FESTIVAL GUIDE

Download the NIFFF presentation document to learn all about the festival and find out all the details about the previous edition.

FESTIVAL GUIDE 2024-2025

THE SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN !

Submissions for short and feature films for the 24th edition of the NIFFF (4 – 12 July 2025) are now open on NIFFF.CH.
Directors can register their film to compete for the prestigious H.R. Giger award (CHF 10,000 from the City of Neuchâtel).

Deadline for features : April 18th, 2025
Deadline for shorts: April 18th, 2025

SUBMIT YOUR FILM

NIFFF 2024 IN NUMBERS

  • 63’600 attendees
  • 159 official screenings
  • 114 guests
  • Over 500 mentions in the media
SEE SECTIONS AND AWARDS2024 PRIZE LIST

The NIFFF programming team will be present at the following festivals and markets and looks forward to meeting you:

THE NIFFF

The NIFFF is among the 9 film festivals supported by the Swiss Confederation, and also a member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF). As a result, the festival’s programme includes 150 films divided into 4 competitions and various special events.

Created in 2000, the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) has become, after 23 editions, an unmissable event for film lovers. Its diverse, innovative and prestigious programme has ensured it a national and international presence. This event is mainly dedicated to one genre – that is fantasy, or fantastic films. Equally acclaimed by audiences, critics and federal institutions, the NIFFF has been growing continuously, showing steady increases in ticket sales and has even reached 60,000 attendees during its 21st and 22nd editions.
The encompassing, pluridisciplinary approach that defines the fantastic films selected at the NIFFF have made the festival an internationally recognised centre of excellence and innovation.

CONTACT

Features : features@nifff.ch
Swiss Shorts, International Shorts & New Shorts from Asia : shorts@nifff.ch

” The NIFFF is a festival of reference for all lovers of memorable experiences in search of high-quality contemporary pieces that are helping to revamp the genre. “
Cineuropa

” NIFFF has quickly become one of the biggest and best in Europe, in no small part due to amazing programming. ”
Screen Anarchy

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