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Rules and Regulations

The 2nd Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival (henceforward CFSFF) will take place from

27th May to 30th May 2010.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

2 copies of the film and all accompanying materials to reach us no later than 5pm on Wednesday 31st March 2010

FESTIVAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Entrants should send 2 copies of their film on DVD, PAL format. Only one entry per person.

2. Entries should not exceed 15 minutes in duration excluding titles provided the titles don’t last for more than 1 extra minute. Preview copies should be clearly labelled with the projection format Ie. 4×3 – 14×9 – 16×9

3. If the film is not in English, then it must have English subtitles on both copies

4. Insurance of 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” taking care to ensure that all the required material is included. If you are entering the “Young Fastnet Short Film Competition”, please mark your envelope “YOUNG FASTNET SUBMISSION” followed by the address below. Both copies will be retained for archiving by CFSFF.

5. 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.

6. All entrants will be notified by early April 2010 whether their films have been selected for screening at CFSFF 2010.

7. A small administration fee of €10 / £10 is required upon submission. Crossed cheques or international money orders (sterling cheques acceptable) should be made payable to: The Fastnet Short Film Festival Ltd. Paypal facilities are now available through the link in ‘How to Enter’. If using the Paypal option to pay your entry fee, please ensure that you add your transaction /reference number to your Entry Form when submitting your film.

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

9. Participation in CFSFF implies the authorisation to use the entered film for Internet and TV promotion of this and future festivals and in a future CFSFF online library resource. CFSFF is a not for profit organization and any fees generated by this resource will go into the continued promotion of short filmmakers in Ireland.

10. 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.

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

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. Films previously entered into our festival are not eligible for re-entry in subsequent years.

17. Only films completed on or after 1st January 2008 are eligible for entry into the Festival competitions.