Documentary & Experimental Film Center (DEFC) organizes 17th "CinemaVérité" Iran International Documentary Film Festival
December 2023, virtual and online in Tehran, Iran
The festival tries to express the relationship between reality and truth through documentary films.
The festival will be held physically and online if the conditions and general vaccination are provided; otherwise like the last edition, the festival will be held online and virtual.
Awards & Prizes
The international Jury will award the following prizes:
1. Best Full-Length Documentary, longer than 60 minutes, cash prize, Diploma and trophy of the festival.
2. Best Mid-Length Documentary, 40 to 60 minutes, cash prize, Diploma and trophy of the festival.
3. Best Short documentary to 40 minutes, cash prize, Diploma and trophy of the festival.
4. Special Jury prize: cash prize, Diploma and trophy of the festival.
Rules & Terms
I. International Competition
The international competition consists of three sections:
Up to 40 minutes (Short Competition Section)
40 to 60 minutes (Mid-length Competition Section)
60 minutes and up (Feature-length Competition Section)
The eligible documentaries:
- Produced after January 2022
- All formats and subjects.
II. Non-competitive section
All the documentaries in all lengths, formats, and subjects produced after 2020 are eligible to participate in "Special, Tribute, Retrospective and Panorama sections” which is non-competitive.
Dates & Deadlines
July 20, 2023
Opening Date
August 31, 2023
Regular Deadline
November 1, 2023
Notification Date
December 9 – 16, 2023
Event Date