Lund International Fantastic Film Festival aims to reveal and promote fantastic films that tell stories out of the ordinary. We aim to promote fantastic film productions from all over the world, with a focus on diversity, imagination and storytelling.
For all films the following rules apply:
1. All films must have been completed no earlier than January 1 2024.
2. All submissions must be completely finished projects before the festival notification date.
3. Feature films must be over 60 minutes
4. Short films must be under 31 minutes
5. The films can be of any genre but must contain fantastic elements.
The selection committee reserve the right to reject any film that contains explicit sexual violence, if it's gratuitous or in no way integral to the plot.
The film should be submitted via online screener.
The Festival notes that the submission is for reviewing only and the submitted project will not be subject to any screenings.
Submission fees are non-refundable.
Not Selected film:
All films that have not been selected will receive a message on the notification date. Please note that we won't be able to give individual feedback as to why the project hasn't been selected.
Selected film:
If your film is selected the festival will not pay any screening fees.
By submitting, you agree to grant the Festival the right to use all provided content (materials and metadata) for promotional purposes for the Festival. This may involve posting on social media, website and other festival publications such as catalogues etc. Trailers and other video files will be uploaded to our YouTube channel where they will be hidden only accessible through our website.
It is the responsibility of the filmmaker to clear all rights before your film screens at the Festival and the Festival will not be liable for any costs if this is not cleared before the screening of the film.
The projection format must be DCP, if you are unable to make a DCP of your film the festival can make one for you for a fee.
Once a movie is selected by the Festival's Selection Committee and cleared with the rights holding party, it can in no case be removed from the program.
Please note that by submitting your film you agree to the rules and regulations for the Festival 2025.
*Lund Fantastic Film Festival features the following competitive sections:
The Lund Fantastic Feature Award (International Competition)
The Silver Méliès Award for Best European Feature & Short Film
Finn Fantastic Film Award for best Swedish short film
Future of Fantastic Award for the best school-project short film
Audience Award voted by our devoted audience
The programming board selects the films that will compete in the International feature competition. Special dispensation notwithstanding, only films meeting the following criteria will be selected:
1. All films must have been completed no earlier than January 1 2024.
2. The projection format must be DCP.
3. Running time must be at least 60 minutes
The programming board selects the films that will compete in the Silver Méliès competition for the best European Fantastic Feature & Short. Special dispensation notwithstanding, only films meeting the following criteria will be selected:
1. All films must have been completed in the 24 months preceding the next Golden Méliès Cycle.
2. All films must qualify as European Productions as defined by the Méliès International Festivals Federation in its regulations, available at the following address: www.melies.org
3. The projection format must be DCP.
4. Running time must be at least 60 minutes for feature films and maximum of 25 minutes for short film.
The programming board selects the films that will compete in the Finn Fantastic Film competition. Special dispensation notwithstanding, only films meeting the following criteria will be selected:
1. All films must have been completed no earlier than January 1 2024.
2. The projection format must be DCP.
3. Running time must be no longer then 31 minutes
4. All films must be of Swedish origin.
The programming board selects the films that will compete in the Future of Fantastic competition. Special dispensation notwithstanding, only films meeting the following criteria will be selected:
1. All films must have been completed no earlier than January 1 2024.
2. The projection format must be DCP.
3. Running time must be no longer then 31 minutes
4. All films must be part of a school-project and must be able to show documentation such as a certificate, school logo or mention in the film credits to be eligible for the competition.
General Technical Specification Lund Cinema:
Image speed: 24 fps (OK with 25 & 30 too)
Image format: FLAT or SCOPE.
Audio format: 7.1, 5.1, 4.0 or 1.0.
English subtitles for all films besides Swedish: burnt-in/ hardcoded
SMPTE or INTEROP.
Hard disk / USB: Formatted according to NTFS or Ext2 or 3
