IONS world fesTival of animaTed film – animafesT 2021 regulaTions

The 31st World Festival of Animated Film – NOTE: Films suitable for children submitted download until 1 April 2021. (note: Animafest Zagreb (hereinafter: Festival) for Short Film Competition, Student recommends using vimeo as video is specialised international competition Competition or Croatian Film Competition can sharing service.) festival of animated films, taking place in also be additionally submitted for the Films for Preview screener of the film: digital file with the Zagreb, from 7 to 12 June 2021. Children Competition category. following technical specifications: Format: Quicktime or MPEG4; Codec: H264; FPS: Croatian films submitted for Short Film Native; Resolution: 1920x1080 or 1280x720; Competition, Student Film Competition and Films bitrate: max. 10000kbit/s. Films with GENERAL for Children Competition also qualify for the dialogues or narration in languages other Croatian Film Competition. than English must have integrated English subtitles. CONDITIONS The fesTival reserves The righT To deTermine Festival’s submissions are open to films wheTher an enTry qualifies for The chosen applying all techniques, including compeTiTion caTegory. combinations with live action and documentary. FILM SELECTION Over 50% of the production must be animated, There is no entry fee. Online entry forms are and the Festival reserves the right to determine available on the official Festival website: Film selection is carried out by the Artistic whether an entry qualifies as animation. www.animafest.hr/en. Director in collaboration with selected Films should be completed after 1 January professionals. Their duty is to preview each 2020. Films entered for previous Festival will submission deadline for short films in all work entered on time and decide upon final film not be taken into consideration, except for the categories is 1 february 2021. selection. feature films and VR projects submitted for Animafest Zagreb 2020. Submission deadline for feature films and VR The list of films selected for the competition and projects is 15 March 2021. world panorama programs will be announced on the Festival’s official website not later than 1 The Festival does not pay screening fees for the April 2020. All applicants will be notified regarding COMPETITION works selected for the competition or panorama the selection results. Each director whose film programs. is selected for the official festival program will CATEGORIES be contacted by the Festival management for hospitality arrangements. Short films (maximum running time 40 minutes) can be submitted to following SUBMISSION competition categories: 1. Short Film Competition PROCEDURE SCREENING COPIES 2. Student Film Competition – films produced at educational institution For each film the applicant is required to fill out 1. DCP – no encryption key 3. Films for Children Competition a separate online entry form and submit a 2. 35 mm 4. Croatian Film Competition – films whose preview screener of the film The Festival reserves the right to refuse a majority producer is Croatian and/or films The online application should contain additional screening copy of dubious technical condition by Croatian directors. (NOTE: addition materials: director’s photograph; 3 still that may cause problems during the screening. to Regulations regarding films entering images from the film (min. 300 dpi); Films with dialogues or narration in languages Croatian Films Competition is available dialogue list in English other than English must have integrated English HERE.) The submitted work must be in the final edited subtitles. version. Feature films (minimum running time 40 Unfinished films will not be taken into minutes) can be submitted to the following consideration. competition category: Films with dialogue or narration in languages 1. Feature Film Competition other than English should have English subtitles. Films with dialogue or narration VR/360/interactive projects in English are recommended to be entered 1. VR Animation Competition – open to immersive with a screener with English subtitles. works (created for the Oculus, HTC Vive or A preview screener must be submitted Samsung Gear VR) that include animation as the online entering a link and a password for main component download in the online application form. Preview screener must be available for Best Animation School – award to an educational SCREENING COPY institution for the best choice of films ACCEPTANCE OF submitted for selection (at the discretion TRANSPORT of the Student Films Competition TERMS selection committee) Screening copies can be sent online Participation in the Festival, and its film (recommended) or through courrier service. Jury members can present special awards submission process, implies acceptance, The sender bears the cost of sending the and mentions. without reservation, to the terms of the present screening copies of selected films for competition The Festival may permit other Croatian or regulations. An entry form is valid without a programs, while Festival covers the cost of the international organizations or institutions signature and a seal. The Regulations are written return. The sender must inform the Festival on to present their own awards. in Croatian and English languages and in case of the manner and date of sending of the screening ambiguities the Croatian version is binding. copies. For the awards that include financial Parcels arriving from abroad should be marked remuneration, money will be given to the with: “No commercial value, for cultural purposes directors of awarded films. CONTACT only”; materials sent by express courier (DHL, FedEx, UPS etc.) must be accompanied by a World Festival of Animated Film pro-forma invoice amounting to a maximum of – Animafest Zagreb 20 EUR or 20 USD. The screening copy will be RIGHTS, c/o Hulahop Ltd. returned within two weeks after the Festival on 18 the address stated in the entry form. OBLIGATIONS AND 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Email: [email protected] JURY AND AWARDS RESPONSIBILITIES Web: www.animafest.hr Each applicant declares to be the author or Members of the international juries of the Short rights owner of the submitted film(s) and to own Film Competition, Feature Film Competition, all literary, dramatic and musical rights. The Student Film Competition and Croatian Film producers and directors of award-winning films Competition are proposed by the Artistic Director should mention the name of the prize, the year and approved by the Festival Council. Films for and the name of the in all promotional materials Children Competition jury consists of five children for the film. The file containing publicity materials age 6 to 18. will be sent to the applicants in digital form. Preview screeners will be included in the Short Film Competition Festival’s library. The Festival reserves the right Grand Prix - Short Film (best short film of the to use the films for strictly non-commercial, festival) – cash award of 2,500 € educational purposes. Golden Zagreb Award (for creativity and The Festival has the right to use all materials innovative artistic achievement) – cash related to the submission as well as a film award of 2,000 € excerpt up to 10 per cent of the total length of the Zlatko Grgić Award (best first production out of film that will not exceed more than 3 minutes for educational institutions) – cash award of promotional purposes. 1,500 € The Festival takes responsibility for the screening Mr. M – Short Film, audience award copy of the film from the arrival at the festival office to its returning. In case of damage during Feature Film Competition the festival period, the Festival will reimburse Grand Prix - Feature Film (best feature film of only the material value of physical copies (after a the festival) – cash award of 2,500 € presentation of the original invoice). The Festival Mr. M - Feature Film, audience award is not responsible for copies lost in transport, unless the loss has been caused by the Festival’s Student Film Competition doings. Dušan Vukotić Award for best student film – cash award of 1,000 €

Films for Children Competition Best film for children

Croatian Film Competition Best Croatian Film – cash award of 1,000 €.

VR Animation Competition Best VR project