The selection for this year’s festival has already been announced, but don’t worry: the call for films for the grand celebration of underground, independent, fun, gory, broke and offbeat cinema is coming soon. You can submit your film from January 31, 2025 through the platform FilmFreeway.
What does “trash” mean at Courts Mais Trash?
At our festival, “trash” means something more than stereotypes. We celebrate originality, creativity, and boldness. Our films are often thought-provoking, political, self-produced, and alternative. We provide a platform for works that break boundaries, challenge norms, or don’t fit into traditional circuits.
For the past few years, Courts Mais Trash has also included a Queer version of its festival. This version is dedicated to deconstructing gender binaries and shining a spotlight on LGBTQI+ communities. It’s a way for us to keep celebrating diversity and inclusion through the lens of alternative cinema.
All genres, no limits!
We show all kinds of short films. These include music videos, animations, fiction, documentaries, and experimental. And once again next year, we will have a non-competitive selection of feature-length films.
We’ll choose about 100 films, which we’ll divide into about 15 different sessions. And that’s not all! We’ll hold five competitions and award prizes based on our audience’s votes. Each prize is worth €500, for a total of €2,500 in awards:
- Best National Film
- Best International Film
- Best Queer Film
- Best Student Film
- Born 2BE Cheap Prize (our favorite) for the best low-budget film
Want to be part of the adventure?
Want your short film to be shown at the coolest underground and independent film festival in the world? Your film might be selected and shown at one of our cult screenings and become a highlight of our upcoming edition! Submit it via FilmFreeway from January 31 until November 1, 2025! You’ll find the complete rules and guidelines there.
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