UNICA KOREA International Film Festival

Submission rules

1. Submission deadline: 6 pm July 31, 2019 (Wed.)

2. Entry qualifications: No limit on nationality, gender, or age

3. Eligibility
A) Production date: Films completed after January 2017 that have not been submitted to UNICA KOREA International Film Festival
B) Genre: No limit
C) All genre including drama, documentary, animation, and experimental films
D) Language: No limit, The preview copy must come with English subtitles.
E) Running time
Feature film: Over 60 minutes, Short film: Up to 60 minutes
F) Format: NTSC or PAL
G) Rights: Films that have no issues with copyright or other rights
- The Festival does not check the copyright of submitted films. The applicant will be responsible for any problems resulting from copyright.

4. Films for public screening
A) Selection and announcement: Films for public screening will be selected by the selection committee and the Festival director.
B) Selected films should submit HD/MOV format files with dialogue list in English.
C) Once a film is selected for public screening, the screening cannot be canceled.
D) By submitting a film to the Festival, the filmmakers are considered to have agreed to screen the film officially and free of charge during the Festival.
E) Applicant to the Festival will be considered to have understood and agreed to the rules and regulations of the Festival. Any issues not included in the submission rules will be decided according to the discretion of the Festival organizer.

5. Use of submitted materials
A) Submitted materials may be used for the production of a book of the UNICA Korea International Film Festival, and for promotion of the Festival through media including newspapers and broadcasting.
B) All submitted films will be archived on the website of Making the World Beautiful Though Film Inc. (UNICA member representing Korea) for the non-commercial purpose of research and education.
C) The Festival reserves the copyright for screened films for two years after the submission deadline for the non-commercial purpose of promotion and submission to oversees film festivals
D) The Festival may produce a video clip of three minutes or less of the selected films to promote the film and the Festival.
E) The Festival may freely submit the best films among the films screened to international film festivals on behalf of the filmmakers.
F) The title and synopsis in English, French, and German must be submitted for films that are selected.