The festival's signature feature is its 'agroglamour' and unusual screening locations like barns, basements, empty houses, wine cellars, where the audience is transported by locals in two-wheel tractors-chimpíns.

From this funny word game emerged a serious film festival, dedicated to short-length movies as well as animation and video-clips.

[6] The festival also hosts multiple educational and entertainment events such as masterclasses by established filmmakers, music shows and concerts, etc.

[11] Filmmakers, film directors, musicians, actors and actress like Isabel Coixet, Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Fernando León, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Patricia Ferreira, Luis Tosar, Tristán Ulloa, Mabel Rivera, María Pujalte, José Sacristán, Xoel López, Kiko Veneno, Iván Ferreiro, Coque Malla, Javier Krahe, Manuel Rivas, Lucía Echevarría, Suso de Toro, El Gran Wyoming, Teté Delgado, Antonio Durán "Morris", Julián Hernández or Emma Suárez have been in Festival de Cans as guests, rewarded or speakers.

[15] In 2023, the festival launched a touring program: the winning shorts will be screened in Caminha, Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, and Brussels.