BelarusDocs

About

BelarusDocs is an online festival of relevant Belarusian documentary films. It’s been running since 2016.

7 films about Belarusian reality by 7 Belarusian filmmakers will be demonstrated during the festival week under the BelarusDocs project. Films reflecting important for Belarusian society issues, artistically distinctive and generally with a great list of festival screenings will be presented in the program. Each of the festival’s films will be available online during the day on belarusdocs.com. All films will be shown with English subtitles.

The aim of the Festival is to offer the opportunity to watch the most exceptional Belarusian documentaries of recent years for a wide range of viewers, Belarusian primarily.

Awards

• Audience Award for BelarusDocs
• Best film of BelarusDocs program (international professional jury)
• Audience Award for BelarusDocs Short
• Best film of BelarusDocsShort program (international professional jury)

Rules

Films that meet all of the following criteria will be considered for participation in the program of the online festival of Belarusian documentary films BelarusDocs:
- Films of Belarusian directors;
- Any length (from short to full-length);
- Completed no later than 2019;
Applications are accepted at belarusdocs@gmail.com. In the letter, we expect from you a link to watch the film on the Internet, a short description of the film, a short biography of the director and a contact for communication.
The deadline for applications is January 20.
The festival is scheduled for late February - early March 2021.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Organizers:

• Ales Lapo
• Katerina Petova