When East Meets West
Italy
International Co-Production Forum run by the FVG Audiovisual Fund and the Trieste Film Festival.
4 openDeadline: 30 Oct 20265 calls in totalExhibitionsWorkshops
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Festivals running open calls for artists
Festivals that run open calls for artists: 221 in all, 100 accepting applications now, in Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina and more.
221 organisations · 100 accepting applications
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Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara
Mexico
3 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20263 calls in totalCompetitionsOther
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Amsterdam Light Festival
Netherlands
In December and January, the city-centre lights up during Amsterdam Light Festival. Every year, artists from all over the world create light artworks especially for the event.
2 openDeadline: 7 Dec 20262 calls in totalCompetitions
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SPOT Festival
Denmark
SPOT is an internationally recognized festival in Aarhus, Denmark, showcasing the latest trends in Danish and Nordic music.
2 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20262 calls in totalExhibitionsOther
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Anifilm
Czech Republic
2 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20262 calls in totalCompetitionsGrants
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NewImages
France
Paris festival and international hub for immersive and XR art that presents work, supports creation and runs the Virtual Worlds competition.
1 openDeadline: 22 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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Hong Kong Photobook Festival
Hong Kong
Hong Kong photobook festival founded in 2020 that connects photographers, artists, publishers and independent groups from around the world and supports emerging artists in contemporary photography.
1 openDeadline: 31 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions
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Copenhagen Architecture Forum
Denmark
2 openDeadline: 10 Feb 20272 calls in totalOther
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Wichita Festivals
United States
The organiser of Wichita Riverfest, a nine-day festival in Wichita, Kansas, with live music, food and family events.
1 openDeadline: 30 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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Sunny Dayz Mural Festival
United States
A mural festival in Oklahoma, described as the first of its kind in the state, that supports women and gender minority artists.
1 openDeadline: 9 Nov 20261 call in totalOther
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Electric Forest
United States
Music and arts festival in Rothbury, Michigan, produced by AEG Presents.
1 openDeadline: 20 Nov 20261 call in totalOther
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Fotofestiwal
Poland
Photography festival in Łódź, Poland, whose open programme invites photographers and visual artists to submit projects.
1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalExhibitions
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Les Rencontres d'Arles
France
2 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20262 calls in totalCompetitionsGrants
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DOK.fest München
Germany
A documentary film festival in Munich that presents international documentaries at the festival in May and throughout the year.
1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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NZ Art Show
New Zealand
An art fair on Wellington's waterfront from 4 to 6 June 2027, with more than 200 artists from across Aotearoa.
1 openDeadline: 27 Feb 20271 call in totalExhibitions
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Poemx
Spain
Festival of visual poetry that brings poetry into the streets of Córdoba, Spain.
1 openDeadline: 22 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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Grindelwald Tourismus
Switzerland
The tourism organisation of Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, which has run the Land Art Festival Grindelwald since 2023.
1 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20261 call in totalExhibitions
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CapoTrave Kilowatt
Italy
A cultural association that runs the Kilowatt festival in Italy and publishes open calls such as L'Italia dei visionari.
1 openDeadline: 11 Nov 20261 call in totalOther
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Kerkini Wetlands Photo Award
Greece
The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers from around the world. Participants must be the sole copyright holders of all submitted photographs.
1 openDeadline: 20 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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sākihiwē festival
Canada
Indigenous music and arts festival in Winnipeg that brings music to Indigenous families in the city's core and north end so they can take part in the arts.
1 openDeadline: 10 Dec 20261 call in totalOther
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BAFICI
Argentina
The independent film festival of Buenos Aires, held over twelve days with 250 films.
1 openDeadline: 18 Dec 20261 call in totalOther
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Morada Sónica
Spain
A sound art festival whose fourteenth international edition is under way, with a call for sound artists.
1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalOther
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Pictoplasma
Germany
Since its inception in 2004, the annual Pictoplasma Berlin conference and festival transforms the city into the global epicentre for a diverse, international scene of artists, illustrators, designers, creatives and producers, trailblazing…
1 openDeadline: 11 Jan 20271 call in totalExhibitions
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