Festival of environmental films and advertising «EFiR74»

About

The festival has a rich history and in 2022 will be held in Chelyabinsk (Russia) for the 10th time.

Works that contribute to the formation of an ecological culture, call for a responsible attitude to nature, encourage to protect the flora and fauna of their native land, and also focus on environmental problems and ways to solve them are invited to participate in the competition program.

The competition is held in two age categories:

1. Adults (Over 18 years old):

• social video advertising;
• essay-portrait;
• view film;
• reportage;
• popular science film;
• animated film;
• short feature film.

2. Children (Younger 18 years): 

• short non-fiction film;
• short feature film;
• short animated film.

Awards

The winners of the Festival are awarded with diplomas and memorable gifts, and also have the right to receive a prize in the amount of 40,000 rubles (when concluding a license agreement with the organizers of the Festival, taking into account the current tax legislation).

Rules

1. To participate in the Festival, you must submit an application on the official website http://eco.kinofest74.ru before October 1, 2022.

2. Audiovisual works that meet the following technical requirements are allowed to participate in the Festival:

• created not earlier than 2020;
• corresponding to the timing (see Regulations); output in MP4 or AVI video formats;
• video sequence and sound sequence excluding marriage;
• falling under the category of information products "0+".

3. Films created in a foreign language must have superimposed subtitles in Russian or simultaneous Russian translation.

4. A separate application is submitted for each competitive work. One participant (applicant) can submit no more than 3 applications for participation in the Festival.

5. If the participant of the Festival has not reached the age of 14, then one of the parents or legal representative acts as the applicant.

6. No fee is charged for participation in the Festival. Transportation costs and accommodation in Chelyabinsk for participation in the Festival's face-to-face events are paid by the sending party.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

The founder and organizer of the Festival is the Ministry of Ecology of the Chelyabinsk Region. The co-organizer of the Festival is the "Cinema Center named after S. A. Gerasimov".

The jury includes representatives of the founder and co-organizer of the Festival, cultural and art figures, specialists in the field of cinematography and advertising, representatives of state and local authorities on cultural and environmental issues, public figures in the field of ecology.