industry. Together with Informkino company from 14 to 17 of September 2008 was held program Generation campus, which main objective in 2008 was to promote contribution of co-production debut project. The result was 3 short films shot by young filmmakers actors of Generation Campus, with Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Irina Bezrukova, Oksana Akinshina. Program Competition screening includes: Features and shorts (up to 30 min) Non-competition programs: Panorama Russian Cinema Special and Info screenings Retrospective screening of the World Cinema Masters Seminars and workshops Jury To judge competition films there will be an International Jury formed of 5 persons. The Festival covers a round-trip ticket and other expenses for staying in Vladivostok for each International Jury member; the International Jury cannot include anyone involved in production or distribution of any film in the competition; at least one member of the International Jury has to be a film producer. Location Film Festival takes place in Vladivostok, Russia on the basis of the cinema Ocean, Ussuri network Illusion, a summer site of Seven Feet yacht club. Participation According to regulations Eligible are any films presented by film companies, film studios, independent producers, distributors or any other copyright owners of the films DVDs are to be shipped to the Festival Office for preliminary selection In the competitive program are accepted feature and short films on 35 мм, Betacam Digital, Betacam SP, HDCam, DCP with English subtitles, and finished by production no more than a year ago; it can include films that were screened before at other film festivals The competition program attended at least 12 films. All the professional media formats besides 16 mm are eligible for non-competition programs. The selection of films The selection of films in order to participate in the IFF provides the selection committee. The final decision on the inclusion of film in one of the programs of the Festival takes the Directorate the IFF. Festival Management agrees to inform the participants of the festival about inclusion of the film in program of the Festival. Copies of the films in their original format, taken in the competitive and non-competitive programs must be received by the Directorate prior to the date indicated on the official festival website. References External links Official VIFF site International film awards Film festivals in Russia Recurring events established in 2003 2003 establishments in Russia Culture in Vladivostok