General information
- Dates
- Not available
- Location
- Not available
- Submission deadline
- Not available
- Eligibility
- International
- Subtitles
- Subtitles required in EN
- Submit your film
- Submit your film — via FilmFreeway
- Official website
- https://riofestival.org/
- Last checked
- 28 September 2026
News
Winners – July 2026
Best Short Film 6th of January / certificaateBest Documentary Short The First Women / certificaateBest Drama Short Iranian Taxi / certificaateBest Comedy Short Too Closely Dublin / certificaateBest Thriller Short DAWO / certificaateBest Experimental Short L i OVE / certificaateBest Animated Short Dieter / certificaateBest Micro Short The Last Voyag
Winners – Spring 2026
Best Short Film — SHADES | certificateBest Documentary Short — The Last Battle | certificateBest Drama Short — Blinded Eyes | certificateBest Comedy Short — Bricks | certificateBest Thriller Short — Liquid Ecstasy | certificateBest Experimental Short — No Horses on Mars | certificateBest Animated Short — Lavender and The Butterfly Nation | certific
Winners – Fall 2025
Best Short Film / The Vanishing Act | certificateBest Documentary Short / POKROVA | certificateBest Drama Short / AUDIENCE WITH A VAMPYRE | certificateBest Comedy Short / Pet World: Team Building | certificateBest Thriller Short / Your Gold | certificateBest Experimental Short / DYNAMICS | certificateBest Animated Short / The Journey | certificateB
Winners – Summer 2025
Best Short Film / Returning To Earth | certificateBest Documentary Short / Chasing Snow Dreams | certificateBest Drama Short / One Last Glance | certificateBest Comedy Short / Change Gonna Come | certificateBest Thriller Short / I love you | certificateBest Experimental Short / HOMO DEUS – Slave to the Rhythm of Medicine | certificateBest […]
Winners – Fall 2024
Best Short Film / New Spawn Fades | certificateBest Documentary Short / Antarctica Land for All | certificateBest Drama Short / When He Comes Home | certificateBest Comedy Short / An Ever After Drama | certificateBest Thriller Short / CONFESSION | certificateBest Experimental Short / Trumpet Player | certificateBest Animated Short / The foam and […
Winners – Summer 2024
Best Short Film / Lapin | certificate Best Documentary Short / NINA | certificate Best Drama Short / When It’s Over | certificate Best Comedy Short / Artists and Aliens | certificate Best Thriller Short / Let’s Go Disco | certificate Best Experimental Short / STATIONED | certificate Best Animated Short / The Ordinary […]
Winners – Summer 2023
Best Short Film “The White Rose” | certificate Best Documentary Short “Our Camino” | certificate Best Drama Short Just a Girl | certificate Best Comedy Short “The New Boyfriend” | certificate Best Thriller Short The Final Cut | certificate Best Experimental Short 3 MUSES | certificate Best Animated Short Ajisaka | certificate Best Micro Short […]
Winners – Spring 2023
Best Short Film Dinah certificate Best Documentary Short My Camino certificate Best Drama Short Lucinda´s Pandora certificate Best Comedy Short Stationheads certificate Best Thriller Short Hidden Lives certificate Best Experimental Short STARRING VERA MILES certificate Best Animated Short The Better Angels certificate Best Micro Short The Magic is
Winners – Fall 2022
Best Short Film A Shoreditch Tale certificate Best Documentary Short A Royal Marines Disposition certificate Best Drama Short Beautiful Violence certificate Best Comedy Short The Second Coming certificate Best Thriller Short She’s Fine certificate Best Experimental Short L’ESCALE / THE STOPOVER certificate Best Animated Short dystopia certificate B
Winners – Summer 2022
Best Short Film My dad’s an alien! | certificate Best Documentary Short Veteran Children: When Parents Go To War | certificate Best Drama Short LET’S PRETEND I’M TALKING ABOUT YOU | certificate Best Comedy Short Bryn | certificate Best Thriller Short ” westbound” | certificate Best Experimental Short pass:on | certificate Best Animated Short Lockdo