Leonid Khromov International Film Festival

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Leonid Khromov International Film Festival

International Film Festival of Short and Feature Films.

About

Leonid Khromov International Film Festival (LKIFF) was founded in 2020 by producer and entrepreneur Leonid Khromov. LKIFF is an independent platform for international cinema, where bright and ambitious beginners and experienced filmmakers can present their films to the international community.

The LKIFF jury consists of creative and vibrant people who are professionals in their fields (actors, producers, directors, film critics, etc.). Full-length and short-length feature films and documentaries.

Awards

The main prize of the Festival: Grand Prize (diploma + possible cash prize). The prize is awarded to feature films.

Best short feature film of the Festival: Best Short Film (diploma + gifts from sponsors of the Festival).

All other nominations receive diplomas: Best Drama, Best Comedy, Best Science Fiction, Best Action, Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director.

The organizer can establish additional nominations at its discretion.

The organizer can increase the number of prizes and their monetary value at their discretion.

Rules

MOVIE REQUIREMENTS

  • Short, mid-length and full-length films that were filmed not earlier than January 1, 2021 are accepted for participation in the Festival. Duration of short feature films: no more than 25 minutes (including titles). Duration of feature films: over 60 minutes (including titles). Documentary films must be longer than 10 minutes (including credits).
  • The film must be recorded in Full HD (1920x1080).
  • All non-English films must be with English subtitles.
  • All films must be submitted through the FilmFreeway or Festhome online platform. In some cases, exceptions are allowed when the film director, for technical reasons, cannot send his film through the online platform.
  • Incomplete films will be considered on condition that they are completed before the start of the Festival.
  • Premiere requirements. To participate in the festival, the screening of a film does not have to be premiere.
  • A director can submit more than one film, but for this he must fill out a separate application for participation and pay a fee for each film.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Leonid Khromov (Russia) - President of the international film festival LKIFF. Chairman of the jury. Director, producer, screenwriter, actor. Founder of the production company Velconte Entertainment. Producer of the Actress Universe international film award. Former organizer of international beauty contests.

Ramesh Kumar Kannan (USA) - Multi award winning music composer. He holds an associated diploma in music from the Trinity Guildhall College in London and a graduate certificate in scoring for motion pictures and television from the University of Southern California's Thornton school, who took part in writing compositions for such famous international film projects as Minions, Mad Max and others, as well as for the game Assassins.

Valerio Zanoli (USA) - Multi Award Film Director and Producer known for Not to Forget, The Minis, Hopeful Notes, All You Can Dream.

Documents

Place

Russia
Moscow

Official Website

lkiff.com

Contacts

Contact Emails

lkiff@yandex.com

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Dates & Deadlines
  • Opening Date
    November 30, 2022
  • Early Deadline
    January 05, 2023
  • Regular Deadline
    February 05, 2023
  • Late Deadline
    March 10, 2023
  • Extended Deadline
    August 28, 2023
  • Notifications
    September 20, 2023
  • Event Dates
    14 October 2023
Categories & Fees

Feature films (more than 60 minutes)

  • Early Deadline — $15
  • Regular Deadline — $25
  • Late Deadline — $35
  • Extended Deadline — $50

Duration not less than 10 minutes

  • Early Deadline — $10
  • Regular Deadline — $20
  • Late Deadline — $30
  • Extended Deadline — $45

Short films (up to 25 minutes)

  • Early Deadline — $5
  • Regular Deadline — $10
  • Late Deadline — $20
  • Extended Deadline — $30
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