Curtas Vila do Conde is one of the 10 European recognized festivals that promote and organize the ESFAA – European Short Film Audience Award. The principle is simple: 10 short films, 10 festivals, 10 audiences, 10 votes and one ESFAA winner, after a one-year tour.

The European Short Film Audience Award network has just got an extra boost by The European Commission's MEDIA – Creative Europe programme, a financial support for the upcoming years 2023-2024 to support Europe's film and audiovisual industries to develop, distribute and promote works. We're already working to present you new activities and projects to enhance European short films and broadcast new talents. 

A new ESFAA tour will be launched at the 26th Brussels Short Film Festival, taking place from 26th April to 6th May 2023. After winning over their respective audiences, 9 short films are now going on tour (Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz Art, in Ukraine, could not take place due to the war impacting the country). 

Meanwhile, the 4th edition of the ESFAA continues its European tour, with the last three stops in Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere and Nijmegen: 27 JAN - 4 FEB, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; 8 -12 MAR, Tampere Film Festival, 31 MAR - 10 APR, Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen.

To book ESFAA programmes within the framework of a festival or event, just send a request to: info@esfaa.eu.