I. TAKING PART
1.Only professional or non-professional directors, producers and/or
distributors can take part in the 5th CINEFANTASY.
2. By enrolling at the 5th CINEFANTASY, the participant agrees that, if
selected by the jury, the film will be screened during the competitive
session between the August 31th and the September 12th 2010, according
to the organizers's criteria
3. Selected films may have excerpts, according to the organizers's
criteria, used for publicity purposes in media, booklets, and the
website www.curtafantastico.com
4. Those enrolled must provide evidence of copyrights holding. In case
the enrolled is not the holder, a written authorization must be provided.
5. The organizers will not, under any circumstance, be charged for legal
issues that may involve the enrolled film.
6. The directors, producers and/or distributors enrolled at the 5th
CINEFANTASY are the only ones responsible for providing the necessary
documentation that allows the screening of the selected film.
II. ENROLLMENT
1. Entry period to the 5th CINEFANTASY occurs between the 29th of May
and the 11th of June 2010.
2. To get enrolled the film, participants should fill up the entry form
available at - www.curtafantastico.com – and mail it with the following
material:
2a. One DVD copy (All regions, PAL or NTSC). Disc and covers must have
the title of the film, contact information and an e-mail address. Do not
send master copy or irreplaceable discs, for the DVD will not be
returned. Please make sure that the disc is neither damaged nor marked
with fingerprints.
For foreign films, subtitles in Portuguese, English or Spanish are
required.
2b. Press-release and bio-filmography of the director. Feel free to
include further material such as photos, posters, trailers, etc.
2c. Directors, Producers and/or Distributors may enroll as many films as
they wish, as long as each one of them is sent with each corresponding
entry form and material proprietly.
3. Entries will be accepted only by mail as Special Delivery or similar,
with receipt report, posted up until the 11th of June 2010, to the
following address:
5th CINEFANTASY
P.O BOX 13.813
01216-970 – São Paulo/SP - BRAZIL
4. All mail costs should be covered by the sender. For international
enrolls, please mark clearly in the outside of the pack: “FOR CULTURAL
PURPOSES ONLY – WITHOUT COMMERCIAL VALUE”. 5th CINEFANTASY will not
cover Customs charges, so please bear it in mind when choosing your
carrier. The festival organizers are not responsible for discs sent to
this selection, although all care will be provided to keep the copies
safe.
5. There is no entry fee.
6. The 5thCINEFANTASY has the follower competitive selections:
6.a Short Film Selection: Films must have been produced during the last
36 months, with a maximum duration of 20 minutes, shot in any support
(35mm, 16mm, HD, MiniDV, Beta Digital or others).
6.b Feature Selection: Movies must have been produced during the last 36
months, shot in any support (35mm, 16mm, HD, MiniDV, Beta Digital or
others).
6.c Master of the Scream Contest: The short films must be very scary, no
more than 5 minutes long and shot in any support (35mm, 16mm, HD, MiniDV,
Beta Digital or others).
7. To qualify for 5th CINEFANTASY the film must be a relation with any
fantastic theme, no matter if it is fiction, animation or documentary.
*A definition to Fantastic Cinema: Any story which contains supernatural
and/or unreal elements.
8. Films screened in the previous editions of the festival cannot take
part in the 5th CINEFANTASY SELECTION
9. Once enrolled, participants agree to accept the rules of the 5th
CINEFANTASY.
10. The short film may be subscribed in Short Film Selection and Master
of the Scream Contest since it provides the specifications of booth.
III. SELECTION
1.a The organizers will name a qualified jury that will select at least
36 short films and 10 features that will take part in the 5th
CINEFANTASY .
1.b The jury will also select at maximum of 12 short films for the 2th
Master of the Scream Contest.
2. Technical and artistic qualities will be taken into account by the
jury when selecting films.
3. The selected ones will be informed by phone, mail or e-mail up to the
28th of June 2010, so that they will have time to provide any further
document, if required.
4. For short films which reach a good grade, though not sufficient for
the sake of official selection, we created what is called “The Honk
Session” where the audience will choose another short film to be among
the contenders.
4a. To take part in “The Honk Session” short films will be chosen
according to the lowest graded films until we have reached a 60 minute
screening time.
4b. “The Honk Session” will take place in 03th of July 2010, in a venue
determined by the organizers. Those selected for this special session
will be contacted up to 7 days before the screening.
5. The following material should be sent ASAP:
5a. Press release, posters, photos, etc, so that we can publicize the
film. The Festival organizers have the rights to keep this material. The
acceptance of participation implies permission to the use of such
material for publicity, and the director's/producer's name (s) for the
same purpose without any compensation for that.
5b. 35mm films, if selected, must have a film print sent to the festival
by its director, producer and/or distributor, so that it can be screened.
5c. All screening copies must be with the organizers until the 20th of
August 2010. All copies will be checked before and after the screening.
Please mark the label clearly with: title, screening support, aspect
ratio, sound format and contact details. For foreign parcels, packs must
be marked: “FOR TEMPORARY CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY – WITHOUT COMMERCIAL
VALUE”. The Festival will not cover Customs fees.
5d. Each reel of the 35mm copy must carry a label with: original title
and international title, duration and reel number.
5e. The 5th CINEFANTASY will not cover the 35mm copies return fees.
Copies will be returned within 15 days after the end of the festival.
5f. For foreign language films, the director, producer and/distributor
has to send the dialogue list with timecode in English, Spanish or
Portuguese.
6. The organizers will decide dates and times for screenings for the
selected films. Films will be screened at Centro Cultural São Paulo and
other places in negotiation. No select film will be screened more than 3
times during the competitive session.
7. The jury's decisions are indisputable.
8. Selected films may take part of retrospectives of the CINEFANTASY
FILM FEST.
IV. AWARDS
1. A qualified jury for the 5th CINEFANTASY will choose winners in the
following categories:
1.a Short film categories:
a. Best Horror Short Film
b. Best Sci-Fi Short Film
c. Best Fantasy Short Film
d. Best animation Short Film
e. Best Audience Short Film
f. Student Incentive Award
g. Beginners Incentive Award
h. Best Director
i. Best Creature
j. Best Victim
l. Best Villain
k. Best Make-up
m. Best Special Effects
n. Best Music Score
o. Best Screenplay
1.b Feature categories:
a. Best Horror Film
b. Best Sci-Fi Film
c. Best Fantasy Film
d. Best Audience Short Film
e. Best Director
f. Best Creature
g. Best Victim
h. Best Villain
i. Best Make-up
j. Best Special Effects
k. Best Music Score
l. Best Screenplay
1.c Master of the Scream Contest
- The 2th Master of the Scream Contest will be happen in a single
screening session with a special host who will present all the selected
short films before the screening.
- There will be only one winner of the 2th Master of the Scream Contest.
- The winner will be chosen by the audience who will vote on the
scariest short film.
- The voting will happen at the end of the screening session.
- In case the winner is there, he will receive the statuette of the 2th
Master of the Scream Contest right there.
2. The jury will choose the winners according to the following criteria:
conception, execution, technical and artistic excellence, originality,
innovation. The jury may include special mentions.
3. Decisions will be made according to the majority of votes.
4. Only Brazilians can be awarded with the Students Incentive Award. The
students must be attending classes on Cinema, Radio and TV, Audiovisual
and Multi Media.
5. The Beginners Incentive Award will be given to non-professional
Brazilian productions, produced by individuals, not production companies.
6. The audience will choose the best short film and feature during the
competitive session. Coupons will be given during the session so that
they can vote. Votes will be calculated according to the weighted
average. The film with the higher percentage of votes will be the winner.
7. In case of tie in any category, the organizers will choose the winner.
8. Winners will be announced in the website and contacted via e-mail or
telephone.
9. The Award Ceremony will happen on the 11th of September 2010 in São
Paulo in a venue still to be chosen. The winners will be given trophy
and certification.
V. FINAL DISPOSITIONS
1. 5th CINEFANTASY is not responsible for lodging and transporting
selected participants who wish to attend the festival.
2. The organizers are not responsible for damages or losses of any
nature that individuals directly or indirectly connected to the festival
my suffer during the 5th CINEFANTASY
3. The organizers have the rights to change dates, bases and conditions
of the 5th CINEFANTASY as long as a justification is provided.
4. The organizers have the rights to act upon and doubt or dispute from
the beginning of the 5th CINEFANTASY until its end.
5. The organizers' decisions are indisputable.
São Paulo,
March 4th 2010.
CINEFANTASY
Sao Paulo - Brazil
