Calls for entries

  • Open Call: FILM DIARY NYC 4

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    Film Diary NYC is now accepting submissions for the 4th edition, which will take place January 2026 in NYC and at satellite venues worldwide. Please visit filmfreeway.com/filmdiary to submit.

    FILM DIARY NYC programs experimental, autobiographical films that capture the personal history and daily experiences of the filmmaker. Through an annual festival and ongoing special events, we provide a platform for the most heartfelt but most overlooked cinema: diary films, home movies, and personal documentary.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    New York, United States

    Deadline: 

    Monday, July 21, 2025 (All day)

  • L'Alternativa 2025 Call for Entries

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    The Call for Entries for the 2025 edition of the festival is now open!

    L’Alternativa, Barcelona Independent Film Festival, celebrates its 32nd edition this year. We offer filmgoers, filmmakers and industry professionals a unique opportunity to discover and enjoy screenings and activities that value creative freedom, diversity, innovation, commitment and thought-provoking reflection.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Barcelona, Spain

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 (All day)

  • The Adopt A Short Project

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    This is a opportunity for filmmakers in the Los Angeles area to get free publicity for crowdfunding campaigns and crew searches for short films.It's called The Adopt A Short Project and it is all about rejuvenating cinema by helping L.A. based filmmakers, film lovers and crew members find each other so they can bring innovative short films to life.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Los Angeles, Estados Unidos

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every month on the 15 of March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 10 times.
    Saturday, March 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Sunday, June 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Friday, August 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Monday, September 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Saturday, November 15, 2025 - 12:00
    Monday, December 15, 2025 - 12:00

  • Open Call: Spatiotemporal - Architecture & Experimental Film Symposium/Exhibition

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    Spatiotemporal

    The David R. Ravin School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is hosting a symposium on the use of experimental film in architectural and urban design. Filmmakers Ernie Gehr, Deborah Stratman, and Tomornari Nishikawa will be present to screen films, deliver presentations, and participate in panels and master classes. Information can be found here: Spatiotemporal.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Charlotte, United States

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, March 9, 2025 (All day)

  • CROSSROADS 2025 - Call for Entries

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    CROSSROADS 2025
    August 29–31st 2025 at Gray Area, San Francisco

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    San Francisco, United States

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Sun Mar 30 2025.
    Friday, January 31, 2025 (All day)
    Monday, March 31, 2025 (All day)

  • Bogota Experimental Film Festival / Cineautopsia 2025

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    The Bogota Experimental Film Festival, Cineautopsia, celebrates its XI (11th) edition in 2025.

    We summon works and artists from Colombia and the world who are nonconformist and dissident of the predominant modes of production and creation; we privilege the author's gaze in creative processes unique in their plastic exploration, that make use of diverse technologies/resources/media and develop dynamics of individual, collective or interdisciplinary creation.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Bogotá, Colombia

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Tue Apr 29 2025.
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (All day)
    Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (All day)

  • Call for entries: Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival 2025

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    Co-founded by Golden Bear winning director Adina Pintilie in 2010, Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival is an annual event dedicated to experimental films and visual arts. BIEFF aims to promote highly innovative films and filmmakers with strong personal views on contemporary reality, which also daringly explore the boundaries of cinematic language.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Bucharest, Romania

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Mon May 19 2025, Sat Jun 14 2025.
    Monday, March 31, 2025 (All day)
    Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (All day)
    Sunday, June 15, 2025 (All day)

  • margins in fluxus - open call to The Wrong Biennale 7

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    'margins in fluxus' - open call to The Wrong Biennale 7
    exhibition at the kamîm tuhut pavilion at the The Wrong Biennale 7
    November 1st, 2025 to March 31st, 2026

    Who has worked dialoguing with AI and creating artistic, sound, visual, sound and visual works mixing with the use of AI? Or who is writing about possible uses and relationships with AI? 

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    , Online

    Deadline: 

    Friday, October 31, 2025 (All day)

  • Altered Images - Experimental Film & Music Fest Vol.VI

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    2025 Call for Entries – Now Open!

    Are you ready to showcase your talent and join a vibrant community of filmmakers and artists? Submit your work now and take advantage of our exclusive early bird discount to become part of the Altered Images Festival family!

    We are also seeking collaborators and artists based in London. Visit our new website for more information: www.alteredimages-fest.com.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    London, Reino Unido

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every day 1 times. Also includes Fri Aug 15 2025.
    Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (All day)
    Saturday, August 16, 2025 (All day)

  • WNDX 2025 Open Call Now Open!

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    The WNDX Festival of Moving Image is now accepting submissions for its 20th edition, to be held Oct 1-5, 2025.

    WNDX predominantly programs short films through this open call for submissions.

    We will also consider longer films, film performance and moving image installations through this open call for submissions, but due to limited programming slots, these are less likely to be selected in comparison to short films.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Deadline: 

    Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (All day)

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