Detour is a film festival with a pure independent spirit. We believe true creativity and fine art is not entirely dependent on big budgets in order to flourish. Our aim is to support and promote films that are challenging and beautiful, those that speak to our hearts and make us think. We are looking for free-thinking films and filmmakers that create fantastic art despite the budgets and other limitations.

We want to see your best films either following a traditional narrative or a more challenging and experimental one, with true grit and low-budget mindframe.

Firmly inspired by the notion that art's core and soul should be freedom and democracy, we charge no/low submission fees. We don't pay screening fees or give out cash prizes. As a result, we maintain our independent spirit and promote films and filmmakers whose low-budget films are creative, challenging and truly independent.