CONCOURS ÉTUDIANT FILMORAMAX x BELLECOUR ÉCOLE (1)

Festival start: 12 December 2025      Festival end: 13 December 2025

Everything begins with an idea, a line, a movement — a spark born on a sheet of paper, that comes to life and starts to move.

It’s this magic that Bellecour École and Filmoramax have decided to celebrate together through a student animation film competition, entirely dedicated to the young talents who will shape the cinema of tomorrow.

Behind this project lies a shared ambition: to offer a stage to the new generation of artists, allowing them to express their vision, tell their stories, and reveal to audiences the emotional power of animation.
This competition is much more than a contest — it’s a meeting point:
between the school and the festival, between students and professionals, between passion and the future.

Throughout the day, participants and the public will dive into the world of animated creation through inspiring masterclasses, exclusive screenings, and an award ceremony celebrating the most promising talents.

The masterclasses will take place at Bellecour École, a place of learning and transmission where tomorrow’s creators are shaped every day.
The screenings of the competing films will be held at UGC Confluence, bringing the audience to life through the rhythm of student imagination.
Finally, the day will conclude where it all began — at Bellecour École — with the award ceremony and a closing gala marked by sharing, creativity, and celebration.

Two distinctions will be awarded:

Audience Award, reflecting the emotions and favorites of the audience.

Grand Jury Prize, presented by a panel of animation film professionals, offering the winner a one-year UGC subscription for two people — to keep nurturing their passion, film after film.

Program – Friday, December 12, 2025

10:00 – 11:00 AM: Masterclass – Bellecour École

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Screenings – UGC Confluence

2:00 – 3:00 PM: Masterclass – Bellecour École

3:30 – 4:45 PM: Screenings – UGC Confluence

7:30 PM: Award Ceremony – Bellecour École

9:00 PM: Closing Gala – Bellecour École

Awards

Grand Prize: UGC annual subscription for two people

Audience Award: Voted via QR Code

Main Information:


• Maximum duration for submissions: 12 minutes.

• French films must include English subtitles.

• Foreign films must include English or French subtitles.

• Selected films must provide a DCP ready to be sent.

• Free submissions open: October 13, 2025 – December 1, 2025.

• Selection announcement: December 5, 2025.
Full Terms & Conditions (English):

We accept films of all genres minimum 1 minute maximum 12 minutes long.

ALL FILMS MUST HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FROM 01/01/2024.

Submissions are accepted via electronic submission only through Festhome.

Films must be in French, ALL FOREIGN FILMS MUST BE SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH or FRENCH.

FOR FRENCH FILMS WE WILL REQUIRE ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

No limit to the number of projects you may submit.

Submissions are free of charge.

By submitting to us, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience at
Filmoramax, Lyon, France during the festival.
We may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with.

Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English or French subtitles (if in a language other than French), it will be automatically rejected. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.

Entrants are prohibited from contacting the judges during the competition. Any entrant who
attempts to contact a judge will be disqualified. The decision of the judges is final.

Entrants must be 18 years or older to enter the contest. Misrepresentation of age, upon discovery, will forfeit entry to the contest.
Entries must be received on or before the deadlines.

All submitted material must be original, and all rights must be wholly owned by the writer(s).

All entries must be the original, and unpublished, un-produced, un-optioned work of the entrant.

The entrant ensures that he or she is the sole author of the work and that it does not infringe on any existing copyright.

The competition, its judges, and its officers accept no liability whatsoever for any claims of
damages, real or perceived, by any entrant(s) as a result of their participation in this contest.

By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.

By entering the competition you hereby accept these competition rules.

We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.

Full Regulations (English):

We accept films of all genres — minimum length: 1 minute / maximum length: 12 minutes.

All films must have been produced and directed on or after January 1, 2024.

Submissions are accepted exclusively through online submission via Festhome.

Films must be in French. All foreign films must have English or French subtitles.

Submission is free of charge.

By submitting your film, you grant us the right to screen your film free of charge to a public audience at Filmoramax, Lyon, France, during the festival.

We may promote excerpts of your film on social media and in press materials.

All technical issues with submitted films are the sole responsibility of the filmmakers.

If, at the time of judging, your video file does not work or lacks English or French subtitles (for films in a language other than French), it will be automatically disqualified. Please contact the festival team as soon as possible if you encounter any problems with the submission process, and a solution will be found.

Participants are strictly forbidden from contacting the judges during the competition. Any participant attempting to contact a judge will be disqualified. The judges’ decision is final.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older to enter the competition. Any false declaration of age will result in disqualification.

Submissions must be received no later than the stated deadlines.

All submitted materials must be original, and all rights must belong entirely to the author(s).

The participant guarantees that they are the sole author of the work and that it does not infringe any existing copyright.

The competition, its judges, and its organizers accept no responsibility for any claim for damages, real or perceived, by any participant arising from their participation in this competition.

By submitting your film, you agree to our terms and conditions and to these official regulations.

We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions at any time.