for entries submitted by December 31, 2023

for entries submitted Jan 1 - Feb 29, 2024

for entires submitted Mar 1 - April 30, 2024

Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Portugal, reaching its 32nd edition in 2024, taking place from 13 to 21 July.

  
Assuming as its main objective the promotion and diffusion of cinematographic and audiovisual works, selected according to quality criteria, Curtas Vila do Conde bets on the discovery of new films and directors and also on the recognised legacy of Cinema.

  
Short film with **animations, documentaries, fiction films, experimental films and music videos**, produced in 2023 or 2024, with a maximum duration of 60 minutes (exception made, limit of less than 30 minutes, for Curtinhas – youth and children; My Generation – competitive section aimed at teenagers; Take One! – student films; and video clips), preferably with subtitles in Portuguese or English, are admitted to the various competitions.

  
Beginning in 2024, the festival will accept in the Portuguese Competition all short films having a majority of Portuguese production. Films made by foreign students in Portuguese higher education institutions will also be accepted for the Take One! Competition.

Artists are responsible for any production costs for the works submitted.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

\- Great Prize (for the best film in competition); - Animation Award (to distinguish an animation film in competition); - Manoel de Oliveira Award (to distinguish a documentary in competition); - Fiction Award (to distinguish a fiction film in competition).

  
PORTUGUESE COMPETITION

\- Best Film Award (to the best film in the Portuguese Competition);

\- Best Director Award (to a distinguished filmmaker in the Portuguese Competition);

Films in the Portuguese competition are also eligible for the International Competition awards. All films by directors of Portuguese nationality are eligible, as well as those having a majority of Portuguese production.

  

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