Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival

Participation Terms
1. Period for admission of films: 20th of March until 1st of June 2020
2. The theme: contrUst: It is U who makes the difference (Check our website for more
information about the theme. It is very broad and we are very open)
3. Age: Eligible to participate with their film are filmmakers under 35 years old or older than 35
under the condition that their submitted film is their debut
4. Origin: The origin of the filmmakers should be from a Balkan country or/and their
film should be a Balkan production or co-production.
5. Films’ duration: Maximum 30’ minutes
6. Film categories: fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, video art
7. Film makers should apply through FilmFreeway platform
8. The files of the films should be in one of this format: AVI, MP4 or MOV and high
quality (frame size 1080*1920)
9. The film should be uploaded in its original format with English subtitles and srt file
10. The online application in our website should be filled when sending the film to the
festival.
11. Each participant has the right to participate with one film only
12. Optional: Participants can send all relevant information about the film as well as
photos of their film for promotional reasons for the festival.

Film Festival Terms
1. Balkans Beyond Borders (BBB) is a non-profit organization based in Athens with
purpose to promote intercultural dialogue and an innovative way of learning through
the Art of Film- making and Image. For this reason, it organizes a film festival that every year has
a different theme and travels to a different Balkan city.
2. Film Festival will take place in Izmir, Turkey in October 2020. The exact date will be
arranged by the organizers of the festival
3. The main title of the festival is: Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival
4. The number of the films that will be projected during the festival in Izmir depends on the number of participants and the final decision of the organizing team
5. The final films will be selected by the Preselection Committee of the Film Festival until the end of August 2020.
5.The jury consists of 3 well known film experts from three Balkan countries.
6. The selection of the projected films, the order of projection and the programme are
decided by the organisers, based on the technical specifications, the duration and the
grouping of the films.
7. The finalists will be informed in August-September about the progress of their film in
the contest
8. BBB Film Festival organizing team reserves the right to project part of the final films
whenever it is needed for reasons of promotion of the Festival and under no
circumstances for commercial causes.
9. The finalists must inform the organizers whether they are going to attend the
festival in Izmir so that the organizing team to organize their trip and staying in Brussels.
10. There will be a prize from the Jury and a prize from the audience that will attend the
Festival. The organizers will decide about the possibility of giving special prizes regarding
the amount and the characteristics of the finalist films.
11. The award ceremony will take place in Izmir in a special ceremony right after the end
of the Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival.
12. BBB BEST FILM AWARD will get the first prize and 1000 euros. The other Prizes are
BBB FIRST ENTRY, Special Mentions and the BBB AUDIENCE AWARD.
13. Participants agree to give interviews to the communication sponsors and to be
photographed if asked.
14. Parts of the Festival will be filmed for the BBB archive and for its promotion to the public.
Members of the audience and participants that may appear in these parts cannot
claim anything from the organising company.
15. During the Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival parallel events will take
place.
16. BBB Film Festival organizing team reserves the right to cancel the Festival if it is
Necessary
17. The sending out of the signed participation form entails the complete and
unconditional acceptance of the above terms of participation.