International Short Film Festival Vision

The published 2025 regulations provide winner diplomas for best fiction short film, best non-fiction short film, best foreign film and best animated film. The jury is drawn from the audience attending the screenings, and the Grand Prix is decided through audience voting. The organizers and competition jury may establish additional categories and special prizes; sponsor prizes are also provided for. These award provisions refer to the 2025 regulations linked by the official website.

Published regulations: 2025 edition (Videnie XVIII). The competition accepts fiction, documentary and animated short films up to 20 minutes, made no earlier than two years before the festival. Individual filmmakers, creative groups and organizations may enter up to three works in each category. Festival agents may submit a catalogue. Commercially commissioned work is eligible only for out-of-competition screenings, which have no production-date restriction. Entrants must hold the rights to their films and grant the organizer a non-exclusive licence for non-commercial festival use with author attribution. The current submission page requests an MP4/H.264 screening file, preferably Full HD or 2K, with one stereo or mono audio track. DCP files, embedded black bars and burned-in subtitles are not requested; subtitles should be supplied separately as SRT, ASS or SSA files. A downloadable screening copy must be available within 14 days of selection notification. The detailed regulations linked by the official website are for 2025; their edition-specific terms should not be assumed to apply to another year.