International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema
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Annual Program Without Frontiers
Unknown
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Madrid International Filmmaker Festival
Madrid, Spain
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Vegas Movie Awards
Las Vegas, United States
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Global Shorts Film Festival
Various
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International World Film Awards
Unknown
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Kings Awards Film Festival
Unknown
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Hollywood Gold Awards
Los Angeles, United States
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New York Film Awards
New York, United States
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European Cinematography Awards
Various European cities
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Berlin Flash Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
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Olympus Film Festival
Various
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Mindfield Film Festival
Albuquerque, United States
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Post-Submission Upsell Festival
Unknown
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Alaska International Film Festival
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Cannes Monthly Film Awards
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Gothamite Monthly Film Awards
New York, United States
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New York Movie Awards
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London Movie Awards
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Florence Film Awards
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Cannes Arts Fest
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The Monthly Film Festival
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Oregon Film Awards
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Yosemite Film Festival
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San Francisco Short Film Festival (Scam)
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Golden Gate Fiction & Documentary Festival
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Venice Shorts Film Festival
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Hollywood International Filmmaker Festival
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Absurd Film Festival - Monthly awards
Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
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Reale Film Festival - Monthly Awards
Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
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Los Angeles Film Awards
United States
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Sweden Film Awards
Sweden
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Global Film Festival Awards
Los Angeles, United States
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Imagine Rain Independent Film Awards
Saratoga, United States
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Denver Monthly Film Awards
United States
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ARTELLS AWARDS
Belgrad, Serbia
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SmallRig Awards
United States
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West Coast Film Awards
Tacoma, United States
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ІІ MYTH: Social Impact Film Award
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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Michigan Music Video Awards
Marshall, United States
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Tokyo International CINEVERSE Screenplay Awards
Tokyo, Japan
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VertIGo Vertical Pitch Competition
United States
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Optimus Feedback Screenplay & TV Competition
United States
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2026 Jeju Global AI Film Contest
Jeju City, South Korea
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Palm Beach International Music Awards
Palm Beach, United States
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BIC-AWARDS
London, United Kingdom
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UCW Photo Awards
Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
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ILLUMINATE Micro-Short Film Contest
United States
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BLACK AI FEST - International A.I Film Academy Festival & Awards
Westbury On Trym, United Kingdom
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Rio Cine Awards
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The International Film Awards
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Talkies London Short Film Awards
London, United Kingdom
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Bohemia Film Awards
Praha, Czechia
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Riverdale Park Arts Film + Music Competition
Riverdale, United States
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Korea AI Content Awards
South Korea
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della AWARD
Potsdam, Germany
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Seattle International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards
United States
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Martial Arts Festival Awards
United States
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Ourtoons Animation Contest
United States
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The UnConventional Film Contest
Columbus, United States
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DX Reel South Investigative Short Award
Washington DC, United States
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The Ray Harryhausen Award
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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World University Animation Awards
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Kelp Forest Photo Awards
Sydney, Australia
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Portrait Pathways - Photography Contest
Sofia, Bulgaria
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REFFA AWARDS
Accra Cantonment, Ghana
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Indie Film Festival Awards
New York, United States
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66 Hour Film Competition
San Bernardino, United States
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Castillonnès Film Awards
Castillonnès, France
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ELEVEN AWARDS
Milan, Italy
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The Red River Script Competition
United States
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Authentic Global Film Awards
Los Angeles, United States
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Scriptamorph Screenwriting Contest
Salt Lake City, United States
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Cut Short Film Competition
Australia
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Golden Panda Awards
Chengdu, China
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Harold Matzner Impact Award
Palm Springs, United States
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The Marilyn Horowitz / PANO Screenwriting Award
New York, United States
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YORA INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
Kilifi, Kenya
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World Film Festival of Cannes
Unknown
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Hollywood AI Short Film Awards
United States
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Kalamata Monthly International Short Documentary Festival
Kalamata, Greece
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SERIES WEB AWARDS
Lima, Peru
3
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London International Filmmaker Festival
London, United Kingdom
4
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Bloody Flicks Awards
United Kingdom
4
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Fight Back Film Awards
United Kingdom
4
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Okanagan Screen Awards
Kelowna, Canada
4
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Resilience Awards
New York, United States
4
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IFFA Award
Australia
4
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Excelsia & Sydney Film School Award
Macquarie Park, Australia
4
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WriteMovies Horror Award
United States
4
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POV: Youth Film Awards
Adelaide, Australia
4
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San Francisco SCIENCE FICTION Short Film & TV Awards
San Francisco, United States
4
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Ray of Light Awards
Ibiza, Spain
4
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Best Shorts Competition
La Jolla, United States
5
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Accolade Global Film Competition
La Jolla, United States
5
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IndieFEST Film Awards
Unknown, United States
5
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The Comedy Shorts Awards
United Kingdom
5
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Big Sur Film Festival
Carmel, United States
6
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South Florida International Film Festival
Pembroke Pines, United States
6
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2040 Now Short Film Competition: Stories of Climate Change
United States
6
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Mayday Hills Short Horror Film Competition
Beechworth, Australia
6
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NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Film Contest
Las Cruces, United States
6
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Metropolis Short Film Contest
Houston, United States
6
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Manitou 48-Hour Film Competition
Peoria, United States
6
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Berlin Indie Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
8
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East Village New York Film Festival
New York, United States
8
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World International Movie Awards
Mexico
8
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INDO NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILMFARE AWARDS
New York, United States
8
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JÁ International Poetry Film Competition 2023
Lisboa, Portugal
8
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AI Movie Awards
London, United Kingdom
8
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Seoul International New Wave Film Awards
Seoul, South Korea
8
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Africa International Christian Film Festival & Awards
FCT ABUJA, Nigeria
8
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INDIAN DIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL FILMFARE AWARDS
kolkata, India
8
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INDO ITALY INTERNATIONAL FILMFARE AWARDS
Cagliari, Italy
8
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Persian Film Awards
Toronto, Canada
8
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Schécci Short Movie Award
Grottaglie, Italy
8
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The Chicago Horror Film Awards
Chicago, United States
8
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Oniros Film Awards
Unknown
9
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Cinema Cappuccino
Jaipur, India
9
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LYKOS FILM INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT CONTEST
san vito romano, Italy
9
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