Moscow Lights Film Festival

Moscow

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Short

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Moscow Lights Film Festival

Moscow

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2nd

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Moscow Russian Federation

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lightsmoscow@gmail.com

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About the festival

Smart and informal film festival held in the biggest trading mall of Europe as an opportunity for independent cinematographers to present their works.
It has a connection to New Harvest Film Festival and Moscow Film Party making up together a new generation of progressive film festivals.
Every author attending the event is interviewed in a friendly atmosphere and has a possibility to discuss his film with the audience.

Partner festivals:
● New Harvest Film Festival: filmfreeway.com/NewHarvestFilmFestival
● Moscow Film Party: filmfreeway.com/MoscowFilmParty
and https://filmfreeway.com/MoscowFilmParty-WINTERedition

Principal winners get trophies and certificates of the festival. Additional winners get certificates. All official selection always receive laurels by e-mail and certificates (by request).

Principal Awards:

- Best Short film
- Best Genre Movie (Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action etc.)
- Best Feature
- Best Documentary
- Best Experimental film
- Best Animation
- Best Music Video

Additional Awards (9 extra nominations):

- Best photography
- Best sound design
- Best production design
- Best screenplay
- Best CG
- Best actor (male)
- Best actress (female)
- Best second plan role: supporting actor
- Best acting ensemble

Special prizes may be declared at the discretion of juries and basing on the current makeup of the competition:

- Best human rights film
- Best War film
- Best Eco film

About

Smart and informal film festival held in the biggest trading mall of Europe as an opportunity for independent cinematographers to present their works.
It has a connection to New Harvest Film Festival and Moscow Film Party making up together a new generation of progressive film festivals.
Every author attending the event is interviewed in a friendly atmosphere and has a possibility to discuss his film with the audience.

Partner festivals:
● New Harvest Film Festival: filmfreeway.com/NewHarvestFilmFestival
● Moscow Film Party: filmfreeway.com/MoscowFilmParty
and https://filmfreeway.com/MoscowFilmParty-WINTERedition

Principal winners get trophies and certificates of the festival. Additional winners get certificates. All official selection always receive laurels by e-mail and certificates (by request).

Principal Awards:

- Best Short film
- Best Genre Movie (Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action etc.)
- Best Feature
- Best Documentary
- Best Experimental film
- Best Animation
- Best Music Video

Additional Awards (9 extra nominations):

- Best photography
- Best sound design
- Best production design
- Best screenplay
- Best CG
- Best actor (male)
- Best actress (female)
- Best second plan role: supporting actor
- Best acting ensemble

Special prizes may be declared at the discretion of juries and basing on the current makeup of the competition:

- Best human rights film
- Best War film
- Best Eco film

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Live-action films participate in the Contest as well as documentary and animation.

Selected short films up to 25-30 minutes are screened. Selected films longer than 35 minutes compete, are awarded and may be screened during the Festival as abstracts or trailers.

All films proposed for the Contest should have English subtitles.
If your film has no English subtitles yet you still may submit it, but in case of successful selection you will be asked to send the subtitles additionally.

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Categories and fees

Best Short Film
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $7
Regular (24th July, 2020) $11
Late (22nd September, 2020) $14

Best Genre Movie (Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, etc.)
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $10
Regular (24th July, 2020) $10
Late (22nd September, 2020) $10

Best Documentary (any duration)
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $7
Regular (24th July, 2020) $11
Late (22nd September, 2020) $14

Best Feature
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $10
Regular (24th July, 2020) $14
Late (22nd September, 2020) $17

Best Animation
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $7
Regular (24th July, 2020) $11
Late (22nd September, 2020) $14

Best Experimental Film
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $7
Regular (24th July, 2020) $11
Late (22nd September, 2020) $14

Best Music Video
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $7
Regular (24th July, 2020) $10
Late (22nd September, 2020) $10

Special nomination (Human rights film / War film / Eco film)
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $10
Regular (24th July, 2020) $10
Late (22nd September, 2020) $10

I want my film also participate in Additional Award Contest (9 extra nominations)
Early Bird (5th May, 2020) $250
Regular (24th July, 2020) $250
Late (22nd September, 2020) $250

Attention! Not applicable if you haven't submitted your project to any of the above mentioned categories.

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