Conditions of entry

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1.                      Participation

Film producers and movie directors from any country are invited to participate in the film festival.

Narrative short and feature films of any production format about gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender issues may participate.

2.                      Requirements

The films will have been produced after the 1^st January 2005.

Each entrant will present as many films as he/she wishes.

The authors are responsible for the rights of their work(s).

3.                      Entry registration

In order to be considered for shortlisting, the following documentation of those films interested in participating in the festival should arrive at the organisation before the 30^th of April 2007:

·         Entry Form duly completed.*

·         Preview copy of the film VHS (Pal) or DVD (Zone 2).*

·         Films stills (floppy disk or CD-ROM, .jpg format).*

·         Descriptive resume of the film (shooting and production anecdotes, shooting location and or additional relevant information).**

·         Final dialogue transcription in its original version and a translation into English or Spanish.*

* Compulsory for all applications.

** Optional.

These conditions of entry and the entry form may be downloaded at the official festival web site, www.festivaldelmar.com.

Any further information will be given calling +34 91 848 63 78, or sending an email to festivaldelmar @ festivaldelmar.com.

The complete applications will be sent to the following address:

Mr. Frieder M. Egermann

Festival del Mar

P.O. Box 506

28080 Madrid

Spain

The short listed VHS/DVD copies will be kept by the festival organisation and included in its archives.

4.                      Festival selection

The selection will be carried out by a committee of the organisation, under the sole criteria of quality. The result of the selection will be made public on the 28 ^th May 2007, at the latest. The decision of the short-listing committee is final and no discussion will be entered into.

All the shortlisted films will be needed by the festival organisation in the required format on the 1^st June 2007, at the latest. The producers of short listed films are invited to send any available publicity and promotional materials with the submission of their films. They authorise the festival organisation to use these materials to promote the event and the participation of the film. At the same time, the organisation is allowed to use a film fragment of not more than 3 minutes for the same purpose.

The organisation does not assume the shipping costs of the reception of the films.

The short listed films will be screened in public sessions, according to the location, the dates and the timetables indicated on the official program of the festival or according to any other decision taken by the festival organisation.

               5.            Jury

The jury will be made up of the president of the Ibiza Gay and Lesbian Association, as well as recognised actors, movie directors and specialised journalists

The jury will be in charge of awarding the prizes, which will be made public at the end of the last screening session.

The members of the jury commit themselves to keep their decisions secret until after the official prize-giving ceremony. The jury decisions are final and no discussion will be entered into.

6.                      Festival del Mar 2006 Awards

Once all the selected films have been screened, the jury will award the following prizes:

BEST FEATURE FILM

BEST SHORT FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

Each awarded short film will win a statuette specially created for the event. The jury prizes can be awarded to the same film.

7.                      Acceptance of the conditions

Submitting the Entry Form means accepting the Conditions of Entry and the decisions of the festival organisation, selection committee and jury. Any issue not considered in the Conditions of Entry will be dealt with by the festival organisation.

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