EVENT DESCRIPTION
Genesis international film festival (GIFF) is an international short film festival. To promote talented authors, we connect them with film screening platforms, streaming services and TV channels. We invite the best participants to the festival jury to create a logical continuity between seasons of the festival, as well as to develop and promote the festival on the world stage.
Also we (organizers) want to show that each human being is a unique person with his own special outlook on life and art, and with the help of works from all over the world, we want to show how art can be diverse.
Also we (organizers) want to show that each human being is a unique person with his own special outlook on life and art, and with the help of works from all over the world, we want to show how art can be diverse.
The missions of the festival are tо:
- create a platform for demonstrating participants' unique view on art
- reward the best works with well-deserved attention
- build a community for exchanging useful contacts between creative people
- create a platform for demonstrating participants' unique view on art
- reward the best works with well-deserved attention
- build a community for exchanging useful contacts between creative people
TIME-LINE
1
Opening Date
May 16, 2023
2
Late Deadline
January 15, 2024
3
Extended Deadline
February 28, 2024
4
Event Date
April 24, 2024
Who can participate?
People over the age of 21 from all over the world
Short Films
02
Drama short films under 30 minutes.
Drama
03
Comedy short films under 30 minutes.
Comedy
Animation
Experimental
01
Short films of any genre under 30 minutes.
Grand prix
04
Animation films under 30 minutes.
05
Experimental or arthouse films under 30 minutes.
08
Science fiction short films under 30 minutes.
Sci-fi
Arthouse / Indie film
Fantasy
06
Arthouse or indie films under 30 minutes.
07
Fantasy short films under 30 minutes.
AWARDS
Entertainment
projects
projects
Special awards
Screenplays
Rules & Terms
Eligibility
- All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles.
- All producers and/or directors who own the rights to the film they are submitting are eligible for competition.
- Each filmmaker or producer may submit as many films as desired.
- An entry form for each work must be submitted on FilmFreeway.
Entry fee
- There is an entry fee required for each submission.
- Festival participation fees are non-refundable.
Duration
- Films must meet the following duration criteria:
- Short films must be no longer than 30 minutes;
- Documentaries must be no longer than 100 minutes;
- Scripts must be no longer than 100 pages.
Format
- Films must be submitted in a high-resolution file format.
- Accepted formats for visual artwork are: .mp4 files, Vimeo/YouTube links, Dropbox links or any cloud storage link.
- To submit films for consideration to the Film Selection Committee, fill out the online entry form on FilmFreeway.
- If the film is not in English, it is highly recommended to provide SRT subtitles in English for screening.
Selection
- Films will be selected by a committee of experts appointed by the GIFF festival.
- Selected films will be notified via email in order to continue in the competition.
- Not all nominated films will be screened.
- The festival reserves the right to decide on the section and programme in which the selected films will be presented.
Restrictions
- The festival does not accept films with political or religious themes (without artistic value), films promoting drugs, violence or hate speech.
Rights
- By submitting an application, the participant grants the festival the right to show the film online and in front of a live audience during the festival period and for promotional purposes afterwards.
- The participant also warrants that they are authorized to commit the film for screening and that they have obtained all necessary rights and permissions for the film and its content.
Acceptance
- Participation in the festival implies acceptance of these rules and terms.
- The festival reserves the right to amend or modify these rules and terms at any time without prior notice.
- Any dispute arising will be settled by the festival directorate in accordance with current rules and terms.
- All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles.
- All producers and/or directors who own the rights to the film they are submitting are eligible for competition.
- Each filmmaker or producer may submit as many films as desired.
- An entry form for each work must be submitted on FilmFreeway.
Entry fee
- There is an entry fee required for each submission.
- Festival participation fees are non-refundable.
Duration
- Films must meet the following duration criteria:
- Short films must be no longer than 30 minutes;
- Documentaries must be no longer than 100 minutes;
- Scripts must be no longer than 100 pages.
Format
- Films must be submitted in a high-resolution file format.
- Accepted formats for visual artwork are: .mp4 files, Vimeo/YouTube links, Dropbox links or any cloud storage link.
- To submit films for consideration to the Film Selection Committee, fill out the online entry form on FilmFreeway.
- If the film is not in English, it is highly recommended to provide SRT subtitles in English for screening.
Selection
- Films will be selected by a committee of experts appointed by the GIFF festival.
- Selected films will be notified via email in order to continue in the competition.
- Not all nominated films will be screened.
- The festival reserves the right to decide on the section and programme in which the selected films will be presented.
Restrictions
- The festival does not accept films with political or religious themes (without artistic value), films promoting drugs, violence or hate speech.
Rights
- By submitting an application, the participant grants the festival the right to show the film online and in front of a live audience during the festival period and for promotional purposes afterwards.
- The participant also warrants that they are authorized to commit the film for screening and that they have obtained all necessary rights and permissions for the film and its content.
Acceptance
- Participation in the festival implies acceptance of these rules and terms.
- The festival reserves the right to amend or modify these rules and terms at any time without prior notice.
- Any dispute arising will be settled by the festival directorate in accordance with current rules and terms.
THIS SEASON'S JURY
- Alexey DerevyankoEditing director and post-production producer
@aderevyanko - Arina Vinogorodskaya
- Metîn EwrWriter and director @mtnewr
- Rod Sáez ChávezCo-founder of a film studio @Cintámani Films
- Konstantin SotskovChief editor of a TV channel @sectorpreez
- Alexandra NovokreshchinaExecutive producer
@alexandra.novokrechshina - Alexander LaukhinProducer, owner of a digital agency, head of an IT company
- Surho SugaipovDirector, actor
@surho - Lex RodnovDirector, producer, virtual and augmented reality artist
@ASMalorodnov - Eve ZhaoAward winning actress, filmmaker @evelyn.dz_
- Ilaria LopatinaTheater and film actress
@ilarrika - Alexander BrucknerMember of the Austrian Film Academy, director, 1st AD, producer @alexander.bruckner
- Demyan KarpunovCGI-generalist, motion designer
@demians_cgi - David CerquettiFilm Score Composer @david.cerquetti
- Maxim MelnikovProducer, screenwriter and journalist
@maximthecreator - Rostislav MusayevGeneral director of a virtual production, producer, director @rostislavchev
- Liam WalshDirector, Producer @1iamwalsh
- Stefan Petrov
- Zafer Yaşlı
- Nahd BashierFilmmaker, producer @nahdbasheir
- Alexander LukyanovPost production producer, CG generalist
@alexlukyanov - Kasra TirsaharProducer, Director @kasratirsahar
- Kirill Leonov
- Joel JuniorAward winning director, screenwriter, actor, producer @joeljunior.official
- Nadezhda PopovaCo-owner of an IT company @nd.popova
- Manos TriantafillakisActor, director, producer @Manos30fillakisJMT
- Björn BoströmAward-winning screenwriter, playwright and script consultant @Björn Boström
- Lauren RansanFilmmaker @lauren_ransan
- Viacheslav AlekseevFilmmaker @slava_alekseev
- Ross McClureWriter and Director @mcclureross
- Timur RamazanovDirector, head of animation studio
@ramazanovt - Kirill ParshutkinCinematographer, cameraman, announcer @kirill_parshutkin
- Chance FuerstingerFilmmaker, actor, writer
- Victoria SkorokhodovaFilmmaker, producer @vickawalker
- Aarón Navia CamposProducer, Screenwriter @aaroncampos5748
- Mark BakuninStop-motion animator @bakuninmark
- Shivaan Makker MakkerWriter, Director, Editor, Producer @ill_shiv_u
- Sasha ShtepoProducer, photographer @shtepsi
- Valerio ZanoliDirector, producer
- Vaccaro Abel ZarbeLFilm Maker, producer @zarbel
- Maryam AnverFounder of a full-service video production studio @amaryaman
- Samir KawasDirector, Editor, VFX Artist @samir.kawas
- Romi MenachemScreenwriter, director @romi.menachem
- Oscar HernandezFilmmaker @ozhdezm
- Egor ChichkanovDirector, screenwriter @subpiter
- Valeriy AkimovFilm critic @_valeriy_akimov_
- Herlent PaulineDirector, photographer @pauline_hrlt
Winners will receive diplomas, laurels, customized statuettes or other prizes (depending on the nomination).
MEDIA ABOUT US
"Film and media industry experts from around the world came together to evaluate hundreds of projects from all over the world"
"GIFF is a unique platform for creative people interested in the world of cinema"
"With this festival, we want to support independent authors from all over the world and let them know that their opinion is important, and their talent will definitely find its audience"
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CONTACT US
Festival organizers
giff@genesisfilmfestival.com
giff@genesisfilmfestival.com