The purpose of the FullDome Festival is to showcase recent fulldome productions and to provide an open platform to promote the art, the business and the future of fulldome and immersive media. It is independent and open to contributors from all around the world. Visitors to the 11th Festival will watch and assess fulldome films of all kind, meet professional, student and independent producers and participate in workshops, makingof sessions, presentations and expert talks. The international Jena FullDome Festival is organized by the Fulldome Festival Foundation.

Producers may apply for presenting full-length feature shows, short films, student films and real-time applications of any kind in the fulldome format. Premiere shows are privileged for screening. Producers of full-length  feature shows, short films and real-time applications need to apply early for screenings at the Festival (see deadlines below). Full-length feature shows will be curated and nominated for screening at the 11th FullDome Festival. A fee of 100 Euro (full-length feature shows only) will become due with nomination. Student shows shall not exceed the length of 5 min, short films shall not exceed the length of 15 min. Student works can be submitted without prior registrations within the given entry closing date. The Festival directors decide which of the short films and student works will be nominated for the jury session. The Festival directors will decide which real-time applications, presentations and panels will be part of the program.

The FullDome Festival directors and the jury of independent experts will rate the productions and decide on the FullDome Festival’s own “JANUS” Awards in various categories. A “best-of” selection of all 2017 entries will be presented at the Festival Gala and award ceremony on the JANUS Night, May 20th.

All information including the deadlines can be found in the attached PDF and on the website.