The Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival

The festival addresses young
people, up to 30 years old, interested in creatively expressing their
ideas about the Balkans region through film making. Balkans Beyond
Borders encourages all young people to participate regardless their
social, cultural or religious background.

The films can be
documentaries or fiction, animations, recorded performances and they
must address the subject of the call, having no more than 30 minutes
length. The official language of the competition is English.

More information on how to apply is available on the Balkans Beyond Borders website: www.balkansbeyondborders.eu.

Balkans
beyond Borders (BBB), a non- profit organization, intends to promote
cooperation in the Balkans and encourage  young artists to reflect on
current political and economical issues in their region.

BBB
started as an Initiative in the framework of Southeast Europe and the EU
Leadership and Development Programme (LDP) and is now a non-profit
organization based in Athens with the  purpose of  promote intercultural
dialogue and an innovative way of learning through the art of
film-making and image. Moreover, BBB aims to support young artists from
Balkans and promote their work on both local and European level.

To this aim, the Balkans Beyond Borders Film Festival will travel to a
different Balkan city each year addressing a different subject. The
Festival will be reinforced by a number of supporting activities
throughout the year including, seminars, exhibitions, workshops, other
cultural events, as well as collaborations with local and international
film festivals