Curtas Vila do Conde 2025 – International Film Festival

The 33rd Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is now accepting submissions for new short films (produced in 2024 or to be produced in 2025) with a maximum duration of 60 minutes.

Submission Eligibility

Eligible submissions include animations, documentaries, fiction films, experimental films, and music videos, in both film (16mm and 35mm) and digital formats (DCP or video files).

Competitive Categories

The festival is highly competitive, awarding prizes in thirteen (13) categories, five (5) of which are international. Films can be submitted to the following competitions:

• International (fiction, documentary, and animation)

• Portuguese (Portuguese films of fiction, documentary, and animation)

• Experimental (films that challenge narrative and technical conventions)

• Curtinhas (films for children up to 30 minutes)

• Music Videos (music videos for Portuguese bands or artists, or directed by Portuguese filmmakers, up to 30 minutes)

• Take One! (films up to 30 minutes, directed by students enrolled in Portuguese higher education institutions or Portuguese students studying in film schools abroad)

• My Generation (dedicated to teenagers, with films up to 30 minutes)

Festival Dates

The 33rd Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival will be held from 12th to 20th of July 2025.

Recognition

Curtas Vila do Conde is part of the OSCAR® Qualifying Film Festival List. The Grand Prix of the International Competition and the Best Film Award of the Portuguese Competition are eligible for consideration in the categories of Best Animated/Fiction Short Film (Live Action) at The Academy Awards®, eliminating the need for commercial circuit presentation in the USA, as long as they meet the competition regulations.

Submission Fees

• 16 EUR for submissions by 31st December 2024

• 20 EUR for submissions from 1st January to 28th February 2025

• 25 EUR for submissions after 1st March 2025