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Festival start: 03 September 2022      Festival end: 10 September 2022

international Film Festival

Gold clapperboard for the best audiovisual work

I - Article 1
The 5th edition of the PIFF Festival will take place in the city of Paraná, from September 3 to September 10, 2022, being the “Espacio Jai” the place for screenings and physical presentations; The awards ceremony will also be held in the aforementioned. The “ONLINE PIFF 2022” will begin on August 17 until September 3 inclusive, and the films will be posted on the festival's channel that it has on the “Youtube” platform. Both schedules are competitive, and different from each other.

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The central headquarters of the Paraná Festival is located at the following address: B. Pedro Lemebel Civil Association, Santos Vega Street 1754, premises 9, 10 and 11, “El Sol” Commercial Gallery. Its official Fanpage: PIFF: Link: https://www.facebook.com/pifffestival/ Paraná (Facebook) offers detailed information and indicates how to contact the Festival and its different departments.

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The PARANA INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, which is made up of equal parts by Grupo Transmedia Argentina, and the CICVE (International Center for Research in Film and Video Experimental Art), belonging to the Civil Association "Pedro Lemebel Library". The organization of the Paraná Festival is headed by its director, Esteban Amatti.

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All films must be presented with Spanish subtitles pasted on the image, without exception.
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The Paraná Festival is recognized by the “International Center for Experimental Film and Video Art Research”, within the category “competitive film festivals”.

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The Paraná Festival aims to make a positive contribution to the development of culture and the film industry.

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All the films presented in the 5th edition of the PIFF will be chosen by its selection committee, headed by the Festival management and advised by a network of international delegates, made up of a series of professionals, specialists in the world of cinema and film festivals. . It will be called "International Film Classification Committee"


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All the films selected in the 5th edition will receive a certificate of participation from the management of the Paraná Festival.

II FILM PRE-SELECTION

II - Article 1

Only feature films, medium-length films and short films that accept the rules stipulated by their management and that duly complete the registration form, specified in each of the platforms, may participate in the Paraná Festival.

Producers or representatives of films with Argentine production or co-production should contact the film department directly before registering in the online form.

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Registered feature films, medium-length films and short films must meet the following conditions:
• Have a minimum duration of 5 minutes and a maximum of 120 minutes.
• Have been produced during the 18 months prior to the start of the Festival.
• Comply with the regulations or guidelines of each of its sections.

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All registered films will be considered for any of the Festival sections that make up its programming, although each section has its own requirements and specifications.

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In case of foreign films, contact:
departmentpiff@gmail.com

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The network of international delegates who advise the organization of the Paraná Festival can help all those who wish to register their films or have doubts about how to do it and the Festival's film department will resolve any type of doubt regarding the registration of films at the Festival.






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The admission of the audiovisuals registered for the PRE selection will end on August 31, 2022. The Festival management will reserve the right to admit audiovisuals registered after the deadline; The right to admit audiovisuals will also be reserved for both programs mentioned in article 1, point I (Introduction)

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World or international premieres will have priority when being selected, although each section of the Festival has its own requirements and specifications.

The inclusion of films on VOD platforms is not allowed following the requirements and specifications of each section regarding the type of premiere required (world, international or national), except in those cases in which it is strictly professional use and with restricted access .
Exceptionally, the management committee will reserve the right of admission of those productions that have previously participated in certain non-competitive cinephile demonstrations.





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The media accepted in the pre-selection process are preferably: DVD, Blu-ray (zone / region 0) and / or link. DCP will also be accepted (in this case, once the registration is made, they should contact the film department, departmentpiff@gmail.com, to indicate the KDM). Also AVI, Mp4 and MPeg

The selection committee may accept in the pre-selection process working copies of the films upon specification from the producers or their representatives.

El Festival se reserva el derecho a descargar las películas inscriptas mediante enlaces online para el visionado offline de la misma. El uso de esta descarga será de uso estrictamente interno por parte de los miembros del Comité de Selección, salvo que queden seleccionadas para la programación ONLINE.


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Los largometrajes, mediometraje y cortometrajes inscritos en el proceso de PRE selección deberán ser presentados en su versión original:
• Sin subtítulos si el idioma original de la película es en castellano.
• Con subtítulos obligatorios en castellano (Español) para versiones originales en otros idiomas.



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El envío de las películas inscriptas en el proceso de preselección deberá hacerse, vía mensajería o correo, indicando el número de envío y el título de la película, a la siguiente dirección:
Calle Coronel Caminos y Día del árbol, Barrio el sol II, manzana “D”, Depto 136, Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, (C.P: 3100), o vía mail, al correo electrónico: departamentopiff@gmail.com
El coste del envío de las películas inscriptas para la preselección correrá a cargo de las personas o compañías que las hayan inscripto.

El material de preselección no será devuelto, salvo petición expresa de las personas o compañías que haya inscripto las películas para su preselección, que deberán hacerse cargo de los costes de envío. Esta devolución sólo será posible en los seis meses siguientes al Festival y a través departamentopiff@gmail.com

El Festival no se hará cargo de los posibles daños causados al material de preselección durante su envío o devolución. Solo las películas seleccionadas serán requeridas en su versión oficial.
Todos los trabajos enviados, seleccionados o no, serán catalogados y se les otorgara un diploma certificado de participación en este Festival. Los trabajos no seleccionados serán inmediatamente promovidos a la categoría “No Competitiva” del Festival.


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III PELÍCULAS SELECCIONADAS

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Cuando una película sea invitada oficialmente por el director del Festival, los productores o representantes de las películas seleccionadas deberán confirmar el formulario de inscripción, enviado con anterioridad y debidamente cumplimentado, no más tarde del 31 de Agosto del 2022.El formulario se exhibe en la plataforma ni bien usted accede a la inscripción.
El Festival reconocerá al firmante de esta confirmación como único interlocutor para negociar todos los aspectos relacionados con la participación de la película en la manifestación y como único responsable frente a otras empresas o personas que hayan podido participar en la producción de la película.

La confirmación por parte de los productores o representantes de la película seleccionada significa que no podrán retirarla de la programación y la aceptación de forma irrevocable de todas las reglas requeridas por la dirección del Festival.

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La invitación de cada película seleccionada por el Festival de Paraná será estrictamente confidencial entre la dirección del mismo y los productores o representantes de la película invitada, hasta que el Festival decida anunciarlo oficialmente.

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The global programming of the Paraná Festival and the schedules of the projections are the exclusive competence of the Festival's management committee.

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The supports for the copies must be adapted to the technical requirements of each section of the Festival.
The media required for all sections of the Festival will be DCP and 35 mm. In cases where the support is DCP, the Festival's technical department will send the server certificate to the producers or representatives of the film, as well as the coordinates to receive the KDM. The costs of preparing the KDM will also be borne by the producers or representative of the film.
In no case will DVD or Blu-ray media be accepted in the Festival's programming.

The technical department of the Festival, tecnicafilmsparana@gmail.com remains at the disposal of the owners or representatives of the invited films to receive the precise indications for a good projection and to solve any technical questions they require.

The management of the Paraná Festival reserves the right not to accept copies that, after the control of the Festival's technical department, are unsuitable for screening. The Festival management will transmit the technical report to the owners or representatives of the films if irregularities are found in the copies.


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5 days before the start of the Festival, the producers or representatives of the invited films must send at their expense:

A copy in original version (the maximum number of copies to be sent to the Festival is available to the producers or representatives of the films):
With Spanish subtitles, if the original version of the film is not in Spanish.
With English subtitles, if the original version is in Spanish.
A DVD of the final original version of the film with English subtitles and the corresponding list of English subtitles for additional electronic subtitling.

A trailer of the film for publicity use of the Paraná Festival in its galas and official Fanpage.
The coordinates to make this shipment are:
Calle Coronel Caminos y Día del Arbol, Barrio el sol II, block "D", Apartment 136, Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, (ZIP: 3100), or by email, to the email: departmentpiff@gmail.com

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The costs of transporting the copies of the selected films, as well as the insurance of said copies will be borne by the participant until their arrival at the Festival headquarters, or their customs agent.

The Paraná Festival will take care of the insurance of the copies from the moment they arrive at its headquarters, or at its customs agent, until the moment they are returned.

The return of the copies of the films selected by the Festival will also be borne by the participant and will not take place before the closing date.
In case of deterioration of a copy during the days of the Festival, the responsibility of the same will not exceed the cost of printing a new copy, according to the rates in force of the laboratories for the printing of the standard copy.

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In the event that the supports are DCP, the production costs of the KDM will also be borne by the producers or representative of the film.

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The documentation materials necessary for press releases, catalog and official Festival website (synopsis, technical-artistic file, biofilmographies, photos of directors, film and photos of the film), will be extracted from the online registration form, which must be be duly completed no later than August 31, 2022.

The Festival documentation service will be the coordinator of this material and will remain at the service of the participant to resolve possible questions in this regard.

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The press department of the Festival will require the necessary promotional material for the media accredited in the Festival.
The sending of this promotional material will be done by the producers or representatives of the film, or online. The sending of this promotional material will be done by the producers or representatives of the film.

III - Article 10

In the event of unforeseen conflict (of organization or operation) or if these rules are not properly complied with, the Paraná Festival management retains its sovereignty and reserves the power of the last decision, abiding by the rules of the "International Center of Research in Experimental Cinema and Video Art ”, with regard to international cinema manifestations.

If there is any type of divergence on the interpretation of these rules, the text in Spanish will be applied.
Any doubts that the interpretation of these rules may raise will be resolved by the management of the Paraná Festival.