Iranian Youth cinema Society (IYCS) is an independent educational film organization which has been established over 40 years ago.

IYCS is associated to the Iranian Ministry of Culture and has 70 branches around the country; the main branch is located in Tehran.

The main activity of IYCS is concentrated in 3 fields.
1- educating the youth in the field of cinema in compacted one- year film course
2- producing short films and their distribution in and outside the country.
3-Submission of the selected Short Films produced in Iran to the best short Film Festivals around the world.

IYCS Organizes Tehran International Short Film Festival every year in October (TISFF).
It is one of the oldest short Film Festival not only in Iran, but also in the region.
The Festival has hosted international well known festival directors and cineasts from around the world.
Tehran Short Film Festival is a member of International Short Film Conference (ISFC) enabling different players in the short film world to work together and share their experience in an informal, non- Political and flexible atmosphere.

IYCS organizes Tehran International Short Film Festival every year in October (TISFF). It is one of the oldest short film festivals not only in Iran, but also in the region. The festival has hosted international well known festival directors and cineasts from around the world.

Tehran Short Film Festival is a member of International Short Film Conference (ISFC) enabling different players in the short film world to work together and share their experience in an informal, non-political and flexible atmosphere.”

Awards & Prizes

- Grand Prix: Trophy + Diploma + $2000

-Best Fiction: Trophy + Diploma + $1000
-Best Documentary: Trophy + Diploma + $1000
-Best Animation: Trophy + Diploma + $1000
-Best experimental: Trophy + Diploma $1000

Rules & Terms

Regulations:
1. Entry requirements
- Films must have been completed after January 1st, 2020.
- Films of 30 minutes or less are eligible.
- Fiction, animation, documentary, and experimental genres, can be submitted to the festival.
- Each film can be submitted in just one section. The sections include “Main competition.”
- Films which have already been publicly broadcast or distributed in any form or screened-in Iran are not accepted.
- Films already submitted to the previous TISFF are not accepted - even in a newer version.
- Industrial and commercial films are not accepted.

2. Entry procedure and selection
-Films must be submitted in English online and uploaded via platforms.
-Complete transcription of dialogues with time code in their original language with translations only in
English (even if the language of the film is English).
-Email at least one still of the film to the event.
-The deadline for the online entry is June 20, 2021.
-There is no submission fee.
-The list of the selected films will be published on the Festival's website (http://www.tisff.ir) by
September 1st, 2021.
-Directors or producers or distributors of selected films will be notified via email prior to the event.

3. Screening format and Resolution
- Screening format: Mpeg4- (H.264) - MOV (H.264), with inlaid subtitles.
- Resolution: Full HD, 1920 x 1080
- Frame rate: (25p – 50i)

4. Non-specified cases
The festival committee will decide on any case which has not been stipulated in this regulations document. The signature of the applicant implies full understanding of and consent to the rules.

5- The Sender of the submitted film or screenplay is responsible for all copyrights. He is legally authorized to enter his film or screening permission.
Filmmaker agrees that film entered into festival may be selected for screening at the Festival.
The applicant has secured all necessary rights for both picture and sound, and the exhibition will not violate or infringe upon any right, including but not limited to music, images, and content.
If Screening or information is inaccurate or flawed, the organizer is only liable in case of gross negligence.

The applicant has to read and accept the regulations and guidelines for participation.