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Metaphysics International Film Festival

Festival overview

About Metaphysics International Film Festival

Physical film festival with submission categories including Feature Film and Narrative Short.

The Metaphysics International Film Festival collects the best esoteric films from around the world, which were created both by professionals and by enthusiasts, and helps to get them across to the audience. We admit only the metaphysisc films, both modern and historical ones.

As well as those films, where esoteric world is an important part of the synopsis.

Metaphysics International Film Festival invite filmmakers who make films and documentaries about ghosts and spirits, brownies and witches, fairies and sorcerers, exorcism and parapsychology, telekinesis and transmission of thoughts at a distance, prophetic dreams and premonitions, alchemy, amulets, amulets, non-traditional religious cults, voodoo religion, animism, shamanism, theosophy and anthroposophy, the hidden edges of reality and other dimensions; self-discovery, the search for the meaning of life, the search for yourself in this world and your mission, life after death, human energy, chakras, aura, meditation, yoga, retreats, spiritual practices, spiritual teachers and ashrams, reincarnation and the recollection of past lives, the power of thoughts and the work of the subconscious; alternative medicine and non-standard methods of treatment, the universal mind, the energies of the new time, high vibrations, etc.

Alternatively, have the English subtitles (with the exception of all films without words), regardless of the country of production. As well as for the oteric in the standalone nominations.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Feb 12, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Jan 25, 2027
Notification Date
Mar 25, 2027
Festival Starts
Jan 30, 2027
Festival Ends
Jan 31, 2027
Recognition

Awards & Prizes

Cash Prizes: 800$Best Feature FilmBest Short FilmBest Long DocumentaryBest Short DocumentaryBest Music VideoBest TV Pilot / Web SeriesBest Animated ShortBest DirectorBest Cinematography
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. Please read these rules & regulations for submission very carefully PRIOR to submitting your film for consideration.

  2. By submitting your film to Metaphysics International Film Festival, you acknowledge that you have read and understand these conditions. – We accept films only from authors or their authorized representatives who have the written permission from the author.

  3. All video, soundtrack, texts and music used in the film should not violate the copyright law.

  4. You may be asked to supply documentation supporting your claim.

  5. Violation of copyright is a sufficient justification for exclusion of the film from participation in the festival. – All films must be in English.

  6. Alternatively, have the English or Russian subtitles, regardless of the country of production. – There is no limit as to how many films a Film Maker can submit.

  7. However, each film can only be submitted once in one single category.

  8. If your film is suiting in more than one category, then please choose the one you find most suiting. – You may submit as many films as you like, but you must pay the appropriate submission fee in full for each film. – Submission fees are non-refundable. – Waivers or discounts on submission

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

Feature Film

Any Feature Film Over 75 mins will be considered in this category. Foreign language work must be dubbed or subtitled in English (or Russian).

Current FeeUSD 37.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 75 minutes
Category

Narrative Short

Any film Less than 75 mins. will be considered in this category. Foreign language work must be dubbed or subtitled in English (or Russian).

Current FeeUSD 33.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 75 minutes
Category

Documentary Feature

Any Documentary Film over 45 mins will be considered in this category. Foreign language work must be dubbed or subtitled in English (or Russian).

Current FeeUSD 35.00Early
Category

Documentary Short

Any Documentary Film under 45 mins will be considered in this category. Foreign language work must be dubbed or subtitled in English (or Russian).

Current FeeUSD 33.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 45 minutes
Category

Music Video

Esoteric Music Videos must be 25 minutes or less in length including credits. Public music videos that are currently on youtube or vimeo are eligible.

Current FeeUSD 33.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 25 minutes
Category

Animated Short

Esoteric Animated Short under 25 min. Foreign language work must be dubbed or subtitled in English (or Russian).

Current FeeUSD 33.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 25 minutes
Category

Best Web Series

This category is reserved for a web-series that is currently running on YouTube, Vimeo, or streaming service and would like to increase exposure to new fans. The maximum length of a web series episode with credits is a maximum of 30 minutes. Foreign language work must be dubbed or subtitled in English.

Current FeeUSD 33.00Early
Category

Best Director

Listed fees include USD 33 early-bird, USD 41 regular, USD 47 late, and USD 50 extended.

Current FeeUSD 33.00Early
Category

Best Cinematography

Listed fees include USD 30 early-bird, USD 41 regular, USD 47 late, and USD 50 extended.

Current FeeUSD 30.00Early