In The Palace (international short film festival)

1. The 12th edition of the In The Palace International Short Film Festival will be held between June 28 and July 04, 2014.

 

2. Eligible for entry are films with duration of up to 27 minutes, completed after January 1, 2012.

 

3. The Festival accepts individual submissions, as well as institutional entries (i.e. submissions form production companies, distribution companies, film academies, national film centres, television networks, creative associations etc.)

 

4. Entry fees and deadlines for registration and submission:

till November 1, 2013 - Free entry

till February 1, 2014 - Earlybird Deadline: Standard Fee 20.00 EUR

till March 1, 2014 - Regular Deadline: Standard Fee 30.00 EUR

till April 1, 2014 - Late Deadline: Standard Fee 40.00 EUR

till April 20, 2014: Final selection announced

 

5. In The Palace ISFF will pay a screening fee of 40 Euro for each film selected to compete in the International Competition – this fee is payable in the Festival currency 'Kitra'.

The Festival WILL NOT pay screening fees for the films selected for the side programmes.

 

6. The total prize money to be distributed at the 12th In The Palace ISFF is 10,000 Euro in gold.

 

7. The Competition Programmes of the In The Palace ISFF are divided as follows:

 

1. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

for films with Bulgarian premiere at the 12th In The Palace ISFF in one of the following categories:

Fiction films

Documentaries

Animations

Experimental films, hybrid forms and formats, digital art works

Films and audiovisual works publicly shown in Bulgaria or released online on free-access websites or platforms are NOT ELIGIBLE for the International Competition.

 

2. NATIONAL COMPETITION

for Bulgarian films, in one of the following categories:

Fiction films

Documentaries

Animations

Experimental films, hybrid forms and formats, digital art works

Eligible for entry in the National Competition are films produced in or co-produced with Bulgaria.

 

8. In The Palace ISFF will appoint a Selection Committee, as well as a professional International Jury to assess the films shown at the Festival.

 

9. The authors of all selected films will be notified by April 20, 2014.

 

10. Accreditation applications should be sent no later than May 20, 2014.

 

11. The deadline for sending screening copies of the selected films is May 20, 2014.

 

12. The films must have English dialogue OR English subtitles.

 

13. Screening copies are preferred to be delivered in High Definition digital files.

 

14. The Festival reserves the right to screen the preview copies of the selected films.

 

15. In The Palace ISFF will cover the accommodation fees of one accredited representative per film.

 

16. In The Palace ISFF reserves the right to show films that have not been selected to compete in the Competition Programmes in special non-competitive programmes during the Festival.

 

17. The copyright owners of the film agree to permit the inclusion of their film(s) in all Festival and post-festival presentational programmes; gratuitous showing of screenshots, trailers and parts of the film (online or via other media) with the purpose of presenting the film’s participation in the Festival.

 

18. The preview copies of all films submitted to the Festival are automatically included in the Festival Video Library, where they are available for non-commercial professional viewing.

 

19. The Festival Director has the right to personally resolve any questions not included in these Regulations.

 

20. By applying for participation in the In The Palace ISFF you agree to all sections of the Festival Regulations.

 

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