International Film Festival for children and young people “AniFestROZAFA”

Rules & Terms
16 th edition of the International Film Festival for children and teenagers "AniFestA-GJIRO" on September 23-26, 2025 in Gjirokaster & Shkodra, Albania
DEADLINES. May 30, 2025
The list of films selected for the final will be published on September 10, 2025,

Short film for Children -
Student films -

1. THE GENERAL CONDITIONS
The films will be registered as part of the competition only if they are compatible with all the criteria and requirements provided in the statute of the Festival, which includes the regulation and the application form.

2. THE GENERAL CRITERIA
_ Films that violate human rights, especially children’s rights as defined by the Convention of Human Rights and the Convention of Children’s Rights, will not be accepted.
_ The competing film must be in the format to be shown in cinemas 1920X1080 (MP4 full HD).
_ The films that will compete in the 16th edition International Film Festival for Children and Teenagers must have been produced after January 1, 2024..
_ The films can compete only in the categories specified in the regulation.

2/1. SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL APPLICANTS.
_ The short film should not be longer than 10 minutes
_ The copy of the film selected for the competition must be sent online, via wetransfer.com (address: artanmaku@anifestrozafa.al)
_All the materials that will be sent for selection, will not be returned to the applicant but will be part of the Festival’s Archive.
_ The list of films selected for the final will be published on September 10, 2025, http://anifestrozafa.al/

Starts on APRIL , 2025, -Free, -
Short film for Children - Free
Student films -Free
DEADLINES. May 30 2025
_ The short film should not be longer than 10 minutes
- There are no limitations as to the number of films you can register for
- The list of films selected for the final will be published on September 10, 2025, on the official website of the festival: http://anifestrozafa./official-competition-2025/

4. THE PROGRAM AND CRITERIA
a Short film for children. Ages 3 to 10 years old
Short film for teenagers. Age 10 to 12 years old
c - Animated Short Film by Students
In the special session, there will be a presentation of films from partner festivals.

5. APPLICATION FORM
_ The applicant must send the following materials attached to the application request:
a) Applicants will fill in the application form in English.
b) A photo of the Film’s Director (a minimum of 300 dpi in jpg format.) – online
c) Photos of the film, at least three copies (a minimum of 300 dpi of JPG format) - online
d) A short synopsis of the film, up to 500 characters in English - on-line
e) English dialogue list (SRT) - on-line
The selected films will be used according to the law, for cultural and educational purposes, but not for commercial purposes. The showing of films for children will be free.

6 AWARDS & PRIZES
The evaluation of films in the “AniFestA-GJIRO 2025 ” festival
AniFestA-GJIRO &ROZAFA
International Film Festival
(Season-16)
Results
(January 2025 – June 2025)

CATEGORY: BEST ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST STUDENT FILMS
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE-SOUNDT
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BASED ON REAL STORY FILM
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR WORK
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST HORROR/SCIENCE
FICTION FILM
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST SCRIPTWRITING
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST FAMILY FILM
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST COMEDY FILM
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST DRAMA FILM
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST ART DIRECTOR
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST SCREENPLAY
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST DEBUT FILMMARKET
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

CATEGORY: BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
WINNER ATTAINMENT AWARD
PHENOMENAL ATTAINMENT AWARD

8 . PROMOTION
After a film has been an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified, and eventually, the film will be listed on the festival website under Official Selections. It means that your film has been appreciated by our judges on the panel and you can use the festival logo on your poster.
The film that will be announced as the winner of the "ECFA Award" will be released as a competitor at the BERLIN festival in February 2026. (Activity organized by the ECFA.ORG Association)

3. From the moment of submitting the request for participation in the AniFest “A'GJIRO2025” Festival, the participant must accept the regulations of the European Festival Competition. You are responsible for periodically checking for updates on these Rules and terms.

Address:
“AniFest ”
Kinema Gjirokastra
ALBANIA
e-mail: info@anifestrozafa.al