The Jowyh Shortfilm Festival is a new and exciting event dedicated to promoting and raising awareness of international short films in all their forms. We are committed to celebrating filmmakers who push boundaries and challenge the traditional norms of filmmaking.
Our esteemed jury is searching for projects that are made with passion, obsession, and drive; films that exceed expectations. Our team members are all shortfilm makers with many selections themself and we are dedicated to helping filmmakers get their projects seen by audiences and distributors not only in Belgium but throughout Europe.

Our festival features talented and special guests from the film industry, and we welcome all forms of filmmaking, including mainstream and non-mainstream. We showcase a diverse range of genres and styles and are committed to being inclusive, but we will only accept fictional short movies (live action and animation, but no documentaries or music videos). We are looking for films that represent the different facets of filmmaking, from polished productions to no-budget gems.

It's a totally new festival. The location of the projection is not decided yet.

Awards & Prizes

Best National short

Best International Short

Best Animation short

Best director

Best production

Best Scenario

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Music

Best Cinematography

Best make up / grim

Best editing

Rules & Terms

1. All films that are not in English, must have English language subtitles.  
2. We reserve the right to not refund the submission. We will solve each refund issue individually. 
3. Any technical issues with the submitted films are the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact us ASAP, if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found. 
4. The decision of the project selection status is final. 
5. Short films must not exceed 25 minutes. 
6. We accept multiple entries from one submitter. 
7. The festival authorities have rights to retain copies of each film and the material send as part of our festival library and these materials can be used for educational and promotional and commercial purposes.  
8. By submitting to our festival, you give us consent and all the rights to screen your film in front of a live audience, and, under special circumstances, online screening. 
9. Official Selection: These are all the films that have been nominated for an award in a category.  
10. Films that are submitted must be the entrant’s original work and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third Parties. Contestants agree that they have obtained all required copyright permissions regarding music, sound & images etc. presented in their film.  
11. Our festival reserve the rights to change, cancel or re-schedule the dates, venue, awards & categories. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes via email and our online platforms. 
12. By submitting to this festival you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.