Documentary, Experimental & Animation Film Center (DEFC) organizes 20th "CinemaVérité" Iran International Documentary Film Festival
December 2026, in Tehran, Iran
The festival tries to express the relationship between reality and truth through documentary films.
The festival will be held on December 2026.
Awards & Prizes
The international Jury will award the following prizes:
1. Best Feature Documentary, longer than 61 minutes
2. Best Mid-Length Documentary, 41 to 60 minutes
3. Best Short Documentary, up to 40 minutes
4. Special Jury Prize
Rules & Terms
I. International Competition
The international competition consists of three sections:
Up to 40 minutes (Short Competition Section)
41 to 60 minutes (Mid-length Competition Section)
61 minutes and above (Feature-length Competition Section)
The eligible documentaries:
- Produced after January 2025
- All formats and subjects.
II. Non-competitive section
All documentaries, regardless of length, format, or subject, produced after January 2024 are eligible to participate in the "Special," "Retrospective," "Panorama of Spanish Documentaries," (Documentary films directed by a filmmaker from Spain, produced in Spain, or explore Spain, its people, culture, history, or society.) and "Documentary for Teens" sections, which are non-competitive.
Films shoud be submitted via: Submit
Dates & Deadlines
Opening Date
July 05, 2026
Earlybird
July 31, 2026
Regular Deadline
August 31, 2026
Notification Date
November 25, 2026
Event Date
December 9 – 15, 2026