Calls for entries

  • aCinema's aDifferent Program Submissions Now Open!

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    Over the weekend of Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17, 2026, aCinema will present a spring screening series featuring six programs, at Woodland Pattern. Two of the six programs will be curated from works submitted through the aDifferent Program open call.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Milwaukee, United States

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, February 3, 2026 (All day)
  • Open Call | FECIMU 2026 6th International Film and Multimedia Art Festival

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    The 6th edition of the FECIMU International Film and Multimedia Festival invites artists and filmmakers to submit their experimental short films and multimedia art works.

    FECIMU is a non-profit festival and platform dedicated to the exploration, promotion, and dissemination of short films and multimedia art, with a special focus on emerging creators and innovative artistic practices.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (All day)
  • Call for films - protocole hystérique

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    @protocole.hysterique collective has launched an open call for films (experimental, DIY, crashed, dirty & rowdy), open until January 19, in preparation for the first edition of its festival which will take place on March 28 and 29 in Paris.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Paris, France

    Deadline: 

    Monday, January 19, 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, United States

    Deadline: 

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

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Thu Apr 23 2026, Tue Jun 23 2026.
    Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (All day)
    Friday, April 24, 2026 (All day)
    Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (All day)
  • ecoSYNTH² - Call for Films, VR & Digital Performances

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    ecoSYNTH² — Call for Films, VR & Digital Performances

    Vorspiel 2026 · CTM × transmediale
    30–31 January 2026 · Berlin

    ecoSYNTH² returns for its second edition as part of Vorspiel 2026 (CTM × transmediale), hosted by TOP Lab, Berlin’s first biolab and transdisciplinary community space.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Berlin, Germany

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, January 18, 2026 (All day)
  • Underneath the Floorboards - Regular Deadline Open Call

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    For Underneath the Floorboards' 15th Edition we will be continue our online event, which will be screened for a four weeks by our online platform: https://www.visualcontainer.tv/ which screens worldwide to maximises our international exposure. We got over Eleven thousand views last time around, and this time we're aiming for more. We'll also have a live event in the South of France for this edition

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    London, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - 17:30
  • The 2026 Film and Video Poetry Symposium

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    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)
  • 55. Sehsüchte 2026 - Call for Entries

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    From April 22 to 26, 2026, the 55th edition of the Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, one of Europe's largest festivals for up-and-coming filmmakers, will take place in Potsdam. It offers up-and-coming filmmakers from all over the world a platform to present their work to a wide audience and build contacts in the industry.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Potsdam, Germany

    Deadline: 

    Monday, January 12, 2026 (All day)
  • EXiS 2026 Call for Entries

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    EXiS 2026 Call for Entries!
    23rd Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul (EXiS)

    Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul (EXiS) is now calling for entries to the competitions of its 23rd edition. We value artists’ films made with an original vision that take challenges and aesthetic adventures.

    Entry deadline is March 20, 2026. To submit your work, please check the regulations and use the entry form on the festival's website.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Seoul, Corea del Sur

    Deadline: 

    Friday, March 20, 2026 (All day)

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