Submission of films for the 14th Baku International Short Film Festival (BISFF), which will be held in Baku on November 10-15 this year, has begun.

Acceptance of films for the festivalon will last until 31 August, 2023.

In order to submit a film to the  Festival you need to register on the www.filmfreeway.com platform (https://filmfreeway.com/bakuisff).

Presented films must be produced in 2022-2023.

The film should not exceed 30 minutes.

Films sent to the festival will be selected by the Selection Committee and included in the competition. Foreign films included in the festival will compete in the International and Asian sections.

The official program of the film forum will be announced on October 25.

Winners of the competition will be awarded in this nominations:

- Best Film  (Golden Pomegranate and diploma)

- Best Documentary Film (Golden Pomegranate and diploma)

- Best Animated Film (Golden Pomegranate and diploma)

- Best Film Director (special prize and diploma)

- Best Documentary Director (special prize and diploma)

- Best Animation Director (special prize and diploma)

Winners of the "Asian Talents"

Special Jury Prize

Diploma of fhe Young Cinematographers Center of Azerbaijan

Every year, more than 2,000 films from different countries of the world are sent to the Baku International Short Film Festival. Among them, the most interesting ones are selected and included in the program of the festival, and the audience gets a chance to watch the films of directors who try to show events in a different and interesting way.

The Baku International Short Film Festival is also the longest-running festival that brings to our country films that have won awards and success at the Cannes, Venice, Berlin film festivals and Oscars in Azerbaijan.

The Baku IFF reflects the growing interest in short films, which are considered the foundations of cinematograph in our country, the encouragement and support of young cinematographers.