19 Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Przyrodniczych im. Włodzimierza Puchalskiego ()

Festival start: 21 September 2022      Festival end: 25 September 2022

The 19th Włodzimierz Puchalski International Nature Film Festival will take place in Łódź on September 21-25, 2022.

The motto of the upcoming edition is: "REBUILDING ECOSYSTEMS".

Cash Prizes: 12,000€

1. All films and TV programmes, qualified for the Festival, shall be evaluated by the Festival Jury appointed by the organisers. The prize fund amounts approximately EUR 12,000 (may be modified).

2. The Jury has the right to award distinctions, honorary diplomas and special awards which are not provided for in the Rules, but are available to the organisers.

3. Decisions of the Jury are final and may not be appealed.

Festival Participation Terms and Conditions.

Films eligible to participate in the Festival:

short-length films (up to 40 minutes long) and medium-length films (40 - 70 minutes long) dedicated to Europe’s nature, environmental protection, coexistence of man with the world of nature and related issues,
popular science, science, documentary and animation films, nature TV programmes as well as other film forms of the running time not exceeding 60 minutes, films made after 1st January 2020, which did not take part in the 18th Włodzimierz Puchalski International Nature Film Festival in 2022, Copies of films selected for the Festival competition must be delivered to the address of the Studio on a physical digital medium in formats:

DCP (Digital Cinema Package), Blu-ray disc
QuickTime ProRes 4.2.2. HQ

The costs of sending and returning the medium shall be borne by the Applicant.

Films may be submitted by producers and individual filmmakers provided that they hold the distribution rights to the film.

A Selection Committee decides whether a given film is admitted to the competition.

Films and TV programmes shall be submitted in writing, using the forms (available at wfo.com.pl FESTIVAL tab) should be made by e-mail to: wfo@wfo.com.pl, by 30 June 2022, with a note "Puchalski Festival".

All entries should include:
entry form,
film copies in Full HD MP 4 (max 5GB) uploaded to the Studio's FTP site (User Manual in Appendix 1),
dialogue lists and commentary in *.srt file (for foreign films, in english),
film stills along with the consent to use them in the Festival Catalogue, of the resolution of at least 2600x2600 pixels, stating also the name of the author,
the list, including names of animal and plant species featured in the film, in Latin,
short description of the film, serving as a suggestion of a text to be inserted in the Festival Catalogue (maximum 500 characters),
declaration, asserting the ownership of copyrights and related rights to the submitted film,
production crew list and film details.

The above-mentioned materials and documents must be delivered by 30 June 2022 to the email address wfo@wfo.com.pl with the reference "Puchalski Festival".

Film submissions addressed to the Selection Committee of the Youth Nature Film Competition Films in MP4 format (max. up to 2 GB) should be sent together with the entry form by 31 July 2022, to the email address wfo@wfo.com.pl, with the reference "Youth Nature Film Competition".

The Youth Nature Film Competition will only admit films with a screening time of 3 to 15 minutes, whose authors are 10 to 20 years old, made after 1 January 2020, which did not take part in the 18th Włodzimierz Puchalski International Nature Film Festival in 2020.
Participants will be informed about the positive decision of the Selection Committee when the Committee completes its works and they shall have the obligation to send film copies within two weeks following prior confirmation receipt.

The organiser has the right to copy the materials for the needs related to the organisation of the Festival’s programme.

All the films submitted and promotional materials shall become a part of the Festival archive.