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Eastern Neighbours Film Festival (ENFF) began in The Netherlands in 2008 with the idea to offer Dutch and international audiences a unique glimpse into the cinema of their neighbours from Eastern and Southern Europe. This annual event presents the most recent, exciting, and thought‐provoking films, from
countries with small but often powerful film industries, that mostly cannot be seen in the Netherlands. The film program includes feature films, documentaries, shorts, and animations; most of the selected films are Dutch premieres. Each year the film program is accompanied by numerous side events, designed
to educate, engage and initiate new partnerships. The presence of prominent guests, directors, actors, producers, and their direct communication with the audience makes ENFF an inspiring event for every participant and cinema-goer. Through the screened films, thematic debates, masterclasses, and exciting
encounters with our guests, the festival creates a cultural arena where people can come together, engage, discuss and enjoy high-quality cinema.

Our 17th edition will be between 5-9 November 2025 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

ENFF New Talents Competition

As the only competitive program in our festival, the New Talents Competition invites filmmakers or artists with their first, second film or third short film, to compete for an Audience Award (€1000).

The films can be of any genre up to 30 minutes, including credits. Films should be produced, or co-produced in Eastern and Southeastern European countries. We also invite makers from the Netherlands, with roots in the above mentioned regions. The films produced in the Netherlands should be narratively or conceptually linked to the Eastern and Southeastern European countries

The submitted films must have been finished no earlier than October 2023.

Accepted screening formats: DCP, Quicktime

Submissions are open from: 1st of May – 21st of August 2025

via https://filmfreeway.com/enff

Early Bird deadline: 1st of June (5 euros)

Regular deadline: 1st of August (10 euros)

Late deadline: 21st of August (15 euros)

For more questions feel free to contact us via shortfilm@enff.nl

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