CALL for participation at the
4th International Sport Film Festival Slovenia – ISFF

Rogaška Slatina, June 18 to 20, 2025

»Culture Through Sport«

The International Sports Film Festival in Slovenia (ISFF) will take place in Rogaška Slatina from June 18 to June 20, 2025. The festival9s repertoire will include about 35 to 40 feature and documentary films focused on themes of sports and Olympism, as well as international films from entire family of FICTS festivals.

Festival Objectives:

    • Promote sports values such as sportsmanship, respect, friendship, loyalty, and team spirit through films.
    • Encourage filmmakers to showcase sports-related content.
    • Raise awareness about the importance of engaging in sports and physical activity.
    • Present sports information to organizations that make decisions in related areas.
    • Highlight sports as a tool for connecting people and strengthening social relationships.
    • Promote of Slovenian sports and sports tourism at home and abroad.

Awards and Recognitions:

The best films at the festival will receive an award in their category and the right to represent Slovenia at the final FICTS festival, by invitation, in November 2025 in Milan. Additionally, the second finalists in individual categories will be awarded with the Pegasus recognition, which is the symbol of Rogaška Slatina.
Categories:
1. Feature Film (more than 40 min.)
2. Documentary Feature Film (more than 40 min.)
3. Short Film (less than 40 min.)
4. Documentary Short Film (less than 40 min.)
5. Olympic – Paralympic Spirit (less than 40 min.)
6. Sport and Society
7. Film by TV Audience Choice
8. Pegasus Recognition
TV station special competition for Best Sports.
Among all the submitted sports films, the television program editor will select 10 to 15 films and broadcast them in a special ISFF slot. The winner will receive a special TV station award and will also be directly nominated for the FICTS final festival in Milan in November 2025.

Application Conditions:

Production companies, producers, directors, individuals, public and private institutions, associations, federations, and other organizations from Slovenia and abroad can apply. We accept all film genres and lengths that are in any way related to sports. To be included in the competition program, films must premiere after January 1, 2023; there are no time limits for the accompanying program.
All interested parties must submit their films via the Film freeway application, arrange the payment of the registration fee, and enter all the required information about the film and contact information.

Registration fee:

    • Feature film, documentary feature film: €30
    • Short film, documentary short film: €15
The authors/producers of selected films will be notified by April 15, 2025.

Technical Requirements:

    • Format: DCP 2K/4K (unencoded), HD file (ProRes, H264 etc.)
    • Aspect ratio: 1:1.85, 1:2.39, 16:9
    • Subtitles: Slovenian (DCP or .srt format) and English (.srt format)

Deadline:

Final submission deadline: March 15, 2025.

Categories:

1. Feature Film (more than 40 min.)
2. Documentary Feature Film (more than 40 min.)
3. Short Film (less than 40 min.)
4. Documentary Short Film (less than 40 min.)
5. Olympic – Paralympic Spirit (less than 40 min.)
6. Sport and Society
7. Film by TV Audience Choice
8. Pegasus Recognition
Participants grant the festival the right to use copyrighted works for the promotion of the festival.
More about the festival and registration can be found on the www.isff.si website or YouTube channel here.

Jury Members:

    • Metka Dedakovič, Program Director, graduated dramaturge and former editor of RTV Slovenia
    • Branka Bešević Gajić, Film Director and member of the European Film Academy based in Berlin
    • Aleksandar Avramović, Serbian journalist, filmmaker, selector and program editor of the Zlati Bor international Film Festival and Sopot Film Festival
    • Vojko Korošec, Director of the International Sports Film Festival in Rogaška Slatina and FICTS license holder for Slovenia

Entry form for the participation of films at the International Sport Film Festival Slovenia between June 18 and  20 2025 in Rogaška Slatina is at

https://filmfreeway.com/ISFFSlovenia