Frame-se Resende, Festival de cinema de bolso (1)

Festival start: 16 December 2026      Festival end: 16 December 2026

FRAME-SE Resende is a national pocket film festival focused on boosting, broadcasting, and awarding audiovisual productions created exclusively through mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. The event consolidates itself as a major competitive showcase and a hub for fostering the creative economy, encouraging filmmakers, independent collectives, and producers from all over Brazil to submit their works and compete for recognition on the big screen.The backbone of the project is its National Competitive Showcase, which takes over the professional theaters of Cine Show for 7 weeks of public screenings. There, films compete for outstanding official awards for the best works across various technical and artistic categories, culminating in a glamorous Grand Gala Night complete with a red carpet. Aligned with its role of social impact, the festival actively drives audience development by engaging the region's school ecosystem (both public and private networks). This synergy opens space for the Student Parallel Showcase, an exclusive window that offers students the unique opportunity to experience hands-on production and exhibit their original creations within the official programming of a major film festival.


FRAME-SE Resende is a national pocket film festival dedicated to fostering and rewarding the creativity of filmmakers from all across Brazil through films shot on mobile phones. With a 7-week Competitive Showcase on Cine Show screens and a major awards ceremony at the Gala Night, the festival also drives audience development and cultural inclusion, bringing students from public and private schools to an exclusive Parallel Showcase. It is mobile technology at the service of the power of independent cinema.

Director General's Statement"The smartphone that isolates today will be the lens that connects the filmmaker to recognition and the celebration of their art on the big screen tomorrow." The central focus and raison d'être of FRAME-SE Resende is to reward independent creative excellence and encourage those who produce cinema using the technology they carry in their own pockets. Our main course is the festival itself, its national competitive showcase, and the major awards that celebrate the talent of filmmakers from all over the country. Our great cherry on top is utilizing this driving force to invite schools—regardless of whether they are public or private—and fulfill the indispensable role of audience development. Through a Student Parallel Showcase, we give students the chance to get hands-on and see their creations included in the rigor of a true film festival, while maintaining absolute neutrality and focusing entirely on the transformative power of art.

— Edgar Ziler Freitas, Director General

Short Film Categories
Best Short Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Actor / Actress

Feature Film Categories
Best Feature Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Actor / Actress

Special Festival AwardMobile Technical Innovation: Awarded to the Best Film of the festival. Nature and Items of the Awards

The festival is strictly cultural and competitive, meaning there will be no cash prizes.

The winners of each of the categories listed above will receive:
Physical Trophy: Officially presented during the ceremony at the Grand Gala Night.

Digital Seal: The official "Winner" laurel to be freely used in the project's promotional materials.

Partner Prizes: Products, services, or mentorships offered by sponsors and supporters, which will be announced throughout the festival based on availability.

SUBMISSION RULES AND TERMS – FRAME-SE RESENDE 2026

1. The Golden Rule (Capture and Format)Capture Devices: 100% of the footage must be captured exclusively using Smartphones or Tablets.

The image sensor must belong to the mobile device.

Prohibitions: The use of DSLR, Mirrorless, or conventional camcorders is expressly prohibited.

Drone Usage: Allowed exclusively for aerial shots and limited to a maximum of 5% of the film's total runtime.

Artificial Intelligence: Allowed only in post-production (such as color correction, audio cleaning, or effects).

Footage 100% generated by AI will be automatically disqualified.

Archive Material (Found Footage): The use of third-party footage or historical materials is permitted, limited to 5% of the total runtime, provided it is strictly necessary for the narrative and ownership rights are proven.

Screen Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape) format is mandatory, in 16:9 or 2.35:1 (Scope) aspect ratios. Films in vertical format (9:16) will be disqualified.

Proof of Origin: It is mandatory to attach photos or a behind-the-scenes (making-of) video of up to 30 seconds proving the use of a smartphone or tablet. Failure to provide this will invalidate the submission