Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2014

1. Name
SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2014

2. Organizers
Saitama Prefecture, Kawaguchi City, SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Committee,NPO Saitama Audio-Visual Volunteers

3. Terms
July 19th, 2014 (Sat) – July 27th, 2014 (Sun) [9 days]

4. Purpose
Focusing exclusively on Digital Cinema, the industry standard format of production and screening in the 21st century, the festival will hold international competition and award prizes to excellent films and filmmakers. In addition, the festival will support excellent films among submissions by giving the opportunities of screenings both locally and internationally and contribute to the development of the film industry in Japan.

 5. Entry Requirements
 The submissions are accepted in the following two competition sections.

1) Feature Length Competition (International)- Running time must be 70 minutes or longer.
・All submissions must be shot digitally and able to be projected in digital format. (If your film is nominated, a digital screening tape with English subtitles or original language in English will be required.)
・Directors of feature length submissions cannot have more than four feature film directing credits, including documentaries, to their name(s). (If the submitted film is a director's fifth feature, he or she is not qualified for the competition.)
・Production must be completed after January 1st, 2013.
・All feature length submissions must have been produced for theatrical release.
・Films cannot be released commercially in Japan prior to the closing date of the Festival.
・Entries submitted once before are not eligible.
・We appreciate submissions be made with an understanding of the Festival's purpose.
　The application of these conditions is at the discretion of the Festival Committee.

2) Short Length Competition (Domestic) - Running time must be between 15 minutes and 30 minutes.

The regulation of this category is written only in Japanese since it's targeting at Japanese Shorts which are directed or produced by Japanese only.

3) Animation Competition (Domestic) - Running time must 5 minutes or longer.

The regulation of this category is written only in Japanese since it's targeting at Japanese Animation which are directed or produced by Japanese only. However, Non –Japanese Animation films (70 minutes or longer) are accepted in the Feature length Competition (International).



6. Selection Process and Announcement

1) Nominees
 The Pre-Selection Committee, appointed by the Festival Committee, will select the nominees.
Nominees will be informed of their selection prior to a press conference scheduled for June, 2014. The competition lineup will be officially announced at the press conference held by the Festival Committee.
 *All applicants will be notified of the results by the end of May, 2014.
2) Award winners
 The International Jury Committee, appointed by the Festival Committee, will select the award winners for each category.
All award winners will be announced at the closing ceremony on the last day of the Festival.

Read more at http://skipcity-dcf.jp/en/agreement.html