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The online registrations for the next edition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival are closed.

You can submit your films to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival competition and into more than 100 major festivals around the world using Shortfilmdepot.

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International Competition 2020

Registration deadlines:
- July 7th 2019 for films completed in 2018 (after October 1)
- October 7th 2019 for films completed in 2019

Registration fee: free of charge

Requirements:

  • Films completed after: October 1st 2018
  • Maximum running time: 40 minutes
  • Origin: All countries (except France)
  • Festival screening format: DCP
Regulations 2020
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National Competition 2020

Restricted to French films

Registration deadlines:
- July 7th 2019 for films completed in 2018 (after October 1)
- October 17th 2019 for films completed in 2019

Registration fee: free of charge

Requirements:

  • Films completed after: October 1st 2018
  • Maximum running time: 59 minutes
  • Origin: France as main country of production
  • Festival screening format: DCP
Regulations 2020 [in French]
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Lab Competition 2020

  • No application for this competition is necessary since the films will be chosen from those submitted to two competitions above.
  • The Lab Selection Committee will select the films for the Lab Competition from a pre-selection proposed by the Committees of the International and National Competition.
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International Short Film Market 2020

The International Short Film Market is organized by the association Sauve qui peut le court métrage (hereafter “SQP”) alongside the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in the aim of facilitating economic activity and encouraging professional interaction in the short film sector. The International Short Film Market is a unique venue for meetings, promoting and networking.

Participation :

  • The referencing of films at the International Short Film Market is free and non-competitive.
  • All films submitted to the National or International Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, whether or not selected, will be referenced in the digital catalog of the International Short Film Market.

Conditions:

  • Referencing at the International Short Film Market is only available for films who have been submitted to the National or International Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

Videolibrary option

The Videolibrary option will enable attending professionals (festival programmers, distributors, TV & VOD buyers, etc.) to view the submitted film(s) at the International Short Film Market, and then through its online extension until November 31th, 2020.

Submission:

  • To register a film to the International Short Film Market Videolibrary, leave the "Videolibrary option" box checked when submitting your film to the National or International Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival via the site shortfilmdepot.com
  • For the films selected at the International, National or Lab Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, this option is mandatory.

Services:

  • Registered films will be accessible from the Short Film Market Videolibrary and then from its online extension until November 31th, 2020 (only accessible to attending professionals with a Pro Services subscription).
  • access to viewing statistics and contact information of the professionals who viewed the film.
  • a free accreditation for the director(s) and producer(s) of the film.

Viewing Copy:

  • By default, the viewing copy that has been uploaded to the shortfilmdepot.com platform when you registered to the National or International Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival will be used.

New version of the viewing copy:

  • To replace your viewing copy by a new version (final version, English subtitled version, etc.), download a new video file to the shortfilmdepot.com film card (which was initially used to register your film to the National or International Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival) by using the "Upload new version" button, before January 10th, 2020.

Cancellation:

Regulations 2020
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FAQ

Contacts

Coordination of the International Competition
Coordination of the National Competition
Coordination of the Lab Competition
Coordination of the International Short Film Market Submissions