Participations for the 5th Athens International Digital Film Festival AIDFF

You can submit your participation for the 5th Athens International Digital Film Festival AIDFF. Our Festival, while progressing the idea of digital cinema, concludes fiction films, documentaries, animation, video art, video dance, experimental and student films that were created by using new digital media.

The Festival will take place to the Historical cinemas Alkyonida and Studio. Within the competitive character of the Festival the prizes awarded as follows:

1st’ Best Short Film,2nd’ Best Short Film,3rd’ Best Short Film, Best Documentary ,Best Direction, Best Scenography ,Best Video Art ,Best Video Dance ,Best Experimental ,Best Animation ,Best Interpretation ,Best Photography ,Best Editing ,Best Screenplay ,Best Music, Honours. Athens International Digital Film Festival stands as an international meeting point for creators and audience, since its very first year. Simultaneously it achieved an alignment with the major developments regarding cinema, which is steadily moving towards the Digital Age. Featured as an innovative Festival it soon experienced an unexpected response from many filmmakers around the world.

Digital Cinema has created an unprecedented technological revolution in the film industry, also affecting television and internet. The ergonomics and availability of digital cameras along with the endless possibilities of digital editing expand the capabilities of modern filmmakers allowing them to achieve traditionally impossible things. Thus a vibrant community is rising all around the world of millions who are interested in cinema, which continues to gather heads and affect the other arts, which often borrow tools, technology and ideas inspired by cinema to create new art species.

The 5th Festival hosted more than 150 films originating from 40 countries, 70 of which have chosen this festival for their Premiere screening, enjoying its international environment and recognition. This year the Festival will also give for second year the prize “Rising Star Award” provided by the British Foundation MMBF, continuing its exclusive partnership with the AIDFF.

The Festival is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the support of the City of Athens/ Opanda. The festival is produced by KOYINTA Organization and Tickets Tickets and has partners and cultural correspondents in many cities in Greece and in various countries around the world.

You can find the Application Form and the Operation Rules of the Festival at our website www.aidff.com deadline for the application is the November 15

The artistic Director

Christos N. karakasis