About the Film Festival
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To promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between nations and to develop further cooperation among filmmakers of the world, the 47th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) will be held in Moscow on April 17 – 24, 2025.
Festival Organization
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The 46th Moscow International Film Festival is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
Festival Program
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The Festival selection comprises
Films in Competition:
1. The Main Competition;
The Main Competition will include no less than 12 full-length films* produced after May 1, 2025.
2. The Documentary Film Competition;
The Documentary Film Competition will include no less than 7 full-length films produced after May 1, 2025.
3. The Short Film Competition;
The Short Film Competition will include no less than 12 short films** produced after May 1, 2023.
4. The Russian Premiere Competition;
The Russian Premier Competition will include no less than 7 full-length films produced after May 1, 2025.
Films Out-of-Competition:
1. Out-of-Competition Programs;
2. Retrospectives;
3. Russian programs.
MIFF Selection Committee and curators assemble Out-of-Competition programs.
MIFF Office determines the screening schedule. Each film can be screened no more than 5 times per festival, including press screenings.
* a full-length film needs a running time longer than 52 minutes:
** a short film running time should be no longer than 35 minutes.
Premiere status
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World and international premieres are preferred in the Main Competition, Documentary Competition and Short Film Competition programs.
Only world premieres are considered for the Russian Premiere competition.
For Out-of-Competition contemporary programs the festival considers films with the available Russian premiere.
World premiere means that the film has not been screened publicly before.
International premiere means that the film has been released or screened publicly only in the country(-ies) of production*.
European premiere means that the film has been screened outside of Europe.
Russian premiere means that the film has been screened outside of Russian Federation.
* Does not apply to Russian films. To participate in the MIFF Main Competition program a Russian film must be a world premiere.
Public screenings are any forms of displaying a film on screen, at a place open for entrance, or at a place with a considerable number of people not belonging to the usual family circle present.
Categories and fees
Short Films
Video length ：1 - 35
Short films produced after May 1, 2024 with the duration of not more than 35 minutes are accepted for the Short Films Competition. World and International premieres are the preference for the Competition programs.
Main Competition - Feature Films
Video length ：53 - 300
World and International premieres are the preference for the Competition programs.
Documentary
Video length ：62 - 300
World and International premieres are the preference for the Competition programs.
Animation Feature (out-of-competition section)
Video length ：60 - 200
ANIMATION UNIVERSE - an out-of-competition section. The program includes short and feature animation films. Russian premiere is required.
Animation Short (out-of-competition section)
Video length ：5 - 59
ANIMATION UNIVERSE - an out-of-competition section. The program includes short and feature animation films. Russian premiere is required.
Series (out-of-competition section)
Video length ：16 - 100
out-of-competition section. Russian premiere is required.
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