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For independent and auteur films up to 30 minutes long. Genre is free. The main thing is the capacity of the statement and the originality of the form.

The following categories are included:
• Best Director of a Short Film
• Best Producer
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Sound Design

Each work participating in this nomination can apply for awards in all these categories.

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A category for feature films 60 minutes or longer. The strength of the script, directorial vision, acting, and overall artistic integrity are evaluated.

The categories include:
• Best Director of a Feature Film
• Best Producer
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing
• Best Sound Design

Each entry in this category is eligible to win awards in all of these categories.

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Conditions of participation in the Berlin Awards Film Festival

Please, read the rules and terms before submitting your application, you can ask any questions you are interested in: support@baff.site

By submitting your work for consideration by the Berlin Awards Film Festival, you confirm that you have read and fully understood these Terms and Conditions of Participation and voluntarily agree to be bound by all provisions set out below. This consent constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and the festival organisers.

• Works submitted to the festival must be fully completed at the time of submission. You may submit either the final commercial version of the project or the director's cut (if any) - at your discretion.
• All materials must be submitted as a direct link to the video (e.g. Vimeo, YouTube). Please ensure that the link is active and the password (if any) works at the time of submission. Works with broken or expired links may be rejected without consideration.

• All works submitted in a language other than English must be accompanied by embedded or separate English subtitles. Works without English translation will not be accepted for consideration.

• All paid registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable to third parties, regardless of selection or participation results. This applies to all categories and stages of application.

• The festival reserves the right to use elements of your materials (including trailers, fragments, posters, synopses and images) to promote the event in any media formats, including social networks, the website, press releases and partner resources.
• Such materials may be used both before and after the festival, exclusively for non-commercial, informational and advertising purposes.

• By submitting your work, you confirm that you have all necessary rights to the film, script and related materials.
• The participant is fully responsible for compliance with copyright and related rights, as well as for resolving all legal claims related to the submitted work.
• The festival organizers are not responsible for disputes arising from violations of third party rights. All such conflicts are resolved exclusively between the relevant parties.

• The dates, format and program of the festival may be changed, postponed or cancelled by decision of the organizing committee. Participants will be provided with relevant information within a reasonable time.
• The organizing committee reserves the right to disqualify any work, the content of which is considered offensive, violating the law, ethical standards or the goals of the festival.
• It is understood that not all submitted works will be selected for participation in the competitive or non-competitive program. The selection is made by independent jury members at their professional discretion and cannot be appealed.

1. The evaluation of the submitted works is carried out by an independent jury consisting of professionals in the field of cinematography, screenwriting and related disciplines.
2. The jury members are appointed by the festival organizing committee and undertake to maintain objectivity, confidentiality and professionalism in the evaluation process.
3. The jury's decisions are final and are not subject to discussion or revision.
4. The jury has the right to disqualify works if it considers their content to be inconsistent with the festival's ethical standards or the law.
5. The organizers reserve the right not to disclose the composition of the jury without the consent of its members.