Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Festival Description: The 46th 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.
2025 Call for Entries
The 47th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival will take place from 31 January to 8 February 2025.
International Competition
Requirements:
Films completed after: October 1st, 2023
Maximum running time: 40 minutes
Origin: All countries (except France)
Festival screening format: DCP
Deadline: 3 October 2024
National Competition (French films)
Requirements:
Films completed after: October 1st, 2023
Maximum running time: 59 minutes
Origin: France as main country of production
Festival screening format: DCP
Deadline (National Competition): 10 October 2024
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: 2026 Festival Dates are tentative
Event Dates
- From 31/01/2026 to 08/02/2026
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