The Best Shorts Competition is unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse companies as well as talented new filmmakers, The Best Shorts is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival – which allows filmmakers from around the world to enter their films in this prestigious competition. Established in 2011, Best Shorts is an avant-garde worldwide competition that strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, creative tea...

Impact DOCS Awards January 2026 Serving documentary filmmakers and spreading their messages around the globe. Our Mission is to Promote Filmmakers! Film - Television - New Media ***Call for Entries*** Deadline: December 31, 2025 Attention DOCUMENTARY Filmmakers! You’ve stood up because you’re ready to change the world. Now stand up and be recognized for it! Documentary filmmakers are a special breed. You like it straight. You thrive on impact. You’re not afraid to get r...

  Now is its 18th year, The IndieFEST Film Awards announces its Call for Entries for flimmakers, television producers and videographers.   Submit: Deadline January 9, 2026 Website: https://theindiefest.com/submit-your-film/    FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/TheIndieFest The IndieFEST Film Awards are unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly...

  Now is its 15the year, The IndieFEST Film Awards announces its Call for Entries for flimmakers, television producers and videographers.   Submit: Deadline January 9, 2026 https://theindiefest.com/submit-your-film/    https://filmfreeway.com/TheIndieFest The IndieFEST Film Awards are unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly international awards comp...

  Now is its 15the year, The IndieFEST Film Awards announces its Call for Entries for flimmakers, television producers and videographers.   Submit: Deadline January 9, 2026 https://theindiefest.com/submit-your-film/    https://filmfreeway.com/TheIndieFest The IndieFEST Film Awards are unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly international awards comp...

  Now is its 15the year, The IndieFEST Film Awards announces its Call for Entries for flimmakers, television producers and videographers.   Submit: Deadline January 9, 2026 https://theindiefest.com/submit-your-film/    https://filmfreeway.com/TheIndieFest The IndieFEST Film Awards are unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly international awards comp...

        ACCOLADE COMPETITION – Give your film the recognition it deserves – join the ranks of Oscar winners!   Submit: Accolade website: https://accoladecompetition.org/film-submission/ FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/AccoladeAwardsCompetition “Very happy we submitted, Jeff Bridges and the team are happy with the two awards we won!” ~ Susan Kucera. Accolade is the original, top-tier internationall...

What can you see through your Two Eyes at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival? Beginning on Friday, the 9th of January, the 22nd Third Eye Asian Film Festival, 2026, organised by The Asian Film Foundation, Prabhat Chitra Mandal and Enlighten Film Society and Supported by the Cultural Affairs Department of the Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and National Film Archive of India (NFAI), has a fea...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 - FINALIZING OUR NEW SITE - COMING OUT SOON BEST OF LUCK ON THE CIRCUIT and Happy NEW YEAR We are working hard fine tuning a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google even existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film professionals with over 120 000 articles and coun...

Filmmaker and director Danny A. Abeckaser announces the digital release of his new feature film 12 HOURS IN OCTOBER on January 6, 2026, following its theatrical opening on December 14, 2025 that aligned with the recent anniversary of the October 7 Nova Music Festival attack in Israel. A visceral, character-driven drama, the film chronicles the first twelve hours of that day, offering audiences an urgent and deeply human perspective on the events that shock...