Please read all rules and guidelines before submitting your project:
- The festival reserves the right to refuse all inappropriate works.
- Submitter must own all the rights of the submitted film.
- All genres are accepted with a maximum length of 30 minutes (choose your main categories accordingly).
- The jury will assign the awards for each competitive category.
- All decisions made by the jury are final and can’t be changed.
- The jury decides on the annual participants based on the quarter winners and honorable mentions.
- A submitter cannot withdraw his work after the official selection.
- Any foreign films must absolutely include English subtitles (except if the main language is French).
- All fees are non-refundable.
- If you are a student, you must present your valid Student ID.
- Multiple entries are allowed for each submitter and each entry may be submitted to multiple categories (main and additional).
- The festival is hereby granted the rights to utilize an excerpt (trailer/teaser/poster/stills) from any film submitted for promotional purposes.
- The festival won't release the full short film online.
- The submitter must at least be 18 years old.
- Winning categories vary every edition depending on the submissions we receive.
- All work's ownership and rights remain with the original holders.
- Annual awards are only presented in person at the annual festival (no postal delivery)
- The festival has no obligation to disclose information about the committee.
- The festival has the right to add, change or delete rules and conditions, cancel venue, awards and categories or re-schedule the dates, at any time without consent or information to contestants.
- Submitter must own all the rights of the submitted film.
- All genres are accepted with a maximum length of 30 minutes (choose your main categories accordingly).
- The jury will assign the awards for each competitive category.
- All decisions made by the jury are final and can’t be changed.
- The jury decides on the annual participants based on the quarter winners and honorable mentions.
- A submitter cannot withdraw his work after the official selection.
- Any foreign films must absolutely include English subtitles (except if the main language is French).
- All fees are non-refundable.
- If you are a student, you must present your valid Student ID.
- Multiple entries are allowed for each submitter and each entry may be submitted to multiple categories (main and additional).
- The festival is hereby granted the rights to utilize an excerpt (trailer/teaser/poster/stills) from any film submitted for promotional purposes.
- The festival won't release the full short film online.
- The submitter must at least be 18 years old.
- Winning categories vary every edition depending on the submissions we receive.
- All work's ownership and rights remain with the original holders.
- Annual awards are only presented in person at the annual festival (no postal delivery)
- The festival has no obligation to disclose information about the committee.
- The festival has the right to add, change or delete rules and conditions, cancel venue, awards and categories or re-schedule the dates, at any time without consent or information to contestants.
Main categories:
🏆 Best Short Film (5 to 30 minutes)
🏆 Best Micro Short Film (1 to 5 minutes)
🏆 Best Animation Short Film
🏆 Best Documentary Short Film
🏆 Best Experimental Short
🏆 Best Web/TV Series
🏆 Best Student Short Film
Additional categories:
🏅 Best Director
🏅 Best Actress
🏅 Best Actor
🏅 Best Supporting Actor
🏅 Best Supporting Actress
🏅 Best Original Screenplay
🏅 Best Cinematography
🏅 Best VFX
🏅 Best Original Score
🏅 Best Editing
🏅 Best Sound Design
🏅 Best Ensemble
🏅 Best Trailer
🏅 Best Movie Poster
🏅 Best Drama
🏅 Best Comedy
🏅 Best Thriller
🏅 Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror
🏆 Best Short Film (5 to 30 minutes)
🏆 Best Micro Short Film (1 to 5 minutes)
🏆 Best Animation Short Film
🏆 Best Documentary Short Film
🏆 Best Experimental Short
🏆 Best Web/TV Series
🏆 Best Student Short Film
Additional categories:
🏅 Best Director
🏅 Best Actress
🏅 Best Actor
🏅 Best Supporting Actor
🏅 Best Supporting Actress
🏅 Best Original Screenplay
🏅 Best Cinematography
🏅 Best VFX
🏅 Best Original Score
🏅 Best Editing
🏅 Best Sound Design
🏅 Best Ensemble
🏅 Best Trailer
🏅 Best Movie Poster
🏅 Best Drama
🏅 Best Comedy
🏅 Best Thriller
🏅 Best Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror
Your submission course for one of the four intermediate sessions
1. Your short film is reviewed and rated by the jury
2. A few days after the end of the edition, you receive your scorecard from the jury ratings
3. A few days later, the official selection is announced
4. A few days after, the finalists are revealed
5. At last, awards winners and honorable mentions are published
1. Your short film is reviewed and rated by the jury
2. A few days after the end of the edition, you receive your scorecard from the jury ratings
3. A few days later, the official selection is announced
4. A few days after, the finalists are revealed
5. At last, awards winners and honorable mentions are published
