Films of the Future is an international film and new media festival that invites filmmakers and audiovisual creators from around the world to imagine and reflect on the possible futures of the planet, humanity, and technology.
The festival focuses on audiovisual works that address themes such as sustainability, climate change, gender equity, LGBTQIA+ diversities, and human rights, exploring new forms of coexistence between cultures, ecosystems, and technologies.
We are now assembling the next collection of strange and experimental films from Southern California for The New Film Underrground Volume 15 showcase. Send us your strange, your surreal and your abstract short films, so they can be included in this undergrround cinema celebration taking place in Hollywood this July.
Films must be 15 min. or less. Filmmakers must be based in Southern Califorrnia.
A curated program showcasing experimental and avant garde explorations of music, movement, and moving images. send your gnarled poems and whispered spells to join a chorus of queer chromatic seers. Pollen programs open call film submissions alongside dance and sound performances. stemming from over 25 years of community curation as part an experimental art venue located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Co-founded by Golden Bear winning director Adina Pintilie in 2010, Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival is an annual event dedicated to experimental films and visual arts. BIEFF aims to promote highly innovative films and filmmakers with strong personal views on contemporary reality, which also daringly explore the boundaries of cinematic language.
Submission fees:
Submission fees are charged
Location:
Bucharest, Romania
Deadline:
Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Thu Jun 04 2026.
About Little Scuzzy “In a larger city, it's like there's this stream of energy going, and all you have to do is jump into that stream and get wet. In the middle of the Midwest, you have to dig the fucking well” - Paul Mahern, Zero boys
Every fall for the past twenty-five years, the Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival has occupied the Casino de Montbenon (which is actually NOT a casino - but this almost-120 years old building is simply named that way) and various other places in Lausanne. During five days, the festival commits to offering an avant-garde and outside of the mainstream artistic programme, combining films screenings, sound performances, workshops, exhibitions, and book launches.
The Climate Film Festival (CFF) is New York City’s first city-wide film festival dedicated to climate in all its forms. From narrative and documentary features to experimental shorts and music videos, CFF harnesses the transformative power of motion pictures, showcasing new and established voices, classic climate films, and energizing human stories.
CFF promotes climate storytelling across genres and from a broad range of perspectives. We welcome features, shorts, and TV & Internet episodes across formats, including:
Submission fees:
Submission fees are charged
Location:
New York, Estados Unidos
Deadline:
Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Thu May 14 2026.
We are very excited to announce the opening of submissions for the 13th Festival Gollut, which will take place from July 3 to 11, 2026, in Ribes de Freser.
Rooted in the Pyrenean territory and faithful to its independent spirit, Festival Gollut is a space where cinema is experienced as a shared and transformative experience. A place for perspectives that dare to shift the focus, for narratives that question, explore, and open new paths, and for voices that often remain outside the usual circuits.
CALL FOR FILMS ❦ INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ❦ EXPERIMENTAL FILMS MADE IN 2025 - 2026 ❦ ALL FORMATS AND DURATIONS ❦ DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION : MAY 25th 2025 ❦ LINK IN BIO
