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Västerås Filmfestival (8)

Deadlines

01 Jul 2022
Call for entries

31 Aug 2022
Early deadline

30 Nov 2022
Standard deadline

28 Feb 2023
Late deadline

31 May 2023
Festival closed

18 Jul 2023
Notification date

19 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023

Address

Munkgatan 7, 72212, Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden

Festival description

Short film festival 30'<

Feature film festival >60' 180'<

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 2020

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 30'<

Feature Films >60' 180'<

Any language

Subtitles
English Swedish

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Festival description (Edition: 8)

Festival start: 19 August 2023 Festival end: 27 August 2023

2023 Festival 19 Aug–27 Aug. New entries 10th of June 2022 (FILM SUBMISSIONS OPEN)
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Västerås Film Festival is an international film festival held in autumn every year since 2015. The festival will be moved to the summer and August month permanently. Västerås film festival shows films in different genres from around the world. We have prizes in different categories. The festival also contains workshops, lectures, debates, film cafés and exhibitions. Västerås Film Festival is one of the most interesting festivals in northern Europe.

Prizes and qualifications

Festival Certificate/ 38 prizes
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Special Award
Miniroom.se children and youth talent prize (under 18 years)

Jury Talent Award:
Swedish Talent Prize (over 18 years old)

The New Star Prize (over 18 years old actor/actress)

Jury Honorary Award:
Swedish Honorary Prize

Filmmaker Of The Year
International Prize

Artistic Award (two prize International and Nordic)

Publikpriset
The best Swedish feature film released during the year 2018

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International Short Film Awards

Best International Director
Best International Cinematography
Best International Actor
Best International Actress
Best International Screenplay (of a produced film)
Best International Short Film
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International Feature Film Awards

Best International Director
Best International Cinematography
Best International Actor
Best International Actress
Best International Screenplay (of a produced film)
Best International Feature Film
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International Various Awards

Best International One-minute film
Best International Short Documentary Film
Best International Feature Documentary Film
Best International Animation Film
Best International Music Video
Best International Web/New Media Production
Best International Artistic Film
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Nordic Short Film Awards

Best Nordic Director
Best Nordic Cinematography
Best Nordic Actor
Best Nordic Actress
Best Nordic Screenplay (of a produced film)
Best Nordic Short Film

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Nordic feature film Awards

Best Nordic Director
Best Nordic Cinematography
Best Nordic Actor
Best Nordic Actress
Best Nordic Screenplay (of a produced film)
Best Nordic Sound
Best Nordic Editing
Best Nordic Feature Film
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Nordic Various Award

Best Nordic Artistic Film
Best Nordic Short Documentary Film
Best Nordic Feature Documentary Film

Rules

By submitting, you agree to these rules and terms:

Copyrights, screening rights:

- You have the full rights to submit the film to our film festival and to give Västerås Film Festival the rights to screen the film at the festival

- We can use trailers, stills, and other submitted information for marketing purposes on websites, newsletters, social media, flyers, posters, etc.

- If your film is nominated, we can use both trailers and parts from the film to create a nomination trailer, with final permission from you,
to be shown at the award ceremony

- We do not pay any screening fees

-The submission fee is non-refundable

Competition

- To be considered for the competition, the film must have been completed between 2020 and 2023.

Subtitles

- If the film is not in English or Swedish, subtitles in one of those two languages are required.

- Films in English are encouraged to have Swedish subtitles.

Formats

- The highest resolution that the film was shot in; HD, 2K, 3K, 4K.

- We accept resolutions from HD to 4K, regardless if it is a short or feature length film.

- For screening on a larger screen, we require at least 2K.

Category range.

- 1-Minute film (1 min.),
- Short film (1 to 59 min.)
- Feature film (60 min. or longer)
- Documentary (National, regional, film school)

Documentary 1-10 min (International)

Short Films >1' 10'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 11$ 10.12$ 7.37$ 30 Nov 22

Late 16$ 14.72$ 10.72$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 31 May 23

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1-10 min. Documentary

Feature Films (International)

Feature Films >60' 180'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 13$ 11.96$ 8.71$ 30 Nov 22

Late 16$ 14.72$ 10.72$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 31 May 23

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60 min or longer. Fiction. No animated films.

Short films 1-10 min (International)

Short Films >1' 10'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 6$ 5.52$ 4.02$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 9$ 8.28$ 6.03$ 30 Nov 22

Late 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 15$ 13.8$ 10.05$ 31 May 23

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1-10 min.
Fiction.
No animated films

Animation 1-10 min.

Short Films >1' 10'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 6$ 5.52$ 4.02$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 9$ 8.28$ 6.03$ 30 Nov 22

Late 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 15$ 13.8$ 10.05$ 31 May 23

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Animation
1-10 min.

Short Films 1-10 min (Nordic Countries)

Short Films >1' 10'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 13$ 11.96$ 8.71$ 30 Nov 22

Late 16$ 14.72$ 10.72$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 19$ 17.48$ 12.73$ 31 May 23

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1-10 minutes

Films from the Nordic countries only. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland.

Fiction (No animation)

Short Films 10 min and up (Nordic Countries)

Short Films >10' 30'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 13$ 11.96$ 8.71$ 30 Nov 22

Late 16$ 14.72$ 10.72$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 21$ 19.32$ 14.07$ 31 May 23

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10 minutes + min

Films from the Nordic countries only. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland.

Fiction (No animation)

Documentary 1-10 min (Nordic Countries)

Short Films >1' 10'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 13$ 11.96$ 8.71$ 30 Nov 22

Late 16$ 14.72$ 10.72$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 19$ 17.48$ 12.73$ 31 May 23

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Documentary 1-10 min

Nordic Documentary Films from the Nordic countries only. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland.

Documentary 10 min and up (Nordic Countries)

Short and Feature Films >10' 120'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 15$ 13.8$ 10.05$ 30 Nov 22

Late 18$ 16.56$ 12.06$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 22$ 20.24$ 14.74$ 31 May 23

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Nordic Documentary

Only movies more than 10 min

Films from the Nordic countries only. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland.

Feature Film (Nordic)

Feature Films >60' 180'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 30 Nov 22

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 24$ 22.08$ 16.08$ 31 May 23

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60 min and up. Feature films from the Nordic countries only. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. No animations. Fiction

Documentary 10 min and up (International)

Short and Feature Films >10' (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 11$ 10.12$ 7.37$ 30 Nov 22

Late 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 31 May 23

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Short films 10 min and up (International)

Short Films >10' 30'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 11$ 10.12$ 7.37$ 30 Nov 22

Late 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 28 Feb 23

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Short film.
Fiction

1 Minute Film

Short Films 1'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 2$ 1.84$ 1.34$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 5$ 4.6$ 3.35$ 30 Nov 22

Late 8$ 7.36$ 5.36$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 11$ 10.12$ 7.37$ 31 May 23

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1 Minute long films

Music Video

Short Films 5'< (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 6$ 5.52$ 4.02$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 9$ 8.28$ 6.03$ 30 Nov 22

Late 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 28 Feb 23

Extended 15$ 13.8$ 10.05$ 31 May 23

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Music videos

Original works, with permission from the copyright holder of the music.

Web/New Media

Short and Feature Films (2019+)

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 6$ 5.52$ 4.02$ 31 Aug 22

Standard 9$ 8.28$ 6.03$ 30 Nov 22

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