The FECFestival_European Short Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to European short fiction films, the only one of its type in Catalonia.

The FEC Festival has a competitive section, with contemporary European short films, and a series of parallel activities, such as seminars, exhibitions, workshops or special projections.

Moreover, the FEC Festival is a space where not only can you see the best European short films of each year, but is also a meeting place between directors, the public and film students. The majority of European directors come to the FEC to present the productions they compete with.

An expert European jury from the film world, the arts or culture make the FEC a festival with personal and unique criteria in the film festival scene, placing special emphasis on the artistic and authorial quality of the short films.

Since 2005, the FEC Festival has formed part of the Coordinating Committee of Film and Video Festivals of Catalonia (CI&VI) and is one of the benchmark festivals in the selection of candidates for the “GOYA” prizes for the best short film.

The FEC Festival had the collaboration of the film director Bigas Luna from the event’s beginning until his death in 2013. Bigas Luna’s legacy, however, lives on in the FEC through the prize that bears his name.

Awards & Prizes

First prize for the best short film (3.500 euros)
Second prize for the best short film (2.000 euros)
Third prize for the best short film (1.000 euros)
Prize to the Best Catalan Production (1.500 euros)
Public Award for the best short film
Bigas Luna Award for the best story
Young Jury Award

Rules & Terms

1: Any short film from a European country may be entered and should be any format, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes and filmed since the 1st December 2015.

2: The films may be of any fictional type (animation included. Not musical, industrial, experimental or publicity videos).

3: The inscription has to be done online through the webpage: www.filmfreeway.com (follow the instructions of the website).

4: Last day for applications is 15th December, 2016.

5: A committee will make a selection of the works going to Competition ((competing for prize) and Panorama (out of competition) and this will be communicated to the producers or directors, before 15th January 2017.

6: The directors of the short films selected for Competition will be invited to be present at the festival with travel and accommodation expenses paid for the organisation.

7: The films selected for Panorama (out of competition) will receive 60 euros for copyrights.

8: The short films selected must be sent in their format for exhibition (digital H264, without subtitles) along with other documents requested (dialogues, pictures, technical info...) before 10th February 2016.

9: The organisers will delegate a jury who will decide the european prizes. The decision of the jury is final. In the event that it is considered necessary to award an ex-aequo prize the amount will be divided among the selected works.

10: The films selected will be screened in public during the days of the festival on the understanding that their authors or producers have authorised their screening.

11: Prizes >
First prize for the best short film (3.500 euros)
Second prize for the best short film (2.000 euros)
Third prize for the best short film (1.000 euros)
Prize to the Best Catalan Prodution (1.500 euros)
Public Award for the best short film
Bigas Luna Award for the best story
Young Jury Award
*All prizes will be subjected to current taxes.

12: Selected works may be used to promote the festival in the media.

13: A selection from the presented short films will be able to be seen in the Minimarket section, only available for accreditated persons or press.

14: Participation in this festival implies an acceptance of the rules.