Opportunities Bulletin #149 October

Entry Requirements:

A film submission, to be considered as an entry, must be sent by the Producer / Director (owner of the rights) through the festival’s online submission platform only.
The film submission must include the official entry form filled as required, a link for a downloadable screener, the movie poster (PDF), the trailer, 3 film stills, the Director photo and biography.

Rules and regulations:

• Eligible Movies:
  Feature Film - 80 - 105 min / Short Movie - less than 30 min / Animation - less than 30 min / Documentary - less than 50 min
• By submitting the entry form and related material, the Producer / Director (owner of the rights) accepts to grant Tripoli Film Festival, by the person of its Founder and Director Elias Jacques Khlat, the rights to print and screen publicly any material submitted to the festival and to use it for any promotional activity covering the festival.
• Films must be subtitled in English.
• Films completion dates should not be earlier than January 2014.
• Movies shot in Lebanon partially or completely should enclose a copy of the Lebanese General Security shooting permit.
• Submission of a film materials and entry form does not guarantee screening during the festival.
• The submitter grants Tripoli Film Festival the rights to present his/her film to the press and to screen it during the festival days if selected, as well as film in the “TFF Video Library” for free private screening.
• Entries material will not be returned.
• TFF screens only films available on Blu Ray and in MOV format.
• Entrants will be contacted only if selected for the festival official selection or the out of competition events.
• If your film is selected for the TFF 2016 official selection, you accept to send, if the organizer found it necessary, the final screening copy via an express courier on your expenses ASAP after the selection announcement. Otherwise, your film will be disqualified.

The deadline for submissions is on February 25th, 2016.

The SIFF categories:

Documentary Film Competition: Twelve exceptional non-fiction films will be judged by an international panel of jurors who will choose the documentary they feel best illuminates and captures the human spirit, pursues the search for truth, and feeds the insatiable hunger to learn. A cash prize of $2,500 will be awarded to the winner of this competition.

New Directors Competition: The New Directors Competition features a selection of 12 directors who are clearly emerging as major talents. SIFF programmers choose films from around the world, a debut or second feature by the selected director, each chosen on the basis of its original conception, striking style and overall excellence. The films must also be without US distribution. A cash prize of $2,500 will be awarded to the winner of this competition.

New American Cinema Competition: The New American Cinema features a selection of 12 directors who are clearly emerging as major talents. SIFF programmers choose US films, each showing considerable vision, a unique voice, and promising future. The films must also be without US distribution. A cash prize of $2,500 will be awarded to the winner of this competition.

Shorts: Culled from the more than 2000 submissions each year, approximately 150 shorts are selected to play before features or in one of our shorts programs. This is a popular and exciting section of SIFF that has launched the careers of many writers and directors. All shorts selected for the Festival are eligible for this prize. Three cash prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded in the categories of Live Action, Animation, and Documentary. SIFF is an Academy® qualifier in all three short film categories.

FutureWave: the festival’s youth film competition, open to filmmakers 18 years or younger.

Currently and until October 21, experienced producers can apply to participate with their new feature projects for which they are looking for co-production partners.
International producers, sales agents, distributors, representatives of TV stations and funding institutions and financiers can apply without a project, in order to look for new projects and to network.

The selected projects are announced in January, and are presented in the Catalogue alongside the Company Matching selection. The Catalogue is made available for all registered participants three weeks prior to the event. Based on the meeting requests by interested potential co-producers and financiers, the Berlinale Co-Production Market team then organizes one-on-one meetings for the selected projects and companies.

Requirements:
Projects must fulfill a number of criteria:

• Feature-length fiction project with international market potential (for theatrical release).
• Suitable for international co-production and open for co-producers.
• Full script available.
• Budget between 1 and 20 million Euros.
• A minimum of 30% of the financing, or at least the local production support, must already be secured.
• The company must have completed at least one international co-production.

Exception for 2016:

• Projects from Greece, Portugal and Spain may have lower budgets.

NFFTY is calling emerging filmmakers to submit their film to the 2016 edition. Each year the festival showcases films by directors 24 and under. The mission of NFFTY is to enable, nurture, promote and encourage the next generation of filmmakers to inspire, lead and entertain the world with their stories. It also aims to o provide year-round opportunities for the promotion of youth filmmaking and the education of young filmmakers.

Eligibility:

• The film’s director(s) must have been 24 years old or younger at time of filming.
• All music and other copyrighted material used in films must be properly licensed.
• All films must be in English or subtitled in English.
  Categories
  All films (national and international) may be submitted into only one category:
• Feature – any narrative film over 30 minutes in length.
• Short – any narrative short film under 30 minutes.
• Documentary – documentary of any length.
• Music Video – music video of any length.
• Animation – any form of animation, any length.
• Experimental – any length film that does not fit the mold of typical filmmaking.
• Note: Public Service Announcements, Commercials and film trailers are not eligible for consideration in any category.

The Florida Film Festival is accredited as a qualifying festival for the Oscars(TM) in the categories of Live Action and Animated Short Films. The winner of the Grand Jury Prize Award for Best Narrative Short and Best Animated Short will automatically qualify to enter the following year's Academy Awards

SHORTS
Early Deadline - October 23, 2015
Late Deadline - November 20, 2015

BIFF is a boutique showcase committed to exhibiting a wide spectrum of foreign films. With the hope that these programmes will entertain, enlighten and inspire film appreciation for all.

The festival is an annual spring event which highlights the best in world cinema. It features films from the world's leading filmmakers as well as introduces new talent from around the globe.

The festival’s categories:

Documentary Short Films
New to the Bermuda International Film Festival this year we will be accepting submissions for Documentary Short Films under 40 min. The Documentary Short Film selections will be eligible for the People's Choice Award which is a cash prize of $500.

Bermudian Shorts & Features
Feature & Short films directed by a Bermudian citizen or permanent resident, and produced or co-produced in Bermuda. Bermudian Film selections will be eligible for the People's Choice Award which is a cash prize of $500.

General Rules:

• Films must have been completed after January 1, 2015
• BIFF will not consider previously submitted films
• Films may not have been released theatrically or shown on television prior to the festival.
• Films may not have been available online (i.e. YouTube, Vimeo) prior to the festival
• BIFF presents all films in their original language. Non-English language films must have English subtitles
• BIFF does not accept works in progress
• All films under 40 minutes are considered short subject films
• DCP is the preferred exhibition format for the festival
• For programming consideration the festival only accepts online screeners. Vimeo links for the complete film are acceptable. Please email your Vimeo link to info@biff.bm once your submission is complete.

With the 40th CIFF Call for Entries officially open, films made after June 1, 2014 are now being accepted for consideration.

The festival has several competitions where filmmakers compete to win prizes up to $10,000. Winners are announced at the Closing Night Reception.

All entries must be postmarked by December 18th, 2015, the extended deadline. Early submission discounts apply until November 30th, 2015.

General information for entries:

• All entries must have been completed on or after January 1, 2015.
• Features previously exhibited in the Bay Area, either theatrically, at another local festival or via television or internet broadcast are not eligible to apply.
• Bay Area filmmakers are eligible for additional Bay Area awards given in recognition of the rich variety of work that has established Northern California as a center of independent production. Awards are presented to a documentary feature film and two short films. To qualify for a Bay Area award, entries must have been made by a filmmaker who is a current resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. Producers, crew or cast members are not eligible for entry fee discounts or Bay Area Golden Gate Awards.
• Rough cuts or works-in-progress are accepted and reviewed. However, filmmakers are urged to submit as close to the final cut as possible. The Festival will not accept new versions of an entry unless requested by the programming staff.
• All entrants will be notified of the festival's decision by March 2016.