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Bref International Short Film Festival

a region at the border with Switzerland and France, Italy

Festival overview

About Bref International Short Film Festival

Physical film festival in a region at the border with Switzerland and France, Italy with submission categories including SuperBref and International competition.

Festival is the first festival dedicated to short films in Valle d'Aosta regione (Italy). Organized by AIACE VDA, a cultural association founded in 2020 in Aosta and dedicated to cinema in every form that organizes several events, workshops, school labs all over the year.

The idea of the festival is not only to be a showcase for the best contemporary films and new authors, but has also many special programs in order to put the attention on stories that matters. Inclusivity, human and civil rights, transfeminism, antifascism and resistance are themes that will have a lot of space both in the competition and in the special programs.

We accept all kind of shorts: fiction, animation and documentaries.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Aug 20, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Jan 8, 2027
Notification Date
Apr 10, 2027
Festival Starts
Apr 21, 2027
Festival Ends
Apr 25, 2027
Recognition

Awards & Prizes

Cash Prizes: 1,500€
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. The festival is structured in the following categories: - International Short Film Competition: the competition is open to all short films (we accept animation, live-action and documentary, with no limitations on themes or genres). - Midnight Program: dedicated to horror and fantastic cinema. - Kids: a family-friendly program. - Resistance Program: dedicated to films whose main subject revolves around the theme of resistance (this can be represented in various ways, including human and civil rights, feminism, antifascism, resilience, antispecism, and so on). - Ciné-passage: dedicated to Francophone cinema. - Super Bref: dedicated to short films with a runtime of less than 5 minutes. - Nat

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Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

SuperBref

Film under 5 minutes

Current FeeEUR 6.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 5 minutes
Category

International competition

All kind of shorts under 30 minutes. Animation, fiction and documentary are accepted. Italian shorts, go to the national competition;)

Current FeeEUR 8.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes
Category

Fight for your rights!

All kind of films talking about resistance, rebellion, antifascism, social fight, activism, human rights, antispecism and so on both in the past and in the present (or future!)

Current FeeEUR 8.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes
Category

Ciné-passages - Compétition francophone

Short films of any kind (animation, documentary and fiction) from francophones Countries.

Current FeeEUR 8.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes
Category

National competition

ONLY Italian short films under 30 minutes. Animation, fiction and documentary are accepted.

Current FeeEUR 8.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes
Category

MiniBref - Kids program

MiniBref - Kids program currently lists a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. Listed fees include EUR 7 early-bird, EUR 8 regular, and EUR 10 late.

Current FeeEUR 7.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes