Festival overviewAbout Cinema 4L
Physical film festival in Comunidad Valenciana, Spain with submission categories including Curtmetratges Valencians and Spanish Short Films.
Cinema 4L was created with the intention of bringing the best short format cinema to the smallest towns and rural areas of the Valencian Community. A Film Festival that selects independent films that would otherwise be inaccessible to the public of these locations.
Outdoor screenings from our 4L with the highest quality, where the audience will decide with their vote the best short film.
ScheduleImportant Dates
- Call for Entries Opens
- Aug 1, 2026
- Final Submission Deadline
- Jun 30, 2027
- Notification Date
- Jul 10, 2027
- Festival Starts
- Jul 9, 2027
- Festival Ends
- Jul 24, 2027
RecognitionAwards & Prizes
best short film. Award to thebest short film. Award to thebest Valencian short film. Award to thebest Valencian short film. Award to thebest National short film. Award to thebest National short film. Award to thebest International short filmbest International short filmAudience award for
EligibilityRules & Eligibility
General Rules+
Fiction, animation and documentary films.
Each author can present as many short films as they wish.
Maximum length 30 minutes.
To participate in the "Valencian Short Films" category, the director of the short film must be born or resident in the Valencian Community, or the company producing the film must have its headquarters in the Valencian Community.
Films not spoken in Spanish or Valencian must be subtitled in these languages for public screening if selected.
The registration to the contest means the acceptance of these rules, as well as the resolution by the Cinema 4L team of any problem not included in these rules.
Registration fees are non-refundable.
The authors, producers or owners of the rights of the works, give the rights of exhibition for the realization of the screenings in the programmes of the different sections in which they have been selected in Cinema 4L.
If applicable, they must certify that they are members of SGAE or any other copyright management organisation.
At this point, no obligation will be considered by the
Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees
CategoryCurtmetratges Valencians
IMPORTANT: The director of the short film must be born or resident in the Valencian Community, or the company producing the film must have its headquarters in the Valencian Community.
Current Fee—
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes
CategorySpanish Short Films
Spanish Short Films currently lists a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. Listed fees include EUR 10 early-bird, EUR 10 regular, EUR 10 late, and EUR 10 extended.
Current FeeEUR 10.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes
CategoryInternational Short Films
International Short Films currently lists a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. Listed fees include EUR 10 early-bird, EUR 10 regular, EUR 10 late, and EUR 10 extended.
Current FeeEUR 10.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 30 minutes