From today onwards, films can be registered to participate in the 10th edition of Novos Cinemas – Pontevedra International Film Festival. For this tenth edition, the festival continues its commitment to the discovery and promotion of the talent of emerging filmmakers, consolidating itself as a reference space for new cinematographic voices at an international level.
ADMISSION OF FILMS IN COMPETITION
The festival will have two international competitive sections that will prioritize those films whose screening will be their premiere/release in Spain or Galicia.
Feature film competition: The Official Section will promote the most daring and heterodox cinema, while Latexos will highlight more modest and intimate productions. Feature films (≥ 60 minutes) that are their director’s first or second project can be registered to participate.
AWARDS AND JURIES
The festival will award six prizes:
NOVOS CINEMAS Award to the best feature film of the Official Section, with an economic endowment of 3,000€, to be shared between the producer and the director of the film. This endowment increases with regards to previous editions.
XURADO NOVO Award to the best direction of the Official Section, given by students of the University of Vigo.
CERES Award of 1, 000€ to the director of the best Ceres feature film.
CRITICS Award to the best feature film in the competition, awarded by professional film critics.
LATEXOS Award to the best film of the section, which will include the commercial screening of the film in partner theatres and an economic endowment of 500€ for the director.
AUDIENCE Award through the participation of the audience.
REGISTRATION AND RULES
Films that were not commercially released in Spain and not shown on public or private television at the time of registration are eligible for registration.
The admission period for feature films will span from April 15th to September 5th, 2025.