International Digital Media Competition and Exhibition

The festival is an opportunity for young filmmakers from all over the world to present short innovative cinema, and participate in gala screenings, master classes, conferences, and special tributes.

In its seventh edition, the International Digital Media Competition will present an exhibition of narrative projects created by students from all around the world, on various digital platforms. The International Digital Media Competition will focus on projects in the following categories: Web/VR/AR/MR/Spherical Video (360)/Transmedia Storytelling/VFX based narrative/Interactive Storytelling/Web series/AI based narrative/Video Games/Animated Films.

The festival is managed and produced solely by volunteer film students, who spread their cinematic passion and enrich the festival with a vibrant unique atmosphere for which it is famous. Nowadays, the festival is ranked by CILECT as the largest in its field and one of the world’s top three most important.

Funding Information

• Winner of the competition will be awarded by the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival with a prize of the amount of 5,000 NIS.

Cost Covered

• Students whose projects have been selected will be invited to the festival and hosted by local film students. Accommodation (lodging and one meal a day) will be provided by the festival.

Who can apply?

• Submissions are open only for students studying at a higher education institute.
• The competition only accepts student projects produced in school programs, universities or professional establishments.
• The competition only accepts projects produced in the years 2023-2024.
• The competition accepts digital narrative projects in the following categories: Fiction, Documentary and Experimental.
• The competition allows work-in-progress projects. Please mention this status in the notes while submitting, and send images and/or a trailer that represents the project best.
• Projects submitted in the past cannot be submitted again.

Technical Specification

• Digital projects must be in English or otherwise include English subtitles.
  • Video Game/Interactive Projects – including PC, Console, Mobile, VR (regular and standalone), AR, MR, Web, Visual Novel, or any other interactive project.
    • The project must be optimized for use and display, preferably after QA testing.
    • VR projects should be available for a wide variety of VR headsets. If the project is not supported by OpenXR, please specify the exact hardware and software necessary.
    • Projects should specify any special audio system or hardware requirements such as spatial sound, etc.
    • AR and MR projects involving real objects should specify the objects, measurements, or anything else needed for the exhibition.
  • Film, Spherical Video, and Animation – any film where VFX, animation, or other digital elements serve as a narrative/aesthetic device.
    • Films should be sent in a minimum resolution of FullHD. 4K resolution is recommended.
    • Projects should specify any display/screening specifications necessary.
    • Please specify if the film requires any additional props (for example 3D glasses).
    • If the film is a spherical video, include subtitles on both sides of the sphere.
  • Experimental Exhibits – any digital media exhibit not mentioned in the previous categories.
    • Projects should specify any requirements for displaying and/or interacting with the exhibit.

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