Conditions
1. All films for all categories will not exceed 10 minutes in length (including credits).
2. Submissions need to be received by 11:59pm on 30 September 2020 (new date).
3. All film entries for all categories need to follow the criteria set out below.
4. Entrants to the prize must enter their film in the category or categories that they rightfully fit in to. Entrants must provide supporting evidence of age and address.
5. THE PRODUCER and any AUTHORISED PERSON entering this film has obtained from each contributor the authorisation to use of image, sound, performance and the reproduction of said image, sound, performance.
6. The PRODUCER/S and any AUTHORISED PERSON is the owner, has authorisation or license from the owner of the copyright in the sound recordings comprising the soundtrack to the film.
7. Where clearances for the use of talent, images or music are necessary, those forms must accompany the film. Films that do not have copyright approval will not be accepted.
8. By entering this festival, entrants reserve the right for Spiritus to screen excerpts from their film/s for promotion of the festival of the current year.
9. Films are submitted in the following format:
a. Standard Resolution:1920 wide x 1080 high pixels.
b. Aspect Ratio: 16:9
c. Audio: Stereo, sample rate 48khz (128 kbps).
d. Codec: Most file formats are accepted for submission, but H264-MPEG-4 or Apple
Pro Res 422 files are very common.
e. File Size: Initial upload size is limited to 10GB.
10. All commercial and broadcast copyright to the film will belong to the film-maker.
11. By entering this competition, all Finalists give the ACC&C permission to show their film at Touring Festival Screenings (November 2020) and the Award night in Canberra (November 2020). NB: All subject to Covid-19 developments and restrictions.
12. All films will be viewed by a judging panel appointed by the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture. All judging decisions are final and no discussions will be entered into thereafter.
Criteria
The Judges of the Spiritus Short Film Prize make awards to films and to filmmakers according to the following criteria:
High artistic quality: The Judges take into account the artistic talent and technical skill manifested by the director and the film-makers. Films which receive awards should be of high artistic quality.
Wisdom for the common good: The Judges encourage films which lend expression to a human viewpoint or stimulate debate, raise audience consciousness of the transcendent dimensions of life and/or portray spiritual values in keeping with the mission of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture expressed in the theme: wisdom for the common good.
Human and Planetary flourishing: The Judges encourage films which dramatise human values and contributes to human well-being concerning:
- respect for human dignity and human rights;
- solidarity with all kind of minorities, disadvantaged and oppressed people;
- support for processes for liberation, justice, peace and reconciliation;
- preserving creation and the environment.
Universal impact: Films which receive awards will be judged as reflecting their local culture and help audiences to respect the language and the images of that culture and at the same time seek a universal impact beyond their national or local context.
Inventive expression: Regarding all the criteria listed above, the Judges take into consideration that a film deserves to receive an award if its intention, choice of issues and story-telling have found an adequate, convincing and some inventive expression.