Symi International Film Festival

14 - 18 Sep, 2020

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Symi International Film Festival

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About the festival

The Symi International Film Festival will run from dates to be announced after COVID, We hope to screen the 4th Festival in May 2021

The Symi International Film Festival is held on the small Greek Island of Symi, one of the Dodecanese Islands close to Rhodes.

The Symi International Film Festival is part of the official Symi Festival. This is organised by the Municipality of Symi and runs from July to September.

The films will be shown at an outdoor venue (indoors if it rains). There are no charges to watch films at the festival.

Awards are determined (and sent) by the organisers taking into account feedback from the films’ audiences.

Award categories include best feature film, best short film, best actor (male and female). Other awards are made at the discretion of the organisers.

About

The Symi International Film Festival will run from dates to be announced after COVID, We hope to screen the 4th Festival in May 2021

The Symi International Film Festival is held on the small Greek Island of Symi, one of the Dodecanese Islands close to Rhodes.

The Symi International Film Festival is part of the official Symi Festival. This is organised by the Municipality of Symi and runs from July to September.

The films will be shown at an outdoor venue (indoors if it rains). There are no charges to watch films at the festival.

Awards are determined (and sent) by the organisers taking into account feedback from the films’ audiences.

Award categories include best feature film, best short film, best actor (male and female). Other awards are made at the discretion of the organisers.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Films with dialogue-
If not in English, a file in .srt format of the English subtitles must be provided at the same time as the film is submitted for consideration.

If the dialogue is in English then a separate .srt file must be made available.

It is highly recommended that films have Greek subtitles (if not already with Greek dialogue). We have a translation service available for a modest charge, with the fee payable directly to the translator. The translated file remains the property of the film maker.

Films entered in the Student Category-
All submissions must be accompanied by evidence that the film was made by students.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Short films under 20 minutes
Early Bird (10th April, 2020) $12
Regular (10th May, 2020) $18
Late (31st May, 2020) $24

Short films under 20 minutes length only. There are no restrictions on who can enter films under this category.

Student films
Early Bird (10th April, 2020) $6
Regular (10th May, 2020) $12
Late (31st May, 2020) $16

Evidence of being a student at the time of making the film must be provided at the time of submission.

Feature Films
Early Bird (10th April, 2020) $24
Regular (10th May, 2020) $36
Late (31st May, 2020) $48

Aug & Ohr
Early Bird (10th April, 2020) $3
Regular (10th May, 2020) $3
Late (31st May, 2020) $3

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