Call for entries for the 15th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival is now open!

Would you like to submit your production to our festival? The call for entries to participate in the 15th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival is now open!

The new edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival is coming to Barcelona. An edition that will be held from 17 to 25 February 2025. If you want to participate, you can now register your production through our website www.bcnsportsfilm.org or through the platforms https://festhome.com/ or https://filmfreeway.com/ The deadline for entries is September 30, 2024.

Audiovisual productions of all genres will be accepted: animation, documentaries, fiction, etc… in both feature and short film formats. One of the main requirements is that they must be inspired by sports and have different sports disciplines as their main theme. All of them must have been produced on or after January 1, 2022.

Once we receive your entry, our selection jury will make a first assessment to decide if it meets the requirements for our festival.

In case your production is selected for the 15th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival, we will contact you to request all the relevant documentation and the official file as a selected production of this new edition before October 30, 2024.

Do you want to know more details? Check the BCN Sports Film Festival rules and regulations!

Thank you very much for your participation and good luck!

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