Join the Silhouette Festival program!

The 24th Silhouette Festival will take place in Paris from August 29 to September 6, 2025. 

This international short film festival, free and open to all, combines concerts and open-air screenings of short films.

All types of short film are accepted, with no restrictions on genre, format or length (fiction, animation, documentary, music video, etc.). Films must have been completed after September 1, 2023, and be no longer than 59 minutes (45 minutes for documentaries).

The following prizes are awarded at the end of the festival:

Official competition (submitted to the jury)

• Grand Prize
• Jury Prize
• Best photography for a French film
• Young Audience Award

International selection (subject to public vote)

• Best French Film
• Best foreign film

Parallel selection

• Best documentary
• Best experimental film
• Best film for young audiences
• Best music video

If you'd like to join the program, registration is open until March 14 on the filmfreeway platform .