• Award for best film, worth 1000€ and statuette to be delivered to dealers.
- AUDIENCE AWARD
• Audience Award for best film, fiction or documentary, worth statuette.
- DOCUMENTARY
• Award for best documentary, worth 500€ and statuette.
- Technique Videos AUDIOVISUAL
• Prize for the best audiovisual techniques worth 250 € and statuette.
• Prize for the best piece of Recycling, worth 250 € and statuette.
- Short Films
• Prize to the best documentary and fiction short film, worth an honorary Diploma
TERMS OF THE III INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF NATURE AND MAN OF LA LAGUNA (NATURMAN)
1. OBJECTIVES
That III International Film Festival of Nature and Man in La Laguna (NaturMan) has as main objective the dissemination and promotion of all the films, documentaries, audiovisual techniques videos and TV shows, nationally and internationally, related to nature, man and life bursts in our planet, in all of its facets, but also in relation to topics that cover renewable energy, recycling and environment. Nature has deeply rooted mens life and his fate. In this proccess, since the middle of last century, man became a notary of this reality trough films and documentaries that draw the map of our own History. For this reason, the aim of this event is to bring the public everything that happens on the planet we live in and how we relate with it, by means of the best films in the world regarding nature and men thematics.
2.PLACE AND DATE
The III International Film Festival of Nature and the Man in La Laguna (NaturMan) will be held from 20 to 26 April 2015. Projections and other side events can be found in the city of La Laguna.
3. ACCEPTANCE OF WORKS
- Participation in the official section will feature films, documentaries, audiovisual techniques videos and TV shows, nationally and internationally, adressing somehow the concepts of nature and man, renewable energy, recycling and / or environment. The format will be digital projection.
- The participation categories are:
• Film: National or foreign productions with a minimum duration of 60 minutes and made in digital format or 35 mm.
• Documentaries: National or foreign productions with a minimum duration of 15 minutes and made in digital format or 35 mm.
• Videos of audiovisual techniques
National or foreign productions with a minimum duration of 1 minute and 15 minutes maximum, in digital or 35 mm.
• TV Series: National or foreign productions, individual or chapters, with a maximum duration of 50 minutes and made in digital format or 35 mm.
- Selected works will be screened in digital format (DVD PAL), so it is necessary to have the final copy and subtitles by the deadline of these bases.
- Films must focus on people and nature; sub-thematics such as renewable energies, recycling and environment will be allowed, and are presented in the original version. In case the original version is not Spanish, the work must be subtitled in this language. English subtitles should be also submitted even if the original version is in Spanish and in all cases the dialogue list file and English subtitles will be kindly required with the aim of projecting with double subtitles if necessary. Works sent in original version and not including Spanish subtitles will not be taken into account even if they meet the requirements of the competition.
- Participation in this competition is compatible with other awards or grants from public or private institutions.
- The registration is free.
4. REGISTRATION
- The registration of the work will be done by natural or legal persons having rights over the works they present by means of a registration form that can be found on the website of the International Film Festival of Nature and Man from La Laguna (NaturMan) www.naturman.com
- Confirmation will be printed and attached to two copies on DVD (zone 2/Europa) that are protected and labelled identifying the category they are presented to, and that will be used for a pre-selection of candidate movies, shorts and documentaries, audiovisual techniques and tv series. This copy must be received before 14.00 GMT March 18th 2015. We consider that date stamps as the maximum delivery time. All entries submitted after this date will be automatically withdrawn from the competition.
- The copies of the film for the selection (DVD PAL format) must be sent together with the next DOCUMENTS in a CD:
* Completed and signed application form downloaded from the website of the International Film Festival of Nature and the Man in La Laguna (NaturMan) www.naturman.com.
* A brief summary of the film.
*Technical data: title, year of production, duration in minutes, company producer, director, screenwriter, producer, music and photography.
* Artistic sheet.
* Biofilmography from the director and a copy of the ID and also two photographs in digital form.
* Two pictures of the work in digital to 300 dpi resolution and size 18x12 cm, for th hardcover edition of the catalog and the web connecting to select the movie.
* Press release, posters and promotional materials for the work.
DVD and CD must contain the name of the Work.
These documents can be sent on a digital format (pdf) as well as via email to: programacion@naturman.com
Sending promotional materials, compulsory or voluntary, means the automatic approval to the organization of the International Film Festival from the nature and the man in La Laguna (NaturMan) to be used in the preparation of the catalog of the exhibition, official page website (www. naturman.com) and / or materials that are sent to the media.
FORMS OF REGISTRATION
1) DVD copies sent by postal mail to:
Centrifuga Producciones
III Festival Internacional de Cine de la Naturaleza y el Hombre de La Laguna (NaturMan)
Apartado de Correos 426
38200 - San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Tenerife. España
- The participants will assume all costs. Copies of works for the pre-selection (DVD PAL) will not be returned and will become part of the International Film Festival of Nature and Man from La Laguna (NaturMan). The organization is committed not to transfer them to third parties, although copies for public demonstration in connection with the promotion of the Festival should be used.The organization of NaturMan will send a message to participants with the reception of the work.
2) Direc delivery to our Office at Centrífuga Producciones S.L.U., situated at Calle Doctor Antonio González, 4, 38204, San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Tenerife. España.
3) Through enabled by the III International Film Festival of Nature and Man of La Laguna (Naturman) platforms.
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5. SELECTED WORKS
The selection of works that are part of the official competition section of the third edition of the International Film Festival of Nature and Man in La Laguna (NaturMan) will be done by the Festival Selection Committee, as well as by a team of representatives from the organization acting one of them as secretary with voice and vote.
- The Selection Committee will be responsible for shaping the Official Section and will select works according to the guidelines of quality and creativity that underlie the Festival.
- The Selection Committee may propose that the short films and not selected for the Official Section may be included in other sections of the Festival. In this case, participants undertake to give their works for free.
- The Committee's decision is final and participants will be notified by e-mail for organizing Naturman before April 1, 2015. For information purposes, the list of selected works will also be posted on the website of the Festival. Once selected, the works in competition may not be withdrawn from the program for any reason.
6. JURY
- The Official Jury award competitions Feature, Documentary, Audiovisual Techniques and Recíclate and will consist of four professionals of repute, one of which will act as chairman. To ensure the international nature of the event, at least one component may have a different Spanish nationality. The same jury will assess the short films and documentaries submitted to the contest.
- The Popular Jury will consist of all those who pre-register for the call to be opened before the event through social networks and decide Naturman attend screenings voluntary and grant the Audience Award for Best Film. One of its members act as president.
- The Jury will be announced during the celebration of the closing ceremony of the III International Film Festival of Nature and Man of La Laguna (Naturman).
- The Jury's decisions are final.
7. AWARDS
Jury members, formed by industry professionals and the public votes will award the following prizes:
7.1 FEATURE FILMS
• Award for best film, worth 1000€ and statuette to be delivered to dealers.
7.2 AUDIENCE AWARD
• Audience Award for best film, fiction or documentary, worth statuette.
7.3 DOCUMENTARY
• Award for best documentary, worth 500€ and statuette.
7.4 Technique Videos AUDIOVISUAL
• Prize for the best audiovisual techniques worth 250 € and statuette.
• Prize for the best piece of Recycling, worth 250 € and statuette.
7.8 TRIBUT
• Award for career in the film world or if the work in favor of Nature and / or Man, worth with statuette.
If the jury determines to award the prize ex aequo, this is divided equally. The jury may award the prize.
- Prizes will be paid by bank from the Festival organization in favor of the person named in the registration form and agreeing with his ID or passport number. Prizes are subject to deductions that determine the tax rules.
- This call is subject to obtaining the necessary funds for its implementation. If not achieved what budget projections by the Organization, the call may be suspended being released by both the Organization of any responsibility for this call.
- The Organization reserves the right to increase the amount of the awards to the extent possible, as well as thematic sections of the festival.
- The Statuettes presented at a closing ceremony to be held on April 25, 2015. For the winners, it is imperative that person from the team pick up the prize if possible.
8. Exhibition rights
- The organization of the International Film Festival of Nature and Man in La Laguna (NaturMan) requires that the producers or directors who are part of the event will receive the rights to the film project submitted. In any case, the organization Naturman disclaims any liability for the breach of this rule
9. COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS and dissemination of works
- The selected works will be the three-minute-requested will be used exclusively for the purpose of distribution in the media.
- NaturMan provide the winner of the festival logo with the indication of the price, for inclusion in future exhibitions of the film.
- The organization reserves the right to keep the copy of the films, documentaries, videos, audiovisual techniques and television series submitted to the contest, in order to use it to file, promotion, advertising and projections to show the winners of the different editions of the Festival through short samples.
- In order to participate in possible extensions, traveling exhibitions, participation or presence of the International Film Festival of Nature and Man of La Laguna (Naturman) in other festivals, meetings and exhibitions with which a cooperation agreement is established, the authors will yield the copy selection DVD and rights of exhibition of the winning entries for its foray into the same no cost to the Organization, in order to meet one of its main objectives: to bring the public throughout much happening on the planet in the we live and how we relate to it, through the best film works produced in the world around Nature and Man.
10. RETURN of copies and file
Screening copies of selected works will be returned to entrants by courier before July 30, 2015, provided that request. The expenses generated by this shipment will be borne by the participants.
11. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
- By Sending the participation form and the author's work, you accept the terms and conditions and to solve the recognition of the organization of the International Film Festival of Nature and Man in La Laguna (NaturMan) unforeseen circumstances it.
- Legal Responsibilities: contestant is solely responsible for his work. The Festival Organization disclaims all movies, documentaries, videos of audiovisual techniques and TV series sent to the event and its contents, in relation to the possible use of images and sounds from other authors, in which they participate. It will be only the author who must assume the responsibilities arising and, if a legal representative seeks clarification of the copyright.
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