SILVER FRAME FILM FESTIVAL
SUBMISSIONS &
PROGRAMME RULES
Silver Frame Film Festival is an invitation-based, curatorially driven and educational festival.
Each programme follows its own selection model. Please review the conditions below before submitting, recommending or proposing a film to the Festival.
International Short Film Competition
The annual Open Call opens on 1 December.
Complete eligibility requirements, submission deadlines and technical regulations are published on the Festival's official website when the Open Call is launched.
In addition to films received through the Open Call, the programme may be developed through festival scouting, direct invitations and recommendations from the Festival's Honourable Selectors.
International Green Short Film Competition
The annual Open Call opens on 1 December.
The programme is developed in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Bosnia and Herzegovina and is dedicated to films addressing climate, ecology, sustainability and the relationship between people and the natural world.
Complete eligibility requirements, submission deadlines and technical regulations are published with the annual Open Call.
Regional Student Short Film Competition
Individual submissions are not accepted.
The Regional Student Short Film Competition is developed in collaboration with invited film academies across the former Yugoslavia.
Participating academies are invited by the Festival to nominate selected student works for consideration.
Films submitted independently by students, filmmakers, producers or third parties are not eligible for this section.
Feature Films & Special Screenings
Feature films are programmed primarily by Festival invitation and through institutional partnerships.
Due to the Festival's scale, limited screening capacity and production resources, unsolicited feature film submissions are generally not considered.
Feature films and special screenings are developed through collaborations with recognised film festivals, cultural institutions, embassies, cultural institutes, cinematheques, film archives, distributors and professional film organisations.
A feature film proposal may be considered when it is supported by a recognised cultural or film institution that is willing to collaborate with the Festival in developing and realising the screening.
Programme Partnerships
Silver Frame welcomes meaningful programming collaborations with established cultural and film institutions.
Partnership proposals may involve feature films, special screenings, curated programmes, educational activities, guest filmmakers, masterclasses or other activities connected to the Festival's artistic and educational mission.
General Programme Rules
Submission, recommendation or proposal of a film does not guarantee selection or screening.
The Festival reserves full curatorial independence over all programming decisions.
Only selected films and projects will be contacted by the Festival.
Due to the number of proposals received, the Festival cannot provide individual feedback, reviews or selection explanations.
Films must be available with English subtitles when the original language is not English.
Final technical materials, screening copies, subtitle files and promotional materials are requested only after official selection.
The Festival may decline a film or partnership proposal when it does not correspond to its artistic programme, educational mission, production capacity or institutional model.
Programming Enquiries
FILM & PROGRAMME ENQUIRIES
For programming questions, institutional collaborations and eligible film proposals, please contact:
Please review the relevant programme conditions above before contacting the Festival.
