The 3rd Izmit International Short Film Festival will be organized in "International" and "National" sections. Films in all 4 categories will be accepted in either section.
This year's theme is "Woman” for “Festival Theme Category”. No theme limitation in fiction, documentary, animation and experimental categories.
The prize will be awarded to the directors who will be selected in the "International" and "National" competition sections at "The 3rd Izmit International Short Film Festival".
International Competition Categories
• Fiction : Any subject, minimum 1min, maximum length 41mins. Films must have at least one of the English dubbing or English subtitle options.
• Documentary : Any subject, minimum 1min, maximum length 41mins. Films must have at least one of the English dubbing or English subtitle options.
• Animation/Experimental : Any subject, minimum 1min, maximum length 41mins. Films must have at least one of the English dubbing or English subtitle options.
• Festival Theme : Only “Woman” themed films can apply to this category. Minimum 1min, maximum length 41mins. Films must have at least one of the English dubbing or English subtitle options.
National Competition Categories
• Fiction : Only Turkish subtitled or Turkish dubbed films produced by Turkish directors can apply. Any subject, minimum 1min, maximum length 41mins.
• Documentary : Only Turkish subtitled or Turkish dubbed films produced by Turkish directors can apply. Any subject, minimum 1min, maximum length 41mins.
• Animation/Experimental : Only Turkish subtitled or Turkish dubbed films produced by Turkish directors can apply. Any subject, minimum 1min, maximum length 41mins.
• Festival Theme : Only “Woman” themed and Turkish subtitled or Turkish dubbed films produced by Turkish directors can apply. Minimum 1min, maximum length 41mins.
• The 3rd IISFF Registration Deadline : 23:59, September 27, 2020.
• Only films that apply online at the https://filmfreeway.com/3rdIzmitInternationalShortFilmFestival site will be accepted to the festival. Other submission ways such as Wetransfer, Google Drive etc. will not be accepted.
• Participants are required to upload the following additional materials required for the festival to be accepted on the https://filmfreeway.com/3rdIzmitInternationalShortFilmFestival.
• Teaser (If available)
• Synopsis in English
• Stills From The Film (print quality 300 dpi)
• Film Poster
• Director's Biography and Photograph
• Fiction, documentary, animation or experimental short films which were shot after January 1, 2017 may participate in The 3rd IISFF. Films made earlier than this date will not be accepted.
• There is no limitation the number of film applications. Each film can apply to only one category.
• Films that have previously participated in other competitions or festivals can participate to The 3rd IISFF.
• First degree relatives of pre-selection jury members, the main jury members or the festival team of IISFF cannot apply to The 3rd IISFF.
• After Pre-Selection Jury evaluation, 3 finalist films will be determined in each category in international and national sections of The 3rd Izmit International Short Film Festival. Finalist films will be announced on November 04, 2020.
• International and national competition sections of The 3rd Izmit International Short Film Festival will be prize money awarded to each category winners which will be determined as a result of the main jury evaluation. The award-winning films and directors will be announced at the online awards ceremony on November 27, 2020. Award amounts to the awarded directors will be done by bank transfer on November 30, 2020.
Responsibility
• Art Nicomedia Culture and Art Association which is the Festival Organizer have the right to use the photographs, visuals and trailers of the films. Art Nicomedia Culture and Art Association has the right to use these photographs, visuals and trailers on the festival's official website, social media accounts, multimedia areas, festival catalogues, promotional flyers, posters and billboards.
• "The 3rd Izmit International Short Film Festival" does not take any responsibility for the failure to upload the films to the web site at https://filmfreeway.com/ due to damage or loss during the installation.
• Art Nicomedia Culture and Art Association who is the organizer of "The 3rd Izmit International Short Film Festival” has right to disqualify or change category the films that do not comply with the rules. Art Nicomedia Culture and Art Association has also right to combine a competition category with another competition category when necessary.
• All directors and producers who apply to “The 3d Izmit International Short Film Festival” are deemed to have accepted that the films they made are original. Participants are deemed to have accepted that their work is original and that there is no third party that holds the rights of the work submitted. All directors and producers who apply to the festival are deemed to have accepted all the rules and conditions stated unconditionally.
• Executive authority of “The 3rd Izmit International Short Film Festival” belongs to Art Nicomedia Culture and Art Association. Any problems that may arise in the competition is under authority of Art Nicomedia Culture and Art Association.