Festivals: call for entries

Call for Entries – 38th Film Festival Dresden

 

FILMFEST DRESDEN is looking forward to new short films! We are now accepting submissions for the 38th festival edition in 2026.
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Call for Entries – 43rd Fajr International Film Festival

 

I'm delighted to announce that submissions are now open for the 43rd edition of the Fajr International Film Festival, taking place from November 26 – December 3, 2025, in Iran.
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SIFFA 2025: call for a programme director

 

This year Independent Film Festival SIFFA is celebrating its 10th anniversary and the 15th edition of the festival in the very heart of London - at the prestigious Piccadilly Vue Cinema. The festival will bring together Earopean Stars, filmmakers, and magical pre-Christmas atmosphere of London.
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Home Film News XII Forum of Young Cinema "Umut - 2025": Wiiners of the International competition
Tuesday, 15 April 2025 00:00

XII Forum of Young Cinema "Umut - 2025": Winners of the International competition
 
Dates: April 10-14, 2025 
Place: Bishkek, Kyrgystan
Region of participation: ex-Soviet countries
 
Jury of the International competition
 
Jury of the International competition:
 
Mirlan Abdykalykov, actor, director, chairperson, Kyrgyzstan
Suyum Sulaimanova, prodicer, Kyrgyzstan
Tolomush Janybekov, director, Kyrgyzstan
Tynystan Temirjan, director, Kyrgyzstan
 
XII Forum of Young Cinema "Umut - 2025": Winners of the International competition:
 
Best short fiction: «Sanki Yoxsan» by Azer Guliev, Azerbaijan-France, 2024, 15’, fiction
 
Best documentary: «Nudity» by Sabina Bakaeva, Uzbekistan, 2025, 25’, doc. 
 
Best director: «Lost Souls» by Askar Ermakhan, Kazakhstan, 2024, 32’, fiction
 
Special jury award: «Soulslayer» by Masuma Makhamadalieva, Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, 2024, 10’10