LusOFest is a regional festival for Portuguese-language film in Offenbach am Main. It shows a small selection of feature films, short films and documentaries from the Portuguese-speaking world, known as the Lusophone. The first edition will take place in January 2025 at Filmklubb Offenbach and is themed "Once Upon a Time: The Revolution"

Awards & Prizes

The LusOFest aims to provide a platform for young filmmakers. Therefore, there is a short film competition (for films under 20 minutes long) for Portuguese-language films and films that are technically related to Offenbach or the Rhine-Main region. There will be a jury prize and an audience award. Film submissions are free of charge. We also accept films from amateurs and students. The prize money for winning films in the first year is 150 euros.

Rules & Terms

The submitted film should be under 20 minutes long. It should have a linguistic (dialogue, subtitles) or production-related reference (location, production, plot) to a Portuguese-speaking country or, alternatively, to the city or district of Offenbach or the Rhine-Main region.

Further information: Amateur films, school projects, graduation films are explicitly allowed and encouraged. Music videos can also be considered, provided they are of appropriate quality. The year of production is not a deciding factor for participation in the current festival edition.

A jury prize and an audience award will be presented. The prize money for each is 150 euros. The closing date for entries is 15 November 2024. The entrants of the selected short films will be notified by 30 November 2024 at the latest. The festival will take place in January 2025, the awards ceremony will be on the closing day, Sunday, 26. January 2025.