Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Festival Description: The 47th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is organised under the patronage of the French Ministry for Culture by the association Sauve qui peut le court métrage (hereafter “SQP”) with support from the City of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont Auvergne Métropole, Puy-de- Dôme Departmental Council, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, the Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs, the French National Centre for Cinema and Animation, the European Union, the Regional Directorate for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion (ACSÉ), the French Ministry for National Education and other public and private partners. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is a qualifying festival for the Oscars®, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, the European Film Awards, and the César Awards.
2026 Call for Entries (Archive)
The 47th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival will take place from 30 January to 7 February 2026.
International Competition
Requirements:
Maximum running time: 40 minutes
Origin: All except France, France, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, France, Reunion (island), France, Martinique, France, New Caledonia, France, French polynesia, Saint-Martin (French part), French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Main one only)
Accepted categories: Animation, Experimental, Documentary, Fiction
Submission deadlines :
- July 10, 2025 for films made between October 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024.
- September 25, 2025 for films made after January 1st, 2025.
National Competition (French films)
Requirements:
Maximum running time: 59 minutes
Accepted countries of production: France, France, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, France, Reunion (island), France, Martinique, France, New Caledonia, France, French polynesia, Saint-Martin (French part), French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Main one only)
Accepted categories: Animation, Experimental, Documentary, Fiction
Film registration deadline:
- July 10, 2025 for films made between October 1, 2024 and December 2025
- October 2, 2025 for films made after October 1, 2025
XR - Extended Reality section
Requirements:
Period of production: Film produced after January 2024
Maximum running time: 59 minutes
Accepted categories: Animation, Experimental, Documentary, Fiction
Final deadline: Sep 25, 2025
Festival's regulations and online submission via Shortfilmdepot
ARCHIVE
2023 Festival Coverage
Theme in Focus: Libido
Of the 24 films on offer, nearly 40% are animated films (five fiction and four documentaries). Can sexuality, which, quite logically and literally, is embodied on the screen in the actor’s flesh, equally satisfy us in sketched or animated form? Without question, the answer is yes. Let us not forget that the history of art offers us a broad sample of erotic works, from Japanese prints (also called shunga, spring images, or pillow images) that appear towards the end of the seventeenth century to the sensual sculptures of Aristide Maillol (1861-1944). In its own way, animation cinema knows how to address this theme.
2020 Festival Coverage (ARCHIVE)
2018 Festival News
- Rosto Reruns: Festival Premiere and Doc at the 2018 Clermont-Ferrand Fest
- Selected Films (International Competition)
NB: 2027 Festival Dates are tentative
Event Dates
- From 30 January 2027 to 07 February 2027
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