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  • BEAST IFF 9.0: Call for Entries

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    9th BEAST IFF – Festival of Central & East European Film
    June 3 - 7 2026
    Porto, Portugal

    Submissions: until April 30

    Entering its 9th edition, BEAST International Film Festival is returning to Porto, turning it into the centre of Central & Eastern European cinema culture through screenings, masterclasses, workshops and several industry-related events.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Oporto, Portugal

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, April 30, 2026 (All day)

  • Chroma: Image & Sound Film Festival

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    CHROMA: Image & Sound is an experimental film and music festival based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

    We present short and feature-length experimental films in conversation with hand-selected, carefully curated music. Rather than treating sound as accompaniment, each program is conceived as a dialogue between moving image and live ambient and experimental music, allowing both to shape the experience of time, space, and attention.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Knoxville, Estados Unidos

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every month on the 1 of March, April, May 3 times.
    Friday, May 1, 2026 (All day)

  • Media City Film Festival's 2026 Call for Entries: 28th edition

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    Media City Film Festival’s call for entries for its 28th edition is now open. The festival will take place in person in Windsor–Detroit, September 15–19, 2026.

    Follow this link to fill out MCFF’s online entry form (or click the icon below). 2026 Guidelines and detailed instructions are available as you navigate the form. An additional FAQ is available at right.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Windsor, Canada

    Deadline: 

    Friday, May 1, 2026 (All day)

  • Open Call · Films of the Future Festival

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    Festival Cine del Futuro

    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.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Los Angeles & New York, United States

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (All day)

  • Braziers International Film Festival - Call For Entries

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    Open Call to all filmmakers.

    The 8th edition of Braziers International Film Festival will run from Aug 28 - 30, 2026, with a 3 day programme of international films, along with installations, live performances, special focus screenings, workshops and discussions, at Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, UK.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Saturday, May 30, 2026 (All day)

  • Braziers International Film Festival - Call For Entries

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    Open Call to all filmmakers.

    The 8th edition of Braziers International Film Festival will run from Aug 28 - 30, 2026, with a 3 day programme of international films, along with live performances, music and discussions, at Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, UK.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Ipsden, Reino Unido

    Deadline: 

    Saturday, May 30, 2026 (All day)

  • Found Footage Magazine - Call for Contributions

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    The call for contributions for the 2026 edition of the film studies journal Found Footage Magazine is now open, and submissions for essays, interviews, video-essays, film and book reviews will be accepted through June 1st, 2026.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    , Online

    Deadline: 

    Monday, June 1, 2026 (All day)

  • Fugue State Season 2: Call for Submissions

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    Fugue State, presented by Disassociative Productions and Agitate21C, is a festival of experimental, radical, political, and avant-garde cinema of all sorts, including expanded cinema and VR experiments. The festival has traveled to multiple partner venues including The Film-Maker's Coop in NYC, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Elastic Arts Foundation and Comfort Station in Chicago, and more.

    Submission fees: 

    Fees charged - Waiver available

    Location: 

    Chicago, United States

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Thu Apr 23 2026, Tue Jun 23 2026.
    Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (All day)

  • Call for Entries: Altered Images Festival 2026

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    Call for Films Now Open!
    We're excited to announce that Altered Images is now accepting submissions — and our Early Bird period has officially begun!

    Altered Images is a project dedicated to film and music experimentation, bringing together artists from diverse disciplines to create original, boundary-pushing works showcased at our upcoming event in London (UK).

    We are seeking bold, innovative filmmakers from around the world whose work engages with New Media Arts, Sound, Performance, Inclusivity, Feminism, and Queer Activism.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    London, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every month on the 16 of April, August 2 times.
    Sunday, August 16, 2026 (All day)

  • The 2026 Film and Video Poetry Symposium

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    The Film and Video Poetry Society

    The Film and Video Poetry Symposium is a 28-day annual event that is rooted in Los Angeles, CA. Venues range from micro-cinema to architecturally significant facilities. We host a video art gallery for the duration of the event and occasionally present satellite programming internationally.

    The Symposium has hosted with Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Maysles Documentary Center, Boston Court Performing Arts Center, The Getty Villa, Arts on Site NYC, Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, Cinema Kosmos Moscow, PAM, Revive Theater LA, and the University Library of Leuven.

    All events presented by the Symposium are free to the public.

    The Symposium draws a general audience alongside poets, filmmakers, students, scholars, cinema enthusiasts, and public officials from around the world. In-person discussions, Q&As, and reflective engagement are facilitated. Participants also benefit to the fullest extent our resources allow, including free lodging when possible, travel, visa assistance, and opportunities for meaningful networking and professional visibility.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Los Angeles, United States

    Deadline: 

    Monday, August 31, 2026 (All day)

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