CINEphil_101 International Philosophy Film Festival begins its journey in Heraklion, Crete, in May 2025. It is the only philosophy film festival in Greece and one of the few in the world focusing on the ongoing dialogue between philosophy and contemporary film. Through its competition section of international feature films in the category of philosophy film, an animation section curated by the organizers of Animasyros festival and the special Q&A screenings «Philosophers meet Film» and «Filmmakers meet the Public», CINEphil_101 aspires to promote film as a medium that can raise and explore philosophical issues of great importance for human existence, individual and collective, while offering a platform of exchange between directors, philosophers and the audience. In addition to its main screenings, the festival programme includes selected short films of the secondary school competition “Young Cine-philosophers”, educational workshops for children and teenagers, as well as cultural events in the city of Heraklion and the archaeological site of Knossos.

CINEphil_101 is organized by the Philosophy Department of the University of Crete and the not-for-profit cultural organization HE.art (Heraklion Art), in collaboration with the Region of Crete.

We invite international filmmakers to submit their films to the competition section of the festival by 31 March 2025. CINEphil_101 accepts only submission of feature films (fiction) in the category of philosophical cinema. You can submit your film electronically via FilmFreeway. There is no submission fee.

Jury Award for Best Feature Film

Audience Award for Best Feature Film

FILM SUBMISSION:
1. CINEphil_101 accepts only fiction feature films in the category of philosophical cinema.
2. Submitted films should be completed after 2020.
3. To submit a film to CINE_phil 101 you must hold the ownership rights and/or have the permission of the rights holder to the film you are submitting.
4. Submitted films must have English subtitles.
5. Films can only be submitted electronically via FilmFreeway.
6. There is no submission fee.
7. The deadline for submission of films to CINEphil_101 is 31 March 2025.
8. The organizers of CINEphil_101 reserve the right to invite selected films to participate in the competition section of the Festival.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
1. Submitted films will be assessed on the basis of their artistic merit and their philosophical relevance or insight.
2. Successful submissions will be announced on 28 April 2025.
3. The organizers will notify only the entrants whose films have been shortlisted for screening to CINEphil_101.

SCREENING
1. CINEphil_101 will not pay screening fees.
2. The organizers may screen the selected films or parts of the selected films after the festival with no screening fees exclusively for education purposes or for publicity of CINEphil_101. Any other use of the films is subject to the prior consent of directors and producers.
3. The organizers may cancel at any time the event or change the event dates, if circumstances so require.

In submitting a film to CINEphil_101 you accept all the above Rules and Terms.