laupäev, 22. veebruar 2014

11th Femina - international women's film festival

June 02-08, 2014,  Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

The FEMINA – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL is a competitive festival for works directed by women. It is the first event of its kind in Brazil and Latin America. Besides showing the work of Brazilian women filmmakers, broadening its visibility and opening space for the Brazilian feminine cinema abroad, it brings to Brazil the foreign production, as well as international guests.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRY
March 08th, 2014

MAILING ADDRESS FOR ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND MATERIAL:

FEMINA – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
Rua Álvaro Alvim, 24/703A
 Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil
 20031-010
 Tel: (55 21) 2215-8455
 program@feminafest.com.br
 www.feminafest.com.br

REGULATIONS

OBJECTIVES

The Festival aims to promote films directed by women and develop a greater reflection about the genre, trying to broaden the interchange between the Brazilian and International production. The International Program will be composed of the most representative films produced after June 2012.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

a. films with exhibition copies in HD file.
b. films that have been produced since June 2012.

RULES FOR ENTRY

a. There is no entry fee.
b. The candidate should fulfill an entry form on the website: www.feminafest.com.br, providing a weblink for preview or sending a DVD of the film by regular airmail. To avoid taxes by the Brazilian customs, do not send DVDs by any courier services.
c. All transport costs of DVD and other material are on the sender’s behalf.
d. Transport costs for returning external HD drives will be borne by the Festival, but their submission to Rio de Janeiro/Brazil is the responsibility of the producer.
e. Return of DVDs: all DVDs sent for selection will become part of the Festival archives, on the understanding that they will be used strictly for cultural purposes with no commercial ends and only with the producers’ consent. If the sender wants their DVD to be returned, the shipping costs must be on their behalf, and should provide a courier account number for the shipment.
f. Deadline for Entries: all entry forms, requests for information and DVD screeners should be sent to the Festival address by March 08th, 2014.
g. Notice of Shipment: applicants should inform the Festival office by e-mail the date their entries were mailed and the shipping method used, including airway bills and registration or tracking numbers, as well as the contact information of the person responsible for the entry.
h. Internet: Unless otherwise requested, all information contained on the entry form will be made public on the official Festival website: www.feminafest.com.br. With the producer’s authorization, we will place a 30-second extract or preview of the film on the Festival website.
i. The director/producer must indicate the age rating of the film in the entry form. This information will be made public and is the responsibility of the producers of the films.
j. The candidate should upload still pictures of the film and of the director, and the original and English dialog lists. It is not compulsory to send these attachments at the moment of submission, but if the film is selected it will be required to do so.
k. All selected films will have to send an authorization for exhibition before the start of the Festival.

FILM SELECTION

a. The list of selected films will be announced by April 06th, 2014.
b. HD files of selected films should reach the Festival offices by May 24th, 2014.
c. Shipping procedures: whenever possible HD files should be sent to the Festival by virtual means (googledrive, dropbox, etc). If this option is not available, we request that films be sent directly by the producers. Do not send external HD drives by airfreight. The packages should be clearly marked “For cultural purposes only, no commercial value” and it should be declared a maximum value of US$ 2 for customs purposes. The organizers of the Festival will not be responsible for HD drives shipped by any other method and/or with any other declared value for customs purposes.
d. Applicants should inform the Festival by e-mail regarding shipment of the films – date sent, form of transport, etc.
e. HD drives will be returned within two weeks of the end of the Festival unless some other prior arrangement has been made. The Festival is responsible for the shipping costs of returning films.
 
AWARDS

Grand Prix Femina International Women’s Film Festival of the International Competition
 Special Jury Award of the International Competition
 Best International Direction
 Best International female participation Award
 Grand Prix Femina International Women’s Film Festival of the Brazilian Competition
 Special Jury Award of the Brazilian Competition
 Best Brazilian Direction
 Best Brazilian female participation Award

It is also possible that awards will be granted for works by Festival partners, such as acquisition for exhibit on cable TV.
http://www.feminafest.com.br/2013/rules/

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