Festival Kinoarte De Cinema (27)

Festival Start: 02 November 2025      Festival Ende: 09 November 2025

The 27th Kinoarte Film Festival, to be held from November 2nd to November 9th, is receiving applications for its competitive sessions of short films. Films up to 25 minutes long, produced from January 2024 may participate in the Ibero-American, National, Paranaense and Londrinense competitions.

Geldpreise: 1,400$

Iberoamerican Short Film Competition

1. Best short film official jury

2. Best short film popular jury


National Short Film Competition

3. Best short film official jury: Francelino França Trophy and prize of R$ 5,000.00

4. Best short film popular jury: Francelino França Trophy

5. Best Director: Francelino França Trophy

6. Best Screenplay: Francelino França Trophy

7. Best Art: Francelino França Trophy

8. Best Photo: Francelino França Trophy

9. Best Sound: Francelino França Trophy

10. Best Editing: Francelino França Trophy


Short Film Competition from Paraná

11. Best short film by Competitiva Paranaense official jury: Francelino França Trophy and prize of R$ 2,000.00

12. Best short film popular jury: Francelino França Trophy.


Local Short Film Competition

13. Best short film in the Competitive Local official jury: Francelino França Trophy and prize of R$ 1,000.00

14. Best short film popular jury: Francelino França Trophy.

RULES

A) Films

1 - Only films completed after January 2024 and which have not been shown in previous editions of the Festival will be accepted;

2 - Films captured on any medium and produced in Latin America, Spain and Portugal can be submitted;

3 - Films cannot exceed 24 minutes and 59 seconds, including credits;

4 - All films not spoken in Portuguese must have subtitles in Portuguese;

B) Applications

Applications must be made using one of the following methods:

1 - By sending a DVD of the film and the application form filled in by post


2 - Through the virtual platform Festhome (http://festhome.com)

*Film application is only required by one of the above methods. Films submitted through the websites do not require postage and films sent by post do not require online submission.


For application by post, a single envelope must be sent containing:

1 - DVD of the movie (which can be played on any DVD player). 2 - Application form duly filled in and signed. Application form is available on http://kinoarte.org/festival/

Address:

FESTIVAL KINOARTE DE CINEMA

Avenida Carlos Gomes, 31, Jardim Petrópolis, Londrina-PR, Brazil - Zip Code 86015-400



For online application it is necessary to register the film on one of the online platform (Festhome), apply for Kinoarte Film Festival, being necessary to complete all the steps and receive confirmation of registration.


• Non-Brazilian films registered for the Ibero-American show may have application fee through the virtual platform.

• Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted. The festival organization is not responsible for any technical problems accessing the site.


• There is no limit on entries per person or producer.


C) awards
Iberoamerican Short Film Competition
1. Best short film official jury
2. Best short film popular jury

National Short Film Competition
3. Best short film official jury: Francelino França Trophy and prize of R$ 5,000.00
4. Best short film popular jury: Francelino França Trophy
5. Best Director: Francelino França Trophy
6. Best Screenplay: Francelino França Trophy
7. Best Art: Francelino França Trophy
8. Best Photo: Francelino França Trophy
9. Best Sound: Francelino França Trophy
10. Best Editing: Francelino França Trophy

Short Film Competition from Paraná
11. Best short film by Competitiva Paranaense official jury: Francelino França Trophy and prize of R$ 2,000.00
12. Best short film popular jury: Francelino França Trophy.

Local Short Film Competition
13. Best short film in the Competitive Local official jury: Francelino França Trophy and prize of R$ 1,000.00
14. Best short film popular jury: Francelino França Trophy.


D) Exhibitions 1 - The selected films will be shown in digital format (full HD 1920x1080 video file or in DCP).


2 - It is entirely up to the production of the selected films to finalize the digital files and send them within the deadline stipulated by the organization.



3 - The registered films will not be returned (in the case of copies on DVD) and will integrate the Kinoarte collection, having their rights released for free exhibitions that can be held by the Institute within the Kinoarte Mostra Curtas and Kinoclube projects.



CONTACT

FESTIVAL KINOARTE DE CINEMA

Avenida Carlos Gomes, 31, Jardim Petrópolis, Londrina PR CEP 86015-400

Information: kinoarte@gmail.com

+55 43 3348-1812