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Rules and Regulations

GENERAL RULES
The 4th Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival (CFSFF 2012) will take place from 24th May to 27th May 2012.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

Entry through www.withoutabox.com

Early-bird Entry: 30th January – 12th February 2012

Regular Entry: 13th February – 11th March 2012

Late Entry: 12th March – 25th March 2012

Withoutabox Extended Entry: 26th March – 30th March 2012 (5pm GMT)

PLEASE NOTE: YOUR FILMS AND PRESS-KIT MUST BE READY TO UPLOAD ON THE DAY THAT THE ENTRY FORM IS FILLED IN. FEES WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE PERIOD THAT THE FILM IS UPLOADED AND NOT THE DATE THAT THE ENTRY FORM IS STARTED. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN ENTRIES BEING REJECTED.

FESTIVAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1) Entrants should upload their film to WITHOUTABOX, on the day that the entry form is filled, according to the WAB/IMDB specifications. This is a preview version of your film for Jury screening ONLY.

2) Please include your press kit including still photos with your upload.

3) If selected by CFSFF 2012, filmmakers will be contacted, no later than May 1st 2012, and requested to upload a HD version of their film to fsfftechnical@gmail.com. Once downloaded, your film will be loaded onto our festival server. Any issues regarding the size of file transfer, ie if it is bigger than 2gb, will be resolved through communication at this stage.

-MOV/.MPEG4 preferred.

If the filmmaker has shot on a lower resolution format and prefers, after selection, to send us a DVD to be used as a festival screening copy, we will convert your DVD into the various digital formats we require to be accessed via smartphones / laptops during the festival week. If you prefer this option, we would ask you to send two DVDs, clearly labelled with;

-Film Title + Director
-WAB reference number
-Projection format

Entrants should send TWO copies of their film on Region 2 (PAL) DVD to Helen Wells, CFSFF 2012, Main Street, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland.

4) Both DVD copies will be retained for archiving by CFSFF. If you do not wish your film to be archived by CFSFF, please request the return of your DVD submission in writing and provide a self-addressed postage paid envelope for shipping.

5) Entries should not exceed 15 minutes in duration excluding titles provided the titles don’t last for more than 1 extra minute.

6) If the film is not in English, then it must have English subtitles, and in the case of DVD entrants, on both copies.

7) Insurance of DVD entries is the responsibility of the sender. While all accepted films are treated professionally and with care, the Festival will not take responsibility for any loss or damage to DVDs, so please make sure your material is placed carefully in a padded envelope marked “SUBMISSION”. If you are entering the “Young Filmmaker (U22)”, please mark your envelope “YOUNG FILMMAKER SUBMISSION” followed by the address above.

8 All submissions are screened and evaluated by the CFSFF Preview and Selection Committees, appointed by the festival steering committee. Their reports are final and confidential.

9) A fee is required upon submission. For payment structures, see elsewhere on WAB site. Basic submission fees are €20, €25, €30 & €50 depending on when submission takes place, though there are WAB discounts. Please ensure that your film is uploaded at this time.

10) One entry per director, one entry fee per category. The same film can be entered into two or more categories, but each category requires an entry fee. If the filmmaker chooses to enter more than one category, please add an incremental numerical addendum in brackets after the title; ie “Film Title” (1), “Film Title” (2) etc as the system requires this differentiation in the case of multiple entries with the same title.

11) The submission of a film to the CFSFF will be considered to be an acknowledgement of the festival rules.

12) Participation in CFSFF grants us the authorisation to show the entered film on our CFSFF secure Intranet network. Viewing is only possible within the village of Schull itself.

13) CFSFF will determine the date and time when submissions will be shown and while every effort will be made to follow screening times as printed in the festival programme, CFSFF cannot be held accountable for changes to the schedule after the festival line-up is announced.

14) CFSFF will attempt to resolve any technical matter related to submission. For more information and queries, contact fsfftechnical@gmail.com

15) Exclusively the participant shall pay all fees in relation to the transportation of submissions, from their place of origin to the address of CFSFF. The Festival will not be responsible for the cost of receiving any additional materials i.e. DVDs, posters, photos, etc.

16) Once a film has been submitted, it cannot be withdrawn from the competition unless the filmmaker has already submitted another film. In this event, CFSFF will not be liable to refund the fee or return the materials entered.

17) If music or additional film material used in your film is not original, then permission from source must be obtained. The responsibility for this rests entirely with the filmmaker. Failure to obtain clearance could result in your film being withdrawn from the Festival. In this event, CFSFF will not be liable to refund the fee or return the materials entered.

18) CFSFF reserve the right to refuse to screen any submission deemed by the Festival to be overly offensive, violent or racist. Should you wish to question CFSFF about their decision, you can contact us by email on info@fastnetshortfilmfestival.com.

19) Films previously entered into and screened at our festival are not eligible for re-entry in subsequent years.

20) Only films completed on or after 1st January 2010 are eligible for entry into the 2012 Festival competitions.