Welcome to the page dedicated to the current calls for applications concerning festivals, writing workshops, productions, co-productions, co-funding in the Mediterranean. This list is updated monthly by our editorial staff and offers you a selection of the most important calls.
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CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS
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| MARCH | March 24th 2023 | La Quinzaine des cinéastes (ex-Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) Feature films completed in the last 12 months before the festival. When: May 16-27, 2023 Where: Cannes, France Website: click here |
| March 29th 2023 | Manlleu Film Festival Short film (fiction, non-fiction, animation and experimental) of less than 25 minutes, produced after January 1st, 2021 When: July 11th to 16th, 2023 Where: Barcelona, Spain Website: click here |
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| March 30th 2023 | La Guarimba Short films of all kinds and of all nationalities. The maximum permitted length is 30 minutes. Films must have been produced after January 1st 2021. When: August 7th to 12th, 2023 Where: Amantea, Italy Website: click here |
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| March 30th 2023 | TorinoFilmLab – Co-Production Fund The TFL Co-Production Fund supports co-productions between European producers and international co-producers. The fund is focused on experienced directors, developing their 3rd feature film project onward. Open to feature films (fiction, animation and documentaries) in advanced development stage or pre-production. Website: click here |
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| March 31st 2023 | 34th FID Marseille Films produced in 2023 Short films : under 60 minutes Feature films : films from 60 minutes in length When : July 2023 Where : Marseilles, France Website: click here |
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| March 31st 2023 | History Film Festival Documentary films of all running times, regardless of their year of production, whose main topic is history – historical events and characters, can be entered. When: September 12nd to 16th, 2023 Where: Rijeka, Croatia Website: click here |
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| March 31st 2023 | Festival CinemAmbiente Italian and international feature-length and short documentaries produced from January 1st 2021 onwards on the theme of the environment. When: June 5th to 11th 2023 Where: Turin, Italy Website : click here |
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| March 31st 2023 | Emerging Producers Producer with several years’ practice on the local market (i.e. not a student or recent graduate) with a capacity for future professional growth and with ambitions to be active on the European market When: October 23rd to 27th 2023 Where: Jihlava, Czech Republic (2023) and Berlin, Germany (2024) Website : click here |
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| APRIL | April 1st 2023 | Astra Film Festival Documentaries above 50 minutes and produced after January 1st, 2022. When: 15-22 Octobre 2023 Where: Sibiu, Romania Website: click here |
| April 1st 2023 | Festival Cinémas d'Afrique Call for films is open to fictions, documentaries, animations, experimentals, virtual realities and of all kinds. When: August 17-20, 2023 Where: Lausanne, Switzerland Website: click here |
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| April 2nd 2023 | Eurodoc Med Training of producers and directors based in one of the Mediterranean countries and realization of a documentary project in development. When: May 8th to 12th 2023 Where: Ajaccio, France Website: click here |
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| April 5th 2023 | Biografilm Festival Films (fiction or documentary) of at least 50 minutes, produced after January 1st 2022 and never screened in Italy. When: June 9th to 19th, 2023 Where: Bologna, Italy Website: click here |
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| April 6th 2023 | Sunny Side of the Doc Looking for partners and funding for your next documentary? Submit your project to the Sunny Side of the Doc pitch sessions and join one of the most important markets in documentary and storytelling. Registration opens March 16, 2023. When: June 19th to 22nd 2023 Where: La Rochelle, France Website: click here |
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| April 7th 2023 | FEST - New Directors New Films Festival Pitching Forum FEATURE GEMS - Fiction, documentary and animated feature films (min. 55 minutes) in early stages of development; WORK IN PROGRESS - Fiction, documentary and animated feature films (min. 55 minutes) in advanced stages of production; MAKE IT SHORT - Short fiction, documentary and animated films (max. 55 minutes) in early and late stages of production. Projects can be of all genres and cinematographic techniques, including experimental films. The event is open to established and emerging artists with no age limit. When: June 19-26, 2023 Where: Espinho, Portugal Website: click here |
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| April 7th 2023 | SiciliAmbiente Film Festival Documentaries of more than 30 minutes, Feature films of more than 70 minutes, Short films of less than 30 minutes. Films made after January 1st, 2020. When: July 17-22, 2023 Where: San Vito Lo Capo, Italy Website: click here |
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| April 9th 2023 | Festival International du Film Insulaire de Groix Shorts and feature films shot on an island. When: August 23rd to 27th 2023 Where: Groix, France Website: click here |
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| April 10th 2023 | Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival Any type of film less than 40 minutes is eligible. When: June 3rd to 8th 2023 Where: Athens, Greece Website: click here |
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| April 10th 2023 | Lucania Film Festival Feature films (120 minutes max) and short films (30 minutes max) of fiction, documentary and animation. When: August 2023 Where: Matera, Pisticii, Italy Website: click here |
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| April 10th 2023 | Cisterna Film Festival Any short film produced after January 1st, 2021, and under 20 minutes. When: 21-23 July 2023 Where: Cisterna di Latina, Italy Website: click here |
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| April 10th 2023 | MFI Script 2 Film Workshop Program offering a platform for the effective script & project development of European & international feature films, TV projects and feature documentaries. Open to creative teams (screenwriters, producers and directors) with a feature film, tv series or a documentary project in development. Script development professionals without a project. Deadline: 10 March 2023 for applications with projects / 10 April 2023 for applications without projects When: start of the first session, 23 June 2023. Where: Islands of Nisyros and Rhodes, Greece Website : click here |
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| April 11th 2023 | Les Nuits Med Open to short films: - products and/or products in a Mediterranean country - on the initiative of a Mediterranean screenwriter or director - Address one or more themes related to the Mediterranean When: 2023 Where: Furiani, France Website: click here |
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| April 15th 2023 | Mediterranean Film Festival Feature and short films from Mediterranean countries and short and medium length films from Croatia. When: From June 15th to 24th 2023 Where: Split, Croatia Website: click here |
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| April 15th 2023 | PriMed – International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary and Reportage Reportages and documentary films about the Mediterranean produced after June 1st, 2021. When: November-December 2023 Where: Marseille, France Website: click here |
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| April 15th 2023 | Bueu International Short Film Festival – FICBUEU 2023 Film produced after January 1, 2022, not exceeding 30 minutes When: September 9-23, 2023 Where: Bueu (Galicia), Spain Website: click here | |
| April 18th 2023 | International URTI Radio Grand Prix Theme: "Radio and Peace"/ Confidence and accessibility of radio in all circumstances. Duration of programs: 52 minutes maximum. Website: click here |
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| April 18th 2023 | International URTI Grand Prix for Author's Documentary The competition is accessible to any programme presented by a television channel or an audiovisual-related cultural institution/association/organisation. Website: click here |
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| April 27th 2023 | Fipadoc Campagnes d'impact FIPADOC is launching a call for projects to support IMPACT campaigns that accompany the production of committed documentaries. Website: click here |
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| April 28th 2023 | Pariscience - International Scientific Film Festival Documentary, fiction or animations films about science. When: October 2023 Where: Paris, France Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | Documed - Festival du cinéma documentaire méditerranéen Documentary from Mediterranean countries produced after January 1st 2021. Where: Tunis, Tunisie Site Internet: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | Beyond Borders The Festival’s objective is to promote the most important documentary productions worldwide that focus on history, culture, politics and other social issues. When: August 20-27 2023 Where: Castellorizo island, Greece Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | JI.HLAVA International Documentary Festival Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (Ji.hlava IDFF) is a leading European documentary festival and the largest event of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. - February 28th, 2023 | films completed in 2022 - April 30th, 2023 | films completed in 2023 and premiered before April 30th, 2023 - June 30th, 2023 | for rough cuts and films that have not yet had a festival world premiere When: October 20th to 29th 2023 Where: Jihlava, Czech Republic Website : click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | "Cinema, Human Rights and Advocacy" Summer School The 18th edition of the Summer School in Cinema Human Rights and Advocacy is aimed at professionals wishing to broaden their understanding on the connections between human rights, films, digital media and video advocacy, and learn how to use film as a tool for social change. When: August 30th to September 9th, 2023 Where: Venice, Italy Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | Film Festival Della Lessinia We are seeking documentaries, feature-films, shorts and animations with themes related to mountain life, history and traditions. When: August 25th to September 3rd, 2023 Where: Bosco Chiesanuova, Italy Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | Curtas Vila Do Conde Short and medium-length films produced in 2022 or 2023 with a maximum duration of 60 minutes. When: July 8th to 16th, 2023 Where: Vila do Conde, Portugal Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | Ortigia Film Festival Three competitions : A national competition of first and second fiction films by Italian directors. An international competition of documentaries, and an international competition of short films. When: July 15th to 22nd, 2023 Where: Syracuse, Italy Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | Nouvelles Vagues - Festival International du Film de Biarritz Feature films (fiction, documentary, animation) with a youth theme. When: June 28th to July 2nd 2023 Where: Biarritz, France Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | Olhares do Mediterraneo – Women’s Film Festival Documentary, fictional, animated or experimental film produced by a woman (producer, director, screenwriter, editor) who comes or works in a Mediterranean country. Films produced after January 1st 2021. When: November 2023 Where: Lisbon, Portugal Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | International Festival of Ethnological Film Documentary film concerned with ethnological and anthropological issues When: September 29th to 2nd october Where: Beograd, Serbia Website: click here |
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| April 30th 2023 | Mon Premier Film When: June 14th to 18th 2023 Where: Paris, France Website: cliquez ici |
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| MAY | May 1st 2023 | Golden Apricot - Yerevan International Film Festival Fiction films, short films, documentaries. When: July 9th to 16th 2023 Where: Yerevan, Armenia Website: click here |
| May 1st 2023 | Festival Silhouette Short films made after September 1st, 2021 with a maximum duration of 59 minutes. When: Upcoming dates Where: Paris, France Website: click here |
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| May 1st 2023 | Foça Film Days Documentaries dealing with archaeology and cultural heritage. When: 4-8 October, 2023 Where: Foça, Turkey Website: click here |
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| May 9th 2023 | Cartoon Forum Cartoon Forum is a co-production forum for animated series, intended for television and new platforms. When: September 18-21, 2023 Where: Toulouse, France Website: click here |
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| May 10th 2023 | DokuFest Registration for the Festival is open to short and feature-length documentaries, fiction, animation and experimental short films. The duration of short films is limited to 30 minutes and that of short documentaries to 40 minutes. There is no time limit for feature-length documentaries. When: August 4th to 12th, 2023 Where: Prizren, Kosovo Website: click here Submission: click here |
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| May 10th 2023 | Aegan Film Festival The Aegean Film Festival has the mission to explore, discover and promote films, ideas and stories that further our kindness and tolerance, our understanding and sensitivity towards each other and towards the environments that surround us. When: July 14th to 30th 2023 Where: Spetses, Greece Website: click here |
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| May 15th 2023 | Fenêtres sur Courts The Festival is open to all short films of less than 30 minutes and completed after January 1, 2022. When: November 2023 Where: Dijon, France Website: cliquez ici |
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| May 15th 2023 | Drama International Short Film Festival Drama International Short Film Festival is one of the world’s oldest short film festivals! When: September 4th to 10th 2023 Where: Athens, Greece Website: click here |
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| May 18th 2023 | Motovun Film Festival Short films of up to 20 minutes, produced after 1st January 2022 and never screened in Croatia. When: July 21th to 29th, 2023 Where: Zagreb, Croatia Website: click here |
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| May 19th 2023 | États généraux du film documentaire Documentary produced after January 1st 2022. The deadline for copyright films 2022 is March 31, 2023. This deadline is May 19, 2023 for copyright 2023 films. When: August 20th to 26th 2023 Where: Lussas, France Website: click here |
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| May 31st 2023 | Giffoni Film Festival Animated short films for children aged 3 to 5 and short and feature films (fiction and animation) for audiences aged 6 to 12 are accepted. A section accepts feature-length documentaries on the theme of childhood and maturity. Short films must be no longer than 30 minutes, while feature films must be at least 60 minutes long. When: July 20th to 39th, 2023 Where: Salerno, Italy Website: click here |
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| May 31st 2023 | Industry Days @ AJB DOC If you think you have a unique documentary project idea but are in need of additional financial support - this is your answer. We provide you with an opportunity to pitch your project to Al Jazeera Media Network decision makers and many other leading industry professionals. Website: click here |
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| May 31st 2023 | Doclisboa – International Film Festival Films made after September 1st, 2021 and never screened in Portugal When: October 19-29 2023 Where: Lisbon, Portugal Website: click here |
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| May 31st 2023 | Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur Open to directors and producers of a French-language feature or short film. When: September 29th to October 6th 2023 Where: Namur, Belgique Website: click here |
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| May 31st 2023 | Visioni dal Mondo International Documentary Film Festival Documentaries completed after January 1, 2022 and not yet projects in Italy can participate in the Italian competition. The international section is open to feature films over 65 minutes in length. When: September 14-17, 2023 Where: Milano, Italy Website: click here |
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| JUNE | June 1st 2023 | Elba Film Festival Courts-métrages (30 minutes ou moins) de n’importe quel genre produits entre 2019 et 2022. Quand: du 14 au 18 septembre 2023 Où: Marciana Marina, Italie Site Internet: cliquez ici |
| June 1st 2023 | 80th Venice International Film Festival Short films must have been completed after 10 September 2022. When: August 30th to September 9th, 2023. Where: Venice, Italy Website: click here |
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| June 1st 2023 | Clorofilla Film Festival Italian documentaries and one-minute short films are accepted. The maximum length of documentaries is 80 minutes. For the section devoted to the De Seta Prize, the works must have a maximum duration of 30 minutes. When: August 2-6, 2023 Where: Grosseto, Italy Registration: click here |
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| June 2nd 2023 | Festival International de la Création Documentaire de La Rochelle Creative documentaries produced after June 1st, 2022. When: November 7th to 12th, 2023 Where: La Rochelle, France Website: click here |
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| June 4th 2023 | Terra di Tutti Film Festival All audiovisuals with no limit of duration are admitted to the competition, without restrictions on nationality, age or profession, produced in any technique, after January 1st 2020, and belonging to one of the following categories: documentary, animation, social-fiction or docu-fiction and webseries. When: October 5-8, 2023 Where: Bologna, Italy Website: click here |
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| June 10th 2023 | TWIN CITIES ARAB FILM FESTIVAL We accept narrative, documentary, experimental, animated films of feature and short lengths. We seek films made by Arab or Arab American filmmakers or films relevant to these communities. When: September 27th to Octobre 1st, 2023 Where: St Paul, United States Website: click here |
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| June 11th 2023 | PERSO23 - Perugia Social Film Festival Italian and international documentaries over 30 minutes Short documentary of less than 30 minutes "Umbria in celluloide"on social issues in the Umbria region All films must be produced after January 1, 2021. When: September 30th to October 8th, 2023 Where: Perugia, Italie Website: cliquez ici |
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| June 15th 2023 | 80th Venice International Film Festival Feature films must have been completed after 10 September 2022. When: August 30th to September 9th, 2023. Where: Venice, Italy Website: click here |
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| June 15th 2023 | Montreal International Documantary Festival Works must have been produced after December 1, 2021. When: November 16th to 26th 2023 Where: Montreal, Quebec Website: click here |
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| June 15th 2023 | Arab and Mediterranean Film Festival of Catalonia Director and directors, producers of an Arab country. When: November 2-12, 2023 Where: Barcelona, Spain Website: click here |
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| June 23rd 2023 | TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Short and feature films When: September 23rd to 30th Where: Tirana, Albania Website: click here |
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| JULY | July 1st 2023 | Tripoli Film Festival Feature Film - 80 - 105 min / Short film - less than 20 min / Animation - less than 20 min / Feature Documentary - from 50 to 90 min / Short Documentary - less than 20 min. When: September 21st to 28th 2023 Where: Tripoli, Libanon Website : click here |
| July 15th 2023 | Almagro International Film Festival Film up to 20 minutes long, of any genre, produced after January 1st, 2022. When: September 1st to 16th, 2023 Where: Almagro, Spain Website: click here |
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| July 31st 2023 | Middle East Now Middle East Films produced between 2021 à 2023. When: October 10th to 15th, 2023 Where: Florence, Italy Website: click here |
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| AUGUST | August 21st 2023 | Festival des 3 continents Films from Africa, Latin America or Asia. Produced after November 1, 2022 and with a duration of 45 minutes or more. When: November 24th to December 3rd 2023 Where: Nantes, France Website: click here |
| August 31st 2023 | Global Non Violent Film Festival All films submitted must be in English and MUST BE NONVIOLENT: the Festival does not accept films presenting explicit or graphic violence; Implicit acts of violence may be accepted if justified by the message of the film. When: September 28th to October 8th, 2023 Where: Online Website: click here |
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