Short Cut Festival (5)

Festival start: 04 June 2027      Festival end: 04 June 2027

Short Cut is a short film festival dedicated to young filmmakers aged 10 to 21. The event celebrates the creativity and unique perspectives of the next generation of filmmakers. For its fifth edition, the festival returns with the theme “Second Chance”, giving participants complete freedom to interpret and explore the concept through their creativity. Short Cut is an opportunity for tomorrow’s filmmakers to express themselves, unleash their creativity and share their vision of the world through cinema.

10–15 years old:
– Jury Prize
– Screenplay Prize
– Directing Prize
– Audience Prize

16–21 years old:
– Jury Prize
– Screenplay Prize
– Directing Prize
– Audience Prize

RULES
The “Short Cut Festival” association is an independent association that
organizes the Short Cut Festival, a short film festival for 10–21 year-olds.
The objectives are as follows: – To encourage young people to make amateur films by awarding prizes
as part of a competition and by screening their films publicly on the big
screen. – To promote the screening of films in a cinema. – To encourage encounters between amateur filmmakers and the public.
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Article 1 - Eligibility
The competition is open to young amateur filmmakers (an individual or a
group of people making a film outside commercial channels, without a
CNC visa), who fall into one of the following two age categories:
● 10 to 15 years old
● 16 to 21 years old
The competition is open to everyone regardless of location; the festival
accepts films from France and abroad.
Article 2 - Conditions for Entry into the Competition – The festival is open to films of any genre (fiction, report, documentary,
animation, etc.), provided that they respect the theme of the edition. – The theme is set each year by the organizing committee. The theme
must not be incidental: it must be at the heart of the production. – The film must not exceed 6 minutes in length (including credits). – The filmmaker must ensure that they hold all the audio rights (original or
royalty-free music) and video rights (original footage) for the submitted
film, and must be able to prove this if the organizer so requests. – Films must be submitted in H264 – MP4 format. – Films must be uploaded via WeTransfer to the following address:
“festivalshortcut@gmail.com”. The association is available to provide
further information on the admission criteria (festivalshortcut@gmail.com)
but reserves the right to reject any film that does not meet the stated
criteria.
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Article 3 - Prizes
The competition offers 4 awards per age category:
10–15 years old: – Jury Prize – Screenplay Prize – Directing Prize – Audience Prize
16–21 years old: – Jury Prize – Screenplay Prize – Directing Prize – Audience Prize
A filmmaker or a single directing team may submit several films.
Each prize will be awarded to the filmmaker or directing team collectively if
the film was made within an association, school, or after-school setting.
The jury may decide to award additional prizes.
Article 4 - Registration
To validate the registration, the registration form must be attached when
sending the film via WeTransfer. A confirmation email will be sent upon
receipt of the film and the registration form.
All information provided on the registration form is binding; this information
will be used in the communication materials (website, print, social media,
etc.). The filmmaker is responsible for the information provided, and it
cannot be modified afterwards.
The submission deadline will appear on the registration form.
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Article 5 - Jury
A jury, whose members will be chosen by the Festival’s organizing
committee, will be responsible for viewing the films and selecting the
winners.
The list of jury members will be revealed ahead of the Festival.
Article 6 - Selection
To be selected, the film must be suitable for all audiences and must not
contain any scene that could be harmful to a young audience.
The jury reserves the right to reject a film that does not match the values
promoted by the spirit of the Festival, in which case the filmmaker will be
notified as soon as possible.
To make the jury’s work easier, if the number of registered films exceeds 20,
the organizing committee will carry out a preselection to keep only 20 films,
which alone will be submitted to the jury’s vote. In this case, the filmmaker
or directing team will be informed.
Only these films may compete for the prizes awarded by the jury.
However, all registered films that meet the admission conditions are
eligible for the audience vote.
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Article 7 - Copyright, Author’s Rights and Distribution – Each film may be broadcast, in extracts or in full, on any medium and
network, without compensation and without time limit. – At the awards ceremony, the submitted films will be available to watch in
full on the festival’s dedicated website, for promotional purposes. – Films may be shown for cultural, scientific, or educational purposes. – The film may possibly be offered to cinemas for screening. – The filmmaker, for their part, may mention the prize they have received.
Article 8 - Use of Artificial Intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence is not prohibited in the making of the films;
however, its use is not recommended. Only the jury will decide on the
impact of its use on the awarding of a prize.
Article 9 - Awards Ceremony and Film Screenings
The awards ceremony and the screening of the films will take place during an
evening event, in a venue partnering with the Festival’s organizing committee.
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Article 10 - Personal Data
The information provided by participants may be used within the
framework of the Festival. In all cases, it is recalled that, in accordance with
the applicable European laws and directives and the European regulation
that came into force on May 25, 2018, relating to information technology,
files and freedoms, the protection of personal data and the free movement
of such data, participants have the right to object to, access, and rectify
the data concerning them.
None of the information provided may be commercialized.
Article 11 - Exemptions and Disputes
The organizing committee is the only body authorized to settle matters not
covered by these rules and to grant exemptions. Participation in the Festival
implies unreserved acceptance of the terms of these rules.
Any dispute relating to their application and interpretation will be submitted to
the competent courts.
Article 12 - Cancellation
The organizing committee reserves the right to cancel or postpone the
festival in the event of a major problem beyond its control.