FESTIVAL DATES : from May 8, 2014 to May 11, 2014
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
The festival is held annually and aims at presenting the general public with screenings of films in relation with the Berber culture.
The preview copy can be sent:
- with uploaded video on Shortfilmdepot
- by posting 2 DVDs (that must reach festival office by 31 March 2014 at latest)
Registration deadline : Mar 31, 2014
Registration fee: no fee
Preview format :
Requirements :
1) Films completed after : 1st January 2012
2) Maximum duration : over 60 minutes
3) Country of production : All countries (films about Berber culture and people)
4) Screening format : DigiBeta Pal, Beta SP Pal, DCP, Blu-Ray (imperatively with French subtitles for non-French speaking films)
5) Accepted genres : Fiction, feature documentary
6) Berber theme : May apply only films about Berber themes.
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
The festival is held annually and aims at presenting the general public with screenings of films in relation with the Berber culture.
The preview copy can be sent:
- with uploaded video on Shortfilmdepot
- by posting 2 DVDs (that must reach festival office by 31 March 2014 at latest)
Registration deadline : Mar 31, 2014
Registration fee: no fee
Preview format :
Requirements :
1) Films completed after : 1st January 2012
2) Maximum duration : Between 45 and 70 minutes
3) Country of production : All countries (films about Berber culture and people)
4) Screening format : DigiBeta Pal, Beta SP Pal, DCP, Blu-Ray (imperatively with French subtitles for non-French speaking films)
5) Accepted genres : Documentary
6) Berber theme : May apply only films about Berber themes.
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
The festival is held annually and aims at presenting the general public with screenings of films in relation with the Berber culture.
The preview copy can be sent:
- with uploaded video on Shortfilmdepot
- by posting 2 DVDs (that must reach festival office by 31 March 2014 at latest)
Registration deadline : Mar 31, 2014
Registration fee: no fee
Preview format :
Requirements :
1) Films completed after : 1st January 2012
2) Maximum duration : 45 minutes max.
3) Country of production : All countries (films about Berber culture and people)
4) Screening format : DigiBeta Pal, Beta SP Pal, DCP, Blu-Ray (imperatively with French subtitles for non-French speaking films)
5) Accepted genres : Fiction, documentary, animation, experimental
6) Berber theme : May apply only films about a Berber theme.
FESTIVAL CONTACT DETAILS :
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DES FILMS BERBÈRES
5 RUE VERNET
75008 PARIS
FRANCE
TEL : +33 (0)1 56 89 83 83
E-MAIL : fifb@gmail.com
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Alpinale Kurzfilm Festival
Submit your entries until March, 15th 2014
International/Academic
The ALPINALE represents a venue for both professional and amateur filmmakers from home and abroad, who are given the opportunity to conduct multi-cultural and open dialogue with creative people, and to present their work to an interested audience.
1.) International Competition categories
The duration of the film must not exceed 30 minutes including credits. Only original versions of films no older than 2 years may be sent in.
Invited are films in the following categories:
a) INTERNATIONAL: Short-films of all kinds (fiction or animation), produced under professional conditions.
b) ACADEMY: Productions by students and graduates of colleges of film and media arts, film academies and other similar institutions.
Invited are films in the following genres
a) fiction films
b) animation
2.) Application
The submission is to be sent in no later than the 15th of March 2014 via our online form only. The application consists of two steps.
Step 1: Online Form
The online form must be filled out correctly by March 15, 2014 the latest. The following doucments are necessary to do so:
- List of dialogue
- Film stills (print quality)
- Synopsis in english (and German if available)
Step 2: Send us your film
After you filled out the online form you will receive a confirmation e-mail at the given e-mail adress. In order to successfully finish your submission you must send in your short film on a data-DVD via mail to the festival. The deadline for the submission is March 15, 2014 as well (date stamp). Submissions that are sent in any later will automatically be considered as submissions for the next festival edition
3.) Accepted film formats
The submitted video file will be used for the festival projection and must fulfill the following requirements:
File Format: MP4 or MOV
Video Codec: h.264.
Audio Codec: compressed, AAC or AC3 preferred
Framerate: 25fps
Aspect racio: 16:9 (1.77:1) preferred; 4:3 (1.33:1) is possible, attention: Do not use Letterbox!
Filesize: max. 2GB
If the language of the film is neither in German nor English, subtitles in one of those languages are necessary.
The material sent in to the festival will remain with the festival. No material can be sent back to the sender. The cost of postage has to be met by the participant. All deliveries outside the European Union must be marked with the phrase “no commercial value – for cultural purpose only” with a print value of less than EUR 25,00 in total.
The organizer does not take over liability for the films, its adequate handling is assured though. Applicants carry the exclusive responsibility for possible violations of copyrights. Incorrect information will disqualify the participant.
4.) Nomination
In order to participate in the competition, a selection commitee (festival comittee) decides on the acceptance of the film. Its decisions are indisputable. If the selection commitee does not accept a film for the competition, there is the possibility for the commitee to show the film in one of the extra screenings. The festival comittee doesn’t give any reasons for nominations or rejections.
5.) Jury and prizes
The evalution is made by an international jury. Its decisions are indisputable. The jury presents:
»Golden Unicorn« for best short film international
»Golden Unicorn« for best short film academy
»Golden Unicorn« for best short film animation
The audience decides on a »Golden Unicorn« as the audience award.
SUBMIT SHORT FILM NOW / READ TERMS OF CONDITIONS
v-shorts
Du hast einen Kurzfilm, der in Vorarlberg oder mit maßgeblicher Vorarlberger Beteiligung entstanden ist? Dann nichts wie her damit! Dem Sieger der v-shorts Kategorie winken 500 Euro Preisgeld!
So sieht das Einreichprozedere im Detail aus:
1.) Lesen und Berücksichtigen der Teilnahmebedingungen
2.) Ausfüllen des Onlineformulars
3.) Hochladen des Films im MP4 oder MOV-Format (H264-Codec, max. 300MB)
4.) Am 25.4. findet die große Vorarlberger Kurzfilmnacht in Nenzing statt! Unsere Live-Jury bewertet alle Filme öffentlich und gibt direktes Feedback an die anwesenden Filmschaffenden. Die Siegerfilme des Abends werden beim Festival im Hauptprogramm gezeigt und haben die Chance auf ein Preisgeld von EUR 500,- .
JETZT V-SHORT EINREICHEN / TEILNAHMEBEDINGUNGEN LESEN
http://www.alpinale.at/en/
International/Academic
The ALPINALE represents a venue for both professional and amateur filmmakers from home and abroad, who are given the opportunity to conduct multi-cultural and open dialogue with creative people, and to present their work to an interested audience.
1.) International Competition categories
The duration of the film must not exceed 30 minutes including credits. Only original versions of films no older than 2 years may be sent in.
Invited are films in the following categories:
a) INTERNATIONAL: Short-films of all kinds (fiction or animation), produced under professional conditions.
b) ACADEMY: Productions by students and graduates of colleges of film and media arts, film academies and other similar institutions.
Invited are films in the following genres
a) fiction films
b) animation
2.) Application
The submission is to be sent in no later than the 15th of March 2014 via our online form only. The application consists of two steps.
Step 1: Online Form
The online form must be filled out correctly by March 15, 2014 the latest. The following doucments are necessary to do so:
- List of dialogue
- Film stills (print quality)
- Synopsis in english (and German if available)
Step 2: Send us your film
After you filled out the online form you will receive a confirmation e-mail at the given e-mail adress. In order to successfully finish your submission you must send in your short film on a data-DVD via mail to the festival. The deadline for the submission is March 15, 2014 as well (date stamp). Submissions that are sent in any later will automatically be considered as submissions for the next festival edition
3.) Accepted film formats
The submitted video file will be used for the festival projection and must fulfill the following requirements:
File Format: MP4 or MOV
Video Codec: h.264.
Audio Codec: compressed, AAC or AC3 preferred
Framerate: 25fps
Aspect racio: 16:9 (1.77:1) preferred; 4:3 (1.33:1) is possible, attention: Do not use Letterbox!
Filesize: max. 2GB
If the language of the film is neither in German nor English, subtitles in one of those languages are necessary.
The material sent in to the festival will remain with the festival. No material can be sent back to the sender. The cost of postage has to be met by the participant. All deliveries outside the European Union must be marked with the phrase “no commercial value – for cultural purpose only” with a print value of less than EUR 25,00 in total.
The organizer does not take over liability for the films, its adequate handling is assured though. Applicants carry the exclusive responsibility for possible violations of copyrights. Incorrect information will disqualify the participant.
4.) Nomination
In order to participate in the competition, a selection commitee (festival comittee) decides on the acceptance of the film. Its decisions are indisputable. If the selection commitee does not accept a film for the competition, there is the possibility for the commitee to show the film in one of the extra screenings. The festival comittee doesn’t give any reasons for nominations or rejections.
5.) Jury and prizes
The evalution is made by an international jury. Its decisions are indisputable. The jury presents:
»Golden Unicorn« for best short film international
»Golden Unicorn« for best short film academy
»Golden Unicorn« for best short film animation
The audience decides on a »Golden Unicorn« as the audience award.
SUBMIT SHORT FILM NOW / READ TERMS OF CONDITIONS
v-shorts
Du hast einen Kurzfilm, der in Vorarlberg oder mit maßgeblicher Vorarlberger Beteiligung entstanden ist? Dann nichts wie her damit! Dem Sieger der v-shorts Kategorie winken 500 Euro Preisgeld!
So sieht das Einreichprozedere im Detail aus:
1.) Lesen und Berücksichtigen der Teilnahmebedingungen
2.) Ausfüllen des Onlineformulars
3.) Hochladen des Films im MP4 oder MOV-Format (H264-Codec, max. 300MB)
4.) Am 25.4. findet die große Vorarlberger Kurzfilmnacht in Nenzing statt! Unsere Live-Jury bewertet alle Filme öffentlich und gibt direktes Feedback an die anwesenden Filmschaffenden. Die Siegerfilme des Abends werden beim Festival im Hauptprogramm gezeigt und haben die Chance auf ein Preisgeld von EUR 500,- .
JETZT V-SHORT EINREICHEN / TEILNAHMEBEDINGUNGEN LESEN
http://www.alpinale.at/en/
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/
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/
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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Visegrád Animation Fórum calls for pitch
Visegrád Animation Fórum will be held on Anifilm 2014, and calls for a submission of ANIMATION SHORT FILM PROJECTS and a TV SERIE PROJECTS IN CONCEPT from our region.
Two categories pitching competition, short film projects and TV series, is held by Asociace animovaného filmu (Association of Czech Animation) within the industry section of its Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF) held at the International Festival of Animation Film „Anifilm“ in Třeboň (6th – 8th of May 2014).
Authors of the selected 8 short film projects and 6 Central European TV series will be able to present selected projects in two categories at Visegrád Animation Forum 2014 in form of public pitching forum in front of international producers, professionals, TV comission editors, potential co-producers and authors itself. Each participating project can be represented at most by one author and one producer.
Then the pitching jury of international professionals will award the Best project of a short film with the prize money of 2000 EUR for further development of the film. Pitching jury of international professionals will choose also the Best project of TV series.
You can submit your SHORT FILM or TV SERIE project by filling the entry form on this site : https://vp.eventival.eu/anifilm/2014
Candidates must first register into the system Eventival, read the terms and then register using the online form following the terms and conditions.
The deadline for submission is the 2nd march 2014
Conditions of applications of short film submission
– Visegrád Animation Forum accepts only short film projects or planned films that do not exceed their footage of 20 minutes.
– At least 50 percent of the short film must be done with an animation or multimedia technique with the emphasis on the graphical form of the final result.
– The project must have a producer and an author (filmmaker or designer) who could represent it at the pitching competition forum in front of professionals and potential partnets.
– There is no fee for submission of the project.
– The project must be accompamied by the info provided in the online internet formulaire:
– a logline
– a synopsis (250 words maximum)
– a treatment + director´s explication, realistic estimation of a budget (500 words maximum)
– examples of graphic and visual style
– short biography of a director (50 words maximum)
– info about the production company and contacts (50 words maximum)
Conditions of applications of tv serie submission
– Visegrád Animation Forum accepts only planned TV animation serie projects or pilot projects which episodes reach a standard length usual in television broadcasting.
– At least 50 percent of the TV animation serie must be done with an animation technique with the emphasis on the graphical form of the final result.
– The project must have a producer and an author (filmmaker or designer) who could represent it at the pitching competition forum in front of professionals and potential partnets.
– There is no fee for submission of the project.
– The project of a TV serie must be accompamied by the info provided in the online internet formulaire:
– a logline
– a description of the main story line and poetics (250 words maximum)
– a treatment with the description of the target group, number of episods, approximate realistic budget and TV development ideas and release plan (500 words maximum)
– examples of visual style and main characters
– short biography of the main director (50 words maximum)
– presentation of the production company and possible TV partner + contacts (50 words maximum)
DETAILS ABOUT THE TRAINING AND A PITCHING
Pitching Participants will have the opportunity to participate in the entire three-day program of Visegrád Animation Forum, which will include a special preparatory workshops dedicated to writing of the screenplay, development and presentation of the project on the international scene led by international experts. VAF will also offer presentations of film studios and professionals from our region, co-production and debates and program focused on meeting our schools and talents. Final pitching will be held on the last day of three days VAF event and every of participating teams will have 10 minutes to present their project in front of the jury and the audience.
Visegrad Animation Forum will cover the accommodation to pitching partecipants at the festival hotel during the 3 days event.
For further information contact:
Association of Czech Animation
Heřmanova 3
170 00, Praha 7 Holešovice
Czech Republic
email: info@asaf.cz
www.asaf.cz
Two categories pitching competition, short film projects and TV series, is held by Asociace animovaného filmu (Association of Czech Animation) within the industry section of its Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF) held at the International Festival of Animation Film „Anifilm“ in Třeboň (6th – 8th of May 2014).
Authors of the selected 8 short film projects and 6 Central European TV series will be able to present selected projects in two categories at Visegrád Animation Forum 2014 in form of public pitching forum in front of international producers, professionals, TV comission editors, potential co-producers and authors itself. Each participating project can be represented at most by one author and one producer.
Then the pitching jury of international professionals will award the Best project of a short film with the prize money of 2000 EUR for further development of the film. Pitching jury of international professionals will choose also the Best project of TV series.
You can submit your SHORT FILM or TV SERIE project by filling the entry form on this site : https://vp.eventival.eu/anifilm/2014
Candidates must first register into the system Eventival, read the terms and then register using the online form following the terms and conditions.
The deadline for submission is the 2nd march 2014
Conditions of applications of short film submission
– Visegrád Animation Forum accepts only short film projects or planned films that do not exceed their footage of 20 minutes.
– At least 50 percent of the short film must be done with an animation or multimedia technique with the emphasis on the graphical form of the final result.
– The project must have a producer and an author (filmmaker or designer) who could represent it at the pitching competition forum in front of professionals and potential partnets.
– There is no fee for submission of the project.
– The project must be accompamied by the info provided in the online internet formulaire:
– a logline
– a synopsis (250 words maximum)
– a treatment + director´s explication, realistic estimation of a budget (500 words maximum)
– examples of graphic and visual style
– short biography of a director (50 words maximum)
– info about the production company and contacts (50 words maximum)
Conditions of applications of tv serie submission
– Visegrád Animation Forum accepts only planned TV animation serie projects or pilot projects which episodes reach a standard length usual in television broadcasting.
– At least 50 percent of the TV animation serie must be done with an animation technique with the emphasis on the graphical form of the final result.
– The project must have a producer and an author (filmmaker or designer) who could represent it at the pitching competition forum in front of professionals and potential partnets.
– There is no fee for submission of the project.
– The project of a TV serie must be accompamied by the info provided in the online internet formulaire:
– a logline
– a description of the main story line and poetics (250 words maximum)
– a treatment with the description of the target group, number of episods, approximate realistic budget and TV development ideas and release plan (500 words maximum)
– examples of visual style and main characters
– short biography of the main director (50 words maximum)
– presentation of the production company and possible TV partner + contacts (50 words maximum)
DETAILS ABOUT THE TRAINING AND A PITCHING
Pitching Participants will have the opportunity to participate in the entire three-day program of Visegrád Animation Forum, which will include a special preparatory workshops dedicated to writing of the screenplay, development and presentation of the project on the international scene led by international experts. VAF will also offer presentations of film studios and professionals from our region, co-production and debates and program focused on meeting our schools and talents. Final pitching will be held on the last day of three days VAF event and every of participating teams will have 10 minutes to present their project in front of the jury and the audience.
Visegrad Animation Forum will cover the accommodation to pitching partecipants at the festival hotel during the 3 days event.
For further information contact:
Association of Czech Animation
Heřmanova 3
170 00, Praha 7 Holešovice
Czech Republic
email: info@asaf.cz
www.asaf.cz
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
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
Lago Film Fest 2014
1- Goals and objectives
The Lago Film Fest, international short film, documentary and screenplay festival, is a cultural event with the aim of promoting and appreciating emerging movie artists.
2- Sponsors
The main promoters of the initiative are: the Pro Loco of Revine Lago, the municipality of Revine Lago, the Province of Treviso, and the Veneto Region.
3- Procedure
The 9th edition of the Lago Film Fest will be held in Lago (TV) from 18th to 26th July 2014. The awards will be announced Saturday 26th July 2014.
4- Festival Sections
- international short films competition
- international documentary competition
5- Awards and special mentions
- International award for best short film
- International audience award for best short film
- Special mention for best documentary
- Unicef award, for the best children’s video
- Unicef award, for the best video made by children
- Special New Signs mention for the best experimental video
- Special Veneto Region award for the best Veneto
video or Veneto director
The nature of the awards will be reported on the
Festival website and/or by e-mail.
6- Rules of Participation - International short film and documentary competition
Entry is free of charge (Mailing fees are the responsibility of the sender). The entry form should be filled in on line at www.lagofest.org (scheda d’iscrizione/Entry Form section) and sent automatically.
There will be an automatic answer for the correct submission. The form will not be considered valid if it is not received within the terms stipulated by regulations or in the case entry conditions have not been accepted (treatment of personal data, etc.).
The owners of the works must send a copy of the film on a DVD (PAL) together with a printed copy of the confirmation e-mail by and no later than 1st March 2014 (postage stamp confirms
date). The material sent for the competition will not be returned. The selection of the film shall occur under the care and indisputable judgement of the Artistic Direction of the Festival.
The results of such selections will be published on the www.lagofest.org website within 31 June 2014. Only entry forms that are correctly filled out and completed with all the attachments
requested will be accepted. Only technically high-quality work will be accepted. The relative authors and/or producers will receive further notification of the selection by email. The authors of the work selected and their collaborators will be invited to accompany their
own video to the Festival; the organisers reserve the right, according to financial possibility, to contribute to travel and hotel expenses.
Delivery of the infrormation of the works selected must arrive at the Festival by and no later than 10 July 12014, accompanied by complete documentation (to avoid exclusion from the selection) composed of: synopsis, technical card, a picture (resolution of at least 300dpi, JPG or TIFF format) and the biofilmography of the director, two photographs of the film set scene (resolution of at least 300dpi, JPG or TIFF format), the complete list of the dialogues in Italian or English, list of the original and other sound track, all other information requested by the festival during catalogue editing and for promotional use. The material received will become part of the
Lago Film Fest archive and will not be returned.
6.1- International SHORT FILM competition
In this section, short films of any genre and theme may complete, with a length of less than 30 minutes (header and footer items included), produced in film and/or in video form, subtitled in English or in Italian (should the language of the dialogues be other than these) and produced after 1 January 2012. Each author may send up to 3 short films. The delivery of the amount of DVD copies equivalent to the number of works entered is requested.
6.2- International DOCUMENTARY competition
In this section documentaries of international production, having a length of less than 50 minutes (header and footer items included), produced in film and/or in video form, subtitled in English or in Italian (should the language of the dialogues be other than these) and produced after 1 January 2012. Each author may send up to 2 documentaries. The delivery of the amount of DVD copies equivalent to the number of works entered is requested.
6.3- SPECIAL PRIZES
For films done after the 1st of january 2012 (short films with a length of less than 30 minutes and documentaries with a length of less than 50 minutes)
- Unicef Award
Films realized for and by the children, short films and documentaries
- New Signs
The special New Signs mention is created for section dedicated to the experimental and artistic productions
- Veneto Region Award
Films realized on the Veneto Region territory or shooted by people from Veneto Region
Read more at http://www.lagofest.org/eng/
The Lago Film Fest, international short film, documentary and screenplay festival, is a cultural event with the aim of promoting and appreciating emerging movie artists.
2- Sponsors
The main promoters of the initiative are: the Pro Loco of Revine Lago, the municipality of Revine Lago, the Province of Treviso, and the Veneto Region.
3- Procedure
The 9th edition of the Lago Film Fest will be held in Lago (TV) from 18th to 26th July 2014. The awards will be announced Saturday 26th July 2014.
4- Festival Sections
- international short films competition
- international documentary competition
5- Awards and special mentions
- International award for best short film
- International audience award for best short film
- Special mention for best documentary
- Unicef award, for the best children’s video
- Unicef award, for the best video made by children
- Special New Signs mention for the best experimental video
- Special Veneto Region award for the best Veneto
video or Veneto director
The nature of the awards will be reported on the
Festival website and/or by e-mail.
6- Rules of Participation - International short film and documentary competition
Entry is free of charge (Mailing fees are the responsibility of the sender). The entry form should be filled in on line at www.lagofest.org (scheda d’iscrizione/Entry Form section) and sent automatically.
There will be an automatic answer for the correct submission. The form will not be considered valid if it is not received within the terms stipulated by regulations or in the case entry conditions have not been accepted (treatment of personal data, etc.).
The owners of the works must send a copy of the film on a DVD (PAL) together with a printed copy of the confirmation e-mail by and no later than 1st March 2014 (postage stamp confirms
date). The material sent for the competition will not be returned. The selection of the film shall occur under the care and indisputable judgement of the Artistic Direction of the Festival.
The results of such selections will be published on the www.lagofest.org website within 31 June 2014. Only entry forms that are correctly filled out and completed with all the attachments
requested will be accepted. Only technically high-quality work will be accepted. The relative authors and/or producers will receive further notification of the selection by email. The authors of the work selected and their collaborators will be invited to accompany their
own video to the Festival; the organisers reserve the right, according to financial possibility, to contribute to travel and hotel expenses.
Delivery of the infrormation of the works selected must arrive at the Festival by and no later than 10 July 12014, accompanied by complete documentation (to avoid exclusion from the selection) composed of: synopsis, technical card, a picture (resolution of at least 300dpi, JPG or TIFF format) and the biofilmography of the director, two photographs of the film set scene (resolution of at least 300dpi, JPG or TIFF format), the complete list of the dialogues in Italian or English, list of the original and other sound track, all other information requested by the festival during catalogue editing and for promotional use. The material received will become part of the
Lago Film Fest archive and will not be returned.
6.1- International SHORT FILM competition
In this section, short films of any genre and theme may complete, with a length of less than 30 minutes (header and footer items included), produced in film and/or in video form, subtitled in English or in Italian (should the language of the dialogues be other than these) and produced after 1 January 2012. Each author may send up to 3 short films. The delivery of the amount of DVD copies equivalent to the number of works entered is requested.
6.2- International DOCUMENTARY competition
In this section documentaries of international production, having a length of less than 50 minutes (header and footer items included), produced in film and/or in video form, subtitled in English or in Italian (should the language of the dialogues be other than these) and produced after 1 January 2012. Each author may send up to 2 documentaries. The delivery of the amount of DVD copies equivalent to the number of works entered is requested.
6.3- SPECIAL PRIZES
For films done after the 1st of january 2012 (short films with a length of less than 30 minutes and documentaries with a length of less than 50 minutes)
- Unicef Award
Films realized for and by the children, short films and documentaries
- New Signs
The special New Signs mention is created for section dedicated to the experimental and artistic productions
- Veneto Region Award
Films realized on the Veneto Region territory or shooted by people from Veneto Region
Read more at http://www.lagofest.org/eng/
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