CINEFANTASY
CINEFANTASY - INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
Edition n°16 - 2025
From 02 to 07 September 2025
Selection announcement date 15 June 2025
São Paulo, BRAZIL
No entry fees for this festival
Welcome to the 16th Cinefantasy! We created CINEFANTASY – INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL to encourage, discuss, and promote fantastic cinema and its universe. Over fifteen editions, we have presented 1,500 films, held more than 100 educational activities, received 8,000 film submissions, and attracted an audience of over 90,000 people. Now, in 2025, the 16th CINEFANTASY arrives in São Paulo from September 2 to 7, bringing a vibrant program with competitive screenings, special exhibitions, and immersive experiences for all genre lovers. Come be enchanted, surprised, and celebrate this magical and extraordinary universe with us!
- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;- Only Directed by black people;- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Category
Fiction, Animation, Documentary
Duration (Min)
1’
Production's date (Max)
2025
Production's date (Min)
2023
Duration (Max)
25’
Session the Fantastic animation short film.- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Category
Animation
Duration (Min)
1’
Production's date (Max)
2025
Production's date (Min)
2023
Duration (Max)
25’
Specific criteria
- Films exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and fantastic cinema.- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;- Student films not accepted.- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Max)
2025
Production's date (Min)
2023
Duration (Min)
1’
Duration (Max)
25’
- A special selection of French fantastic films celebrating 200 years of diplomatic relations between France and Brazil.
- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;
- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;
- Student films not accepted.
- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Production countries
France
Production's date (Max)
2025
Production's date (Min)
2023
Duration (Min)
1’
Category
Animation, Fiction, Documentary
Duration (Max)
25’
Spanish film session.- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;- Student films not accepted- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Category
Animation, Fiction, Documentary
Duration (Min)
1’
Genre
Adventure, Horror, Detective / Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy, Fable, Film noir, Suspense, Science Fiction, Western
Production's date (Max)
2025
Production's date (Min)
2023
Duration (Max)
25’
FANTASTIC BRAZIL - Brazilian film sessionOnly films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Duration (Min)
1’
Languages of dialogues
Portuguese
Production countries
Brazil
Production's date (Max)
2025
Production's date (Min)
2023
Duration (Max)
25’
- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;
- Only Directed by Women;
- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;
- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2023
Production's date (Max)
2025
Duration (Min)
1’
Category
Animation, Fiction, Documentary
Duration (Max)
25’
- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;
- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;
- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2023
Production's date (Max)
2025
Duration (Min)
1’
Genre
Science Fiction
Category
Animation, Fiction, Documentary
Duration (Max)
25’
- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;
- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;
- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2023
Production's date (Max)
2025
Duration (Min)
1’
Category
Animation, Fiction, Documentary
Genre
Horror, Mystery, Suspense, Detective / Thriller
Duration (Max)
25’
- Films celebrating LGBTQIA+ diversity within fantastic cinema, featuring narratives that explore identities, bodies, and universes beyond traditional norms.
- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;
- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;
- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2023
Production's date (Max)
2025
Duration (Min)
1’
Category
Animation, Documentary, Fiction
Duration (Max)
25’
- Running time for all shorts must be less than 25 minutes;
- The films shall be a premiere on the city of São Paulo;
- All submitted films must have been completed after January, 1st, 2023.
- Only films that fit within the fantastic genre (horror, science fiction, or fantasy) will be accepted. This includes fiction, animation, and documentary films.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2023
Production's date (Max)
2025
Duration (Min)
1’
Category
Animation, Documentary, Fiction
Duration (Max)
25’
Videos
Festival prize list
2022
- Best Feature - Huesera - Dir.: Michelle Garza Cervera
2023
- Best Feature Film - Omen - Director: Baloji
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