Cassette from the parent's shelf

About

Cassette from the parent's shelf (СFPS) is an international film festival that serves as a platform for emerging filmmakers. The name refers to the festival’s diverse repertoire, much like the unpredictable contents of a cassette.

Our goal is to help every talented representative of the creative industry find their audience, so we remain open to a wide range of formats.

Awards

• Grand Prix of the film festival
• Best Feature Movie
• Best Documentary
• Best Experimental Film
• Best Animation
• Audience Prize

Rules

1. The Film Festival accepts participation of feature, documentary, experimental and animated films.

2. The film must be finished no earlier than January 1, 2024.

3. The film festival is open to independent filmmakers, as well as students from Russian higher education institutions who are studying for specialized programs, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and training of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel in graduate school aged 18 to 40. (inclusive, at the start of the film festival).

4. The film festival accepts films with a time frame of up to 35 minutes. There are no restrictions on the minimum duration of films.

5. The films presented at the film festival must not contain propaganda of violence, ethnic, racial and religious intolerance or insult to a person’s moral feelings.

6. The submitted film can only participate in one of the approved nominations, the choice of which is made by the participant themselves when filling out the application:
    • Feature film competition;
    • Documentary film competition;
    • Experimental film competition;
    • Animation contest.

7. The Film Festival accepts for consideration no more than two films from one participant within a single nomination.

8. Application is not a guarantee of participation in the program

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Organizers:

•     Independent Creative Association "Cassette"(Kasseta)
•     Yaroslav Eliseev (Executive Director)
•     Darya Sergeeva (Creative producer, Program Director)

The jury of the film festival is formed from representatives of professionals in the field of cinema.