Calls for entries

  • 38th Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media

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    Dear friends of the Filmwinter,

    we cordially invite you to submit to the 38th Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media!

    The CALL FOR ENTRIES for our international competitions (short films, 2 minutes short film, expanded media - exhibition) & expanded media live-acts has started and the open call ends on 1 July 2025.

    Registration form and all information on the conditions of participation, competition categories and prizes can be found on our homepage:

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (All day)
  • Open Call for Submissions for Microscope’s Event Series Year 15!

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    Microscope is pleased to announce an Open Call for this our 15th year of the Event Series!

    We invite artists, whether established or emerging, to submit new and recent film, video, digital or other moving image works, sound, performance and other works made for screening or live presentation for consideration for its weekly Event Series, taking place in-person and/or online. Curatorial proposals will also be considered.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    New York, United States

    Deadline: 

    Friday, April 25, 2025 (All day)
  • 7th edition Screener Short Films Festival

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    7th EDITION SSF is open for submissions!!
    And Regular deadline is on the 1st of September

    We are a short film festival based in Hackney, London. We will screen the finalist films on a specific Hackney venue. 

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    London, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Monday, September 1, 2025 (All day)
  • OPEN CALL: Quantum Intimacies

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    OPEN CALL: Quantum Intimacies

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    New York City, United States

    Deadline: 

    Friday, May 16, 2025 - 05:00
  • Underneath the Floorboards - Regular Deadline OPEN

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    For Underneath the Florboards' 14th 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.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    , Online

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, May 1, 2025 (All day)
  • FRACTO Experimental Film Encounter 2025

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    Dear filmmakers and cinephiles,

    As we are setting up the 8th edition of FRACTO Experimental Film Encounter, we would like to remind you that the SUBMISSION CALL for 2025 is now open: 

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, April 6, 2025 (All day)
  • Call for submissions for the 21st 25 FPS Festival

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    25 FPS International Experimental Film and Video Festival is happy to announce the call for submissions for the 21st edition. Put your best foot (and films) forward and make sure you submit your radical, experimental and challenging works by May 30th, 2025!

    25 FPS Festival has been dedicated to showcasing independent and non-commercial films which dare to innovate the cinematic language, narration and medium itself.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Zagreb, Croatia

    Deadline: 

    Friday, May 30, 2025 (All day)
  • Experimental Superstars 11 Call For Entries

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    Experimental Superstars is an international festival of experimental films.

    We accept experimental films, experimental documentaries, and music videos that utilize film techniques, including dance film, animation, and other experimental approaches. While we are not a large festival, we boast a dedicated audience and a versatile, high-quality program. 

    Only works suitable for screening will be considered for selection; video installations are not accepted. 

    The festival takes place in Novi Sad, Serbia. 

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Novi Sad, Serbia

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (All day) to Monday, June 30, 2025 (All day)
  • BEAST International Film Festival 2025

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    BEAST IFF 8.0 is looking for short films to join its Official Competition Programme – productions from Central & Eastern Europe or by filmmakers of Eastern European descent worldwide irrespective of theme, as well as films by international filmmakers with a focus on the CEE region.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Porto, Portugal

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Sun Apr 20 2025.
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (All day)
    Monday, April 21, 2025 (All day)
  • 3. Tramway Film Festival - Call for entries

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    3, 2, 1 - we are ready for new films! Send us your submissions for the 3rd Tramway Film Festival (22 to 26 October 2025) via filmfreeway

    Three sections:
    - Cineverso - cinema from the other side (short fiction films | competition)
    - Cine Sin Fine - cinema without end (experimental, fiction-documentary hybrids, essays and avant-garde films | competition)
    - Cine Polaco - a review of selected polish shorts (fiction, experimental, fiction-documentary hybrids, essays and avant-garde films | non-competition)

    Eligibility:

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Warsaw, Poland

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, June 15, 2025 (All day)

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