Drama International Short Film Festival 2025
Festival Description:
The City of Drama, in Greece. It’s the most important gathering place for the Greek filmmakers, who the last years are excelling at the international film festivals! During the DISFF44, the festival took place both in a physical and an online version. The short film competition programs (National, International, Short and Green, Animation & Student), were presented in 4 Venues: at the “Olympia” Cinema, at the newly-renovated Open-Air Cinema “Alexandros”, at the Municipal Conservatory of Drama, and at the new Drive-In Cinema. Online, the DISFF-Platform reached more than 230.0000 unique visits and in the 2020 highlight was the head-jury of the International Competition: the Polish Oscar winning director Pawel Pawlikowski. International Short Film Festival in Drama is both an Oscar-qualifying festival and accredited as member festival of the European Film Academy’s Short Film Initiative, assuring direct nomination of the Prix EFA- Drama to European Film Academy’s Awards.
2025 Call for Entries
Eligibility
To be eligible for participation, films shall meet the following conditions:
- Greek Premiere is required for the submission of films to the International Competition.
- Films shall be completed within the year 2024 or 2025
- Their duration should not exceed forty minutes (40) minutes with the end credits. In exceptional cases, with a reasoned opinion of the Artistic Director and a decision of the Board, the Festival reserves the right to accept a longer film.
- Each director may participate in the Festival with only one (1) film, and shall declare the type of film (documentary, fiction, animation),
- Film genres that may participate: fiction films, documentary films, animated films, experimental films
- Festival regulations and entry form via FilmFreeway
- Deadlines: 30 April 2025 (regular), 8 May 2025 (late deadline), 15 May 2025 (national)
2019 Festival Coverage
Event Dates
- From 08/09/2025 to 14/09/2025
