Tehran International Short Film Festival

About

Objectives:

• To evaluate and introduce the best productions of Iran and other countries, 
• International exchange through cultural activities, 
• Fostering of young short film makers, 
• To promote film education.

Awards

• Grand Prix: € 5000
• Best Fiction: € 3000
• Best Documentary: € 3000
• Best Animation: € 3000
• Best Experimental: € 3000
• Best Video Art: € 2000 
• Best short film, Asian countries: € 2000
• Best film about religion: € 2000

Rules

• Films and videos must have been completed after January 1st, 2017
• Films must be less than 25 minutes
• Films already submitted to previous TISFF are not accepted even in newer version
• Films which have already been publicly broadcasted or distributed in any form or screened in Iran are not accepted
• Industrial and commercial films are not accepted

Films must be submitted on-line and uploaded via Shortfilmdepot. 

Also provide:

• Complete transcription of dialogues with time code in their original language with translations in ENGLISH (even if the language of the film is English) 
• At least one still of the film

Screening Media Type: 

• Mpeg2- Mpeg4 (H.264) - MOV (H.264), with inlaid subtitles.
• Resolution: Full HD, 1920 x 1080

• Frame rate: (25p – 50i) 

Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

National premiere required.

Jury and Organizers

Organizer: Iranian Youth Cinema Society (a member of International Short Film Conference).