Beirut Shorts International Film Festival

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BEIRUT SHORTS was born from the womb of NDU International Film Festival (NDUIFF), which is a short film festival founded in 2007 at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), Lebanon.

Beirut Shorts is celebrated annually under its constant theme, “The Power of Youth.” As the theme reflects, the Mission of Beirut Shorts is to (a) promote young filmmakers by screening their films in front of a large audience base, and (b) promote their talents and artistic excellence.

BSIFF accepts both Lebanese and international short films in all mentioned categories: Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental, Web & New Media; applicants may be graduating students or independent filmmakers.

The center where the Festival is held at NDU is a well-equipped, boasting state-of-the-art technology in sound and video. The center is formed of an opera house theater with a seating capacity of 650, an arena stage theater with a seating capacity of 400, and two halls for workshops and seminars. The festival audience includes professional filmmakers, film and audiovisual arts students, film lovers, general audience, in addition to international guests coming from different countries.

Beirut Shorts mission takes inspiration from the NDU Mission Statement, which believes in providing equal opportunities for Lebanese and foreign participants “in a spirit of openness that embraces all cultures, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, or sect;” BSIFF “promotes diversity, respect for human dignity and rights, and concern for the common good.”

Presented by: Beirut Film Society
www.beirutfilmsociety.org

International Competition:
Best International Short Fiction
Best International Short Documentary
Best International Short Animation
Best International New Media

National Competition:
Best Student Short Fiction
Best Student Short Documentary
Best Student Short Animation
Best Independent Short Fiction
Best Independent Short Documentary
Best Independent Short Animation
Best Independent New Media

Ministry of Tourism Award: "Of Land, People, and Culture"
Emile Chahine Award for Cinematic Excellence
Audience Choice Award

Rules and Regulations:

Filmmakers are invited to submit their original work to Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (BSIFF) for the listed categories

1- FILMS PRODUCED AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2021 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBMISSION.

2- LEBANESE PREMIERE IS A MUST – FILMS THAT WERE SCREENED PREVIOUSLY IN LEBANON WON’T BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

3- BSIFF SUPPORTS DIRECTORS OF SELECTED INTERNATIONAL FILMS TO TRAVEL TO LEBANON TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL SCREENINGS AND ACTIVITIES. (Conditions apply)

4- Submission fees are non refundable and non reimbursable under any circumstances; BSIFF does not reimburse any submission fees for films who are not selected for the festival program, or who withdrew their submissions at any time.

5- BSIFF retains the right to accept or decline any film, for whatever reason, without any explanation.

6- Applicants admit that they are authorized to submit the film, being the rights-holders or authorized representatives of the film.

7- BSIFF receives exhibition copy in QuickTime 1080p HD 8 bit uncompressed or Apple ProRes file or equivalent via a downloadable link.

8- All films must have adequate English subtitles.

9- Screening fees must be declared prior to or upon submission. If a screening fee is only indicated after the official selection has been announced, the festival retains the right to revoke the film's acceptance.

10- Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (BSIFF) holds the right to:
• Use the selected films for trailers and publicity usage
• Screen the winning films in other related events inside Lebanon, and recommend the winning films to other international film festivals that collaborate with BSIFF after the approval of the filmmakers.

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Julie Chalhoub

Such an amazing opportunity! It was a great pleasure having my short film screened at Beirut shorts!

January 2023

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Pedro Hasrouny

A great opportunity for all cinema lovers!!!

December 2022

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Marina-Evelina Cracana

It was a great experience to be part of Beirut Shorts and have our film in the programme. Impeccable organisation and communication on behalf of the festival team! Totally recommend it!

December 2022

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Ovsanna Shekoyan

It was great pleasure to have our short film in international competition program of Beirut Shorts. Very well organized festival.

December 2022

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Chelsea Choukeir

It was an honor to be part of the Beirut Shorts Film Festival! A great experience as always. We are very grateful to have won two awards and we want to thank the jury members and the festival committee for all their hard work!
Lovely selection of the films that were screened during the 4 days.

December 2022

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Dates & Deadlines

December 1, 2022
Opening Date
December 26, 2022
New Year Submissions
January 27, 2023
Earlier than an Earlybird
February 17, 2023
Earlybird Deadline
March 17, 2023
Spring Submissions
April 17, 2023
Active Submitter
May 17, 2023
Midway to the Festival Deadline
June 19, 2023
Summer Submissions
July 17, 2023
Regular Deadline
August 18, 2023
Late Deadline
September 15, 2023
Extended Deadline
October 6, 2023
Notification Date
November 21 – 24, 2023
Event Date

Categories & Fees

International Short Fiction Film Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
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International Short Documentary Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
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International Short Animation Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
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International Short Experimental Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
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International Short Web / New Media Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
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Lebanese Short Fiction Film Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
Submit Now
Lebanese Short Documentary Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
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Lebanese Short Animation Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
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Lebanese Short Experimental Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
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Lebanese Short Web / New Media Category
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
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Of Land People and Culture Category (Lebanese Films Only)
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $5
- Gold Members: $7
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Seeds Special Category
Special program, not open to regular submissions. For those who are still students.
- New Year Submissions
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Earlier than an Earlybird
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Spring Submissions
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Active Submitter
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Midway to the Festival Deadline
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Summer Submissions
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $5
- Gold Members: $4
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