History Film Festival

Before submitting, please read the full Festival rules:

Documentary films of all running times, regardless of their year of production, whose main topic is history – historical events and characters, can be entered.
The films for the competition programme can be submitted by directors, independent and TV producers, distributors and national film bodies entitled and authorized for representation and submission of films.

If submitting screening links from Vimeo or Youtube, please ensure that they can be viewed by History Film Festival staff at least until the conclusion of the screening process.

Along with the submission form, the following materials must be submitted also in a digital form:
a brief synopsis of the film in English;
at least 3 photographs from the film (of the quality suitable for press – 300 dpi);
the director's filmography, biography and photo;
promo material (trailer, press packages, posters, etc.)
For translation purposes, an English transcript/dialogue list or external English subtitles must be provided.

For public projections at History Film Festival, secure download of a high-quality projection copy will be requested, unless already provided through the submission platform. The projection format is 1920x1080 resolution, h.264 encoded, preferably above 10Mbit and with external subtitles.
Physical copies can be accepted in special circumstances. Please note that History Film Festival cannot accept DCP format.

ENTRY DEADLINES for 2018:
EARLY DEADLINE...............15 January 2018
OFFICIAL DEADLINE...........15 February 2018
LATE DEADLINE...................15 March 2018

Submission fees:

EARLY DEADLINE
a) films up to 60 min………………$20 entry fee (excl. VAT)
b) films over 60 min.........................$40 entry fee (excl. VAT)
OFFICIAL DEADLINE
films up to 60 min………........ $30 entry fee (excl. VAT)
films over 60 min..................... $50 entry fee (excl. VAT)
LATE DEADLINE
films up to 60 min…………..... $50 entry fee (excl. VAT)
films over 60 min...................... $80 entry fee (excl. VAT)

Submission fees are not refundable.

Questions concerning regulations and/or submission forms should be addressed to:
HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL
Brdo 7a
HR - 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Phone: +385 92 1331310
e-mail: info@historyfilmfestival.com
Web: www.historyfilmfestival.com