International Short Film Festival

Posted by By ifvc at 12 February, at 19 : 48 PM Print

International Film & Video Center, in conjunction with the Ziba Foundation, is proud to announce the establishment of the International Short Film Festival: Films by Iranians/Films About Iran to be held in October in New York City.

The festival accepts films of 30 minutes and under, and will dispense awards totaling ten thousand dollars.

The founding principals of this festival are the education of youth, intercultural dialogue, the defense of civil rights, and the exhibition of films that may contribute to human dignity. Because behind every film hides a world of identity and culture, this festival accepts films by two groups of filmmakers from anywhere in the world:

1. Iranians who live and make films in Iran and those of the first and second generations living outside of Iran without any limitations can participate in the festival freely.
2. Non-Iranians who have made a film that in some way deals with Iranian culture.

The Festival program consists of:

1. The Competition. The Festival only accepts films for competition in two categories: fiction and documentary.
2. Retrospectives. The Festival will arrange an exhibition of short films by Iranian filmmakers whose works greatly influenced and shaped Iranian cinema.
3. Panorama and Special Programs. The Festival will also exhibit a selection of Iranian short films that have received awards recently or any time over the past decade.

Festival Requirements:

1. The festival only accepts films of two genres: fiction and documentary.
2. Films must not exceed a length of 30 minutes.
3. Films must have a completion date of January 1st, 2006 or after.
4. Selection can only be made on complete productions.
5. In exceptional cases, the Festival reserves the right to accept films of duration up to 45 minutes.
6. Separate soundtracks will not be accepted.
7. Films that have been shown or awarded at other international film festivals will not be accepted.
8. Educational, industrial, advertising, tourism, and propaganda films will not be accepted.
9. The deadline for submission is August 1, 2007.
10. A $20 fee must accompany the submission. This fee can be paid by credit card, bank or cashier’s check.

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