Submit Your Film to Flicker
Submit Your Film to Flicker
Submit Your Film to Flicker
CINTIMA invites filmmakers to submit bold, artistic, and evocative short films exploring the depth, complexity, and artistry of intimacy.
CINTIMA invites filmmakers to submit bold, artistic, and evocative short films exploring the depth, complexity, and artistry of intimacy.
CINTIMA invites filmmakers to submit bold, artistic, and evocative short films exploring the depth, complexity, and artistry of intimacy.
What we're looking for
What we're looking for
What we're looking for
CINTIMA invites filmmakers to submit bold, artistic, and evocative short films exploring the depth, complexity, and artistry of intimacy. We celebrate storytelling that captures human connection—whether through romance, longing, vulnerability, power, desire, trust, or the tensions that challenge and transform us—all within the highest creative and professional standards.
Films can take any form—a dramatic narrative, an animated exploration, a thought-provoking documentary, a playful comedy, or a genre-bending work of sci-fi, fantasy, or suspense.
We encourage all formats, including novel uses of AI and digital storytelling, pushing the boundaries of how intimacy is expressed on screen.
We welcome diverse perspectives and voices, LGBTQIA+ stories, cross-cultural expressions of intimacy, and innovative storytelling techniques that redefine how we see closeness on screen.
If the film includes sexually explicit material, all depictions must be simulated. In addition, the filmmaker is encouraged to collaborate with an Intimacy Coordinator to help elevate artistry, saferty, authenticity, and ethical representation.
Please reach out to us if you need assistance connecting with a qualified Intimacy Coordinator.
Films must be 3 minutes or less in duration.
Films may be original works, or scenes from larger projects, provided they meet all other submission requirements.
CINTIMA invites filmmakers to submit bold, artistic, and evocative short films exploring the depth, complexity, and artistry of intimacy. We celebrate storytelling that captures human connection—whether through romance, longing, vulnerability, power, desire, trust, or the tensions that challenge and transform us—all within the highest creative and professional standards.
Films can take any form—a dramatic narrative, an animated exploration, a thought-provoking documentary, a playful comedy, or a genre-bending work of sci-fi, fantasy, or suspense.
We encourage all formats, including novel uses of AI and digital storytelling, pushing the boundaries of how intimacy is expressed on screen.
We welcome diverse perspectives and voices, LGBTQIA+ stories, cross-cultural expressions of intimacy, and innovative storytelling techniques that redefine how we see closeness on screen.
If the film includes sexually explicit material, all depictions must be simulated. In addition, the filmmaker is encouraged to collaborate with an Intimacy Coordinator to help elevate artistry, saferty, authenticity, and ethical representation.
Please reach out to us if you need assistance connecting with a qualified Intimacy Coordinator.
Films must be 3 minutes or less in duration.
Films may be original works, or scenes from larger projects, provided they meet all other submission requirements.
CINTIMA invites filmmakers to submit bold, artistic, and evocative short films exploring the depth, complexity, and artistry of intimacy. We celebrate storytelling that captures human connection—whether through romance, longing, vulnerability, power, desire, trust, or the tensions that challenge and transform us—all within the highest creative and professional standards.
Films can take any form—a dramatic narrative, an animated exploration, a thought-provoking documentary, a playful comedy, or a genre-bending work of sci-fi, fantasy, or suspense.
We encourage all formats, including novel uses of AI and digital storytelling, pushing the boundaries of how intimacy is expressed on screen.
We welcome diverse perspectives and voices, LGBTQIA+ stories, cross-cultural expressions of intimacy, and innovative storytelling techniques that redefine how we see closeness on screen.
If the film includes sexually explicit material, all depictions must be simulated. In addition, the filmmaker is encouraged to collaborate with an Intimacy Coordinator to help elevate artistry, saferty, authenticity, and ethical representation.
Please reach out to us if you need assistance connecting with a qualified Intimacy Coordinator.
Films must be 3 minutes or less in duration.
Films may be original works, or scenes from larger projects, provided they meet all other submission requirements.
Why 3 Minutes?
Why 3 Minutes?
Why 3 Minutes?
Why 3 minutes? The brevity challenges filmmakers to tell compelling, intimate stories with efficiency and creativity. These bite-sized narratives are ideal for engaging audiences while providing a manageable format for emerging talent.
Why 3 minutes? The brevity challenges filmmakers to tell compelling, intimate stories with efficiency and creativity. These bite-sized narratives are ideal for engaging audiences while providing a manageable format for emerging talent.
Why 3 minutes? The brevity challenges filmmakers to tell compelling, intimate stories with efficiency and creativity. These bite-sized narratives are ideal for engaging audiences while providing a manageable format for emerging talent.
Standards of practice
Standards of practice
Standards of practice
All films must adhere to SAG-AFTRA and Network Broadcast standards—this is about cinematic artistry, not pornography. While narratives may explore themes of power, vulnerability, and even exploitation, all intimacy is simulated and handled with the highest ethical and safety standards. We seek projects that push creative boundaries while upholding the principles of intimate storytelling for broadcast Film and Television.
All films must adhere to SAG-AFTRA and Network Broadcast standards—this is about cinematic artistry, not pornography. While narratives may explore themes of power, vulnerability, and even exploitation, all intimacy is simulated and handled with the highest ethical and safety standards. We seek projects that push creative boundaries while upholding the principles of intimate storytelling for broadcast Film and Television.
All films must adhere to SAG-AFTRA and Network Broadcast standards—this is about cinematic artistry, not pornography. While narratives may explore themes of power, vulnerability, and even exploitation, all intimacy is simulated and handled with the highest ethical and safety standards. We seek projects that push creative boundaries while upholding the principles of intimate storytelling for broadcast Film and Television.
Submission Rules and Terms
Submission Rules and Terms
Submission Rules and Terms
Download Submission Rules and Terms
Jury Awards
Jury Awards
Jury Awards
A jury of Filmmakers, Producers, Writers, Directors, Film Critics and Intimacy Coordinators will help select films that redefine intimacy in storytelling—films that go beyond expectation and embrace the depth, complexity, and artistry of human connection.
A jury of Filmmakers, Producers, Writers, Directors, Film Critics and Intimacy Coordinators will help select films that redefine intimacy in storytelling—films that go beyond expectation and embrace the depth, complexity, and artistry of human connection.
A jury of Filmmakers, Producers, Writers, Directors, Film Critics and Intimacy Coordinators will help select films that redefine intimacy in storytelling—films that go beyond expectation and embrace the depth, complexity, and artistry of human connection.
Best Short Film
Best Short Film
Best Short Film
Most Innovative Storytelling (AI/Digital)
Most Innovative Storytelling (AI/Digital)
Most Innovative Storytelling (AI/Digital)
Audience Choice Award
Audience Choice Award
Audience Choice Award
Best Actor
Best Actor
Best Actor
Best Intimacy
Best Intimacy
Best Intimacy
And More
And More
And More
