To honor the best achievements in the contemporary Short Film and encourage its creators in search of new peaks in the world of cinema, since its very beginning, In The Palace ISFF has a competitive character.
The 9th In The Palace 2011 features four competition programmes:
MAIN COMPETITION / International & National Sections
for films with Bulgarian Premiere at 9th ISFF In The Palace, including the following categories:
- Fiction
- Documentary
- Animation
- Experimental productions, hybrid forms & formats, digital artwork
MUNICIPALITY AWARD COMPETITION / International & National Sections
a side competition programme, also for films already screened in Bulgaria or available for free online viewing, including the following categories:
- Fiction
- Documentary
- Animation
- Experimental productions, hybrid forms & formats, digital artwork
TV FILM COMPETITION
for TV films, including the following categories:
- Novel
- Documentary
- Animation
MUSIC & COMMERCIAL VIDEO COMPETITION
including the following categories:
- Music Video
- Commercial Video & Film