Luminous Frames

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Luminous Frames

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About the festival

Luminous Frames Indie Festival is an international film festival, with seasonal events and live screenings in four countries along with an annual awards ceremony in Denmark.

LFIF is particularly looking for independent short films in all genres, especially those which have been historically underrepresented. Gender and ethnic diversity, human rights, and environmental issues are all of the high interest.

We have four seasons with varying themes and each season, our professional and international jury will judge the submitted projects. The seasonal winners are automatically qualified to compete at the LFIF annual competition.

The aim of LFIF’s first edition is to bridge between filmmakers and photographers all over the world and to put their Luminous Frames under the spotlight.

Discover our unique and interesting categories: "Seasonal Theme", "Minority Report", "Memento", "The Bounty", "A Star Is Born".

We also have a Photography Contest with various categories for passionate and professional photographers, whom their work will be judged by an explicit jury.
LFIF is particularly looking for independent photographers in all genres, especially those who looking for an international panel to showing their artwork.
Check the Rules & Terms on this page for categories and for more info visit festival website.

All the applicants in any of the contests are eligible to submit their work for multiple categories.

After the first year of the festival in Denmark, LFIF will hold its Academy of Education and Film Club in Canada, Australia, Denmark, Iran, and Turkey.

By attracting university lecturers and creative artists as our professional critics, Luminous Frames intends to establish itself as a reputable web magazine in the field of film and photography reviews.

We have special promotions for our official selections and the winners at the end of each season.

All entries are promoted through our social media and website.

All the winners of each season will have a live screening at the end of the four seasons with the awards ceremony.

All the winners of every season will have a private screening at the end of the season.

All the winners and roundups will be given a Q&A video session on our social network pages.

Winners of each category will get a review of their film which will publish on the Luminous Frames website.

All projects officially selected in each season receive the Luminous Frames laurel.

All the winners in each season receive the Luminous Frames certificates.

All the winners in the annual event receive the Luminous Frames special trophy and special sponsor award.

We pay special tribute to our winners in the "Luminous Frames", and all the seasonal winners of the festival will be honorary members of the jury for the next season, and in addition to judging the films, they will receive a festival's special jury badge.

We also have various awards for Photography Contest.
Winners are promoted through our social media and website.
Winners and finalists of each genre will promoted with a introduction video on Luminous Frames social networks.
Winners and finalists of each genre will receive the Luminous Frames certificates.
All the seasonal winners of the Photography Contest will receive the Luminous Frames trophy at the annual event.
Winners and finalists are showcased at the online Winners Gallery.
Winners of each genre will receive a review of their picture which will publish on the Luminous Frames website.
All the seasonal winners of the Photography Contest will be honorary members of the jury for the next season, and in addition to judging the photos, they will receive a festival's special jury badge.

The categories of awards for movies:

Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Animation Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Music Video
Best Director
Best Short Script
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Child/Young-under 16 Actor
Best Child/Young-under 16 Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Visual FX
Best Trailer/Teaser
Best Still Photography
Best Production Design
Best Custom Design
Best Makeup
Best Poster

About

Luminous Frames Indie Festival is an international film festival, with seasonal events and live screenings in four countries along with an annual awards ceremony in Denmark.

LFIF is particularly looking for independent short films in all genres, especially those which have been historically underrepresented. Gender and ethnic diversity, human rights, and environmental issues are all of the high interest.

We have four seasons with varying themes and each season, our professional and international jury will judge the submitted projects. The seasonal winners are automatically qualified to compete at the LFIF annual competition.

The aim of LFIF’s first edition is to bridge between filmmakers and photographers all over the world and to put their Luminous Frames under the spotlight.

Discover our unique and interesting categories: "Seasonal Theme", "Minority Report", "Memento", "The Bounty", "A Star Is Born".

We also have a Photography Contest with various categories for passionate and professional photographers, whom their work will be judged by an explicit jury.
LFIF is particularly looking for independent photographers in all genres, especially those who looking for an international panel to showing their artwork.
Check the Rules & Terms on this page for categories and for more info visit festival website.

All the applicants in any of the contests are eligible to submit their work for multiple categories.

After the first year of the festival in Denmark, LFIF will hold its Academy of Education and Film Club in Canada, Australia, Denmark, Iran, and Turkey.

By attracting university lecturers and creative artists as our professional critics, Luminous Frames intends to establish itself as a reputable web magazine in the field of film and photography reviews.

We have special promotions for our official selections and the winners at the end of each season.

All entries are promoted through our social media and website.

All the winners of each season will have a live screening at the end of the four seasons with the awards ceremony.

All the winners of every season will have a private screening at the end of the season.

All the winners and roundups will be given a Q&A video session on our social network pages.

Winners of each category will get a review of their film which will publish on the Luminous Frames website.

All projects officially selected in each season receive the Luminous Frames laurel.

All the winners in each season receive the Luminous Frames certificates.

All the winners in the annual event receive the Luminous Frames special trophy and special sponsor award.

We pay special tribute to our winners in the "Luminous Frames", and all the seasonal winners of the festival will be honorary members of the jury for the next season, and in addition to judging the films, they will receive a festival's special jury badge.

We also have various awards for Photography Contest.
Winners are promoted through our social media and website.
Winners and finalists of each genre will promoted with a introduction video on Luminous Frames social networks.
Winners and finalists of each genre will receive the Luminous Frames certificates.
All the seasonal winners of the Photography Contest will receive the Luminous Frames trophy at the annual event.
Winners and finalists are showcased at the online Winners Gallery.
Winners of each genre will receive a review of their picture which will publish on the Luminous Frames website.
All the seasonal winners of the Photography Contest will be honorary members of the jury for the next season, and in addition to judging the photos, they will receive a festival's special jury badge.

The categories of awards for movies:

Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Animation Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Music Video
Best Director
Best Short Script
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Child/Young-under 16 Actor
Best Child/Young-under 16 Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Visual FX
Best Trailer/Teaser
Best Still Photography
Best Production Design
Best Custom Design
Best Makeup
Best Poster

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

All submitted films should have English subtitle.
All films must have been made in or after 2015.
Only in "Memento" category you can submit shorts from 2000.
All genres are accepted with a maximum length of 40 minutes.
Filmmakers are responsible for the copyright on their own materials and must have the rights to the material (e.g music) used in the film.
By submitting to LFIF, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience.
LFIF may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with and some part of the original movie.
LFIF retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through our online platforms.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
Filmmakers own all the rights to the film.
By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.
We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST:
By submitting a single photo to the PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST section you gain access to submit other photos as much as you desire with half price with a discount code that send you by an email after a single submission.The luminous Frames photography contest has a particular judging panel, which is completely run by the professional jury with a proficiency in each category.
You must choose a category on a submission form from the list below.
Categories:
Abstract & Conceptual Photography, Architectural Photography, Black and White Photography, Commercial Photography, Drone Photography, Fashion Photography, Fine Art Photography, Landscape Photography, Macro Photography, Night Photography, Pet Photography, Photojournalism, Portrait Photography, Sports Photography, Still-Life Photography, Surreal Photography, Street Photography, Underwater Photography, and Wildlife Photography. 
The individual photographer retains all copyrights to his creative property.
Visit Festival website for more information.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Special Seasonal Theme - Best short about discrimination
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €15
Regular (5th January, 2021) €20
Late (25th January, 2021) €25

Any short in any genre related to any aspect of discrimination and racism. - Must be under 40 minutes. - Must be 2019 & 2020 production.

"Minority Report"
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €20
Regular (5th January, 2021) €25
Late (25th January, 2021) €30

This exciting category is dedicated to all the movies that has been released after 2000, which could not reach to their target audience or did not receive enough attention on their release dates and their festival circuit. If you want to give it another shot and let your movie to be appreciated, this category is made it for you. Any genre, under 40 minutes.

"Memento"
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €20
Regular (5th January, 2021) €25
Late (25th January, 2021) €30

Another compelling category which is dedicated to all the movies that were released during the millennium, had shined in the festivals, got the attention and were praised in their release date. We will proudly screen your brilliant movie once again and will review it at our festival, website and magazine. We also arrange an online Q&A session with the enthusiastic directors to get a glance at their vision. This category is out of competition and any film from any genre under 40 minutes will be given a chance.

"The Bounty"
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €30
Regular (5th January, 2021) €30
Late (25th January, 2021) €30

If you are courageous enough to put your movie under the spotlight for the critics and would like to receive a professional review from the experts, who are eager to discover new talents but will not take it easy on you, submit your film in this section. We publish the review of your film on our website, social media and will share your movie links with our partners in the movie industry.

"A Star Is Born"
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €10
Regular (5th January, 2021) €10
Late (25th January, 2021) €10

Submit a two-minute video of yourself with the following subject: A person has been accused of having racist views because he/she made a funny joke in a friend’s gathering, and now is trying to defend him/herself. The goal of this unique category is to discover acting talents and help them to introduce themselves to the film production community. The winners of the best acting audition test section will be announced & reviewed in Luminous Frames magazine. -Under 2 minutes

Best Narrative Short
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €15
Regular (5th January, 2021) €20
Late (25th January, 2021) €25

-Under 40m

Best Documentary Short
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €15
Regular (5th January, 2021) €20
Late (25th January, 2021) €25

Best Animated Short
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €15
Regular (5th January, 2021) €20
Late (25th January, 2021) €25

Any genre.

Best Experimental Short
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €15
Regular (5th January, 2021) €20
Late (25th January, 2021) €25

Best Music Video
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €15
Regular (5th January, 2021) €20
Late (25th January, 2021) €25

Any genre, any language accepted.

Best Short Script
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Director
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Producer
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Actress
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an additional sector and before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short category first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Actor
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an additional sector and before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short category first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Supporting Actress
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an additional sector and before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short category first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Supporting Actor
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an additional sector and before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short category first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Child/Young-under 16 Actress
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an additional sector and before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short category first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Child/Young-under 16 Actor
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an additional sector and before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short category first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Cinematography
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Editing
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Production Design
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Original Score
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category..

Best Original Song
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Sound Design
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Visual FX
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Costume Design
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Makeup
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Trailer/Teaser
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Poster
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €7
Regular (5th January, 2021) €7
Late (25th January, 2021) €7

This is an add-on sector, before choosing this section, you have to submit the film to Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short or Best Music Video categories first. Then add this category if you believe the film have a privilege in this category.

Best Still Photography
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €10
Regular (5th January, 2021) €10
Late (25th January, 2021) €10

This category is for production stills, scene and behind the scene photos of the movies. Filmmakers can add photos of their movie's press kit as an additional submission. Photographers can submit their pictures of movie productions here.

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €10
Regular (5th January, 2021) €10
Late (25th January, 2021) €10

This category is dedicated to photographers who capture the image of their point of view in a spectacular single shot. If you desire to submit more than one photo in each category, you should submit one photo first, after the payment and finishing the submission you will receive a 50% off discount code to add up to 10 additional photos in each style of photography. Read contest rules and categories on rules and terms section on this page and on the festival website.

Particular Submissions
Early Bird (5th December, 2020) €0
Regular (5th January, 2021) €0
Late (25th January, 2021) €0

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