KFF is International Short Film Festival, with mission to bring the audience closer to different kind of independent films and to provoke interest in film art, and furthermore in understanding its impacts in everyday life. Besides showing great Short films our goal is to promote the art and craft of Post-production as well as the creative professionals from behind the camera. To achieve this, the KFF will invite postproduction artists from across the globe for masterclasses or workshops, and organize filmmakers meetings at KFF.

KFF is offering a filmmaker-friendly environment with a casual vibe, which is the reason why during the last 12 years we have had filmmakers flying in from the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Hong Kong, Finland, France, Switzerland, Russia, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey…

KFF is was launched in 2013, is held annually during September in the city of Kraljevo (meaning "the King's Town"), where seven Serbian kings are said to have been crowned. Because of our historical heritage, we decided to name our festival “Kraljevski filmski festival”.

Awards & Prizes

- Award for Best Short
- Award for Best Serbian Short
- Award for Best Editing
- Award for Best Sound Design
- Award for Best Music
- Award for Best Title Sequence
- Youth Jury Award

Rules & Terms

Entry requirements
Films must have been completed in 2022 or 2024.
Any type of film (fiction, animation, documentary) can be submitted to the selection.
Films of 25 minutes or less are eligible.
ALL films with dialogue must have hardcoded English subtitles. If the language/dialogue of the film is Serbian or English we do accept a pre-screening version of the film without subtitles. However if the film is selected for competition we do require English subtitles, (dialog list) even if the spoken language is English.
There is no premiere policy for short films.

Last festival deadline:
1 April 2024

Submission Fee
The submission fee is non-refundable.

The festival version should arrive at the KFF mail no later than April 30th, 2024.
Technical requirements for digital files of selected films screened at the Festival
Quicktime 1080p or 2k (ProRes).
All the Festival venues are not currently equipped for 5.1 sound.

Subtitling
All the movies will be translated and subtitiled to Serbian by the Festival.

Publication authorisation
All the texts, data and photos transferred by participants will be used for reference in various online and offline bilingual publications (including Festival catalogue, website). This material may be translated, corrected or edited prior to publication. All participants give free permission to publish and use this material for the above purposes.
If my film wins a prize at KFF2024 I give permission to screen my film in a Best of KFF2024-tour that will take place in selected cities in Serbia after the festival and will showcase the winning films from KFF2024.

Television broadcasting and the Internet
Participants give free permission to reproduce and broadcast clips of the selected films presented in the Festival on terrestrial, digital, cable and on Internet sites. These clips are limited to 10% of the total duration of any film and cannot exceed two minutes. They can only be used as part of stories covering the Festival, TV and interviews and/or promotional trailers or advertising for the Festival current or future editions.

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  • Mehmet Acaruk

    Wonderfull festival!
    Organisatior team was very hospitable and responsive. I am very happy for my movie to been rewarded. Thank you very much Serbia.

    September 2023
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  • Ognjen rakcevic

    Five stars for everything! It was a big pleasure to be part of Kraljevski film festival!

    September 2023
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  • Aleksandra Kočijašević

    We are very honored to be a part of Kraljevo film festival with the movie "Gunz and Helmets". The festival has a great vibe and Kraljevo is a lovely town! Thank you for having us!

    September 2022
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  • Emily Wong

    I feel happy and honour that my film is selected again. KFF is always one of the best festivals on the list, in my heart🙂

    September 2022
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  • Filip Jembrih

    So happy that I could be a part of this amazing festival!

    September 2022
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