pt-shorts: Potidania Film Festival is a short film festival set in the picturesque mountainous village of Potidania, Greece. With great success, the 1st pt-shorts: Potidania Film Festival concluded on July 26–27, 2025, in the mountainous village of Potidania, in the Dorida region. The festival attracted more than 500 attendees to Saturday’s screenings, while approximately 200 visitors stayed at least for one night for the first time in Potidania, Palaioxari, and Teichio—highlighting cultural tourism and the short film industry with pt-shorts as a key pillar.

A total of 40 volunteers—half of whom have no ties to the village—played a decisive role in delivering the event, which drew strong participation from filmmakers. A highlight was the presence of two international directors from France and Portugal, who visited Greece for the first time and presented their films to the Potidania audience.

The program included screenings of 16 short films (11 international and 5 national), jury-led masterclasses, a press conference, an awards ceremony and 2 Dj set parties.

pt-shorts 2026 will take place on July 25-26, 2025.
Saturday, July 25th: Screenings of the selected films, masterclasses and DJ set celebration.
Sunday, July 26th: Press conference, masterclasses, award ceremony, and closing party.

Benefits for Selected Filmmakers:

Transportation: Complimentary transportation from Nafpaktos to Potidania

Hospitality: Free accommodation and meals for two people per movie over the two-day festival period. In general, the filmmakers coming to our village will have a personal and special treatment as it is one of our main goals to introduce Potidania to others.

Promotional Opportunities: Press opportunities, including a press conference on the festival's second day, social media promotion, a special listing of pt-shorts films on a dedicated Letterboxd list and promotional events before and after the festival in Athens. A great example is the projection of the award winning films of pt-shorts 2025 in the Cinobo Patision movie theater.

Masterclasses: Access to three masterclasses conducted by the festival's pristine jury.

The Jury of 2025 included Phaedra Vokali, Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis and Flomaria Papadaki. Our Jury of 2026 will be announced until the end of April.

Awards & Prizes

There will be 5 Awards:

Best Movie
Best Directing
Best Screenplay
Best Acting
Audience Award

Rules & Terms

Genres: We accept any fiction films, including experimental work; however, documentaries are not eligible for this edition (a documentary category is planned for future editions).

Length: Films can not exceed 30 minutes of total run time.

Submission: Submit your film as a YouTube or Vimeo link with English subtitles (Greek and English speaking films only need English subtitles if selected).

Selected Films: Selected films will need to provide a ProRes 422 or high resolution MP4 file.

Submission Fees:

Greek submissions: Free for movies directed by a Greek director or movies that were at least co-produced in the country of Greece.

International submissions: 5€ for non-Greek movies that are not applicable in the "Greek submissions" category.
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  • Sofia Priovolou

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    I was delighted to take part in the very first PT Shorts Film Festival in Potidaneia with my film. The event was beautifully organized in a unique outdoor setting surrounded by trees, creating an unforgettable atmosphere. The sound quality was excellent, and the whole experience felt warm, welcoming, and inspiring. Thank you to the team for their passion and professionalism—I truly hope this festival grows even bigger next year and attracts even more people to enjoy it!

    November 2025
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  • Nikos Deligeorgidis

    One of the few festivals that truly respects the creators and the films, organized by people that passionately love cinema and their village. I hope it will get the recognition it deserves soon enough and grow larger year by year.

    November 2025
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  • Wings Short

    One of our best experiences ever.

    November 2025
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  • jean-marie villeneuve

    Wonderful young festival.
    Very good communication and programmation.

    July 2025
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  • Filipe Amorim

    This festival was the reason I travelled to Greece for the first time and I can't think of other better reason. Potidania, the festival team and the locals welcomed me like family and their, generosity and passion will make me come back sooner than later. I was also deeply inspired by my peers' work and kindness. I truly believe this festival has a bright future ahead.

    July 2025
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