WE ARE OPEN FOR YOUR FILM

WE ARE OPEN FOR YOUR FILM
Call for submissions for IN THE PALACE 2026 is now open.
22nd IN THE PALACE ISFF is running between June 28th and July 5th in the Palace of Culture in Pernik, Bulgaria.
The festival is an OSCAR® qualifying festival for short films in the categories of Best Fiction, Best Animation, Best Documentary and Best National Film.
Academy’s qualifying and eligibility rules can be found in the link: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility.
IN THE PALACE is also a Student Academy Awards® and Goya Awards qualifying festival.
Additionally to the short film competitions of IN THE PALACE, there are several more running - a contest for Mid-length and Full-length films, as well as Music Video Competition.
Submissions in all film competitions and categories are accepted via FilmFreeway and Festhome platforms.
Rules and regulations of IN THE PALACE can be found here: https://www.inthepalace.com/en/festival/regulations.