Drone film et Photo Festival (0)

Festival start: 03 June 2016      Festival end: 05 June 2016

The 1st Festival «Film & Photo by Drone» (DFPF) organised by ASBL Cercle d’Arts et Un Talent Se Dévoile will take place at the airfield of Saint-Hubert from 3rd to 5th June 2016.

Un Talent Se Dévoile is a new not-for-profit organisation that aims to promote young artists, and the Cercle d’Arts is a cultural association, benefitting from financial support and recognition from many public and private, Belgian and foreign, institutions.

The competition is offers 5,000 euros worth of cash and other prizes offered by our partners.

1. The objectives of DFPF:

To promote the production of images taken by drone encouraged through a competition

To promote works that combine technical and aesthetic innovation in the field of cinema and general picture creation

To bring together professional and amateur photographers and filmmakers passionate about aerial images

To foster the relationship between all involved in the drone photography and cinema world, whether directors or producers, and public authorities

To highlight the potential of drones and the various possible areas for shooting

To educate the general public about the use of drones in different sectors of image production by promoting a selection of films and movies.

2. Target audience:

All filmmakers and producers whether they are amateurs or professionals.

3. FILM CATEGORIES: 6 categories short movies

1 - Fiction
2 - Nature - Documentary
3 - Sport - Extreme Sport
4 - Tourism - Travel
5 - Architecture
6 - Clip-Institutional Advertising

The films submitted must have at least 10% of their images produced by drone and these images need to have been shot in compliance with the legislation in force on the location(s) of the shooting(s). The image shooting locations, the dates and equipment used will need to be disclosed on a compulsory basis.
Amateur or professional candidates may submit one film per category.

The jury reserves the right to reclassify the choice of the category.

The films will be evaluated according to the following criteria: quality of the images, quality of the photography, quality of the realisation, quality of the direction.

The movies that will not be part of the official selection will have the opportunity to be presented out of competition.

Cash Prizes: 5,000€

The competition is offers 5,000 euros worth of cash and other prizes offered by our partners

The jury of the Film competition will award the following prizes:

• one Golden Drone per short movies category
• one Golden Drone, Prize of the Jury of the DFPF

4. Registration:

Anyone wishing to submit a film or a photograph to the Competition must complete an online registration on www.dronefestival.be and pay the registration fees. These fees will amount to 40 to 80 euros depending on the date of registration and will give free access to the Festival for one person.

Registration fees:

• Before 15th January 2016 (early bird deadline): 40 euros
• From 15th January to 15th February 2016 (normal deadline): 60 euros
• From 15th February to 15th March 2016 (late deadline): 80 euros

The participation fees for the Competition will not be refunded under any circumstances.

This online registration must be duly and fully completed. All the information will be included in the catalogue and on the Festival website.
You can submit your film by sending the form or by filing your application on the following platforms: Festhome.com

The registration form will include:

• The name of the director, his/her email and telephone number
• The name of the producer and production company, email and telephone number
• The name of the work, year of production, duration and format
• A presentation of the synopsis of the film in French or in English not exceeding ten lines
• 2 to 4 pictures (minimum 300 dpi) representative of the movie and accompanied by the corresponding copyright. The publication of the pictures will be deemed authorised and free for the sole purpose of the Festival in all places, broadcasting media, and social networks related to information, communication and promotion of the Festival.
• 1 or 2 photographs (minimum 300 dpi) of the director
• A web link to the teaser of the film (YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion ...)
• The digital file in full HD format (transferred via WeTransfer or Dropbox for instance), a DVD - Blu-ray disk or a secure online link (YouTube, Vimeo)
• For the projection you need to be able to provide a master file of your film. A file Apple ProRes 422 file (HQ) or H.264 (MP4) is required. To ensure the quality of the projection, a DCP will be created on the basis of your files.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Application deadline: 15th January 2016
15th February 2016 (normal deadline)
15th March 2016 (late deadline)

5. Selection:

The films presented at the Festival as part of the Competition will be chosen by the Selection

Committee.

6. The Selection Committee of the DFPF remains the sole authority to accept or refuse any film or photograph submitted to the Festival and to decide on any exceptions to the rules.

7. The selection of a film implies that the producer or any other authorised person:
has full ownership and full copyright of all that constitutes the film (music, pictures, etc.)
maintains the confidentiality of this selection to the date of the press conference
ensures the participation of the respective winners at the awards ceremony commits to not claim any right mentions to the media and in promotional material the prize(s) awarded during the 1st DFPF.

8. The shipment of the media will be at the participant’s expense and the forwarding of the screening copies will be taken care of by the Festival following the indication provided to this effect. The DVD or Blue-ray submitted for selection will not be returned.

9. After being selected by the DFPF, a film cannot be removed once the agreement has been given as to its presentation to the DFPF.

10. No films programmed at the Festival will be screened outside the scope of the DFPF without the written permission of the producer or possibly his/her legal representative.

11. Insurance costs are the responsibility of the Festival. The costs related to the invitation of the producers, directors and performers of the selected films will be specifically outlined by email sent by the Festival Senior Management to each relevant person. In the case of a co-realisation, the Festival will bear the cost of only one invitation.

12. The producer authorises the Festival to use for advertising purposes 10 percent of the images (of the total duration of a proposed movie) to ensure the publicity of his/her initiative.

13. An official jury will judge the films presented at the 1st DFPF. This jury will be composed of personalities and professionals from the sector of drones and video productions. The members of the jury will not be associated in any manner whatsoever to the production or marketing of any of the films and pictures in competition.

14. The jury of the Film competition will award the following prizes:

• one Golden Drone per short movies category
• one Golden Drone, Prize of the Jury of the DFPF

15. A Prize of the Public will be awarded to the movie obtaining the largest number of votes of the public present at the Festival.

16. Participation to the DFPF implies acceptance of these Rules. All cases not expressly provided for in the Rules will be subject to a decision of the Executive Committee of the Festival that will be final and with no appeal.