The main aim of the organizors is to present and celebrate all the possible faces of the social documentary film (war conflicts, interpersonal relations, upheaval situations, life of the social minorities, ecological topics, issues related to the old age, social integration etc.) Besides that, the organizors are aiming to support and promote documentary film as such in the region and intermediate an exchange of opinions and experiences between the local audience and the filmmakers on one hand as well as between all the generations of documentarists on the other hand.

FIFF - Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur - was founded in 1986 and its aim is to bring together all filmmakers, producers and actors who participate in the production of French-language films. Every year the festival screens more than 150 films (fiction, documentary and short) of high artistic quality that are viewed by more than 33,000 visitors. The festival features films from 25 French-speaking territories.

The Naoussa International Short Film and Video Festival seeks to create a unique event, an event which will leave its own strong, special mark, a quality and at the same time pioneering event. The International Festival of Naoussa adopts the digital technology wishing to give all the creators the chance to promote their work through a competitive festival of high quality. The festival films of different categories: fiction, video art, animated and experimental films. The total duration of the film should not exceed 25 minutes.

NaturVision – this is more than nature and our vision of it. NaturVision deals intensively with the genre of nature and wildlife films. It is a communicative attraction and meeting point for filmmakers, media representatives and the interested audience. NaturVision stands for international wildlife films and nature films at the highest level. The film festival, which last several days, is an attractive forum for the most beautiful and fascinating documentaries from around the world. Set in the Bavarian Forest National Park Region the NaturVision Film Festival has attracted thousands of visitors into the region annually for seven years now.

The Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht offers film fans and film professionals the unique opportunity to get acquainted with the latest and best Dutch films. During the festival, a whole series of Dutch feature films, documentaries, short films and TV drama productions are premiered. But there is also a chance to look back on important Dutch films from the distant and near past. Furthermore, a lot of talking goes on about the Dutch production in various talkshows, seminars and discussions. During the Netherlands Film Festival, the Golden Calves, the grand prizes of the Dutch cinema, are awarded.

The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival is one of the major film events in Switzerland. Every year the festival welcomes approx. 12 000 visitors, screens over 70 films and hands out nearly 200 press and guest passes. The festival wants to introduce Swiss audiences to new productions in the genre of fantasy and Asian cinema. Festival sections: 1/ international competition of feature films, 2/ international competition of Asian feature films, 3/ Prix Mélies Award - European competition of fantasy features.

The Festival has two parts: workshops in which children can learn animation techniques and make their own cartoons and competitions that present international animations. Children also vote on all festival awards, except for the Jury Award. The festival accepts animated films under 15 minutes, author can submit 3 films at most.

The Festival is dedicated to innovative art house films, which go beyond the limits of conventional cinema. Its schedule, apart from the display of artistic cinema from around the world, also includes concerts of film, club, rock and jazz music, theatre performances, modern art exhibitions, lectures, seminars and other projects.The films in competition, screened for the first time in Poland, are rated by the festival’s audience and one of them is awarded the Grand Prix. Apart from the competition, the program of the festival also includes approximately 150 films, grouped into several sections.

Held in various locations in Manhattan’s historic Greenwich Village, the NYTVF will celebrate television as an institution and an art form, from its distinguished history with New York City to its role in contemporary society. In addition to the competitions, the festival will honor television’s rich heritage with classic screenings, panel discussions, and interactive events paying tribute to the industry and its impact on American culture.

The NexT International Film Festival aims to become the centre of Central and South-East European short film, to present a selection of quality short and medium-length films (live action and animation under 60min), and to be a meeting point for filmmakers and film professionals from all around the world (contacts, financing opportunities, creative or technical issues, etc.). Every year the festival screens approx. thirty international films; the programme also includes workshops and seminars led by international experts.

The festival presents a variety of films and programmes (documentary, fiction, short, radio, TV, internet, multimedia) related to Catholicism.

The festival presents a variety of Serbian feature films.

The Nordic Film Days Lübeck, first presented by the Lübeck Film Club in 1956 and taken over by the Hanseatic City of Lübeck in 1971, has one of the longest traditions of any film festival worldwide. It is the only festival in Germany, and the only one in Europe apart from the event later founded in Rouen, France, which is entirely devoted to the presentation of films from the North and Northeast of Europe.

The Nordic Film Festival first took place in 2003. The aim of the festival is to support and present films, actors and filmmakers from the Nordic region. The programme includes feature, documentary, short and student films, seminars and workshops.

Nordisk Panorama – 5 Cities Film Festival, arranged by Filmkontakt Nord (FkN) and local institutions. It is the largest annual short and documentary film festival in the five Nordic countries, (Denmark, Finland Iceland, Norway and Sweden), together having a population of around 24 million people, and closely co-operating in many felds. Nordisk Panorama travels every year between the festival's five Host Cities of the Nordic countries, Reykjavik (2004), Bergen (2005), Aarhus (2006), Oulu (2007), Malmö (2008), Reykjavik (2009), Bergen (2010), Aarhus (2011).

The Normal Festival introduces films dealing with the topic of learning disabilities to Czech audiences. Visitors can look forward to seeing interesting feature films and documentaries as well as films made by people with learning disabilities (for example five short films made by participants of Inventura’s courses of filmmaking).

Northern Lights Film Festival exists to promote and exhibit independent UK, Baltic and Northern European moving Image. The festival is committed to providing and nurturing opportunities to advance the education, production and discussion of film, offering illuminating experiences for all.

Every year the Norwegian International Film Festival presents more than 80 films, including the latest Norwegian productions and co-productions, and hosts the New Nordic Films market and the Nordic Co-production Forum. The festival screens international features, many of which are Norwegian premieres, Norwegian feature and documentary films, feature and short films for children, films from the Nordic region, etc. More than twenty Nordic films are screened for the New Nordic Films participants, who are producers, buyers and festival programmers from all over the world. The programme also includes seminars and debates about film funding, current state of cinema or political issues related to culture.

The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, one of the oldest and most renowned film festivals in the world, deals with political and aesthetic change, choosing its own standard of quality against which the short idea on celluloid is to be measured. Festival sections: 1/ International Competition, 2/ German Competition, 3/ Children’s and Youth Film Competition.

The Odense Film Festival is an independent short film festival with both an international and a national competition. It is organized by the City of Odense in cooperation with and financially supported by the Danish Film Institute. The festival is designed to screen unusual short films of high quality with an original and imaginative sense of creativenes as found in the works of Hans Christian Andersen, the world-famous writer of fairy-tales, who was born in Odense in 1805.

Festival is for open people who prefer artistic impressions of different types. Especially for those who perceive different kinds of art. Organizers prepared about 6000 places for fans of the ambitious cinema. Festival Program has in its offer 3 film cycles (Competition-Contest, Festivals, Retrospective).

International Festival of Independent Cinema Organized by The Society for Independent and Other Arts OFF CAMERA and Krakow Festival Office since 2008. OFF PLUS CAMERA is a major event devoted to Polish and international independent cinema. Our key objective is to give support to the filmmakers at the beginning of their careers. The most important element of the festival is the international competition, in which 12 independent directors from all over the world compete for the Krakow Film Award of $100,000. The winner is selected by an international jury and the award is given by the President of Krakow.

Being a non-competitive film festival, the Oldenburg Filmfestival has a tradition of covering the international movie scene in all of its aspects. This open minded approach leads to an interesting and inspiring mix of grand premieres, surprising discoveries and original independent productions. Feature, documentary and short films of all genres can be submitted to the festival. The programme includes International Section for international hits, Independent Section for international and national independent films, Documentary and Short Films sections, Midnite Xpress for unusual special screenings, Tribute and Retrospective.

The International Film Festival for Children and Young People is unique in Greece. It was created in 1997 as the result of the collaboration between the Local Authorities of Ilia, and Youth Plan, a not-for-profit organization. It is supported and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the General Secretariat of Youth. It holds a creative collaboration with all the big municipalities of the Ilia District as well as with the Greek Film Center, the Audiovisual Institute, the Media Desk Hellas and the National Institute of Youth. The main goals of the Olympia Festival are the following: To inform Greek audiences about current film productions for children and youth, to contribute to the development of audiovisual programs for children and young people in Greece, and to encourage the film creation and the development of films for children and youth.