La ReA Short Film Festival (4)

Festival start: 04 September 2026      Festival end: 06 September 2026

The 4th edition of La ReA Short Film Festival will take place from Friday, September 4th, 2026 to Sunday, September 6th, 2026 in Roche-en-Ardenne, at the Le Faubourg Saint Antoine cinema (formerly Le Carrefour), as well as on the adjacent square:

Place du Bronze
6980 La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium

The call for entries is now open!

The festival features a national (Belgique) and international selection of short films, along with a dedicated section for children’s films.

Youth Selection:

- Audience Award

Official Selection/ National:

- Jury Prize
- National Prize
- Script Prize
- Audience Prize
- Youth Prize

Official Selection: We accept short films lasting between 4 and 20 minutes (including credits). We do not accept documentaries. For foreign-language films, French subtitles are compulsory.


National Selection:

We accept Belgian short films with a duration between 4 and 20 minutes (credits included). Documentaries are not accepted. For films in Flemish or english, French subtitles are mandatory.

Movie for Children selection:

We accept short films in French lasting between 3 and 20 minutes (including credits). We do not accept documentaries.

By submitting your film, you agree to the following:

- Parts of your film - including a trailer, teaser, film poster, extracts and stills - will be used for promotional purposes.

- The entry fee is non-refundable.

How to register:

Participation in the festival is open to any individual or legal entity, amateur or professional.

There is a registration fee to cover the costs of the festival, which is non-refundable under any circumstances.
Registration on the Festhome website is open from 3 january 2026 to 15 June 2026 inclusive.

The films selected must be sent to us in DCP format.

Information should include the name of the director, the year the film was made, its title, its running time and, if applicable, the name of the production company.

The Festival reserves the right to refuse any incomplete application.

All films submitted for selection will be viewed by the festival organisers, who will draw up a shortlist of 10 films. The selection criteria are at the discretion of the jury members.

However, the quality and originality of the script, technique and aesthetics of the audiovisual work will be valued. Candidates will be informed by e-mail of the decision concerning their work. No appeal will be lodged against this decision.

The films will be screened on one evening during the competition. The festival organiser will determine the order and date of screening for each film selected. These choices may not be contested.

Once a film has been included in the selection, it cannot be withdrawn.

By virtue of their participation, participants indemnify the organisers and the jury against any claims by third parties, in particular with regard to rights relating to the ownership of the audio and video content used and the image rights of the people featured in their film.

Each participant therefore undertakes to be the full owner of the rights relating in particular to the music, sounds and images used in the making of their short film and to compensate those entitled for the use of sound or visual material that is not free of rights. In particular, participants must be able to provide, if necessary, the copyright assignment contracts of the people appearing in their films, as well as parental authorisation for minors.