[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-4360":3},{"festival":4,"years":21,"news":32,"about":33},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":11,"logoAppearance":12,"logoOg":18,"about":19,"isManaged":20},4360,"fest-new-directors-new-films-festival-portugal","open","FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival","FEST Festival Novos Realizadores | Novo Cinema",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fpw4a4nx5.webp?v=8df4869e",{"mode":13,"edge":14,"edgeLight":15,"plateLight":16,"plateDark":16,"crop":17,"og":17},"card","#ffffff",true,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F3216.jpg?v=8df4869e","FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival focuses on filmmakers at the beginning of their careers in Espinho, Portugal. Organised by FEST – Associação Cultural, it combines international competitions for first and second features with short fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films. Its programme also includes the Portuguese National Grand Prix, the NEXXT academic competition and FESTinha screenings for children and teenagers. Alongside the screenings, Training Ground offers filmmaking masterclasses and workshops, while the Pitching Forum connects projects with financing and co-production opportunities. Non-competitive sections include retrospectives and special screenings. The 23rd edition dates are 19–27 June 2027 in Espinho.",false,[22,24,26,28,30],{"year":23,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2021",{"year":25,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2019",{"year":27,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2017",{"year":29,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2016",{"year":31,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2014",[],{"aboutHtml":34,"countries":35,"focus":37,"categories":42,"nextDates":46,"awardsPrizes":47,"rules":48,"website":49,"contacts":50,"editDate":81},"\u003Cp>FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival focuses on filmmakers at the beginning of their careers in Espinho, Portugal. Organised by FEST – Associação Cultural, it combines international competitions for first and second features with short fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films. Its programme also includes the Portuguese National Grand Prix, the NEXXT academic competition and FESTinha screenings for children and teenagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Alongside the screenings, Training Ground offers filmmaking masterclasses and workshops, while the Pitching Forum connects projects with financing and co-production opportunities. Non-competitive sections include retrospectives and special screenings. The 23rd edition dates are 19–27 June 2027 in Espinho.\u003C\u002Fp>",[36],"Portugal",[38,39,40,41],"Animation","Documentary","Experimental","For Kids",[38,39,40,43,44,45],"Feature","Short","Student","19 June 2027 — 27 June 2027","Golden Lynx awards recognise Best Fiction Feature Film and Best Documentary Feature Film. Silver Lynx awards recognise Best Fiction, Documentary, Animation and Experimental Short Film. Golden and Silver Lynx selections are also eligible for separate audience awards for features and shorts, determined by ballot.\n\nThe National Grand Prix is for Portuguese-majority short productions. NEXXT recognises shorts produced in an academic context. FESTinha awards recognise films for children and teenagers, with young juries. The 2027 regulations list Sub6, Sub10, Sub12 and Sub16 categories.\n\nSection juries may withhold an award and may give up to two honourable mentions per category. Media representatives may present a Film Critics’ Award. The stated prizes are trophies; additional rewards are not guaranteed.","2027 film submission rules\nFeatures must be a director’s first or second feature-length production, regardless of age, and run at least 55 minutes. Shorts run up to 54 minutes and are accepted from directors who have completed no more than two features, regardless of age. Fiction, documentary, animation, experimental non-narrative and films for children are eligible. Films must be completed after 1 January 2026 and must not have screened at previous FEST editions.\n\nSubmit through FilmFreeway or Festhome, choosing one category per film; multiple films require separate entries. Online screeners must remain available until 31 May 2027. English subtitles are required unless all dialogue is in English. The festival may assign a different category. Submitted films cannot be withdrawn from the programme.\n\nApplications: 10 September 2026–24 February 2027. Early bird ends 12 October 2026: EUR 10 shorts \u002F EUR 15 features. Regular period, 13 October 2026–26 January 2027: EUR 14 \u002F EUR 20. Extended period, 27 January–24 February 2027: EUR 20 \u002F EUR 30. Portuguese-majority productions are exempt from submission fees. Other fee-waiver requests are considered individually through films@fest.pt. Fees are not necessarily refundable.\n\nSelected applicants are notified by 31 May 2027. Screening copies are due 10 May 2027 unless otherwise agreed in writing. Accepted formats include DCP, Blu-ray and MP4 or MOV digital files in 1080p or 720p, subject to venue capabilities. Exhibition copies require separate English SRT subtitles rather than embedded subtitles. Selected filmmakers receive accreditation for screenings, masterclasses and workshops; travel, accommodation, meals and screening fees are not guaranteed. Award-winning films may be screened again on 27 June 2027 without an additional fee.\n\nFull 2027 regulations and submission platforms are linked from the official Film Submissions page. Questions and updated film materials go to films@fest.pt; applicants must not contact selection programmers directly.","https:\u002F\u002Fsite.fest.pt\u002Fen\u002F",[51,55,58,61,64,67,70,73,77],{"type":52,"value":53,"note":54},"Email","films@fest.pt","Film submissions and selection enquiries",{"type":52,"value":56,"note":57},"filipe.pereira@fest.pt","Head of Industry",{"type":52,"value":59,"note":60},"pitchingforum@fest.pt","International relations and Pitching Forum",{"type":52,"value":62,"note":63},"pitching@fest.pt","Pitching Forum",{"type":52,"value":65,"note":66},"registrations@fest.pt","Guest office and professional accreditation",{"type":52,"value":68,"note":69},"partnerships@fest.pt","Partnerships",{"type":52,"value":71,"note":72},"students@fest.pt","Film students and partner schools",{"type":74,"value":75,"note":76},"Address","Rua 23 N.º 768, 4500-276 Espinho, Portugal","FEST – Associação Cultural registered address",{"type":78,"value":79,"note":80},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Fsite.fest.pt\u002Fen\u002Fsubmissions\u002Ffilm-submissions\u002F","Film submissions and regulations",1792102056]