Drama International Short Film Festival is Greece's leading
short film
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festival
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, and the annual meeting place for filmmakers and industry professionals. Based in
Drama, Greece
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the festival runs a six-day schedule in September and its main venues are
Municipal Conservatory
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and
Olympia Cinema
The name Olympia may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
* ''Olympia'' (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlet ...
.
The festival is the leading Greek and South-Eastern European gateway to the world’s most prestigious short film awards, and nominated filmmakers qualify for the
European Film Awards
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.
The festival presents an annual International Competition showing the best new films from Greece and around the world, as well as parallel events including interviews, book presentations, panels and networking for filmmakers and professionals. Drama International Short Film Festival has collaborated with
Syn Festival Edinburgh
Syn Festival Edinburgh is a cultural festival in Edinburgh. Its organisation involves individuals from Southern Europe.
History and aims
Syn Festival first ran in 2014. It is a multi-arts-festival: it comprises musical, cinema, theatre and vis ...
.
History
The Short Film Festival in Drama was first held in 1978,
Festival's History
Drama International Film Festival Website on the initiative of the Drama Film Club. The response of filmmakers, as well as the public, was enthusiastic from the very beginning. A few years later, the Festival was adopted by the Municipality of Drama and then, in the mid-eighties, by the Greek State.
In 1995 the Festival became International.
Now
Over 2,000 films are submitted each year, and the curatorial group selects around 50-60 to screen in competition during the festival. The final selection is approved by the Festival Direction. Short film juries of international film and media professionals select the award-winning films, with awards given at the Awards Ceremony.
References
External links
Drama Short Film Festival Website
Drama International Short Film Festival at IMDB
Film festivals in Greece
Short film festivals
Drama, Greece
Autumn events in Greece
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