Greek Short Films Competition section

- The Greek Short Films Competition section permits the participation of any short film by a Greek and/or Cypriot director/producer that has completed production from September until the summer of each edition of the Festival. Max duration 40min.
- Screening exclusivity or Greek premiere of the film are not required for participation in the Competition section.
- In case the film is selected for the Competition section, there must be the ability to submit it in DCP.
- Directors and producers from Greece and Cyprus who wish to participate must submit their film exclusively through the web platform affiliated to the Festival.
- The films that will be selected by the programming team will be screened during the Festival, while a special jury will attribute the awards: Best Film (Golden and Silver Athena), Direction, Screenplay, Male and Female Performance.
- The submission deadline for the Greek Short Films Competition section for the 28th Athens International Film Festival is the 3rd of July 2022. Only the films that are submitted through the FilmFreeway platform will be accepted.

Greek Documentaries

- The call for Greek Documentaries refers to any feature length documentary film by a Greek and/or Cypriot director/producer, that has completed production from September until the summer of each edition of the Festival. Min duration is 60 min.
- National (Greek) Premiere is required
- In case the film is selected for the Competition section, there must be the ability to submit it in DCP.
- Directors and producers from Greece and Cyprus who wish to participate must submit their film exclusively through the web platform affiliated to the Festival.
- The submission deadline for Greek Docs for the 28th Athens International Film Festival is the 29th of July 2022. Only the films that are submitted through the FilmFreeway platform will be accepted.
- Submitted films are also eligible for the International Documentary Competition of the festival.