Views of the World Festival //Festival Vues du Monde ()

Festival start: 19 September 2018      Festival end: 23 September 2018

A festival dedicated to the human rights.

Born in the creative brains of Film, TV and Production and Marketing professionals, the originally US based Views of the World Festival’s primary goal is to present films, scripts & film scores which have the power to raise awareness about vital social issues and inspiring audiences to take positive action as stated in our Mission Statement.

The beautiful city of Montréal will be the home of the Views of the World Film and Music Festival. In 2018, it will be from September 19th to 23rd.

From World Premiere to Awards ceremonies, from screenings to fruitful networking, from fierce competitions driven by international jurors to bright keynote speakers, opportunities to fulfill your needs to better understand and be part of the ultimate trends in movies making are numerous.

By participating in the Views of the World Festival, all attendees will get exposure to the world of scriptwriting, feature films and writing music for scores on an international level, enjoying a forum to share knowledge, experience and talents with peers as well as an opportunity to network with international professional movers and shakers.

A market is set to take place during the Festival including Master-classes and conferences.

Jury & Awards

The selection committee reserves the right to decide the eligibility and the applicable category for each entry. A team of experts will screen all entries and decide the list of selected entries, to be announced in September 2018.

The selection committee will decide on the films, scripts and music in final competition.
Three prestigious international juries, one for films, one for scripts and one for music, will be appointed by Festival. They will select the winners. No jury member will have a production or commercial relation with any selected entry.
All decisions of the international juries are final. The juries may recognize more than one winner for any given award or reserve the right to decide no winner for any particular award
All winners will be revealed at the Awards Closing Ceremony and will receive a trophy and a certificate from the Festival.
All nominated programs will be mailed an official certificate to the address provided at the time of the submission on the Entry Form.

Eligibility

The competition is open to Theatrical films, TV Movies, Scripts, Music and New Media productions. Entrants can be individuals, film studios, production companies, distributors, multi-media producers and streamers, (Internet streaming sites).

Only organizations or individuals that own the copyright to the production or program can enter it in the competition. The Entry Form must be completed on the website together with the requested related materials requested.
Co-production partners should avoid duplicate entries and discuss which organization will be the entrant. No entry fees will be reimbursed in case of duplicate entries due to lack of consultation between the partners.

Fees and deadlines

All entries, regardless of the submissions category become eligible once a US$50 fee, (US$35 for Students), is received by the selection committee on time before the closing date of March 30 2018. The selection committee will accept late entries until June 22 for a fee of US$75, (US$50 for Students). A late, late entry until August 24, 2018 for a $100 fee per submission was exceptionally added.
All submissions and payments methods are detailed on the Entry Form.

The number of entries submitted by one person or one company is limited to 10 entries.

Language

All entries not in English or in French language should be subtitled in English or French.

Requirements

All entries must be submitted through the partnering platforms. Additional platforms may be added later.

Applicants must complete a separate Entry Form for each program entered. The selection committee reserves the right to edit the information supplied, for promotional purposes. Applicants must write a 75 words maximum synopsis for the entry, list the cast and the credits and upload at least 5 JPEG or GIF digital images (800 X 600 pixels) with the Entry Form, (Pictures showing lead actor and actress and production site are preferred). These images will be used for the Festival Catalogue and its official website for promotional purposes only.

Entrants must provide teasers or promotional clips with their entries.

Rights Clearance

The selection committee may use selected programs for promotional screenings during the Festival.


Acceptance

Participation in the Views of the World Film and Music Festival Competition implies full acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of this competition.
The Festival is fully responsible for the compilation and clarification of the Terms and Conditions.