Dear Asian filmmakers, the Leiden Shorts International Film Festival (Netherlands) is accepting short films until January 9, 2024.

About the festival:
Leiden Shorts was established in 2009 as a new platform for short films, and today is the second-largest short film festival in the Netherlands. The festival aims to embrace diversity and inclusivity, not only in culture but also in discipline, medium and expression, providing a crucial space for new talent, different stories to be heard, and various audiences to participate.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts short films under 40 minutes from any genres (fiction, animation, documentary, experimental)
– Films must have been produced after January 1, 2023
– Films that are freely available to the public online are not eligible.
– Films that have had a limited online festival screening are still eligible. Leiden Shorts may make an exception in specific cases.
– Films that have previously been submitted and rejected are not eligible to be considered for the festival again.
– Works in progress are accepted, as long as they are submitted before the deadline and will be completed before March 2024.
– Submissions must be made via FilmFreeway or FilmChief.
– Submission Fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: April 18, 2024

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://leidenshorts.nl/leiden-shorts/2024-submissions/

To submit via FilmFreeway please visit: https://filmfreeway.com/LeidenShorts

To submit via FilmChief please visit: https://leidenshorts.filmchief.com

We remind readers that the Leiden Shorts International Film Festival will take place from June 13 – 16, 2024 in Leiden, Netherlands.

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