COMPETITION AND REQUIREMENTS
The competition program includes:
- Main Fiction Films Competition;
- Main Non-fiction Films Competition;
- Main Animation Films Competition;
- Children and Youth Films Competition “Listapadzik”;
- Youth Films Competition “Cinema of the Young”;
- Short Films Competition;
- National Films School Competition;
- National Competition.
The main Fiction Films Competition Program includes full-length fiction films in feature and mixed forms with a running time of 52 minutes or more, made in 2024-2025.
Main Non-Fiction Films Competition Program includes full-length and medium-length films in non-fiction and mixed forms with a running time of 26 minutes or more, created in 2024-2025.
Animation Films Competition Program includes films in animated and mixed forms with a running time of 5 minutes or more, made in 2024-2025.
Children and Youth Films Competition Program “Listapadzik” includes films in fiction, animation and mixed forms with a running time of 52 minutes for children and youth, created in 2024-2025.
Youth Films Competition “Cinema of the Young” includes full-length feature films with a running time of 52 minutes or more, made in 2024-2025. The director's age at the time of completion of the film must not exceed 45 years.
The Short Films Competition includes films in feature form with a running time from 26 to 52 minutes. made in 2024-2025.
Competition Program “National Films School Competition” includes non-fiction films of any length, made in 2024-2025 by persons studying at institutions of higher education in cinematography.
National competition.
The Competition Program includes films in fiction, non-fiction and animated forms of any duration, made in 2024-2025 by citizens of the Republic of Belarus, as well as foreign citizens and non-citizens permanently residing in the Republic of Belarus.
Demonstration copies of films participating in the Film Festival Competition Programs must be in the original language and with English subtitles if the original language is not English.
Copies of films participating in the Competition Programs should be submitted to the Film Festival Directorate no later than October 1, 2024.
The final decision on the number of films participating in the Competition Programs is made by the Film Festival Directorate. The order of Competitive Films Demonstration is determined by the Film Festival Directorate.
