Animation Festivals & Events Deadlines
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MEDIAWAVE Film and Music Gathering 2027
05 December 2026
Event Description:
MEDIAWAVE Film and Music Gathering is a free spirit artistic and community-oriented festival. We prefer original views independent of fashion streams reflected in films as well as in music and other arts. We tend to establish real communities and connections by announcing and giving place to different actions.
2027 MEDIAWAVE Film and Music Gathering Call for Entries
Award categories:
- Best Short Fiction Film
- Best Animation Film
- Best Hungarien Films
- Best Short/Long Documentary Film
- EXPERIMENTAL FILM WITHOUT AI
- EXPERIMENTAL FILM WITH AI TECHNIQUES
- Student Jury's Prize/ 8-10 Film Universities involved/
- Films from Cuba, Iran and Syria may be submitted free of charge due to the fact that these countries are under financial embargo, and online payments are extremely difficult or impossible.
Important information:
- Festival regulation and submissions via FilmFreeway
- Deadline: 5 December 2026
2024 Festival Coverage
Event Dates
- From 29 April 2027 to 02 May 2027
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