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Welcome everyone to the 2nd Tbilisi Short Film Internet Festival “Diogenes 2021”!

The time for awarding the sign OFFICIAL SELECTION is approaching!

More than one thousand (1006) directors and authors expressed their desire to participate in our festival.

They presented 1132 films of various genres and duration.
Unfortunately, not all films (often despite their high level of performance) will pass the qualifying stage.

About 80 works will be selected to participate in the main competition. Thus, our team will have to solve the most difficult task – to choose just one of every 14-15 worthy films presented at the festival!!!
The best among them will be determined by a competent, international jury.

Also, a group will be formed within the festival, which will determine the winners of the special incentive prize and diploma – “Serenade”. This prize is established to celebrate the contribution of the Khotivari family of cinematographers to Georgian and world cinema and to honor their great work.

The final results of the festival will be announced during the closing ceremony, which will take place on December 12-15 (the exact date will be announced later).

The prize-giving ceremony will be broadcasted live via the Internet.
The winner of the Audience Sympathy Award will be influenced by each active spectator who participates in the work of our festival via the Internet: everyone who visits our official site, or registers on the Facebook page, will see the selected films without any problems, and then they can evaluate their impression.

Several educational lectures will be organized within the festival to popularize the short national film.

Our festival is slowly entering the hot phase of work!

Guests of Tamta Kvaratskhelia on “Morning Palette” are Soso Mchedlishvili and Koba Tskhakaia.

1TV Georgian Radio:

The 2nd Tbilisi International Short Film Festival “Diogenes 2021” will be traditionally held online.

Up to 1000 applications have been submitted from more than 90 countries to participate in the festival.

It is planned to hold several educational workshops, which will help popularize Georgian cinematography all over the world.

Watch here:

Eldar Shengelaya, classic of Georgian cinema; Author of great films on which generations have grown up; Honourable Chairman of the jury of our international Internet film festival of short films “Diogenes2020».The plot is focussed on the shooting of his new film!!!

Soso Mchedlishvili on the First TV Channel program “New Day”

Tbilisi 2^nd International Short Film Internet Festival “Diogenes 2021”

This year’s festival slogan is: “The long word is briefly pronounced”At this stage, more than 300 applications have been received for participation in the festival competition (fiction, documentary, video art / animation, experimental) from 30 seconds to 15.00 minutes.Visit our website www. diogenesfest.com, register and send us your film to participate in the competition. Below is a map showing the countries from which applications have been submitted for the Diogenes 2021 competition.

Tbilisi short films 2^th international internet festival “Diogenes 2021”
The slogan of this year’s festival “Long word is said briefly“.

Conditions:

1. Those interested in participation in the festival shall be registered for the official website of the festival and must fill the application form.
2. The duration of the film should be between 30 seconds and 15 minutes.
3. The film must be accompanied by subtitles in English – to ensure that the text of the author / dictator or the dialogues of the heroes are understandable for international jury representatives.
4. The following information should be accompanied by the following information:

• 2 photos of the author(s),
• 2 photos of the author(s),
• 2 photos (1200 dpi resolution),
• contact details,
• country and
• 3 photocades in the Competitive Film (1200 DPI Resolution).

1. The theme is free, but there are some restrictions (not violence, not terrorism, not separatism, not religious and ethnic intolerance).
2. One author will present no more than two movies.
3. All genres are acceptable except for boring.
4. The image should appear and the voice should be heard.
5. Diogenes2021 Due to the online format, the authors must provide the film link and passwords from the official internet platforms of the festival
6. The film should be shot in 2020 -2021.

Tbilisi short films 2^th international internet festival “Diogene 2021“.

City Hall of Tbilisi Municipality, Georgian Chamber of Culture, Georgian Film Academy and Media-Company “Diogene 2020” are organizing the 2th International Internet Festival of Short Films “Diogene 2021” which will be held traditionally online.The slogan of this year’s festival “Long word is said briefly“.