GENiUS

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 that were in competition for DaVinci's "Audience Award". Our online-live hybrid model offers exponential visibility for our filmmakers to global audiences.

Our GENiUS Selections will screen online ahead of the live event with an integrated voting system for ticketed guests. The ultra-short with the most amount of votes will be awarded the Audience Award and screened at DIFF 2020 live event.