All-Russian Inclusive Film Festival «Invisible Cinema»

About

"Invisible Cinema" is the first inclusive film festival in the Urals. It brings together creators with disabilities and filmmakers who tell stories about people with disabilities. Our mission is to show the public life-affirming films and offer a different look at the problem of the “other” in the modern world.

The inclusive festival is a launching pad for people with disabilities who are involved in creativity in the field of cinema, animation and video production. This is a chance to be heard, show your film on the big screen and compete for the main prize.

For professional filmmakers, this is an opportunity to take part in a thematic festival where attention to issues of inclusion is valued: heroes with disabilities and the volunteers who help them, social organizations and rehabilitation centers.

Awards

The Grand Prix is awarded by the jury’s decision to one of the competitive works and includes a cash prize of 100,000 (one hundred thousand) rubles from METIZ. The cash prize is subject to personal income tax withholding in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

First-degree Film Festival winners are awarded statuettes and winner's diplomas. Second- and third-degree winners are awarded winner's diplomas.

The Festival Organizing Committee also establishes special prizes, including the broadcast of selected winning films on the federal television channel “ART”.

Rules

PARTICIPANTS:

▶ People with disabilities engaged in creative work within the field of audiovisual technologies (cinematography, animation, video production, television);

▶ Authors without disabilities who create films and other audiovisual works dedicated to the lives of people with disabilities and inclusive themes.

Both creative teams and individual authors of any age residing in the Russian Federation are eligible to participate.

Applicants from other countries are eligible to participate provided that the submitted work aligns with the Festival’s theme and is accessible to a Russian-speaking audience (accompanied by Russian subtitles, simultaneous Russian interpretation, or requires no translation).

CATEGORIES AND NOMINATIONS:

▶ Competitive works are accepted in two categories: “Professionals” and “Amateurs.” Applicants determine the category themselves. Recommendations for category selection are provided in the Regulations.

▶ Audiovisual works of various formats and genres are accepted, including: fiction films, non-fiction (documentary) films, animated films, popular science films, promotional/image films, portrait essays, social advertising, music videos, video poetry, journalistic video works (TV programs, reports, news stories, interviews, etc.), and new media (video art, blogs, vlogs, etc.).

The format and genre of the submitted work are used to describe its nature. Evaluation of competitive works and determination of winners are carried out within the following nominations:

• Best Fiction Short Film;
• Best Non-Fiction Short Film;
• Best Non-Fiction Feature Film;
• Best Animated Short Film;
• Best Television Format;
• Grand Prix of the Festival.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Audiovisual works submitted for consideration must meet the following technical requirements:

• Produced no earlier than 2016;
• Submitted in MP4 or AVI video formats;
• Free from defects in both video and audio tracks.

Films produced in a foreign language must include embedded Russian subtitles or have simultaneous Russian interpretation.

Links to the competitive works and other materials specified in the application must remain active throughout the entire jury review period.

Submission of a competitive work for participation in the Film Festival implies full and unconditional acceptance of the Festival Regulations.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

The organizers of the festival are the ANO “Creative Industries of the Urals” and the Chelyabinsk Regional Special Library for the Visually Impaired and Blind.

The jury includes cultural and artistic figures, specialists in the field of cinematography and inclusive creativity.