Valencia Film Festival

The 29th Valencia  International Film Festival Cinema  Jove, which will  take place  in Valencia
from June 20th to 27th, 2014, aims to promote young filmmakers.
Cinema  Jove  is  organised  by  CulturArts  Generalitat  IVAC,  and  is  accredited  by  the
International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).

1. CATEGORIES
There are two categories:
    - Feature Films
    - Short Films  

2. PARTICIPANTS
The Festival is open to any film produced after January 1st 2013. 
    - Invited films:
Films  invited  by  the  Selection  Committee  shall  send  to  the  Festival  organisation  the
registration  report.  The  reception  by  the  Festival  of  the  said  form  implies  the  legal
acceptance of  the  invitation by  the  interested parties and will be considered definitive and
irrevocable.
    - Films for preview:  
Films  for  preview  by  the  Selection  Committee  will  need  to  register  on-line  and  before
February 28th, 2014.  

3. TECHNICAL CONDITIONS 

  a) Films must not have been entered  in previous editions of  the Festival. Feature  films must
not have had a commercial screening  in Spain nor must  they have been screened at any other
Spanish  film  festival before or during Cinema  Jove  (Spanish Premiere). Short  films must not
have been screened in the Comunidad Valenciana (Land of Valencia) before or during Cinema
Jove.
  b) More than two films by the same director cannot be presented to the Festival. In this case,
the Selection Committee shall only choose one.  
  c) Entries must be in the original version. They must be accompanied by a dossier containing
the original text and lines along with a translation in Spanish or English.
  d)  Films  over  60 minutes will  be  considered  feature-lengths.  Short  films will  not  exceed  a
maximum running time of 30 minutes. 
  e)  The  selected  feature  films  may  be  screened  in  35mm  or  digital  format  (DCP,  Blu-ray,
Betacam Digital or SP); short films may be screened in 35mm or digital format (MPG4, codec
H264).
  f) Any film not presenting sufficient  technical qualities for a correct public screening will be
refused.

4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FESTIVAL 

  a) The Selection Committee, appointed for this purpose, will select from the entries submitted
to the Festival the films that will be shown from June 20th  to 27th, 2014, during Cinema Jove.
  b) Films selected will be screened a maximum of three times.
  c) Once registered and selected, no film may be withdrawn from the competition. 
  d) Filmmakers whose  films  are  not  selected will  be  informed  of  the  results of  the  selection
before the beginning of the Festival.

5. JURIES
  a) The Director of the Festival will appoint the members of the Selection Committee, selected
among  specialists  linked  to  the  Festival,  as  well  as  the  members  of  the  Juries  for  the  two
competing categories: feature and short films.
     -The Feature Category Jury will be composed of five members, representing the international
film field. A maximum of two members will be of Spanish nationality.  
     -The Short Category Jury will be composed of three members, representing the international
film field. A maximum of one member will be of Spanish nationality.
  b) The Selection Committee and Jury decisions will be final.

6. AWARDS
6.1. Films selected for the Official Competition will be eligible for the following awards:
  a) FEATURE FILMS
   LUNA DE VALENCIA for the Best Feature...............30.000 Euros 
The  prize  shall  be  given  to  the  film  distributor  in  Spain.  The  film  must  have  its  Spanish
premiere  within  a  period  of  twelve months  after  the  awarding  of  the  prize.  If  six months
should elapse without  the Festival being duly notified of an agreement between distributors,
the Festival may choose to allocate the prize money to the subsequent edition.
In order to proceed with the payment of the prize, Cinema Jove will require that the distributor
of  the film present  the invoices generated out of  the publicity and promotion pertinent  to  the
commercial  screening  of  the  film  in  Spain,  as well  as  a  certificate  of  accreditation  of  film
rights issued by the corresponding National Film Institute. The prize money shall be paid after
January 1st
 in the year following the granting of the award. 
  b) SHORT FILMS
  LUNA DE VALENCIA for the Best Short..................8.000 Euros 
  Prize money will be given to the director of the awarded short film.
  Juries can give any mention under their consideration.
Production and distribution companies of the prize-winners of the Luna de Valencia commit to
using the Festival’s logo for the subsequent promotion and publicity of the films.      
6.2. Other awards: 
  PECERA  ESTUDIO  AWARD  to  the  Spanish  short  film  with  the  best  sound  track,  
consisting  of  2.404  Euros  for  the  audio  post  production  of  a  short  film, with  a maximum
running time of 30 minutes. 
  CANAL + AWARD  to  the best short film, consisting of  the purchase of broadcasting  rights  
in Europe.  

  GRUPO PASARELA AUDIOVISUAL AWARD to the best director of short film produced
in Valencia,  consisting  of  €  1.500  for  the  lighting  and  1.500  for  the  post-production  of  the
winner’s  next  project  strictly within  a  one-year  period  following  the  awarding  of  the  prize.
Short films selected  for  the competition and  the Valencian Panorama section are eligible  for
this award.

7. REGISTRATION
  a)  Participants  will  need  to  register  on-line  by  February  28th,  2014,  the  closing  date  for
registration. (On-line form is available on our official website).
  b)  It  is unnecessary  to  send DVDs by post. Films  should be  forwarded online –with English
subtitles  in  the case of  films  in  languages other  than Spanish or English–  to  the MOVIBETA
web  page  following  the  instructions  of  the  registration  form.  The  price  for  forwarding  and
storage ranges between 2€ and 4€ +VAT; the video content is   private and only accessible for
Festival staff. 

8. SHIPMENT OF PRINTS
a)  Prints  of  selected  films  must  be  sent  to  the  Festival  before  June  1st,  2014.  Due  to  the
international  character  of  Cinema  Jove,  the  prints  must  include  English  subtitles.  The
International  Jury  will  not  take  into  consideration  any  films  without  English  subtitles.  The
Festival will only provide the Spanish subtitles (electronic system).
b) The sender will  inform  the Festival on the means of dispatch, date of shipment and Airway
bill number.
c) Prints will be sent prepaid by sender. The Festival will only pay for the return transportation
charges, excluding any additional costs for tax and customs clearance in country of return.
d) Prints will be insured by the Festival from their arrival until their return. 
e) Prints will be returned to the address indicated in the registration form after the completion of
the  Festival.  In  case  those  details  are  wrong  or  incomplete,  Cinema  Jove  will  not  be  held
responsible for the delays or loses in their return.

9. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES
Participation in this Festival entails the acceptance of the current regulations.

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