No other event in the last 75 years has revealed the weaknesses of our society as clearly as the COVID-19 pandemic. That's reason enough for us to launch the UNIFIED FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL, which gives filmmakers all over the world an opportunity to tell their personal story about this extraordinary time.

Submit your short film in any genre you want: Comedy or drama, horror or fantasy, documentary or experimental, low-end or high-end productions.

All filmmakers can use the music library of our festival partner Extreme Music free of charge for their short film! (Please note the details on our homepage.)

Have a chance to win up to €1000 and be shown on the big screen at our partner festival Munich Filmfestival in 2021.

Only if we succeed in reaching our audience can we make a difference with our films.

Join us on our worldwide journey! We want to entertain, to criticize, to challenge, to be sad, to laugh and to make you think twice. We want to unify and interact in a period of time in which this is possible as never before and in ways we haven't tried before.

But most importantly, we want you!

For more information, please visit our website.

#weareunified

Awards & Prizes

The UNIFIED FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL will award the following prizes:

CATEGORY -5MIN AUDIENCE AWARD
1. PRIZE: 1000€
2. PRIZE: 500€
3. PRIZE: 250€

CATEGORY -5MIN JURY AWARD
1. PRIZE: 1000€
2. PRIZE: 500€
3. PRIZE: 250€

CATEGORY 5MIN-20MIN AUDIENCE AWARD
1. PRIZE: 1000€
2. PRIZE: 500€
3. PRIZE: 250€

CATEGORY 5MIN-20MIN JURY AWARD
1. PRIZE: 1000€
2. PRIZE: 500€
3. PRIZE: 250€

BEST GENRES WILL BE AWARDED:

BEST DRAMA
BEST COMEDY
BEST ANIMATION
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST LGBTQ+
BEST HORROR
BEST FANTASY
BEST SCI-FI
BEST THRILLER
BEST CHILDREN

The best short-films will be displayed live on screen at the MUNICH FILMFESTIVAL 2021.

Rules & Terms

Every genre is welcomed and appreciated. However, commercials and musicals have to follow strict guidelines:

Commercials: ONLY social commercials
Musicals: NO music videos (except narrative ballads)
Films with pornographic and unconstitutional content will be rejected.

Technical requirements: Due to processing reasons, please upload your short-film on basis of either Youtube or Vimeo, if possible. The films must be visible on a screen in appropriate quality, regardless of the format in which they were shot. English subtitles are obligatory! Resolution: min. 1920x1080 / HD

Films longer than 20 minutes may be submitted after prior inquiry.

Entry Fee: As the Unified Filmmakers Festival, we need to cover our costs for the technical maintenance as well as the management of the platforms.

Depending on your location (country) of production, we kindly ask you to pay the fee accordingly. The entry fees will be available in 3 segments (Red/Yellow/Green) in order to support filmmakers from different social backgrounds as well as to alleviate any financial limitations. Students as well as people below the age of 18 years receive a discount of 50% for their submission. As students might be above the required age for a discount, we kindly ask you to send us a copy of your certificate of enrollment for verification to info@unifiedfilmmakers.com
Our goal is to encourage young filmmakers and provide them with the respective support.

The world map displayed on the front page displays the price segments for each submission.

In addition, if you submit your short-film before the 1st of January you’ll get a discount in form of an early bird ticket. Please keep in mind that the Unified Filmmakers Team is able to verify the accuracy of your entry fee through your order form.

Our vision is to bridge traditional structures in the film and entertainment industry with the uprising digitalization. Providing a platform that is socially relevant and for everyone to join, we can change the present course of communication, beliefs and shared memorabilia.

We look forward to your contribution in making this a great success story!

Your Unified Filmmakers Team