Ladek Mountain Festival

You'll find the detailed rules on our website. In English:
https://www.festiwalgorski.pl/en/competition-rules-2023/
And in Polish:
https://www.festiwalgorski.pl/regulamin-konkursu-filmowego-2023/

Please read them carefully, as a submission to the Film Competition implies acceptance of all the rules by the entrant. If you have any doubts or questions, don't hesitate to ask: filmy@festiwalgorski.pl.

During the submission process, there's an administration fee to be paid, depending on the film's runtime and the submission date. Shorts are under 40 minutes, feature documentaries are longer than 40 minutes.

This year we accept mountain films produced in 2021, 2022 or 2023 and the “mountain” theme can refer to the mountain environment, mountain culture or more generally, mountain community values.

​File format recommendations: ​full HD​, ​mp4​, h​264​,​ ​bitrate ​around 20 Mbps​, ​AAC Audio Codec​, ​48,000Hz​.​

Only complete submissions will be considered. This includes an online screener, film synopsis and specifications, promotional photos.

2023 Important dates and deadlines:

March 1, 2023 – opening of the submissions
May 31, 2023 – closing of the submissions
July 15, 2023 – notification for the filmmakers about the acceptance to the Film Competition of the submitted titles
August 1, 2023 – last day for the film representatives to let us know whether they will come to the festival
September 7 to 10, 2023 – screenings at the Ladek Mountain Festival in-person event
September 7 to 30, 2023 – online screenings
September 12, 2023 – announcement of the Film Competition winners at the festival’s website and FB page

In the selection process, the priority will be given to the films that haven't been and won't be available online for free before September 11, 2023.

The film representative of the title accepted to the Film Competition will be invited to attend the festival. It is usually one per film, can be a filmmaker or a protagonist.
They will have the opportunity to introduce the film on stage and to do the Q&A after the screening. We do not cover the flight / travel expenses, but we'll be happy to provide the film representative with a Festival VIP Pass, access to all the festival events and board & accommodation for the days of the event.

Unless decided otherwise by the entrant during the submission process, the title selected for the Film Competition will also be part of the online festival, September 7 to 30, 2023. Filmygorskie.pl offers a protected DRM streaming, with access granted exclusively to the festival's audience with passes, geoblocked to Poland.

We don't pay screening fees for the in-person nor online festival screenings but we do offer a license fee for Ladek Film Tour screenings - see here below.

We invite the films selected for the Film Competition to participate in Ladek Film Tour that starts after the festival. Every year our Tour visits many mountain, outdoor and travel events around the country. Parts of the LFT program are also screened in the cinema venues of the big cities in Poland. The agreements concerning LFT will be discussed separately with the filmmakers and the agreed license fees will be paid.

We look forward to watching your mountain films!