Dea Open Air International Film Festival (13)



Deadlines

11 Dec 2025
Call for entries

31 Mar 2026
Final deadline

3
mths

30 Apr 2026
Notification date

01 Jun 2026
05 Jun 2026

Address

Festival office Grigor Heba str. 12/17,  1080, Tirana, Tirana, Albania


Festival description
Short film festival
Feature film festival


Festival requirements
 Film festival
 Fiction
 Documentary
 Animation
 Fantastic
 Terror
 Experimental
 Music Video
 Other
 Any Genre
 Any Theme
 Has submission fees
 International Festival
 Physical Location
 January 2024
 Production countries: Any
 Shooting countries: Any
 Director nationalities: Any
 Debut Films 
 School projects 
 Short Films 
 Feature Films 
 AI Tools 
 Any language
 Subtitles 
English
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Photo of Dea Open Air International Film Festival
Photo of Dea Open Air International Film Festival

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English


Festival start: 01 June 2026      Festival end: 05 June 2026

DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival is a product of MultiMedia Studio "Nositi".

The Festival will take place in the Capital city of Tirana.

The festival Awards

A jury of five members will accord the following awards.

-Best Fiction
-Best Director
-Best Screenplay
-Best Camera
-Best Editing


A jury of three members will accord the following awards for the short film session:

-Best short movie
-Best Director
-Best Idea
-Debut film

Other Awards

-The Public Award (Fiction)
-The Media Award for the Fiction and the Short Film Session

Regulation of DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival

The 13th edition of DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival will take place from 1 to 5 June 2026 in the Capital City of Tirana, Albania.

The films that will be selected will be fiction and short movies produced by January 2024. The fiction movies should be in DCP format or Blu-Ray. While for the short movies, the analog format is an option.

Application

The application for participation in the festival must be by 31 March 2026.

To follow the application are needed:

-The completed form with a short CV.
-One photo of the director, a short presentation, filmography, and a synopsis in English.
-Screener ( DVD – Bluray)
-Dialogue list -script English
-Photo and trailer

The applicant must be sure that possesses the right to submit the movie.

Regarding the nomination (competition) in the festival, a selective commission made of cinema professionals will decide. If there is a movie selected by the commission and is accepted by the producer or the owner of the Copyrights of this movie, it cannot be withdrawn from the competition.

The consignment of the movie is responsible for the sender, while the return is responsible for the film festival. On particular occasions, the organizers of the festival must be contacted.

The festival awards

A jury of five members will accord the following awards.

-Best Fiction
-Best Director
-Best Screenplay
-Best Camera
-Best Editing
-Best Documentary
-Best Experimental
-Best Medium Fiction

A jury of three members will accord the following awards for the short film session:

-Best Short Movie
-Best Director
-Best Idea
-Debut Film

Other awards

-The Public Award (Fiction)
-The Media Award for the Fiction and the Short Film Session


With the foam sending the regulation of the DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival is automatically accepted.



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