Categories
Submissions of films and videos in the categories main program (American Independents, News from Asia, Documentary, International feature- and short films), special program and contests (German short film contest, International ON VIDEO contest, Wiesbaden-Special – Short film contest, youth days – International youth film contest) in the genres fiction, documentary, animation and experimental film. The submission is free of charge. The incoming of the submission will not be confirmed.
Contests
German short film contest
Audience director’s award, endowed with EUR 6,000 in total, German production, year of production: 2008/09, screening formats: 35mm, 16mm (no dual band), Super 8, running time: max. 20 min. The director or a representative (named to the festival in advance) has to attend the award ceremony on November 22, 2009 in order to receive the award.
International ON VIDEO contest
Jury director’s award, endowed with 1,500 EUR, national or international production, year of production: 2008/09, shooting format: video, screening formats: Betacam SP PAL, Digital Betacam PAL and MiniDV PAL, running time: max. 20 min., version: English OV or original with English subtitles.
Wiesbaden-Special – Short film contest
Audience director’s award, endowed with EUR 500, production from Wiesbaden or by a director living in Wiesbaden, year of production: 2008/09, screening formats: 35mm, 16mm (no dual band), Betacam SP PAL, Digital Betacam PAL and MiniDV PAL, running time: max. 20 min, version: German OV or original with German subtitles.
youth days – International youth film contest
Jury director’s award – feature film, endowed with EUR 2,500, national or international production, year of production: 2008/09, screening formats: 35mm, 16mm (no dual band), Betacam SP PAL, Digital Betacam PAL and MiniDV PAL, version: German/English OV or original with German/English subtitles.
Deadline for submission of viewing copies | August 1, 2009
The entry form has to be filled out completely and signed and received by exground filmfest/Wiesbadener Kinofestival e. V. together with the viewing copy until August 1, 2009 (postmark) the latest. We only accept DVDs viewing copies. The viewing copies will not be returned but remain in the festival archive.
Address for submission of viewing copies
exground filmfest
Wiesbadener Kinofestival e. V.
Ernst-Goebel-Str. 27
65207 Wiesbaden
Germany
Online submission of films is possible via www.reelport.com.
Deadline for upload is August 1, 2009.
Selection process
A committee chooses the films in private screenings. There are no legal claims to participation in the festival. The committee explicitly reserves its right to assign the submissons to the individual program categories.
Notification
All submitters receive a written positive or negative reply until end of September 2009 via email to the aforementioned contact address. We kindly ask you not to inquire in written form or by phone. Every submitter is obliged to provide a screening copy to the festival, should his film be chosen for the program or one of the contests. The screening copy has to be received by the festival no later than November 5, 2009. Detailed transport information will be provided in time.
Screening copy
The submitter guarantees that a screening copy in the named format is available for the duration of the exground filmfest. If the original version is not in English or German, the screening copy has to have English or German subtitles – this is only valid for films outside of the contests.
Obligations of rights holder
The respective holder of the rights for the submitted film consents to giving exground filmfest the rights for non-commercials screenings, and to forward excerpts to the sponsors of the prize money, should the submitted film be among the winners of the German short film contest (places 1 to 3), the youth days – International youth film contest, the International ON VIDEO contest or the Wiesbaden-Special – Short film contest. In addition, the respective rights holder commits himself to provide the festival with a free copy of the submitted film in Betacam SP PAL format.
Film transport
The costs of sending viewing copies and screening copies to the exground filmfest are to be paid for by the sender. This also applies to copies forwarded from other festivals, in which case the applying parties must make the appropriate arrangements with the relevant festivals. All screening copies from non-EU member states must be clearly marked with a customs declaration stating the following: "For cultural purpose only. No commercial value." Parcels from non-EU member states must also be accompanied by an invoice stating a value of no more than USD 10 (under no circumstances should higher production costs be given). Costs arising from incorrect declarations will be charged to the account of the sender. Senders of 35mm copies from non-EU countries will receive separate shipping information.
Return of films
Address changes can be taken into account if they are given until November 13, 2009.
Insurance of copies
The festival covers the cost for the film insurance according to the worth of the copy, starting with the arrival in Wiesbaden until returning it to the transport service.
Publications
The festival has the right to use excerpts and pictures from the submitted films/videos for promotion and public relation purposes.
Regulations
The regulations are available in German and English. In cases of doubt, the German version is authoritative.
Consent
In signing this document, the submitter agrees with the festival regulations.
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