PLANOS 2026
10th Edition - Rules and Terms
01.
PLANOS - Tomar’s International Short Film Festival – aims to spread and promote new short films in the city of Tomar. We provide a vast yet eclectic selection in competition as also as films from special guests of the festival.
Promoted by Kinostrum — Associação Fílmica, Associação Cultural Espaço 0 — Artes Comunicantes in partnership with Tripé and with the support of Tomar’s County, this year’s edition will happen from November 24 to 29 (stated dates are subject to change).
02.
The act of submission implies the knowledge and acceptance of all the articles of this regulation.
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Submitted entries must be live-action fiction short films, up to 20 minutes long and with production date from January 2025 onwards. Non-fiction genres such as animation, documentaries, video art, music videos or others, will not be considered.
04.
Each director can submit a maximum of two films. Production companies or others responsible for the distribution of their films, have no limit on the number of shorts they can submit, but must follow the rule of two films per director.
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Submitted films that are not spoken in Portuguese must be subtitled in English for their evaluation. If selected, Portuguese subtitles must be available for screening.
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Call for entries occurs from May 15th to July 20th 2025. For international short films, a fee is charged according to the submission dates below:
May 15th to 31st: 4€ / film (free for Portuguese films)
June 1st to 25th: 10€ / film (4€ for Portuguese films)
June 26th to July 20th: 15€ / film (10€ for Portuguese films)
The submission of short films takes place exclusively through FilmFreeway website: filmfreeway.com/planosfilmfestival
07.
The films will be selected for screening in PLANOS by the organization. Directors will be notified of the selection in September 2026.
If selected, it will be required to send the following information:
- Film in digital format, preferably on .mp4 or .mov (H.264) 1080p or 2k with no burned subtitles, and Stereo sound
- Stills of the film
- Plot synopsis
- Cast and crew info
- Screening authorization
- English subtitle .srt file compatible with the film (and Portuguese too, if available)
08.
The director/producer is responsible for any use of images or music of others in their films or videos. All and any responsibility regarding issues with copyright will fall exclusively on the director/ producer of the work.
09.
If your submitted film took part on the official selection, you’re authorizing its screening not only in PLANOS festival, but also in other possible extensions of the festival such as late screenings of the winners. You will always be notified when your film takes part in this special screenings of PLANOS.
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In case your film is chosen as part of the official selection, you also authorize the use of images or small portions of your short for marketing and advertising purposes of the festival.
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The winners of the competition will be chosen by the members of the jury. The jury is expected to be announced after the official selection.
12.
The awards are:
- Best International Short Film (250€ Cash Award)
- Best Portuguese Short Film (500€ Voucher awarded by Restart — Creative Education)
- Best Directing
- Best Screenplay
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Editing
- Best Cinematography
- Best Original Music
- Best Sound
- Best Art Direction
- Audience Award
13.
The jury may choose not to give some of the awards if the necessary conditions are not fulfilled. Furthermore there might be awarded honorable mentions within the categories above mentioned, with the exception of the Best Short Films (National and International)
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The winners will be announced on November 28 during the Award Ceremony. This information will be available on the official site and social networks in the upcoming days.
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The festival’s organization is entitled to cancel or postpone the festival or any of its events if for some reason the circumstances won’t allow it.
Any unforseen situations in this document will be determined also by the Organization of the Festival.
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For any questions contact the following email:
info@planosfilmfest.pt
