Young directors of documentary, fiction and animated films from around the world can participate in this contest.

The international film school festival and workshop “Kinoproba” is organized by the Sverdlovsk Region Ministry of Culture and the Ural Department of Cinematographers Union of RF. The festival and contest will take place in Yekaterinburg, Russia, from December 1 — 4. The four-day festival program ranges from master-classes focused mainly on a professional audience to information programs for a nonprofessional audience.

Applications are accepted from film schools in Russia and abroad, as well as from independent filmmakers and studios.

Submitted films should be no longer than 30 minutes, and produced no earlier than January 2012. Submissions must be by a student or a debut work of a director.

Deadline for applications is Oct. 1.

For more information, click here: http://kinoprobafest.com/english/129/