BCT - Festival Nazionale del Cinema e della Televisione di Benevento (8)

Festival start: 26 June 2024      Festival end: 30 June 2024

The National Film and Television Festival, the only Kermesse in Italy to combine the two macro-themes of communication, manages to connect, in a simple and direct way, but at the same time, criticism and analytics, themes and communication structures that accompany and sometimes affect the lives of everyone. Through stories, meetings, debates, screenings, shows, exhibitions and concerts, the greatest artists of the small and big screen are told captured by the emotion generated by the "climate" of magic that only the world of cinema and TV can give to a passionate audience of spectators.

BEST SHORT FILM - "SPAZIO SHORT FILM"
BEST DIRECTOR - "SPAZIO SHORT FILM"
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - "SPAZIO SHORT FILM "
BEST DOCUMENTARY

CINEMA SECTOR COMPETITION RULES - SHORT FILM SPACE SHORT FILM COMPETITION - SHORT FILM
YOUNG DIRECTORS SECTION - Maximum age 35 years

ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION The National Film and Television Festival is conceived and organized by the Visually Cultural Association. The event is organized with the support of: Municipality of Benevento, University of Sannio, Campania Region, Benevento Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism - Directorate General for Cinema, Istituto Luce. To these bodies are added associations, organizations, institutions and private sponsors.

ARTICLE 2. OBJECTIVES The Festival's mission is to refer to the two major communication vehicles of our century, Cinema and Television, in an open-air debate in which we can and must coexist without overlapping but with the will to give total attention to the world of the little one and big screen. A place where you can think and discuss new media, new platforms, released or upcoming films, new or archived television programs, successful series or unpublished documentaries, welcoming the productions and talking about them with the direct protagonists. An accessible and free Festival to understand the cinema seen and what is still to be seen, the current TV or that linked to the past, the new emerging young people, their ideas, their creations, the originality of unpublished and innovative projects. 5 days of meetings dedicated to culture, in-depth study, a national laboratory where you can tackle the great issues that have always characterized Italian television and our cinema, told by those who experience them firsthand.

ARTICLE 3. DATE AND duration Edition 8 of the National Film and Television Festival will take place in Benevento from 26 to 30 June 2024, for a duration of five days.

ARTICLE 4. THE COMPETITION The “Spazio Short Film” competition organized by the National Film and Television Festival - City of Benevento is developed in a single section. The short film must have a maximum duration of 15 minutes including the opening and closing credits. Those who have not yet turned 35 years of age can participate in the Competition. All the works must have been produced in the year 2023/24. There is no specific theme. In fact, the competition allows you to express yourself freely by choosing the theme in the total discretion of the authors. The competition is also divided into 2 subsections: DIRECTOR, PROTAGONIST ACTOR. In total, therefore, three awards will be awarded: BEST SHORT FILM - “SPAZIO SHORT FILM” COMPETITION, BEST DIRECTION - “SPAZIO SHORT FILM” COMPETITION, BEST PROTAGONIST “SPAZIO SHORT FILM”. It will be at the total discretion of the jury to decide which prize to award, in relation to the sections of the competition, to the shorts that will be declared winners. The President of the jury of the “Spazio Short Film” Competition will be Nicola Giuliano - Film Producer

ARTICLE 5. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE Registration is free and must be formalized no later than March 31, 2024. The official registration form, completed in all its parts and signed, must be accompanied by a DVD, a computer support (pen drive), or from a link where you can view the film (with subtitles in english, if the original language is different from Italian), synopsis of the work, bio-filmography of the director and any other documentation that may be useful for the selection of the work. The registration form must be clearly completed and duly signed, under penalty of exclusion from the competition, and can be found on the official website of the event www.festivalbeneventocinematv.it in the competitions section. The requested material must be sent by 31 March 2024.

ARTICLE 6. SELECTIONS AND awards The selection of the short films is made by and at the discretion of the Festival Direction. The works will be screened by a jury specially made up of experts in the sector (journalists, managers, television and film producers, television directors and nationally renowned cinemas) and chaired by Nicola Giuliano, Film Producer and Academy Award winner for the film "The great beauty". The decisions of the Jury are made by simple majority vote. Anyone who has a connection with the films in competition will not be able to take part in the jury. Date and place of the awards, the prizes for the winners and the names of the Jury will be announced on the Festival website: www.festivalbeneventocinematv.it after the expiry date of the competition. The films presented (and not only the awarded ones) can be screened in public without any compensation or Authors and rights holders.

ARTICLE 7. SCREENING OF FILMS The calendar and times of the screenings are the responsibility of the Festival Direction. Foreign films will be presented in their original version with Italian subtitles.

ARTICLE 8. HOSPITALITY The directors of the selected films will be accredited free of charge.

ARTICLE 9. GENERAL RULES The organization of the Competition, while rigorously engaging in the care and custody of the works received, does not assume any responsibility for any postal delays, thefts, damage or loss that these may suffer before, during or after the event. Copies of DVDs sent for selection will not be returned. The registration of the film requires the deposit of any material sent - including the DVD - in the Archive of the National Film and Television Festival. Cancellation from this archive must be requested with written communication by registered post. By submitting the material, you automatically authorize its publication, without any compensation, on the promoter site www.festivalbeneventocinematv.it or linked sites. Any legal obligation relating to copyright issues will be the sole responsibility of the creator / producer of the work who, in any case, relieves the organization of any responsibility for the content of the work projected in public. The request for admission to the Festival by sending the completed and signed registration form implies the unconditional acceptance of these Regulations. The Festival Management may make decisions relating to matters not covered by these Regulations.

For reasons of force majeure, for technical-organizational problems or to make improvements or in case of unforeseen exceptions, the organization may modify these Regulations, providing information
on the Festival website: www.festivalbeneventocinematv.it. For any dispute the
Forum of Benevento.

ARTICLE 10. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA Pursuant to Legislative Decree 196/2003, we inform you that the data provided by the participants will be processed exclusively with reference to registration for the Festival. The treatment will be carried out on paper and / or computer in strict compliance with the obligations defined by the law on privacy.

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RULES OF THE CONTEST – FILM INDUSTRY SPECIAL SECTION – “GREATEST INDIPENDENT”

Article 1. ORGANIZATION The Festival Nazionale del Cinema e della Televisione is designed and organized by the cultural association Visivamente. The event was realized with the support of: Comune di Benevento, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Regione Campania, Camera di Commercio di Benevento, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo - Direzione Generale Cinema, Istituto Luce. To these are added associations, organizations, institutions and private sponsors.

Article 2. OBJECTIVES The mission of the Festival is to refer to the two major means of communication of our century, Cinema and Television, in an outdoor debate where people can and must coexist without any overlap, with the desire of focusing on the world of the small and big screen. A place where people can think and discuss new media, new platforms, movies and upcoming releases, televisions programs of the past and the present, successful TV shows or unreleased documentaries, welcoming the productions and talking directly with the protagonists. An open and free Festival designed to understand the value of the Cinema of the past and the one of the future, Television of the present and the past, emerging young talents, their ideas, their creations, the authenticity of unpublished and groundbreaking projects. Five days of meetings dedicated to culture, indepth study, a national laboratory where people can discuss the great themes which characterized the italian television and Cinema from the beginning, explained by the ones who directly live those realities.

Article 3. DATE AND LENGTH The 8th edition of the Festival Nazionale del Cinema e della Televisione will take place in Benevento from the 26th to the 30th of June 2024, for a period of five days.

Article 4. THE CONTEST The contest puts in competition featured films produced by independent production houses, without the involvement of the majors. The films could also be self-produced by the director or co-produced by individuals, by some of the actors or by the local institutions (like the Film Commission). The independent movies partecipating in the special section "LUNGOMETRAGGI INDIPENDENTI - GREATEST INDIPENDENT FILMS" must have been produced between 2023 and 2024, on EU territory.
The works selected by the jury of the Festival Nazionale del Cinema e della Televisione - Città di Benevento, will be displayed online on the official channels of the event during the Kernesse, and to the one that will win Noce D'Oro - Sezione SpecialeLungometraggi "Greatest Indipendent Film" will be assigned.

Article 5. REGISTRATION CONDITIONS Registration is free and must be formalized no later than the 31st of March 2024. The official registration form, filled out in all of its parts and signed, must be accompanied by a DVD, a data carrier (Pendrive), or a link in which one can see the movie (All of the non italian works must have subtitles already incorporated and not added separately). The document, moreover, must contain a synopsis of the work, biofilmography of the director and every other documentation that can be useful for the selection. The official registration form must be filled-out properly and duly signed, otherwise there will be disqualification. The form is available on the official website of the event www.festivalbeneventocinematv.it, in the concorsi section.

Article 6. SCREENING OF FILMS The calendar and the times fo the screening are the responsibility of the management of the Festival.

Article 7. GENERAL RULES The organization of the contest, while strictly committed to taking care of the works received, does not take responsibility for any kind of postal delays, thefts, damages or loss that these may suffer before they arrive and during or after the event. The DVD copies sent for the selection will not be returned. The registration of the movie requires the storage of any material sent - including the DVD - in the Archivio del Festival Nazionale del Cinema e della Televisione. Cancellation from this archive has to be requested with a written communication by registered mail.
By sending material, you automatically authorize its pubblication, without any compensation, on the promoting website www.festivalbeneventocinematv.it or other linked websites. Any kind of legal obligation related to copyright issues will be responsibility of the creator/producer of the work who, in any case, relieves the management from any responsibility regarding the content of the work displayed to the public. The application for admission to the Festival through the submission of the compiled and signed registration form implies the unconditional acceptance of this regulation. Due to force majeure, technical or logistical problems, to make necessary changes or in other unforseen circumstances, the organization will be able to modify these regulations, giving information on the website of the Festival: www.festivalbeneventocinematv.it. For any controversy. the Forum of Benevento is competent.

Article 8. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA In accordance with Legislative Decree 196/2003, we inform you that the information provided will be processed for purposes related solely to the registration at the Festival.
The processing will be carried out with paper support and/or information technology items in strict compliance with the obligations defined by the Law of the Privacy.