bsff 2026: submit a film

Since 2019, the laureate of the Audience Award of the National Competition is automatically selected for the European Short Film Audience Award (ESFAA) : a tour of audience awards from 10 European short film festivals ( Brussels Short Film Festival, Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz Art, Interfilm International Film Festival Berlin, ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Tampere Film Festival, Short Waves Festival, Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen ).

Since 2018, the BSFF has been officially recognized as an Oscar® Qualifying Festival. Winners of the main prizes in the International and National Competitions are eligible for Oscar® pre-selection in the categories Best Live Action and Best Animated Short Film (provided the films comply with the Academy's rules).

All films submitted to the festival will be available to professionals through the Short Film Market.