1) Eligibility Criteria
International Competition Section:
Open to all filmmakers worldwide.
Films must be in short film format (up to 30 minutes in length).
Films must have been completed after January 1, 2023.
Films previously submitted to the International Alexandria Short Film Festival in any prior year are not eligible.
Balkan Young Filmmakers Competition Section:
Open exclusively to filmmakers from Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia).
Filmmakers must be students currently enrolled in a public or private film school in one of the listed Balkan countries.
Films must be in short film format (up to 30 minutes in length).
Films must have been completed after January 1, 2023.
Films previously submitted to the International Alexandria Short Film Festival in any prior year are not eligible.
2) Film Format and Language
All films must be submitted in digital format (preferred: .mp4 or .mov files).
Films must have English subtitles (either embedded or srt file) if the original language is not English.
The aspect ratio must be 16:9 (widescreen) or 4:3 (standard).
No other formats or file types will be accepted.
3) Notification and Screening
Selected filmmakers will be notified via FilmFreeway by August 15, 2025.
Only films selected for the competition will be screened at the festival.
The festival reserves the right to show the selected films during the festival’s duration and at future festival-related events or screenings.
4) Rights and Permissions
By submitting your film, you grant the International Alexandria Short Film Festival the non-exclusive right to use clips (up to 3 minutes) and images from the film for promotional and marketing purposes related to the festival (e.g., in the official festival trailer, press releases, and social media). You also confirm that you hold the necessary rights for any third-party content (e.g., music, footage) used in your film and that no legal claims will be made against the festival organizers.
