Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival 2027 (35th)
Open for submissions
At a glance: Deadline 31 October 2026 (13 days left) · Vila do Conde, Portugal · Festival 9 July 2027 – 18 July 2027 · Short, Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Student · Entry fees apply (details below)
About
Official news (7 Sep 2026): 35th edition 9–18 July 2027; Oscar-qualifying (Grand Prize and Best National Film), now also BAFTA-qualifying and Goya-qualifying; European Film Awards candidate. Submissions open until 30 Apr 2027 (Curtinhas until 15 Apr 2027).
- Location
- Vila do Conde, Portugal
- Festival dates
- 9 July 2027 – 18 July 2027
- Deadlines
- 31 October 2026 · Final deadline €20 fee tier ends
31 January 2027 · Final deadline €25 fee tier ends
15 April 2027 · Deadline Curtinhas (children) deadline
30 April 2027 · Final deadline Final deadline (€30) - Fees
- €20 until 31 Oct 2026; €25 until 31 Jan 2027; €30 until 30 Apr 2027. Take One! (Portuguese film schools) free.
- Eligibility
- International Competition: fiction, animation and documentary up to 60 min, Portuguese premiere required. National Competition: Portuguese directors or majority Portuguese production. Experimental up to 60 min (national premiere). Take One! up to 30 min (Portuguese higher-education schools). Curtinhas up to 30 min for ages 3–12. Submit via FilmFreeway, ShortFilmDepot or Festhome.
- Categories
- Short, Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Student
- Region
- Europe
- Details checked on
- 11 October 2026
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