جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم مقاومت (19)

Festival start: 24 May 2025      Festival end: 24 May 2026

Resistance International Film Festival (RIFF) is a major international cinematic event dedicated to storytelling about human dignity, justice, freedom, and resilience.

With nearly four decades of history, the festival was held biennially for many years and has now become an annual international film festival.

The 19th edition highlights themes such as resilience, courage and dedication, hope, social progress, and collective awareness, while embracing new creative technologies including artificial intelligence and multimedia storytelling. RIFF welcomes feature films, documentaries, short films, animation, screenplays, AI-based works, and research projects, and aims to connect filmmakers worldwide through cinema, dialogue, and cultural exchange.

The Resistance International Film Festival presents official awards and certificates of recognition to outstanding works in different categories. Selected winners receive the official festival trophy, a certificate of achievement, and, in selected categories, cash prizes.

Awards are presented across multiple sections, including feature films, documentaries, short films, animation, screenplays, and emerging media such as AI-based works. In addition to main awards, the festival offers special recognitions for films that demonstrate artistic excellence, strong storytelling, innovation, and meaningful social impact.

All awards are granted by the festival’s official jury and aim to honor filmmakers whose works contribute to promoting human dignity, justice, hope, and resilience through cinema.

1. Submitted works must be relevant to one of the official themes of the festival.

2. There is no limit on the number of submissions per participant.

3. The applicant must be the producer, rights holder, or have full authorization to submit the work. The submitter is legally responsible for all rights related to the film.

4. All submissions must be completed through the official festival website or Festhome.

5. Films must not contain content that is offensive to religions, cultures, ethnic groups, or human dignity.

6. Selected films may be screened as part of the festival’s official programs, both in-person and online.

7. The festival reserves the right to use excerpts (up to a few minutes) of submitted works for promotional and informational purposes.

8. Submitted materials will not be returned.

9. Once a film is officially selected, it cannot be withdrawn from the festival.

10. Any false or misleading information provided during submission may result in disqualification at any stage.

11. The festival organizers reserve the right to make final decisions in cases not covered by these rules.