March 2017.
FICAE is an initiative of Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and of the association VINCLES.
