Submissions deadline
31 May 27
2.4€
09 Jun 2026
Call for entries
31 Aug 2026
Early deadline
31 Dec 2026
Standard deadline
31 Mar 2026
Late deadline
31 May 2027
Extended deadline
11
mths
15 Jun 2027
Notification date
02 Jul 2027
04 Jul 2027
Festival start: 02 July 2027 Festival end: 04 July 2027
NewBorn Short Film Festival Berlin showcases outstanding short & Features Films from around the globe.
NewBorn Short Film Festival will always be proud to treat films with the highest regard and to give a home to new projects for audiences to discover and celebrate!
Awards:
Best Screenplay
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Narrative Short Film
Best Experimental Short Film
Best Animation
Best Music Video
Best Student Short Film
Best Creative AI Short Film
Best Documentary Feature Film
Best Narrative Feature Film
Audience Award
Prizes
1. Film Festival Strategy Counseling by NewBorn Short Film Agency, valued $ 1500*. Guiding Films to Festival Success with Strategic Precision and Maximum Impact.
2. iPitch.tv Service, 12-month Award Subscription, valued $189.00
*excepted the already NewBorn Short Film Agency's clients
ANY GENRE, ANY YEAR
OUTSTANDING FILMS
RULES AND SUBMISSIONS
The entrant/submitter/moviemaker hereby certifies that he possesses the right(s) and all of the proper clearances to submit the movie, including, but not limited to image rights, talent releases, soundtrack and/or source music releases; and assumes all responsibility for their material. NEWBORN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL accepts no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any movie submitted to the festival.
Every entry/submission will be judged based on its directing, acting, technical, and artistic merits, as related to the submission. All decisions made by the judge(s) are considered final and incontestable. We reserve the right not to give all of the possible awards if we don’t receive enough entries in a particular category or if none of the submissions meet our high judging standards.
Entry fees are nonrefundable.
Multiple entries are allowed. You can submit more than one film to the same category.
All submissions in any language must be subtitled in English.
The english subtitles must be embed in the film file. No additional .srt files will be accepted.
NewBorn Short Film Festival reserves the right to disqualify any film whose submitter might be in any way linked to illicit or criminal acts, proven or otherwise.
The Festival reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, merge, or cancel any award category if the number, quality, or suitability of submitted films does not meet the minimum threshold required to ensure a competitive and meaningful evaluation process.
The selected, nominated and awarded movies promotional material will be announced and viewable in our site and in our social media pages.
The selected films rightful owners of the rights, in each category of every edition, hereby authorise the film’s live screening in NewBorn Short Film Agency's events. This authorisation is an indispensable condition for the inclusion in the festival’s official selection.
Submissions deadline
31 May 27
Submissions deadline
31 May 27
Submissions deadline
31 May 27
Submissions deadline
31 May 27
Submissions deadline
31 May 27
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