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Moinho Cine Fest

Festival overview

About Moinho Cine Fest

Physical film festival with submission categories including NANO (≤ 01:00) Nano Films | Music Videos | Video Dances and MICRO: between 01:01 and 05:00 (mm:ss). - NANO: up to 01:00 (mm:ss) - SHORTS: between 05:01 and 40:00 (mm:ss).

Fest is an international film festival directed by filmmaker André Almeida Rodrigues and holder of the EFFE Label 2026–2027, an initiative by the European Festivals Association supported by the European Commission and the European Parliament. The festival is dedicated to promoting contemporary cinematic creation, both national and international, including films, video dance, and music videos.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
May 1, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Dec 31, 2026
Notification Date
Jan 15, 2027
Festival Starts
Apr 1, 2027
Festival Ends
Apr 30, 2027
Programming and eligibility

Accepted Projects & Requirements

Accepted film types
Fiction, Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Music Video
Recognition

Awards & Prizes

Cash Prizes: 1,100€Cash Prizes: 1,100€
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+

  1. Objective Moinho Cine Fest aims to celebrate and encourage the contemporary production of films, music videos, and videodance works through the awarding of monetary prizes and the payment of screening fees. The festival also seeks to entertain, enrich, and educate the audience by promoting new perspectives on the world and fostering artistic and cultural diversity. ARTICLE

  2. Dates The 9th edition of Moinho Cine Fest will take place in April 2027 in Matosinhos municipality, Portugal. The specific dates and venue will be announced in due course. ARTICLE

  3. Sections Submissions are accepted in the following categories

  4. Short: Competition for Portuguese and international short films, music videos, and/or videodance works with a duration between 05:01 and 40:00 (mm:ss), produced from 2025 onward

  5. Micro: Competition for Portuguese and international micro films, music videos, and/or videodance works with a duration between 01:01 and 05:00 (mm:ss), produced from 2025 onward.

  6. Nano: Competition for Portuguese and international nano films, music videos, and/or videodance works with a duration up to 01:00 (mm:ss), produced from 2025 onward. ARTICLE

  7. Eligibility Conditions

  8. Films produced from 2025 onward.

  9. Filmmakers of any age or nationality may participate.

  10. Works of all genres are accepted.

  11. Works produced using Artificial Intelli

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

NANO (≤ 01:00) Nano Films | Music Videos | Video Dances

Competition of Portuguese and international films, music videos and video dance with duration until to 01:00 (mm:ss) and produced from 2025 onward. All genres are accepted. We accept films using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Current FeeEUR 1.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 1 minutes
Category

MICRO: between 01:01 and 05:00 (mm:ss). - NANO: up to 01:00 (mm:ss) - SHORTS: between 05:01 and 40:00 (mm:ss)

Current Fee—
Category

MICRO (01:01 - 05:00) Micro Films | Music Videos | Video Dances

Competition of Portuguese and international films, music videos and video dance with duration from 01:01 (mm:ss) to 05:00 (mm:ss) and produced from 2025 onward. All genres are accepted. We accept films using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Current FeeEUR 3.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 5 minutes
Category

SHORT (05:01 - 40:00) Short Films | Music Videos | Video Dances

Competition of Portuguese and international films, music videos and video dances with duration from 05:01 (mm:ss) to 40:00 (mm:ss) and produced from 2025 onward. All genres are accepted. We accept films using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Current FeeEUR 5.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 40 minutes