SiberiaDOC is a festival showcasing auteur documentary films from around the world. We are interested in films in the genre of author documentary that develop the language of cinema and have strong visual and dramaturgical images. The Festival seeks to preserve the tradition of collective viewing of documentary films on big screens of cinemas.
Our aim is to involve people, residents of the regions in the cultural life of their native place through cinematography. We strive to show and tell our viewers that small homeland, including Siberian cities - is as promising, developing and beautiful places for life and creativity as the largest cultural centers-megapolises, to which so often people want to leave.
Date and venue of the festival:
The Second SiberiaDOC International Film Festival will take place between November 29 and December 8, 2024 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia (exact dates will be announced no later than November 1, 2024).
Festival Program:
International feature film program
The program accepts films from all over the world from 60 to 180 minutes, created not later than 01.01.2023. The program consists mainly of premieres in Russia and only regional premieres for the Siberian Federal District. Screenings of the competition program will be held in the format: screening + discussion. Directors or other representatives of the filmmaking community are invited to attend the presentation screenings in Krasnoyarsk.
International Short and Middle-length Film Program
The program accepts films from all over the world from 10 to 60 minutes, created no later than 01.01.2023. The program consists mainly of premieres in Russia and only regional premieres for the Siberian Federal District.
Russian program
The program consists of contemporary Russian films: both short and feature-length works. Films from 10 to 180 minutes, produced in Russia no later than 01.01.2023, are accepted. Priority in the selection is given to films with premiere status in Russia.
The SiberiaDOC festival includes:
- screenings and discussions
- discussions and lectures
- meetings with directors and film critics
- seminars and master classes
- industry meetings
SiberiaDOC IFF nominations
Grand Prix for Best Film in the International Full Meters Competition.
Best Film of the International Short and Medium Film Competition.
Best film according to the audience.
Best Film in the opinion of film critics.
Procedure for submitting a film to the festival
Applications for the International Competition start to be accepted from May 1, 2024. The last day for accepting applications is at 23:59 Moscow time on July 31, 2024.
Throughout the qualifying period, Russian film submissions will be accepted without a fee.
To participate, please fill in the application form on the SiberiaDOC Festival website
or through the festival aggregator Filmfreeway.By submitting an application to the Festival, the rights holder accepts the terms and conditions of the following.
A filmmaker may submit no more than one application per entry.
Film selection procedure
The selection of the films for the festival is carried out by the Selection Committee under the direction of the Festival Program Director. After the selection process is over, the Festival production team contacts the right holders to receive an electronic form of consents, or permission, including a PDF copy of a written document of consent, received by Internet mail or by other means.
The Festival does not provide a written or verbal explanation of its decision to the makers of non selected films. The Festival does not pay for the screening rights for the films in the competition program.
The results of the selection will be published on the website www.siberiadoc.ru no later than November 10, 2024.
Basic Requirements for films
- The film must be finished no earlier than January 01, 2023;
- Films of 10-180 minutes are acceptable;
- In addition, digital DCP and ProRes film copies must be provided;
- The festival does not accept applications for films that are available for public online streaming or that have been screened on television;
- Only films with subtitles in English (either burnt in the image or with SRT file) will be admitted to the selection procedure;
- Films containing appeals to violence, degrading honor and dignity of the person, propaganda of asocial behavior are not allowed to participate in the Festival;
- Send a link to an Internet resource to download the content in high quality resolution in accordance with the technical requirements of the festival.
Detailed technical requirements will be sent to the participants of the competition programs in a separate file. If a copy of the film does not conform to these requirements, it cannot be accepted for the Festival.
Premiere status
In the selection process, priority is given to films that will have its World/International/Russian premier during the SiberiaDOC festival.
After selecting a film to participate in the program, the Festival has the right to
- to use a three-minute fragment of the film in order to promote the film and the Festival;
- to use the film's trailer for the purpose of promoting the film and the Festival;
- use published materials about the film and the film crew for the purposes of promoting the film and the festival;
- the copyright holder guarantees that there are no any claims from third parties to the film screenings at the festival.
Payment for film rights
All screenings within the festival are non-commercial, the price of the ticket is fixed by the cinema venue. The festival does not make a profit from the screenings. In cases of remuneration to the authors, individual contracts will be concluded with the rights holders.
Invitations
The festival invites directors or other members of the film crew to present their films. The festival facilitates the arrival, accommodation and staying of the guests.
The Festival covers the transport and stay expenses of the International jury members in Krasnoyarsk.
The Festival sends invitations to foreign guests, assists in obtaining a visa, but doesn’t cover the cost of the visa.
In exceptional cases, the Festival pays for transport and accommodation of the out-of-competition program participants. The conditions of accommodation and the route are discussed in a separate order.
Participants who have decided to come to Krasnoyarsk to attend the festival, must notify the dates of their staying at the festival no later than October 20, 2024.
Audience
Anyone who is in Krasnoyarsk or other partner cities at the time of the Festival can become a viewer. Tickets can be purchased at the box offices of the cinemas, indicated as the cinema venues of the Festival.
Media and guests Accreditation
The festival offers free accreditation to the members of the film community and media from Krasnoyarsk and other cities. To receive accreditation on the Festival website, you must fill out the appropriate application form no later than November 17, 2024
The Festival Direction discusses with the participants, who received accreditation, the dates and conditions of staying at the Festival. The Festival assists in searching and booking hotel and transport places. The Festival does not pay for transport and accommodation for participants who received guest or media accreditation.
Festival venues
The main Festival venue is Dom Kino, 88 Prospekt Mira, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Address of the Festival Administration
Ada Lebedeva 47a, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Contacts
Festival email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Official website: www.siberiadoc.ru
Vkontakte: https://vk.com/siberiadoc
Telegram: https://t.me/SiberiaDOC_krsk
Festival Founders and Organizers
YeniseiFilm
Siberian Film Commission
The Festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of Krasnoyarsk Krai.