Luminous Frames is an international film and photography festival, with seasonal events and live screenings with an annual awards ceremony in Denmark.
After two years of holding the festival with three successful seasons in Denmark, In line with its primary goal of supporting short films around the world by creating more physical screening opportunities, the festival succeeded in expanding the screening of its films in other countries as well. We started the third year by holding the festival's fourth edition in the NPAK cultural and arts center in Yerevan, Armenia. And now we are proud to announce that the 5th edition of the Luminous Frames Film Festival will be held at the Fabrika center from May 1 to 5, 2023 in the beautiful city of Tbilisi, Georgia.
The particular privilege that makes this edition very significant for filmmakers is that the films will be screened simultaneously in two different countries, Armenia and Georgia on the mentioned dates. On the last day of the festival, the winners of this edition will be announced and awarded with the festival trophy in Georgia at the Fabrika Center.
Luminous Frames is looking for independent short films in all genres, especially those which have been historically underrepresented. Gender and ethnic diversity, human rights, and environmental issues are all of high interest.
We have two seasons of competition in a year with varying themes. Our professional and international jury panel will judge the submitted projects. The seasonal winners are automatically qualified to compete at the Luminous Frames annual competition.
Discover our unique and interesting categories: "Seasonal Theme", "Minority Report", "The Bounty", and "Memento".
Luminous Frames is one of the few festivals that accepts submissions in each sub-category independently.
We also have a Photography Contest with various categories for passionate and professional photographers, whose work will be judged by an explicit jury panel.
Luminous Frames is a home for independent photographers who are looking for an international platform to showcase their artwork.
Check the Rules & Terms on this page and for more information visit the festival website.
All applicants are eligible to submit their work for multiple categories.
Luminous Frames aims to start its Academy of Education and Film Clubs in Canada, Denmark, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, Armenia and Georgia.
By attracting university lecturers and creative artists as our professional critics, Luminous Frames intends to establish itself as a reputable web magazine in the field of film and photography reviews.
We have special promotions for our official selections and the winners at the end of each season.
All accepted entries are promoted through our social media and website.
All the winning films will have a live screening at the end of each edition.
All the winners will have a Q&A interview session on our website.
All officially selected projects of each season will receive the Luminous Frames laurel.
All the winners of each season will receive the Luminous Frames certificate.
All the winners in the annual event will receive the Luminous Frames special trophy and special sponsor award.
We pay special tribute to our winners in the Luminous Frames, and all the seasonal winners of the festival will be honorary members of the jury panel for the next edition, and in addition to judging the films, they will receive a festival's special jury badge.
We also have various awards for Photography Contest:
Winners are promoted through our social media and website.
Winners of each genre will receive the Luminous Frames certificate.
All the seasonal winners of the Photography Contest will receive the Luminous Frames trophy at the annual event.
Winners will be showcased at the online Winners Gallery.
Winners of each genre will receive a review of their picture which will be published on the Luminous Frames website.
All the seasonal winners of the Photography Contest will be honorary members of the jury panel for the next edition, and in addition to judging the photos, they will receive a festival's special jury badge.
The categories of awards for movies:
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Animation Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Music Video
Best Director
Best Short Script
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Actor-Under the Age of 16
Best Actress-Under the Age of 16
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Visual FX
Best Production Design
Best Custom Design
Best Makeup