The 4th Greece International Film Festival is coming with screenings of the best films 🎥
The GIFF is a screening festival that will take place in a live audience in Athens.

We are a team of filmmakers, producers and distributors and we have been professionally involved in cinema and theater for over 25 years.
The Best Short, Mid-Length and Feature Film of the Festival will win the Greek Trophy's and will be awarded to the directors at the closing ceremony.

The ultimate goal of the GIFFestival is to make it accessible to everyone.
Greece International Film Festival provides Laurels and Honorable Mentions to the best projects of the participants.

Films - Video Clips - Scripts - Photos

🌿Laurel🌿
The tradition of awarding a laurel wreath to the winner began in the Pythias at Delphi in Greece in, the 6th century BC.
They were organized in honor of the god Apollo, who usually appeared with a laurel wreath in memory of the nymph Daphne who transformed herself into a plant to escape his amorous moods. The plant was named "Daphne".

The International Film Festival of Greece opens its doors to the audience for the forth time to present domestic and international films, video clips and screenplays .

The first edition of the festival took place on 29 and 30 April at Art63 (2023), the second edition on 3d and 4th October at Cine Alimos (2023), the third edition on 27 and 28 January 2024 at Alimos Municipal Theatre "Karolos Koun", and hosted short and feature films from around the world. The festival screened fiction films, documentaries and animations by Greek and foreign directors with free entrance. A significant number of films had their world and European premiere in Greece. Also participating were selected cinematic-themed photographic works exhibited at the Festival on the days of the events.

The Greece International Film Festival aspires to function as a channel of communication between artists, directors, screenwriters and producers of the international and domestic film industry.

A special place in the activities of the GIFF is held by the Competition Department of Greek and International Short and Feature Films, Video Clips, Screenplays, Theatrical Plays, Photography, which supports new works of art to find their way and get to know their audience.

Το Greece International Film Festival άνοιξε για τρίτη φορά τις πόρτες του στο κοινό και παρουσιάσε ταινίες της εγχώριας και παγκόσμιας παραγωγής.
Το φεστιβάλ έλαβε χώρα την 27η και 29η Ιανουαρίου στο Δημοτικό Θέατρο Αλίμου "Κάρολος Κουν", και φιλοξένησε μικρού και μεγάλου μήκους ταινίες απ’ όλο τον κόσμο. Στο φεστιβάλ προβλήθηκαν ταινίες μυθοπλασίας, ντοκιμαντέρ και animation Ελλήνων και ξένων σκηνοθετών με δωρεάν είσοδο. Σημαντικός αριθμός των ταινιών έκαναν την παγκόσμια και ευρωπαϊκή πρεμιέρα τους στη χώρα μας. Επίσης, στο φεστιβάλ συμμετείχαν βίντεο κλιπ, κινηματογραφικά σενάρια, θεατρικά κείμενα και επιλεγμένα έργα φωτογραφίας με θέμα τον κινηματογράφο.

Το Greece International Film Festival φιλοδοξεί να λειτουργήσει ως δίαυλος επικοινωνίας μεταξύ των καλλιτεχνών, των σκηνοθετών, των σεναριογράφων και των παραγωγών της διεθνούς και εγχώριας κινηματογραφικής βιομηχανίας.

Μια ξεχωριστή θέση στις δράσεις του Greece International Film Festival καταλαμβάνει το Διαγωνιστικό Τμήμα Ελληνικών και Διεθνών Ταινιών Μικρού και Μεγάλου Μήκους, Βίντεο Κλιπ, Κινηματογραφικών Σεναρίων, Θεατρικών Κειμένων και Φωτογραφιών, το οποίο υποστηρίζει τα νέα καλλιτεχνήματα ώστε να βρουν τον δρόμο τους και να συναντήσουν το κοινό τους.

🏆Best Short Film (Trophy)
🏆Best Mid-Length Film (Trophy)
🏆Best Feature Film (Trophy)

Best Fiction Film
Best Documentary Film
Best Animation Film
Best Experimental Film

Best Director (Short)
Best Director (Feature)
Best Director (Debut)
Best Director (Student)
Best First-time Filmaker

Best Trailer
Best Music Video
Best Poster
Best Production
Best Art Production
Best D.O.P.
Best Coloring
Best Editing
Best Original Score
Best Sound Design
Best Costume Design
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Voice Over

Best Short Screenplay
Best Feature Screenplay
Best Theatrical Play

Best Photography

1. YOU OWN ALL THE RIGHTS TO THE FILM.
2. No fee waiver. All entry fees are non-refundable.
3. GIFF can use parts of your film for promotional purpose only.
4. Organizers reserve rights change, cancel or re-schedule the dates, venue, awards & categories without consent.
5. You cannot withdraw your submission after the official selection announcement.
6. The festival does not pay screening fees.
7. When your film-video selected, you are obliged to send subtitles with your film-video. If your film-video is in English, you should send us Greek subtitles. If your film-video is in the Greek language, you should send us English subtitles. If your movie-video is in a foreign language, you should send us an srt file containing both English and Greek subtitles.
8. By registering you accept all the above rules.

We accept movies of all genes and from any language.
Short Films up to 30 minutes.
Mid-Length Films 30-60.
Feature Films more than 60 minutes.
Production Year: No limit.
We accept scripts & theatrical palys in English, Italian, French and Greek.
Photos: Creative and movie-themed shots.

Note: If we do not receive the necessary files of the participants by 20 Jun 2024, their participation will be automatically cancelled.

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  • A great film festival! I was delighted that my short animated film 'Elevator Alone' was selected here! Thank you GIFF!!!

    April 2024
  • Jasmine Huggins

    It was very good to work with Greek International Film Festival. Communications was very good and they are supportive to new film makers, which is really helpful. Our cast and crew were thrilled to receive Honourable Mention for our film and look forward to working with them again!

    April 2024
  • Abhijit Dasgupta

    We are thrilled to share that our short film, "Her Last Share," has been awarded an Honorable Mention at the esteemed Greece International Film Festival. As first-time producers, this recognition is a truly humbling experience for us, and we are honored to have been considered alongside such talented artists.

    We sincerely thank the esteemed jury members and festival officials for recognizing our work. This award is a testament to the power of storytelling and the resilience of the human spirit. We hope that our film has touched the hearts of those who have seen it, and we remain committed to creating meaningful, thought-provoking content that inspires and entertains audiences worldwide.

    March 2024
  • OLIVIER CHANTREAU

    Huge thank to the Greece international film festival. The honorable mention for my movie "The death of Lazarus" is a real honor.
    Wish to all the team the best.

    March 2024
  • Patty Papageorgiou

    I am honored to have had my short script chosen by the festival. My only regret is that I was unable to attend in person. But comms were great and social media updates helped me feel a little bit more like part of it!

    February 2024