Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
2.16$
Up to 35 minutes length. Any Genre
01 сен 2016
Позвоните для записей
07 окт 2016
Ранний конечный срок
14 окт 2016
Стандартный конечный срок
21 окт 2016
Поздний крайний срок
31 окт 2016
Фестиваль закрыт
27 дек 2016
дата извещения
13 янв 2017
15 янв 2017
Этот фестиваль в настоящее время закрыт для заявок.
Фестиваль начинается: 13 Январь 2017 Фестиваль заканчивается: 15 Январь 2017
Aiming to inspire, motivate and award new talents as well as experienced filmmakers, Best Film Awards takes the way visual stories are shared and experienced to a higher level. Best Film Awards is a dynamic international festival, connecting the audience to feature length films, shorts, music videos, documentaries, and screenplays from around the globe.
Our vision is to create an opportunity for independent filmmakers to have their work screened and judged. We believe in the potential of the public of becoming a significant actor in contributing to the development of the filmmaking process and we aim to engage them in discovering the potential of the online to the cinematic culture.
The film screenings will take place in the dynamic city of Cluj-Napoca, an emerging cultural hub in Europe and will bring the uniqueness of the online festivals into a well-known creative environment for all film enthousiasts. Cinema Marasti is a renowed meeting point for those seeking both traditional and alternative expressions of cinematography.
The best entries will be selected and screened twice a year. We will publish the results of the official selection on January 10 2017 and the official screenings will take place between 13-15 January 2017.
A jury of film professionals will review all eligible submitted films, evaluating from an independent point of view, seeking the energy and new ideas that will contour the future of the cinema.
Awards & Prizes
There are 6 nominations for the ‘Best Film Award’, per short, featurette and feature films and 3 nominations for each of the ‘Category/Individual’ Awards.
Best Short-Film, Featurette, Feature Film and the Audience Award will each receive a Best Film Awards Custom Trophy along with Professional Film Review and Award Certificates.
All category/individual winners and nominees will receive Award Certificates along with Best Film Awards Laurels stating their performance in the festival.
CATEGORY AWARDS
Best short film
Best featurette film
Best feature film
Audience Award
Best student film
Best experimental
Best animation
Best webshort
Best documentary
Best music video
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Best director
Best screenplay
Best actor
Best actress
Best editor
Best cinematography
Best original score
Rules & Terms
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. All payments and Submissions must be received by Deadline Dates listed on Festhome
2. Entry fees are payable through Festhome payment systems and are non-refundable.
3. In order to review your film as quick as possible, we prefer online screeners, digital copies, or a link to an online video (such as YouTube or Vimeo). Please include a valid password if required. We will not accept films with poor quality standard(lack of sound quality, absence of subtitles/captions for non-English films, video resolution less than 720p HD)
4. Titles produced in languages other than English must have legible English subtitles. ALL films selected for the Official Screening will need to provide English subtitles no later than 1 week prior to the festival screening.
5. Short films submitted to Best Film Awards should be under 35 minutes, with a minumum of 2 minutes. Featurette films should be over 35 minutes, with a maximum of 60 minutes. Feature films should be over 60 minutes, with a maximum of 180 minutes. Films must have been completed after 2012.
6. All submitted films must be available for screening.
7.Films accepted in the Official Selection will be notified on January 10 2017. Films selected for the Official Screening will need to provide download link or a full quality 1080p/DCP file/35mm/Blu-ray/DVD 1 week before the festival screening.
8. Winners will be announced after the Official Screening, which will take place between 13-15 January 2017.
9.The selection committees’ and juries’ decisions are final.
10. Entrants are responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses, royalties, release forms, clearances, permits necessary to present their work. Best Film Awards is not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work. In the event of copyright disputes accepted films may possibly be pulled from festival exhibition.
11. Please carefully read the Best Film Awards Guidelines and all Terms & Conditions as well as the Disclaimer and Rights below, before submitting to our festival.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
By entering or submitting to Best Film Awards, the participant acknowledges understanding and agreeing to all festival Rules, Terms, Conditions, Guidelines, and Disclaimer of Warranties associated with the Festival and listed below.
Submitters agree that clips from films and other materials related to their project may be used and/or published in the website, digital and print event programs, and for any promotional purposes deemed appropriate by the festival.
If selected, all commercial/private property including all trademark/copyrighted materials shown or recorded are the responsibility of the filmmaker.
Best Film Awards reserves the right to make any necessary changes in regulations or festival scheduling.
DISCLAIMER & RIGHTS
Submitter owns or controls the copyright in and to this film, and is authorized to submit this film to Best Film Awards and to the best of their knowledge, all statements the following statements are true; This film contains no material which could result in tort claims, royalty claims, claims for breach of contract, or claims of any sort whatsoever; If this film is selected for screening, Submitter grants the festival the right to screen this film;
Submitter understands and agrees that this film entry, if selected by the Festival, may have elements used for promotional purposes for the Festival, and/or its partners and submitter grants the rights to use up to eight minutes of footage, photographic stills and/or titles and information from the film for promotional purposes.
FILM REVIEW
As our vision is to help improve and promote contemporary films, we offer filmmakers the opportunity to have their work reviewed by our specialists. By requesting our professional review, our team of film professionals will give you a comprehensive feedback on your work, at the price of $39,99, entry fee to Best Film Awards Official Competition included. Moreover, the film review will be posted on our website and promoted on all our social media channels, so a larger audience will discover your film.
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Best Film Awards opens a screenplay competition that runs on two seasons, parallel with the Official Film Competition. Available exclusively through FilmFreeway, we welcome screenplays of any genre, up to 120 pages. The entry fee to the screenplay competition is $24,99. We also offer the option to receive a detailed feedback on your work by our specialists for the price of $49,99, entry fee to the competion included.
There will be quarter finalists, semifinalists and finalists out of which a winner, a runner-up and a second runner-up will be designated. The winner will receive The Best Film Awards Custom Trophy and a Certificate Award.
Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
Up to 35 minutes length. Any Genre
Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
35 to 60 minutes length. Any Genre
Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
60 to 180 minutes length. Any Genre
Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
Short Film + up to 500 words film review. The film review will be promoted through our official platform and social media channels, helping your work reach a larger public. The price for the film review starts at $40, which includes the entry fee to Best Film Awards Competition.
Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
Feature/Featurette Film + up to 500 words film review. The film review will be promoted through our official platform and social media channels, helping your work reach a larger public. The price for the film review starts at $60, which includes the entry fee to Best Film Awards Competition.
Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
Up to 10 minutes length.
Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
Web / New Media films made exclusively for the web / online. Maximum 15 minutes length
Крайний срок подачи заявок
31 окт 16
Maximum 5 minutes length.
Festhome holds accountable fees festivals by holding the payment of the fees of most newer festivals until they have viewed the submissions, held their festivals and other methods.