The most unconventional film festival in the world continues its journey, bringing its programs to new audiences. This year, events will take place in the USA (Downsville) and the Netherlands (Amsterdam), featuring special festival screenings. The grand finale will be held in the Italian city of Gallipoli, where the International Competition will be presented and awards will be given.

Dates&Places:
June 20-22, Downsville, USA
November, Amsterdam, Netherlands
December 4-7, Gallipoli, Italy

We promote and support young artists and their debut works and let them apply for free.

We focus on new visual and cinematic languages in an effort to enrich and challenge both contemporary art and filmmaking.

We have never drawn a line between professional filmmakers and amateurs — an approach that has brought many great names to the art world. After all, every prominent film director and artist was once a debutant, experimenting and finding their voice.

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The theme of the Metakansk-2025 — 42.

Awards & Prizes

Grand Prix — Palm Secateur D'Or
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Diplomas
Special Jury Diplomas and Mentions
Audience Awards

Rules & Terms

Nominations: Experimental, Video art, Feature, Documentary, Animation, Debut
Special contest: Music Video, Documentary Hotline

1. Both professional filmmakers and video artists, as well as amateurs, are welcome to submit their works.

2. Festival entry is FREE if:
- Your work has been selected in any previous edition of the Festival (request a waiver at videodom@gmail.com).
- You are submitting a debut work.
- You are submitting to the Music Video or Documentary Hotline special category.

3. Only digital productions are accepted, with a maximum running time of 30 minutes.

4. There is no limit to the number of submissions per author or company.

5. Each film can be submitted to only one nomination at a time.

6. Main Festival nominations: Fiction, Documentary, Experimental, Animation, Video Art, Debut. Special contest: Music Video, Documentary Hotline.

7. Eligibility criteria:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Works must have been completed after January 1, 2023.
MUSIC VIDEO SPECIAL CONTEST
Submissions can be from any year.
DOCUMENTARY HOTLINE SPECIAL CONTEST
Works must have been completed after January 1, 2023.

8. Deadlines for entries:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Early bird — March 22, 2025. Regular — June 11, 2025.
MUSIC VIDEO & DOCUMENTARY HOTLINE
Regular — June 11, 2025.

9. If the original language of your entry is not English, you must provide English subtitles.

10. All submissions will be reviewed by the Selection Committee.

11. The Selection Committee reserves the right not to disclose the criteria for selection or non-selection for the International Competition or any Special Contest.

12. Screenings:
- All films selected for the International Competition will be screened for the Jury during live events or online.
- Non-selected works may still be featured in special festival screenings, subject to the author’s or producer’s approval.

13. Festival awards:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
Grand Prix — Palm Secateur D'Or
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Diplomas
Special Jury Diplomas and Mentions
MUSIC VIDEO & DOCUMENTARY HOTLINE SPECIAL CONTEST
Audience Award

14. The list of selected films will be announced on www.metakanskfest.art from June 20 to
September 1, 2025, depending on each film's category.

15. Filmmakers of selected works are invited to participate in the Festival at their own expense.

16. Award announcements:
- Audience awards for MUSIC VIDEO or DOCUMENTARY HOTLINE will be announced sequentially after the corresponding screenings, publicly and online.
- Winners of the INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION will be announced publicly and online on December 7, 2025, following the Festival’s closing ceremony.
- The Grand Prix winner will be invited to join the International Jury for the next edition of the Festival.
16 Reviews
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  • Лидия Риккер

    Программа фестиваля была очень интересная и я счастлива, что была там, в кругу прекрасных творческих людей!!! Спасибо команде фестиваля! Я постоянно чувствовала вашу заботу и увезла с собой самые лучшие впечатления!

    February 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Спасибо огромное! Это самое главное признание - от авторов )

  • 群元 王

    Such a lovely passionate team who love what they do and most importantly, they care about their filmmakers and are committed to seeing them grow.

    September 2021
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  • Joe Chang

    I am happy with the participations in this film festival and thank you very much for selecting my animated short film Pray!

    September 2021
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  • Filmes do Gajo

    What an nice invitation it is to screen at a festival in Kansk, Siberia, a place where ones mind immediately starts to have photographs and stunning cinematography in mind. The variety of films and videos was mesmerizing, as well as all technical aspects to run a festival online worked without any interferences. It was special in a very positive way to have comments from the jury, poetry readings, performances and Q&As with interesting questions. And to received an award was fantastic. Thank you Kansk!

    September 2020
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  • Ashley Starkey

    What a great experience Kansk 2020 was for me. My experimental art film Rockana found a home, all the way from Australia in Siberia. The festival team did an amazing job pulling all the tech together to run 24 hour online screenings for the first time due to restrictions. Excellent communication all the way. It was a special experience for me to have my work discussed in an intellectual and artistically aware manner by reviewers and judges, something I've found difficult to find elsewhere. Only disappointment was not being able to attend due to rona travel restrictions. I sure intend to visit Kansk and meet some of it's fine people in the future. Recommended festival.

    September 2020
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