REGISTRATION FOR THE 22ND EDITION OF THE SEVILLE FILM FESTIVAL OPEN UNTIL 5 SEPTEMBER 2025.
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Thank you for being with us for another edition
With autumn just around the corner, we are pleased to announce that we have opened the call for entries to be part of the programme for the 22nd edition of the Seville European Film Festival, which is packed with new features and a renewed commitment to the best in contemporary cinema and emerging talent.
For the first time in our history, the Official Selection will include a selection of European short films, both live action and animated. The presence of short films in the Official Selection will also be accompanied by two specific awards: Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film. This announcement marks the start of the countdown to the beginning of a festival whose mission is to bring the best European cinema to film lovers and new audiences, as well as to professionals in the sector and the specialised press, who every November – this year from 7 to 15 November – turn our city into a meeting point for culture and an epicentre for reflection on the challenges facing the industry.
The main focus of the 22nd Seville Festival is built around six competitive sections: the Official Section (European films that stand out for their cinematic quality and for being open to different aesthetic and narrative sensibilities, and live-action and animated short films), Rampa (dedicated to emerging new filmmakers who come to Seville with their first and second films), Alumbramiento (films not distributed in Spain), Panorama Andaluz (audiovisuals produced by Andalusian companies and/or directed by Andalusian filmmakers) and EFA (in collaboration with the European Film Academy, feature films and short films that have been pre-nominated for the European Film Awards in the same year as the corresponding edition). Rampa and Alumbramiento are already well-established sections that promote emerging talent and position the Seville Festival as a platform for opening up the market and the public to films not distributed in Spain that tell stories from outside the industry's radar. The final map is completed with Embrujo, a section that takes over from Las Nuevas Olas and will showcase the most unique and daring perspectives and voices in contemporary European cinema.
Among the non-competitive sections, we are reviving the productive meeting with Puerta Europa, which focuses on works whose European participation is minor but fundamental in connecting the cinematography of our continent with other cinematographies in a world of permanent creative alliance. Likewise, there will be no shortage of nods to recent classics and the cultural and audiovisual heritage represented by Esenciales Europa. The digital restoration of iconic films ensures that the works that marked an era remain accessible in cinemas and continue to be a reference point for both audiences and the new creative voices of tomorrow. Under this premise, there will be a new opportunity to see unforgettable feature films that marked a turning point for several generations of film lovers on the big screen.
For the second year, Future Frames will return. This European Film Promotion programme, which has Seville and Hamburg as collaborating festivals, selects ten short films by graduates of film schools across Europe to be screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic). Five of these ten young filmmakers will come in November to present their short films to the industry and the public, while participating in training and promotional activities to make their way onto the international film scene.
Special screenings, tributes, retrospectives... our programme of complementary and parallel activities will continue to build a collective film memory. All this without forgetting those sections designed to foster a love of cinema in the viewers of tomorrow and conceived with a threefold educational objective: to familiarise new audiences with audiovisual narrative, to educate in values through the seventh art and to awaken future vocations and cinematic talents. To this end, the 22nd Seville Film Festival will use Cinéfilos del Futuro, Europa Junior and Ventana Cinéfila as tools.
The call for feature film submissions will remain open until Friday 5 September, while the deadline for short films is 22 August.
You can consult the rules and deadlines for registration at this link:
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