Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival (7)

Festival start: 23 October 2021      Festival end: 23 October 2021

The festival intends to promote Independent Cinema, national and international.

Montelupo International Independent Film Festival is the brainchild of Lorenzo Ciani, an independent film director charmed by the magic of Cinema Mignon d’essai. Through the collaboration with the Art director Daniele Pertici, the project became a reality.

- Best Short Film;
- Best Music Video;
- Best Web Serie;
- Best Documentary;
- Best Feature Film;
- Best Director in every category;
- Best Original script;
- Best Commercial advertising;
- Best Actor-Actress;
- Cultural Value Special Mention.

MONTELUPO FIORENTINO INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2021 - VII EDITION - OCTOBER 23TH, 2021

ART. 1 - Submission
Registration for the competition has to be made by the on-line platforms. The director pays the fee (not refundable) relative to the category and to the period of registration. The open call starts on January, 4th 2021 and closes on September, 29th 2021.

SHORT FILM - MUSIC VIDEO - WEB SERIE (PILOTE) - COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING - ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Earlybird Entry from 04/01/2021 to 24/02/2021 € 15.00
Standard Entry from 25/02/2021 to 30/06/2021 € 20.00
Late Entry from 01/07/2021 to 29/09/2021 € 25.00

DOCUMENTARY
Earlybird Entry from 04/01/2021 to 24/02/2021 € 20.00
Standard Entry from 25/02/2021 to 30/06/2021 € 25.00
Late Entry from 01/07/2021 to 29/09/2021 € 35.00

FEATURE FILM
Earlybird Entry from 04/01/2021 to 24/02/2021 € 25.00
Standard Entry from 25/02/2021 to 30/06/2021 € 30.00
Late Entry from 01/07/2021 to 29/09/2021 € 40.00

ART. 2 Submission requisites
Submitted films to the Festival should meet the following requirements:
Films should be made since January, 2018;
Italian or foreign Short Films which last up to 30 minutes;
Italian or foreign Documentaries which last up to 60 minutes;
Italian or foreign Feature Films which last more than an hour and less than 120 minutes;
Italian or foreign Web Series (pilote) which last which last up to 45 minutes;
Italian or foreign Music Video which last up to 6 minutes;
Italian or foreign Original Script wich last up to 230 pages;
Italian or foreign Commercial Advertising which last up to 5 minutes.

ART. 3 Genres
It's an OPEN genre film festival. The author is responsible for the content and any disclaimers regarding the material submitted.

ART. 4 SELECTION
Official notification date: OCTOBER 4th 2021.
The Films received within the terms above, will be examined by Festival Staff that determines, unquestionably, the admission to the final stage of the Festival. The author(s) of selected films will be contacted by the organization. The full program of screenings will be published on the Festival social channels within October, 11th 2021.

ART. 5 PRESELECTION
May be made a pre-selection of the Films before the late entry deadline, in this case the directors will be contacted by Festival Staff.

ART. 6 AWARDS
- Best Short Film;
- Best Music Video;
- Best Web Serie;
- Best Documentary;
- Best Feature Film;
- Best Director in every category;
- Best Original script;
- Best Commercial advertising;
- Best Actor-Actress;
- Cultural Value Special Mention.

ART. 7 ADVERTISING PURPOSES
Festival Staff can use parts of the selected Films for advertising purposes via print, radio, trailer on TV or Cinema or Internet.

ART. 8 Acceptance of Rules and Regulations
Participation in the competition implies acceptance of these rules. Festival Staff reserves the right to make any changes to the rules and regulations and how to deal with any controversial matters. It’s strictly forbidden to privately contact the staff and jury members during the selection period of the festival, punishment: exclusion from the competition.

PRIVACY
Subscribers to the Festival, agree as established by Decree 30 June 2003, No. 196 on the protection of privacy, the use of personal data for all initiatives related to the event. The author of the work declares to accept the regulation in all its parts, you have the legal availability of the film and to authorize the public screening without compensation, freeing the organization of the Festival from any responsibility for the present and future. By entering the competition each author is responsible for the content of his works. The author declares to hold all rights to the work, not in any way prejudicing the rights of third parties, such as other authors, subjects portrayed, transferees of rights, along with those of music, etc. It also declares that the audiovisual material used is not protected by SIAE. Pursuant to the provisions of Legislative Decree. 30/06/2003 n. 196, we inform the author that the provision of data required and necessary for the completion of the documentation of enrollment in the Festival.