Film Festival on Immigration, Deadline: 15 December 2016

Film Festival on Immigration, Deadline: 15 December 2016

Open to: international filmmakers, video artists and activists from all around the world

Venue: 15 – 20 June 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Description

The Festival of Migrant Film, organized by non-governmental organization the Slovenian Philanthropy, is accepting entries with the purpose to commemorate the World Refugee Day (20th June) and to raise awareness of local audience about matters and issues related to migration, asylum and intercultural dialogue. FMF 2017 will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 15th to 20th June 2017.

These tales, told through films, and the insight, provided by the invited guest speakers, do not only highlight the struggles and the hardships that migrants face in their quest to find and fully settle in their new home. They remind us, that the intercultural transfer of knowledge and the vivid circulation of creative energies bring some of the fundamental impulses to the social development in the contemporary world. The multicultural environments represent the testing grounds for the exploration of relations between different traditions and for the search for new forms of coexistence. For this reason, the vision of the festival remains a bright one! Its purpose doesn’t lie (only) in providing relevant information; it strives to promote understanding and acceptance of diversity and, therefore, contribute to fostering of a tolerant, inclusive and equitable society.

The festival will accept both documentary and feature films that highlight diverse topics related to immigration, asylum/refugees and integration of migrants into multicultural societies. Films may be in any language, but if the language of the film is not Slovene or English, it must include subtitles.

Eligibility

International filmmakers, video artists and activists are invited to submit their films and video works of any genre, length or year of production for consideration to the Festival programming team.

How to apply?

If you would like to submit your film/video work, you can do so by using the online application system.

For more information please visit the official website.