Genesis international film festival (GIFF) is an international short film festival. To promote talented authors, we connect them with film screening platforms, streaming services and TV channels. We invite the best participants to the festival jury to create a logical continuity between seasons of the festival, as well as to develop and promote the festival on the world stage.

The missions of the festival are tะพ:
- create a platform for demonstrating participant's unique view on art
- reward the best works with well-deserved attention
- build a community for exchanging useful contacts between creative people

Also we (organizers) want to show that each human being is a unique person with his own special outlook on life and art, and with the help of works from all over the world, we want to show how art can be diverse.

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Moreover, the winners of GIFF receive the opportunity to qualify their films for IMDb, the worldโ€™s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. IMDb qualification can boost the visibility and credibility of a film, as well as open up new possibilities for distribution and recognition.

Awards & Prizes

Winners will receive laurels, customized statuettes, diplomas or other prizes (depending on the nomination). This season's partners have already become ScreenReaders and Story Architect.

โ–ธ GIFF.SHORTS: short films (30 min. max)
๐Ÿฅ‡ Best Short Film โ€“ Grand prix
๐Ÿ† Best Short Film โ€“ Drama
๐Ÿ† Best Short Film โ€“ Comedy
๐Ÿ† Best Short Film โ€“ Animation
๐Ÿ† Best Short Film โ€“ Experimental
๐Ÿ† Best Short Film โ€“ Arthouse / Indie film
๐Ÿ† Best Short Film โ€“ Fantasy
๐Ÿ†๐Ÿš€ Best Short Film โ€“ Sci-fi (science fiction) - Organizer award
๐ŸŽฌ Best Director
๐Ÿ™โ€โ™€๏ธ Best Actress
๐Ÿ™Žโ€โ™‚๏ธ Best Actor
๐ŸŽฅ Best Cinematographer
๐ŸŽž๏ธ Best Editing
๐ŸŽผ Best Music or Score (Soundtrack, OST)
๐Ÿ… Best Visual Effects (VFX) - Organizer award

โ–ธ SCREENPLAYS
๐Ÿ“ Best Short Screenplay (filmed)
๐Ÿ“ Best Short Screenplay (script)

โ–ธ ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS
๐ŸŽผ Best Music Video (and audio/songwriting)
๐ŸŒŒ Digital Art: Movies, music videos, media created using: AR/VR, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Generative design

โ–ธ SPECIAL AWARDS
๐Ÿ’Ž Special award
โœŒ๏ธ People's Choice Award

โ–ธ SEPARATE CONTESTS
๐Ÿ“Œ GIFF.DOCU: Documentary
To submit your documentary film, please go to: https://filmfreeway.com/GenesisFestivalDocu

๐ŸŽ“ GIFF.DEBUTS: Debuts and students
If you are a student or a debutant in filmmaking, please enter your work here: https://filmfreeway.com/GenesisFestivalDebuts

Rules & Terms

โ–ธ Eligibility
- All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles.
- All producers and/or directors who own the rights to the film they are submitting are eligible for competition.
- Each filmmaker or producer may submit as many films as desired.
- An entry form for each work must be submitted on FilmFreeway.

โ–ธ Entry fee
- There is an entry fee required for each submission.
- Festival participation fees are non-refundable.

โ–ธ Duration
- Films must meet the following duration criteria:
- Short films must be no longer than 30 minutes;
- Documentaries must be no longer than 100 minutes;
- Scripts must be no longer than 100 pages.

โ–ธ Format
- Films must be submitted in a high-resolution file format.
- Accepted formats for visual artwork are: .mp4 files, Vimeo/YouTube links, Dropbox links or any cloud storage link.
- To submit films for consideration to the Film Selection Committee, fill out the online entry form on FilmFreeway.
- If the film is not in English, it is highly recommended to provide SRT subtitles in English for screening.

โ–ธ Selection
- Films will be selected by a committee of experts appointed by the GIFF festival.
- Selected films will be notified via email in order to continue in the competition.
- Not all nominated films will be screened.
- The festival reserves the right to decide on the section and programme in which the selected films will be presented.

โ–ธ Restrictions
- The festival does not accept films with political or religious themes (without artistic value), films promoting drugs, violence or hate speech.

โ–ธ Rights
- By submitting an application, the participant grants the festival the right to show the film online and in front of a live audience during the festival period and for promotional purposes afterwards.
- The participant also warrants that they are authorized to commit the film for screening and that they have obtained all necessary rights and permissions for the film and its content.

โ–ธ Acceptance
- Participation in the festival implies acceptance of these rules and terms.
- The festival reserves the right to amend or modify these rules and terms at any time without prior notice.
- Any dispute arising will be settled by the festival directorate in accordance with current rules and terms.
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    ้žๅธธไธ“ไธš็š„็”ตๅฝฑ่Š‚๏ผŒๆฒŸ้€šไบคๆต้žๅธธ็š„ๅฅฝ๏ผŒ่ฏ„้€‰ไนŸๅพˆไธฅ่ฐจ๏ผŒๅพˆๅฎข่ง‚๏ผŒ้žๅธธๅ›ฝ้™…ๅŒ–๏ผŒๅฆ‚ๆžœ้ž่ฆ่ฏดไธ€ไธช้—ๆ†พ็š„่ฏ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅช่ƒฝ่ฏด๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅพˆ้—ๆ†พๆฒกๆœ‰ไบฒไธด็Žฐๅœบ๏ผŒๆ„Ÿๅ—่ฟ™ๅœบ็”ตๅฝฑ็š„็››ไผšใ€‚Very professional film festival, communication is very good, the selection is also very rigorous, very objective, very international, if I have to say a regret, I can only say, I regret not to be on the scene to feel this film event.

    May 2023
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  • Martin Chapa

    Film Freeway helped me get into my first film festival . I highly recommend this site.

    January 2023
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  • Jihane Mrad

    It was great being part of this festival and very honored to have received the awards! Look g forward to being part of this festival in the future

    August 2022
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  • Dashia Imperiale

    Genesis Film Festival was amazing!!!

    August 2022
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  • Jack Truman

    So proud to have our film THE FRINGES OF BURLESQUE as a part of the festival!!!

    July 2022
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