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La Guarimba International Film Festival 2027

31 March 2027

City

Amantea, Italy

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Website

http://www.laguarimba.com/

Edition

Final submission deadline

2027-03-31

Submission/Registration Fee

Yes

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.

2027 La Guarimba International Film Festival Call for Entries

Eligibility:

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 2025 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: 30 September 2026 (earlybird), 10 March 2027 (regular), 31 March 2027 (late deadline)