Founded in 2017, the Dinan Short Film Festival has quickly established itself as an international event dedicated to Francophone cinematic creation. Each year, it showcases the best short films from across the Francophone world, highlighting emerging talents and distinctive, innovative works.

The Festival takes place in Dinan, in the heart of the Côtes-d’Armor region of Brittany, within an exceptional historical setting that encourages encounters between filmmakers, industry professionals and audiences.

Organized by the association Court vers le large, the event brings together a diverse audience including film enthusiasts, students and professionals from the film industry.

Over five days, the Festival presents more than one hundred films, including around fifty short films selected in the official competition, coming from across the Francophone world. The competing films are evaluated by juries composed of recognized cinema professionals, in partnership notably with the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (SFCC) and Pass Culture.

Alongside the competitions, the Festival also presents thematic screenings, programs for young audiences and special screenings, offering a rich and contemporary panorama of short filmmaking.

Since 2025, the Festival has also developed Dinan Film Pro, professional days dedicated to meetings, discussions and reflections on Francophone short films, bringing together directors, producers, critics and industry professionals.

The 9th edition of the Dinan Short Film Festival will take place from November 18 to 22, 2026.

Together, let us celebrate cinematic creativity and strengthen the connections between emerging talents of Francophone cinema. 🎬
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Awards & Prizes

The awards are granted across all competitions to the selected films and presented to their directors.
The juries’ decisions are final and cannot be appealed.

Two juries will present the awards:

The Official Jury, composed of five recognized professionals from the Francophone film industry

The SFCC Jury (French Union of Film Critics), partner of the Festival

Awards:

♦ FNAC Award for Best Francophone Short Film (€1,000 writing grant)
♦ French Union of Film Critics Award
♦ Special Jury Mention
♦ Positif Award for Best Screenplay
♦ Jean Rochefort Acting Award (ARDA – French Casting Directors Association – AAFA – Actrices et Acteurs de France Associés)
♦ Pass Culture Award for Best Self-Produced Short Film
♦ Audience Award

Rules & Terms

The Competition
A rigorous selection of approximately 50 Francophone short films: fiction, documentary, hybrid works, and animation.

Maximum running time: 30 minutes

The Competition distinguishes between produced and self-produced films in order to ensure fairness.

⚠️ Important: Short films produced in France must be submitted to the French Competition.

3 COMPETITIONS
International Competition
Open to Francophone fiction short films (excluding French productions).
Co-productions and first films are especially encouraged.
● Approximately 15 films selected
● Films produced with a production company
● All films must include acting performances evaluated by a professional jury

French Competition
Reserved for Francophone fiction short films produced in France.
● Approximately 15 films selected
● Films produced with a production company
● All films must include acting performances evaluated by a professional jury

Emergence Competition
Open to self-produced Francophone short films (France and international):
fiction, documentary, animation, hybrid formats, or innovative works.
● Approximately 30 films selected
● Priority given to first films and innovative formats

LANGUAGE
All films must be in the original French language.
A version with French subtitles may be required if necessary.
A version with English subtitles may be required if necessary