Film Submission 2010
The 26th Hamburg International ShortFilmFestival will take place from 1 - 7 June 2010.
The submission deadline is 15 February 2010. Films for the Three-Minute Quickie competition (the topic 2010 is 'Kitchen / Cuisine') have to be submitted by 1 April 2010.
Please use our online submission to enter your film in order to save time and money.
To submit a film online, you need to accept the conditions of participation below and fill out the subsequent online entry form. The preview copy of your film together with the entry confirmation and the according entry number should be send to the following adress:
Int. KurzFilmFestival Hamburg
Friedensallee 7
22765 Hamburg
Germany
If you have any questions, please contact Swenja Thomsen at swenja@shortfilm.com
IKFF 2010 - Online submission
Conditions of Participation
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Each short film must be entered for one of the competitions. However, should the need arise, the selection committees reserve the right to assign it to another competition or special programme.
The running time of films entered for the competitions (except for the Three-Minute Quickie) should not exceed 30 minutes and should not be produced before 2009. Exceptions are possible.
2. ENTRY PROCEDURE / DEADLINE
The entry form with all the required information, accompanied by a preview copy, needs to reach the ShortFilmAgency by 15 February 2010. The deadline for the "Three-Minute Quickie" is 1 April 2010. Please use a separate entry form for each film submitted (the form may be copied). All sections of the form must be filled in. Stills from the film should also be enclosed.
3. PREVIEW COPY
If possible, a DVD copy should be submitted for preview purposes (Standards: PAL, NTSC). Other video formats (Betacam SP PAL, Mini DV PAL or DV Cam PAL) and film prints will also be accepted. If the original language of the film is neither English nor German, the preview copy should be subtitled in one of these two languages. Otherwise an English or German dialogue list should be sent with the preview copy.
4. NOTIFICATION
All film-makers whose work has been accepted will be notified by mid-May 2010, all others (only by email!) by the end of May. Around then, our website will also inform about the status of the submissions. Please refrain from enquiring by telephone.
5. SCREENING COPY
For screening purposes only the following film and video formats will be accepted: Film: Super 8, 16mm and 35mm; Video: DVD, Mini DV PAL, DV Cam PAL and Betacam SP PAL. DVDs need to have five seconds of black before and after the film. We also require exact information on aspect ratio and anamorphic formats if used.
If the original version of the film or video is in a language other than English or German, the film should (if possible) be subtitled in English.
6. MAILING ADDRESS
Please send your preview and screening copies to:
Int. KurzFilmFestival Hamburg - Friedensallee 7 - 22765 Hamburg - Germany
7. DISPATCH
Dispatch inside Germany or from abroad: By mail or courier. All deliveries from outside the European Union must be marked with the phrase "no commercial value - for cultural purposes only". With screening copies from countries outside the European Union, please include a "pro forma invoice" with a print value of less than US $ 25,- in total! Unfortunately we are unable to accept packages which do not have the full postage required. Please do not send films by air freight!
8. DISPATCH COSTS
The applicant is responsible for the costs of sending the viewing and screening copies to the festival. The festival covers the costs of returning/forwarding screening copies.
9. RETURN DISPATCH
All screening copies will be sent back to the applicant as soon as possible after the festival. Please note: Preview copies will not be returned, but stored in the ShortFilmAgency's archive.
If you nevertheless need a print version of the entry form you will find it here.
Please send the entry form with all the required information, accompanied by a preview copy, to the above adress.
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