10th International Short Film Festival ,Croatia

10th International Short Film Festival,Croatia
deadline: 01/04/12

Tabor Film Festival, the international short film festival, will take place in 4 different locations castle of Veliki Tabor (Desinić), Kumrovec, Zabok and Klanjec. It is supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and organized by GOKUL association with the assistance of the Museums of Hrvatsko Zagorje, Krapina-Zagorje County, city of Kumrovec, Zabok and Klanjec, associations Metulji and Udarnik from Slovenia; and other public and private partners.

a) International jury will present the Tabor Film Festival awards to:

Grand Prix for the best film of the festival (+1000€)
Best animation (+250€)
Best documentary (+250€)
Best experimental (+250€)
Best fiction (+250€)
b) Domestic jury will present award for

Best domestic film (+500€)
We will also hand out the Audience award (+ 250€). Awards include festival trophies (“Veronika’s Skull”, “reAnimated Veronika”, “Vox Veronika”) and cash prizes.

c) Children competition with kids’ jury

best kids film
*please indicate you want for your film to be in children competition.

Apart from competitions, the festival also includes retrospective short film programmes, film workshops, music programmes, various exhibitions…

Please send us viewing copies of your film on DVD.


Entry requirements

You can send us any type of film (fiction, animation, documentary, experimental) completed after January 1st, 2010.
Selected films will be requested in the screening format specified on their entry form. Films of 30 minutes or less are eligible.

Entry procedures and selection

Participants must enter their films on the Festival’s web site, print out (and sign) the form that will be generated after on-line registration. The form for International competition must be received at the Festival office by April 1st, 2012 at the latest, with a DVD (in any of the PAL, SECAM or NTSC formats).

If the original film or video is in a language other than English, then film should be subtitled in English.

One or more stills from the film and a photo of the director, with permission for their use, must be sent via Festival’s web site. Film registration will only be valid upon reception of these documents, on April 1st, 2012 for International, and for Domestic competition.
DVD’s must be sent:

by mail (specify “no commercial value – for cultural purposes”)
or EMS (DHL, Federal Express, UPS…) for a declared value of less than 15 € or US$ 15. to the postal address below
The list of the selected films will be available on the Festival’s web site from June 1st, 2012.

Shipping of the films

Screening prints (Digi Beta or BETA SP PAL) of selected films must be sent to the Festival office by mail or by courier service (DHL, Federal Express…). Film prints must arrive at the Festival office on June 20th, 2012.
NOTE: We prefer if you sent us MPEG video files, to upload on our server or we could download from your server.

Television broadcasting and the Internet

Participation in the Festival implies giving Croatian and foreign television channels the right to broadcast extracts of the film. This regulation applies equally for the Internet.

Post-festival screenings

Participation in the Festival implies giving the Festival rights for post-festival screenings until the end of the year.

Return of film prints and shipping

Prints will be returned after the festival in August 2012. DVD’s will be kept in the Festival archive. Shipping costs must be paid by the applicant, but return expenses will be covered by the Festival.

For any further questions, suggestions or advice concerning organization and cooperation, please contact Tabor Film Festival team.

contact:
GOKUL association
Tabor Film Festival
Trg Dragutina Domjanića 6
49 210 Zabok
Croatia
tel: +385 91 893 20 23
fax: +385 49 221 060
nenad@taborfilmfestival.com, tabor.film.festival@gmail.com
www.taborfilmfestival.com
www.taborfilmfestival.com/2012/en/regulations