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2012 Directors Circle Festival
Of Shorts
Film
Festival Submission Rules
By
submitting your film to this competition you
acknowledge that you have read, fully understand and
agree to all of the below terms of submission and
rules.
All
Films Entered Must Be No Longer Than 50 Minutes in
Total Run Time
No Film Will Be Considered That is Longer Than 50
Minutes.
Standard:
Only
one title per entry form. Productions from 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 may be submitted.
Do not submit works in progress.
All films must be submitted on DVD
(NTSC
system only)
for consideration. All films submitted must be
available on DVD for presentation.
To ensure that your entry is properly processed, you
must fill out the form completely and enclose proper
payment. Please mark the tape with the title of your
project, running time, your name, contact
information and category.
Along with the DVD, a black and white still from the
production, a complete cast and crew list and a
50-100-word synopsis of the project must be
included. We will notify you by email when your tape
has been received.
Films
submitted must be no more violent and have no more
adult content as that which would be considered as
an NC-17 rated motion picture.
NC-17 does not mean “obscene” or “pornographic” in
the common or legal meaning of those words, and
should not be construed as a negative judgment in
any sense. The rating simply signals that the
content is appropriate only for an adult audience.
An NC-17 rating can be based on violence, sex,
aberrational behavior, drug abuse or any other
element that most parents would consider too strong
and therefore off-limits for viewing by their
children.
No
DVDs will be returned. Participation in the
Directors Circle Festival Of Shorts implies
understanding and acceptance of all terms included
in this application. All fees must be paid in U.S.
Currency.
All
entries must be postmarked no later than the
appropriate entry deadline they were submitted
under. Additional entry fee will be required if not
postmarked by the appropriate deadline. Entries
received with uncompleted information will not be
considered.
ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNATIONAL CHECKS, WIRE TRANSFERS,
OR MONEY GRAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For all entries
submitted outside the United States, we will only
accept payment for submission fees in the form of
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS.
Checks
returned to us will incur a standard $25 fee that
must be paid, even if you choose to pull your
script/film from the competition.
Category
Description:
These
descriptions are to be use as a general guideline,
not as hardened rules of entry.
Narrative
A narrative film is a constructive format that
describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional
events.
Documentary
Documentary films constitute a broad category of
nonfictional motion pictures intended to document
some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes
of instruction or maintaining a historical record.
Horror
Horror
films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction
from viewers by playing on the audience's most
primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle
the viewer through the means of macabre and the
supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the
fantasy and science fiction genres. Horrors also
frequently overlap with the thriller genre.
Subgenres accepted for consideration include
supernatural; fantasy, Magical and science fiction;
exploitation; Wicca oriented and shock Horror,
Thriller; Science Fiction; Suspense; Slasher;
Mystical; , Grindhouse Horror; Horror Documentary;
Horror Animation; Horror Experimental.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of
images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in
order to create an illusion of movement. The effect
is an optical illusion of motion due to the
phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be
created and demonstrated in several ways. The most
common method of presenting animation is as a motion
picture or video program, although there are other
methods.
Religious/Spiritual
Films
with spiritual and religious content that include a
variety of themes, among these are evangelistic, End
Times, and Christian living content.
Gay/Lesbian
Films
that depict relationships between same sex genders.
This category includes
bisexual or transgender related films as well. These
films can also reference or depict the GLBT
community and/or those member who participate
therein.
Experimental
Experimental film is an artistic practice relieving
both of visual arts and cinema.
While "experimental" covers a wide range of
practice, an experimental film is often
characterized by the absence of linear narrative,
the use of various abstracting techniques
out-of-focus, painting or scratching on film, rapid
editing -- the use of asynchronous (non-diegetic)
sound or even the absence of any sound track.
Films
that don't seem to fit into any other category can
be submitted as an Experimental Film.
Avant-garde
These
films cover a wide range of works that are
experimental or innovative, particularly with
respect to art, culture, and politics.
Avant-garde films push the boundaries of what is
accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in
the cultural realm.
Music video
A
filmed or videotaped rendition of a recorded song,
often portraying musicians performing the song or
including visual images interpreting the lyrics.
Eligibility:
Entrants must be at least 18 years of age or older
to enter the Directors Circle Festival Of Shorts
film completion. Entrants under the age of 18
must have parent or legal guardian sign the entry
application on their behalf.
Not
following the guidelines, rules, regulations, or
eligibility may be cause for disqualification.
General. By entering this Contest, entrants
agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules,
which are final and binding on all matters
pertaining to this Contest. All federal, state, and
local laws and regulations apply. All taxes
(including, without limitation, federal, state, and
local taxes) on or connected with any prize
(including, without limitation, prizes that are
opportunities to make donations to a charitable
organization), and the reporting consequences
thereof, are the sole and exclusive responsibility
of respective winners. Each Winner must, if so
requested by Promoter, complete Promoter's winner
verification process and/or execute and return an
Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability/Publicity
Release within a period of time required by
Promoter. All prizes awarded in connection with the
Contest are nontransferable and nonendorseable. No
substitution of prizes is permitted. The Promoter or
Host's employees or agents or representatives may
view all Concepts in the interest of providing
technical assistance to Contestants. Technical
questions may be referred to Host for assistance at
Promoter's discretion. Dates of official
announcements are subject to change. Release, Waiver
and Indemnification. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST,
ENTRANTS RELEASE AND HOLD THE PROMOTER AND HOST AND
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CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST. BY ENTERING THE
CONTEST, ENTRANTS RELEASE, WAIVE ANY CLAIMS WITH
REGARD TO, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE PROMOTER, THE HOST
AND THE CONTEST ENTITIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND
ALL CLAIMS OF ANY KIND THAT ARE OR COULD BE ASSERTED
WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER RELATING TO THE CONTEST.
ENTRANTS FURTHER AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD
THE PROMOTER, HOST AND ALL OTHER CONTEST ENTITIES
HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, FEES
AND COST INCURRED IN DEFENDING AGAINST ANY THIRD
PARTY CLAIMS OR THREATS OF CLAIMS ASSERTED AGAINST
PROMOTER, HOST AND/OR OTHER CONTEST ENTITIES ARISING
FROM ANY ENTRANT'S PARTICIPATION IN OR CONDUCT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEST. Entrant agrees to
convey, transfer, and give promoter, host, and
contest all rights to submitted materials for the
purposes of but not limited to fundraising
activities and such fundraising activities shall be
at the complete and total discretion, consideration,
and full and complete authority of the promoter,
host, and contest in perpetuity.
Force Majeure. Nonperformance of any party
shall be excused to the extent that performance is
rendered impossible by strike, fire, flood,
earthquakes, war, governmental acts or orders or
restrictions, or any other reason where failure to
perform is beyond the reasonable control, and not
caused by the negligence of, the nonperforming
party. Governing Law and Waiver of Damages. The
Contest and these Official Rules are governed by and
shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of
America, without regards to its principles of
conflicts of law. For any dispute not subject to
arbitration according to Section 4(g) above, entrant
agrees to personal jurisdiction by the federal and
state courts located in Erie, Pennsylvania, United
States of America, and waives any jurisdictional,
venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such
courts. Further, in any such dispute, under no
circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain
awards for, and hereby irrevocably waives all rights
to claim, punitive, incidental, or consequential
damages, or any other damages, including attorneys'
fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket
expenses (i.e.,
costs associated with participating in the Contest),
and entrant further irrevocably waives all rights to
have damages multiplied or increased.
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provided that in the event of any conflict between
these Official Rules and such Privacy Policy, the
terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall
prevail. All Contestants and Team Members hereby
acknowledge and agree that Promoter will have access
to some or all of their personally identifiable
information, including but not limited to
registration information collected by the Host.
Film and script selections will be announced no
later than October 27, 2012
Our
festival will take place November 14, 2012 to
November 24, 2012
All
entrants will receive confirmation of receipt of
entry via email and
all
entrants will notification of acceptance or
non-acceptance to the festival.
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