The objective of our festival is the promotion and diffusion of cinema, emphasizing in particular the formation of new generations, both in cinematographic culture and in technical and creative knowledge, in order to be able to carry out future cinematographic projects in the future. Their own means.
The CFF is home for the low budget films that are produced internationally. We care for the new generations, we want them to get possibilities in a very difficult and competitive world. We value the quality and the effort of making a film with a low budget.

Low Budget Awards
The selected films will compete as the best productions of the year in the international area, with an investment of less than 500,000 euros.
Big productions are available to very few professionals and the new generations have to adapt and get finalized feature films with low budgets, financed largely by small producers, friends, family and crowfunding funds.
The festival wants to value these productions and reward the enormous effort that represents to go forward projects so ambitious and exciting.
From the festival of Calella we have the purpose of giving diffusion to these films that have not counted with the resources of a great producer nor with the ones of public subsidies that year a year have been decreasing.

Creative Rosebud Awards
The Creative Rosebud Awards seek to create a seal of quality by selecting films of the year that have stood out for their originality, giving priority to the creativity of the contestants’ productions.
All those productions that throughout the year have stood out for their creativity and originality, both in the field of national and international production, with an investment exceeding 500,000 euros will compete.

Low Budget Awards:
Spanish: https://www.calellafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BasesLegals_LOWBUDGET_ES_2023.pdf
English: https://www.calellafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BasesLegals_LOWBUDGET_EN_2023.pdf

Creative Rosebud Awards
Spanish: https://www.calellafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BasesLegals_CREATIVEROSEBUD_ES_2023.pdf
English: https://www.calellafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BasesLegals_CREATIVEROSEBUD_EN_2023.pdf

Overall Rating
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  • Matthew Fearney

    Exceptional. This is a PROPER independent film festival that truly champions independent films.

    We attended the festival and were delighted that our film 'The King of Spades' came away with two awards.

    You can tell the team who run the festival - and the jury - really care about what they do and about the selected films and filmmakers. A superb experience all round. Thank you, Calella!

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Matthew and the whole team. It was a pleasure to have you in Calella to present "The King of Spades".
    Congratulations again on your two awards!

  • Calella film festival has my heart!!! Thank you to the whole team, already cannot wait to be back at some point. What a fantastic group of passionate and fun individuals. This is how you run a festival!

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Antonella,
    Thanks you for your knd words. It was a pleasure to have you in Calella. Women directors are bitting hard on this category.
    Well deserved prize for best screenwrite! Congratulations again!

  • Valto Baltzar

    The Calella Film Festival l is a great place to screen your film and
    a great opportunity for networking with other filmmakers and connect with the Spanish audience. I was thrilled for the warm welcome and amazing hospitality of the festival team.

    October 2021
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Valto!
    We hope to see you back in Calella wth a new ffilm!

  • Everything was great! We spend nice couple days in Calella.

    October 2021
  • It was a great pleasure to be part of this wonderful festival with our film SENIOR CITIZEN. We were also thrilled to find out that our leading actor won the Best Actor award. Thank you Calella !!! A film festival that truly promotes independent, low budget films. Keep up the good work !!!

    October 2021
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    Response from festival:

    Many thanks Marinos KArtikkis!
    It was a great pleasure to have your film as part of the selection for Low Budget Films. You did a great job and the work of the actor also reflects it. We wish you more success with "Senior Citizen" around the world!