"UNI-KORN"

About

The Youth Short Film Festival "Unicorn" is designed to unite generations of young and aspiring directors and filmmakers. For more than 10 years, starting with participants from the Arkhangelsk region and now holding it in St. Petersburg with participants from all over the world.

Initially, the festival was held as an open one, without requiring a fee for participation, despite the growing costs, we really wanted to preserve the opportunity for all talented authors to participate, regardless of their financial situation. Therefore, registration through this platform will remain free, and through other services will be at the discretion of the festival organizers.

The basis of the program of our festival is Russian production, and we are also happy to accept works from any corner of the world. For foreign guests, there will be an opportunity to switch the site to English, as well as receive the regulations and fill out the questionnaire in their native language. Or at least in English. Also, if foreign participants can count on help in translating subtitles into Russian, if necessary.

As last time, there will be additional nominations: "Best Foreign Film" and "Best Film Debut"

Awards

The film festival awards the following awards:

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place "Best Feature Short Films" is awarded by the audience jury.
• ​ 1st, 2nd and 3rd place "Best Documentary Short Film" is awarded by the audience jury.
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place "Best Animated Short Film" is awarded by the audience jury. 
• "Best Short Film of the Festival” - the prize is awarded by a professional jury that has received the most votes outside the nomination.
• «Best Foreign Film»
• "Best Film Debut"

Rules

The Competition includes works from the declared authors from 14 to 40 years old.

A participant in the Competition can be either an individual author of a work or a group of people who created a work. A participant or group of authors of the Competition can submit several works for consideration, one in each nomination, but no more than three.

To participate, you need to fill out a Google form

When participating, the work undergoes a preliminary selection for compliance with the criteria of the position. Then, a professional jury evaluates all the works and 10 works that score the most points participate in the final stage.

Three works that score the most points are selected in three nominations and one work that received the most points outside the nomination becomes the best.

The selected nine works participate in the next stage, where the audience jury nominates 1st, 2nd or 3rd place for each work.

All 10 works receive well-deserved awards, the remaining works are awarded a diploma for participation, which is issued upon an emergency appeal to the organizers.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

All works submitted to the Competition are evaluated by an expert jury, which includes leading directors, screenwriters, teachers and public figures. The winners of the audience voting at the closing ceremony of the festival immediately before the awards ceremony.

Biographies will be published about each jury member.