ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
1. It is eligible for any film created frame by frame, in any technique (analogical, digital or mixed). Animated sequences must correspond to a minimum of 60% of the total duration of the film.
2. All genres are welcome
3. Language: All films must have English subtitles also when the spoken language is English.
4. Duration of the film:
Feature Film: Length: min. 40 minutes.
Short Film: Length: max. 25 minutes.
Student Short Film: Length: max. 15 minutes
Experimental Short Film: Length: max. 15 minutes
Short Film for Children: Length: max. 15 minutes
5. Completed in 2020 or 2021
6. Films can only be submitted once - no resubmissions from previous years
7. The applicant should not charge screening fees to the festival, regarding the screening of films in competition.
8. Only online digital submission.
9. For cinema screening formats must be PRORES. For selection screening we accept low quality copies.
SELECTION
Entrants will be notified of the selection result no later than june 2021
The VAF team will organize a selection committee to be in charge of the final selection for the competitions. Afterwards the VAF team will select a jury for each competition all consisting of three members. The juries will be the ones awarding prizes to the films in our film competitions.
If your film is selected we will need this:
1. The film in PRORES for cinema screenings.
2. Hardcoded English subtitles, if the film has dialogue.
3. A Press kit including: Short resume of the film, bio about the director, stills from film and of the director
4. That all film and music rights and clearances have been obtained by the filmmakers (In accordance with copyright laws)
We will send out more information on email
VAF is authorized to use a short excerpt of the film (min. 1 minute) in a radio, TV, social media and video program presenting Viborg International Animation Festival.
VAF is authorized to screen the winning films from VAF21 as part of a special screenings of VAF21 in cities in Denmark.