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International Film Festival of Almería - FICAL, Goya® Awards qualifying festival with over 19000 € in cash awards, will close for submissions next August 14th



The International Film Festival of Almería - FICAL reaches this year its 18th edition with the firm intention of taking a step forward and establishing itself worldwide as one of the hallmarks of the genre, while also promoting the Spanish province of Almería with the purpose of strengthening their historical ties with cinematic industry and culture.


The International Short Film Competition "Almería en corto", included in the Almería International Film Festival, is the competitive section for national and international films the duration of which does not exceed 30 minutes. In the last edition the festival screened 39 films from more than 2400 short films submitted from all five continents.




Qualifying festival for the Goya® Awards from the Spanish Academy: The winner of the Award for Best National Short Film will be pre-selected for the Goya Awards from the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

It will have a selection of the best of the genre internationally, with competitive sessions and parallel activities where meetings for professionals, historians and film critics can be arranged, also favoring its bonds with other national and international film festivals


The "Almería en corto" International Short Film Competition will hand out in excess of 19000 Euro in cash awards. Submit your short film before August, 14th!