Calls for entries

MESHES - cinema-imagem-sônica

By Tassia Novaes on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 19:53

MESHES - cinema-imagem-sônica

It is an online exhibition, in its first edition, that seeks to present a cross-section of moving-image production that has an intrinsic relationship with the element of sound, sound understood as a materiality that is also an image, a sonic image.

Works in which sound is not a soundtrack, but rather the materiality that sustains and guides the eye and the gaze, unfolding into an imbricated relationship of sonic and visual image layers.
Submission fees:
Free submissions
Location:
São Paulo, Brazil
Deadline:
Wednesday, November 25, 2026 (All day)
OPEN CALL - paid screening opportunity for Matte Box Cinema

By Marcos Ortega on Sun, 06/09/2026 - 07:52

OPEN CALL for Matte Box Cinema -
A screening series of experimental and underground film based in Milwaukee, WI.

We're looking for experimental and artist made films for our next screening ls the Party Over?

Show us vour films that are the party. Party as place, gathering, circumstance and situation; bringing unlikely groups together. Party as celebration, curation, decoration. We want to see films that embody, choreograph, and connect.
Submission fees:
Free submissions
Location:
Milwaukee, Estados Unidos
Deadline:
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (All day)
GRAIN URBAIN 3rd Edition

By Marcos Ortega on Sun, 06/09/2026 - 07:46

Grain Urbain Film Festival, produced by the artistic community ÉQUIPE CRÉATIVE, is an international celebration of short films open to all filmmakers, regardless of age or origin. Our mission is to showcase experimental cinema that explores the aesthetics and issues of urban spaces.

In the artistic effervescence of the third edition, scheduled to take place in Paris in 2027, GRAIN URBAIN aims to be a dynamic reflection on the challenges and the diversity of urban landscapes.
Submission fees:
Submission fees are charged
Location:
Paris, France
Deadline:
Repeats every month 2 times.
Saturday, October 31, 2026 (All day)
Monday, November 30, 2026 (All day)
IX International Bad Video Art Festival OPEN CALL

By Natalia Monakhova on Sat, 05/09/2026 - 08:28

The IX edition of BAD VIDEO ART FESTIVAL will take place in November 2026 at Civico 23 Art Space in Salerno, Italy.
Submission fees:
Free submissions
Location:
Salerno, Italy
Deadline:
Monday, October 5, 2026 (All day)
New York City Independent Film Festival 2027 - Experimental Section - Call For Entries

By Anonymous on Thu, 03/09/2026 - 09:04

The New York City Independent Film Festival - Experimental Section is now accepting submissions for its 19th 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:
Monday, November 30, 2026 (All day)
Underneath the Floorboards Autumn Deadline

By Underneath the ... on Thu, 03/09/2026 - 02:34

Autumn Deadline Open Call Now Open

16th Edition of Underneath the Floorboards

Showing the best in video art, experimental film, media art,

experimental documentary and animation.

Submission fees:
Submission fees are charged
Location:
London, Reino Unido
Deadline:
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - 13:00
Voyage in Time Film Festival 2027 NYC Edition - Call for entries

By VoyageinTime on Wed, 02/09/2026 - 10:05

“Cinema is my home. I think I’ve always lived in it.”
— Agnès Varda

Voyage in Time Film Festival is a traveling international film festival dedicated to cinematic works that explore time, memory, and transformation.

The 2027 special edition will take place in New York City, at Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237, during February 2027.

We welcome narrative, experimental, documentary, hybrid, and poetic cinematic works from filmmakers around the world.
Submission fees:
Submission fees are charged
Location:
New York, United States
Deadline:
Monday, February 15, 2027 (All day)
Submissions are open for the 11th edition of Festival ECRÃ

By Marcos Ortega on Wed, 02/09/2026 - 09:51

Submissions are open for the 11th edition of Festival ECRÃ, festival of experimental cinema and art in Rio de Janeiro.

We invite filmmakers and artists to submit their works to be part of our program. We accept feature, medium-length and short films, video art, installations and interactive art, games, and creative coding.

The festival will take place in July 2027 at Cinemateca do MAM, CCBB, and CCJF.

Submissions via FilmFreeway:
https://filmfreeway.com/FestivalECRA
Submission fees:
Submission fees are charged
Location:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Deadline:
Friday, April 2, 2027 (All day)
2027 Cosmic Rays Film Festival - Call for Entries

By Marcos Ortega on Tue, 01/09/2026 - 06:20

The Cosmic Rays Film Festival is now accepting submissions from August 24 - November 16, 2026.

Now in its ninth year, Cosmic Rays is an annual celebration of short films that expand our idea of what film is and what it can be.

The Festival presents several programs of experimental short films that are formally inventive; that explore hybrid forms and the hard-to-describe spaces between filmmaking modes and genres; that speak with a personal voice; and that are inspired by the possibilities of film as art.
Submission fees:
Submission fees are charged
Location:
Chapel Hill, United States
Deadline:
Monday, November 16, 2026 (All day)
16mm Film Festival 2026

By Harkat Studios on Tue, 25/08/2026 - 09:05

At the Harkat Lab, film shares space with leftover lunch boxes, milk, condiments, some things sweet! Our fridge can never be just a film fridge; much like our lab being attached to the kitchen; much like life and the interconnectedness of it all. A film print (a slice of cake) is like a moment in time, private, sometimes paraded publicly, but perhaps best experienced in dark rooms where we feel each other’s presence but can be with ourselves.
Submission fees:
Submission fees are charged
Location:
Mumbai, India
Deadline:
Saturday, September 26, 2026 (All day)