Kosice International Monthly Film Festival

Slovakia, Europe

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Kosice International Monthly Film Festival

Slovakia, Europe

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2nd

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Košice Slovakia

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kosice.imff@gmail.com

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About the festival

Kosice International Monthly Film Festival is part of 𝐈𝐌𝐃𝐛 with live live screenings once a month (https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0013367/2020/1/).

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝐈𝗖𝗧𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝗟𝗟 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝟱𝟬𝟬 $ 💵

Our mission and goal is to discover and promote talented filmmakers from all over the world and present them to the public and therefore is our festival is a brilliant opportunity to participate in international competition.

We are a film festival that can compete with many other prestigious film festivals. The proof of this is the winning films from last year (𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗡 - 𝗢𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝐖𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗔 - 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗦𝐓𝐈𝗖𝗞𝗘𝐑 - 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺).

The festival organizes private screenings for festival jurors every month. Filmmakers can submit their film during 10 month. The final event of second year of the film festival will be held on 26th – 28th May 2021. We project the best super short film, short film and feature film and you can visit the city Kosice and get to know our culture. It is no coincidence that Kosice won the title European City of Culture 2013.

Our film festival works constantly. We will publish the results 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇! The festival has the following structure:
1. The selection of films: we see all submitted films
2. Selected films will reveive the status “Official Selection“ of the month edition.
3. We will announce the finalists who are nominated for a month prize.
4. The jury selects winners of the two month edition. In the main categories the jury awards: Best Film, Second Place, Third Place and special prices. In the special and individual categories the jury awards: The Best Prize and special prices.

Every winning film in categories: Feature Film, Feature Documentary, Short Film, Short Documentary, Super Short Film, Student Film, Short Script, Feature Script and Slovak Short Film will be nominated for the annual prize and can attend the 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘!

𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲! We will promote the winning films on our Instagram, Facebook and YouTube!

Partner Festival: Prague International Monthly Film Festival (PIMFF), www.praguefilmfest.com

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝐈𝗖𝗧𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝗦𝗘𝐀𝗦𝗢𝐍 - 𝟱𝟬𝟬 $ 💵

𝐌𝗔𝐈𝗡 𝗖𝐀𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝐘 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘

Best Feature Film
Best Feature Documentaty
Best Short Film
Best Short Documentary
Best Super Short Film
Best Student Film
Best Short Script
Best Feature Script
Best Slovak Short Film
Best Animation
Best Music Video
Best Experimental

𝐌𝗔𝐈𝗡 𝗖𝐀𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝐈𝐄𝐒

Best Director Feature Film
Best Director Short Film
Best Director Super Short Film
Best First Time Director (Short)
Best First Time Director (Feature)
Best Director Student Film
Best Director Music Video

We will award a gold, silver and bronze place and Honorable Mentions.

𝐒𝗣𝗘𝐂𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝐀𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝐈𝐄𝐒

Best Indie Short Film
Best Indie Feature Film
Best Web/TV Series
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Sci-fi
Best Fantasy
Best LGBT
Best Mobile Phone Short
Best Inspirational
Best Action
Best Poster
Best Trailer
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝐔𝐀𝗟 𝗖𝐀𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝐈𝐄𝐒

Best Actor Short Film
Best Actress Short Film
Best Actor Feature Film
Best Actress Feature Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best VFX
Best Cinematography
Best Production

In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

About

Kosice International Monthly Film Festival is part of 𝐈𝐌𝐃𝐛 with live live screenings once a month (https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0013367/2020/1/).

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝐈𝗖𝗧𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝗟𝗟 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝟱𝟬𝟬 $ 💵

Our mission and goal is to discover and promote talented filmmakers from all over the world and present them to the public and therefore is our festival is a brilliant opportunity to participate in international competition.

We are a film festival that can compete with many other prestigious film festivals. The proof of this is the winning films from last year (𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗡 - 𝗢𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝐖𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗔 - 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗦𝐓𝐈𝗖𝗞𝗘𝐑 - 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺).

The festival organizes private screenings for festival jurors every month. Filmmakers can submit their film during 10 month. The final event of second year of the film festival will be held on 26th – 28th May 2021. We project the best super short film, short film and feature film and you can visit the city Kosice and get to know our culture. It is no coincidence that Kosice won the title European City of Culture 2013.

Our film festival works constantly. We will publish the results 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇! The festival has the following structure:
1. The selection of films: we see all submitted films
2. Selected films will reveive the status “Official Selection“ of the month edition.
3. We will announce the finalists who are nominated for a month prize.
4. The jury selects winners of the two month edition. In the main categories the jury awards: Best Film, Second Place, Third Place and special prices. In the special and individual categories the jury awards: The Best Prize and special prices.

Every winning film in categories: Feature Film, Feature Documentary, Short Film, Short Documentary, Super Short Film, Student Film, Short Script, Feature Script and Slovak Short Film will be nominated for the annual prize and can attend the 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘!

𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲! We will promote the winning films on our Instagram, Facebook and YouTube!

Partner Festival: Prague International Monthly Film Festival (PIMFF), www.praguefilmfest.com

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝐈𝗖𝗧𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝗦𝗘𝐀𝗦𝗢𝐍 - 𝟱𝟬𝟬 $ 💵

𝐌𝗔𝐈𝗡 𝗖𝐀𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝐘 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘

Best Feature Film
Best Feature Documentaty
Best Short Film
Best Short Documentary
Best Super Short Film
Best Student Film
Best Short Script
Best Feature Script
Best Slovak Short Film
Best Animation
Best Music Video
Best Experimental

𝐌𝗔𝐈𝗡 𝗖𝐀𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝐈𝐄𝐒

Best Director Feature Film
Best Director Short Film
Best Director Super Short Film
Best First Time Director (Short)
Best First Time Director (Feature)
Best Director Student Film
Best Director Music Video

We will award a gold, silver and bronze place and Honorable Mentions.

𝐒𝗣𝗘𝐂𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝐀𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝐈𝐄𝐒

Best Indie Short Film
Best Indie Feature Film
Best Web/TV Series
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Sci-fi
Best Fantasy
Best LGBT
Best Mobile Phone Short
Best Inspirational
Best Action
Best Poster
Best Trailer
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝐔𝐀𝗟 𝗖𝐀𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝐈𝐄𝐒

Best Actor Short Film
Best Actress Short Film
Best Actor Feature Film
Best Actress Feature Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best VFX
Best Cinematography
Best Production

In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

1. All films that are not in English, must have English language subtitles. English movies do not have subtitles.
2. No fee waiver. All entry fees are non-refundable.
3. Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted. A separate submission and a separate entry fee must accompany each entry.
4. The decision of the festival selection committee will be final.
5. The festival authorities will have the right to retain copies of each film and the material send as part of our festival library & can be screened in for Education, promotion, awareness & commercial purposes.
6. The excerpts from films send for Košice International Montly Film Festival can be shown on the Slovakian / Int. T.V. / Local Network / Internet etc. For Promotional / Publicity.
7. Films that are submitted must be the entrant’s original work and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third Parties. Contestants agree that they have obtained all required copyright permissions regarding music, sound & images. Etc presented in their film.
8. Košice International Montly Film Festival organizers reserve rights change, cancel or re-schedule the dates, venue, awards & categories without consent or information to contestants.
9. The organizers reserve the right not to award any or all of the prizes.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

ALL CATEGORIES
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €100
Regular (31st October, 2020) €120
Late (1st November, 2020) €100

This category grants admission to ALL categories.

KIMFF: DISCOUNT FOR FEATURE FILM
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €40
Regular (31st October, 2020) €50
Late (1st November, 2020) €40

Choose 5 categories to which you want to submit your film. Write the names of the categories to us by e-mail: kosice.imff@gmail.com

KIMFF: DISCOUNT FOR SHORT FILM
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €40
Regular (31st October, 2020) €50
Late (1st November, 2020) €40

Choose 8 categories to which you want to submit your movie. Write the names of the categories to us by e-mail: kosice.imff@gmail.com

Feature Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €15
Regular (31st October, 2020) €18
Late (1st November, 2020) €15

Film must be over 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) film. Any film genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

Feature Documentary
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €15
Regular (31st October, 2020) €20
Late (1st November, 2020) €15

Film must be over 40 minutes: documentary. We will award a gold, silver and bronze place.

Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

Film must be under 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) or animation short film. Any film genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special Prices

Short Documentary
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

Film must be under 40 minutes: documentary. We will award: - gold place - silver place - bronze place + Special prices

Super Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €750
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €750

Film must be under 5 minutes: narrative (fiction) or animation short film. Any film genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

Student Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €750
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €750

Under 40 minutes: any genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

Director Feature Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

Feature Film: narrative film or animated film. Any film genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

Director Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €12
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Short Film: narrative film or animated film. Any film genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

Director Super Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €5
Regular (31st October, 2020) €6
Late (1st November, 2020) €5

Super Short Film: narrative film or animated film. Any film genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

First Time Director (Short)
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €12
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Under 40 minutes: any genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

First Time Director (Feature)
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €15
Regular (31st October, 2020) €18
Late (1st November, 2020) €15

Over 40 minutes: any genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

Director Student Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €6
Regular (31st October, 2020) €8
Late (1st November, 2020) €6

Under 40 minutes: any genre. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

Director Music Video
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €5
Regular (31st October, 2020) €6
Late (1st November, 2020) €5

Under 40 minutes: music video or musical film. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

Music Video
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €6
Regular (31st October, 2020) €8
Late (1st November, 2020) €6

Any length music videos. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Drama
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Comedy
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Animated
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

Film must be a under 40 minutes: narrative/animated (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes

Experimental
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

Any length experimental films. Any length. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Indie Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €12
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Film must be a under 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) or animation short films. Low budget is 5 000 $. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Indie Feature Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

Film must be a over 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) or animation short films. Low budget is 50 000 $. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Web/TV Series
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

Any length Web/TV Series (also pilot). In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Horror
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Thriller
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Sci-fi
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Fantasy
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

LGBT
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Mobile Phone Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €12
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Film must be a under 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) short films. Film must be made with a mobile phone. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Inspirational
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Action
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €12
Regular (31st October, 2020) €15
Late (1st November, 2020) €12

We accept films of various lengths: narrative (fiction) films. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Film Poster
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €5
Regular (31st October, 2020) €6
Late (1st November, 2020) €5

In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Trailer
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €150
Regular (31st October, 2020) €2
Late (1st November, 2020) €150

In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Slovak Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €0
Regular (31st October, 2020) €0
Late (1st November, 2020) €0

This category is for Slovaks. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Actor Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Film must be under 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) film. Any film genre.

Actress Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Film must be under 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) film. Any film genre.

Actor Feature Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €10
Regular (31st October, 2020) €12
Late (1st November, 2020) €10

Film must be over 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) film. Any film genre.

Actress Feature Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €10
Regular (31st October, 2020) €12
Late (1st November, 2020) €10

Film must be over 40 minutes: narrative (fiction) film. Any film genre.

Original Screenplay
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Editing
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Sound Design
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

VFX
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Cinematography
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Production
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €9
Regular (31st October, 2020) €10
Late (1st November, 2020) €9

Short Script
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €20
Regular (31st October, 2020) €25
Late (1st November, 2020) €20

We accept screenplay up to 30 pages. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

First Time Screenwriter (Short)
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €20
Regular (31st October, 2020) €25
Late (1st November, 2020) €20

We accept screenplays up to 30 pages. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

Feature Script
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €30
Regular (31st October, 2020) €35
Late (1st November, 2020) €30

We accept screenplay over 30 pages. We will award: - GOLD PLACE - SILVER PLACE - BRONZE PLACE + Special prices

First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €30
Regular (31st October, 2020) €35
Late (1st November, 2020) €30

We accept screenplays up to 130 pages. In addition to the gold place, we also award special prizes.

REVIEW: Short Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €30
Regular (31st October, 2020) €30
Late (1st November, 2020) €30

Professional Analysis. Team KIMFF makes a broader critique, of a page, about: performance, history (plot, structure, turning points, etc), cinematography, art direction, production, among others. Published online on our web site. Unless the filmmaker wants to keep the critique privately.

REVIEW: Feature Film
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €50
Regular (31st October, 2020) €50
Late (1st November, 2020) €50

Professional Analysis. Team KIMFF makes a broader critique, of a page, about: performance, history (plot, structure, turning points, etc), cinematography, art direction, production, among others. Published online on our web site. Unless the filmmaker wants to keep the critique privately.

SPOTLIGHT (INTERVIEW)
Early Bird (30th September, 2020) €75
Regular (31st October, 2020) €75
Late (1st November, 2020) €75

A special interview with the director/actor/writer (or any other crew member). An interview, on our website. We'll also add your photos and social media links.

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