ClujShorts ISFF 2025

Event Description

ClujShorts International Short Film Festival is a cultural event that takes place annually in Cluj Napoca, Romania. ClujShorts is an event fully owned and organized by Persona Association and aims at establishing itself as a major international festival, while continuing to act as a platform for showcasing excellent works from around the Globe, and simultaneously contributing to the development and growth of the regional industry and talent.

2025 Call for Entries

• Films must have been completed after JANUARY 1, 2022  for entering the competition
• All non-English films must have English subtitles.
• All films must be submitted via online screener.
• Works-in-progress will be considered, provided they will be completed prior to the festival.
• Please do NOT send stills or press kits.  If your film is selected, we will ask you to email us a still image at that time.
• You may enter more than one film, but you must complete a separate entry form and pay entry fee for each film.
• Films previously submitted to ClujShorts International Short Film Festival are NOT eligible.
  
  
  

Sections

• Official Competition – competitive section containing all genres with the highest scores, as decided by the Festival Selection Committee; Short films must not exceed a length of 20 minutes.

  Special Screenings (Out of the Competition) – Eligible are works submitted in accordance with festival regulations that were not selected for competition.

• Festival Regulations
• Submission form
• Deadline:  November 30, 2024, 12:00 AM EET.
  
  

 2024 Festival Coverage

• Winners

2019 Festival Coverage:

• Official Selection

NB: Exact April 2025 Festival Dates to be confirmed