The festival is open to fiction, documentary, experimental, student and animation films up to 25 minutes in length for the competition sections. Cypriot films will compete for both international and national awards. Cypriot directors who live and work in Cyprus or abroad are eligible. Films should be submitted by 1 June 2017. Eligible films will be making their Cyprus debut.
The festival is organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre.