8 years

Independent Shorts Awards

independentshortsawards.com

LA-based international short film festival with all year round in-person events.

Event Dates: 29 March 2024

5 years

KINOREX Festival

kinorexfest.com

KINOREX is a short film and film music competition for directors and composers

Event Dates: 17 — 23 April 2022

44 years

Wildscreen Festival

wildscreen.org/festival/panda-awards

The Panda Awards honour the very best in natural world storytelling craft.

Event Dates: 10 — 14 October 2022

16 years

3D festival

m3dfilmfestival.ru

International 3D festival.

Event Dates: 4 — 6 April 2024

47 years

Big Muddy Film Festival

bigmuddyfilm.com

One of the oldest film festivals organized by students in USA.

Event Dates: 13 — 16 April 2023

13 years

Kinodot

kinodot.com

Experimental Film Festival

Event Dates: 14 — 16 May 2020

16 years

Kyrgyzstan – Land of Short Films

facebook.com/kskf.filmfest.kg

International Short Film Festival of CIS countries, Baltic states and Georgia

Event Dates: 20 — 25 April 2025

41 years

Kecskemét Animation Film Festival

2025.kaff.hu

Festival of Hungarian and European Animations

Event Dates: 27 May 2023 — 1 June 2025

10 years

Best Sci Fi International Film Festival

cinemahall.org/bestscifi

Best Sci Fi - first "around the globe" Sci Fi Film Festival.

Event Dates: 20 March 2022 — 20 February 2023

6 years

Anciff

anciff.com

International film festival.

Event Dates: 16 — 17 December 2023

8 years

Indie Short Fest

indieshortfest.com

Los Angeles International Short Film Festival

Event Dates: 10 April 2024

5 years

Festival Internacional Cámara Corporizada

camaracorporizada.com.ar

Audiovisual festival focused on folkloric, traditional, popular and root dances.

Event Dates: 21 — 25 June 2023

23 years

ShorTS International Film Festival

maremetraggio.com

International Short Film and Debut Work Festival.

Event Dates: 29 June — 6 July 2024

42 years

Gran Paradiso Film Festival

gpff.it/?lang=en

An international festival dedicated to nature-based cinema in the Gran Paradiso

Event Dates: 22 — 27 July 2024

8 years

Kinokavkaz

кинокавказ.рф

North Caucasian youth festival "Kinokavkaz".

Event Dates: 16 — 18 May 2024

72 years

Sydney International Film Festival

sff.org.au

Film Festival in Sydney.

Event Dates: 5 — 16 June 2024

65 years

ZLIN

zlinfest.cz/cs

International Film Festival for Children and Youth.

Event Dates: 30 May — 5 June 2024

22 years

Busho

busho.hu

International Short Film Festival in Budapest.

Event Dates: 3 — 8 September 2024

14 years

CHILEMONOS

chilemonos.com/web2018

International Animation Film Festival.

Event Dates: 3 — 31 May 2024

15 years

New York No Limits Film Series

newyorknolimits.com

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 25 July 2024

18 years

The 8 fest

the8fest.com

International Film Festival: 8mm, Super-8, 9.5mm.

Event Dates: 26 — 29 July 2024

30 years

Cinema for Children

kino-detyam.ru

International Children Film Festival.

Event Dates: 16 — 20 May 2024

19 years

BoneBat «Comedy of Horrors» Film Fest

bonehand.com

International Film Festival: independent Comedy, Horror, and Horror Comedy.

Event Dates: 13 April 2024

20 years

Rainbow Film Festival

rainbowfilmfestival.org.uk

International LGBT Film Festival.

Event Dates: 2 — 4 October 2020

12 years

Zero Plus

нольплюс.рф

International film festival of films for children and youth, parents & teachers

Event Dates: 28 September — 4 October 2025

6 years

Dreamer film festival

instagram.com/dreamer_film_festival?r=nametag

International film festival.

Event Dates: 15 — 20 July 2024

14 years

Olhar de Cinema

olhardecinema.com.br

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 11 — 19 June 2025

27 years

Golden five

fest5.com

International festival of student films and creative photography.

Event Dates: 17 — 18 April 2024

15 years

CinéGlobe

cineglobe.ch

International festival of short films inspired by science.

Event Dates: 15 — 19 May 2024

12 years

Shortcup World Film Festival

facebook.com/shortcupfestival/timeline

International Short Film Festival.

Event Dates: 8 — 12 September 2020