GENiUS

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DATE CHANGE: DaVinci Int'l Film Festival Postponed to February 2024

Due to the ongoing industry strike, the DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF) has been postponed to February 23-25, 2024.

DIFF Board of Directors made this difficult decision after careful consideration. The strike has had a significant impact on the industry as a whole, and we believe that postponing the festival is the best way to ensure that we can deliver the high-quality event DaVinci fans and supporters have come to expect, and more importantly, make room for these very important negotiations.

We [DIFF] are committed to standing in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA and the WGA during this time. We believe that their fight for fair wages and working conditions is essential to the future of the entertainment industry.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and continued support at DIFF.

New Late and Extended Submission Deadlines below. For more information, please visit our website: www.davincifilmfestival.com or contact us directly: info@davincifilm.org

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FORMALLY "COVIDaVINCI" by DaVinci International Film Festival.

GENiUS is a branded ultra-short program presented by the DaVinci International Film Festival; originally launched in 2020 as "COVIDaVINCI" -- a "Shelter-In-Place" film competition for those under strict mandates during quarantine.

ANYTHING GOES AT GENiUS. Well, within [creative] reason and interpretation, of course ...

We have made his program extremely affordable with huge upside and visibility for our Selections. It costs $10 to submit -- always has -- always will.

We are looking for bold. beautiful, and creative voices in this program. Voices that break boundaries with creative expression and explore new ways of storytelling. And all in 5 minutes or less, which we all know is part of the discipline.

Over the last two years, this program has seen thousands of entries and showcased hundreds of incredible projects in competition for DaVinci's "Audience Award". Our online-live hybrid model offers exponential visibility for our filmmakers to global audiences!

Official Selections are invited to screen as a "block" of GENiUS (Ultra-Shorts) at AMC Theaters, The Grove in Los Angeles, as well on DaVinci's online festival for audiences worldwide. Online guests can vote for the Best of Fest and Audience Award.

All categories are welcome! GENiUS Official Selections will screen all together at the festival, which means narrative, animation, music video, documentary, etc., in one seating.