Ficar Entrimo 2026 (4)

Festival start: 05 July 2026      Festival end: 11 July 2026

The Rural Galician Short Film Festival is celebrating its fourth edition, consolidating itself as a small-scale cultural initiative in rural Galicia, held in the town of Entrimo (Ourense), in the heart of the Xurés Natural Park. The festival is dedicated to promoting cinema, encouraging community participation, and highlighting the value of the local territory.
Throughout its previous editions, the festival has demonstrated a strong ability to attract audiences and generate a positive impact on local cultural life, becoming a meeting point for audiences, creators, and the region itself.
The festival was awarded the 3rd Prize for Cultural Management 2025 “Adolfo Prada,” granted by the Department of Culture of the Provincial Council of Ourense.

The fourth edition of the festival will focus on comedy and territory in a rural context, placing special emphasis on animation. It will pay particular attention to the Galician rural environment—its landscapes, cultural identity, and ways of life—approached from a humorous and contemporary perspective. At the same time, it will remain open to works from other contexts that align with the project’s theme.

The festival will maintain its open and international spirit, allowing the participation of short films from other regions and encouraging exchange, as it has done in previous editions.

AWARDS

Recognitions will be granted in various categories, including:

• Best Short Film Award (Jury Selection)

• Best Non-Professional Short Film Award (Jury Selection)

• Audience Award

Winners will receive trophies, diplomas, and possible cash or in-kind incentives (depending on the festival’s sponsors).

1. OBJECTIVE

The 2026 Short Film Festival aims to promote audiovisual creation and give visibility to the territory, highlighting humor in screenwriting as well as animation. This edition seeks to showcase the creativity of both emerging and established filmmakers whose works reflect humor, territory, and animation.

2. PARTICIPANTS

The 4th edition of the International Short Film and Art Festival Ficar Entrimo 2025 is open to anyone interested—filmmakers, students, professionals, or film enthusiasts—regardless of age or nationality.

3. CATEGORIES AND THEME

Short films may be submitted in the following categories:

Fiction: Works with original narratives about youth in rural settings.

Animation: Animated productions addressing the festival’s theme.


4. SHORT FILM REQUIREMENTS

Submitted short films must be related to the purpose of the competition and may be silent or include sound.

A maximum of two short films may be submitted, each accompanied by its title and, optionally, a brief explanatory text about the audiovisual project.

Maximum duration: 30 minutes (including credits).

Films must be in Galician or Spanish, or subtitled into Galician or Spanish if in another language.

Only films produced from January 1, 2015 onwards will be accepted.

Works must align with the theme: “Humor, territory, and animation.”

Any format or technique is accepted.


5. REGISTRATION

Registration must be completed via the form available on the Festhome platform. Participants must submit:

A viewing or download link to the short film (Vimeo, private YouTube, or Drive).

Technical details of the work.

A brief synopsis (maximum 200 words).

Information about the director and production team.

A signed screening authorization.


6. SELECTION AND JURY

A specialized committee will evaluate the short films based on creativity, technical quality, narrative, and relevance to the theme.

Selected films will become part of the festival’s Official Selection and will be screened during the event dates.


7. RIGHTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

Participants guarantee they hold the screening rights to the submitted short films and grant the festival permission to exhibit them event.

The organizers may use excerpts for promotional purposes.


8. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

Submitting to the festival implies full acceptance of these rules. Any unforeseen issues will be resolved by the organization.

For more information, contact: ficarentrimo@gmail.com