IMDb Film Festival.

Last year we received projects with big stars like Jeremy Irons or Franco Nero, positioning the Costa Brava Film festival as one of the most important newly created festivals. More than 3,150 filmmakers from 76 countries have already trusted the Costa Brava Film Festival.

We want to help you and all the works registered in the Category: "All categories" will be promoted on our social networks. It does not matter if you are not selected, we will announce your work. All projects registered in the All categories have a promotional post on our Instagram.

All winners of the main category will have:
-Laurels of the winners personalized with the frames of your project so that you can use it as promotional material.
-Feedback with the audience: Our live events have a voting system by the spectators. We will send you all the scores and comments.
-Distribution plan. We will send the best works to the film and television distributors with whom we collaborate. We have more than 8,000 international buyers.
-Your work on our social networks.

VERY IMPORTANT:
-We do not have a production year limit. We accept projects of all years. Because we all deserve a second chance!
-If you intend to attend the festival, please notify our team as soon as possible so that we can reserve tickets and in case you need to manage visa issues. Also so that we can notify you well in advance so that you can organize your trip if you are coming from outside the country.

Best Feature film
Best Short film
Best Documentary
Best Music Video
Best Director
Best First Time Filmmaker
Best Female Director
Best Producer
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Editing
Best Original Screenplay
Best Sound Design
Best Soundtrack
Best Visual Effects

BEST SCRIPT
Best Feature Script
Best Short film Script
Best Screenwriter
Best First Time Screenwriter.

1. Durations:
Feature film. More than 60 minutes.
Short Film / Series / TV Pilot: maximum 60 minutes.
Short script: up to 30 pages.
Screenplay Feature film up to 150 pages
Documentary: Unlimited.
Unlimited year of production.

2. We accept all languages. If the film is not in English, we will need English or Spanish subtitles.

3. Costa Brava Film Fest is not responsible for copyright violations. The participant declares and guarantees that he has all the copyright and that he does not violate any norm.

4. No fee exemption. The same rules for all. Registration fees are non-refundable after your project has been reviewed.

5. Our live event is free so that the maximum audience can attend. The festival does not pay exhibition fees. At the live festival we screened the winner of Best Short Film, Best Trailer, Best Video Clip, Best documentary and Best Feature Film. Individual categories such as Best Director, Best Actor, Best Producer, Best Sound are considered technical categories and are not screened at the festival. To be eligible to be screened at the live festival you must enter the main categories such as Best Short Film, Best Documentary, Best Music Video, Best Trailer, Best Feature Film. If you intend to attend the festival, please let us know in advance so that we can inform you of your selection with enough time for you to organize your trip.

6. Our goal is to promote your work. By subscribing to Premium, All categories, or Script All categories, you consent to us promoting your project on social media. This includes publishing the poster, the artist's name, and the project synopsis.

7. The organizers reserve the right to change, cancel or reschedule dates, location, prizes and categories without consent if there is a force majeure event.

8. You must have your project updated on FilmFreeway, if your link does not work, you change your password or we cannot access your project, we are very sorry but your project will be disqualified. We do not work with external links, we only work through the projects uploaded on FilmFreeway.

9. IMPORTANT
Registration implies acceptance of these bases.

Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • My mind, heart, soul and spirit is filled with enormous gratitude to be awarded "Best Producer" in the glorious Costa Brava Film Festival. This festival is a definite deserves 5 stars for their Communication, Value and Quality! I feel greatly blessed!

    November 2025
    Response from festival:

    Wow Samuel, thank you so much for your comments! We're very proud that someone with so much experience speaks so highly of the festival. We want to congratulate you on the great work you do as producer on "At the Mercy of Faith." Often the producer's work goes unnoticed, but without producers like you, there wouldn't be magnificent works like "At the Mercy of Faith." The visuals, the actors, the sound—it's all excellent, and it's something many projects fall short on, but here everything works perfectly. Thank you so much for contributing to the world of cinema with your expertise.

  • Tom Michaels

    I want to thank Costa Brava Film Festival in awarding Come the Nightfall for Best Horror. This is a top notch film festival run by Ana with the upmost professionalism. Thank you again!

    November 2025
    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much, Tom! We absolutely loved "Come the Nightfall." If finishing a digitally shot project is already difficult these days, filming it on 16mm is even more impressive. What we loved most is that shooting on 16mm isn't eccentric. It's a format that perfectly suits the story you want to tell, giving it that 80s horror style we miss so much. It's clear you're a huge fan of classic horror films, because when you watch "Come the Nightfall," you feel the same way you do when you see a masterpiece from that era. And that's incredibly difficult to achieve. Congratulations!

  • Joel Soisson

    Ana and her team provided a great filmmaker experience. This is the ideal film festival for those who want a quality festival experience but can't travel abroad to attend live events. The promotional support is top notch and a welcome boost for any indie.

    November 2025
    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much, Joel. We know that attending a festival is very expensive for filmmakers, which is why we try to provide as much promotional support as possible, even if you can't attend. We're so glad you appreciate this because we put a lot of effort into helping you with promotion. Congratulations on winning the award with "Bird Boy." It's a very complete feature film, with an excellent length because the film moves very quickly. You tell everything you need to without dragging out scenes just to fill time. The direction is very good, making the actors very interesting, and the film's final message is very moving. Congratulations! We know how complicated it is to make a feature film, and you've done an incredible job!

  • I am very honored to participate in such a highly professional and efficient Film Festival, Sincerely wish this gorgeous Film Festival even more success and great in the future.
    Thanks so much to Costa Brava Film festival !

    November 2025
    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much, Wang, we are very grateful for these wonderful comments. This is your second year participating in the festival, and we are delighted to have you back. "Cutting Edge" takes place in a single location, and that's where your talent shines. Most films need to change locations every two or three minutes to keep the viewer's attention, but you manage to maintain that attention throughout the entire short film. This isn't easy to achieve, and we want to congratulate you for that.

  • Costa Brava Film Festival is rare in that it has such incredible confidence in its winners, and looks to promote them to the market wherever possible. Thank you CBFF for awarding me Best Screenwriter 2025 for my comedy feature screenplay VOODOO VALENTINOS!

    November 2025
    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much, Michael. We are truly grateful that you appreciate all the effort we put into promoting artists as a festival. It's work we do 12 months a year, and not everyone knows how to value it. We want to congratulate you on the Best Screenwriter award. Your writing is top-notch; you know exactly what information to include in each scene, making every action captivating. You have countless international awards, and they're no accident—you deserve them all!