The 14. Izmir Short Film Festival

2013 Rules & Regulations
Deadline for submissions: September 1, 2013

All entries including the completion of the online entry form and sending of screeners must be submitted for arrival at the Festival offices by September 1, 2013.

Competition and Awards
International Competition – Golden Cat Award for Best Film
National Competition - Golden Cat Award for Best Film
National Competition - Golden Cat Award for Most Promising Actor/Actress

In addition to these awards, the Jury may also decide to give a Special Jury Award to a film in competition.

National and International Competition Regulations:

1. Each year, the Izmir Short Film Festival opens a short film competition in the National andInternational categories. Narrative, documentary, animated and experimental shorts are eligible for the competitions.

2. All applicants should fill out the application form online. Incomplete entry forms will not be considered.

3. The jury is comprised of a president and four members chosen from among leading national and international figures in cinema, culture and art. The decisions of the Jury are final.

4. All productions made on 35mm, 16mm or in digital and video formats are eligible for the festival. All submissions should be recorded in DVD/HD or BLURAY (PAL format).

5. All submissions that are not in English must have English subtitles.

6. The following materials should be sent for a film submission:
The online entry form, duly filled out, which includes the film credits, a short synopsis of the film, director’s biography and filmography.

One multi-zone or region-free DVD copy of the film OR a password-protected link (e.g. Vimeo) with English subtitles (to be included in the online entry form). Each DVD must be clearly marked with the film’s title, director’s name, year and country of production and runtime.

The Festival address is:

İzmir Short Film Festival, Attn: Program Department
Cumhuriyet Bulvari No: 133 Okan Apt. K:6 D:5
Alsancak 35220 Izmir, Turkey.
Phone: +90 232 466 0202, E-mail: program@izmirkisafilm.org

7. The International Competition is open to entries from all nations. In order to be able to compete in the National Competition, the director or one of the producers must be a . 7. Turkish citizen. All films that are eligible for the National Competition will also be considered for the International Competition.

8. The films must not exceed 30 minutes.

9. To be eligible for the competitions, the films must not have been released or publicly screened before October 2012.

10. Unless approved in advance by the Festival, films may not be publicly broadcast via TV, Internet or otherwise, prior to or during the Festival’s 2013 edition.

11. Applicants may submit more than one film.

12. Festival will send out film invitations by September 2013. The invitation will include a list of materials to be duly completed and returned to the Festival within two weeks of receiving the invitation. An English dialog list is required for all films, even those in English, to be used for subtitling in Turkish. All exhibition copies must reach the Festival offices no later than October 30, 2013. If the exhibition copy is not in perfect condition, the Festival may refuse to present it. The Festival reserves the right to withdraw a film that it deems technically unsuitable for screening.

13. Films submitted cannot be withdrawn after October 15, 2013.

14. The Festival reserves the right to screen each film up to three times during the Festival period and will decide, at its sole discretion, the screening schedule for each film.

15. The Festival program will be announced by November 1, 2013 on www.izmirkisafilm.org.

16. The Festival reserves the right to assign each film to the section it believes most appropriate.

17. The invitation must remain strictly confidential until the Festival’s program is officially announced. Any exception must be approved in writing by the Festival.

18. Work-in-progress projects may be submitted but must be identified as such on the entry form. A final version of the film must arrive at Festival offices by October 15, 2013.

19. Shipping costs for submissions must be covered by the sender. Submission materials will not be returned.

20. The Festival reserves the right not to comment on the reasons for not selecting a film.

21. The Festival reserves the right to change the above Rules & Regulations without notice.

22. Submission of a film implies unconditional acceptance of the Rules & Regulations.

Plese click here to apply online.

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