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Short Film Showcase Vila de Noia
16 Jun 2025
Call for entries
10 Jul 2026
Final deadline
10 Sep 2026
Notification date
13 Nov 2025
22 Nov 2025
Festival start: 13 November 2025 Festival end: 22 November 2025
Noia Town Council is organising the 27th Vila de Noia Short Film Festival 2026, which will take place in the final quarter of this year, cementing its position as one of the leading events on the Galician, national and international scene.
With a history spanning more than a quarter of a century, the Festival reaffirms its commitment to audiovisual creation, the promotion of new talent, the screening of innovative works and the dissemination of film culture.
Cash Prizes: 9,868€
4.1 Official Awards
• Best Short Film: €3,000 + Trophy
• Best Director: €700 + Trophy
• Best Screenplay: €500 + Trophy
• Xosé Manuel Olveira “Pico” Award for Best Actor: €500 + Trophy
• Best Actress: €500 + Trophy.
• Best Animated Short Film: €1,500 + Trophy
• Best Documentary Short Film: €1,500 + Trophy
• Special Audience Award: €1,168 + Trophy
• Corto Galicia Amateur Award: €300 + Trophy
4.2 Other prizes
• Best Spanish Short Film (sponsored by El Blog del Cine Español): Trophy + €200 worth of advertising on their website.
The prizes will be charged to budget item ___
Essential condition: representatives of the winning entries must be present at the awards ceremony in order to receive the cash prize.
OFFICIAL REGULATIONS OF THE “XXVII MOSTRA DE CURTAS VILA DE NOIA 2026”
Noia Town Council is organising the 27th Vila de Noia Short Film Festival 2026, which will take place in the final quarter of this year, cementing its position as one of the leading events on the Galician, national and international scene.
With a history spanning more than a quarter of a century, the Festival reaffirms its commitment to audiovisual creation, the promotion of new talent, the screening of innovative works and the dissemination of film culture.
1.- ENTRANTS
All professional and amateur fiction and animated short films produced after 1 January 2025 are eligible to enter, provided they have not been commercially released in cinemas, on DVD, video or television in Spain.
• Entries should preferably be in Galician or Spanish.
• If filmed in other languages, subtitles in Galician or Spanish are mandatory.
Participants agree that:
• The authors and/or producers assume full responsibility for screening rights and any resulting claims.
• The organisers are exempt from any legal liability.
4. CATEGORIES AND AWARDS
The Mostra grants awards to recognize artistic, technical, and interpretative excellence in short filmmaking.
4.1 Official awards
• Best Short Film: €3,000 + Trophy
• Best Director: €700 + Trophy
• Best Screenplay: €500 + Trophy
• Xosé Manuel Olveira “Pico” Award for Best Actor: €500 + Trophy
• Best Actress: €500 + Trophy.
• Best Animated Short Film: €1,500 + Trophy
• Best Documentary Short Film: €1,500 + Trophy
• Special Audience Award: €1,168 + Trophy
• Corto Galicia Amateur Award: €300 + Trophy
4.2 Other prizes
• Best Spanish Short Film (sponsored by El Blog del Cine Español): Trophy + €200 worth of advertising on their website.
The prizes will be charged to budget item ___
Essential condition: representatives of the winning entries must be present at the awards ceremony in order to receive the cash prize.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
15 Sep 25
No Fee
Submissions deadline
15 Sep 25
No Fee
Submissions deadline
15 Sep 25
The awarding of the prize will be based on an overall assessment of the work, i.e. the script, the direction, the editing, the rhythm and narrative timing, the photography, the acting work, etc. Amateur short films produced in Galicia will participate in this award.
Directors who have already won in previous editions will not be able to participate in this section, with the exception of school projects or amateur charity groups.
