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 linkto 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.
This is an open call for shortfilms (experimental or traditional) that have themes of anti-fascist dreams and hopes. Films that showhow a world that resists fascism could look like or already does look like.
As part of The Gathering Dark exhibition, on 13th November the Brewery Market (Twickenham UK) will be hosting a night of short films. If you have a film (15 min max) that explores themes associated with the darker part of the year (Winter rituals, seasonal animations etc) we’d like to include it in the programme. The screening be in the bar via Vimeo so please send a link to https://vimeo.com/clutterfox
Application deadline: Monday, 20 October 2025 (23:59, Berlin time)
EFS Film School (Experimental Film Society/Rouzbeh Rashidi) and Tehran Contemporary Sounds invite final applications for the two-day, tuition-free masterclass “Experimental & Personal Filmmaking.” Now in its third year, the Cinematic Synesthesia collaboration convenes a curated cohort for an intensive workshop focused on the poetic and philosophical dimensions of experimental practice.
Odds & Ends is an experimental film festival located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The festival will hold its fourth annual screening on February 21, 2026 at the Vinegar Hill Theatre and will be presented by Light House Studio.
How can film help us reflect on the urban age we inhabit, and on the ways cities and territories are shaped by today’s social, political, and environmental challenges?
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.
Filmmakers get a fresh chance to enter PXL THIS 35, one of the oddest, oldest, and most experimental film festivals here in L.A., a movie capital.
“Still NO entry fee,” PXL THIS founder Gerry Fialka said. “Our free, non-competitive, non-commercial film fest returns this fall for its 35th run. Email me <pfsuzy@aol.com>.”
As part of a curating course, Binghamton University’s Cinema Department holds this festival every year. This year’s festival will take place on Friday, November 7th, and the theme is Dwellings. SEFF focuses on experimental, student-made works that challenge the conventional cinematic experience, so our filmmakers are open to interpreting the prompt as they see fit and submit a film of their choice: When you hear the word dwelling, is there a time or place that sticks out to you as memorable? One that feels unforgettable, or runs through your mind?
GRAIN URBAIN is back after a successful first edition. This international experimental film festival, dedicated to urban spaces and aesthetics, is now launching its open call for the 2026 edition in Paris.
We are looking for formally inventive short-films that explore the complexity, diversity, and poetics of urban life.
