Faludi International Non-Professional Film Festival and Photo Competition

About

Competitors are invited to process the theme “The Other” in the form of a film or photo in accordance with the conditions of the festival. We are looking for professionally demanding elaborated works that are suitable for creating a forum, in the language of pictures, for a dialogue between different viewpoints and opinions.

Awards

The jury give prizes (I., II., III.) in three categories: short feature film, experimental film and documentary and it has special prizes as well.

Rules

• Applicants can apply with the maximum of 2 films with no age restrictions: amateur filmmakers or creative communities (who haven’t had any experience in film or visual studies) OR students from film and visual arts studies with school projects or exam film (which will be evaluated in a special category by the panel).
• One can apply in the categories of short feature film,experimental (including animation) or documentary with the production year 2016 or 2017
• The length of the films must not exceed the following time: 15 minutes in case of experimental, animated films and short feature films, and 20 minutes in case of documentary films.
• Films of film university or visual arts students if the film was made during their studies: 25 minutes (in any category).

Application process:

• Send the application form with the applicant signature by e-mail. 
• An English screenplay of the films participating in the competition programme has to be sent by e-mail, even if it is subtitled.
• Send the short movie by a transfer link (wetransfer, dropbox, myairbridge, vimeo private link etc.) to film@faludiakademia.hu or
• by mail (with the mp4 or mov file) also on a DVD/BD disc by post.
• Studios sending more than one film are required to submit and send each film on a different DVD, if they send DVD.
• On the submitted copies (on the cassette, the cover, and title of the file), the name of the director(s) and the title of the film have to be indicated.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement