Festival Description: La Guarimba is a film festival situated in the southern Italian region of Calabria with the aim of bringing the cinema back to the people and the people back to the cinema. It works with cinema and illustration using culture as a vehicle to promote our values of participatory democracy, integration, and accessibility.

La Guarimba International Film Festival Call for Entries

• All short films of any nationality and language can participate.
• All themes are allowed.
• The maximum length will be 30 minutes (including credits).
• Only those films produced after January 1st of 2024 will be accepted.
• All formats will be accepted.
• There are no limits to the number of entries a filmmaker may enter, but these have to be submitted separately.
• The festival will also accept films that already premiered in theatres, in other festivals, or are available online. 

Categories: 

• Fiction
• Animation
• Documentary
• Experimental - INSOMNIA
• Music Video
• Children's Animation - La Grotta dei Piccoli
• Environmental Shorts - La Grotta dei Piccoli
• DANCE!

Important information

• Rules and Submission via Filmfreeway
• Call for Entries
• Deadline: 10 March 2026 (regular), 31 March 2026 (late deadline)