Nomination will be made by Selection Committee in Warsaw.
Academy Members will have the right to indicate a film for nomination, which must be approved by the Selection Committee.
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Submission of the film to the competition means acceptance of the following regulations. |
| §2 |
Every film enters free of charge. All film genres are accepted. |
| §3 |
We accept:
- the films made after the 1st of January 2009
- the films which were made without any film school artistic support
- whose length does not exceed 45 minutes.
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| §4 |
Film print must be properly packed in order to protect it against mechanical damage. If not respected, mechanical damage may lead to disqualification of the film.
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| §5 |
Film prints have to be marked with the filmmaker's name, the film’s title, its length and a contact email. Film must be subtitled in English. |
| §6 |
Films accompanied by the properly filled out and signed Submission Form (available in the SUBMIT FILM section) must be sent by the 15th of August 2010 on the following address:
GRAND OFF
Federation of Independent Filmmakers
Pulawska St. 61
02-595 Warszawa,
Poland
Films without a properly filled out and signed Submission Form will be dismissed! |
| §7 |
Having submitted the film, the author accepts the organizers’ right to screen the film at the official Grand OFF Awards Gala and any other screenings promoting GRAND OFF World Off Film Awards. Moreover, the entrant permits Grand OFF to use excerpts of any selected work of up to 60 seconds in length, for promotional purposes only.
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| §8 |
Submitting your entry, you certify that you are the legal and beneficial owner of all rights of copyright in the material submitted.
The contestant accepts all responsibility in this regard.
The festival reserves the right to reject a film on the basis of copyright infringement. |
| §9 |
Grand OFF reserves the right to publish the email and telephone number for the primary contact and distributor of the films selected for the programme in the festival catalogue. The films’ authors personal data may also be used for promotional purposes on television, on the internet, in the newspapers and on the radio.
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Selection process and GRAND OFF World Off Film Awards |
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Among the films submitted pictures will receive nominations for Grand OFF World Off Film Awards in the following categories: directing, script, cinematography, editing, actor, actress, best feature film, best documentary, best animation.
The list of the nominated films will be available on the Grand OFF website, www.grandoff.eu, from the 30th of September 2010 on.
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| §11 |
Authors of the nominated films are obliged to send the following by the 15th of October 2010:
- the film’s trailer (if such exists)
- at least 2 stills from the films (10 x 15 cm ) B&W or Colour
- the picture of the nominated artist
- the biography of the nominated artist |
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The authors of the films cover the costs of sending the dvd copies to the Grand OFF. The Organisers do not return submitted dvd copies. |
Awards and nominations: |
| §13 |
The pictures submitted will be evaluated by the professional Selection Committee, who will make the nominations in the respective categories. The members of the Grand OFF Academy (more than 50 professionals from 25 countries from all over the world) will select the best pictures from among the nominated ones. |
| §14 |
The authors of the nominated films are invited for the Awards Ceremony in Warsaw. The organisers will provide accommodation, meals and programme throughout a 3-day long Grand OFF festival. |
| §15 |
Technical Data of the film submitted:
Autostart
DVD or mini DVD
Format 4:3 or 16:9
English Subtitles (plus dialogue list)
One DVD should carry only one film
DVD should be marked as following:
Original title, English Title, Director, Running time and a Contact Email
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More information:
Dominika Czarny
dominika@cinemaart.pl
48 666 388 803 |
