Кинокавказ - Северо-Кавказский молодежный кинофестиваль (5)

Festival start: 14 May 2026      Festival end: 16 May 2026

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The North Caucasus Youth Film Festival “Kinokavkaz” was founded in 2018.

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "North Caucasus State Institute of Arts".
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The festival includes competitive, non-competitive and special screenings, round tables, press conferences, master classes and educational forums.
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“Kinokavkaz” is a competition of short and full-length slot machines, television documentaries, and social videos.

Nominations

“Best short fiction film”;

"Best Short Television Film";

"Best Animated Short Film";

"Best Documentary Film";

"Best Social Video"

5.1. Participants must be 14 to 35 years of age, regardless of the author's citizenship or residence.

5.2. Films (or works) produced by independent directors, producers, creative associations, and individuals who hold the copyright to the submitted work may be submitted to the film festival.

5.3. Works must be accompanied by a correctly completed application (online form), which is available on the official film festival website: кинокавказ.рф .

5.4. Films must be submitted by sending a link for online viewing and download (via Cloud Mail.ru or Yandex.Disk).

5.5. An application for participation must be submitted along with consent to the processing of personal data, as well as a filmography card for each film, including information about the filmmakers, audiovisual materials (teaser, poster), a brief synopsis, the director's biography and filmography (in Russian), and a photograph of the director.

5.6. The film must meet the following requirements:

- Running time:

- Up to 40 minutes for short feature films and short animated films;
- Up to 52 minutes for short television films and documentaries;
- Up to 10 minutes for social videos.
- Films must contain credits:
- Film title;
- Information about the filmmakers and creative team.
- Films in any language other than Russian must be accompanied by subtitles in Russian.
- The author of the film has the right to use sponsored advertising in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article Chapter 14, Article 2 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On Advertising" dated March 13, 2006, No. 38-FL;
- Films completed no earlier than 2024 are eligible to participate.
- Films must have the following technical specifications:
- Video format – mp4, avi, wmv, mpg, mov;
- Frame resolution of at least 1280×720 pixels;
- Video bitrate no more than 6000 kbps;
- Frame rate no less than 25 fps;
- Audio frequency no less than 44.1 kHz, stereo;
- Audio bitrate no more than 300 kbps;
- Other parameters are not regulated.
- Each film can only be entered in one category;

- One participant may submit several works in different categories, but the Organizing Committee will decide whether to accept them for the festival program.

-The Selection Committee reserves the right to reject films containing elements of violence, racial, national, or religious intolerance, obscene language, or other materials that offend a person's honor and dignity, or that violate Russian legislation.

-The film must indicate an age rating in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Federal Law
"On the Protection of Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development"
No. 436-FL of December 29, 2010.

5.7. The Organizing Committee will publish all necessary information about the Festival on the official website of the film festival: кинокавказ.рф .

5.8. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to refuse a participant's application if the application form is filled out incorrectly or partially. Violation of any of the provisions of these regulations may also be grounds for refusal of participation.

The Organizing Committee reserves the right to refuse participation without explanation.

5.9. Films that have previously been screened at other festivals may participate in the competition.

5.10. Participation in the film festival and submission of an application constitutes agreement with all provisions of these regulations.