Brussels Short Film Festival (24)

Festival start: 21 April 2021      Festival end: 01 May 2021

Brussels Short Film Festival is an exhibition intended for cinema lovers, both audience and professionals. The purpose is to promote and circulate short films and to generate contacts between audience, young directors and professionals.

Since 2018, the winner of the Great Prize of the International competition will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/ Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:

· International Great Prize: 3500 €

Since 2018, the winner of the Great Prize of the International competition will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/ Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

· Special Jury Prize : 1000 €

· Best actress Prize: 1000 €

· Best actor Prize: 1000 €

· Audience Prize: 1500 €

· And other prizes including broadcasting rights on TV channels.

NEXT GENERATION COMPETITION:

. Great Prize: 1500€

. The Audience International Award: 500€

. The Audience National Award: 1000€

. The Young Jury Award: 500€

. And other prizes including broadcasting rights on TV channels.

R E G U L A T I O N S
International and Next Generation International Competitions
24TH BRUSSELS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 21 > MAY 01 2021

1. OBJECTIVES
The Brussels Short Film Festival is an exhibition intended for lovers of cinema, both audience and professionals. The purpose is to promote and circulate short films and to generate contacts between audience, young directors and professionals.
The festival organises 3 competitions:
 National Competition
 International Competition
 Student Films Competition “Next Generation”

Since 2018, the winner of the Great Prize of the International competition is eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/ Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

2. ORGANISATION, DATES AND PLACE
The Brussels Short Film Festival is organized by the non-profit association Un Soir…Un Grain in Brussels from April 21 to May 01, 2021.

3. RULES AND REGULATIONS
To be admitted, each film must meet the following requirements:
 Films have to not exceed 30 minutes in length. All genres are accepted;
 Films have to be produced (or have the 1st public exhibition) after January 1, 2019;
 Films have to be available for Festival screening on DCP non-encrypted (named according to the Digital Cinema Naming Convention) and mp4. codec ProRes - 20 to 30 Mbs - 1920 x 1080;
 For the screener, the film imperatively has to be understandable in English (for an English speaking film, the screener can be sent as it is or with French subtitles, for any other languages, English subtitles are mandatory);
 In case of selection, the screening file imperatively has to be understandable in English (subtitles in English if English is not the language of the film). If necessary, French and/or Dutch subtitles will be screened live during the screening.

!! The student films have to be submitted to the Student Films Competition “Next Generation”.

4. SUBMISSION: before JANUARY 24TH, 2021
The film must have been uploaded on the platform Festhome: festhome.com,
 Participants have to enter their film via the online submission;
 The film has to be uploaded;
 Attached files:
o One still of the film which can be used in any publication
o A photo of the director
Entry only will be valid upon reception of all these documents

Submission fees for the International Competition:
 Until October 31st 2020: 8€
 From November 1st 2020 to January 17th 2021: 10€
 From January 18th 2021 to January 24th 2021: 13€

Submission fees for the Next Generation international competition:
 Until October 31st 2020: 5€
 From November 1st 2020 to January 17th 2021: 8€
 From January 18th 2021 to January 24th 2021: 10€

Any submission made outside this online platform (DVD, BluRay, link sent by email, etc.) won’t be considered for the competition.

5. PRIZES / AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

. “Grand Prix”: €3500
Since 2018, the winner of the Great Prize of the International competition is eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/ Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.
. Special Jury Prize: €1000
. Best actress Prize: €1000
. Best actor Prize: €1000
. Audience Prize: €1500
. And other prizes including broadcasting rights on TV channels.

NEXT GENERATION COMPETITION

. Great Prize: 1500€
. The Audience International Award: 500€
. The Audience National Award: 1000€
. The Young Jury Award: 500€
. And other prizes including broadcasting rights on TV channels.

Jury’s decisions may not be subject to appeal. Only persons bound by the name of the Prize will be the recipients of it.
The payment of the prizes will be made within a period of 6 months after the festival.

Winning a prize include the agreement of the production with the fact that the winner films could be showed for free during regional screenings after the festival and one time during a free screening (at the festival marquee or at the Mont des Arts) during the next festival.

6. SHORT FILM MARKET
A Short Film Market is organized during the Festival. Films submitted to our competitions will automatically be indexed in the market catalogue and viewable by professionals attending the market. It’s also advisable to send the film with English subtitles.

7. SELECTION
A selection committee, chosen by the festival team, will be appointed to view all submissions for pre-selection. Only selected films will be allowed to participate to the competition. The selections results will be notified online (www.bsff.be) by the mid- March 2021. Once submitted to the committee, films can’t be removed and no refund will be made.

8. TELEVISION DIFFUSION AND INTERNET
All selected films may be excerpted (limited to 15% (max.2 minutes) of the length) for publicity purposes on TV or via the Internet. Extracts of the selected films may be broadcast on TV channels and on the internet in the context of divulging information regarding the Festival.

9. SHIPPING OF SCREENING COPIES
 No rental fees of the prints will be paid by the festival for the competition programmes. Copies of selected films must be sent before April 2nd, 2021. The address will be communicated later to the selected participants.
 Concerning Postal Shipments: The maximal value written on the package has to be 10€ or 10$ (especially for films coming from outside the European Union). Un Soir, ... Un Grain will not pay any border tax whatsoever.
 The film copies will be sent back during May 2021 to the production company address or to an address whose deliveries prices by Fedex or Belgian post office are not higher than the sending to the production company address.
 We encourage participants to send their screening file via the FTP server we make especially available.
 USB sticks will not be sent back after the Festival

10. INSURANCE
In case of loss or deterioration of a hard drive during the festival, the festival’s responsibility is only committed to replace a hard drive with a value inferior or equivalent to 50€. Thank you for not sending us the film’s Master.

11. INVITATION FOR THE DIRECTOR
Selected films directors will receive an invitation for the Festival in Brussels for 3 nights and an accreditation. This invitation may not be used by a third party. The festival will cover a part of the guest’s travel costs.

12. LITIGATION
The organisation committee is the only one allowed to deal with the persons most closely concerned in case of a litigation. Submit a film to our International competition implies the acceptance of these regulations. Should any legal dispute occur, only the French version of the present regulations and the Belgian Legislation will have force of law.