WHITE NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL (RU)

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WNFF // WHITE NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
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, Mini-series, Multimedia, Music video, Narrative fiction, Series, Student
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, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, 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
"White Nights Film Festival"
is now accepting applications for a 5 season.
Waiting for your movies.
Mission
In a world of huge amount of festivals held annually.
But in Russi…a, they are very few. "White Nights Film Festival" in St. Petersburg is designed for what would be at least as something to correct this situation.
We decided to give the opportunity to filmmakers from around the world to show their work at our festival. Special attention will be paid to students' works which provides significant discounts.
As our festival will be presented almost all film genres.
"White Nights Film Festival" will be held annually in April.
All films winners will receive awards.
Our second goal.
To enable our viewers to see a large number of interesting films from all over the world. As viewers will be able to participate in the award-winning.
Another good news is that we organize online movie viewing parties "White Nights Film Festival." As for the outcome of voting and number of views, will be the winners.
We are waiting for our festival.
Location
"White Nights Festival Film"
Will have a second third from 23 th - 25 th April 2021.
In the conference hall of Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Nevsky St. Petersburg
Russian Federation St. Petersburg
4 lit. A, Goncharnaya Street , Nevsky Prospect full text
Festival website http://whitenightsfestival.top
Class
Founded: 2017
Festival category: B (international relevance, international player)
Dates
Open call: Apr 20, 2020
Early bird deadline: Apr 29, 2020
Regular deadline: Dec 28, 2020
Late deadline: Jan 25, 2021
Notification date: Apr 01, 2021
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: Awards, Diplomas
Festival sections
ANIMATION FILMANIMATION FILM - ACCEPT ALL ANIMATED FILMS NO LONGER THAN 240 MINUTES.CHILDREN'S FILMDOCUMENTARY FILMDOCUMENTARY FILM - WE ACCEPT ALL DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS LASTING NO MORE THAN 90 MINUTES. THE PRIORITY OF ALL THE FILMS ABOUT THE PROTECTION OF NATURE, TRAVEL, AND MORE.EXPERIMENTAL FILMFEATURE FILMFEATURE FILM - ACCEPT ANY FILM LONGER THAN 60 MINUTES.FILM ABOUT NATUREHORROR FILMMUSIC FILM / CLIPSCREENPLAYSCREENPLAY - ACCEPT ANY SCENARIO.SERIALSHORT FILMSHORT FILM - ACCEPT ALL SHORT FILMS LASTING LESS THAN 60 MINUTES.STUDENT FILMSTUDENT FILM - ACCEPT ALL STUDENT WORK NO LONGER THAN 120 MINUTES.WEB / NEW MEDIA
General rules
Agreement.
This agreement is between the "White Nights Film Festival" (WNFF) and the film producers.
This agreement shall enter into force immediately upon submission of the application on the websites of our partners.
WNFF has no restrictions on genres and directions of films.
The duration should be no more than 240 minutes.
The film should be shot after January 1, 2019.
The film does not have to be the premiere.
All films selected for the festival should not violate the law of the Russian Federation and moral and ethical standards.
All materials are submitted only online on the websites of the festival partners or directly to the e-mail only on promotions and newsletters.
The selection of films is carried out by the festival jury.
The jury considers only those films whose authors have paid the entry fee on the partner sites.
The entry fee is non-refundable and does not give a 100% guarantee of the film at the festival.
All materials that will be sent to WNFF will not be returned.
WNFF has the right to use all advertising materials and movie trailers for posting on the festival website, and on media channels and social networks, such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Materials other than English and Russian for selection must have English or Russian subtitles.
The films have passed the official selection, we recommend to have Russian subtitles.
Participants of the festival should send us a copy of their film in any digital format, online.
Films selected for screening at the festival must pass all state tests. Obtaining rental certificates for non-commercial display at festivals is not necessary in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation.
WNFF helps to make subtitles and pass all necessary checks of receiving all documents for the show in the state authorities, for a fee, which is negotiated individually.
WNFF may at any time change the dates and times, venue and other information in this agreement.
The WNFF is not obliged to inform the cinema producers about the changes.
When you submit your application, you agree to receive emails with news, promotions and other materials.
The new agreement comes into force immediately after the publication on the festival website and partner sites.
Submission of the application is an electronic signature, you agree to all the conditions set out above.
The organizer of the festival is an Autonomous non-profit organization in the field of art development " Festival Plus"


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.
WNFF // WHITE NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Any type, Animation, Children, Commercial, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Mini-series, Multimedia, Music video, Narrative fiction, Series, Student
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, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, 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
"White Nights Film Festival"
is now accepting applications for a 5 season.
Waiting for your movies.
Mission
In a world of huge amount of festivals held annually.
But in Russi…a, they are very few. "White Nights Film Festival" in St. Petersburg is designed for what would be at least as something to correct this situation.
We decided to give the opportunity to filmmakers from around the world to show their work at our festival. Special attention will be paid to students' works which provides significant discounts.
As our festival will be presented almost all film genres.
"White Nights Film Festival" will be held annually in April.
All films winners will receive awards.
Our second goal.
To enable our viewers to see a large number of interesting films from all over the world. As viewers will be able to participate in the award-winning.
Another good news is that we organize online movie viewing parties "White Nights Film Festival." As for the outcome of voting and number of views, will be the winners.
We are waiting for our festival.
Location
"White Nights Festival Film"
Will have a second third from 23 th - 25 th April 2021.
In the conference hall of Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Nevsky St. Petersburg
Russian Federation St. Petersburg
4 lit. A, Goncharnaya Street , Nevsky Prospect full text
Festival website http://whitenightsfestival.top
Class |
Founded: 2017 Festival category: B (international relevance, international player) |
Dates |
Open call: Apr 20, 2020 Early bird deadline: Apr 29, 2020 Regular deadline: Dec 28, 2020 Late deadline: Jan 25, 2021 Notification date: Apr 01, 2021 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: Awards, Diplomas |
Festival sections |
ANIMATION FILM ANIMATION FILM - ACCEPT ALL ANIMATED FILMS NO LONGER THAN 240 MINUTES. CHILDREN'S FILM DOCUMENTARY FILM DOCUMENTARY FILM - WE ACCEPT ALL DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS LASTING NO MORE THAN 90 MINUTES. THE PRIORITY OF ALL THE FILMS ABOUT THE PROTECTION OF NATURE, TRAVEL, AND MORE. EXPERIMENTAL FILM FEATURE FILM FEATURE FILM - ACCEPT ANY FILM LONGER THAN 60 MINUTES. FILM ABOUT NATURE HORROR FILM MUSIC FILM / CLIP SCREENPLAY SCREENPLAY - ACCEPT ANY SCENARIO. SERIAL SHORT FILM SHORT FILM - ACCEPT ALL SHORT FILMS LASTING LESS THAN 60 MINUTES. STUDENT FILM STUDENT FILM - ACCEPT ALL STUDENT WORK NO LONGER THAN 120 MINUTES. WEB / NEW MEDIA
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General rules |
Agreement. This agreement is between the "White Nights Film Festival" (WNFF) and the film producers. This agreement shall enter into force immediately upon submission of the application on the websites of our partners. WNFF has no restrictions on genres and directions of films. The duration should be no more than 240 minutes. The film should be shot after January 1, 2019. The film does not have to be the premiere. All films selected for the festival should not violate the law of the Russian Federation and moral and ethical standards. All materials are submitted only online on the websites of the festival partners or directly to the e-mail only on promotions and newsletters. The selection of films is carried out by the festival jury. The jury considers only those films whose authors have paid the entry fee on the partner sites. The entry fee is non-refundable and does not give a 100% guarantee of the film at the festival. All materials that will be sent to WNFF will not be returned. WNFF has the right to use all advertising materials and movie trailers for posting on the festival website, and on media channels and social networks, such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Materials other than English and Russian for selection must have English or Russian subtitles. The films have passed the official selection, we recommend to have Russian subtitles. Participants of the festival should send us a copy of their film in any digital format, online. Films selected for screening at the festival must pass all state tests. Obtaining rental certificates for non-commercial display at festivals is not necessary in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation. WNFF helps to make subtitles and pass all necessary checks of receiving all documents for the show in the state authorities, for a fee, which is negotiated individually. WNFF may at any time change the dates and times, venue and other information in this agreement. The WNFF is not obliged to inform the cinema producers about the changes. When you submit your application, you agree to receive emails with news, promotions and other materials. The new agreement comes into force immediately after the publication on the festival website and partner sites. Submission of the application is an electronic signature, you agree to all the conditions set out above. The organizer of the festival is an Autonomous non-profit organization in the field of art development " Festival Plus" |