Ikaria Film Festival

Film submissions will take place from 13/03/2026 to 30/06/2026.
Those shortlisted for the Festival will be notified electronically by 15/07/2026.
The films must be of Greek production.
Participants in the Ikaria Film Festival agree to the screening of their film, either in the physical venue of the event, or in a secure online environment with controlled access.
The Ikaria Film Festival screens fiction films and short documentaries. Films under 30 minutes are considered shorts.

Applications are submitted online through the platform https://filmfreeway.com/

For the preliminary selection stage, the submission of the films should be done via a web link, YouTube or Vimeo, sending along with the passwords.
Greek-language films should have English subtitles (hard-coded) on the image.
Non-Greek-language films must have Greek subtitles (hard-coded) on the image. For non-Greek language films that do not have embedded Greek subtitles, the film without subtitles ("clean") must be sent together with a separate file with the English subtitles, clocked in SRT format.
A Trailer with English subtitles should also be sent, as well as a complete press kit (photos, description, full list of actors and contributors, poster, etc.) for promotional purposes.
The final copy to be screened at the Festival should be available at:
File / File: mp4
Codec: H.264
Resolution: 1920×1080
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Scan type: Progressive
Bitrate: 10000 – 12000 Kbps
Frame rate: 25 fps
Audio : AAC, 256 – 320 Kbps, 48000 Hz
The material must be collected at the Festival offices by 01/08/2026.
The Festival reserves the right – with the consent of the creators – to show part of its program in parallel events, after its end and for the following months.
The Festival includes in its program films on special themes and tributes.
The Festival undertakes to host the participants in the director's program [or other representatives of the films] in Ikaria, for two (2) nights.
The Festival reserves the right to reject any application: a) if it has not been completed correctly b) if it has not been sent within the submission deadline and c) if the content of the film is offensive and promotes hate speech.
The Festival reserves the right not to include in its program films that are not relevant to its style, character and purposes.
The Festival has the exclusive authority to determine the screening program of the films (day and time as well as in which section it will be shown).
The Festival reserves the right to use specific excerpts from the film or its trailer for promotional purposes.
Participants may be asked to grant interviews to the Festival's communications team and communications sponsors and to be photographed if requested.
Part of the Festival will be filmed in order to preserve archival material and promote it to the public. The audience or the participants, whose presence will be evident in this material, do not have the right to raise any demands from the organizing company.

Participation in the Ikaria Film Festival implies acceptance of all the above regulations.

For any clarification or information you can send an email to ikariafilmfestival@gmail.com