TrikFilm

The seventh year of TrikFilm Festival will take place from 23th till 26th September 2026.
A project can be submitted into the competition only by a person over 18 years of age.
The author of the work or its applicant is aware that the work will be presented to the public and agree with the conditions of public presentation set out in Act No. 121/2000 Coll. Copyright.
The author agrees with the publication of the submitted work and basic information about the work being available on the festival website. The festival participant agrees with the publication of photographic and audiovisual recordings related to the course and promotion of the festival.

An audiovizual project or a computer game may be accepted for the competition if it meets the following conditions:
- was completed in the period after 1st January 2025
- more than 50% of its length consists of animation, or a distinct graphic representation of the image or its artistic stylisation
- did not compete in previous years of the TrikFilm festival
- projects entered in the animation section must not exceed 30 minutes in length and in the video art section 40 minutes in length including subtitles

All artworks in the international competition are screened in their original version and must be provided with English subtitles. Games must be accompanied by a translation in the text, or an English version of the game.

The submitted artwork can compete in only one competition category. Multiple artworks by one author can be registered for the festival but each of which must have its own application.

The author of the artwork or the company may not withdraw the film from the festival program after its submission has been officially confirmed, or by written agreement with the organiser of the TrikFilm festival.

The international jury is composed of important representatives of culture, filmmaking, theory, critics, filmmakers, the gaming industry and producers.
Jurors award prizes in all categories and may also award a special jury prize.
The submitted artworks are judged by a selected committee, which is an advisory body of the program board, the composition of which is determined by the organiser, the University of Ostrava. Each participant who registers a piece of artwork will be notified of the result of the decision.

Possibilities of delivery of the artwork:
- by sending, via a link to download from internet repository (we recommend: uschovna.cz, wetransfer.com, google disk), to the e-mail address: Trikfilm@osu.cz, or by inserting a link into the application.
- delivery of a computer game for the selection committee: provision of a promo code for download from digital distribution (Steam, Apple App Store, Google Play,…) no later than 30th June 2025 to e-mail address: trikfilm@osu.cz .
Specification of formats for the selection board:
- film (animation, video art, motion design, recording of light design project, trailer for PC game):
resolution: Full HD or higher
codec: H 264 (mp4)
stereo sound or 5.1
The film will have an opening and ending credits translated into English
File name: author_name_of_project
- complementary files: screenshots, making of
format: jpg, pdf
resolution: min. 150, max. 300 dpi
maximum size A5
Decision of the selection committee on the artworks selected for the competition will be known to the applicants by August 1, 2026, at the same time they will be invited to supplement the materials if necessary. The list of selected artworks for the competition will be published on the festival website.
More conditions and rules of festival you can find at: www.trikfilm.cz/festival/statute-and-conditions-of-the-competition