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.
- Selection laurel from GENiUS / DaVinci International Film Festival
- Sponsorship Prizes
- Program inclusion
- Audience Award (https://davincifilmfestival.com/genius-ultra-shorts)
- Live Event Screening (for Official Selection films)