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«Sochi Film Festival» is one of the most popular film festivals in Russia organised by «Festival Plus» and accredited on IMDb
«Sochi Film Festival» is an annual cultural event aimed at strengthening and improving communication between representatives of different cultures through the art of cinema and moving images.
Over the history of the festival, more than 700 works from almost all over the world have participated.
We enhance the cultural heritage of Sochi and its visitors by showcasing films from around the world. We also aim to foster a deeper understanding of different cultures from around the world, thus contributing to Sochi's identity and orientation as an international city.
The main theme is «New Filmmakers-New Trends in Cinema»

Each participant who has passed the competition programme receives a diploma and laurels of the official selection.
The winners in the nominations receive a diploma and laurels of the winners.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This agreement is between «Sochi Film Festival» (SFF) and the film producers. The agreement comes into force from the moment it is published on our partners' websites. SFF does not set restrictions on genres and styles of films. Films must not exceed 150 minutes in length and the production date of the film must not be more than two years old at the time of the festival. Films do not have to be premieres, but all films selected for the festival must comply with the laws of the Russian Federation and moral and ethical standards.
All materials will be available online only through the websites of our partners or on the festival website. The selection of films will be made by the festival jury, films submitted by authors through our partners will be reviewed by the jury. Entry fees are non-refundable and do not guarantee screening at the festival.
Any materials submitted to SFF are non-refundable. SFF has the right to use all promotional materials and film trailers for posting on its website, media and social media. For materials in languages other than English or Russian, Russian or English subtitles must be provided. Officially selected films are encouraged to provide Russian subtitles.
A link to download the full version of the film must be available prior to the festival.
SFF will assist with subtitling and all necessary checks to obtain all documents specified in government regulations, which may be specified individually.
SFF may change dates, times, venues and other event information without prior notice. SFF is under no obligation to notify filmmakers of such changes. By registering on the site, you agree to receive emails with news, offers and other materials from us. New terms and conditions are effective upon publication on the festival website and partner websites. Sending the registration form is considered an electronic signature on your part, thus you agree to all the above terms and conditions. The Festival is organised by «Festival Plus», an autonomous non-profit organisation for the development of art.
01.02.2025

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barbara peikert

A big thank you to the organizers of the Sochi Film Festival 2025 for the fantastic opportunity to participate with WAVESWATERWALL and for a really well organized festival and fast communication.

March 2025

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Response from festival:

Dear Barbara. Thank you so much for appreciating our work. We are waiting for new films.
Matrena Kashkina

Thanks to the organizer of the festival, I really liked the format of the festival! Watch competitive films, live chat with other filmmakers

February 2024

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Response from festival:

Thanks We are trying to make a good celebration of cinema.
SHUBHANJAN DAS

A great honor that my full length screenplay ASIMETRICA has been officially selected in this festival. Profound thanks to the jury and organisers of the festival.

March 2023

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Ellie Mae Smith

Great thank you for your amazing platform! Keeping the art of film alive!

February 2023

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Wataru Iwata

It was a real honor that our work "Sphere" received the Web/New Media award. I hope I could participate physically next occasion!

February 2023

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Dates & Deadlines

February 5, 2025
Opening Date
September 1, 2025
Earlybird Deadline
September 22, 2025
Regular Deadline
October 13, 2025
Standard 1 Deadline
November 10, 2025
Standard 2 Deadline
December 15, 2025
Preselected Deadline
January 20, 2026
Standard 3 Deadline
February 11, 2026
Standard 4 Deadline
March 9, 2026
Standard 5 Deadline
April 13, 2026
Late Deadline
May 10, 2026
Extended Deadline
May 30, 2026
Notification Date
June 19 – 21, 2026
Event Date

Categories & Fees

Feature Film,
Any film with duration longer then 1 hour.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
Short Film,
Any film with duration shorter then 1 hour.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
Documentary Film
Documentary feature film with duration longer then 1 hour
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $55
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $38.50
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $55
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $38.50
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $55
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $38.50
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $60
- Student: $50
- Gold Members: $42
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $60
- Student: $50
- Gold Members: $42
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $60
- Student: $55
- Gold Members: $42
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $65
- Student: $55
- Gold Members: $45.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $70
- Student: $65
- Gold Members: $49
Short Documentary Film
Documentary feature film with duration shorter then 1 hour.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $25
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $25
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $35
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
Nature/Environment/Wildlife,
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $30
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
Screenplay
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
Animation
All cartoons shot after January 1, 2015
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $45
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
Musical Video / Clip
All the movies associated with music, It's Musicals, clips, songs, etc.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
Experimental Film
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
Series
Series-we show only one pilot series.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
Horror Film,
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
Web / New Media
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
Comics
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
Film AI
A film made with the help of AI
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 1 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Standard 2 Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Student: $20
- Gold Members: $21
- Preselected Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 3 Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $28
- Standard 4 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Standard 5 Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $35

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barbara peikert

Response from festival:

Matrena Kashkina

Response from festival:

SHUBHANJAN DAS

Ellie Mae Smith

Wataru Iwata