The International contest for free theme short and feature-length films is the heart of the festival. All countries all over the world are invited to take part in it sending a maximum of 30 minutes of length works for short films and minimum runtime of 60 minutes for feature-length films. A technique selection committee proceeds with a preliminary selection of the works submitted. A jury of experts will consider and judge the selected works and will award the following prizes: Best Short Film, Best Feature-Length FILM, Best Direction, Best Main Actor/Actress, Best Photography, Best Edit, and Best Screenplay for both short and feature-length films.