Uppsala International Short Film Festival

Uppsala, Sweden, Europe

25 - 31 Oct, 2021

Academy Award ® Qualifying European Film Award Qualifying BAFTA Qualifying

Keywords

short, academy award qualifying, children and youth competition

Category

Short

Genre

Documentary, Animation, Drama

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Uppsala International Short Film Festival

Uppsala, Sweden, Europe

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General Information

founded

1982

edition

39th

organizers

Niclas Due Gillberg

Festival Director

Christoffer Ode

Programme Director

Sigrid Hadenius

Festival Producer

Contact details

Uppsala Short Film Festival

Klostergatan 1

UppsalaSweden 753 21

info@shortfilmfestival.com

+46-18-12 00 25

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About the festival

Uppsala Short Film Festival, which is Sweden’s major short film festival and arena for international short films, has since its beginning in 1982 established itself as one of Europe’s most important short film festivals.

Uppsala Short Film Festival is recognised by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which means that winning the international or national competition at the festival makes a film eligible for a nomination for an Oscar. The festival is also recognised by the European Film Academy and BAFTA. Screening at the festival qualifies Swedish short films for Guldbagge nominations. The 39th Uppsala Short Film Festival takes place 19-25 October 2020.

Taking place in the university city of Uppsala, in the city’s classic cinema district, the Uppsala Short Film Festival is a meeting place for audience and film industry. Buyers, distributors and festival representatives have access to a video library during the festival. The festival offers filmmakers many opportunities to meet their audience, and discussions are held both at the screenings and at special director’s talks.

Mission

Founded in 1982, Uppsala Short Film Festival has since become Sweden’s premier arena for short film and one of the most important short film festivals in Europe. Every year the festival screens more than 300 short films in different sections exploring the diversity and richness of the short film – from new film to retrospective programmes, from fiction film, documentaries and experimental film to animations.

About

Uppsala Short Film Festival, which is Sweden’s major short film festival and arena for international short films, has since its beginning in 1982 established itself as one of Europe’s most important short film festivals.

Uppsala Short Film Festival is recognised by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which means that winning the international or national competition at the festival makes a film eligible for a nomination for an Oscar. The festival is also recognised by the European Film Academy and BAFTA. Screening at the festival qualifies Swedish short films for Guldbagge nominations. The 39th Uppsala Short Film Festival takes place 19-25 October 2020.

Taking place in the university city of Uppsala, in the city’s classic cinema district, the Uppsala Short Film Festival is a meeting place for audience and film industry. Buyers, distributors and festival representatives have access to a video library during the festival. The festival offers filmmakers many opportunities to meet their audience, and discussions are held both at the screenings and at special director’s talks.

Mission

Founded in 1982, Uppsala Short Film Festival has since become Sweden’s premier arena for short film and one of the most important short film festivals in Europe. Every year the festival screens more than 300 short films in different sections exploring the diversity and richness of the short film – from new film to retrospective programmes, from fiction film, documentaries and experimental film to animations.

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Awards & Winners

2019

Early Bird Award (Winner)

Terms and rules

1. The deadline for entry is May 31, 2020. Entries that arrive later than deadline will not be considered.

2. Short films of all genres with a running time of no more than 40 minutes are accepted for consideration.

3. Entries must have production year 2020 or 2019.

4. A film can be submitted only once, including being submitted as a work in progress.

5. A preview copy of the film must be made available via upload to Shortfilmdepot, no later than deadline. Preview copies with other than English or Swedish dialogue/commentary must come with embedded subtitles in English, or they will not be considered.

6. Entry must be made via the online submission platform Shortfilmdepot at www.shortfilmdepot.com. Entry of a film is binding and implies acceptance of these regulations.

7. The entry fee for the International Competition fluctuates according to the following. These fees do not include stamp submission fee charged by Shortfilmdepot. Early bird fee (February): 9 euros Regular fee (March, April): 11 euros Late fee (May): 14 euros

8. All entries for the International Competition may be considered for the Children’s Film Competition.

9. All preview copies and submitted entry information may be available for viewing in a video library by individual accredited guests.

10. All preview copies may be stored in the festival archive and used for research purposes. 11. Decisions regarding the selection of films will be reached by September 15, at which time a full list of the selected films will be published on the website.

12. The festival office do not have the possibility to answer questions about status of entries or progress of selection.

13. In case of selection, the festival reserves the right to use stills and excerpts from the films for promotional purposes, not exceeding 10 % of the running time, or a maximum of 3 minutes.

14. Entrants are not entitled to claim screening or rental fees for the screenings of their films in competition.

15. Eligible format for screening copies of selected films to be screened during the festival is MP4 file. We prefer the files in h264 codec. It's important that the bitrate does not exceed 150 Mbit/s.

16. Screening copies with language/commentary other than English should have English subtitles. The subtitles must be embedded in the screening file. Separate .srt files are not permitted.

17. Screening copies of selected films must arrive at the festival office in Uppsala no later than October 9.

18. The awards for the International Competition are the following. The festival is recognised by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, BAFTA and The European Film Academy. All awards are subject to change without prior notice. – The Uppsala Grand Prix ( Uppsala Film Jackdaw and an award sum T.B.A.) The award goes to the director of the best film in the International Competition. The festival is recognised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the winner of the Uppsala Grand Prix may qualify for the short films' Oscar®. – The Uppsala Award in Memory of Ingmar Bergman, awarded by the Cultural Affairs Board in Uppsala (award sum T.B.A.) The award goes to a young and promising director who pushes the boundaries of film art. – The Uppsala Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards. – The Audience Award.

19. The jury for the International Competition is appointed by the Uppsala International Short Film Festival and is comprised of representatives from various fields of Swedish and international film industry.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

International Competition
Early Bird (28th February, 2021) €9
Regular (30th April, 2021) €11
Late (31st May, 2021) €14
Runtime 0 - 40 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas The, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo The Democratic Republic Of The, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia (Hrvatska), Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji Islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia The, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey and Alderney, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard and McDonald Islands, Vatican City State (Holy See), Honduras, Hong Kong S.A.R., Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Man (Isle of), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau S.A.R., Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territory Occupied, Panama, Papua new Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint-Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Wallis And Futuna Islands, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Korea North, South Sudan, Kosovo
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Open to films from all over the world, with the exception of those with Sweden as their production country, with a maximum duration of 40 minutes and production year 2021 or 2020.

National Competition
Early Bird (28th February, 2021) €0
Regular (30th April, 2021) €0
Late (31st May, 2021) €0
Runtime 0 - 40 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Sweden
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Open to films with Sweden as their production country, with a maximum duration of 40 minutes and production year 2021 or 2020.

Children's Film Competition
Early Bird (28th February, 2021) €5
Regular (30th April, 2021) €5
Late (31st May, 2021) €5
Runtime 0 - 40 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Open to films from all over the world, including Sweden, with a maximum duration of 40 minutes and production year 2021 or 2020, suitable and relevant for one or more of the age groups 4-6 yrs; 7-8 yrs; 9-10 yrs; 11-12 yrs; 13-14 yrs.

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