CALL FOR ENTRY
THE DRAMA FILM FESTIVAL IS EXPECTING YOUR FILMS
The Drama International Short Film Festival is expecting your film for its 48th event. A spot in our Oscar®-award qualified festival awaits you! You can claim it by participating in the National or International Competition programmes of the Drama International Short Film Festival.
The application procedure to participate in both the National Competition and other competition programmes of the festival has begun.
The Drama International Short Film Festival invites creators from all over the world to apply to participate in its five international competition programmes.
This year, creators can submit their films for the National and Student National Competition programmes by May 15th, while the submission deadline for the International, Student International, Kiddo, Animation, and Short & Green competition programmes is on May 8th.
Films must be submitted electronically on the filmfreeway.com platform.
Interested parties can apply by following the link below:
https://filmfreeway.com/dramafilmfestival
We remind you that in order for a film to be submitted for the National Competition programme, it must have its Greek premiere at the Drama International Short Film Festival; films allowed in this category include fiction films, documentaries, experimental films, and animation films which have been completed within the year 2024 or 2025.
The application process to participate in the national programmes is free of cost; there is a submission fee for participation in the international programmes, which differs depending on when the film is submitted.
In order to participate in the International Competition programme, the following conditions apply: the film must be produced within the year 2024 or 2025; the creator must pay a 20-25-euro submission fee (depending on when the film will be submitted); the film’s duration must not exceed 40 minutes.
In order to participate in the Student International Competition programme, the film must be produced in 2024 or 2025, the creator must pay an 8-10-euro submission fee, and the film’s duration must not exceed 25 minutes.
The submission fee is set at 5-8 euro for the Kiddo programme, and 10-12 euro per film for the Short & Green and Animation programmes.
In all cases, it is required that the film will have its Greek premiere at the Drama International Short Film Festival.
Eligibility conditions are described in detail here:
https://www.dramafilmfestival.gr/language/en/submissions/
SAVE THE DATE: The 48th Drama International Short Film Festival will take place on 8-14 September 2025. The opening ceremony will be held on Monday, and the awards ceremony will take place on Sunday.
DISFF is here to showcase new cinematic talents in the making, and to encourage short film creation as an autonomous category, which can be home to creators of any age.
A meeting hub for directors and audiovisual professionals, the Drama International Short Film Festival is considered to be among the top festivals of its kind in Europe, as it provides participants the chance to claim a nomination for the Oscar® Academy Awards.
More information:
info@dramafilmfestival.gr (Drama Festival Secretariat)
Drama Office: Τ: +30 2521047575