Rules & Terms
Greek speaking films must have English subtitles applied (hard-coded).
Non-Greek speaking films must have Greek subtitles applied. Non-Greek speaking films that do not have embedded Greek subtitles must be sent without any subtitles, accompanied by a separate SRT file with the English subtitles.
A trailer with English subtitles should be sent along with a full press kit (film stills, summary, cast & crew, poster etc.) for promotional purposes.
IMPORTANT NOTICE 2:
PLEASE make your movies available for download. All movie submissions MUST be available for download at least in the next 20 days (3 weeks) AFTER notification date.
Withdrawing an already submitted short film to Larissa international Film Festival - Artfools is non-applicable, for any reason.
Material sent to the Festival cannot be returned.
The Festival holds the right to screen the films in non-profit events outside the Festival as part of the Festival promoting and development strategy, with the Festival’s obligation to inform the film directors’ of the time and the place of such screening.
Selection Criteria:
The selection of the short films that are to be finally screened as well as the screening line are to be decided by the Festival’s Official Organizational Committee with the films’ duration and feature categorization being the criteria. The Festival’s Official Organizational Committee is also responsible for the schedule which will be featured promptly to the Official Film Festival website: www.iffl.gr
Completing the submission form automatically means that the individual fully approves the Terms and Conditions of the Festival.
Special Awards are determined each year according to the Festival’s Official Film Selection Committee.
All image and audio filming and reproducing is forbidden without the written permission of the Organizational body.
All participants agree in delivering interviews and photo material to the Festival’s Advertising Sponsors
The Organizational Body (Artfools) retains the right of cancelling the Festival for reasons specified by Itself. Next year’s edition (2024) is programmed to be held hybridically, both on location and online. In the event of foreseen on location complications due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Artfools retains the right of confining the festival to an online format only.
All participants to Artfools International Film Festival must comply to the Festivals Terms And Conditions.
The jury members will be announced after the submission period.
The Festival will cover hospitality expenses of participating filmmakers for two overnights.
The International Film Festival of Larissa retains the right to reject any submission on the following conditions: a) the submission is incomplete, b) the submission is sent overdue, and c) the content of the film is offensive and promotes hate speech.
The Festival and the parallel events will be filmed for archival and promotional purposes. Participants and the audience whose presence is obvious in the audiovisual documentation, have no rights or demands toward the Festival, as far as this footage is concerned.
