International Short Film Festival with a quarterly Official Selection and Live Screenings every summer, autumn, winter and spring
Four times a year we organize a celebration of the short cinema among the Ural Mountains — live screenings of the season's winning films in cinemas and on television for all to see.
And once a year, we welcome the creators of the Season's winning films, who compete for the Annual Awards and the Grand Prix, including $1,000.
The Annual Award Ceremony takes place in August on the border of Europe and Asia, in the 300-year-old city of Nizhny Tagil called the "Russian Manchester" in the middle of the Ural Mountains.
CONTEST
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You can submit your film in several main categories. Each application must be accompanied by a separate completed entry form and the submission fee per entry. Films entered in multiple categories may win multiple awards.
BONUS
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A film submitted in the main categories is automatically considered for all Technical and Performances Categories as well. With no extra cost!
CHARGE
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We work hard to keep our submission fee as low as possible. The entry fee depends on the time of application — deadline.
Fiction short
1–40 min
Narrative
Any genre
Any genre
Documentary short
1–40 min
Documentary film
Docudrama, docufiction
1–40 min
Documentary drama. Hybrid of documentary and drama (fiction), reenactment of actual historical events
Animated short
1–40 min
Animation (including Stop-Motion and Time-lapse, Ai)
Experimental short
1–40 min
Non-Narrative
One Person Film
1–40 min
Films in which the same person performs at least four of the five main roles in the production process: director, writer, cinematographer, editor, producer.
Student short
1–40 min
Short film made by student(s)
Any genre
Any genre
Debut Short
1–40 min
Director's first made film. Any genre
Micro Film
30–180 sec
Any genre
Up to 180 sec
Up to 180 sec
Music Video
1–40 min
Dance, Musical or Fashion Films
New Media
1–40 min
Made with Smartphone and/or Drone
Vertical format. Web series. Ai-film.
Vertical format. Web series. Ai-film.
Best Director
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Best Screenplay
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Best Leading actor
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Best Leading Actress
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Best Supporting Actor
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best Cinematography
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Best Editing
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early deadline
$20
Up to and including the 25th of the first month of the season.
regular deadline
$25
Up to and including the 25th of the second month of the season.
late deadline
$30
Up to and including the 25th of the third month of the season.
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Ural Shorts
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March 1 — May 25, 2026
Winners of the Season will be announced on June 25, 2026
spring
Submit your film for Ural Shorts Spring 2026
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