Peterhof Film Festival

About the Film Festival

Peterhof Film Festival
Duration (several sessions) 3
Submission end time 2022-04-09

Film Festival Features

Red Carpet · Celebrity Guest · Filmscreen · Trophy · Prize · Certificate ·
Peterhof Film Festival is the annual international film festival, which aim is to show the best films from all over the World in the unique Worldwide known town-museum – Peterhof. This district of Saint-Petersburg is the 8th in the world rank of the most visited museums in the World (more than 5 million visitors in 2018). Our inaugural festival will take place 28-30 of June in the biggest cultural centre of Peterhof – Cascad. This centre is located in a few steps from the World heritage parks of Peterhof. We will screen films in 2 cinema halls (500 places and 60 places) and outdoors. The winners of the Festival will receive crafted prizes. Our motto – unique cinema in unique place! Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.
The winners of the Festival will receive prizes and diplomas.Nominations and awards of Peterhof Film FestivalSoundtrack competition:Best Soundtrack - will be performed at the closing ceremony of Peterhof Film Festival.2 place3 placeFeature fiction film competition:Best FilmBest Russian filmBest directorBest actorBest actressBest screenplayBest DOPBest sound designBest editingBest art directionMedium length fiction film competition:Best FilmBest Russian filmBest directorBest actorBest actressBest screenplayBest DOPBest sound designBest editingBest art directionShort fiction film competition:Best FilmBest Russian filmBest directorBest actorBest actressBest screenplayBest DOPBest sound designBest editingBest art directionAnimation for adults competition:Best animation for adultsBest Russian animation for adultsBest screenplayBest sound designAnimation for children competition:Best animation for childrenGeneral nominations:Best debutSpecial Jury MentionsSpecial diplomas of the festival organizers
Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Ethics Horror Thriller Violence Adventure Crime Family Musical Romance VR/3D Magical Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Arthouse Biography Western Drama others
Subject ：Unlimited
Video Format ：MPEG4 MOV
Fiction and animation films (from 41 min, including credits), made after 01/01/2019. Feature films shouldn’t be theatrically released in Saint-Petersburg before Peterhof Film Festival.Films mustn’t be available in Internet in public free access (private access – private links, links with password, VOD e.t.c. is OK).We don’t accept into the competition:  – documentaries;  – series;  – music and dance videos;  – commercials;  – experimental films;  – video-art.All submitted films should have burned-in English subtitles, if the language of the film is not English.

Categories and fees

  • Feature films (fiction and animation) competition
  • Medium length films (fiction and animation) competition
  • Short films (fiction and animation) competition

Feature films (fiction and animation) competition

Video length ：41 - 240
All submitted films should have burned-in English subtitles, if the language of the film is not English.

1st Regular deadline2021/10/31
Standard: 17.9 Dollar / Student： 17.9 Dollar
2d Regular deadline2021/11/30
Standard: 20.9 Dollar / Student： 20.9 Dollar
3d Regular deadline2021/12/31
Standard: 22.9 Dollar / Student： 22.9 Dollar
Extended deadline2022/01/31
Standard: 25.9 Dollar / Student： 25.9 Dollar
Late deadline2022/02/28
Standard: 26.9 Dollar / Student： 26.9 Dollar
Final deadline2022/04/09
Standard: 28.9 Dollar / Student： 28.9 Dollar

Medium length films (fiction and animation) competition

Video length ：21 - 40
All submitted films should have burned-in English subtitles, if the language of the film is not English.

1st Regular deadline2021/09/30
Standard: 10.9 Dollar / Student： 10.9 Dollar
2d Regular deadline2021/10/31
Standard: 12.9 Dollar / Student： 12.9 Dollar
3d Regular deadline2021/12/31
Standard: 14.9 Dollar / Student： 14.9 Dollar
Extended deadline2022/01/31
Standard: 15.9 Dollar / Student： 15.9 Dollar
Late deadline2022/02/28
Standard: 16.9 Dollar / Student： 16.9 Dollar
Final deadline2022/03/31
Standard: 19.9 Dollar / Student： 19.9 Dollar

Short films (fiction and animation) competition

Video length ：1 - 20
All submitted films should have burned-in English subtitles, if the language of the film is not English.

1st Regular deadline2021/10/31
Standard: 8.9 Dollar / Student： 8.9 Dollar
2d Regular deadline2021/11/30
Standard: 10.9 Dollar / Student： 10.9 Dollar
3d Regular deadline2021/12/31
Standard: 12.9 Dollar / Student： 12.9 Dollar
Extended deadline2022/01/31
Standard: 13.9 Dollar / Student： 13.9 Dollar
Late deadline2022/02/28
Standard: 14.9 Dollar / Student： 14.9 Dollar
Final deadline2022/03/31
Standard: 17.9 Dollar / Student： 17.9 Dollar

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