Curtas Vila do Conde 2027 - International Film Festival

Deadline: 30 April 2027 [ 7+ months remaining ]
Results Announcement Expected: 7 June 2027

The call for entries for Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival 2027 is open.

The festival accepts short films, including animations, documentaries, fiction films, experimental films, and music videos, produced in 2026 or 2027 in digital (DCP) or film (16 mm or 35 mm), with a maximum duration of 60 minutes.

Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Portugal, reaching its 35th edition in 2027.

The Festival’s main objective is the promotion of audiovisual and film production, selected according to quality criteria, at an event which focuses not only on the discovery of new films and directors, but also on the legacy of cinema.

Films can be submitted in the following competitions:

International (fiction, documentary and animation)
Portuguese (Portuguese films of fiction, documentary and animation)
Experimental (films that defy narrative and technical conventions)
Curtinhas (films for kids until 30 minutes)
Music Videos (music videos for Portuguese bands or artists, or directed by Portuguese authors until 30 minutes)
Take One! (films no longer than 30 minutes, directed by students enrolled in Portuguese higher education institutions or Portuguese students enrolled in film schools abroad)
My Generation (dedicated to teenagers, with films no longer than 30 minutes)

Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is part of the Academy Awards Qualifying Festival List. Both the winners of the International Competition’s Great Prize and the Portuguese Competition’s Best Film Award become eligible for the Best Live Action Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film, or Best Animated Short Film at the Academy Awards^®, according to the films’ categories, therefore exempting from the obligation of a commercial release in the United States, and provided they comply with the Academy’s regulations.

The 35th Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, organised by Curtas Metragens – Cooperativa de Produção Cultural CRL, based in Vila do Conde, Portugal, will be held from 9th to 18th July 2027.