International Diversity Film Festival Moldova (0)

Festival start: 15 September 2016      Festival end: 17 September 2016

International Diversity Film Festival Moldova has become the premiere festival to celebrate diversity in Eastern Europe. Our event will take place in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, on September 15h during International Day of Democracy.

Diversity Festival is a key event that celebrates our incredible diversity. Our aim is to bring diverse communities together to embrace our differences and discover our shared experiences. It is a focus through which filmmakers promotes, challenges and develops an understanding of equality, diversity and multiculturalism.

The Film Festival will exhibit a quality selection of narrative features, documentary features, short films, animated films and experimental films.

All accepted filmmakers are provided with festival all-access passes, but will need to cover their own costs of transportation and accommodation in Chisinau.

The festival will provide filmmakers lounge stocked with food, drink, desserts, press interview areas, and other treats generously sponsored by USA Embassy of Moldova.

IDFFM awards prize packages include a guide touristic tour in the most famous touristic attractions of Moldova, especially for international filmmakers and award certificates for each nominalized category.

Films in competition are juried by a group of industry professionals and audience awards are determined by balloting following each film.

Award categories:
INTERNATIONAL BEST FILMS:
Special Jury Prize Narrative Feature (min 40 min);
Special Jury Prize Documentary Feature (min 40 min);
Special Jury Prize Narrative Short (max 40 min);
Special Jury Prize Documentary Short (max 40 min);
Best Woman Director.

MOLDOVAN BEST FILMS:
Special Jury Prize Narrative Feature (min 40 min);
Special Jury Prize Documentary Feature (min 40 min);
Special Jury Prize Narrative Short (max 40 min);
Special Jury Prize Documentary Short (max 40 min);
Best Woman Director.

• All genres are eligible for consideration;
• All films must have been completed after September of 2014;

ELIGIBILITY REQUIRMENTS:

1. Submissions to the Independent Diversity Film Festival Moldova can be shot or created in digital video;

2. International films and documentaries with various spoken language are welcomed, but must be added with English subtitles;

3. Every filmmaker could choose more than one category with separate submission;

4. All national films can be in Romanian or Russian;

5. Short form must be under 40 minutes total running time.

6. Long form must be over 40 minutes.

HOW TO SUBMIT:
• Submit through Festhome.com.
• Must submit a small filmmaker biography or back story no more than 250 words in length.
• All films must be submitted on DVD format or give us your link.

GENERAL TERMS:
• The Festival reserves the right to make any necessary changes in regulations or scheduling;
• All submission fees are non-refundable;
• We will not return your screening and exhibition copies;

REPRODUCTION AGREEMENT:
Submission of an entry gives the festival permission to have accepted work exhibited, photographed, locally telecast, and reproduced either in part or whole, for educational or publicity purposes. Filmmakers can request in writing that their material not be used for such purposes after the Festival.