Call for entries 2011
Magma – mostra di cinema breve 2011
Call for Entries
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Associazione Culturale Scarti will be holding the 10th edition of Magma –mostra di cinema breve (International short film festival):
1) The Festival, open to directors and works from all around the world, will take place next winter in Acireale (CT) – Italy. Festival dates will be notified via the website www.magmafestival.org as soon as possible.
2) In order to enter the competition, applicants are required to send a DVD copy of the short film together with a printed copy of the entry form by July 31st 2011. All submissions must be addressed to:
Associazione Culturale Scarti
Magma – mostra di cinema breve
C.P. 186
95024 Acireale (CT) – Italy
Copies of films submitted on formats other than PAL (e.g. NTSC, Secam) will not be taken into consideration for selection.
3) The short films to be included in the festival will be selected by members of Associazione Culturale Scarti committee. Copies sent for pre-selection will not be returned and will be stored in the archive of Associazione Culturale Scarti, where they will be made available for consultation, study or cataloguing purposes and as reference materials for other festivals. They may also be used for full or partial repetition of the event in any form, at any time and in any place.
4) Besides sending a copy of the short film, applicants must fill in the entry form available on the website www.magmafestival.org and e-mail a photo of the filmmaker and a film still (in JPEG format) to selezioni@magmafestival.org . By submitting these photos applicants authorise their free and public diffusion, both for the festival catalogue and promotional purposes.
5) Short films submitted without the above required documentation may not be admitted to selection.
6) Selected applicants will be notified no later than September 2011 and they will be required to send a screening copy to the address provided above for pre-selection.
7) Shipping costs to submit films to selection will be borne by the applicant.
8 ) While due care is taken to keep the received works safe, Scarti Cultural Association cannot be held responsible for any theft, damage or loss that may occur to them whilst in transit.
9) The Festival accepts narrative, documentary, experimental and animated short films. Maximum length allowed for each film is 20 minutes.
10) The production date of the works must be no earlier than January 2009.
11) Each author may submit more than one short film, but only one entry can be submitted for each section.
12) Each author is held responsible for the content of their own works.
13) Short films in languages other than Italian must be provided with subtitles either in English or Italian. Works in languages other than Italian without subtitles (in English or Italian) will not receive consideration.
14) The Festival Organizational Committee reserves the right to use a trailer of each selected film for promotional purposes.
15) Participation in the festival is free of charge. All shipping costs must be borne by the applicants and will not be refunded. Works admitted to the final phase of the Festival will not be entitled to any form of payment.
16) Selected short films will be screened according to a schedule published on the Festival official website prior to the start of the event and they will be judged by a jury that will award the Lorenzo Vecchio Prize to the winning short film of Magma.
17) Prior to the start of the event, The Organisational Committee reserves the right to decide to award other special mentions as well as establish competitive and non-competitive sections to include in the Festival programme.
18) Film copies dispatched from non-EU member countries must be marked “Without commercial value. For cultural purposes only” or mention a similar statement.
19) Once short films have been submitted for pre-selection, under no circumstances may they be withdrawn from the Festival.
20) Submission of the entry form to Magma – mostra di cinema breve implies unconditional acceptance of all the above mentioned rules and regulations.
21) According to the Italian Law 675/96 and subsequent modifications, personal data provided by applicants will only be used in relation to the competition.
22) Decisions of the Festival Organizational Committee regarding all matters not expressly provided for in these regulations or which require interpretation of the clauses mentioned above shall be final and binding on all parties. Catania Law Court is held responsible for any other controversial matter and the Italian version of this text is the only one to refer to.
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