Sochi Film Festival

"Sochi Film Festival" is an annual cultural event dedicated to strengthening the improvement of communication between people of different cultures through the art of cinema and moving images. We hold free festivals for citizens of Sochi, providing access to world-class cinema. We are striving to enrich the Russian cultural environment by presenting the film in a context that stimulates discussions and discussions.
We are increasing the cultural assets of the city of Sochi and its guests, showing a film from around the world. We also strive to promote a deeper understanding of diverse cultures from around the world, thereby contributing to the identity and orientation of Sochi as an international city.
This year's theme for our film festival "New Cinematographers" and should solve new beginnings: as new directors, new MBA students, new scenarios. We are looking for creative quality of art and short films that meet our requirements.

BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST FILM ABOUT NATURE
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST ANIMATION FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST HORROR FILM
BEST MUSIC FILM / CLIP
BEST WEB / NEW MEDIA
BEST SERIAL
BEST STUDENT FILM
BEST CHILDREN'S FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST COMICS
BEST SCREENPLAY
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

RULES & TERMS
This agreement is concluded between the Sochi Film Festival (SFF) and film producers. The Agreement comes into force from the moment it is published on the websites of our partners. The SFF does not impose any restrictions on genres or styles of films. The duration of the film should not exceed 150 minutes, and the production date of the film should not exceed two years at the time of the festival. Films do not have to be premieres, but all films selected for participation in the festival must comply with the legislation of the Russian Federation and moral and ethical standards.
All materials will be available online only through the websites of our partners or on the festival website. The selection of films will be carried out by the festival jury, films submitted by the authors through our partners will be reviewed by the jury. Entrance fees are non-refundable and do not guarantee a show at the festival.
Any materials sent to SFF are non-refundable. SFF has the right to use all promotional materials and movie trailers for posting on its website, in the media and on social networks. Russian Russian or English subtitles must be specified for materials in languages other than English or Russian. Films that have passed the official selection are recommended with Russian subtitles.
Festival participants must provide a digital copy of their film online. Films selected for screening must pass government checks. It is not mandatory to obtain rental certificates for commercial events at festivals in accordance with Russian Federation legislation.
SFF assists with composing subtitles and conducting all necessary checks to obtain all the documents specified in government regulations, which may be specified individually.
The SFF may change the dates, times, venue, and other information about an event without notice. The SFF is not required to notify filmmakers of these changes.By registering on the website, you are agreeing to receive emails with news, offers, and other materials from us. The new terms and conditions become effective upon publication on our festival website and any partner websites we may have. Sending the registration form is considered an electronic signature on your part, so you are agreeing to all the terms and conditions listed above. The festival organizer is the autonomous non-profit organization for arts development "Festival Plus".
01.04.2024

Overall Rating

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Networking

Matrena Kashkina

Thanks to the organizer of the festival, I really liked the format of the festival! Watch competitive films, live chat with other filmmakers

February 2024

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Response from festival:

Thanks We are trying to make a good celebration of cinema.
SHUBHANJAN DAS

A great honor that my full length screenplay ASIMETRICA has been officially selected in this festival. Profound thanks to the jury and organisers of the festival.

March 2023

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Ellie Mae Smith

Great thank you for your amazing platform! Keeping the art of film alive!

February 2023

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Wataru Iwata

It was a real honor that our work "Sphere" received the Web/New Media award. I hope I could participate physically next occasion!

February 2023

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Ioulia Lymperopoulou

My team and i are honoured that our short experimental "F r a g m e n t e d" has been Officially Selected to participate in Sochi Film Festival! Thank you ❤🌞🙏

February 2023

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Dates & Deadlines

February 3, 2024
Opening Date
February 4, 2024
Earlybird Deadline
February 25, 2024
Regular Deadline
August 19, 2024
Standard 1 Deadline
September 9, 2024
Standard 2 Deadline
September 30, 2024
Preselected Deadline
October 21, 2024
Standard 3 Deadline
November 11, 2024
Standard 4 Deadline
December 2, 2024
Standard 5 Deadline
December 23, 2024
Late Deadline
January 20, 2025
Extended Deadline
February 1, 2025
Notification Date
February 20 – 22, 2025
Event Date

Categories & Fees

Feature Film,
Any film with duration longer then 1 hour.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
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Short Film,
Any film with duration shorter then 1 hour.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
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Documentary Film
Documentary feature film with duration longer then 1 hour
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $55
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $38.50
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $55
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $38.50
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $55
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $38.50
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $60
- Student: $50
- Gold Members: $42
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $60
- Student: $50
- Gold Members: $42
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $60
- Student: $55
- Gold Members: $42
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $65
- Student: $55
- Gold Members: $45.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $70
- Student: $65
- Gold Members: $49
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Short Documentary Film
Documentary feature film with duration shorter then 1 hour.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $25
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $25
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $35
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
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Nature/Environment/Wildlife,
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
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Screenplay
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
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Animation
All cartoons shot after January 1, 2015
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
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Musical Video / Clip
All the movies associated with music, It's Musicals, clips, songs, etc.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
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Experimental Film
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
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Series
Series-we show only one pilot series.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
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Horror Film,
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
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Web / New Media
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
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Comics
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
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Response from festival:

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