“We step into and do not step into the same rivers; we are and are not.” Heraclitus ; if not our model, then the radiant thought, a precursor to the experimental work. Plato recounts this in the Cratylus: “Heraclitus says that everything flows and nothing remains; and, comparing things to the current of a river, he adds that you cannot step into the same river twice.”
Detour is a film festival with a pure independent spirit. We believe true creativity and fine art is not entirely dependent on big budgets in order to flourish. Our aim is to support and promote films that are challenging and beautiful, those that speak to our hearts and make us think. We are looking for free-thinking films and filmmakers that create fantastic art despite the budgets and other limitations.
We want to see your best films either following a traditional narrative or a more challenging and experimental one, with true grit and low-budget mindframe.
The Milan Machinima Festival has opened the call for submissions for its 2027 edition, marking ten years of curatorial engagement with machinima, game-engine cinema, and moving-image practices shaped through virtual worlds.
Submissions for the 9th Moinho Cine Fest are open, and we want your film, music video, or videodance work on our screen in April 2027 in Matosinhos, Portugal. If you are looking for a festival that rewards creators fairly, this is your moment.
Here is what makes this edition unmissable:
Monetary Awards and Certificates
Our Jury will present a set of distinguished awards:
We are looking for experimental films, and expanded cinema works for the 10th edition of FRACTO. FRACTO is a Berlin-based film festival dedicated to moving-image practices that challenge cinematic form, explore diverse visual languages and imagine new perceptual fields.
Applications for the Time Within Time Gallery Residency are open!
The Time Within Time Residency is a traveling A.I.R (Artist in Residency) program that takes place in a different location each edition. The 2027 residency will unfold in Tbilisi, Georgia.
