International Film Festival of Crete & Awards (6)

Festival start: 02 August 2025      Festival end: 24 August 2025

The 6th International Film Festival of Crete & Awards, offers you the opportunity to submit your films now, in order to compete in the monthly awards of the Festival for February. Winners will automatically qualify to compete for the annual Festival awards, taking place from August 2nd to 24th, 2025.

This year, the 6th Festival is dedicated to Human Rights. It is worth noting that films from all thematic sections will be eligible at the end of each month to compete for the annual awards in August. The rich thematic sections of the Festival include: human rights, recordings of memory, docudrama, young directors, true stories, climate change, environment, the role of women, Greek Panorama, views of the world, human portrait, violence, war threat, diversity, socio-political discrimination, religious conflicts, racism, migration, as well as themes related to all forms of art and culture, such as folklore, customs, mythology, history, biographies, ethnographies, journeys, and travel-tourist documentaries.

The 6th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, promotes the best films from Greece and around the world for screening in its’ Competition Section. Ierapetra, the southernmost city in Europe, a crossroads of cultures and continents, will once again host a plethora of films and artists from the ends of the earth. The judging panels consist of international recognition personalities.

The film files must be in mp4 format and must have embedded English and Greek subtitles (in case of foreign dialogue).

Our 5-star and Gold-rated festival holds the EFFE quality seal.

Trailer of the 5th International Film Festival of Crete & Awards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAQStCWPFA&t=27s

Greek Competition Section Long Fiction films

Best Greek Picture Award
Directing Award
Writing (Original Screenplay) Award
Actor In a Leading Role Award
Actress In a Leading Role Award
Actor In a Supporting Role Award
Actress In a Supporting Role Award
Cinematografphy Award
Film Editing Award
Music (Original Score) Award
Music (Original Song) Award
Sound (Editing And Mixing) Award
Scenography Award
Costume Design Award
Makeup Award
Visual Effect Award
Audience Award
Special Festival Award

Greek Competition Section Short Fiction films

Best Greek Short Film Award
Best Greek Cartoon Film Award (only activated if more than three films are included).
International Competition of long Fiction Films

Best International Picture Award
Directing Award
Writing (Original Screenplay) Award
Actor In a Leading Role Award
Actress In a Leading Role Award
Cinematografphy Award
Editing Award
Music (Original Score) Award
Makeup Award
Visual Effect Award
Audience Award
Special Festival Award
International Short Feature Film Competition

Best International Short Picture Award

The 6th International Film Festival of Crete & Awards, offers you the opportunity to submit your films now, in order to compete in the monthly awards of the Festival for February. Winners will automatically qualify to compete for the annual Festival awards, taking place from August 2nd to 24th, 2025.

This year, the 6th Festival is dedicated to Human Rights. It is worth noting that films from all thematic sections will be eligible at the end of each month to compete for the annual awards in August. The rich thematic sections of the Festival include: human rights, recordings of memory, docudrama, young directors, true stories, climate change, environment, the role of women, Greek Panorama, views of the world, human portrait, violence, war threat, diversity, socio-political discrimination, religious conflicts, racism, migration, as well as themes related to all forms of art and culture, such as folklore, customs, mythology, history, biographies, ethnographies, journeys, and travel-tourist documentaries.

The 6th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra & Awards, promotes the best films from Greece and around the world for screening in its’ Competition Section. Ierapetra, the southernmost city in Europe, a crossroads of cultures and continents, will once again host a plethora of films and artists from the ends of the earth. The judging panels consist of international recognition personalities.

The film files must be in mp4 format and must have embedded English and Greek subtitles (in case of foreign dialogue).

Our 5-star and Gold-rated festival holds the EFFE quality seal.

Trailer of the 5th International Film Festival of Crete & Awards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAQStCWPFA&t=27s