Positively Different Short Film Festival

- Early bird deadline: 25 August 2022 [free]
- Regular submission deadline: 31 October 2022 [5 euros]
- Topics: Intersectionality; LGBTQI+; Feminism; Oppression; Privilege.
- Age of video makers: There is no age limit to the participants in the competition.
- Origin: There is no limitation or restriction to the origin of the video or its author.
- Duration: Videos should be up to 30 minutes long.
- Completion date of the film: after 01/07/2021
- Waivers: Films where at least one of the main contributors is African are eligible for a fee waiver and for competing for the Best African Production award. Waivers are also available on a case by a case basis. If you want to be considered for one, briefly explain the reason by writing us at positivelydifferentff@gmail.com)
- Submission fee: 5 euro
- Categories: Documentary, fiction, animation, experimental, video art.

Submission of your video
- You can use Vimeo (by submitting your password) or any other platform to submit the video. Other forms of submission (e.g. USB stick delivered to our office) will also be accepted.
- The video files should be in one of the formats: AVI, MP4 or MOV.
- Videos created with a smartphone are encouraged and will also be accepted.
- Suggested frame size 1080 * 1920
- Language: The video can be in any language, subtitled in English.
- More information available here: positivelydifferentff@gmail.com, indicating in the subject line of your e-mail: “Video Call 2023”.

Film Festival Terms
- The final number of films that will be screened during the festival in Athens depends on the final decision of the organising team.
- The final films will be selected by the International Jury of the Film Festival by February, 2023.
- The jury consists of 3 well known European critics, film-makers and experts.
- The selection of the screened films, the order of projection and the programme are decided by the organisers, based on the technical specifications, the duration and the grouping of the films.
- The finalists will be informed by January, 2022 about the progress of their film in the contest.
- The organising team of the Positively Different Short Film Festival, reserves the right to project part of the final films whenever it is needed for reasons of promotion of the Festival and under no circumstances for commercial causes.
- The finalists have to inform the organisers whether they will attend the festival so as the organising team can organise their trip and stay.
- There will be a jury prize, an audience prize, an award for the Best Greek Production and for the Best African Film. The organisers will decide about the possibility of giving special prizes regarding the amount and the characteristics of the finalist films.
- The award ceremony will take place in Athens in a special ceremony right after the end of the competitive programme of the Positively Different Short Film Festival.
- Prizes consist of cash awards as well as promotion in other events of the organisation throughout the year
- Participants agree to give interviews to the communication sponsors and to be photographed if asked.
- Parts of the Festival will be filmed for Inter Alia’s archive and for its promotion to the public. Members of the audience and participants that may appear in these parts cannot claim anything from the organising company.
- During the Positively Different Short Film Festival parallel events will take place.
- Positively Different Short Film Festival organising team reserves the right to cancel the Festival if it is necessary
- The sending out of the signed participation form entails the complete and unconditional acceptance of the above terms of participation.