
The 16th Odesa International Film Festival announces dates and opens submissions
OIFF 2025 will be held from September 24 to October 4 in Kyiv
The 16th Odesa International Film Festival announces the dates – this year it will be held from September 24 to October 4. Like last year, the OIFF will be held in Kyiv.
The Film Festival program includes the following sections:
Competition Programs:
National Ukrainian Competition Program
International European Competition Program
Pitches by the Film Industry Office
and non-competitive special screening programs formed by the Organizer according to internal rules and regulations.
The National Ukrainian Competition Program is open to Ukrainian and co-produced feature films (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental) of all genres completed in 2024 or 2025. During the Film Festival, winners of the National Ukrainian Competition Program are determined in the following categories:
Best Ukrainian Feature Fiction Film
Best Ukrainian Feature Documentary Film
The International European Competition Program is open to European feature films (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental) of all genres completed in 2024 or 2025. During the Film Festival, the winners of the International European Competition Program are determined in the following category:
Best European Feature Film
Presentation of projects for feature fiction, documentary, and animation films at the development (Development) and work-in-progress (Work in Progress) stages.
Submitted projects must be of Ukrainian or co-produced origin.
To submit an application, participants must complete the online form available on the official website of the Film Festival and provide all the materials specified in the online form by 14:59:59 (Kyiv time) on June 1, 2025.
Detailed information about the rules and procedure for submitting applications for the 16th Odesa International Film Festival can be found on the website in the “Regulations” section.
For all questions about the festival, please contact the following e-mail address: info@oiff.com.ua.