KFF is International Short Film Festival, with mission to bring the audience closer to different kind of independent films and to provoke interest in film art, and furthermore in understanding its impacts in everyday life. Besides showing great Short films our goal is to promote the art and craft of Post-production as well as the creative professionals from behind the camera. To achieve this, the KFF will invite postproduction artists from across the globe for masterclasses or workshops, and organize filmmakers meetings at KFF.

KFF is offering a filmmaker-friendly environment with a casual vibe, which is the reason why during the last 12 years we have had filmmakers flying in from the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Hong Kong, Finland, France, Switzerland, Russia, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey…

KFF is was launched in 2013, is held annually during September in the city of Kraljevo (meaning "the King's Town"), where seven Serbian kings are said to have been crowned. Because of our historical heritage, we decided to name our festival “Kraljevski filmski festival”.

- Award for Best Short
- Award for Best Serbian Short
- Award for Best Editing
- Award for Best Sound Design
- Award for Best Music
- Award for Best Title Sequence
- Youth Jury Award

Entry requirements
Films must have been completed in 2022 or 2024.
Any type of film (fiction, animation, documentary) can be submitted to the selection.
Films of 25 minutes or less are eligible.
ALL films with dialogue must have hardcoded English subtitles. If the language/dialogue of the film is Serbian or English we do accept a pre-screening version of the film without subtitles. However if the film is selected for competition we do require English subtitles, (dialog list) even if the spoken language is English.
There is no premiere policy for short films.

Last festival deadline:
1 April 2024

Submission Fee
The submission fee is non-refundable.

The festival version should arrive at the KFF mail no later than April 30th, 2024.
Technical requirements for digital files of selected films screened at the Festival
Quicktime 1080p or 2k (ProRes).
All the Festival venues are not currently equipped for 5.1 sound.

Subtitling
All the movies will be translated and subtitiled to Serbian by the Festival.

Publication authorisation
All the texts, data and photos transferred by participants will be used for reference in various online and offline bilingual publications (including Festival catalogue, website). This material may be translated, corrected or edited prior to publication. All participants give free permission to publish and use this material for the above purposes.
If my film wins a prize at KFF2024 I give permission to screen my film in a Best of KFF2024-tour that will take place in selected cities in Serbia after the festival and will showcase the winning films from KFF2024.

Television broadcasting and the Internet
Participants give free permission to reproduce and broadcast clips of the selected films presented in the Festival on terrestrial, digital, cable and on Internet sites. These clips are limited to 10% of the total duration of any film and cannot exceed two minutes. They can only be used as part of stories covering the Festival, TV and interviews and/or promotional trailers or advertising for the Festival current or future editions.

Overall Rating
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  • Participating in the Kraljevski Film Festival with my film 'The Dream' was an exceptional experience. The festival provided an inspiring platform for the exchange of ideas, and the audience's response to my work was both motivating and encouraging for future projects.

    September 2024
  • Can Baran

    Great festival, hospitable people! Hope to meet you again!

    September 2024
  • Matija Ristić

    It was a real pleasure. I hope to see you again at the festival.

    September 2024
  • Great festival! So happy to have been part of this year's selection

    September 2024
  • Tomaz Pavkovic

    Amazing festival. One of the best festivals in Serbia. Nice people and interesting selection.

    September 2024