"No words short film festival" is an international and independent film festival. Our mission is to "bring in" films projects from ALL over the globe. With no spoken words and under 5 minutes long! Narrative matters! We love drama, fiction, stories etc.

Final deadline will announce soon.

In that 6th year edition we have again the Greek section of fiction films!
In the Greek section we accepting shorts under 10 minutes and produced 12.2022 and later.

(GR) Για τέταρτη (6η χρονιά του φεστιβάλ) χρονιά υπάρχει η κατηγορία για Ελληνικές ταινίες μικρού μήκους που έχουν δημιουργηθεί από τον Ιανουαρίου του 2023 και μετά. Δεν υπάρχει κάποιος άλλος περιορισμός αρκεί να έχουν διάρκεια κάτω των 10 λεπτών. Η επιλογή θα γίνει από την προκριματική επιτροπή του φεστιβάλ. Στοχος να προβληθούν μέσα σε μια γεμάτη αίθουσα... όπως το καταφέραμε για 5 χρόνια τώρα!!!

We are waiting for your no word story!

Awards & Prizes

Audience "Don't Speak" award. 1st and 2cond place!
Audience "Best Greek Film" award. 1st place.

Rules & Terms

We are looking for short films with no dialog at all...
with maximum duration 5 minutes long - including credits!
Fiction, experimental, video art, animation are all welcome.
We don't accept music video clips and advertises.
Films entered must have a production date 2023 or later.
The selected films will be screened in .mpg4 format.
Our judges will value the artistic quality and emotional impact.

Submissions must include:
* name and nation of the director. * short synopsis
* running time * genre *student film or not.

Films can be sent digitally through www.filmfreeway.com

The judgment is final and we don't negotiate about it after the final results.
For any change in the timetable of the Festival we will inform all the directors.

contact: nowords_isff@outlook.com.gr
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  • Loukas Theodorakopoulos

    Thank you for choosing my film "Peanutbuttered" as a winner and even though I couldn't make it at the screening I want to thank for the excellent communication 🙏

    February 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Loukas! The audience (150 people) enjoy your film! Congrats!

  • Virimaris Film

    We appreciate your vision! The limitation on very short films without words is really unique, which makes No Words a great addition to the diversity of the festival market. Thank you for choosing and screening our film Snow-covered Green Field!

    February 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Special thanks for your kind words!!!

  • Sonic Barometer

    Many thanks for including Rêvezzz Laiteux in your festival and for championing the important - but often overlooked, visual aspect of storytelling. Hope to have another submission for you next year :-)

    January 2024
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    Response from festival:

    We have to thank you for your support! Milk Power! All the best!

  • Petra Stefankova

    I was very happy to be part of this festival with my film Animated Paintings. Thanks so much!

    December 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your support! Great piece of work your paintings! Have a great year!

  • Cynthia Bergen

    Thank you for the Official Selection and Screening of Rules of the Dead. All stars. Keep up the good work, and support for Indie Filmmaking. Cynthia Bergen

    December 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much! We appreciate your good words! Let's hope for a healthy 2024! ;)