1. SUBMISSION
1.1. The festival accepts science films from all over the world. A film may be submitted only by the holder of audiovisual fixation rights to the film under § 80 of Act No. 121/2000 Coll. on Copyright, Rights Related to Copyright and on the Amendment of Certain Laws (Copyright Act), as amended, as required for festival presentation (producer, distributor, sales agent, or director).
1.2. In the case of a series, one episode or the whole series may be submitted. The festival reserves the right to select one episode of the submitted series for the competition.
1.3. Submitted films/series must have been produced after January 1st, 2024.
1.4. The submission deadline is July 31st, 2026.
1.5. Films can be submitted through:
Prague Science Film Fest FilmFreeway profile: https://filmfreeway.com/PragueScienceFF
1.6. By submitting a film, the applicant consents to a possible screening of the film in the competition held within Prague Science Film Fest 2026.
1.7. A screener (preview) copy of the film and English subtitles (or a dialogue list) must be received by July 31st, 2026. The screener copy can be uploaded to our cloud storage or submitted via a link.
To protect our environment, we accept screeners sent via file-sharing services that allow downloading (e.g. WeTransfer, Vimeo; the copy must be available for download for at least 14 days and any password must be included).
1.8. The submitted film must be either in English or have English subtitles.
2. COMPETITION SELECTION PROCEDURE
2.1. From all submitted films, the programme board of the festival selects films for the International Competition.
2.2. Applicants whose films have been selected for competition will be notified before August 14th, 2025. If no notification has been received by that date, the film has not been selected for any competition.
2.3. Following the selection, the applicant will be asked to provide a screening copy of the film (HD file 1920×1080, 20,000 bitrate, stereo sound, MP4 or MKV), a dialogue list in English, a biography and filmography of the director, and promotional materials (at least 2 stills from the film at a minimum resolution of 300 DPI, a trailer, and optionally a press kit, posters, etc.).
2.4. The festival must receive the screening copy by August 21st, 2026.
2.5. The festival reserves the right to use segments of selected films of up to 3 minutes for promotional purposes, including the production of a festival promo video, promotion in partner media, and on the festival website.
3. FESTIVAL SCREENING
3.1. Selected films will be publicly screened during the festival. All screenings are free of charge.
3.2. By submitting a film, the applicant agrees to one screening free of charge — or two in the case of winning films — at the festival or its official events. The applicant also undertakes that, if the film is selected by the organiser for any of the above-mentioned competitions, the applicant will provide the organiser, upon request, with a written statutory declaration in which the applicant (producer, distributor, or director) declares ownership of the audiovisual fixation rights to the film under § 80 of the Copyright Act, and confirms that the submission was made by a person authorised to act on behalf of the applicant. If the requested statutory declaration is not provided, the film will be excluded from the competition.
3.3. If a film that has not been selected for competition displays exceptional qualities, the programme board may decide to include it in the non-competitive programme of the festival. In this case, the production/distribution company will be notified and asked for permission.
4. DATA PROTECTION
By submitting a film, you accept our data protection policy in accordance with the GDPR.
5. CONCLUSION
By submitting a film, the applicant agrees to all of the above-mentioned regulations.
