Submission Guidelines
There is no entry fee for all films.
Films on competition must have been completed after January 2021
The application deadline is June 01, 2023.
Programming announcements will be made on June 15, 2023.
Feature films may not be shorter than seventy (70) minutes in length. Short films may not exceed thirty (30) minutes in length.
Content must be suitable for Public Screening.
Please fill out this application in full and provide links to any website that provide information about you and your work.
Films produced in languages other than English must have legible English subtitles.
Synopsis about the Film in English.
About the Director.
A poster of the Film.
Three Screenshot from the Film.
A picture of the Director.
ACCOMMODATION
TIFF offers 3 days full board accommodation to the director or producer representing the selected film in competition during the Festival.
Other guests will be provided with facilities for accommodation and tariffs.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. By submitting your film(s) to the Festival, you are agreeing to be bound by the Festival’s rules and regulations.
2. Short films chosen for Win Panorama (In Competition) will be awarded in the following categories:
Cine Balkan Panorama (Feature film)
Best Film
Best Performance
Artistic Contribution
Win Panorama (Short films)
Best Short Film
Best Short Documentary
Best Short Animation
Best Student Film
3. Official awards consist of a statue and a diploma.
4. There is no limit to the number of films an individual entrant may submit, however, each entry must be accompanied by its own unique application form.
5. Films produced in languages other than English must have legible English subtitles.
6. Applicants in Win Panorama are responsible for securing all copyright clearances and music rights in their films for public screening. Submission of a film to TIFF ODA will be considered as a confirmation that the music and other copyright clearances have been secured. In the event that an entrant fails to secure copyright clearance for a public screening of his/her film, TIFF ODA reserves the right to remove the entrant’s film from the selection, and consequently from the competition.
7. Submission of a film to TIFF ODA will be considered as approval by filmmakers for the use of their film in the promotion of the 2023 festival (TV, Internet, posters, flyers, and other publication forms).
8. The Festival reserves the right to make changes in the program, including the time and date.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPLICATION, WE’LL BE IN TOUCH SOON!
