Films will be evaluated on the basis of their inherence and their ability to visualize the following principles of fundamental importance for our society:
• Culture promotion;
• Historical and Artistic heritage enhancement;
• scientific research and technological innovation;
• protection and respect for the environment.
Each author will be asked to justify in the registration form the relevance of the documentary to the aforementioned principles.
Annex A
To complete the registration, it is necessary to fill in and send the registration form available on the Festival webite: www.bellariafilmfestival.org
Please fill in the form and send to the following e-mail address: info@bellariafilmfestival.org.
APPLICATION
Application will be open from Wednesday 08th April 2020 to Saturday 9th May.
To apply, each author must upload the entire film and the following additional information:
1) Film detailed technical info-sheet;
2) Film synopsis;
3) directors note;
4) filmography;
5) two images of the film in high quality;
6) a photograph of the director (in 300 dpi jpeg format);
7) trailer / short excerpt of the film (uploaded directly on FilmFreeway, or sent via link)
It is possible to load the material by following the instructions provided by the platform. In case of difficulty, please contact the Festival secretariat: info@bellariafilmfestival.org
SELECTION
The selection is an exclusive competence of the Artistic Direction, which will appoint a jury, made up of representatives of the artistic and academic world, whose decision is irrevocable.
The authors will be informed of the selection outcomes starting from 30 June 2020.
PARTICIPATION TO THE FESTIVAL
It is a condition sine qua, under penalty of exclusion from the competition, that at least one member of the cast (producer, director/actor), attend the Festival on the screening day.
On this occasion, the Festival offers hospitality for only a member of the cast.
Travel costs and any days of staying at the Festival are in charge of the applicants.
In case the applicant wins one the competitions, at least one member of the cast is required to attend the award ceremony, which will be held on Sunday 27th September, at Astra Theatre in Bellaria Igea Marina.
Considering that the Jury meets once the screenings have been completed, it will not be possible to inform the applicants before Sun. 27th September, 12:00 am.
SCREENING
To allow public screening, the Festival secretariat will contact the selected authors in order to provide all information to send the film. A mpg4-h264 file with a bit rate of not less than 8.000kb / sec is required.
The Festival Direction will take care of the Festival calendar and will share the screening schedule with the authors and will take care of the publication of the Festival’s catalogue.
The author / producer / actor present in the room at the time of the screening must make himself available to participate in a Q&A session of a 10 minutes max.
ARCHIVE OF ITALIAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA
The Archive of Italian Independent Cinema is located at the Municipal Library "Alfredo Panzini" in Bellaria Igea Marina.
Unless otherwise expressed at the same time as registration, by participating in the competition, the author authorizes the conservation and archive of the selected work and authorizes its use for cultural, educational, promotional activities and dissemination or, in any case, for non-commercial purposes.
The secretariat will inform the rightholders of any event promoted by the Municipality of Bellaria Igea Marina, or in collaboration with the Festival and its network.
CONCLUSION
By participating in the competition, the author authorizes the processing of personal data contained in the works and in the complementary material (law 675/96) and to use fragments of the films both in Italy and abroad, for promotional and information purposes ( without exceeding, in any case, 10% of the film duration).
This regulation is drafted in Italian and English: both versions are available on the Festival official website: WWW.BELLARIAFILMFESTIVAL.ORG.
The application implies full acceptance of the conditions set out in the Regulation.
The Festival Direction has the right to suspend or modify the event if necessary.
For any controversy, the Court of Bologna is competent.