SUBMISSION POLICY
1. General information
Feature films, short films (with no restrictions on genre or technical aspects but max. 60 minutes long), music videos and documentaries completed after 1 January 2023 can be submitted to the festival. There is no restriction on the length and number of the films submitted, and one filmmaker or filmmaking community can submit more than one film.
As for films selected for the competition program, in case the film was not submitted by the cinematographer, we will later ask for his/her declaration of consent. The festival awards go to the cinematographers in each and every category.
2. Deadlines
Application deadline: 15 January 2026, midnight (PT)
The competition programme will be published on the 3rd of February 2026.
Date and venue of the festival: 13-17 May 2026, Belvárosi Cinema, Szeged, Hungary
3. Film submission, application form
Submission and payment of the registration fee is available via the FilmFreeway page of Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival.
E-mail address of the festival: zsigmondvilmosfeszt [at] gmail.com (zsigmondvilmosfeszt[at]gmail[dot]com)
4. Information on film copies and screening
The festival pays no rental or screening fees.
Applicants whose films are selected to take part in the competition programme have to submit their films in DCP format with English subtitles. These DCPs have to be available until the end of the festival.
The festival reserves the right to publish a maximum 2-minute long part of the submitted films on its website for promotional and educational (non-commercial) purposes. Belvárosi Cinema may screen the award-winning films on two further occasions after the festival.