45 seconds ≤ Movie duration ≤ 100 seconds

The duration of the film should not be less than 45 seconds and not more than 100 seconds

1080p

Video dimensions are 1080p

MP4 format

Including the phone camera

Terms and Conditions

  • All types of films are accepted, including animated films and cartoons.
  • The time limit for the film is no less than 45 and no more than 100 seconds, with a quality of no less than 1080p in mp4 format, including the mobile phone camera.
  • Participation is open to all participants around the world.
  • It is forbidden to dowry the film with any name or signature in order to preserve the transparency of the arbitration.
  • All applicants must adhere to the age group rules approved by the festival administration and present identification documents to confirm their age when filling out the participation form.
  • The festival gives priority to selecting films based mainly on cultural criteria, as films that tell about the structure of a human being and how he lives in an authentic system of values ​​and humanity will be given absolute priority.
  • The participation form must be filled out and sent before midnight on June 15, 2024 via the festival’s official website, shortff.org, and the work must be named before it is uploaded according to the following formula: name_surname_filmname.mp4
  • The owner of the film does not have the right to withdraw his nomination after the participation period closes.
  • Upon registering his participation, the participant grants the festival administration the right to show his film at any time and place and to use clips from it for the purpose of promotion and advertising, while preserving the moral right of the employer.
  • The festival administration reserves the right to withhold any award or rank if the participating works do not meet the required level.
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Principles of business valuation

All available means can be used to shoot film, from advanced, high-quality cameras to mobile phones, and technological means will not register any difference, and distinction will be based on two points:

  • The meaning that the employer wants to say from it (the message, the meaning, the creativity, the clear idea, etc..)
  • How to use the available artistic elements to tell that story or meaning (scenario, acting, sound, lighting, effects, etc.)

The general path of participation and arbitration

  • When the door for participation is closed, all participating works are subject to compliance with the conditions, and the accepted works move to the qualifiers.
  • The works accepted in the qualifiers are subject to evaluation by the jury, and 36 works from each category are selected for the finals and display during the festival’s closing activities.
  • Out of the 36 works in each category, the first winners are announced during the closing ceremony.
  • The jury is composed of veteran individuals in the cultural and cinematic fields, and they do not know the names of the participants when evaluating the works.