Data limite d'iscrizione
13 apr 15
0€
18 mar 2015
Inizio delle iscrizioni
13 apr 2015
Festival chiuso
23 apr 2015
Data della notifica
09 mag 2015
13 mag 2015
Inizio del Festival: 09 maggio 2015 Festival si chiude: 13 maggio 2015
Open to any filmmaker from around the world DocuTIFF showcases the very best in documentary cinema from around the world, special programs & screenings, workshops & master classes, retrospectives, homage & tributes, international guests together with Gala Awards and other special events.
DocuTIFF invites all documentaries from established and debut filmmakers alike to submit their films in those categories:
International Competition
In Albanian Competition
Regional Competition
Regional Competition Program is intended for the films produced or co-produced in the following countries: Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.
Awards will be presented in the following categories:
Best Feature
Best Middle Length
Best Short
Best First Film
Best Regional Film
Best Film in Albanian
Media Award
Audience Award
Internet Vote
Official awards consist of a statue and a diploma.
The cash prize in DocuTIFF is determined by the available budget.
Special awards can be given by organizers, Festival director, sponsors and partners, professional organizations, NGOs, media, etc.
Required items for selected films:
• A completed and signed entry form must be accompanied by a preview copy DVD
• Dialogue list in English and/or voiceover’s text for all films, including films in English.
• Film stills (high resolution, at least 3Mb).
• Separate electronic press kit (EPK) with a passport-sized photo of the film’s director(s), synopsis, list of credits, biography and/or filmography, festival and awards. Additional material is welcome.
• A high res video file of the final English version
• A trailer - preferred video format is: DV25 or DVCPRO 50/100/HD codec in a QuickTime or AVI container, MPEG2 or MPEG4 / H264 file up to 2Gb in size
All entries must be submitted on DVD for the purposes of preview if submitted by postal mail, or compliant with the technical requirements, if submitted through Festhome.
A separate entry form must be submitted for each film if submitted by postal mail.
All requirements specified in the checklist should be sent immediately after the completion of this entry form.
Illegible or incomplete entry forms will not be accepted.
SELECTION
The films must be submitted online, on www.tiranafilmfest.com and a copy of a film DVD screener must be sent to the postal address. Please note that the online screening link (with English subtitles) of the film can be downloaded for the use by DocuTIFF team and the password remains valid until the end of DocuTIFF.
On submitting a film, the applicant accepts that the film can be selected for any of the competitions and/or for another program section.
DocuTIFF reserves the right to invite films outside the specified deadlines.
In case of a film being selected, the festival will notify the applicant, director, producer and distributor of the film no later than on April 20, 2015.
Once the film has been selected the applicant may use the DocuTIFF logo and the relevant DocuTIFF laurel for publicity purposes. The file will be sent in digital form.
Due to the volume of entries received, DocuTIFF cannot offer individual feedback of declined films.
SCREENING
All films must be available for festival screening in Blu-Ray, DCP format or high-res video file.
All films submitted for the TIFF.TV awards must include a signed and properly filled in entry form, whether it is submitted by postal mail or through Festhome.
Each selected film will be screened not more than three times during DocuTIFF.
There is no entry or screening fee.
INSURANCE
All disc/film prints will be insured for the period that they are in the festival's possession. In the case of loss or damage during this period, the festival is only responsible for the replacement value of the print. Only prints in perfect condition for projection will be accepted.
The submitting party or the film-maker has insured the exhibition copy for damage and loss, and DocuTIFF is not liable for any damage or loss during shipping, preview, or screening.
PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY
By filling the submission form, the applicant authorizes DocuTIFF to use and publish press packages, posters, specified materials and information in the DocuTIFF catalogue, programs, flyers, promotional materials and in press for promotional purposes.
For the purposes of publicity all film entries agree that up to three minutes of the selected film may be used by DocuTIFF for promotional activities. Up to three minutes of the competing film may be shown on the DocuTIFF website, official social networks and in TV partners.
ACCOMMODATION
DocuTIFF offers full board accommodation to the director or producer representing the selected film 3 days during the Festival.
Other guests will be provided with facilities for accommodation and tariffs.
Guests of the festival are not covered by the festival’s insurance.
Anyone who wants to attend the festival must fill out an accreditation form online via website.
NOTIFICATION / SHIPPING
All participants will be notified via e-mail and on the TIFF website approximately three weeks before the festival. Shipping instructions for films selected for competition will be included upon notification.
All postal/shipping expenses to and from the festival are to be paid by the applicants, as well as all other expenses incurred, such as insurance, etc.
All customs duties and taxes incurred when sending packages with express couriers must be paid by the sender. DocuTIFF will refuse any packages that arrive cash-on-delivery.
All films chosen to compete in the festival must arrive in Tirana, Albania at least 14 days prior to the start of the festival, unless by prior arrangement to be delivered in person by the filmmaker.
Please note that DocuTIFF will not return submitted materials to the applicants.
Label the outside of the package: FOR FESTIVAL ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL VALUE
Data limite d'iscrizione
13 apr 15
Data limite d'iscrizione
13 apr 15
Data limite d'iscrizione
13 apr 15