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Festival start: 22 April 2019      Festival end: 28 April 2019

You are invited to participate in the XXI International Festival of Detective Films and Television programs on Law-Enforcement Themes "DetectiveFEST", which is held in Moscow, April 22nd-28th, 2019.
The festival contest considers feature films (full-length and short films), documentary films and TV series, animation films, thematic TV programmes and TV spots, produced by film and TV companies during the period from February, 1st, 2018 to January, 31st, 2019.

AWARDS
Every film and TV program nominee gets a Diploma of the Festival.
Each nomination is awarded at least once.
The winner in a nomination receives an Award and a Diploma of the Festival.
A nominee may be awarded special festival’s diplomas and prizes.
At the Festival Opening Ceremony, a Special Prize of the Festival Management ‘Living Legend’ is given to a cinema industry representative for outstanding developing and promotion of detective fiction.
Personal participation of the winners in the Grand Closing Ceremony is compulsory.
In case the winners (or their representatives) are not able to participate in the Awarding Ceremony, the Festival Management has a right not to award in public.

REGULATIONS
XXI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of detective fiction and law-enforcement films DetectiveFEST
Moscow, April 22-28, 2019
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
XXI International Festival DetectiveFEST will be held in Moscow on April 22 - 28, 2019.
The Festival’s purposes are as follows:
• to develop the cooperation between nations through cinema and TV;
• to support directors’ films and TV programs encouraging the fight against crime and terrorism;
• to attract filmmakers to the production of not only entertaining films, but also of those educating citizens to recognize threats and make the right decisions with regard to personal and public safety;
• to promote detective fiction.
2. ORGANIZATION
The Founder and Organizer of the Festival is the Non-profit partnership “Production Company “Detective””, further referred to as the Festival Management. The Festival is sponsored by the Guild of Producers and Filmmakers of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia and the Moscow Branch of the International Police Association.
3. FESTIVAL PROGRAM
The festival program includes the opening ceremony, workshops, round tables, screening of TV and film projects, the professional club for the participants and the award ceremony for the winners.
During the festival the thematic excursions to the units of the “power” structures of Russia will be held.
4. NOMINATIONS
The Contest of XXI International Festival includes 5 genres and 8 thematic nominations:
Section I. Genres (features):
1. Feature, detective fiction (full-length), law-enforcement, military or counterterrorist films.
2. Feature, detective fiction (short-length), law-enforcement, military or counterterrorist films.
3. Detective, law-enforcement, military or counterterrorist TV series.
4. Nominated category “Hero” for the charismatic performance of the role of a positive character in the film/series.
5. Nominated category “Anti-hero” for the charismatic performance of the role of a negative character in the film/series.

Section II. Thematic nominations (documentary / TV program):
1. “Terrorism: a threat to the peace” (documentaries / TV programs about the fight against terrorism, extremism, xenophobia, racial or religion intolerance).
2. “Dirty money” (documentaries / TV programs about the fight against corruption).
3. “Crime and punishment” (documentaries / TV programs about the fight against different types of crime).
4. “Drug-free world” (documentaries / TV programs about the fight against drug trafficking).
5. “Civil society” (documentaries / TV programs about the fight for civil rights).
6. “War and peace” (documentaries / TV programs about military service, duty and patriotism).
7. “Road safety” (documentaries / TV programs about road crimes and prevention of this kind of crimes).
8. “Environmental crimes” (documentaries / TV programs about ecological crimes).
5. JURY
For the final evaluation of the entries, an International Jury of the Festival is created (5 people).
The jury cannot include persons involved in the creation or commercial rental of films / TV programs participating in the competition.
6. AWARDS
Every film and TV program nominee gets a Diploma of the Festival.
Each nomination is awarded at least once.
The winner in a nomination receives an Award and a Diploma of the Festival.
A nominee may be awarded special festival’s diplomas and prizes.
At the Festival Opening Ceremony, a Special Prize of the Festival Management ‘Living Legend’ is given to a cinema industry representative for outstanding developing and promotion of detective fiction.
Personal participation of the winners in the Grand Closing Ceremony is compulsory.
In case the winners (or their representatives) are not able to participate in the Awarding Ceremony, the Festival Management has a right not to award in public.
7. CONTEST
Films that previously participated in the competition programs of other film festivals can take part in the Festival's competition.
The following Festival submissions are accepted: TV programs, documentaries and features, full-length TV films and programs. Films/programs submitted to the official competition must be produced or broadcast not earlier than February 1st, 2018.
Each participating organization or producer may present at the Festival competition any number of films or programs.
The deadline for submission of films to the Festival – January 31th, 2019.
The Management should already receive a film / TV program till January 31th, 2019!
Films accepted for the Festival should be presented in USB drive in Russian or English. It is possible to send the film by e-mail, but with the subsequent payment of a USB drive, which will be acquired by the Management for the Selection Committee and the Jury. If presented in other languages it is obligatory to translate editorial scripts into Russian or English!

Participants will be notified on the decisions of the Selection Committee by March 1st, 2019 on the website of the Festival (www.detectivefest.ru) where the list of nominees will be posted.

8. FILM SCREENING
Not all the films selected by the Committee for participation in the competition will be screened. The list of films for screening will be formed before the beginning of the Festival and posted on the website.
Priority in showing films will be given to those participants who will personally come to the Festival!
The time, date and place of showing the film in the festival program are determined by the Management.
The entry form signed by the participant automatically gives the Management the right to show each film or program during the Festival from April 22 to April 28, 2019, but no more than 3 (three) times.
9. DOCUMENTATION AND MATERIALS
In order to present a film or program to the Festival every participant should send to the Festival Management the following materials and documents:
• Entry form for each film or program in Russian or English (available on the website);
• USB drive copy of the film or program for the Selection Committee.
All the materials may be sent by the e-mail: festpolice@gmail.com.
The participants of the competition must submit to the Management the full text of the film in Russian or English (for foreign participants) by e-mail until March 15, 2019.
All sent copies of films remain in the archives of the Festival.
10. RESPONSIBILITY
The participant bears the cost of the transportation and delivery of a film or program’s copies to the Festival, including customs registration if needed.
Films sent from abroad on flash card must have the following mark (for nonpayment of customs duties): “Temporary import for non-commercial demonstration at the Festival”.
11. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
All packages sent for the Festival must be marked clearly with the title of the film, the sender address and the recipient address (Production Company “Detective”, Smolensky boulevard 17, build. 5, Moscow, Russia, 119121.)
If sent via courier service or via international post, to avoid customs registration the package should be marked as a “Temporary importation for noncommercial demonstration at the Festival”.
12. GUESTS AND PARTICIPANTS INVITATION TERMS
Subject to availability of funding, the Festival Management will cover payments for the Festival hotel accommodation (from 14 p.m April 22 till 12 p.m. April 26, 2019, breakfast included) for 1 (one) representative of the nominated film or program (e.g. director, actor, actress, producer etc.) except for those living in Moscow or Moscow region. If state funding is denied, participants pay for the hotel in Moscow themselves.
To issue an invitation for a visa, all foreign participants who would like to attend the film festival must send by e-mail directed at the film Festival until February 28, 2019 the following:
- an exact scanned copy of his/her foreign passport;
- home and work addresses and phone numbers;
- e-mail for communication;
- the answer to the question: In which city of the country will I receive a visa? (- Of course, only where there is a Russian Consulate.)
13. ENTRY FEE
Pre-selection is made for free.
At the second stage, when the list of nominees will be compiled, the entry fee in the final film festival competition of one film / TV program for participants from Russia and the CIS countries is 5,500 rubles, and for foreign participants from other countries - 150 euros.
Funds can be paid to the account of “Producer company “Detective.”” under the clearing settlement. See bank details below.
The entry fee can be paid in rubles to the operating account (for Russia and CIS countries) and in Euro to the transit currency account (for other countries) by money transmission.
• Name of legal entity: Non-profit partnership “Production Company “Detective”
Juridical address: Smolensky boulevard 17, build. 5, Moscow, Russia, 119121.
• Office phone: 8 (499) 248 81 01, 02, e-mail festpolice@mail.ru.
• TIN 7707298169; TRC 770701001; RCBIC 044525117
• S.A. 40703810100000000144 in “BINBANK”, Moscow
• Correspondent account 3010181024525000011 in “Bank of Russia”, Moscow
The entry fee must be received by the Management before February 20, 2019.
Payment purpose/description - “Entry Fee to the Festival” (VAT is not applicable).
• International correspondent for EURO: Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. SWIFT: COBADEFF Correspondent account: 400887073501.
Receiving bank: SWIFT: MOBWRUMM B&N BANK, Moscow
Transit EURO account: 40703978300001000144 in “BINBANK”, Moscow
• International correspondent for USD: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, NY, 10286 USA, SWIFT: IRVTUS3N
Correspondent account: 890-0514-841
Receiving bank: SWIFT: MOBWRUMM B&N BANK, Moscow
14. ACCREDITATION
One representative of the film or program-nominee has the accreditation to all Festival events free of charge. The others who want to take part in the Festival events should pay an accreditation fee at the rate of the entry fee.
The accreditation fee allows you to get accreditation to all Festival’s activities, including Opening and Closing Ceremonies and special demonstrations.
Press accreditation to the Festival is provided by the Festival Management from April 1st to April 15th, 2019.
Accreditation applications (as official letters to the Festival producers) should be sent to the name of the General producer of the Festival before April 15th, 2019 by e-mail: festpolice@mail.ru and should be signed and stamped by the Chief of Mass Media. Press accreditation is free of charge and allows to attend all Festival’s events, except private ones.
Final decision regarding press accreditation is made by the Festival Management individually for each journalist. After this both sides sign a regulating agreement.
15. FINAL RULES
Participation in the Festival implies compliance with all rules of these regulations and terms. In case of any disputes, which may arise out of this document, only the Russian version of this Regulations document is considered authentic and accurate. The Festival Management is not responsible for claims and lawsuits concerned with copyrights of films/programs submitted to the Festival.
The Festival Management reserves the right in special cases to derogate from the specified points of the regulations, but only in accordance with the norms of the International regulation.
IMPORTANT DATES:
January 31th , 2019 - deadline for submitting to the Festival contest USB and entry forms.
March 1st, 2019 - announcing of the nominees of the Festival at the website www.detectivefest.ru.
Until February 20 th, 2019 - "Entry Fee" must be paid.
Until February 28 th, 2019 - the deadline for obtaining passport data from foreign participants for the issuance of invitations for a visa.
April 15 th, 2019 - deadline for submission of applications for accreditation.
April 22 nd, 2019 - the opening ceremony of the Festival.
April 26 th, 2019 - Awarding ceremony of the film festival winners.

Address of the Festival Management:
Production Company Detective, Smolensky boulevard 17, build. 5, Moscow, Russia, 119121
International Festival “DetectiveFEST” (”Law and Society”)
Telephone/fax: +7(499) 248-81-01, +7(499) 248-81-02
E-mail: festpolice@gmail.com, festpolice@mail.ru
Web-site: www.detectivefest.ru