You can familiarize yourself with the full festival rules here.
The festival will be held from September 11 to 25, 2026 in Moscow.
The submission deadline is July 31, 2026.
How to become a participant?
To process each application, we charge a symbolic organizational fee, which helps us work with films as attentively as possible.
Competition participation fee:
900 rubles — for scripts, documentary, animation, and short films.
1,800 rubles — for feature films.
Participate for free!
If your film has a National Film Certificate (NFC), the organizational fee is waived. Simply send a scan of the certificate in response to our email with the payment link.
Simple procedure:
Submit your application → Receive a payment link via 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 work is not the background, but the heart of the story. We look forward to talented works in which the protagonist's profession forms the basis 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 just an occupation, but a destiny. Where a machine, a classroom blackboard, an operating room, or a construction site become a space for personal growth, struggle, triumph, or tragedy.
We accept films of any genre — from social drama to documentary epic — if the protagonist's profession directly influences the plot, and the viewer experiences the challenges of labor alongside them: be it 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, within the framework of the Antares Film Festival, 5 competitions will be held:
1. Feature Film Competition (from 40 to 120 minutes);
2. Short Film Competition (from 5 to 20 minutes);
3. Documentary Film Competition (from 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 filmfreeway
Send us films that inspire pride in overalls, respect for craftsmanship, and faith that labor is not only an obligation but also a dignity.
If you encounter difficulties submitting your application, you can contact us at info@antares.film