B`ars In Short (2)

Festival start: 21 November 2025      Festival end: 21 November 2025

b’Ars, Barcelona International Arts & VFX Fair, opens the call for entries to participate in the 2nd edition of the b’Ars in Short screening cycle.

The aim of this cycle is to promote and showcase the creativity and talent of young creators in the fields of animation and VFX, by offering them a platform to present their works and connect with the professional community.

SELECCIONADOS

El objeto de este concurso es la divulgación de las obras y sus artistas en el sector profesional de la animación y los VFX.

La selección conlleva beneficios en visibilidad, contactos y oportunidades:

1. Proyección pública en dos sesiones oficiales del b’Ars 2025: Dentro del programa Inspiring new careers (dirigido a estudiantes de ciclos formativos y grados en animación y vfx) y En el Afterb’Ars (ceremonia de clausura y networking del b’Ars y dirigido a toda la comunidad profesional del sector).

2. Promoción en los canales de comunicación de b’Arsvfx.

3. Acceso con Full Pass a todas las actividades de b’Ars (máximo 4 pases por grupo), y oportunidad de conocer otros jóvenes animadores y profesionales del sector.

DEADLINES

Works must be submitted before September 30, 2025.

The 4 selected short films will be announced during the week of October 20–26, 2025.

The public screening of the short films will take place on November 21, 2025 (morning and afternoon).

REQUIREMENTS

Eligible for this call are works that meet the following requirements:

Participants:

Individuals between 18 and 30 years old. In the case of groups, 75% of the members must fall within this age range.

Participation may be individual or in groups. In the case of groups, only one person must register as the group’s representative.

Production companies, universities, or schools may submit up to a maximum of 5 short films.

The festival does not cover travel and/or accommodation expenses for the selected artists.

Works:

All techniques are accepted: 2D animation, 3D animation, special effects, experimental, stop motion, etc.

Advertising pieces, animation spots, music videos (as long as they include animation or visual effects), VR/AR experiences, and video game cinematics are accepted.

There are no restrictions regarding the theme of the work.

It is mandatory to expressly declare the use of AI in any phase of the production process.

Short films must be completed works. Works in progress will not be accepted.

Short films may be produced in any language, but must always include English subtitles.

The maximum duration of the short film will be 10 minutes (including credits).

All works must include credits.

Short films produced from 2023 onwards (inclusive) will be accepted.

DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION

The submission deadline is September 30, 2025.

To participate in this call, it is necessary to fill in the following FORM, which must include a protected link to the short film with English subtitles.

JURY AND SELECTION CRITERIA

The jury will be composed of national and international professionals from the animation and VFX sector.

The selection committee members will evaluate:

Artistic and technical quality.

Interest of the script.

Boldness of the proposal, originality of the approach, and capacity for innovation in cinematic language.

Narrative clarity and coherence.

The final verdict will be announced during the week of October 20–26, 2025 on the b’Ars website (https://barsvfx.com/
).

Selected participants will be informed by email.

The jury’s decision is final.
The jury may declare the contest void and resolve any aspects not covered in these rules.

COMMITMENTS OF THE SELECTED SHORT FILMS

The selected short films will be part of the b’Ars 2025 program and the artist or production company undertakes to:

Personally attend and present their work on November 21 within the b’ArsVFX program (morning and afternoon).

Provide the information and materials necessary for the screening of the short film.

Provide images from the short film (minimum resolution 300 dpi), full technical and artistic data sheet, and the short film’s poster design (jpg, tiff).

Provide the short film trailer (mov, mp4) with English subtitles and without subtitles.

Provide a complete list of the festivals where the short film has been submitted, indicating selections and awards received.