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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

National student, International student & Animation competitions awards

Βραβεία Εθνικού Σπουδαστικού Διαγωνιστικού Προγράμματος

NATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION PROGRAMME AWARDS

Jury:
Aris Katopodis (President), Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
Stylianos Zerefos, Professor at the School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design of the Hellenic Open University
Vania Turner, Director, documentary filmmaker

Head Programmer:
Panagiotis Iosifelis

“Frieda Liappa” Best Greek Student Film Award

The award is accompanied by a 5,000-euro prize. The award is also accompanied by provisions for laboratory and post-production activities, offered by the company Stefilm for the director’s next film.

pop, by Lina Kountoura

The award goes to a film which offers an unexpectedly fresh directorial perspective and captures the imagination by taking us on a journey into the new world it has created.

Best Direction Award

The award is accompanied by a 3,000-euro prize, offered by AMKE Bodouroglou.

Driving me crazy, by Meni Tsilianidou

For its honesty, simplicity, acuity, and humour.

Documentary Award

The award is accompanied by a 3,000-euro prize, offered by AMKE Bodouroglou.

Stelianna, by Yannis Bletas

For the creator’s sensitivity and courage, which were necessary to approach such a difficult subject and to win the trust of both the family and the main character.

Best Script Award

The award is accompanied by a 1,500-euro prize, offered by the ANT1 Screenwriting Academy.

Earthbound, by Vangelis Dikopoulos

script: Vangelis Dikopoulos

Through the film’s hyper-realistic mosaic of stories, the hilarious everyday life of Greek people is brought face to face with an extraterrestrial reality.

Student Drama Queer Award

Alles Gut, Pavlos Paraskevopoulos

For the creator’s honest, direct, and daring decision to confront us with the stereotypes of Greek society.

Best Male Performance Award

Driving me crazy, Meni Tsilianidou

awarded to Dimitris Naziris

The film’s two performances masterfully uncover an array of emotions and revelations, while fully supporting the film’s script and the creator’s cinematic vision.

Best Female Performance Award

Driving me crazy, Meni Tsilianidou

awarded to Iro Tsamoglou

The film’s two performances masterfully uncover an array of emotions and revelations, while fully supporting the film’s script and the creator’s cinematic vision.

“Dinos Katsouridis” Photography Award

The award is accompanied by full technical coverage for the production of the photographer’s next film, courtesy of the Katsouridis family.

The gardener’s death, by Christina Spiliopoulou

photography direction: Thanos Athanasiou

In this film, photography is the main character. The shots are combined with various shades of ochre, red, and brown, composing a palette of emotions, which transport the viewer inside the film’s narrative.

Editing Award

The company Telmaco offers its award-winning film and video editing software Avid Media Composer, provided by Avid Technology.

The River Runs Through the Village, by Xenophon Nikolakopoulos

editing: Yorgos Pavloudis

In this film, the use of editing works as a parallel for memory loss, and the mixing up of times, places, and emotions.

Set Design Award

pop, by Lina Kountoura

set design: Katerina Perdikouri-Papadopoulou, Panos Sellas, Stella Deliantoni

Through its imagination, innocence, and playful character, this film transports us to its thrilling cinematic universe, where an impressive result is achieved with the use of colour, movement, and architecture.

Best Sound Design Award

Dracaena, by Sofia Priovolou and Ioannis Panagiotidis

Sound design: Kostas Fylaktidis

From the very first still, the sound design shapes the film’s identity and qualities, while directly conversing with the script.

Special Mention

Acheron, by Konstantina Papadopoulou

The jury gives the special mention award to a film that moved us and brought us face to face with loss, through a masterful cinematic experience.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION PROGRAMME AWARDS 2024

Jury:
Νiels Putman, film programmer, chief editor of Talking Shorts
Celine Roustan, film programmer
Vicky Papadopoulou, actress

Head programmer:
Thanasis Neofotistos

GRAND PRIX STUDENT “Almost Famous” Award

The award is accompanied by a 1,500-euro prize offered by the Metropolitan College

No Future Kids, by Eleni Poulopoulou

From its immersive and impressively captivating cinematography, its sensitive yet vibrant direction and its fiery performances, this film truly embarked us, along with its protagonists, on a road trip with its infectious energy. Pardon the lack of eloquence, but this film is a vibe!

Special Jury Award “Rising Star”

Falling, by Anna Gyimesi

This year’s Jury Award “Rising Star” goes to a film that, through a simple cinematic approach, managed to move us deeply by illustrating the vibrations caused by the conflict between two roles: that of a mother suffering and that of a woman longing to live.

Queer Student Award “Loud & Proud”

Slimane, by Carlos Pereira

Through a puzzling narrative structure, this excellent piece of slow, minimalist cinema paints a bleak world where queer resistance lies in bodily movements. Against the social stagnation ignited by the threat to LGTBQIA+ rights, this film cleverly deconstructs our perceptions of time and space and ultimately delivers what one could call “cinematic queerness”.

Special Mention

Leli‘s Friend, by Sawanti Das

Through its delicate’s use of animation, this film conveyed the emotional depth of the unconventional bond between a boy with cerebral palsy and his aging grandmother.

Distribution Award

The Distribution Award is sponsored by Radiator IP Sales and is presented to a Greek film of the programme. The award offers representation for the development of a comprehensive commercial strategy targeting buyers abroad (TV stations and platforms).

No Future Kids, by Eleni Poulopoulou

INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION PROGRAMME 2024 AWARDS

Jury:
Dr Lamprini Trivella, PhD researcher, University of West Attica
Vasilis Galopoulos, audio engineer
Marineta Kritikou, Agora Coordinator at Animasyros Festival

Head Programmer:
Spyros Siakas

Best Animation Film ASIFA HELLAS YANNIS VASILEIADIS

The award includes a one-year free membership at ASIFA HELLAS, with the full privileges of a registered member (information, visibility, participation in extroversion animation missions at international forums and festivals, etc).

In the Shadow of the Cypress, by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani

For its groundbreaking narrative, its excellent sound and image, its animation aesthetic, and the delicacy with which it approaches the human psyche.

Special Jury Award

Underground, Yiannis Christoforou

For its innovative approach to storytelling through the use of stop motion animation, a challenging technique which was successfully mastered in both sound and image.