Awards and Prizes
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Short films are often debuts, first experiences in the industry — film- or video production. Sometimes even sketches. But these shorts show real pain, real passion, ambition and courage of the authors who are ready to conquer the world.
We believe that there are no barriers to the shorts — neither genre nor geographical. And talented authors should meet with like-minded people and gain public recognition.
A great place for such a powerful energy exchange is the Urals. The border between Europe and Asia.
Maybe you’ve heard that the local mountains have a magnetic effect?
The Urals has been attracting ambitious, creative and self-sufficient people for centuries.
Those for whom mountains are not an obstacle.
Those who create, no matter what.
The Urals has been attracting ambitious, creative and self-sufficient people for centuries.
Those for whom mountains are not an obstacle.
Those who create, no matter what.
SELECTION AND PRIZES
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Every Season the selection committee consisted of cinema and media experts watches privately the submitted short films, evaluates them and chooses the Official Selections. Shortlist will be published on the festival's website and on our social media accounts.
All selected films receive the Official Selection laurels and enter the competition for the Season Awards.
All selected films receive the Official Selection laurels and enter the competition for the Season Awards.
Awards of the Season
Within two weeks after the Official Selection list is published the jury announces the Season Winners. They receive the Winner laurels, the Certificate of Achievement (digital format) ready for printing, and get the opportunity to be screened in a cinema theatre and/or on TV.
The selected films which do not get an award, will not be screened, unless the festival management has made a different decision.
The selected films which do not get an award, will not be screened, unless the festival management has made a different decision.
The Season Winners compete against each other to be crowned the Winner of the Year in their respective category and to receive the Grand Prix.
The Winners of the Year receive the Ural Shorts Trophy as well as a winner's certificate. The Grand Prix winner receives a trophy, certificate, and a cash prize amounting to 100,000 rubles. Special prizes and certificates can also be awarded.
The Winners of the Year receive the Ural Shorts Trophy as well as a winner's certificate. The Grand Prix winner receives a trophy, certificate, and a cash prize amounting to 100,000 rubles. Special prizes and certificates can also be awarded.
Awards of the Year
CEREMONY
ANNUAL AWARD EVENT AND COMPETITION
Annual Award Event consists of a cultural and educational program, the annual awards ceremony, screenings, TV interviews, workshops, and other activities.
The Ural Shorts Annual Event takes place in August or September in the 300-year-old city of Nizhny Tagil, on the border of Europe and Asia, which is called the "Russian Manchester" in the middle of the Ural Mountains.
