Dresdner Schmalfilmtage is a competitive film festival. It presents films that move across the borders of art and trash. Avant-garde, experimental and trash films are invited to participate in the program which includes a 8mm and 16mm short film competition (10min), a competition of Super 8 films that deal with an assigned theme, and non-competitive screenings.

Duisburger Filmwoche is the most important event for German-language documentary films. The competition programme consists of the general documentary competition and doxs!, a competition of documentaries for children. All films are screened in a single theatre, which gives audiences the chance to view the entire programme. Moreover, it is usual for the directors to introduce their own films. Due to the festival's affiliation with the TV stations ARTE and 3sat, a large number of TV professionals, producers and journalists attend the events.

South Africa’s longest-running film festival, the Durban International Film Festival runs across 12 days at the end of July, presenting over 250 screenings of current films from around the world, with strong focus on South African and African cinema. Screenings take place throughout Durban including township areas where cinemas are non-existent. The festival also runs extensive seminar and workshop programmes to stimulate industry capacity. This Includes the participation of 40 filmmakers from Africa in Talent Campus Durban, a cooperation with the Berlin Film Festival, and the Durban FilmMart, a film financing initiative in partnership with Durban Film Office. DIFF is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN).

The goal of this contest is to promote interactive multimedia works (including video games) created by European students within the framework of their training. The contest is open to on- or off-line interactive multimedia projects which were developed by students at school, university, or at a European training institute. Submitted multimedia projects may be personal or commissioned, made by an individual or a group.

The Early Melons International Student Film Festival is organized by the non–profit organization Festival Skoré melóny, n.o. The Festival reflects the current state of student audiovisual production in Slovakia and abroad. It stands as a platform for confronting student film production. The aim of the festival is to exchange experience and strenghten international cooperation between young talented audiovisual artists.

The East End Film Festival aims to showcase independent films specifically focussing on those relevant to the communities or the spirit of East London. The festival accepts entries in the following categories: 1/ Homegrown Talent: for films made in the East End or by East End based filmmakers; 2/ Eastside Nationwide: for films made anywhere in the UK that have a cultural relevance to the East End; 3/ East International: for films made in Europe, Africa or Asia that have a cultural relevance to the East End. Short films should be no longer than 15 minutes.

The EBS International Documentary Festival (EIDF) is the only documentary event in South Korea that is active through festival screenings as well as non-fiction broadcasting. As Asia’s prestigious documentary festival, EIDF has extended interest to a variety of countries from around the world since 2004. Along with TV showcase of outstanding non-fiction films on EBS TV channel, EIDF organizes other special events, such as public screenings, forums, director’s classes and exhibitions during festival.

The Festival invites the participation of documentaries, shorts and features encouraging nature conservation issues and issues related with the natural, the human and the built environment, as well as social, political and globalization issues. Only films of more than 50 min duration enter the competition section. There is one award of €10.000 for the best film.

The Festival aims at exalting and promoting films and environmental productions dealing with subjects such as man-environment problems, environmental protection, deforestation, new technologies, radioactive experiments in various areas of the world, sustainable development, how the concept of environment in rich countries differs from that belonging to poor countries, but also mere descriptions of meaningful environmental areas, and all the productions concerning any aspect of environment and nature.

Started in 1947, the EIFF is one of the true homes of innovative and exciting cinema. For over half-a-century, the Festival has presented some of cinema's most important and exciting moments and played host to the world's greatest filmmakers. The longest continually running film festival in the world, it has come a long way from its beginnings as a documentary-based festival established in the wake of World War II. During the 1960s, EIFF introduced the Retrospective. In the 70s and 80s, the Festival consolidated its reputation as a pioneering force for UK audiences, screening films from the New German Cinema, the new wave of American Independents, homages to the masters of Japanese Cinema, pioneering studies of black and feminist filmmakers. The festival programme includes British and international feature, documentary, short, animated and experimental films, retrospectives and other special events.

The Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival presents documentary or fiction films that focus on any aspect of mountain life and culture, wilderness and adventure, with a special focus on all forms of climbing (particularly deep water soloing and big mountain climbing in the greater ranges), snowboarding, skiing, snowblading, mountain biking, BASE jumping, kayaking, surfing, BMX-ing, canoeing, atd. All films selected for screening are automatically entered into the competition for the 'Best Film Award'.

Every year eDIT brings together international professionals to discuss their best work in detail and deal with the issues of film in the digital age in presentations, workshops and panels. From preproduction to postproduction, animation and visual effects for the cinema, TV and advertising, to the latest techniques and the most recent concepts. eDIT:eDucation is a free service for young people interested in finding out about getting into the film and media industry, and what its working practices and career chances are like. Professionals from various backgrounds introduce and explain their work. eDward VI is the eDIT film competition for young talent under 30. The festival also honours outstanding film personalities.

EDIT is a non-profit, non-competitive festival that promotes the art of dance. The festival is looking for films that are choreographies for the camera, and it is also interested in experimental films based on the relationship between movement and the moving image.

The oldest European film festival on the environment was founded in 1974 as a contribution to the World Environmental Day declared by UN. The aim of the festival is to present new films and video programmes that reshape our perception of our environment through natural and cultural heritage in a local or global fashion. Ekofilm provides an opportunity for the interested public to meet filmmakers, experts and government officials. The festival programme contains the following sections: international competition of films and videos, informative screening of films that are not part of the competition, presentations for schools, optional screening of all competing films, specialist and creative workshops, and other related events. All films and videos registered for the competition focus on the protection of nature and landscape, and natural and cultural heritage. This includes the protection of historical sites, and changes in production or consumption patterns that lead to a healthy life

The festival, organized annually, concentrates on various fields of human activities (industry, economy, arts) underlining permanently sustainable life. The presented programs offer high quality audiovisual works from all over the world. All the events are free of charge.

The Eksjö Animation Festival is the biggest festival for animated film in Sweden. The festival is organized once every two years.

El Ojo Cojo International Film Festival accepts short, feature, documentary and animated films from all over the world in order to promote cultural and social integration of the marginalized groups within our society, and to present movies of high quality that usually do not easily reach the Spanish audience. The goal of the El Ojo Cojo International Film Festival is to expose audiences to different aesthetical approaches coming from different cultures in order to fight prejudice and to develop sensitivity towards diversity.

El Yelmo - International Air Festival is a pioneering event in Spain. The festival wants to promote audiovisual productions that deal with air, wind and flying, aerial sports, aerial adventure, paragliding, parachuting, base jumping, helicopters, fly surfing, etc.

International Filmfest Emden is an independent festival whose programme focuses on Northwestern Europe. It has four film competitions and additional sections. Only films from German speaking countries and Northwestern Europe (Benelux, France, UK, Ireland, Iceland) are selected into the competition. The festival programme for films not entered into the competition includes also an international section.

EMERGEANDSEE promotes creative and innovative student videos, films and animation. EMERGEANDSEE brings student work to the big screen through regular cinema events in London, Berlin and Budapest, and distributes show reels to international festivals and cinemas, giving the stars of tomorrow unique international exposure.

The Secretariat General of Communication - Secretariat General of Information, in collaboration with the Greek Film Centre and within the framework of the annual international conference "People with Disabilities and Mass Media" is establishing an annual International Documentary Festival in Athens with documentary films focusing exclusively on issues of disability. The Festival's aim is to promote the further awareness, acceptance and integration of disabled people and to encourage film-makers, disabled or not, to take an active interest in this area and address the widest possible public. The Jury will award the following 7 prizes, among others, First Prize for Best Documentary Film; Second Prize for Best Documentary Film; Prize for originality and innovative direction; Prize for technical and artistic merit; Special Jury Prize. All prizes carry a cash award of 7,000 euros, which will be equally shared by producer and director.

South Africa's only film festival devoted exclusively to documentaries. Besides the main screenings and the competition, the festival program also embraces a number of workshops, debates and large professional section with The Documentary Co-Production Forum (DCF). DCF is a joint initiative between Encounters Documentary Festival and Sithengi Film and Television Market to provide Southern African documentary filmmakers the opportunity find local and international broadcast and co-production partners.

Combining the very best live action shorts with the cream of animation, the Encounters International Short Film Festival is a major celebration of the present and future of short film-making, and features industry forums, five days of the best international and British shorts around plus masterclasses, workshops, networking events and a prestigious awards ceremony. The festival does NOT have a premiere policy, it is open to short films of all production techniques, including animation, documentary, drama and experimental film and of all genres. The maximum duration of films is 30 minutes.

The End of the Pier International Film Festival sets out to support and promote the work of independent filmmakers. It accepts entries in the following categories: short drama (under 12 mins), short documentary (under 15 mins), comedy short, music video, short animation/experimental (under 15 mins), feature presentation (over 80 mins). The festival also hosts a series of workshops and masterclasses.