Animakom ()

Festival start: 06 July 2020      Festival end: 12 July 2020

Animakom is an international animation festival with live screenings, and with awards that will take place in Bilbao from 6 to 12 July 2020.

JURY AND AWARDS

A single international jury proposed by the artistic director of ANIMAKOM will be appointed to judge the two competitions.

The prizes initially established for the two competitions will be as follows:
a) SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
-Grand Prix Animakom
- Special Jury Prize
- Special Jury Mention
b) STUDENT FILMS COMPETITION
-Grand Prix Student Competition
- Special Jury Prize
- Special Jury Mention
c) In addition, for any films competing in either of the two categories that are
directed by a director born or resident in the Basque Country, a prize will be
awarded for Best Basque Short Film. The Festival shall choose nominees for
this prize.

The awarding of this prize will be compatible with any of the other prizes. The jury shall undertake to award at least one prize in all categories. At its own discretion it may give more than one special mention in any of the categories.

Before the date of the festival, the Festival shall make known whether any of the prizes includes a monetary payment.

The Festival may permit other Basque, Spanish or international organizations or institutions to present their own awards.

For this first edition, the following independent prizes have already been confirmed:
-Best Female Director Award, awarded by a jury appointed by the organisers of Zinemakumeak.
-Best Script Award, awarded by a jury appointed by the Basque Screenwriters’
Guild (Asociación Profesional de Guionistas de Euskal Herria).
-Innovation Award, awarded by a jury appointed by Bilbao Berrikuntza Faktoria.

The awarding of these prizes is compatible with any of those awarded by the international jury.

ANIMAKOM (hereinafter: the Festival) is specialised International competition of
animated films, taking place in Bilbao from 6 to 12 July 2020.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

Festival’s submissions are open to films applying all animation techniques, including combinations with live action. Over 50% of the production must be animated, and the Festival reserves the right to determine whether an entry qualifies as animation. Films should be completed after 1 January 2016.

COMPETITION CATEGORIES

The Festival will only accept SHORT FILMS (maximum running time 20 minutes) which can be submitted to the following competition categories:

1. Short Films Competition
2. Student Films Competition –films produced at an educational institution

On an exceptional basis, the Festival may also select episodes from series provided that they comprise self-contained narratives.

The Festival reserves the right to determine whether an entry qualifies for the chosen competition category.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

There is no entry fee. Submissions must be made online. Online entry forms are available on: Filmfreeway.com/festival/animakom. The submission deadline is 20 February 2017.

The Festival does not pay screening fees for the works selected for the competition programs.

For each film the applicant is required to fill out a separate online entry form and submit a preview screener of the film (HD codec H264) or a link and a password to download the screener which must be available until 3 March

2017.

The application should contain additional materials: director’s photograph; 3 still images from the film (min. 300 dpi); dialogue list in English.

The work submitted must be the final edition. Unfinished films will not be taken into consideration.

Films with dialogues or narration in languages other than English should have English subtitles. Films with dialogue or narration in English are recommended to be submitted with a screener with English subtitles.

FILM SELECTION

Films will be selected by the Artistic Director in collaboration with selected professionals. Their duty will be to preview each work entered on time and decide upon final film selection.

The list of films selected for the competition programs will be announced on the Festival’s official website: animakom.com

The Festival shall have the right to screen each of the films selected at least three times.

For this first edition the Festival cannot guarantee to reimburse the travel or accommodation expenses of the directors of selected films selected. However, if they decide to attend the Festival, the directors will be contacted in order to facilitate their stay in every way possible.

SCREENING COPIES

The copies used for screening will be the screeners in HD codec H264 used during the submission process.

The Festival reserves the right to refuse a screening copy of dubious technical condition that may cause problems during the screening.

JURY AND AWARDS

A single international jury proposed by the artistic director of ANIMAKOM will be appointed to judge the two competitions.

The prizes initially established for the two competitions will be as follows:
a) SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
-Grand Prix Animakom
- Special Jury Prize
- Special Jury Mention
b) STUDENT FILMS COMPETITION
-Grand Prix Student Competition
- Special Jury Prize
- Special Jury Mention
c) In addition, for any films competing in either of the two categories that are
directed by a director born or resident in the Basque Country, a prize will be
awarded for Best Basque Short Film. The Festival shall choose nominees for
this prize.

The awarding of this prize will be compatible with any of the other prizes. The jury shall undertake to award at least one prize in all categories. At its own discretion it may give more than one special mention in any of the categories.

Before the date of the festival, the Festival shall make known whether any of the prizes includes a monetary payment.

The Festival may permit other Basque, Spanish or international organizations or institutions to present their own awards.

For this first edition, the following independent prizes have already been confirmed:
-Best Female Director Award, awarded by a jury appointed by the organisers of Zinemakumeak.
-Best Script Award, awarded by a jury appointed by the Basque Screenwriters’
Guild (Asociación Profesional de Guionistas de Euskal Herria).
-Innovation Award, awarded by a jury appointed by Bilbao Berrikuntza Faktoria.

The awarding of these prizes is compatible with any of those awarded by the international jury.

RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSABILITIES

Each applicant declares him/herself to be the author or Rights owner of the submitted film(s) and to own all images, texts, sound or music contained therein.

In the event of any legal claim for the use of these rights, the Festival shall be exempt from any liability; all liability shall lie solely and exclusively with the person or institution submitting the film.

The producers and directors of award-winning films should mention the name of the prize, the year and the name of the Festival (ANIMAKOM FEST – Bilbao

International Animation Community Festival) in all promotional materials for the film. A file containing publicity materials (Festival logo and award text) will be sent in digital form.

The Festival reserves the right to use the films for strictly non-commercial promotional or educational purposes.

In the event that an award-winning film is selected for a commercial screening, after the Festival, for the purpose of promoting award-winning films or the official program, the applicant will be contacted in order to obtain his/her authorisation.

The Festival has the right to use all materials related to the submission as well as an excerpt from the film of up to 10 per cent of the total length of the film, not exceeding 2 minutes, for promotional purposes.

The Festival reserves the right to amend this regulation if it deems fit.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Participation in the Festival, and its film submission process, implies acceptance, without reservation, of the terms of the present regulations. The Regulations are written in Basque, English and Spanish languages.