Years running: 51 (since 1974)
Athens International Film and Video Festival
Festival of independent and alternative cinema in Athens.
About
The Athens International Film and Video Festival maintained a vision and identity that celebrates avant-garde, independent, alternative, and world media, from 35mm feature films, 16mm films, video, and now digital media and interactive installations. Competition for independent media artists includes a broad diversity of artists, genres, and approaches. Prizes are determined by jurors consisting of guest artists, and other professionals in the field. The Athens International Film and Video Festival also sponsors guest artists screenings, that often include workshops and additional opportunities for artists to meet with audience members and students. Festival also includes a Feature Film Showcase, highlighting the latest in global cinema.
Awards
1st prize winners in Short Narrative and Animated Short are Academy Qualifying.
Awards for each category:
- 1st prize: $1000 USD for each category (Experimental, Short Narrative, Feature Narrative, Animation, Short Documentary, and Feature Documentary)
- Black Bear Award (for best use of sound): $1000
- Film House Award (for visionary filmmaking): $1000
Rules
- Shorts: maximum 40 minutes.
- We do not accept mailed in screeners (please do not send DVDs, BLURAYs, or flash drives to our office).
- We do not accept prescreening materials through email and are unable to download files from sharing services. Submissions are only accepted through Filmfreeway
- Subtitles language: English
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
Ruth Bradley (Festival Director).
Documents
Place
United States
Athens
Official Website
Contacts
Address:
Athens Center for Film and Video
P.O. Box 388
Athens, OH 45701
United States
Phone: 740-593-1330
Email: athensohiofilmfest@gmail.com
Social Networks
Facebook
Twitter
- Opening DateAugust 01, 2023
- Earlybird DeadlineSeptember 01, 2023
- Regular DeadlineOctober 01, 2023
- Late DeadlineNovember 01, 2023
- Extended DeadlineNovember 15, 2023
- NotificationsMarch 01, 2024
- Event Dates8 — 14 April 2024
Works that tell a fictional story. Narrative shorts must have a running time of 40 minutes, or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $50
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Extended Deadline — $60
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $55
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $70
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $55
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $70
Works 40 minutes or less.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $50
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Extended Deadline — $60
Works under 40 minutes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $50
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Extended Deadline — $60
Works that utilize nonfiction material to construct a story, an argument, and/or a statement about the real world. The total running time for a documentary feature is a minimum of 40 minutes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $55
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $70
Works that utilize nonfiction material to construct a story, an argument, and/or a statement about the real world. The total running time for a documentary short is no longer than 40 minutes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $50
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Extended Deadline — $60
Works that tell a fictional story. Narrative features must have a running time of 40 minutes, or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $55
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $70
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