Following the success of 2019 and 2020, in 2021 IFI continued to collaborate with Prenez du Relief Association; Courant 3D Angoulême Short Film Festival (France); Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation; French institute in Vietnam; RMIT university to hold the 3rd Digital Vertical-Screen Short-Film Contest with the theme “Future”.

TOPIC

The topic of the contest in 2021 is Future.

ORGANIZERS

• International Francophone Institute – Vietnam National University
• Association « Prenez du Relief »
• Angouleme 3D Film Festival
• French Institute in Vietnam
• Wallonie-Bruxelles delegation in Vietnam
• RMIT University

ELIGIBILITY

The contest is open to all individuals (including Vietnamese and foreigners) living in Vietnam, provided foreigners hold a visa or other legal documents valid until 31st December 2021

REQUIREMENTS

Each film must be shot with a smartphone, in a vertical frame, with a duration not exceeding 08 minutes, including the introduction, the movie title, and the information at the end of the film

• No genre or language restrictions (English subtitles are required)
• The contest films must not be officially released, nor receive any official award at any contests before
• All movies must be shot in MP4 format (H264), HD 720P minimum; 25fps and 1.5Mbps bitrate
• For more information of 2019's and 2020’s winner
• Products of 2019's and 2020’s winner

TERMS & GENERAL CONDITIONS

Participants will be held responsible for the image and audio copyright (should they use any 3rd party images / music, the owner's written permission is required)

• If the film is a group product, a commitment to agree on participation in the contest will be required from all team members
• The dialogue and images of the film must not violate the existing law or by any means contradict the traditional culture; neither should they promote any prohibited products in accordance with the law of Vietnam
• Each participant may participate only as part of a group. Each individual / group may take part in no more than 3 products
• The Organizing Committee will not be held responsible for any problems related to the copyright of the contest products, should any arise

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

​All products will be judged according to the following criteria: script, director, performance, music, photos.

​Judging process:

• 31st March 2021: 1^st Deadline for submissions
• 31st July 2021: 2^nd Deadline for submissions
• 6th August 2021: Announcing the products of the final round.
• 13th August 2021: Announcing results and awarding prizes.

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HOW TO APPLY

• Participants should send their products with the registration form to the contest to the following email: brain.ifi@gmail.com, before 23h59 on 31st July 2021.
• Entry fee: 500.000 VND/product

​(Apply before 31st March 2021, entry fee: 200.000 VND/product)