BLUE SEA FILM FESTIVAL 2023

Rauma - Finland

From August 17, 2023 to August 20, 2023

BLUE SEA FILM FESTIVAL PL 274 26101 RAUMA FINLAND

+358 44 584 3009 / +358 44 584 3009 tarmo.hotanen@gmail.com http://www.blueseafilmfestival.net

AMATEUR FILMMAKERS

Open for amateur film-makers

Opening submissions: January 20, 2023
Earlybird deadline: March 31, 2023 5 EUR
Final deadline: May 31, 2023 7 EUR
Notification of results: August 5, 2023

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: January 1, 2022
2) Maximum duration: max. 30 min.
3) Country of production: For filmmakers in the Baltic Sea countries only: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden + Iceland.
4) Screening format: Digital File (MP4 preferred)
5) Accepted genres: fiction, animated, documentary, experimental
6) Subtitles: English subtitles or a synopsis of the film in English is required.

PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKERS

Open for professional filmmakers

Opening submissions: January 20, 2023
Earlybird deadline: March 31, 2023 7 EUR
Final deadline: May 31, 2023 10 EUR
Notification of results: August 5, 2023

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: January 1, 2022
2) Maximum duration: max. 30 min.
3) Country of production: For filmmakers of the Baltic Sea countries only: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden + Iceland.
4) Screening format: Screening format: Digital File (MP4 preferred)
5) Accepted genres: fiction, animated, documentary, experimental
6) Subtitles: English subtitles or a synopsis of the film in English is required.

FILM STUDENTS

Open for students of film schools or media schools (please tell the name of the school)

Opening submissions: January 20, 2023
Earlybird deadline: March 31, 2023 5 EUR
Final deadline: May 31, 2023 7 EUR
Notification of results: August 5, 2023

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: January 1, 2022
2) Maximum duration: max. 30 min.
3) Country of production: For filmmakers of the Baltic Sea countries only: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden + Iceland.
4) Screening format: Screening format: Digital File (MP4 preferred)
5) Accepted genres: fiction, animated, documentary, experimental
6) Subtitles: English subtitles or a synopsis of the film in English is required.