Upcoming events

  • Liminal Archive 2026

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    Liminal Archive is an experimental festival for moving images at the edge of memory, reality, and Asia's political histories.

    The festival will take place in Autumn and includes a series of programs such as screenings, talks, and workshops.

    We are seeking:
    * Short or feature-length projects
    * Experimental works that expand the boundaries of non-fiction filmmaking
    * Artist film series / ongoing practices

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Tokyo, Japan

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026 (All day)
  • Online Lab: Arranging Movement in Film

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    ARRANGING MOVEMENT IN FILM - ONLINE LAB
    A collaborative platform for training, experimentation, and exchange focused on the interplay of dance and cinematic movement.

    JULY 25 & EACH LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
    2 - 5 PM CEST
    ONLINE

    How It Works:
    Based on a simple task or score, that is introduced and shared at the beginning of each lab, the participants are invited to conceive individual film-choreographic miniatures within a 1½-hour timeframe.

    Dates: 

    Saturday, September 26, 2026 - 14:00
  • Vega de Agua Experimental Film Showcase

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    Vega de Agua is an art initiative from the Canary Islands focused on promoting local and international interdisciplinary artistic practices.

    This edition of Vega de Agua Experimental Film Showcase is supported by the audiovisual art center CCA Gran Canaria. Centro de Cultura Audiovisual. Island Council of Gran Canaria.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Tue Sep 29 2026, Mon Oct 19 2026.
    Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (All day)
  • art+film+vienna 2027

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    art+film+vienna (a+f+v) is an annual festival dedicated to experimental moving-image practices on and beyond the traditional cinema screen. Founded in 2024, the festival explores the intersections of film, visual art, performance, sound, and digital media, creating a platform for works that challenge conventional formats, categories, and modes of presentation.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Vienna, Austria

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Sun Feb 14 2027, Sun Mar 14 2027.
    Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (All day)
  • MONO NO AWARE EXHIBITION XX : Official call for entries

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    *THE CALL FOR ENTRIES IS NOW OPEN* for the 20th edition of the Expanded Cinema Arts Festival: MONO NO AWARE XX !!

    Come celebrate 20 years of MONO with us! Free to submit your work for consideration and free to attend since 2007. OPEN CALL to filmmakers and artists of the moving image whose work incorporates S8MM, 16MM, 35MM and altered light projections as part of a durational performance, instillation or sculpture. MONO is a non-competitive exhibition that provides travel stipend and accommodations for all selected persons.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    New York, United States

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, October 15, 2026 (All day)
  • Traverse Vidéo 2027

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    “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.”

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Toulouse, France

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, October 15, 2026 (All day)
  • Detour - Low-budget & Experimental Cinema

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    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.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Leiria, Portugal

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, October 18, 2026 (All day)
  • Vega de Agua Experimental Film Showcase

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    Vega de Agua is an art initiative from the Canary Islands focused on promoting local and international interdisciplinary artistic practices.

    This edition of Vega de Agua Experimental Film Showcase is supported by the audiovisual art center CCA Gran Canaria. Centro de Cultura Audiovisual. Island Council of Gran Canaria.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, October 20, 2026 (All day)

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