1. Professional filmmakers or video artists can submit to the Festival, as well as amateurs.
2. Festival entry is free ONLY for the filmmakers who have been already selected to any of the previous Festival editions. Please request a special code via videodom@gmail.com
3. Only digital productions are accepted - short films or video art projects. Maximum running time of submissions should last no longer than 35 minutes. Film copies aren’t accepted!
4. Russian films participate in the International competition without any special conditions.
5. One author can submit to the Festival any number of works.
6. Each film can be entered only to one nomination.
7. Festival nominations: Fiction, Documentary, Experimental, Animation, Video art.
8. The Festival accepts films and videos produced after the 1st of January 2019.
9. Deadline for entries - May 1, 2021.
10. If original language of your entry is neither Russian nor English, film should be subtitled in one of those two languages or an English dialogue list must be attached.
11. All submissions will be watched and reviewed by the Selection Committee.
12. The Selection Committee has the right not to inform about criteria of selection or non-selection to the main competition programme, audience award competition or any special screenings.
13. All submissions selected to the main competition programme will be screened to the Jury. Non-selected entries can be shown in the framework of the festival special screenings.
14. Festival awards:
Grand Prix - Palm Secateur D`Or and 1st place Diploma
2nd & 3rd place Diplomas
Special Diplomas and Mentions of Jury
15. The list of selected films will appear on our web-site www.kanskfest.ru after 1st of August, 2021.
16. Authors of the films selected to the main International competition are invited to participate in the festival. Usually we cover all local transportation costs, hotel and meal expenses for all period of the festival. In some cases, international flights can be covered from the festival's budget or by related Embassies, funds, sponsors, etc.
17. Award winners will be announced on the web-site on 29th of August 2021, after a closing ceremony of the Festival.
18. Authors of films selected to special screenings can participate in the Festival by their own expenses only.
19. Grand Prix Winner 2021 will be invited to the Festival Jury 2022.