The FINDECOIN - Independent International Short & Feature Film Festival "The day is short" search diffusion and promotion of Venezuelan, Latin American and World cinematography; And of all its cultural field. It tries to show cinematographic works that entertain, but above all, that they exert an educative influence in the children, young people and population in general.

International Competition:
Best Drama Short film
Best Comedy short film
Best Experimental short film
Best Lgbt Short Film
Best Fantastic short film
Best Horror short film
Best Documentary short film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Student Short Film
Best No-Budget Short Film
Best Web serie
Best Video clip
Best Video art
Best Short Film Screenplay

Best Narrative Feature Film
Best Documental Feature Film

National Competition:
Best Fiction Short film
Best documentary short film
Best Animated Short Film

1.- The short films must have a maximum duration of forty-five minutes. And for feature films over 45 minutes.

2.- In case the language of speech is not Spanish, it must be subtitled in Spanish or English.

3.- Any natural or legal person of any nationality can participate.

4. The number of movies that each artist can present to the festival is unlimited.

5. All themes are accepted.

6.- The categories in competition are the following:
6.1.- International Competition:
Drama Short film
Comedy short film
Experimental short film
LGBT Short Film
Fantastic short film
Horror short film
Documentary short film
Animated Short Film
Student Short Film
No-Budget Short Film
Web serie
Video clip
Video art
Short Film Screenplay
Narrative Feature Film
Documental Feature Film

6.2.- National Competition:
Fiction Short film
Documentary short film
Animated Short Film

7.- Shipping method: Will only be accepted via On-line, through the associated platforms. If the link is not public, you must enter the password. If not, the movie will be automatically disqualified.

NOTIFICATION
The selected works will be published on February 07, at the festival sites:
- Website: https://findecoin2017.wixsite.com/findecoin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FestivalElDiaSeHaceCorto/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/findecoin
In the same way, they will be informed to those responsible for each short by email.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
The selected works will be live screening, during the festival in February, according to the program of the 13th edition of the Festival, published well in advance.

SELECTED MOVIE REQUIREMENTS
Once the selection of a film by the Festival has been made for any of the Sections, it can not be withdrawn.
The inscription of a film to competition in the Festival assumes the full acceptance and fulfillment of the present Bases of Participation and of its possible annexes.
The projection copy must be sent on line with sufficient time.

PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITION RIGHTS
During the celebration of the contest, the organization reserves the right to exhibit the selected films in as many public sessions as it deems appropriate.

AWARDS
The Jury will award the following prizes:
International Competition:
Best Drama Short film
Best Comedy short film
Best Experimental short film
Best Lgbt Short Film
Best Fantastic short film
Best Horror short film
Best Documentary short film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Student Short Film
Best No-Budget Short Film
Best Web serie
Best Video clip
Best Video art
Best Short Film Screenplay
Best Narrative Feature Film
Best Documental Feature Film

National Competition:
Best Fiction Short film
Best documentary short film
Best Animated Short Film

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
These participation bases may be supplemented or modified, prior to the start date of the Festival, with as many other annexes as the Organization deems appropriate.
The interpretation of these will be exclusively the responsibility of the Festival Directorate.

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  • Amazing festival, a fantastic opportunity for us to have our short film screened. Thank you!

    May 2026
  • I’m truly grateful to the Finedcoin Film Festival for honoring Return: Saving Turtles with Best Documentary Short Film. You can tell there’s real effort behind the festival—the organization, attention to detail, and especially the communication were outstanding throughout the entire process. It made the experience smooth and genuinely enjoyable.

    Thank you for the work you do to support independent filmmakers and meaningful stories.

    April 2026
  • Köksal Şahin

    The festival organizing committee maintained excellent communication. Congratulations!

    March 2026
  • I would like to express my deep gratitude to FINDECOIN – International Independent Short and Feature Film Festival – for selecting my film, An Anatolian Song
    Bir Anadolu Türküsü, and including it in their program.

    The films I make are, in a way, a reflection of myself. My mirror, in which I see and recognize myself.

    Different civilizations also find themselves reflected in this mirror…
    They see themselves there…

    And it is no coincidence that the film has been selected and awarded prizes at numerous festivals, or reached the finals in other Latin American countries subjected to the exploitation of extremely brutal industrial agriculture by capital, such as Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, and India…

    And the film continues its journey…

    I am convinced that cinema is a bridge to a better world, a place where societies meet, a vehicle for a culture of friendship, that it paves the way for mutual understanding and universal brotherhood between societies, and that it plays an active role in raising public awareness of the environment and nature…

    I consider cinema first and foremost as an art and filmmakers as artists. Just as a painter creates paintings, we filmmakers create films from images.

    I extend my warmest greetings to the Venezuelan people.

    February 2026
  • Thank you for your selection of “Ocean of Dreams”! I really appreciate it.

    February 2026