The theme, the cinematographic quality of the films, and the authenticity of the author’s approach are priorities during the selection process. The Festival is open to all filmmakers regardless of their nationality. Reports and magazines will not be considered. Films must have been produced after January 1st 2025. We accept films with a minimum length of 10 minutes.

Directors or producers register electronically on the festival site by completing the registration form below.

Registration is free for Belgian films. **Important: Belgian films must have premiere status for Brussels, otherwise they will be automatically removed from the selection.**

For non-Belgian films, the registration fees are €30 (films longer than 40 minutes) / €15 (films between 10 and 40 minutes). The films must be:

• Presented in their original language
• Subtitled in French or English

Informations regarding the “comments” section in the form :

• If your film is still in post-production, please inform us and send the current version. We also ask that you guarantee the submission of the final version no later than January 20, 2026.

• If your film is entered into other festivals in Brussels or is scheduled to be screened there before 26 March 2026, it is imperative to mention this in the special clauses. Any additional remarks or comments are welcome.

International competition

A Jury composed of film professionals, culture professionals

• Objectif d’Or – Best Film Award
• Objectif d’Argent – Prize for the best director, in its commitment and investment with the subject
• Objectif de Bronze – Prize for the most creative film on Human rights
• Special Jury Prize – Prize for the most original film in terms of content and cinematographic qualities

Youth vision competition

A special selection of international films that broaden the vision of young people, viewed by a jury of young volunteers that will award the “Youth Vision” Prize.

International Feature Film Competition

This competition will present films that are close to documentary style based on true events or use non-professional actors and aligned with Sustainable Development Goals

Belgian Cinema competition

The “Belgian Cinema” Competition offers a panorama of the best Belgian documentary production of the year.

Young Belgian talent competition

The Young Belgian talent competition offers a wide variety of first films and graduation films (10-40 minutes) from young directors living in Belgium.

It is essential to send us a copy for selection viewing via a Vimeo or Youtube at preselection@festivalmillenium.org if the link was not included in the form below.

Any film received without prior registration will not be accepted.

For any information, please contact us via our e-mail: preselection@festivalmillenium.org

The selection committee ensures that the applications are fully compliant and that the festival’s philosophy is respected. In addition, it may propose the programming of films in competition (s) or panorama.

Applicants will be informed by email in which category their film has been selected.

If the film is selected, the producer, or any other authorized person, undertakes to send it by 15 January 2026 at the latest:

• Promotional material (photos, trailer, charts, posters, etc.)
• A projection copy of the film in perfect condition and in a high quality definition (Apple ProRes 422HQ or H264 minimum speed 8000 Kb/s, 25 fps, Audio 48 kHz)
• The list of dialogues/subtitles

In case no trailer or film’s extract is provided by the director/producer, the Festival reserves the right to produce one in order to publish it on its website for promotional purposes.

The producer or any other authorised person also undertakes to:

• Involve the respective winners in the award ceremony.
• Mention to the media and in promotional material the prize(s) obtained at the 18th edition of the Millennium Festival.

If a film is withdrawn by its director(s)/producer(s) after signing the registration form or the selection of the film, compensation will be due in the amount of 300 euros.

The invitation of the directors of films selected in international competition is left to the entire discretion of the Festival Management. The associated costs will be expressly defined by letter (letter, e-mail, etc.) for each person concerned. The Festival will only invite directors to attend to the extent of its possibilities and the support of its partners. In the case of a co-production, the Festival will only take charge of one invitation.

**Rights:** The candidate guarantees to have the agreement of all rights holders for the use of the film rights within the framework of the festival.

The rightful claimants authorize the festival organizers:

• to proceed with the free distribution of the work’s rights during the Festival to broadcast television, radio or webcasts of excerpts of approximately 3 minutes for promotional purposes.
• **Archiving:** Any film entered in the Millenium Festival will remain accessible to an audience of professionals (festival programmers, journalists, students, etc.), through digital media, at the Festival’s permanent video library in its offices, outside the Festival period. The Festival undertakes not to commercially exploit these copies.

In order to ensure the continuity of the objectives of the Millenium Festival, which are the promotion of quality documentary cinema, lifelong education and public awareness, the rightful owners of the film authorize the Millenium Festival to present the film within 12 months of the end of the 2026 edition of the Millennium Festival competition as part of non-commercial screenings for a school audience in educational establishments or cultural centers.

Registration for the Millenium Festival implies acceptance of these rules. All cases not expressly provided for shall be the subject of a final decision by the Festival’s Executive Board, taking into account FIAPF’s international regulations.

The Millennium Festival aims to offer ever greater visibility to documentary cinema among the Belgian public. If the director authorizes it, a film from the 2026 edition has the possibility to be projected online for a limited time (a few days), in the form of an event accompanied with interviews/discussions/articles with the directors on our social media.