Kiev International Film Festival

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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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KIFF // Киевский Международный Фильм Фестиваль
Open Call Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Any type, Animation, Children, Commercial, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Multimedia, Music video, Narrative fiction, Student, Web
Film length Full length, Mid-length, Short
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, B-Movie, Biography, Burlesque, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Environmental, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Flash, Foreign, Health, Hip Hop, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, Musical, Mystery, Nature, News, , Parody, Post modern, Realism, Reality, Religious, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic comedy, Satire, Science, Science fiction, Silent movie, Social issues, Spiritual, Sports, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western
Mission / description
"KIEV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (KIFF) IS AN ANNUAL, INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TRADITIONALLY PASSING IN MAY .
WE ENABLE FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PRESENT THEIR WORK AT …OUR FESTIVAL. KIFF DOES NOT PUT ANY RESTRICTIONS ON GENRES AND TOPICS OF ENTRIES.
THE AUDIENCE WAITING FOR INTERESTING FILMS AND MEETING WITH THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FESTIVAL, WHERE EVERYONE CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS, TO THIS END, WE ESTABLISHED THE "PRIZE OF SPECTATOR SYMPATHIES".
KIFF ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS, WE ENJOY SHOWING THE WORK OF THE EDITIONS OF FILM SCHOOLS AND MAKE THEM DISCOUNT.
ENTRANCE TO OUR FESTIVAL FOR SPECTATORS AND VISITORS IS FREE. KIFF INVITES MAY 21-23 2021 FOR OUR FOURTH FESTIVAL. full text
Festival website http://www.kievfestival.info
Class
Founded: 2017
Festival category: B (international relevance, international player)
Dates
Open call: May 25, 2020
Early bird deadline: Jun 01, 2020
Regular deadline: Dec 28, 2020
Late deadline: Dec 21, 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.
Awards
Total prize money: 500.00 USD
Other prizes: diplomas,laurels
Festival sections
ANIMATION FILMDOCUMENTARY FILMFEATURE FILMMUSIC FILMSCREENPLAYSHORT FILMSTUDENT FILM
General rules
THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN "KIEV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (KIFF) AND MOVIE PRODUCERS.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE IMMEDIATELY FROM THE MOMENT OF APPLICATION ON THE WEBSITES OF OUR PARTNERS.
KIFF HAS NO RESTRICTIONS ON GENRES AND STYLES OF FILMS.
THE DURATION SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 180 MINUTES.
THE FILM HAD TO BE MADE AFTER JANUARY 1, 2019.
THE FILM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PREMIERE.
ALL FILMS SELECTED FOR THE FESTIVAL MUST NOT VIOLATE THE UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION AND ETHICAL STANDARDS.
ALL MATERIALS CAN BE SUBMITTED ONLINE ONLY ON THE WEBSITES OF THE PARTNERS OF THE FESTIVAL OR DIRECTLY BY E-MAIL ONLY PROMOTIONS AND NEWSLETTERS.
THE SELECTION OF FILMS DOES THE FESTIVAL JURY.
THE JURY WILL CONSIDER ONLY THOSE FILMS WHOSE AUTHORS PAID AN ENTRANCE FEE AT THE PARTNER SITES.
THE ENTRY FEE IS NOT REFUNDABLE AND DOES NOT GIVE A 100% GUARANTEE SHOWING THE FILM AT THE FESTIVAL.
ALL MATERIALS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO KIFF WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
KIFF HAS a RIGHT to USE ALL ADVERTISING MATERIALS AND movie TRAILERS FOR POSTING ON the FESTIVAL WEBSITE AND social MEDIA CHANNELS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS LIKE YOUTUBE, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, Etc.
WE GUARANTEE THAT WE WILL NOT GIVE A COPY TO THIRD PARTIES AND
WE WILL NOT USE IT FOR ANY SHOWS, EXCEPT THE SHOW AT THE FESTIVAL.
MATERIALS OTHER THAN ENGLISH, UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN LANGUAGE FOR SELECTION MUST HAVE ENGLISH, UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN SUBTITLES.
MOVIES PAST THE OFFICIAL SELECTION, WE RECOMMEND YOU TO HAVE RUSSIAN SUBTITLES.
THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FESTIVAL MUST SEND US A COPY OF HIS FILM IN ANY DIGITAL FORMAT ONLINE.
THE FILMS SELECTED FOR SCREENING AT THE FESTIVAL, MUST PASS ALL STATE INSPECTIONS. OBTAINING OF LICENCES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL DEMONSTRATION AT FESTIVALS ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGISLATION OF UKRAINE.
KIFF HELPS TO MAKE THE SUBTITLES AND GO THROUGH THE NECESSARY CHECKS, RECEIVED ALL THE DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY IN THE STATE COURTS, FOR A FEE, WHICH IS NEGOTIATED INDIVIDUALLY.
KIFF AT ANY TIME ENTITLED TO CHANGE THE DATE AND TIME OF THE EVENT, ALSO VENUE, AND OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS AGREEMENT. KIFF IS NOT OBLIGED TO INFORM FILM PRODUCERS ABOUT THE CHANGES.
WHEN APPLYING YOU AGREE TO RECEIVE EMAILS WITH NEWS, PROMOTIONS AND OTHER MATERIAL.
THE NEW AGREEMENT COMES INTO FORCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION ON THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE AND ON PARTNER SITES.
APPLYING AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, YOU AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS SPELLED OUT ABOVE.
11.01.2020


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
Click to reed more about FFl's validation policy.
KIFF // Киевский Международный Фильм Фестиваль
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Any type, Animation, Children, Commercial, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Multimedia, Music video, Narrative fiction, Student, Web
Film length Full length, Mid-length, Short
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, B-Movie, Biography, Burlesque, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Environmental, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Flash, Foreign, Health, Hip Hop, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, Musical, Mystery, Nature, News, , Parody, Post modern, Realism, Reality, Religious, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic comedy, Satire, Science, Science fiction, Silent movie, Social issues, Spiritual, Sports, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western
Mission / description
"KIEV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (KIFF) IS AN ANNUAL, INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TRADITIONALLY PASSING IN MAY .
WE ENABLE FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PRESENT THEIR WORK AT …OUR FESTIVAL. KIFF DOES NOT PUT ANY RESTRICTIONS ON GENRES AND TOPICS OF ENTRIES.
THE AUDIENCE WAITING FOR INTERESTING FILMS AND MEETING WITH THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FESTIVAL, WHERE EVERYONE CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS, TO THIS END, WE ESTABLISHED THE "PRIZE OF SPECTATOR SYMPATHIES".
KIFF ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS, WE ENJOY SHOWING THE WORK OF THE EDITIONS OF FILM SCHOOLS AND MAKE THEM DISCOUNT.
ENTRANCE TO OUR FESTIVAL FOR SPECTATORS AND VISITORS IS FREE. KIFF INVITES MAY 21-23 2021 FOR OUR FOURTH FESTIVAL. full text
Festival website http://www.kievfestival.info
Class |
Founded: 2017 Festival category: B (international relevance, international player) |
Dates |
Open call: May 25, 2020 Early bird deadline: Jun 01, 2020 Regular deadline: Dec 28, 2020 Late deadline: Dec 21, 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. |
Awards |
Total prize money: 500.00 USD
Other prizes: diplomas,laurels |
Festival sections |
ANIMATION FILM DOCUMENTARY FILM FEATURE FILM MUSIC FILM SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM STUDENT FILM
|
General rules |
THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN "KIEV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (KIFF) AND MOVIE PRODUCERS. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE IMMEDIATELY FROM THE MOMENT OF APPLICATION ON THE WEBSITES OF OUR PARTNERS. KIFF HAS NO RESTRICTIONS ON GENRES AND STYLES OF FILMS. THE DURATION SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 180 MINUTES. THE FILM HAD TO BE MADE AFTER JANUARY 1, 2019. THE FILM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PREMIERE. ALL FILMS SELECTED FOR THE FESTIVAL MUST NOT VIOLATE THE UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION AND ETHICAL STANDARDS. ALL MATERIALS CAN BE SUBMITTED ONLINE ONLY ON THE WEBSITES OF THE PARTNERS OF THE FESTIVAL OR DIRECTLY BY E-MAIL ONLY PROMOTIONS AND NEWSLETTERS. THE SELECTION OF FILMS DOES THE FESTIVAL JURY. THE JURY WILL CONSIDER ONLY THOSE FILMS WHOSE AUTHORS PAID AN ENTRANCE FEE AT THE PARTNER SITES. THE ENTRY FEE IS NOT REFUNDABLE AND DOES NOT GIVE A 100% GUARANTEE SHOWING THE FILM AT THE FESTIVAL. ALL MATERIALS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO KIFF WILL NOT BE RETURNED. KIFF HAS a RIGHT to USE ALL ADVERTISING MATERIALS AND movie TRAILERS FOR POSTING ON the FESTIVAL WEBSITE AND social MEDIA CHANNELS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS LIKE YOUTUBE, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, Etc. WE GUARANTEE THAT WE WILL NOT GIVE A COPY TO THIRD PARTIES AND WE WILL NOT USE IT FOR ANY SHOWS, EXCEPT THE SHOW AT THE FESTIVAL. MATERIALS OTHER THAN ENGLISH, UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN LANGUAGE FOR SELECTION MUST HAVE ENGLISH, UKRAINIAN OR RUSSIAN SUBTITLES. MOVIES PAST THE OFFICIAL SELECTION, WE RECOMMEND YOU TO HAVE RUSSIAN SUBTITLES. THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FESTIVAL MUST SEND US A COPY OF HIS FILM IN ANY DIGITAL FORMAT ONLINE. THE FILMS SELECTED FOR SCREENING AT THE FESTIVAL, MUST PASS ALL STATE INSPECTIONS. OBTAINING OF LICENCES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL DEMONSTRATION AT FESTIVALS ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGISLATION OF UKRAINE. KIFF HELPS TO MAKE THE SUBTITLES AND GO THROUGH THE NECESSARY CHECKS, RECEIVED ALL THE DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY IN THE STATE COURTS, FOR A FEE, WHICH IS NEGOTIATED INDIVIDUALLY. KIFF AT ANY TIME ENTITLED TO CHANGE THE DATE AND TIME OF THE EVENT, ALSO VENUE, AND OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS AGREEMENT. KIFF IS NOT OBLIGED TO INFORM FILM PRODUCERS ABOUT THE CHANGES. WHEN APPLYING YOU AGREE TO RECEIVE EMAILS WITH NEWS, PROMOTIONS AND OTHER MATERIAL. THE NEW AGREEMENT COMES INTO FORCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION ON THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE AND ON PARTNER SITES. APPLYING AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, YOU AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS SPELLED OUT ABOVE. 11.01.2020 |