Join the new era of festivals

Welcome to the After Life festival, where we invite you to join the new era of festivals!

For over 10 years, we've been in the business of film production and understand the challenges independent creators face when trying to get their projects off the ground. The financial costs and personal efforts required to complete a project can be overwhelming, which is why we created After Life to help independent filmmakers achieve their goals.

Our festival is designed to support you in the initial process of launching your project. Our rates are the lowest on the market and we take care of finding sponsors to help you pay part of your registration costs. Instead of costing you 25/30 euros each registration, we offer them at a 60% discount, so you can focus on your creativity and not on the financial burden.

Also, your success in our festival can help you to participate in bigger festivals. In many festivals, one of the elements that they look at when making a selection is the success of a project. By having After Life awards and nominations, it will be easier for you to participate in these bigger festivals.

We also provide exposure on social media. Each week, we'll post all projects signed up on All categories to our networks to help you promote your work and reach a wider audience.

At After Life, we believe in supporting independent creators and giving them a platform to showcase their work. Join us in the new era of festivals and take the first step towards achieving your dream. Thank you for considering After Life Festival as your partner in success.

After Life wants to help you in all this initial process.

EVENT
It will be a small event attended by film students, university professors, film critics and moviegoers. Our goal is to provide an intimate and engaging environment for like-minded people to come together and enjoy the art of cinema.

To make sure we reach the maximum audience and as it is a monthly event, we have partnered with 6 cinema clubs in the autonomous community of Catalonia (Spain). We will rotate our events at your facilities, providing a unique and varied experience for our attendees. Each cinema club offers its own unique atmosphere and audience, allowing us to reach a diverse group of film enthusiasts.

We also know that attending festivals is currently difficult if you do not reside in the country. That is why we have made it possible for anyone to participate in our event by sending us a video. We will screen it before each event, giving everyone a chance to show their work and be a part of our monthly event.

Finally, we are pleased to announce that once a year we will hold an annual event in Verdi cinemas. This event will showcase the best projects submitted throughout the year and provide an opportunity for our attendees to come together and celebrate the art of cinema.

Thank you for considering our monthly movie event. We hope to see you at our next screening!

-Best Short film
-Best Indie Short
-Best Feature film
-Best Documentary
-Best Indie Feature/documentary
-Best Music Video

-Best Screnwriter
-Best First time screnwriter
-Best Feature script
-Best Short script

-Best Filmmaker
-Best Female Director
-Best Producer
-Best First Time Filmmaker
-Best Actor
-Best Actress
-Best Cinematography
-Best Edit
-Best sound/soundtrack
-Best visual effects/digital effects

-Best Animation
-Best LGBTQ
-Best Pilot
-Best Experimental Film
-Best Horror/Thriller
-Best Comedy
-Best Sci-fi /Fantasy
-Best Drama

1. No genre restriction, all style and all thematics are accepted.
2. No limit of production year.
3. Feature film: more than 60 minutes.
4. Short film: maximum 60 minutes.
5. Productions:

o Documentary: Unlimited.

o Music Videos: Unlimited

o Screenplay: Shorts up to 40pag. / Feature up to 180 pag.

6. We accept films and scripts in: English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
We accept all other languages if they are subtitled in English, Spanish, French, German or Italian.

7. Submission fees are non-refundable and non reimbursable.

8. The participant allows "After Life Film Festival" to use samples of your work in a promotional way for the festival (maximum 1 minute).

9. Usage Rights

By submitting to our festival, the participant declares and guarantees that he/she is the holder of all usage rights necessary for the use of the film in the context of this agreement and that he/she is in a position to effectively grant After Life Film Fest these rights. The participant guarantees that by using the film in the context of this agreement, no rights of third parties, including persons depicted in the film, are infringed. The festival is not responsible for any legal action that may occur for infringing these rights.

Likewise, by submitting to this festival you agree to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.

10. The festival does not pay a screening fee.

11. Organizers reserve rights to change, cancel or re-schedule the dates, venue, awards & categories without consent.

12. The festival reserves the right to include new categories.

13. Our goal is to promote your work. By registering, you agree that we can send press releases about your project to distributors and festivals to promote your work.

14. Being a monthly festival we do the screenings through your FilmFreeway project. Please keep your project updated. At the event we screened the winner of best short film, best music video and best indie short.

15. By submiting to "After life film fest" you accept all these conditions.

Overall Rating
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  • An excellent festival with a very personal feel to it. Lovely people, with good communication and a very nice laurel design to honour us with Best Short Screenplay for Sirens of Silence. Thank you very much!

    January 2024
  • Wesley Boone

    We are so lucky to have won in two categories for our short, Collect Call! Taking home the award for best short film and cinematography will be huge for our short in the long run. Thanks to a very organized group for recognizing our little film!

    January 2024
  • Leon McConnell

    After Life is Super Cool and we loved it. Thank you for selecting our film, A Place for Them as a winner!!!!!!

    January 2024
  • What a pleasure to be selected by After Life as Best Female Director for our project, Alameda - Here is Anywhere. Hoping to get to Spain in 2024 and celebrate with everyone. Thank you!

    December 2023
  • Edino Ferreyra

    I recently had the pleasure of participating in the After Life Film Festival, and it was an incredible experience. The festival team is genuinely committed to supporting and showcasing filmmakers. Their communication was outstanding, making the whole process smooth and enjoyable. The personalized laurel for my project was a lovely touch! I highly recommend it to all filmmakers looking for a festival that truly values their work.

    December 2023