Festival Atmosphères - Concours de courts métrages (16)

Inicio Festival: 07 octubre 2026      Fin Festival: 11 octubre 2026

Contest is open to everyone !

Topic of the contest is "The Dream life".

You can submit your any type of film up to 15 minutes max.

Festival Atmospheres uses all kinds of art forms in order to arouse afterthought and commitment to an accessible and constructive sustainable development.

Premios en Metálico: 1,000€

Awards (section in progress)


PROFESSIONAL JURY'S CHOICE

- Trophy and digital laurel "Winner of the 16th Atmosphères Festival Short Film Competition"
- Purchase and broadcast by Ushuaïa TV
- Script development support for a future project for a production company (Regards association)
- Screening of the film at the short film evening during the festival
- Invitation to the closing ceremony
- Invitation to the "New Narratives" webinars, with scientists and audiovisual professionals.


STUDENT JURY'S CHOICE

- Sound post-production for a future short film by HUB 17
- Invitation to the closing ceremony
- Invitation to the "New Narratives" webinars, with scientists and audiovisual professionals.

- Digital Award "Winner of the 16th Atmosphères Festival Short Film Competition"


ECOPROD AWARD

- Invitation to the closing ceremony
- 1-year membership for the production company
- Invitation to the "New Narratives" webinars, featuring scientists and audiovisual professionals.


AUDIENCE FAVORITE

- France Télévisions grant worth €1,000
- Invitation to the closing ceremony
- Invitation to the "New Narratives" webinars, featuring scientists and audiovisual professionals.

- Digital Award "Winner of the 16th Atmosphères Festival Short Film Competition"


THE FINALISTS

- Digital Award "Finalist of the 13th Atmosphères Festival Short Film Competition"
- Screening of the film at the Short Film Evening
- Invitation to the opening and closing ceremonies
- Invitation to the "New Narratives" webinars, featuring scientists and audiovisual professionals.

- Licenses for the IMAGINE 2050 audiovisual MOOC.

"IMAGINER TOMORROW" COLLECTION
Among the finalists, one French film under 12 minutes will be selected for this collection of short films initiated by the CUT! Collective (United Cinema for Transition) and will benefit from visibility and distribution opportunities.

I – Registration & Rights

The competition is open to all amateur and professional filmmakers worldwide. All participants under the age of 18 must have obtained parental authorization before registering for the competition.

Participants guarantee that the submitted works are original and unpublished (reproduction of existing works is prohibited) and that they are the sole holders of the exploitation rights attached to these works. As such, participants are responsible for obtaining authorization from all third parties who directly or indirectly participated in the creation of the work and/or who believe they have any rights to assert, and assume responsibility for all resulting payments.

In general, participants indemnify the organizers of this competition against any claims, actions, or demands that may be brought by any third party, for any reason whatsoever, in connection with the exercise of the rights granted herein and more generally with respect to all guarantees and commitments made under this agreement.

ATMOSPHERES 21, a non-profit organization (Association loi 1901), which organizes the Atmosphères Festival, reserves the right to conduct any verification necessary for the application of this article.

II - Eligibility Criteria

To participate in the competition, applicants must:

- be at least 18 years old - or have parental authorization if they are minors;

- submit a film in French or with French subtitles (VOSTFR);

- adhere to the competition themes;

- respect the stated deadline;

- not have participated in the competition more than three times with the same film;

- have read and accepted the competition rules;

- possess the distribution rights and ensure the protection of their work;

- not have submitted more than two films to this same competition;

The following are accepted:

- Animated films, documentaries, and fiction films under 15 minutes.

- HD files (a viewing link must be provided for registration).

- The film can be made using any means and on any medium.

- A minimum quality of 720p is required.

Contact us: cinema@festivalatmospheres.com