Welcome to the ProToPost - Communism International Film Festival!
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Paraphrasing Karl Marx nowadays one can rightly wonder: is any Communist haunting specter still out there? Whether it is a specter – actually more like an altright KKK affiliate – or a more fashionable zombie we believe yes and moreover, we affirm it is walking not alone along a still existing Shining Path yet among the squalor left behind as sole trademark legacy by neoliberalism and technocrats. Even if commodified by plastic eyelashes or mediated by screens made by exploited coltan and quartz, the gaze flies and finds a range of comrades with compelling new old outlooks not bend by evil forces or by self-pity but more combative because now it is clearer than ever that we need to reorganize quickly in the society 4.0.
And it is that communist gaze or the gaze focusing communism we want to experience in its contemporary variety and diversity by claiming its existence at any rate in the daily thoughts and in the vast array of real existing brand-new, cutting-edge vs oldfashioned and nostalgic, solid or even volatile experiments. Let's gaze out in search of the legacy after a tragic ostensible sunset it will be manifest also to nonbelievers and detractors that the Manifest is very much alive and present. A lighthouse in the obfuscating haze caused by the polluted air emanated by obscuring powers and oppressive elites and repressive political power.
Show to the world your contribution to the analysis and comprehension of the communist phenomena at the ProToPost CIFF, celebrating the communist outlook around the anniversary of the October Revolution!

Awards & Prizes

Official selected films can participate in the contest among the following categories:

ProToPost Award: Best Picture
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ProToPostAward: Best Feature Film
ProToPost Award: Best Short Film
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ProToPost Award: Best Feature Documentary
ProToPost Award: Best Short Documentary
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ProToPost Award: Best Experimental Film
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ProToPost Award: Best Animation Film
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ProToPost Award: Best Music Video
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ProToPost Award: Best Director
ProToPost Award: Best Editing
ProToPost Award: Best Cinematography
ProToPost Award: Best Soundtrack
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ProToPost Award: Best Protagonist
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ProToPost Award: Best Topic
ProToPost Award: Best Research

Rules & Terms

1) By submitting your film to the festival you confirm that you own the full rights of your film and have the permission to submit it.

2) Submissions are only accepted via FilmFreeway. Entry fees are not refundable. Please do not send any DVDs. Online Screener is necessary.

3) Films that show extreme violence, hurt current or foreign laws, containing pornographic or disgusting content are not accepted.

4) We accept films in any language from all countries over the world. Non-English spoken films must be subtitled in English, except Italian spoken ones, that do not need any necessarily.

5) After submitting your film you will receive notifications about the judging status.

6) The decision of the jury is final.

7) If you do not want us to promote your film on our website and other channels in order to keep your premiere status please let us know.

8) By submitting your film you agree that we can use the submitted trailer, photos and description of your film on our website. We will never show or screen your film without your permission.

9) Award Winners can use our laurel for their marketing and promotion but are not allowed to sell or use the laurel for films that have not been part of the festival.

10) The jury has the right to nominate your submitted film for a different category as the one for it had been submitted.

11) By submitting your project you agree to this Rules & Terms and our Privacy Policy: www.communismfilmfestival.org/privacy.html

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  • Robert Menefee

    It was a festival of history and ideas. They presented many perspectives: There was a documentary critical of Cuba’s treatment of artists, musicians, dissidents. There was a documentary critical of Iran’s treatment of women. There was a lot of free expression and I’m happy my film was included in the mix. The films showed respect for human rights and for the power of the people. I’m grateful they selected my short documentary, “Climate Emergency.” I enjoyed watching the other films and was proud to be included with them.

    April 2024
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  • Costantino Ciervo

    Thank you for the professionalism, competence and excellent quality of the films submitted and chosen for the festival. It was a great pleasure to participate!

    April 2024
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  • Bill Burns

    Thank you friends and comrades at ProToPost for a marvellous opportunity. I hope it was a great success for you all.

    March 2023
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  • Chris Oledude


    From Christopher R. Owens, President, CESO Enterprises, Inc. crowens@cesony.com:

    On behalf of CESO ENTERPRISES, INC., Alyssa Dann, Chris Oledude, and all of our production participants, I would like to compliment the organizers and operators of ProtoPost- Communism International Film Festival. When we created our first music video (which was long enough to be a short film), we knew nothing about film festivals. With the help of FilmFreeway, we started researching. The categories were good. Everyone who contacted us on behalf of this festival was helpful. The submissions looked excellent.

    It was indeed exciting to discover this new world and to be so warmly welcomed by the inhabitants! To have GEORGE FLOYD: SAY THEIR NAMES selected for inclusion was an honor in and of itself.

    We were happy to “get the word out” and continue motivating people worldwide to consider the injustices embedded within our nation’s criminal justice system. After all, situations where a powerful segment of the population uses its law enforcement apparatus to abuse and oppress other segments of the population are recognizable in and common too many societies.
    We recommend submitting your work and we certainly intend to participate again in the future.

    Peace and stay safe!

    January 2022
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