Festival International Des Cinémas D'asie De Vesoul ()

Festival start: 11 February 2020      Festival end: 18 February 2020

The 26th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema will take place from February 11th to 18th 2020.

The Festival aims to promote Asian Films and through them, the culture of countries from the Near East to the Far East.

7. Awards
The Festival management selects an official international Jury whose members will award the “Cyclo d’Or” (Golden Cyclo) granted by the "Bourgogne-Franche-Comté" department, the Grand Award of the Jury to the director(s) for the best feature film and a special mention.
The Audience award is granted by the city of Vesoul to the director for the best feature film.
The INALCO (Oriental Language University Department) award will be granted to the best director of a feature film.
The awarded films will be screened in the INALCO auditorium (Paris) on October 2017, without fees.
The NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) award will be granted to the best director of a feature film.
The youth jury will give a CAV prize to the director of the awarded documentary film. The audience prize granted by the CAV will be awarded to a documentary film.
The amount of each award will be decided shortly.
The festival request the producer or distributor of the awarded film(s) to mention the award(s) in the credit list of the film and generally on all promotion material of the film.

1. The 26th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema will take place from February 11th to 18th 2020.

2. The Festival aims to promote Asian Films and through them, the culture of countries from the Near East to the Far East.

3. The selection of 26th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema will feature around 75 features films and 15 documentaries. There is no entry fee.

About 8 to 10 previously unreleased feature films in France will be selected for the official competition, 8 to 10 documentaries unreleased in France and of 60 minutes maximum duration will be selected for the official competition. Others films, feature and documentaries will be introduced in the non competitive sections.
Every selected feature film in the competition section will be screened twice.

4. Conditions of Participation
To enter the selection, the films must be directed by an Asian director, and/or produced in an Asian country or introduce a theme related to countries from the Asian continent.

5. The films must be registered at the latest by 31st October 2019, on the entry form available at the festival office or on the web site along with :
- a DVD / screening link with French or English subtitles
- a synopsis in French or in English
- a press kit with director’s statement
- photos of the director and of the film to be printed in the catalogue and the press, posters if available
- a biography and filmography of the director

6. Selected Films
- subtitling: Prints should include French subtitles; if not, prints should include English subtitles. The festival will create electronic French subtitles. In such case, the festival would request an English subtitled DVD IDENTICAL to the final delivered version, an English dialog list and, if possible, a file with English subtitles should be sent to the Festival as soon as possible. The electronic subtitles would be property of the Festival
- transportation of the films: the freight cost both ways will be covered by the producer or by the director.
The print must arrive at Festival office before January 15th 2020.
The directors will send their prints :
- to their country’s Embassy in France (via diplomatic bag) in which case the prints must be addressed to Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema.
- to our shipping agent via their shipping agent entitled to do the custom clearance at their own coast, if the print comes from abroad
- or to the Festival Office if the print is already in France
On the packing box of the film must be clearly mentioned: the title of the film, the name and the address of the director, total footage and duration of the film, number of reels included.
The prints of the selected films will be sent back later 8 days after the end of the Festival to the shipping address given by the director, at the cost of director/producer.

7. Awards
The Festival management selects an official international Jury whose members will award the “Cyclo d’Or” (Golden Cyclo) granted by the "Bourgogne-Franche-Comté" department, the Grand Award of the Jury to the director(s) for the best feature film and a special mention.
The Audience award is granted by the city of Vesoul to the director for the best feature film.
The INALCO (Oriental Language University Department) award will be granted to the best director of a feature film.
The awarded films will be screened in the INALCO auditorium (Paris) on October 2019, without fees.
The NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) award will be granted to the best director of a feature film.
The youth jury will give a CAV prize to the director of the awarded documentary film. The audience prize granted by the CAV will be awarded to a documentary film.
The amount of each award will be decided shortly.
The festival request the producer or distributor of the awarded film(s) to mention the award(s) in the credit list of the film and generally on all promotion material of the film.

8. Insurance
The Festival bears the coasts of insurance during the festival.
In the case of damage or loss, the Festival is liable only for the cost of replacement of the print (an attestation describing the quality of the print will be made at the reception of the print – if there is damage, it will be notified by fax or letter. In such case, no claim will be taken into consideration).

9. Attendance of directors
The Festival, as far as its budget allows it, will invite the director or the actor of the selected films: full accommodation and travel expenses (air plane – and/or train). The festival has the right to decide upon the best possible itinerary for the invited guest and full accommodation.

The festival decides the screening dates of the film. The invited directors (or representative of the films) are expected to attend a press conference and meet the audience before and after each screening of his/her films.

10. Media and Television
Participating in the festival implies the permission for the use of stills and inserts (less than 3 minutes) for all publications of the festival, press and Television Broadcasting.

The Festival management is entitled, in case of serious major reasons decided by the Festival, to delay, cancel or stop the manifestation.
Participation in the Festival implies unreserved acceptance of the terms of the present regulation (only French regulation will have force of law).