56. Oberhausen Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali (Almanya)

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Son Katılım Tarihi : 15 Ocak 2010
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56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
29 April – 4 May 2010



We are looking forward to your competition entries for our 56th edition
After 2009’s record-making festival - almost 600 films, over 18,000 visitors and more than 1,100 accreditations from over 50 countries - we now invite you to submit your entry for our 2010 competitions. The 56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen will present five competitions: International, German, Children’s and Youth Film, Films from NRW and the MuVi Award for the best German music video, with its own set of regulations. Every year Oberhausen attracts filmmakers, festival representatives, curators, buyers,
journalists, distributors and, last but not least, an enthusiastic short film audience. For filmmakers around the globe, the festival is a platform where they can present their work to the public and network with buyers, other festivals and distributors. Oberhausen is interested in non-conformist films that develop their own language, take un-conventional standpoints and dare to experiment. International submissions must not have been shown at another German festival before Oberhausen. For all films that do not make the final cut, the festival will once again offer an Open Screening. Launched in 2009, this programme gives filmmakers who have submitted a work that was not selected for competition the opportunity to still show their film to the festival audience. On one condition: they must come to Oberhausen to present their work in person. The registration period begins with the announcement of the competition selections in mid-March. The entry requirements for the 56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in short:

• International productions are only eligible if they have not been shown at any other German festival before Oberhausen!
• Entry deadline for international productions is 15 January 2010 (date of receipt, no extensions).
• Entry deadline for German productions is 15 February 2010 (date of receipt, no extensions).
• Preview copies are only accepted on DVD (with the exception of submissions via reelport.com. Entry deadline for submissions via reelport.com is 5 January 2010).
• DVDs are not accepted as screening prints.

Oberhausen organizes the following competitions. Entries are automatically forwarded to the right selection committee depending on the country of production: 

International Competition

• Entry deadline 15 January 2010 (date of receipt)
• Open to film and video formats, maximum 35 minutes in length
• Awards totalling 24,000 €

German Competition

• Entry deadline 15 February 2010 (date of receipt)
• Open to film and video formats, maximum 45 minutes in length
• Awards totalling 7,500 €

NRW Competition

• Entry deadline 15 February 2010 (date of receipt)
• Open to film and video formats, maximum 45 minutes in length
• Awards totalling 1,500 €

Children’s and Youth Film Competition

All entries to the International and German Competitions that are appropriate for this competition will be previewed For entry requirements, see Paragraph 6 of the Regulations 

Awards totalling 2,000 €, conferred by two juries of children and young people The MuVi Award for the best German music video has its own set of regulations and entry form.

How do I submit my film?

1. Read regulations carefully, fill in and sign the entry form.

2. Send a preview DVD before the entry deadline, together with all the required documents, to Oberhausen – or submit the film by the deadline via www.reelport.com. All titles submitted will be included in the Oberhausen Video Library catalogue on CD-ROM, also available online. The films will also be available to industry professionals for viewing during the festival.

3. Wait until the independent committees have previewed all submissions.

4. Filmmakers whose entries have been selected for competition will be informed by email only in mid-March 2010. Therefore, please make sure to provide a valid email address with your submission. Mid-March 2010 a list of all titles chosen for the competitions will be available online.

5. The Festival invites all filmmakers whose works have been selected for the competitions to Oberhausen.

6. After the festival, Oberhausen purchases some of the works screened at the Festival for its international short film distribution.

Rules

1. The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is an independent festival accredited by FIAPF/IFFPA, the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, and organized according to FIAPF regulations and the regulations of the Festival. The Festival presents: Competitions (International, German, Children’s and Youth Films, NRW) as well as special programmes. Films and videos submitted will automatically be  considered for all suitable categories as well as for the special programmes and the Video Library, unless stated otherwise (see paragraph 14). Deadline for submissions to the competitions is 15 January 2010 (date of receipt) for international productions and 15 February 2010 (date of receipt) for German productions. Repeated submissions are not possible. Online submissions via Reelport (www.reelport.com) shall be accepted. Deadline for submissions is 5 January 2010. A confirmation of the receipt of a submission cannot be provided. Once submitted, entries cannot be withdrawn from competition. For submissions to the International Competition the German festival premiere of the work must be guaranteed.

2. Organizer of the festival is the company Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen gGmbH which is owned by the City of Oberhausen. Main sponsor of the festival is the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia. 3. International Competition: The International Competition is meant to present artistic developments, in particular new tendencies, in international short film and video production for discussion, regardless of national representation. Admitted are films and videos of all genres not exceeding a length of 35 minutes. Only films and videos are eligible that have not been shown at any other German festival before Oberhausen.  Entries to the International Competition must be received in Oberhausen no later than 15 January 2010. The entries can also be considered for the Children’s and Youth Film Competition. In rare and exceptional cases the selection committee reserves the right to admit films and videos of longer duration. In addition, the committee reserves the right to select films that have won prizes at other festivals for inclusion in the programme “Award Winning Films of Other Festivals”. The decisive factor in determining the country of origin of a film for the purposes of the International Competition is the country in which the film was produced (i.e the location of the production company). Admitted screening formats are various video formats and 35 mm, 16 mm and Super 8 film. Details will be checked with the filmmakers after the competition entries have been selected. Films on CD-ROM, DVD and the video formats Beta digital, Beta SP/NTSC or U-matic video formats cannot be  screened. Productions entering the International Competition must have been completed after 1 January 2008.

4. German Competition: The German Competition is open to works produced in Germany. Admitted are films and videos of all genres not exceeding a length of 45 minutes. Entries to the German Competition must be received in Oberhausen no later than 15 February 2010. The entries to the German Competition can also be considered for the Children’s and Youth Film Competition. In rare and exceptional cases the Selection Committee reserves the right to admit films and videos of longer duration. Admitted screening formats are various video formats and 35 mm, 16 mm and Super 8 film. Details will be checked with the filmmakers after the competition entries have been selected. Films on CD-ROM, DVD and the video formats Beta digital, Beta SP/NTSC and U-matic video formats cannot be screened. Productions entering the German Competition must have been completed after 1 January 2009. 

5. NRW Competition: Eligible are films and videos produced in North Rhine-Westphalia (production based in NRW). Otherwise, the same regulations apply as for the German Competition.

6. International Children’s and Youth Film Competition: For films and videos produced in Germany, see the requirements of the German Competition. For international contributions, see the requirements of the International Competition. With the exception of the provision regarding German festival premieres.

7. Selection: By mid-March 2010, the selection committee will make a decision on the selection based on all entered contributions. If the ownership of a work is transferred to a successor in title after the selection has been made, the successor’s permission for the film to take part in the competition will have to be conveyed to the festival.

8. Open Screening: Eligible are films and videos submitted to the 56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in accordance with festival regulations that were not selected for competition. Registrations for the Open Screening cannnot be submitted until after the competition selection has been announced in mid-march. The Festival will not select which films may be screened. The title must be presented in person by the filmmaker (the festival will not bear any travelling expenses). Screening format is DVD. Each filmmaker may present only one work. The screening programme is limited and the films will be added to the line-up in the order received. The application deadline begins with the announcement of the competition selections in mid-March.

9. Dispatch of Selected Contributions: All screening prints and presentation tapes invited to the competitions must arrive in Oberhausen no later than 12 April 2010. It is recommended that contributors have the documents of reimportation (required for the customs authorities) issued before the films or videos are shipped. Shipments from non- EU member states must be clearly labelled “For temporary, cultural purposes only. No commercial value.” Those dispatches must also be accompanied by a pro forma invoice amounting to a maximum of 20 € (under no circumstances should the amount of the actual production costs be given, even if they were higher). Costs arising from wrong declarations will be charged to the account of the sender.

10. Address for dispatch: 

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen gGmbH, Grillostr. 34, 

46045 Oberhausen, Germany, phone +49(0)208 825-2463. 

Forwarding expenses to Oberhausen are to be paid by the sender.

11. Return: Any changes in the return address may only be considered until 23 April 2010. Expenses for return shipment of screening prints are paid by the Festival. Preview copies will be returned on request only. Respective requests have to be made by 31 December 2010 (date of exclusion). Expenses for return shipment of preview copies are to be paid by the addressee.

12. Insurance: The festival insurance covering all entered films and videos takes effect at the moment the shipments are handed over to the festival organizer by the transport company and ends with the handing over to the respective carrier after the festival. The transport itself is at the risk of the sender. The corresponding laws of the Federal Republic of Germany apply.

13. Prizes and Awards. The International Jury will award the following prizes:

• the Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen (7,500 €),
• two Principal Prizes (3,500 € each),
• the ARTE Prize for a European short film (2,500 €).
• The Jury of the Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia will award a prize (5,000 €).
• The Jury of the FIPRESCI will award a prize.
• The Ecumenical Jury will award a prize (1,500 €).
• The Cinema Jury will award a prize in connection with the option for the KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg to purchase the work.
• The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen will award a prize (500 €).
• The Jury of the German Competition will award the following prizes: the prize for the best contribution to the German Competition (5,000 €),
• the 3sat Promotional Award (2,500 €). This award includes an option for 3sat to purchase the winning title and broadcast it on 3sat.
• The Jury of the NRW Competition will award the following prizes: the prize for the best contribution to the NRW Competition (1,000 €)
• NRW Promotional Award (500 €)
• Two children and youth juries from Oberhausen will award one prize each for the best
• contributions to the Children’s and Youth Film Competition (each 1,000 €).

The awards and premiums will be given to the film directors.

14. Video Library: All submitted preview copies are automatically entered in the Video Library and made available for individual viewing unless stated otherwise in a written instruction to be submitted to the Festival by 15 February 2010 (date of receipt). All accredited guests have free entrance to the Video Library. A market catalogue will be published on CD-ROM containing short synopses and contact addresses for the entered contributions. Participation in the Video Library is free. The Festival reserves the right to digitize all works selected for viewing purposes during the Festival.

15. In case of doubt the festival direction will decide according to the International Regulations. These regulations are available in German, English, French and Spanish. In case ofdoubt the German version applies.