SCANDINAVIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Helsinki, Finland, Europe

21 - 24 Aug, 2020

Category

Feature, Short

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SCANDINAVIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Helsinki, Finland, Europe

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6th

Contact details

Helsinki 00980 Finland

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About the festival


Important note on COVID-19: The Red Carpet- event and the award ceremony will be canceled.

Scandinavian International Film Festival (SCIFF) is proud to advance into its fifth annual, world-class event. We want to take this opportunity to introduce you to the mission of this independent film festival: The Scandinavian International Film Festival serves as a cinematic cultural template for emerging, talented filmmakers who wish to express their uniqueness through the lens of past excellence while exposing themselves to the latest innovative concepts in the arts.
THE SCANDINAVIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is considered as culture high-level event in Helsinki, Finland.
SCIFF creates a wonderful screening environment allowing participants to feature their films in the high-quality venues available to the audience in Helsinki. Professionals and industry makers will be invited to evaluate the best work to be awarded at the end of the Festival.
The SCIFF’s objective is to highlights today’s conflicts such as Racism, Radicalism, and Human crises issues to the Scandinavian and European audience by edifying and developing the Finnish and the international cinematic community, which focuses and faces those topics. This objective cannot be achieved without tight, talented and strong films and filmmakers.

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The Selection Committee carefully assesses each film and screenplay submission and then reaches a final consensus based on a set of internal criteria. The main factors they look for are excellence in topic, technique, and originality. Films of any genre are accepted for submission. Awards Are:
Nordic Aurora Award for Best Feature Film.

Nordic Aurora Award for Best Short Film.

Nordic Aurora Award for Best Documentary Film.

Nordic Aurora Award for Best Animated Film.
Honorable Mention:
– Best Actor
– Best Actress
– Best Director

Nordic Aurora as an award of recognition

All winners how are interesting to receive the Trophy have to pay the management and delivery costs.

Trophies can be shipped to the winners by the cheapest post methods — the responsibility of the delivering limited to the sending process. We are not responsible for losing, damages accused by the delivery companies. The participant is responsible for arranging shipment.

About


Important note on COVID-19: The Red Carpet- event and the award ceremony will be canceled.

Scandinavian International Film Festival (SCIFF) is proud to advance into its fifth annual, world-class event. We want to take this opportunity to introduce you to the mission of this independent film festival: The Scandinavian International Film Festival serves as a cinematic cultural template for emerging, talented filmmakers who wish to express their uniqueness through the lens of past excellence while exposing themselves to the latest innovative concepts in the arts.
THE SCANDINAVIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is considered as culture high-level event in Helsinki, Finland.
SCIFF creates a wonderful screening environment allowing participants to feature their films in the high-quality venues available to the audience in Helsinki. Professionals and industry makers will be invited to evaluate the best work to be awarded at the end of the Festival.
The SCIFF’s objective is to highlights today’s conflicts such as Racism, Radicalism, and Human crises issues to the Scandinavian and European audience by edifying and developing the Finnish and the international cinematic community, which focuses and faces those topics. This objective cannot be achieved without tight, talented and strong films and filmmakers.

https://www.facebook.com/Sciffinternationalfilmfestival/

The Selection Committee carefully assesses each film and screenplay submission and then reaches a final consensus based on a set of internal criteria. The main factors they look for are excellence in topic, technique, and originality. Films of any genre are accepted for submission. Awards Are:
Nordic Aurora Award for Best Feature Film.

Nordic Aurora Award for Best Short Film.

Nordic Aurora Award for Best Documentary Film.

Nordic Aurora Award for Best Animated Film.
Honorable Mention:
– Best Actor
– Best Actress
– Best Director

Nordic Aurora as an award of recognition

All winners how are interesting to receive the Trophy have to pay the management and delivery costs.

Trophies can be shipped to the winners by the cheapest post methods — the responsibility of the delivering limited to the sending process. We are not responsible for losing, damages accused by the delivery companies. The participant is responsible for arranging shipment.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

SCIFF FEATURE FILMS

By SCIFF standards any film that is 50 minutes and over in length is considered a feature film. All movies must carry English Subtitles. All films which are selected/nominated for the Festival will be informed by emails & listed on our websites. Feature Films can bring any subject respecting humanity issues and cultures topics. The SCIFF carries on this tradition and makes way for new developments in feature films by selecting original, unique features to screen at the festival.
SCIFF DOCUMENTARY FILMS

The Scandinavian International Film Festival is dedicated to screening documentary films on a variety of subjects. Human Rights issues, life stories, environmental topics, a unique, spiritual and unordinary theme will be on focus this year.
SCIFF SHORT FILMS

Any film that is 1 minute to 49 min 59 sec in length is considered a short film. We are focusing on filmmakers how are trying to introduce unique and new ideas and movies. The Film Festival will pay particular attention to this category to give this special film category the attention it deserves.
SCIFF ANIMATED FILMS

Over the last two centuries, animation film technology has advanced from flip books to 3D animation and CGI. When selecting animated films for competition, the SCIFF will pay particular attention to topic and quality. The filmmakers are committed to screening the selected films.

The festival can use all the material that is submitted to the festival including the posters and trillers without any permission.

The festival owns unlimited screening rights for the selected films. No screening fees will be paid. The festival owns the rights, not screen all the selected films. The festival holds the right to screen all selected movie in the festival sub-events.

The Nordic Aurora- trophy is available to be sent to the winners all around the world. However, the receiver is responsible for any damage or loss of the sent trophy. Notice that the shipping cost should be paid and arranged by the winner. Notice the festival have the rights to change or update the shape and the material of the Trophies.

IMPORTANT!
Your film should be able to download by 3.8.2020!!
PLEASE make the access to the download link as soon as possible (The film and the promo). All selected movies have to be downloaded. The films that have not made the access available for downloading it will be withdrawn from the program.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

SCIFF FEATURE FILMS (Films over 50 min)
Early Bird (15th January, 2021) €25
Regular (6th April, 2021) €30
Late (31st May, 2021) €40

By SCIFF standards any film that is 50 minutes and over in length is considered a feature film. All films must carry English Subtitles. All films which are selected / nominated for the Festival will be informed by emails & listed on our websites. Feature Films can carry any subject respecting humanity issues and cultures topics. The SCIFF carries on this tradition and makes way for new developments in feature films by selecting original, unique features to screen at the festival.

SCIFF SHORT FILMS (Short, Films under 50 min)
Early Bird (15th January, 2021) €1,853
Regular (6th April, 2021) €20
Late (31st May, 2021) €25

Any film that is 1 minute to 49 min 59 sec in length is considered a short film. We are focusing on filmmakers how are trying to introduce unique and new ideas and films. The Film Festival will pay special attention to this category in order to give this special film category the attention it deserves.

SCIFF DOCUMENTARY FILMS (Long, Films over 50 min)
Early Bird (15th January, 2021) €25
Regular (6th April, 2021) €30
Late (31st May, 2021) €35

The Scandinavian International Film Festival is dedicated to screening documentary films on a variety of subjects. Human Rights issues, life stories, environmental topics, unique, spiritual and unordinary topic will be on focus this year.

SCIFF DOCUMENTARY FILMS (Short, Films under 50 min)
Early Bird (15th January, 2021) €15
Regular (6th April, 2021) €20
Late (31st May, 2021) €30

The Scandinavian International Film Festival is dedicated to screening documentary films on a variety of subjects. Human Rights issues, life stories, environmental topics, unique, spiritual and unordinary topic will be on focus this year.

SCIFF ANIMATED FILMS
Early Bird (15th January, 2021) €1,390
Regular (6th April, 2021) €2,317
Late (31st May, 2021) €2,317

Over the last two centuries, animation film technology has advanced from flip books to 3D animation and CGI. When selecting animated films for competition, the SCIFF will pay special attention to topic and quality.

SCIFF EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
Early Bird (15th January, 2021) €1,390
Regular (6th April, 2021) €2,317
Late (31st May, 2021) €2,317

SCIFF Experimental film is a mode of film making that evaluates the cinematic typical concepts and explores non-narrative forms and alternatives to traditional film making methods.

The Environmental Films
Early Bird (15th January, 2021) €927
Regular (6th April, 2021) €927
Late (31st May, 2021) €927

This category is dedicated to environmentally themed films. This year we are going to pay special attention to the environmental issues. We do appreciate films about sustainability, green energy power solution and also films about the consequences of global warming and pollution.

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