[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-10529":3},{"festival":4,"years":21,"news":25,"about":26},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":19,"about":20,"isManaged":16},10529,"vertifilms-prague-vertical-films-festival-czech-republic","open","Vertifilms Prague - Vertical Films Festival","",[11],"Vertifilms","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fvertifilms-prague-vertical-films-festival-czech-republic-gjza8ael.png?v=6510d8de",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":18,"crop":15,"og":15},"plate",null,false,"none","light","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F71545.jpg?v=6510d8de","Vertifilms is a festival devoted exclusively to films shot in the vertical 9:16 format. It started in Prague in 2016, founded by producer Krystof Safer and organised by his company Bull Film. The competition accepts fiction, documentary, animated and other vertical works of at least 60 seconds with no limit on production date, and its main prize is the Tall Idea award. Editions also feature the Pocket Conference, a programme of talks on smartphone and vertical filmmaking. The 2021 edition ran from 10 to 31 October 2021 and is the last Prague edition documented by the festival. Vertifilms later described itself as an international network of local editions run by partners: a Mexican edition took place in Tijuana in 2022, and a 2023 Mexican edition was announced.",[22],{"year":23,"hasAwards":16,"hasSelection":24},"2021",true,[],{"aboutHtml":27,"countries":28,"focus":30,"categories":31,"nextDates":15,"awardsPrizes":33,"rules":34,"website":9,"contacts":35,"editDate":40},"\u003Cp>Vertifilms is a festival devoted exclusively to films shot in the vertical 9:16 format. It started in Prague in 2016, founded by producer Krystof Safer and organised by his company Bull Film. The competition accepts fiction, documentary, animated and other vertical works of at least 60 seconds with no limit on production date, and its main prize is the Tall Idea award. Editions also feature the Pocket Conference, a programme of talks on smartphone and vertical filmmaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The 2021 edition ran from 10 to 31 October 2021 and is the last Prague edition documented by the festival. Vertifilms later described itself as an international network of local editions run by partners: a Mexican edition took place in Tijuana in 2022, and a 2023 Mexican edition was announced.\u003C\u002Fp>",[29],"Czech Republic",[],[32],"Short","Main prize: TALL IDEA, awarded by the jury to the best film.\nThe jury may give special mentions for outstanding work in the vertical format.","Vertifilms accepts only films shot in the vertical 9:16 format, at least 60 seconds long and at least Full HD; there is no restriction on the date of production, and films may have been shown online or at other festivals.\nThe programme includes the TALL IDEA competition of fiction, documentary and animated vertical works and non-competitive screenings of vertical fiction, documentaries, experimental films, music videos and advertisements.\nFilms are submitted by the producer or co-producer, who must hold the rights to the work; a committee of experts selects the competition films, and films not selected may be shown out of competition.\nA copy with English subtitles must be provided at least one week before the festival.\nThe festival does not accept films containing pornography or gratuitous violence, or promoting war, cruelty or hatred.\nLocal editions are organised by partners appointed by the festival president.",[36],{"type":37,"value":38,"note":39},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fvertifilms_prague\u002F","Official Instagram (the former website vertifilms.com redirects here)",1792020565]