Abcdetc International Arts Festival (3)

Début du Festival: 17 juillet 2026      Fin du Festival: 19 juillet 2026

Welcome to the 3rd Edition of ABCDETC Int'l Arts Festival!

The Festival has been established in 2025 as an indie artsy event taking place in an exquisite location Bucharest, a powerful celebration of creativity and unicity.

For the second edition we are gladly accepting entries in the following categories: short movie (under 15 min), micro movie (under 5 min), student movie (under 15 min), music video (under 15 min), fashion film (under 15 min), smartphone film (under 15 min), TV/WEB episode (under 15 min).

Also we are accepting screenplays (feature, featurette, short, micro, student), theatre plays, short stories, novels, poetry, essays, movie reviews, photography.

Good luck in the contest!

Each project (film, video, photo, game, screenplay, etc.) we designate as an "Official Competitor" will receive a high-resolution image of our Festival Laurels to be used for marketing and promotional purposes.

All winners will receive high-resolution images of the Certificates of Award. ????

The Abcdetc trophy will be awarded to the best project in all categories.

Each category has its own winner, with awards ranging from best project to nominee.

Entrants to the ABCDETC retain all rights to their movies, videos, or photography stills; the organizers don’t hold any copyrights or selling rights of any submitted movie, video or photography still. ABCDETC will only publicize the name, the title and the location of the winners, the title of the movies, a brief description, the Jury’s motivations for choosing the winners and will only use very short excerpts for media in order to promote the ABCDETC’s winners.

The grading of the movies is based exclusively on creative and artistic merits. The decisions of the Jury are final and can’t be contested. The International Jury is headed by a President. The public’s access to the ABCDETC is free.

Screenings are curated and scheduled to be aired during the Festival at the discretion of ABCDETC Festival. The Festival reserves the right to choose which selected films and videos will be screened. People participating in the screenings agree to allow ABCDETC to use their photos for promotional materials.

We are gladly accepting fully written feature, featurettes and short screenplays, theater plays, essays, movie reviews, in order to discover the writers of tomorrow and actively participate in the actual production of their screenplays. The texts should be submitted in one the following formats: fdx, pdf. Please check the industry guidelines formatting layout before submitting. All screenplays should be accompanied by a 1-page synopsis.

The entry fee must be paid in USD and is non-refundable. All submissions must be original works of the author(s) and not in violation of any copyright laws, trademarks, intellectual property rights or against basic moral standards. All entries must be owned by their submitting authors at the time of submission. ABCDETC shall not be held liable for any legal action that results from unlawful submissions.

Entrants to the ABCDETC retain all rights to their movie, videos and screenplays; the organizers don’t hold any copyrights or selling rights of any submitted projects. Only the judges will have access to the selected movies, videos and scripts. Because similar ideas, stories, characters do appear, it is highly recommended that you register your script or have it copyrighted before submitting it. This can be done through a Writers Guild, a Registry or simply by mailing a copy of the entry to yourself. ABCDETC will only publicize the name and location of the winner, the title of the script and the Jury’s motivation.

The grading of the movie, videos and scripts is based exclusively on creative and artistic merits. In each category the best script is awarded the money prize and multiple services. Also, the first 3 finalists receive Platinum, Gold, Silver Awards, while the next 7 are awarded Achievement Diplomas.

While every effort will be made to adhere to the published schedule, ABCDETC reserves the right to make any necessary changes, postponements, or cancellations to competition scheduling, screenings, categories, prizes, rules, regulations and Jury membership.

By submitting your work to the ABCDETC, you agree to hold us, our affiliates, our employees and partners harmless from any claims and damages. ABCDETC explicitly disclaims any liability or responsibility for any comments, notes, or opinions expressed about a submission, whether by ABCDETC or by its associates.