You can familiarize yourself with the full festival rules here.
Submit films through the platforms:
The film festival dates: September 12–25, 2026 in Moscow
Submission deadline: July 31, 2026.
How to become a participant?
For each submission we charge a symbolic entry fee, which helps us work with the films as attentively as possible.
Submission fees for the competition:
1000 RUB — for screenplays, documentaries, animation, and short films.
2000 RUB — for feature films.
Participate for free!
If your film has a National Film Certificate (NFC), the entry fee is waived. Simply send a scan of the certificate in reply to our email with the payment link.
Simple process:
Submit your application → Receive a payment link by email → Pay the fee → Your film is in the competition! After payment, we begin viewing and evaluating your work.
The Antares Film Festival invites films where labor is not just a backdrop, but the heart of the story. We are looking for talented works in which the hero’s profession becomes the core of the drama: through it, characters, conflicts, dreams, and achievements are revealed.
The focus is on people whose hands and minds perform everyday feats: steelworkers and teachers, doctors and farmers, engineers and fishermen. We value stories where work is not merely an occupation, but a destiny. Where a machine tool, a classroom, an operating room, or a construction site become spaces for personal growth, struggle, triumph, or tragedy.
We accept films of any genre — from social drama to documentary epic — provided that the hero’s profession directly influences the plot, and the audience experiences with them the challenges of labor: whether it is saving lives, creating a masterpiece, overcoming the elements, or fighting for justice in the workshop.
Our goal is to show how labor shapes a person, and how a person changes the world. To give a voice to those whose professions often remain “behind the scenes,” but without whom our daily life would be impossible.
In 2026, the Antares Film Festival will feature 5 competitions:
1. Feature Live-Action Film Competition (40 to 120 minutes);
2. Short Live-Action Film Competition (5 to 20 minutes);
3. Documentary Film Competition (5 to 30 minutes);
4. Animation Film Competition (up to 20 minutes);
5. Screenplay Competition (up to 30 pages) — works dedicated to the theme of labor and professional activity.
*To participate in the Screenplay Competition, submit your application on the websites nashifestivali.rf or filmfreeway
Send us cinema that inspires pride in workwear, respect for craft, and the belief that labor is not only a duty but also a source of dignity.
If you experience difficulties with submitting your application, you can contact us at info@antares.film