Notodofilmfest

Notodofilmfest

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Notodofilmfest focuses on very short films made for online exhibition, with a general maximum running time of three and a half minutes. Based in Madrid, the festival is an initiative of La Fábrica from an original idea by Javier Fesser and dates back to 2001. Its competition accepts filmmakers of different nationalities and includes fiction, animation and documentary work, alongside a separate challenge for films lasting thirty seconds.

Films appear on the festival website and its video channel after approval. Industry professionals select the awards, which combine cash prizes with distribution, training and production support. Notodofilmfest School extends its activities through filmmaking masterclasses.

Country

Spain

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Short

Awards and prizes

The 24th edition includes awards for best film, direction, screenplay, animation, documentary, performances, sound and distribution, together with specific regional, youth and themed prizes. The Best Film Grand Prize includes €3,000, distribution through Festhome and a digital cinema copy from DCPCine. The direction award provides ECAM production facilities and equipment subject to availability, or an individual advisory alternative. Other awards combine cash prizes with training, distribution and technical support.

Festival rules

The 24th edition accepts original, previously unexhibited short films from participants of any nationality aged 18 or over; the Injuve NotodofilmfesTEEN category has separate age requirements. Films generally have a maximum running time of 3 minutes 30 seconds, including the required opening and closing festival cards; the Notodo 30-second prize has its own limit. Spanish-language films require English subtitles; films in English or any other language require Spanish subtitles. Entries are uploaded with a poster and still through the official submission form. Entrants must hold the necessary rights and disclose any use of AI tools; the idea and screenplay must be their own and cannot be AI-generated. Specific prizes have additional conditions.

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