[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-10501":3},{"festival":4,"years":27,"news":32,"about":33},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":24,"about":25,"isManaged":26},10501,"vaesteras-filmfestival-sweden","open","Västerås Filmfestival","",[11],"Västerås Film Festival","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fvzo9j4eh.webp?v=9825e48d",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":17,"crop":18,"og":23},"full-bleed","#ffffff",true,"none",{"x":19,"y":20,"w":21,"h":21,"aspect":22},0.03,0.025,0.935,1,null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F9357.jpg?v=9825e48d","Västerås Filmfestival focuses on genre cinema, with international and Nordic work across fiction, documentary, animation and music video. Founded in 2015 by Carlos Morén, the festival starts with short fiction and documentaries and adds feature films in 2016. Its activities in Västerås, Sweden, include screenings, screenwriting and filmmaking workshops, discussions, exhibitions and awards for films and performers. The festival works alongside Nordic Star Festival, a related event that starts in Stockholm in 2023. Its own website announces a return in 2027. Exact dates for the 2027 edition are not yet published.",false,[28,30],{"year":29,"hasAwards":26,"hasSelection":16},"2021",{"year":31,"hasAwards":26,"hasSelection":16},"2015",[],{"aboutHtml":34,"countries":35,"focus":37,"categories":38,"nextDates":23,"awardsPrizes":45,"rules":46,"website":47,"contacts":48,"editDate":53},"\u003Cp>Västerås Filmfestival focuses on genre cinema, with international and Nordic work across fiction, documentary, animation and music video. Founded in 2015 by Carlos Morén, the festival starts with short fiction and documentaries and adds feature films in 2016. Its activities in Västerås, Sweden, include screenings, screenwriting and filmmaking workshops, discussions, exhibitions and awards for films and performers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The festival works alongside Nordic Star Festival, a related event that starts in Stockholm in 2023. Its own website announces a return in 2027. Exact dates for the 2027 edition are not yet published.\u003C\u002Fp>",[36],"Sweden",[],[39,40,41,42,43,44],"Animation","Documentary","Feature","Music Video","Short","Web and New Media","The published 2024 awards structure distinguishes Nordic and international films. Short-film awards cover drama, thriller, comedy, romance, horror, art film, animation, music video, new media, action, war, one-minute film, documentary, crime, dance, fantasy and adventure. The published feature-film award for 2024 is for drama.\n\nThe festival also maintains an honorary award and recognition for filmmakers and performers. These are historical and published award categories, not a confirmed 2027 prize list.","Published terms for the 2027 competition accept films completed in 2024–2026, with a submission deadline of 17 April 2027. Feature films may run for no more than 120 minutes; other formats follow their category requirements. Multiple submissions are permitted and assessed separately. Filmmakers should state any Swedish, Nordic, European or world premiere status. Films in languages other than Swedish or English require Swedish or English subtitles.\n\nSelection copies must be complete, technically sound H.264 MP4 or MOV files in HD, 2K or 4K. Professional screenings prefer DCP, ProRes 422\u002F422 HQ or DNxHR HQ\u002FHQX, subject to venue capabilities. Entry fees are non-refundable after submission. Filmmakers must secure all third-party rights and permit use of excerpts and promotional materials for festival publicity. Previously submitted work may appear in retrospective screenings without automatically entering a new competition. Participants must follow the festival’s conduct rules; management decides eligibility and its own awards.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vasterasfilmfestival.com\u002Fen\u002F",[49],{"type":50,"value":51,"note":52},"Email","info@vasterasfilmfestival.com","General festival enquiries",1792259039]