Festival du film court de Villeurbanne
International Short Films

Edition n°46 - 2025
From 11 to 16 November 2025
Selection announcement date 19 September 2025
Villeurbanne, FRANCE
Films are competing to
GRAND PRIX
PRODUCTION AWARD
AUDIENCE AWARD
Selection criteria
Production countries
France, Guyana, Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, New Caledonia
Production's date (Min)
2024
Duration (Max)
30’
Duration (Min)
1’
Category
Documentary, Experimental, Fiction
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
Mandatory criteria
1) Films submitted to previous editions cannot be re-entered, even in a new version.
2) Industrial, commercial, institutional films are not accepted
3) Non French language films must be submitted with French subtitles. Voice-over translation is not accepted
4) Nationality: The production company is French.
5) The applicant, that is, the right holder have read and accepted the general conditions, including the following reasons of cancellation :
- In case of conviction, sanction or indictment by a French or foreign court of one of the members of the production and/or creative team;
-In the event of suspicion of sexual violence or discrimination by one of the members of the production and/or creative team.
6) The applicant, that is, the right holder guarantees APLC that s.he has all the necessary authorisations from the co-producers, authors, directors, actors and all the people involved in the film in general in order to enter the film in compliance with these regulations.
Films are competing to
GRAND PRIX
AUDIENCE AWARD
Selection criteria
Zones géographiques
EUROPE
Production's date (Min)
2024
Duration (Max)
30’
Duration (Min)
1’
Category
Live Recording, Documentary, Experimental, Fiction
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
Mandatory criteria
1) Films submitted to previous editions cannot be re-entered, even in a new version.
2) Industrial, commercial, institutional films are not accepted
3) Non French language films must be submitted with French subtitles. Voice-over translation is not accepted
4) Nationality of the movie = production company nationality
5) The applicant, that is, the right holder have read and accepted the general conditions, including the following reasons of cancellation :
- In case of conviction, sanction or indictment by a French or foreign court of one of the members of the production and/or creative team;
-In the event of suspicion of sexual violence or discrimination by one of the members of the production and/or creative team.
6) The applicant, that is, the right holder guarantees APLC that s.he has all the necessary authorisations from the co-producers, authors, directors, actors and all the people involved in the film in general in order to enter the film in compliance with these regulations.
Films are competing to
GRAND PRIX
AUDIENCE AWARD
Selection criteria
Zones géographiques
AFRICA, FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, NON-FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST
Production's date (Min)
2024
Duration (Min)
1’
Duration (Max)
30’
Category
Documentary, Experimental, Fiction
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
Mandatory criteria
1) Films submitted to previous editions cannot be re-entered, even in a new version.
2) Industrial, commercial, institutional films are not accepted
3) Non French language films must be submitted with French subtitles. Voice-over translation is not accepted
4) Nationality of the movie = production company nationality
5) The applicant, that is, the right holder have read and accepted the general conditions, including the following reasons of cancellation :
- In case of conviction, sanction or indictment by a French or foreign court of one of the members of the production and/or creative team;
-In the event of suspicion of sexual violence or discrimination by one of the members of the production and/or creative team.
6) The applicant, that is, the right holder guarantees APLC that s.he has all the necessary authorisations from the co-producers, authors, directors, actors and all the people involved in the film in general in order to enter the film in compliance with these regulations.
Films are competing for
GRAND PRIX
BEST ANIMATION
AUDIENCE AWARD
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2024
Duration (Max)
30’
Duration (Min)
1’
Category
Animation
Zones géographiques
WORLD
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
Mandatory criteria
1) Films submitted to previous editions cannot be re-entered, even in a new version.
2) Industrial, commercial, institutional films are not accepted
3) Non French language films must be submitted with French subtitles. Voice-over translation is not accepted
4) Nationality of the movie = production company nationality
5) The applicant, that is, the right holder have read and accepted the general conditions, including the following reasons of cancellation :
- In case of conviction, sanction or indictment by a French or foreign court of one of the members of the production and/or creative team;
-In the event of suspicion of sexual violence or discrimination by one of the members of the production and/or creative team.
6) The applicant, that is, the right holder guarantees APLC that s.he has all the necessary authorisations from the co-producers, authors, directors, actors and all the people involved in the film in general in order to enter the film in compliance with these regulations.
Festival prize list
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