The first year of the festival was an incredible success.

The festival is now IMDb qualifying.

We look forward to seeing everyone next year!

2025 FWFF Jury:

• Michelle MacLaren - Prime Time Emmy winning Producer Director (Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead)
• Joaquim de Almeida - Internationally Renown Portuguese Actor (24, Shogun, Clear and Present Danger)
• Daniela Ruah - Portuguese and American Actress (NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, A Espia)
• Beatriz Batarda - Award-winning Portuguese Actress ( Great Yarmouth Provisional figures, Duas Mulheres)
• Nick Broomfield - BAFTA winning documentarian (Ghosts, Battle for Haditha)
• Marlon West - Annie Award winning Head of VFX Animation (Frozen, Moana, Encanto)
• Patrick Mille - Portuguese Actor (Count ofMonte-Cristo, Lee)
• Philippe Starck - Renown French architect, Legion of Honour recipient
• Albano Jerónimo - Portuguese Actor (Vikings, The One, Mulheres)
• Beatriz Frazão - Golden Globe (Portugal) winning child actress (Amor Maior, Jardins Proibidos)
• Thierry Donard - Pioneering Sports and Documentary Director (Nuit De La Glisse, Don't Crack Under Pressure, Human X)
• Pierre Dupaquier - Grammy winning director (music videos Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, and Dua Lipa)
• Sara May - Studio Executive (Netflix, Alma Cinema and Embankment Films)
• Blake Farber - Director of Music Video (Beyonce) and Commercial (Nike, Apple, Olympics)

Awards & Prizes

Best fiction short film
Best Portugal-made short film
Best youth fiction short film

Best documentary short film
Best Portugal-made documentary
Best youth documentary short film

Best micro short film (2 minutes and under)
Best Portugal-made micro short film
Best youth micro short film

Best animated short film
Best animated short film - youth

The Cherish the Earth Prize
The Humanity in Harmony Prize

Honorable mentions for youth made projects

Rules & Terms

Films being submitted must have been completed Jan 2023 or later.

Films be in English or with English subtitles.

Filmmakers acknowledge that all aspects of their submitted film, including talent consent, music rights, photographs, videotapes, sound recordings and/or written works, were legally obtained and legally owned by the filmmaker, and are submitted to the Future World Film Festival in good faith. It will be necessary for filmmakers to sign a form certifying all rights and consent of performers has been obtained for acceptance into Future World Film Festival.

Films made by minors or featuring minors (18 and under) will need to provide parental consent to be accepted by the festival.
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  • Vittorio Caratozzolo

    A wonderful official selection for our beloved «They Saw You»: thank you very much for the generous consideration!

    September 2025
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  • Aloysia Delahaut

    Being a nominee at the Future World Film Festival was a very stimulating experience. Thank you for the quality of this selection and the communicative energy !

    September 2025
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  • Duarte Gandum

    Huge congratulations to everyone involved in organizing such a wonderful event. I was very happy to have my short film selected for the first edition of the festival, and I must say, it really felt like a very mature and established event with years, if not decades of annual ceremonies.

    It was already a huge honor to be among the incredible nominees, and receiving an award that night truly felt like a dream come true. I’ll always look back on those moments with deep appreciation and joy.

    Do not miss out on Future World Film Festival, one of the most impactful and meaningful festivals out of Portugal, and one that I'm sure will conquer Europe and beyond!

    July 2025
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  • Hoklay Lim

    it was a great experience participated in such a big event for the first time for me

    July 2025
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  • Tiago Pimentel

    Unbelievable how professional and huge this event was, considering it was the first edition! Everybody was very welcoming and knew what they were doing. Filmmakers from all over the world, big names, new names, all and all a great community! Thanks for having me!

    June 2025
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