Open Call for FeKK – Ljubljana Short Film festival

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FeKK – Ljubljana Short Film Festival will once again feature a Balkan-wide competition programme, presenting a selection of films from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia in addition to the Slovenian competition programme. The film production of the above-mentioned countries is intertwined with similar conditions and semi-past history and has brought exciting new auteur perspectives to the FeKK programme. The festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, so this edition will be enriched with anniversary celebrations in addition to the regular programme. The festival takes place in the second half of August in Ljubljana and offers an unmissable festival atmosphere with an extensive selection of short films from current domestic and foreign productions. We warmly invite you to submit your short films and contribute to this landmark edition of the largest international short film festival in Slovenia.

Along with the two competition programmes, the festival includes curated retrospectives, thematic and historical programmes, guest festivals, industry events, workshops, panel discussions, masterclasses, live music acts and more. FeKK takes place in the centre of Ljubljana, with venues such as the Cinema of the Slovenian Cinematheque and its open-air cinema in the Metelkova museum district, Kinodvor – City Cinema and other, underground and alternative venues.The festival will take place between August 19 and 24, 2024.

You may submit your short films via the online platform Filmfreeway where you will find detailed instructions.

Submission guidelines

  • Filmmakers and productions from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia can submit their films for the FeKK BAL competition via the festival platform Filmfreeway. 
  • Standard fee is 5 € and late 7 €.
  • Films submitted should be no longer than 30 minutes and must be completed in 2023 or 2024.
  • There are no restrictions on genre, form or theme.
  • Selected films will compete for the FeKK BAL award, the Film Critics Jury Prize and – together with the films in the FeKK SLO competition programme – for the Festival Grand Prix!
  • FeKK BAL Award comes with a 500 € money prize and and 2000 € worth of VFX services by Aerodrom studio.
  • The FeKK Grand Prix with a 1000 € money prize.
  • The winning films are selected by an international jury, a jury of film critics and a young jury of the Critics’ Workshop.

Regular submission deadline 1 May 2024. 

Late submission deadline 1 June 2024.