Calls for entries

  • 13th Festival Gollut

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    We are very excited to announce the opening of submissions for the 13th Festival Gollut, which will take place from July 3 to 11, 2026, in Ribes de Freser.

    Rooted in the Pyrenean territory and faithful to its independent spirit, Festival Gollut is a space where cinema is experienced as a shared and transformative experience. A place for perspectives that dare to shift the focus, for narratives that question, explore, and open new paths, and for voices that often remain outside the usual circuits.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Ribes de Freser, Spain

    Deadline: 

    Monday, May 18, 2026 (All day)
  • Underneath the Floorboards: Late Deadline Open Call

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    Late Deadline Open Call

    For our 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 ten thousand views last time around, and this time we're aiming for more.

    We will also be doing a live event in the South of France.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    London, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 17:30 to Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - 17:30
  • MicroActs Artist Film Screenings - Open Call

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    MicroActs is now accepting submissions for our next edition of MicroActs, an evening of artist short film!

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    London, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Saturday, February 28, 2026 (All day)
  • OPEN CALL 18th Edition Inshadow - Lisbon Screendance Festival

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    InShadow is an international festival dedicated to screendance and moving image, held annually in Lisbon from mid-November to mid-December. We celebrate bold, innovative and hybrid works at the intersection of dance, cinema and visual arts. The festival program includes International Competitions in Videodance, Documentary and Animation, as well as performances, exhibitions, installations, workshops and masterclasses.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Lisbon, Portugal

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, April 30, 2026 (All day)
  • Marienbad Film Festival 2026 Open call

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    The Marienbad Film Festival is an international film festival based in Czech Republic focusing on works of an experimental nature, marginal forms of cinema, contemporary moving image, and artistic & challenging films. The festival is dedicated to analog filmmaking on 16mm and 8mm, to film performances, videoart, videographic criticism and contemporary moving image.
    → https://marienbadfilmfestival.com/program/en/open-call-copy-2/ ←

    The Marienbad Film Festival invites authors and authors' collectives to submit audiovisual works to two separate competitions.
    1. International Competition for Films of an Experimental Nature
    2. International competition of audiovisual essays and videographic criticism

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Marienbad, Czech Republic

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (All day)
  • Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival 2026

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    Call for entries is open!

    Every fall for the past twenty-five years, the Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival has occupied the Casino de Montbenon (which is actually NOT a casino - but this almost-120 years old building is simply named that way) and various other places in Lausanne. During five days, the festival commits to offering an avant-garde and outside of the mainstream artistic programme, combining films screenings, sound performances, workshops, exhibitions, and book launches.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Deadline: 

    Friday, May 15, 2026 (All day)
  • Kinoskop 7 - Call for Entries

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    KINOSKOP - 7TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANALOG EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA - CALL FOR ENTRIES
    STRICTLY ACADEMIA - SPECIAL EDITION

    8-9 March 2026

    Kinoskop, Belgrade’s indie/niche festival dedicated to analog cinema, announces its ad hoc 7th edition, different in scope and style from the previous editions, which reflects and ponders on the current situation of film festivals and cultural events in Serbia and the absence of our 2025 edition.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Belgrade, Serbia

    Deadline: 

    Wednesday, February 4, 2026 (All day)
  • Village People. Open Call for Films

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    Short Circuit's themed screenings continue into 2026 with an invite for filmmakers to share their films for our April programme VILLAGE PEOPLE

    What is a village?  Whether urban or rural, ancient or evolving, villages and villagers are diverse and resilient with their own identities, conflicts and celebrations. What communities do we picture and what voices do we hear when we talk of ‘Village People’. As ever we look forward to seeing your submissions, interpretations of the theme - and visiting your villages.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Friday, March 6, 2026 (All day)
  • Bogota Experimental Film Festival 2026

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    The Bogotá Experimental Film Festival, Cineautopsia, celebrates its XII (12th) edition in 2026.

    We call upon works and artists from Colombia and around the world who are nonconformist and dissident toward the predominant modes of production and creation; we privilege the author’s gaze in unique creative processes of plastic exploration, making use of diverse technologies/resources/media, and developing individual, collective, or interdisciplinary dynamics of creation.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Bogotá, Colombia

    Deadline: 

    Saturday, February 28, 2026 (All day)
  • Frames Per Wave: Collective 16mm Film Fundraiser For Flotilla to Gaza

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    SUBMISSION DATE EXTENDED TO FEB. 7

    Please find the project introduction on Instagram first.
    https://www.instagram.com/p/DTVj3-wAeT6/ 

    Frames per Wave is a collective film/mutual aid film project supporting A Thousand Madleens To Gaza.

    Just as a thousand Madleens set sail to break the illegal naval blockade on Gaza, a thousand images ~~~

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    , Online

    Deadline: 

    Saturday, February 7, 2026 (All day)

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