Sao Paulo Film Festival

About

São Paulo Film Festival (SPFF) is one of the best film festivals in Brazil.

SPFF seeks to support and inspire independent films from all over the world through genuine expression that can spark new perspectives on the art of cinema. The festival is dedicated to the discovery and development of new artists — voices with visions that go beyond the borders of imagination and have the power to move audiences everywhere.

Different from most festivals, we watch all the films. Our jury is composed mostly of filmmakers.

Shorts, animations, and documentaries. Any genre.

Awards

All films officially selected receive the SPFF laurel.

The trophies are given in the follow categories:

Best Narrative Short Film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Student Short Film
Best Audience Short Film

Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Script

We ship the trophy to all countries for free.

Rules

SPFF is open to any film completed after January 1, 2022. Submitting your film is not a guarantee of selection. All the official selection, nominees and the winners will be listed on our website. All the winning films will receive a laurel and a trophy.
Please note that we do not offer application fee waivers.

Films made in languages other than English must have English subtitles. The exception of Portuguese films that do not need subtitles. If your are selected you will need to send english subtitles, even if your film is in English. And a version without subtitles.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement