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Participation Terms

Participation Terms

  1. Period for admission of films: 1st of November 2011 until 1st of April 2012.
  2. The theme: “Talk to me” (Check our website for more information about the theme. It is very broad and we are very open)
  3. Age: Eligible to participate with their film are film makers under 30 years old
  4. Origin: The production of the film has to be from a Southeast Europe country       a. We accept films from other nationalities, under the condition that the film is a co- production with someone from Balkans or the film deals or takes place in the Balkans.
  5. Films’ duration: Maximum  30’ minutes
  6. Film categories: fiction, documentary, animation, experimental.
  7. Film sending:
    a) Film makers should upload their film on a free online fileserver (Vimeo, You Tube) and put the download link in the application form
    b) They should send the film through file sharing web sites Wetransfer (https://www.wetransfer.com/) to the email address: filmfestivalbalkansbeyondborders.eu

c) The files of the films should be in one of this format; AVI, MPEG-4 or MOV.

  1. The film should be uploaded in its original format with English subtitles
  2. An online application in our website, should be filled when sending the film to the festival.
  3. Each participant has the right to participate with one film only
  4. Optional: Participants can send photos of their film or during the production (scenes) in order to participate to the photo exhibition that will take place during the festival.

 

 

Film Festival Terms

 

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Balkans Beyond Borders (BBB) is a non-profit organization based in Athens with purpose to promote intercultural dialogue and an innovative way of learning through the Art of Film- making and Image. For this reason it organizes a film festival that every year has a different theme and travels to a different Balkan city.

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Film Festival 2011 will take place in Tirana, Albania in May 2011. The date will be arranged by the organizers of the festival

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The main title of the festival is: Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival

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The number of the films that will be projected during the festival in Tirana depends on the number of participants and the final decision of the organizing team

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The final films will be selected by the International Jury of the Film Festival until the end of April 2011.

The jury consists of 3 well known film experts from three Balkan countries.

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The selection of the projected films, the order of projection and the programme are decided by the organisers, based on the technical specifications, the duration and the grouping of the films.

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The finalists will be informed in May about the progress of their film in the contest

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BBB Film Festival organizing team reserves the right to project part of the final films whenever it is needed for reasons of promotion of the Festival and under no circumstances for commercial causes.

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The finalists have to inform the organizers whether they are going to attend the festival in Tirana so that the organizing team to organize their trip and staying in Tirana.

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There will be a prize from the Jury and a prize from the audience that will attend the Festival. The organizers will decide about the possibility of giving special prizes regarding the amount and the characteristics of the finalist films.

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The award ceremony will take place in Tirana in a special ceremony right after the end of the Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival

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The prize will be announced after May 2012. It consists of money prize and projection of the winning film during an international film festival for short films

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Participants agree to give interviews to the communication sponsors and to be photographed if asked.

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Parts of the Festival will be filmed for the BBB archive and for its promotion to the public. Members of the audience and participants that may appear in these parts cannot claim anything from the organising company.

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During the Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival parallel events will take place.

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BBB Film Festival organizing team reserves the right to cancel the Festival if it is necessary

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The send out of the signed participation form entails the complete and unconditional acceptance of the above terms of participation.