IndieLisboa (International Independent Film Festival, Lisbon, Portugal) aims to contribute to the discovery in Portugal of new films and new directors – within the universe of independent film – both national and international.
Article 1
IndieLisboa intends to stimulate the public exhibition of films that are neither distributed nor exhibited within Portugal’s traditional circuits. The festival gives preference to national premieres.
Article 2The 12th edition of IndieLisboa will be held from April 23rd to May 3rd, 2015.
Article 31. The following official sections accept submissions:
International Competition - The International Competition for short and feature films is composed of films that have never been publicly exhibited in Portugal and which were completed in 2014 or 2015. First, second or third works, fiction, animation, documentaries and experimental films may apply to this section. The festival is particularly keen to promote the work of new directors.
National Competition - This section aims to give national and international recognition to very recent Portuguese shorts and features.
Brand New – This competitive section is for upcoming talents from Portugal.
Emerging Cinema - This section highlights innovative works by emerging filmmakers, exploring new trends in world cinema, fresh narrative forms, and promising voices.
IndieJunior - Screenings programmed for a younger audience: shorts and feature films, comprising animations and live-action films; fictional films and documentaries that have never been publicly exhibited in Portugal.
IndieMusic – A programme comprising films – mainly documentaries – focusing on music, especially independent pop/rock and its practitioners;
Director’s Cut – A programme of recently-restored titles, rediscoveries and films which reflect on cinema itself, its artistic dimensions and history
Special Screenings - A survey of essential works in independent contemporary cinema by established filmmakers.
2. IndieLisboa has also a retrospective section titled Independent Hero, dedicated to those who go beyond the mainstream in filmmaking and help to open new and unconventional paths for cinema.
Article 4
1. To apply to IndieLisboa’s International Competition, films must fulfill all the following criteria:
- Fiction, animation, documentary or experimental Short or Feature films;
- First or second works by their director(s);
- 35mm, 16mm, DCP and video;
- Completed in either 2014 or 2015;
- First public presentation in Portugal.
2. Regarding the other sections of the festival:
- Fiction, animation, documentary and experimental Short and Feature films;
- 35mm, 16mm, DCP, video;
- Films produced preferably in 2014 and 2015;
- Portuguese premieres are preferred.
3. The Festival may, in exceptional circumstances, decide to select films that do not fulfill one or more of these criteria. Such selection is at the discretion of the festival organizers.
Article 5
All screening copies received of selected films must be English subtitled (except for English spoken films).
Article 6
1. The Jury of the International Competition of Feature Films will be composed of renowned personalities from the world of cinema, at least one of whom will be Portuguese. The Jury is responsible for allocating the following awards: Feature Film Grand Prize, Best Portuguese Feature Film and Distribution Award.
2. The Jury of the International Competition of Short Films will be composed of renowned personalities from the world of cinema, at least one of whom will be Portuguese. The Jury will be responsible for allocating the following awards: Short Film Grand Prize, Special Mentions to Animation, Documentary and Fiction.
3. The Jury of the National Competition will be composed of renowned personalities from the world of cinema. The Jury is responsible for allocating the following awards: Best Portuguese Feature Film, Best Portuguese Short Film, New Talent in Short Film and Brand New.
4. The IndieJunior Jury will be composed of five students from Portuguese schools, and will be responsible for allocating the Distribution Award to a film in the International Competition.
5. The Jury Cinema Blogs will be composed of three film critics and will be responsible for allocating the IndieJunior Award.
6. The Amnesty International Jury is composed of renowned personalities, and will be responsible for allocating the Amnesty International Award.
7. The Árvore da Vida Jury is composed of three renowned personalities, and will be responsible for allocating the Árvore da Vida Award.
8. Individuals directly connected with the production, exhibition or distribution of films presented in the various competitive sections may not sit in the respective Jury.
Article 7
1.The awards attributed by the Jury of the International Competition are as follows:
- Feature Film Grand Prize, worth 10.000€;
- Short Film Grand Prize, worth 4.000€;
- Distribution Award (subject to a separate regulation, value to be announced);
- Best Portuguese Feature Film (value to be announced);
- Best Portuguese Short Film (value to be announced);
- New Talent Prize (2.500€ in the acquisition of rights for DVD distribution);
- Brand New (2.500€ in training or equivalent).
2. The Distribution Award consists in the acquisition by the festival of the Distribution rights of a Feature Film from the International Competition (award subject to special regulations).
3. The World Pulse Award is given to a film selected from the corresponding section and is a tv acquisitions rights award worth 2.500€.
4. The IndieJunior Award is given to a film selected from the corresponding section either feature or short (value to be announced).
5. The Amnesty International Award is given by an independent jury, selected from those films in the official programme of the festival regarded as promoting the values of Amnesty International, particularly those concerning human rights. The winner receives 1.250€.
6. The Árvore da Vida Award is given by an independent jury, to a Portuguese Film (either feature or short) selected for the National Competition or World Pulse sections, which better promotes human and spiritual values. The winner receives 2.000€.
7. Three Audience Awards (which are voted for by public attending screenings in the International Competition, National Competition, Emerging Cinema and IndieJunior sections): Feature Film; Short Film and IndieJunior.
Article 8
1. Submissions must be completed online via www.indielisboa.com/submissions no later than December 31st 2014.
2. If you a submit an online link as a screener (and password if needed), there will be no more steps to be done: the submission will be complete.
3. If the submission format is a DVD, a screener (labeled with the following information: work title, runtime director, and contacts) should be sent as soon as possible and necessarily before January 10th 2015 to IndieLisboa – International Independent Film Festival, Casa do Cinema, Rua da Rosa, 2º, Sala 1.4 – 1200-385 Lisboa, Portugal
4. Immediately after the communication of the selection
Dialogue List, Stills from the film and from the director, artistic and technical infos of the film (when they were not given previously), exhibition authorization;
5. Until March 15th 2015
Exhibition Print with English Subtitles (on the format demanded), Posters, Trailer, Postcards, EPK (electronic press kit), other materials.
Read more:
http://indielisboa.pt/indie/en/regulations-2015/
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