Burgas International Film Festival
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BIFF // Burgas International Film Festival
5th edition
Jul 18 - Jul 24, 2020
Burgas, Bulgaria
Open Call
Oct 17, 2019 - Apr 22, 2020
Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films
Film length Full length, Mid-length, Short
Mission / description
The main goal of Burgas International Film Festival is to develop a sustainable platform for presentation of future and short movies by acquainting the audience with the contemporary ci…nema art.
The mission of The Festival is to turn Burgas into cultural venue of filmmakers and movie fans.
The main scope of the Festival is to present the current trends in the Bulgarian and international cinema practice and to provoke intercultural dialogue. full text
Festival website http://burgasfilmfest.com/en/
Class
Founded: 2016
Festival category: B (international relevance, international player)
Dates
Open call: Oct 17, 2019
Early bird deadline: Dec 25, 2019
Regular deadline: Mar 24, 2020
Late deadline: Apr 22, 2020
Notification date: May 10, 2020
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Fees
Fees range from 7.00 to 26.00 EUR (0.00 to 0.00 USD) . See submission categories for details about fees.
Awards
Total prize money: 11,500.00 USD
Other prizes: statuette
Festival sections
Audience AwardsFeature FIlms CompetitionDanny Lerner Award. The award is € 10 000 in worth of services by Nu Boyana Film Studios Out of CompetitionShort Films Competition
General rules
SELECTION COMMITTEE
The Selection Committee of BIFF consists of three members. They could be film professionals from all areas of the film industry.
• Each film which has fully completed set of documents for participation will be reviewed by the Selection Committee.
• Once a film has been selected it cannot be withdrawn from the Festival programme during the event.
RIGHTS
• Each filmmaker can present for the competition program up to four movies, made during the previous and the current year (2019, 2020).
• Each movie will be screened ones.
• The films must have a clear copyright. The Festival is not liable for claims of a third party to infringe a copyright or related right.
FFL feels responsible for only allowing legitimate and relevant festivals to accept submissions through our platform. Thus we verify the festival's legitimacy and relevance before pushing the call for submissions live. Some festivals are not being allowed to accept submissions at all. For festivals allowed to accept submissions FFL separates among:
VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy. There is no doubt that they are established and/or legitimate events.
NOT VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals don't fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy but appear to be legitimate events. We will leave you to decide whether you should submit to this event or not. We also welcome any feedback about these events. You can report your experience at verification@filmfestivallife.com
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BIFF // Burgas International Film Festival
5th edition
Jul 18 - Jul 24, 2020
Burgas, Bulgaria
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films
Film length Full length, Mid-length, Short
Mission / description
The main goal of Burgas International Film Festival is to develop a sustainable platform for presentation of future and short movies by acquainting the audience with the contemporary ci…nema art.
The mission of The Festival is to turn Burgas into cultural venue of filmmakers and movie fans.
The main scope of the Festival is to present the current trends in the Bulgarian and international cinema practice and to provoke intercultural dialogue. full text
Festival website http://burgasfilmfest.com/en/
| Class |
Founded: 2016 Festival category: B (international relevance, international player) |
| Dates |
Open call: Oct 17, 2019 Early bird deadline: Dec 25, 2019 Regular deadline: Mar 24, 2020 Late deadline: Apr 22, 2020 Notification date: May 10, 2020 Favorite this festival or add it to one of your lists to be alerted about open call, deadlines and notification date. |
| Fees | Fees range from 7.00 to 26.00 EUR (0.00 to 0.00 USD) . See submission categories for details about fees. |
| Awards |
Total prize money: 11,500.00 USD
Other prizes: statuette |
| Festival sections |
Audience Awards Feature FIlms Competition Danny Lerner Award. The award is € 10 000 in worth of services by Nu Boyana Film Studios Out of Competition Short Films Competition
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| General rules |
SELECTION COMMITTEE The Selection Committee of BIFF consists of three members. They could be film professionals from all areas of the film industry. • Each film which has fully completed set of documents for participation will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. • Once a film has been selected it cannot be withdrawn from the Festival programme during the event. RIGHTS • Each filmmaker can present for the competition program up to four movies, made during the previous and the current year (2019, 2020). • Each movie will be screened ones. • The films must have a clear copyright. The Festival is not liable for claims of a third party to infringe a copyright or related right. |