3RD INTERNATIONAL DYSTOPIA FILM FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM CONTEST GUIDELINES
2023

THE PURPOSE
With the contributions of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 3rd International Dystopia Film Festival International Feature Film Contest will be held in Istanbul on April 26-29, 2023, by the International Independent Cinema and Art Association. The festival will be organized to focus on the dystopia genre, to increase the production of dystopian films in our country, to balance the diversity of genres and to create equal opportunities for innovative films that catch the era.

THE EXTENT
The International Feature Film Contest within the context of 3rd International Dystopia Film Festival, that will be held on April 26-29, 2023, is a festival where feature film directors from Turkey and all the other countries can participate.

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM CONTEST GUIDELINES
2023

THE PURPOSE
With the contributions of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 3rd International Dystopia Film Festival International Feature Film Contest will be held in Istanbul on April 26-29, 2023, by the International Independent Cinema and Art Association. The festival will be organized to focus on the dystopia genre, to increase the production of dystopian films in our country, to balance the diversity of genres and to create equal opportunities for innovative films that catch the era.

THE EXTENT
The International Short Film Contest within the context of 3rd International Dystopia Film Festival, that will be held on April 26-29, 2023, is a festival where short film directors from Turkey and all the other countries can participate.

Awards & Prizes

AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FİLM
With the extent of the contest, "International Feature Film", "Directing" , "Original Screenplay" ," Actor in a Leading Role" and "Actress in a Leading Role" will be given by the jury. Besides the awards specified in the guidelines, the jury may present a special award that is not a monetary reward. The Festival Management holds the right to make any changes in the rules.

AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL SHORT FİLM

With the extent of the contest, "Best Prize" and "Jury Special Prize"
Besides the awards specified in the guidelines, the jury may present a special award that is not a monetary reward. The Festival Management holds the right to make any changes in the rules.

Rules & Terms

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
RULES OF PARTICIPATION
1. The contest is open to dystopian feature films from all the other countries with the production year 2022 and 2022.
2. The fiction, animation, experimental and documentary feature films of the dystopian genre, longer than 60 minutes, can apply for the contest.
3. The applicant directors can participate with only one feature film.
4. The films must have English subtitles.

APPLICATION
The application deadline for the contest is March 1, 2023. Applications will be made through the "https://filmfreeway.com/InternationalDystopiaFilmFestival" address.
The feature films that do not correspond with the rules of participation and are not submitted before the deadline are excluded from the contest without warning the applicant director.

EVALUATION
The evaluation will be carried out in two steps by the preliminary jury and the main jury. The preliminary jury is selected by the festival management and consists of 3 people. After the elimination by the preliminary jury, 8 feature films will be nominated as finalists. The preliminary evaluation results will be announced to the public on the festival website and by the press. The owners of the films that was selected by the preliminary jury will be notified directly by mail. The films that qualify as finalists will be evaluated by the main jury that consists of 5 people. The main jury is selected by the festival management.

ENFORCEMENT
The directors participating the contest are deemed to accept and agree all the rules of the Contest Guidelines. The copyright responsibility of music, images, pictures, and texts used in the film belongs entirely to the owner of the film.

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
RULES OF PARTICIPATION
1. The contest is open to dystopian short films from all the other countries with the production year 2022 and 2022.
2. The fiction, animation, experimental and documentary feature films of the dystopian genre, no longer than 30 minutes, can apply for the contest.
3. The applicant directors can participate with only one short film.
4. The films must have English subtitles.

APPLICATION
The application deadline for the contest is March 1, 2023. Applications will be made through the "https://filmfreeway.com/InternationalDystopiaFilmFestival" address.
The short films that do not correspond with the rules of participation and are not submitted before the deadline are excluded from the contest without warning the applicant director.

EVALUATION
The evaluation will be carried out in two steps by the preliminary jury and the main jury. The preliminary jury is selected by the festival management and consists of 3 people. After the elimination by the preliminary jury, 8 short films will be nominated as finalists. The preliminary evaluation results will be announced to the public on the festival website and by the press. The owners of the films that was selected by the preliminary jury will be notified directly by mail. The films that qualify as finalists will be evaluated by the main jury that consists of 5 people. The main jury is selected by the festival management.

ENFORCEMENT
The directors participating the contest are deemed to accept and agree all the rules of the Contest Guidelines. The copyright responsibility of music, images, pictures, and texts used in the film belongs entirely to the owner of the film.