ABOUT MIIFF is the Festival aimed to a show of really non-simple films from the entire world. Thanks to government support, initiative public youth groups of a cinema show, and alternative spaces, the community of filmmakers and true cinema lovers is forms itself and becomes stronger. Special panel events are occurring in the framework of the Project, as the master-shows and popular education initiatives. Our Festival was founded in 2013 as an independent ground for cinema-shows of students and graduates of higher Moscow schools works, for experience sharing, and the ground for search of new useful contacts. Now the Festival is passed for international level and takes jobs of participants from the entire world. The Festival of popular, genre cinema, which not necessarily claims high artistry, but seeks to carry out important function of cinema to entertain spectators. The date of holding on is September 10–11, 2016. AWARDS & PRIZES Shorts Films: The Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Documentary Short Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Animated Short Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Indie Short Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Travels Short Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Short Nature Film Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Sci-Fi Short Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Fantasy Short Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Short Films About Culture and Human Rights Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Short Student Film Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Short Experimental Film Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Full-length Movies Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Documentary Films Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Animation Films Best of Show Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion Experimental Film Best Camera Work Best Actor’s Work Best Director’s Work Additional nominations in the discretion THE RULES OF PARTICIPATION Moscow International Independent Films Festival is represented on the ground where the young directors perhaps not having profile education, but possessing so necessary life experience and talent, can show their works, meet with spectators, their followers, as well as with potential investors. The Festival of popular, genre cinema, which not necessarily claims high artistry, but seeks to carry out important function of cinema to entertain spectators. One representative of each film dispossessed to the Festival Program has the right of free attendance to all events of the Festival during all the term of its holding. Participation in the Festival is without charge. For consideration of the application only an organization fee in the amount of $10 will be charged. Deposition of organization contribution does not anyhow influence on an entry of a film into the Program of the Festival. Means are going on advertising cost recovery, paying of the audit commission work, and other administration expenses. Various master-classes, seminars, discussions with a possibility of full-length films’ being shown outside contest, and other cultural events which are an integral part of the Program and events of the Festival are taking place in the framework of the Film Festival. The Festival can use extracts from participants’ films for promotion of the Festival in the mass media and the Internet. The Festival has the right to show a film in a course of the subsequent year after the Festival in the framework of commercial shows and outreach programs of the Festival, inter alia, broadcast on television and the Internet networks as well. The Festival guarantees confidentiality to authors of films, which submitted entries, as well as requests for the non-dissemination in the Internet network films, which were sent in entries. Sending an electronic request for participation in the Festival, you confirm that materials aren’t violating anyone author’s rights, you are a plenipotentiary of a film right-holder, all the requirements necessary for a film show are fulfilled by you and the foregoing full rules of the Festival are agreed with. Organizers of the Festival have the right for a non-commercial show of everyone’s films of all programmes, as well as the placement on the official website after the end of the Festival with consent of their owners. The copyrights completely belong to film directors (authors, producers) in accordance with international copyright norms. All expenditures related to the transfer of documents and copies for the festival should be beared by the applicant. The copies of films sent to the Festival are not given back nor criticized. The data storage medium with films sent for participation in the International Contest are to be remained in the archive of the Festival. Language (Subtitle Policy) For Submission purposes your film may be in any language. However, if not in English the film must have English subtitles. The organizers of the Festival have the right to make changes into rules without a notice of the Festival participants.