BEAST International Film Festival (2)

Festival start: 26 September 2018      Festival end: 30 September 2018

BEAST International Film Festival is now opening the call for entries for its second edition. This in an opportunity to bring your film to a different audience, connect with other directors, actors, editors and much more. Submit your film and give it the chance to be seen on the big screens of Porto’s cinemas, between 26th and 30th of September 2018.

One of BEAST’s aim is to provide a platform for young Eastern European artists, or Portuguese artists living in Eastern Europe - for our Portuguese Abroad section, to present their work in a western country, Portugal. Last year, BEAST IFF screened films that represented over 22 countries from Eastern Europe, in 5 venues located in the heart of Porto, Portugal. The festival has 3 competition sections: East Wave, East Doc, and ExperimentalEast, but you can also submit films for our special sections: BEAST Kids and Portuguese Abroad. Submissions are free between 15th of December 2017 - 1st of January 2018. The call for entries is open until the 1st of July 2018.

BEAST International Film Festival is set to bring Eastern European cinema and its audiovisual culture to Porto, a thriving cultural center in Europe’s westernmost country - a bridge connecting the two sides of the Old Continent. bEAST IFF aims to present a unique film scene with fresh and intriguing storylines, depicting a specific and contemporary society . This will be the first Film Festival totally dedicated to Eastern European cinema taking place in Portugal, promoting the film industry, culture and identity.

East Wave Award - Best Film
East Wave Jury Mention
EastDoc Award - Best Documentary Film
EastDoc Jury Mention
ExperimentalEast Award - Best Experimental Film
ExperimentalEast Jury Mention

Eligibility

The maximum duration of the films submitted for the competition is 60 minutes and must be completed after January 1st, 2016.

Eligible for the festival are films from Eastern Europe or by filmmakers of Eastern European descent worldwide irrespective of theme, as well as films by international filmmakers with a focus on Eastern Europe.

The selection team is authorised to reject any entry that does not meet the required technical standards, quality and compliance with the festival idea. Their reports are final and confidential.

Eligible countries:
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Poland, Belarus, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine, Kosovo.

Filmmakers can submit their film in suitable categories:

COMPETITION

East Wave - All kind of fiction, animation films, no longer than 60 minutes with opening and closing credits.
East Doc - All kind of documentary films, no longer than 60 minutes with opening and closing credits.
ExperimentalEast - All kind of short experimental films, no longer than 30 minutes with opening and closing credits.

SPECIAL PROGRAM - NO SUBMISSION FEE

BEAST KIDS - All kind of animation, live action or documentary films for children, no longer than 60 minutes with opening and closing credits.

PORTUGUESE ABROAD - PORTUGUESE ABROAD - Special Program - All kind of fiction, animation films, of any duration with opening and closing credits. Eligible for the festival are films from filmmakers of Portuguese descent in Eastern Europe irrespective of theme, as well as films by Portuguese filmmakers with a focus on Eastern Europe.

Submissions in languages other than English must be subtitled in English.

Multiple entries are allowed. You can submit more than one film to the same category or different category, using a different entry form.

Filmmaker/Sender must have full copyright and permission for a public screening of a film and any part of it (screenplay, acting, camera work, soundtrack, etc.).

Entrants who incorporate any images, writing, music or other creative material where rights (including intellectual property rights) belong to a third party must obtain the third party’s express permission.

We keep the submission fee as low as possible for our screening series. The submission fee is intended to cover part of the costs of paying judges to review the films. Entrance fee is non-refundable.

|| Submission Requirements

Entry forms must be filled out and submitted through the Festhome platform.
Films available online can be uploaded directly to Festhome (Vimeo, WeTransfer or other file sharing services) or a downloadable link can be sent to info@beastfilm.pt . Please include Festhome tracking number on all submitted materials.

Please only submit your film if a DCP format is available as well as a back-up version in one of the following: QuickTime H264, MP4 H264, MPEG2 HD, Blu-ray.

We accept online password protected screeners only.

By submitting to this festival, the submitter acknowledges that their film poster(s), and excerpts from trailer(s) and teaser(s) can be used by the festival organizers to promote the submitted entries and the festival's interest.

The selected participants will be required to send in additional materials about their films for the Festival’s catalogue and press materials, as well as screening copies.

All participants will receive an notification by e-mail regarding the results of the selection, not later than July 15, 2018.

If your film is selected, it cannot be withdrawn for any reason; the film hasn’t been and will not be available online or as a rental until the conclusion of our festival;

Festival is not responsible for any claims related to copyright and property rights, trade marks, financial losses and liabilities.

You agree that your film promotional information will be posted on our website www.beastfilm.pt and on our channels, if selected.

All details and issues not expressed on these regulations will be decided and communicated by the Festival's Committee.

For more information regarding the festival please contact: info@beastfilm.pt