Dear Asian filmmakers, the Krakow Film Festival (Poland) is accepting short films (less than 30 minutes) and documentaries (feature and shorts) until January 31, 2024.

About the festival:
The festival aims to review and promote documentary films, short animations and fiction films. The films are screened in both competitive and non-competitive sections.

Competitions:
– International Documentary Film Competition: documentary films with the running time over 50 minutes.
– International Short Film Competition: documentary, animated and fiction films with a running time not exceeding 30 minutes.
– International DocFilmMusic Competition: music documentary films with the running time over 50 minutes.

Eligibility (for international productions):
– The festival accepts short films (narrative, animated or docs) with a running time not exceeding 30 minutes, and Feature Documentaries with a running time exceeding 50 minutes.
– The festival accepts films made in 2023 and 2024 that were not screened publicly before 5 June 2023.
– To be eligible for international competitions the film must be a Polish premiere and a world premiere is preferred. The film cannot be presented at any film festival or film review, theatrically released, broadcast on TV, streamed on a VOD platform or any other online media in Poland prior to the festival dates.
– Preview and screening copies must have English subtitles (not applicable to films where English is the original language).
– Submission Fees:
* Feature Films (over 30 minutes) – $ 30 Euros
* Short Films (below30 minutes) – $ 15 Euros
NOTE: an entry fee must be paid not later than 7 days after the online registration of the film. Otherwise, the submission will be deleted.
* Films produced in the countries mentioned below may be exempt from entry fees.¹
– Deadlines:
* Films made prior to 31 October 2023 – November 30, 2023
* Films made after October 31, 2023 – January 31, 2024
– Notification Date: Applicants shall be informed whether the film was admitted to or rejected from the programme by email at least 30 days before the start of the festival.

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kff_2024_regulamin_festiwalu_eng.pdf

To submit to the festival please visit: https://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/en/64th-kff/submit-film-2/

We remind readers that the 64th Krakow Film Festival will take place in cinemas from May 26 until June 2, 2024 and online from May 31 until June 16, 2024.

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