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Timeless Awards ()

Deadlines

22 Dec 2022
Call for entries

22 Mar 2023
Early deadline

22 Jun 2023
Standard deadline

31 Jul 2023
Late deadline

31 Aug 2023
Festival closed

31 Oct 2023
Notification date

24 Oct 2023
26 Oct 2023

Address

Wystawowa 1, 51-618, Wrocław, dolnośląskie, Poland

Festival description

Short film festival 45'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Online and Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 45'<

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 24 October 2023 Festival end: 26 October 2023

Why trust us?
We are a new addition to the crowded area of film festivals, but we are working hard to earn the reputation of a respected one. Since we are operated by the oldest and one of the most esteemed private film schools in Poland, we are grouping professionals with the serious filmography under the belt.
Our festival has a real audience and real happening.

We are producing this Festival as we were making a film — to gather a real audience in front of the screen and make them love what they see.
Every edition serves to pick up innovative and original shorts, with unique voice and artistic qualities, and select them for screenings program.
It is film we care about.

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We value good films. That's why we make them timeless.

The Idea behind our festival is to bring attention to the spirit of cinema which consists of Time, Memory, and Stream of Thoughts.

Festival is a yearly festival with an online competition. Once a year, there will be a physical Four Seasons Event – screenings of awarded and curated selection of films at the theater in the center of Wrocław.

See our website www.timelessawards.art for more info.

Prizes and qualifications

We honor and award films that compete in the following categories:

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST POETRY FILM

And categories that are unique to our Festival:

BEST OF TIME
BEST OF MEMORY
BEST DIARY FILM
See categories descriptions for more detailed info.

Every year we carefully select some films to be screened during our public Four Seasons Event and compete for our Mastershot Film School Special Award.
The Winner of this award will be picked up by *Mastershot* film students from our Four Seasons Event screenings program. This is a special award, so you cannot submit your work for this category, your film needs to be shortlisted for the screenings program.
The Special Award Winner will get a certificate, a statuette, a Blackmagic Da Vinci Resolve Studio license and an invitation to conduct a workshop for students at our Film School.

Festival Benefits:

Dedicated Q&A time for invited filmmakers at their screening during the Four Seasons Event.
Airport/train station pickup and local transportation to our venues is provided to visiting filmmakers (as available).
Accommodation is on our side as well.
Ample opportunities to network with filmmakers, artists, film students.

Rules

- The Timeless Awards works under the Low Light Film Foundation and Mastershot Wrocław Film School, an association to promote film art and to educate film creators and admirers. These entities are legally established and are managed by film industry professionals.
- We place no restrictions on your work regarding premiere status or online availability prior to submission.
- Films must have been completed after 1 January 2015.
- All submitted films must have English subtitles, hard-coded or in a separate file.
- Films must be under 45 minutes in duration
- All submissions must be made via Festhome.
- Your submission is valid for all categories.
- Timeless Awards reserves the right to decide which category is best suited for your project.
- All submitted films must pay the necessary entry fee.
- Winning categories may vary every season depending on the quality of submissions we get.
- Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their materials.
- You give permission for Timeless Awards to provide copies of your film to their film jurors for deciding film awards
- You give permission for Timeless Awards to use titles, images, copy, and other production information from your film for promotional purposes.
- You also give Timeless Awards permission to provide excerpts from your film to the media for promotional purposes.
- Submission fees are non-refundable.
- The judgement of the jury is final and unchallengeable.
- If your film earns selection for Mastershot Film School Special Award or to be part of our screening program you allow Timeless Awards to prepare DCP and to screen your film publicly during Four Season Event.
- Only some films of the month will be selected by the Jury for the screening event.
- We preserve the right to change the date and venue of the Four Seasons Event. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through our online platforms.
- We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.

Best of Time

Short Films 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Mar 23

Standard 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Jun 23

Late 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 31 Jul 23

Extended 35$ 32.2$ 28.7$ 31 Aug 23

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Submissions deadline
31 Aug 23

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This category is for films of any genre (but we are not accepting video art and music videos at the moment, but we might sometime in the future). Narratives, documentaries, experimental films are welcome if they deal with the idea of Time, e.g., they personify it, relate to it, treat it as the subject of artistic ponders and contemplation, as the Being and living creature as well (see our motto!) Projects submitted to this category should have a maximum runtime of 45 minutes (including credits).

Best of Memory

Short Films 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Mar 23

Standard 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Jun 23

Late 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 31 Jul 23

Extended 35$ 32.2$ 28.7$ 31 Aug 23

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For films with memories as the main theme. Memories as fragments that shaped contour and unique characteristic of human being. If your project touches that subject, fits into this category. Documentaries and narratives alike and experimental as well. No music videos and video art. Running time must not exceed 45 minutes including end credits.

Best Diary Film

Short Films 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Mar 23

Standard 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Jun 23

Late 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 31 Jul 23

Extended 35$ 32.2$ 28.7$ 31 Aug 23

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Submissions deadline
31 Aug 23

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This is category open for documentary films of running time no longer than 45 minutes including end credits. Film – journal, film as a poem or essay, film as a caught thought, stream of memories, film as a recorded feeling. If you feel your film fits in – we are eager to see your work! We guess you are certain if your film is adequate for this category but if somehow you feel unsafe about it, please check the section below.

Best Narrative Short

Short Films 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Mar 23

Standard 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Jun 23

Late 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 31 Jul 23

Extended 35$ 32.2$ 28.7$ 31 Aug 23

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31 Aug 23

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This category is open for narrative films not related to any of three primary Timeless Festival's Topics (still no video art and music video though). So feel free to submit your work even if it doesn't match Time, Memories or Diary Film Category. You will still have a chance to win our Timeless Award! Wouldn't be great to get one? Films should not exceed 45 minutes of running time including credits. We reserve the right to put your film in the other category than it has been submitted for.

Best Documentary Short

Short Films 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Mar 23

Standard 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Jun 23

Late 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 31 Jul 23

Extended 35$ 32.2$ 28.7$ 31 Aug 23

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Submissions deadline
31 Aug 23

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This category is open for documentary films NOT related to any of three primary Timeless Festival's Topics (still no video art and music video though). So feel free to submit your work even if it doesn't match Time, Memory or Diary Film Category. You will still have a chance to win our Timeless Award! Wouldn't be great to get one? Films should not exceed 45 minutes of running time including credits. We reserve the right to put your film in the other category than it has been submitted for.

Best Cinematography

Short Films 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Mar 23

Standard 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Jun 23

Late 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 31 Jul 23

Extended 35$ 32.2$ 28.7$ 31 Aug 23

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Submissions deadline
31 Aug 23

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This category is general and open for films of any genre (still no video art and music video though). So feel free to submit your work!

BEST POETRY FILM

Short Films 10'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Mar 23

Standard 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 22 Jun 23

Late 25$ 23$ 20.5$ 31 Jul 23

Extended 35$ 32.2$ 28.7$ 31 Aug 23

Get an Annual Pass and get the maximum discount on festival and submission fees

Submissions deadline
31 Aug 23

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4.5$

Submit

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