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5th Slemani International Film Festival (5)

Deadlines

23 Mar 2025
Call for entries

23 May 2025
Final deadline

27
days

10 Sep 2025
Notification date

01 Oct 2025
07 Oct 2025

Address

Iraq, KRG, Sulaymaniyah, Shorsh, 46001, Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Festival description

Short film festival >3' 25'<

Feature film festival >45' 200'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Does NOT have submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2023

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >3' 25'<

Feature Films >45' 200'<

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 5)

Festival start: 01 October 2025 Festival end: 07 October 2025

The Fifth Slemani International Film Festival will take place this October, bringing together renowned filmmakers from both national and international stages. This year's festival will feature seven competition sections, with a total of 19 awards to be presented. The festival's theme will focus on the Kurdish language and mother tongue, highlighting linguistic and cultural identity through cinema.

Prizes and qualifications

National Feature Film Awards:

Best Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best DOP
Best Leading Actor
Best Leading Actress
Jury Award

International Feature Film Awards

Best Film
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best DOP
Best Leading Actor
Best Leading Actress
Jury Award

National Short Film Awards
Best Film

International Short Film Awards
Best Film

National Documentary Film Awards
Best Film

International Documentary Film Awards
Best Film

Youth National Film Awards
Best Film

Rules

All national and international films must have English subtitles.

For national films, only those produced from 2023 onwards will be accepted, while for international films, only those produced from 2024 onwards will be eligible.

International & National Short Films

Short Films >3' 25'<

No Fee

Submissions deadline
23 May 25

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International & National Feature Films

Short and Feature Films >45' 200'<

No Fee

Submissions deadline
23 May 25

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International & National Documentary Films

Short Films >10' 45'<

No Fee

Submissions deadline
23 May 25

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