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20 déc. 2025
Début du Festival: 17 novembre 2025 Fin du Festival: 20 décembre 2025
The announcement of the international internet film festival "Diogenes 2025" for short films
Slogan: "New Horizons, Creative Boldness, and Innovation."
The short film festival "Diogenes 2025," which features innovative projects, represents itself as a festival with short films on the internet globally. It holds four seasons of screenings, each in four different countries - Georgia, Ukraine, Estonia and Israel. The innovation in Diogene's short film festival is the automatic submission of the film's announcement once, and the automatic participation in the festival in Diogenes four autonomous seasons -
1. "Diogenes Odesa"
2. "Diogenes Tbilisi"
3. "Diogenes Tallinn"
4. "Diogenes Haifa"
A. Main Awards:
• Best Film Award (Main Jury)
• Best Film Award (Student Jury)
B. Honorable Mentions by the Main Jury:
1. Best Fiction Film
2. Best Documentary Film
3. Best Animated Film
4. Best Experimental Film
C. Honorable Mentions by the Student Jury:
1. Best Fiction Film
2. Best Documentary Film
3. Best Animated/Musical Film
4. Best Experimental Film
D. Certificates of Recognition:
• Four certificates from the Main Jury (Fiction, Documentary, Animation/Musical, Experimental)
• Four certificates from the Student Jury (same categories)
Note: The jury reserves the right not to award in a category if no film meets the standards of excellence.
1. "Diogenes Odesa," "Diogenes Tbilisi," "Diogenes Tallinn”, and “Diogenes Haifa” will operate under a unified organizational platform spanning Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, and Israel. Applications for film submissions will open on January 15.
2. Films submitted for the competition in "Diogenes 2025" will automatically be reviewed by independent selection committees for the festival's summer, autumn, and winter seasons.
3. The International Online Short Film Festival "Diogenes 2025" will conclude by December 25, 2025.
4. Each of the festivals ("Diogenes Odesa," "Diogenes Tbilisi," "Diogenes Tallinn," and "Diogenes Haifa") will have three independent juries:
o Main jury
o Student jury
Members of the juries will not overlap among the events.
Film Submission Requirements:
1. Films produced and released in 2022/2023/2024/2025 can participate in the competition.
2. Film duration (including credits) must not exceed 25 minutes.
3. Accepted genres: Fiction, Documentary, Animated, Musical (non-music videos), and Experimental films.
4. Innovative formats, such as vertical cinema, and films with bold, meaningful creativity are highly encouraged.
5. Each filmmaker can submit up to two films.
6. Registration fee per film: $10 USD.
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Ethical Stance:
The festival opposes content promoting:
• Violence
• War propaganda
• Revenge or extremism
• Incitement of national or religious hatred
• Violations of human rights
• Social, ethnic, or gender inequality
Such films will not be considered.
Main Festival Dates:
o "Diogenes Odesa": June 15–30, 2025
o "Diogenes Tbilisi": September 15 – October 15, 2025
o "Diogenes Tallinn": November 1–30, 2025
o "Diogenes Haifa": December 1–20, 2025
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