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Introduction to the film festival

Paris Film Festival International, we have now have created our live event , we look forward to welcoming you , we offer filmmakers that attend the festival great networking opportunities, we have for many years had the support from industry professionals, they are on hand to talk with you about all aspects of the business of film, because we are a small festival you will have access to these people all free of any charge, we screen all in one location all the panels the networking any meetings all is in one location, we have in past years had different locations but found it better to keep everything together, all the festival is free, the screenings, the networking, the meetings the panels all is free to all filmmaker and their guests many filmmakers promote their movie before they arrive, we make one charge that is the awards night, this is a 6 to 7 hour awards night that includes dinner and is a celebration of film, however we do not insist you join us at the awards night all other parts of the festival remain free, we feel the World Cinema Film Festival is one of the greatest and most popular festivals in Europe. This naturally fills our festival with a wealth of talent from around the world. Events in some of our other locations coming to Paris in 2022 、Our Paris Film Festival is all held in one convenient location; All of the screenings, workshops, meetings, networking, industry professionals, Awards Night and even hotel rooms. That means that we will always be there, supporting you and your project from before the Festival starts to the closing ceremony. So we won’t be hard to find, or difficult to locate, we know how important it is for Festival organisers to be on hand and to supply that all important personal touch. How do we know? We know because we already have huge experience in running other Film Festivals and from that we also know how to make it a better experience for you. With us, it will be. Independent filmmakers and creatives face many challenges; the large competition for viewers’ attention, finding funding and getting a distributor can only be overcome by the industry coming together and creating opportunities for those who need and deserve it. Our Festival’s aim are to create an opportunity for filmmakers to show their work to the right audience at our intimate and relaxing events, and get one step closer to success by receiving recognition for their art. As a international group of film festival we have been helping filmmakers find distribution and funding for their next filmmaking venture. Year after year, we are praised by filmmakers for the opportunities that unlock upon entering and participating in our festival. There is ample opportunity to attend networking events, industry professional talk panels, workshops, guest speaker events, film premieres, financing talks, director Q&A's, film screenings and to socialize with like-minded creatives from all walks of life. All of this is neatly wrapped in a week-long showcasing of films where our strong community supports any and every film, from first-time artists to seasoned creators. Our prestigious awards ceremony concludes the festival in high fashion with a 5-course gala dinner to celebrate our nominees and winners. We are a unique festival that provides a real platform for filmmakers to meet, network and do business during the festival week. We have built a small but exceptional network of industry professionals that will look at all films entered and will give business and commercial advice. We have many success stories where attending distributors have made offers to the filmmakers, launching them and their work into the marketplace. We have the people and skills in our professional team to make this happen. We can create a ripple for your movie to be seen around the world. It all starts here by entering today. At our gala dinner awards ceremony, winners from each of our categories walk away with a prestigious trophy award to mark their talents and achievements in film.Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.

Awards

Awards & Prizes Prestigious Trophy Award!

Rules

Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Ethics Terror Thriller Violence Adventure Crime Family Music Love VR/3D Magic Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Literary Biography Western Drama others Documentary
Subject ：Unlimited Children Humanistic Animals Food Women Education City Campus Sports Gay Old man Environment Home Political Workplace Special people
Video Format ：AVI HDV MPEG4 DCP MOV MPEG
Feature films, documentaries and short subjects of any genre on video and DVD are selected by invitation from entries to the festival.Entries must have been produced within the last four years. All films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English, .This International Film Festival reserves the right to use excerpts from submitted work for promotional purposes only . If your submission is officially selected, the festival may screen your film as part of their activities to assist in the sale of your movie for up to 12 months after the festival dateThe Festival is open to the public as well as attending distribution and sales professionals. We work with a number of accredited national and international press working with the screening venues in France, we have TV buyers and film buyers and distributors also attending, you will if your film is nominated have one to one meetings if you wish to talk business on your movie.Official or professional national organisations and individuals may submit feature and short films to the Festival. Films submitted for pre-selection should arrive no later than 1st APRIL 2023 and must be shipped as per instructions above. All shipping costs of films must be borne by the sender. Please note: it is not possible for us to return any DVD or tapes, but can be collected by you at the festival... It is the International Film Festival's policy not to offer comments and reasons for films not selected for the programme.By submitting your film you are agreeing to the Film Festival screening your film during the Festival and using your film for promotional purposes, as well as all the above

Previous Shortlisted And Award-winning Films

Evaluation

Jury Profile
Jury Name Judge photos Jury Profile

Authorization type

    Exclusive Contract

Duration (several sessions)

    3

Film Festival Features

  • Red Carpet
  • Celebrity Guest
  • Filmscreen
  • Trophy
  • Copyright transactions
  • Certificate

Dates & Deadlines

  • 2023-03-01
    Submission start time

  • 2023-04-10
    Final Deadline

  • 2023-04-10
    Submission end time

  • 2023-04-10
    Finalist notification start time

  • 2023-04-10
    Finalist notification end time

  • 2023-05-15
    Award ceremony start time

  • 2023-05-19
    Award ceremony end time

Categories and fees

  • Foreign Language Short
    Video length ：0 - 60
    Any non-English Language film from 0-59:59 (including all credits). Awards include all aspects of Cast & Crew.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Foreign Language Feature
    Video length ：61 - 150
    Any non-English Language Film above 60 minutes (including all credits). Awards include all aspects of Cast & Crew.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Short Documentary
    Video length ：0 - 60
    Any Documentary film from 0-59:59 (including all credits). Separated into Scientific Interest, Historical Interest and Arts Interest.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Feature Documentary
    Video length ：60 - 150
    Any Documentary Film above 60 minutes (including all credits). Separated into Scientific Interest, Historical Interest and Arts Interest.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Music short
    Video length ：0 - 60
    Any music film under 60 minutes in length. This may include music videos and musicals.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Animation Short
    Video length ：0 - 60
    Any animated film under 60 minutes in length. Partially animated films or animated sequences within a live-action film also qualify for this category.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Animation Feature
    Video length ：61 - 180
    Any animated film over 60 minutes in length. Partially animated films or animated sequences within a live-action film also qualify for this category.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Educational Feature
    Video length ：61 - 150
    Any film over 60 minutes in length whose primary purpose is to educate, teach or provide insight upon a particular theme or topic.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Educational Short
    Video length ：00 - 60
    Any film under 60 minutes in length whose primary purpose is to educate, teach or provide insight upon a particular theme or topic.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • TV Series
    Video length ：00 - 60
    All genres welcome. Any length and/or number of episodes accepted.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Comedy Short
    Video length ：00 - 60
    Any Comedy under 60 minutes in length

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available
  • Comedy Feature
    Video length ：61 - 180
    Any Comedy over 60 minutes long

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.5 Dollar

    Student： 98.5 Dollar

    Not available
  • Feature Screenwriting
    Script ：31 - 180
    All genres welcome. Any screenplay over 30 pages in length.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.5 Dollar

    Student： 98.5 Dollar

    Not available
  • Short Screenwriting
    Script ：1 - 30
    All genres welcome. Any screenplay under 30 pages in length.

    2023/04/10
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 98.3 Dollar

    Student： 98.3 Dollar

    Not available

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