Calls for entries

  • EMAF 2026 - Call for Entries

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    Media artists from around the world can now enter their work to be considered for the 2026 European Media Art Festival. The online platform is already open at https://emaf.filmchief.com/entry-forms

    This year's deadline for entries is 22 December 2025.

    We welcome current works in the categories Film (experimental short and feature films), Installation (installative, interactive, spatial or sculptural media art works), and Expanded (performances, live events, or workshops).

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Osnabrück, Germany

    Deadline: 

    Monday, December 22, 2025 (All day)
  • 9th Punto y Raya Festival

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    The Punto y Raya 2025 call for entries is still open. We are inviting filmmakers and visual artists from around the world to submit short, abstract films made entirely of non-figurative images. It's all about colour, form and sound: art in motion in its purest form!

    Participation is free, and submissions are handled via our website: www.puntoyrayafestival.com/resources/articles/24

    Deadline: Monday, 29 September 2025 (inclusive).

    GENERAL RULES

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Deadline: 

    Monday, September 29, 2025 (All day)
  • Cauldron International Film and Video Festival

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    CAULDRON is an international film and video festival based in Salt Lake City that is dedicated to challenging and innovative motion-picture works in any genre or format.
    Unorthodox film narratives, rogue documentaries, avant-garde cinema, video mashups, abstract video art, genre-bending storytelling... We accept all categories with an eye towards innovation, iconoclasm, personal visions, and any/all unique motion picture experiences.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    SALT LAKE CITY, United States

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (All day)
  • Nation Faces: Reimagining Americana

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    The Hudson Milliner Art Salon is seeking art that speaks to America—not just the political body—but the place, the culture, and the feeling, interpreted across time and by distinct peoples. America can be a frontier plain or a gilded skyscraper, and it belongs to everyone. 

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Hudson, United States

    Deadline: 

    Wednesday, October 1, 2025 (All day)
  • New York City Independent Film Festival 2026 - Experimental Section - Call For Entries

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    The New York City Independent Film Festival - Experimental Section is now accepting submissions for its 18th edition.

    The festival screens in central Manhattan (Times Square) and welcomes work by artists of all nations.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    New York, United States

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, November 30, 2025 (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)
  • Late Deadline Screener Short Films Festival 7th Edition

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    7th EDITION SSF is open for submissions!!
    And the LATE deadline is around the corner....LAST CALL!!

    We are a short film festival based in Hackney, London. We will screen the finalist films on a specific Hackney venue. 

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    London, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Monday, October 20, 2025 (All day)
  • 27th dresdner schmalfilmtage

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    27th dresdner schmalfilmtage
    Festival for 8 and 16mm film
    12 - 15 March 2026
    deadline: November 30, 2025

    Online registration: (Code 27SFT for free submission)
    https://schmalfilmtage.de/call-for-entries/

    IMAGE: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SUPER8/16 Award Winner (Jury prize) 2025: Guillaume Anglard @guillaumeanglard – DECADENTIA (09:35 min, 2024, Super 8, Frankreich)

    Submission fees: 

    Fees charged - Waiver available

    Location: 

    Dresden, Germany

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, November 30, 2025 (All day)
  • Open Call for 2026 Cosmic Rays Film Festival: A Festival of Experimental, Essay, First Person, and Artists' Film

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    Celebrating its 8th edition, Cosmic Rays Film Festival is an annual celebration of non-commercial short films that extend the idea of film as art. We are accepting submissions August 22 - November 16, 2025.

    Cosmic Rays screens work that:

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Chapel Hill, United States

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, November 16, 2025 (All day)
  • Call for Submissions: WOEFF 2026

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    Wide Open Experimental Film Festival 2026 is seeking submissions for screenings in Spring 2026 in Oklahoma City. Regular deadline October 15; late deadline November 30.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Oklahoma City, United States

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, November 30, 2025 (All day)

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