PEPE ESCRICHE AWARD
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF CLERMONT-FERRAND

The International Short Film Festival of Clermont-Ferrand was founded in 1979 by a student cinema club in the city itself. Over time, it has become the second-largest festival in terms of audience and professional presence in France, second only to Cannes. With 13 venues, over 4,000 accredited professionals, and 166,000 spectators, it has become a global focal point for the film industry.
The “Sauve qui peut le court métrage” collective has created a cultural and professional ecosystem around cinema in the Auvergne region. Over a hundred employees and around 300 volunteers organize a multidisciplinary program each February, showcasing competitions (international, national, and labo), as well as a market. Retrospectives, cycles, exhibitions, activities, and workshops for young and child audiences complete the offering.
In the last edition held from February 2nd to 10th, 133 shorts were selected out of 9,400 submissions, with 39 countries participating in the “Marché du Film Court,” which also featured live broadcasts for those unable to attend in person.
PEPE ESCRICHE AWARD
The Pepe Escriche Award was established in 2009, as a tribute to one of the forerunners of the festival, who also led it for over thirty years. José María Escriche passed away in 2008. The Huesca Film Festival Foundation decided to celebrate this homage to honour the understanding between different cultures through cinema. This prize is awarded to organizations, institutions, personal or collective initiatives related to cinema and audio visual arts and is authored by sculptor Isidro Ferrer.
People and institutions awarded from the first edition are those as follows: La Escuela de San Antonio de los Baños (2009), World Cinema Fund (2010), María Lourdes Cortés (2011), Morelia International Film Festival (2012), Spanish Film Archive (2014), Cine en construcción (2015), Pilar Martínez-Vasseaur (2016), Ibermedia (2017), the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (2018), Egeda (2019), Bergman Chair (2020), CIMA, Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media (2021), Instituto Cervantes (2022) and Ventana Sur (2023).