What Is the Irreverent Film Festival?
Have you made something bold? Awkward? Hysterical? Emotionally scarring in the best possible way? Perfect. You exactly what we’re looking for!
This is the film festival for creators who color outside the lines.
We celebrate the absurd, the offbeat, the unhinged, and the unexpectedly brilliant. We enjoy the unapologetic, cinematic chaos, and filmmakers who bend the rules. So if your film makes people laugh, think, gasp, squirm—or call their therapist—send it in.
The Department of Culture of the Municipality of Mentana, organizes the seventh edition of the historical audiovisual Festival "STORY IN SHORT".
The idea was born because our territory is rich in testimonies, from the pre-Roman era up to the Risorgimento: the enhancement of this heritage therefore also passes through a film festival that collects the works of authors who have ventured into an area that is not very 'frequented' such as reconstruction and historical analysis through short films, documentaries and audio-documentaries.
There are no content limits set for participation in the festival: all of History will be the subject of the works presented.
The jury will reserve the right to select the works to be screened in the event that the number of works presented exceeds the times and possibilities of programming.
All the selected works will be presented and the author will be able to tell his work to the audience in the room.
Abycine Lanza se ha convertido en la plataforma de referencia del audiovisual independiente nacional y de desarrollo del talento español. Cada edición sumamos nuevas alianzas y adhesiones que completan un programa de encuentros y talleres de formación así como los pitchs de los diferentes foros que conforman Lanza. Más de 250 profesionales españoles y europeos pasan cada año por este meeting point fundamental de la industria.
Se trata de una experiencia 360º que combina una serie de actividades con las que reforzar conocimientos sobre elementos claves en la realización cinematográfica (producción, marketing, participación de la audiencia, venta y la distribución de películas…) con la orientación personalizada, la retroalimentación grupal y el networking ampliado. Además, el importe total de los premios otorgados asciende a más 55.000€ con partners como CMM (Castilla-La Mancha Media), Filmin, ECAM o MAFIZ.
Distribuidores, festivales y agentes de ventas tienen la oportunidad de conocer propuestas emergentes del panorama independiente nacional. Por otro lado, los proyectos, reciben un valioso feedback y crean sinergias muy valiosas para la maduración, fortaleciendo la colaboración y asesoría de expertos, para lograr avanzar y consolidarse.
En su 10ª edición se desarrollará por primera vez una zona profesional específica para el cortometraje alineada con el compromiso de Abycine Lanza por visibilizar el cortometraje.
CutreCon, Madrid International Trash and Explotaition Film Festival.
The worst movies in the world on the big screen, where nonsense and bad taste are the protagonists.
CELEBRATING THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING
Welcome to the DocuVision International Film Festival (DVIFF), dedicated to documentary and docu-drama filmmaking from around the world. DVIFF is brought to you by the team behind the WRPN.tv Entertainment Network, which includes WRPN Women's International Film Festival, Nature Without Borders International Film Festival, Religion & Faith International Film Festival, and other acclaimed festivals in our network.
WHAT MAKES DVIFF UNIQUE
Documentary-Focused Programming: DVIFF stands as one of the few festivals with dedicated categories for both documentaries and docu-dramas. We celebrate the full spectrum of non-fiction storytelling, from traditional documentaries to narrative-driven docu-dramas that blend factual content with dramatic interpretation.
Distinct Documentary Categories: Environmental, Human Spirit, Social Issues, Wildlife, Docu-drama Shorts, Docu-drama Features, and many more specialized categories designed to honor diverse documentary voices.
Beyond Live Screenings: While many festivals end with a single screening, DVIFF empowers filmmakers with opportunities for worldwide distribution through our established industry partners, ensuring your work reaches audiences far beyond the festival circuit.
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
DVIFF invites submissions for written works across all genres:
• Feature-Length Screenplays
• Short Screenplays
• Teleplays
Our top screenplay honor, the Rhodium Award, comes with real momentum: the winning script or novel goes directly to Polaris Pictures — a film finance company that does not accept unsolicited material — for review. The Rhodium winner also receives complimentary Professional Coverage: our proprietary coverage system combining AI-driven analysis with a human final pass, scored across ten craft and market elements plus narrative comments and specific recommendations for improvement. That's a $175 service at wrpn.tv/script-coverage, included at no cost for the Rhodium winner.
Platinum winners receive a complimentary Judge's Report — a full panel evaluation across six weighted categories (Concept & Originality, Structure & Pacing, Character, Dialogue, Theme & Emotional Impact, Format & Craft), a $50 value, free with the Platinum prize. Writers at every other tier can order either service at wrpn.tv/script-coverage.
Rhodium, Platinum, and Gold winners are all featured on the WRPN.tv Screenwriters Wall of Fame. Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention scripts earn laurel recognition.
Note: Polaris Pictures operates independently. DVIFF facilitates introductions for top winners but does not control their decisions.
DISTRIBUTION PATHWAYS
Best of Festival winners don't just take home a trophy — they get a direct line to distributors actively looking for new work:
• World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC.COM) — Features
• Adler & Associates — Features and shorts
• Cardinal XD — Features and shorts
• CCS Releasing — Features and shorts
No cold pitching, no waiting to see who happens to show up at a screening — DVIFF makes the introduction directly.
THE FEEDBACK COMMITMENT
DVIFF believes documentary work deserves real critique, not silence.
For Films: If your documentary isn't selected, you'll get a written explanation of why — not just a form rejection — plus a free resubmission for the next competition once you've addressed what we flagged.
For Screenplays & Novels: The same applies to scripts and manuscripts: a specific explanation of what held your submission back, with a free resubmission window of 30 days after the final deadline, or into the following season.
Most festivals just say no. DVIFF tells you why, and gives you a second shot.
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION SYSTEM
Every DVIFF submission is judged entirely on its own terms. There's no bracket and no head-to-head comparison — each documentary or script is scored against a fixed set of performance criteria, not against whatever else happens to be in the queue that week. When a judge is reviewing your work, your work is the only thing being reviewed.
AWARD RECOGNITION LEVELS
• Best of Festival (qualifies for distributor review and live screening)
• Best of Show
• Award of Outstanding Excellence
• Award of Excellence
• Award of Exceptional Merit
• Jury's Choice Award
• Award of Merit
• Kudos Endeavor Award
LIVE SCREENINGS & GLOBAL EXPOSURE
Best of Festival winners screen at our Live Screening Event at the Rehoboth Beach Cinema Art Theater, where real audience reactions give distributors something more useful than a synopsis.
Through the WRPN.tv Entertainment Network, award-winning documentaries can also reach viewers in 80+ countries — an audience most independent documentary filmmakers would otherwise have no way to reach.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
• Film Festival Alliance Member: WRPN.tv holds active industry affiliations with leading festival organizations
• Paid Professional Judges: Every judge, at every stage, is a compensated professional — never a volunteer
At DVIFF, we're not in the business of collecting submission fees and moving on. We're here to get documentary storytellers seen, reviewed, and — for our top honorees — introduced to the people who can put their work in front of an audience.
OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES
The deadline for submitting exhibition material is Sunday, September 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Do you remember the first film you saw on the big screen as a child?
For thousands of Mexican girls and boys in vulnerable situations, this question has no answer. For this reason, and for them, the Churumbela Children's Film Festival was created, inviting all children of Mexico, Spanish speakers, and speakers of other languages to experience cinema in an inclusive, playful, and entertaining environment.
It brings cinema closer to all children, with a special focus on girls and boys in vulnerable situations, people with disabilities, and families from different socioeconomic backgrounds. Through accessible and inclusive programming, the festival promotes film as a tool for expression, identity, and cultural formation, ensuring that children from diverse realities have access to enriching and participatory cinematic experiences.
The 10th Churumbela Children's Film Festival takes place in person with film screenings and activities in Mexico City and in Yucatán, where we not only program film screenings but also offer workshops and talks led by industry professionals.
The 10th Churumbela Children's Film Festival promotes creativity, dialogue, the seventh art, and artistic expression as tools for social transformation, and all of its activities are offered free of charge.
In this effort, this year the festival calls on filmmakers, girls, boys, and young people from Mexico and around the world to take part in its tenth edition. This call unifies all of the festival's sections into a single open submission process, aimed at facilitating participation and expanding the festival's reach in a decade of cinema for children.
This edition of the festival will take place in Mexico City from Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 22, 2026, and in Yucatán from Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 6, 2026.
The festival is nonprofit, and its goal is to bring valuable stories to many girls, boys, and young people to serve as inspiration, a mirror, a source of empathy and awareness, and to build confidence in themselves.
To find out about the venue-by-venue program of shorts, films, activities, and workshops that will be offered in person and online, visit our official site: https://www.churumbelafest.com
CONTACT:
Email: festivalchurumbela@gmail.com
Phone: 5551586814
Website: www.churumbelafest.com
1. Brain Film Fest
The Brain Film Fest (BFF) is an international film festival dedicated to highlighting and promoting the creation and dissemination of feature films and short films about any aspect of the brain, from its amazing abilities and conditions to its pathologies. The BFF is jointly organized by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation and Minimal Films. In addition to being a film competition, the BFF will also organize throughout the festival other in-person and online social, cultural and/or scientific events that focus on the brain.
The 9th edition of the Brain Film Fest will be held from March 9 to 14, 2027.
Here & Elsewhere is a three-day short film festival and fundraiser celebrating Arab voices on screen. We invite filmmakers whose work explores resistance through joy and humor.
Curated in partnership with Palestinian-Canadian director Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller, the festival draws inspiration from her signature “oh no, should I laugh?” comedic style, as seen in her award-winning short Mawtini, which will be screened during the event.
Selected films will be featured alongside curated community conversations, director Q&As.
*Fee exemptions available to filmmakers from Lebanon or Palestine, contact us at culturagroovy@gmail.com to request a waiver.
18th HAYAH International Short Film Festival of Panama
The oldest and most significant short film festival in Central America, dedicated to the promotion of cinematic talent in the short film format.
Our mission is to foster the growth of Panama's audiovisual industry by connecting its filmmakers with the global film community and providing a premier exhibition platform for local and international works.
AIFFI® – International Festival for AI-Generated Short Films
The inaugural edition of AIFFI® will take place on November 15–16, 2025, on the Caribbean island of Roatán, Honduras, marking the first international film festival in Central America exclusively dedicated to cinema created with artificial intelligence.
Conceived as a hybrid cinematic experience, AIFFI® merges physical screenings with global digital access. The festival is a celebration of the evolving language of cinema in the era of emerging technologies—bringing together filmmakers, technologists, visual artists, and visionary creators who explore storytelling through generative tools and AI-enhanced workflows.
From Central America to the world, AIFFI® positions the region as a growing epicenter of artificial cinema. With a forward-looking mission to collaborate with global film and tech leaders, the festival becomes a launchpad for groundbreaking creators and bold experimentation at the intersection of art, code, and narrative.
The curated program will include official competition selections, industry roundtables, immersive showcases, and open dialogues between artists, developers, and cultural institutions. Framed by the vibrant identity and natural beauty of Roatán, AIFFI® offers an inclusive, decentralized space to reimagine the future of filmmaking.
Over $10,000 USD in awards will be granted across the official categories, celebrating artistic merit, technological innovation, and narrative excellence in AI-powered short films.
For full details, visit: www.aiffi.org
MÓSTOLES FANTERROR SHORTFEST
Calabaza Films, in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Development, and Tourism Promotion of the Móstoles City Council, announces the First Short Film Festival called “Móstoles FanTerror ShortFest,” aimed at promoting the short film as a cinematic format and the genres of horror and fantasy.
Requirements:
Fiction, animation, or documentary short films produced from January 1, 2024, whose theme is related to fantasy and horror cinema.
Short films must not have a duration of less than one minute (1 min.), including end credits, nor a duration exceeding twenty minutes (20 min.).
Filmmakers from anywhere in the world may participate in this Festival; however, short films shot in a language other than Spanish must include Spanish subtitles.
This is an excerpt from the rules. Please consult the official call for more information.
XII Short Festival El Palo for short filmmakers born / as and / or residents in Málaga (Spain).
ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS (Malaga) // Solo podrán presentarse al concurso cortometrajistas nacidos y/o residentes en la provincia de Málaga.
"Identity and Cultural Diversity".
We understand identity as a process of change and constant search, which nurtures cultural diversity and questions traditional icons. And we understand cinema as a reflection of peoples, their cultures and identities.
We understand cultural diversity as a force that promotes community empathy and enriches people's daily lives.
Galápagos International Film Festival – GIFF
Islands that tell stories. Cinema that connects.
The Galápagos International Film Festival (GIFF) is an initiative by Artchipiélago created with the goal of positioning the Galápagos Islands as a film and cultural destination, providing a platform for the promotion of national and international cinema with a human and environmental focus. The second edition of GIFF will take place from October 31 to November 7, 2025.
Perspectives – Montluçon International Film Festival is an international feature film festival dedicated to emerging cinematic creation. We are looking for bold and innovative films from both France and abroad.
The festival will take place at the Le Palace cinema in Montluçon, in the Allier region of France.
In addition to the competition, the festival also features two retrospective sections, showcasing films produced between the 1990s and 2010s.
