a) Inscription and application forms will only be accepted through the FESTHOME platform until June, 3rd, 2016 (not a day more). Submissions will be closed at midnight, Chilean time.

b) The selected films will be announced in the month of September on our website.
All applicants, just my applying and submitting the form, are accepting the festival to use fragments of their movie to create the screener that promotes the festival in different media.

c) All original copies must arrive to our offices in Valdivia, by the 30th of September 2016.

d) The projection/screening formats are:

FEATURE FILM COMPETITONS:

- DCP only

SHORT FILM COMPETETIONS:

- DCP - Apple Proress HQ

e) We only accept NTSC copies.

f) All feature films with non-English language, participating in the Official Selection
must provide an exhibition copy with English subtitles.

g) All short films with Spanish language, participating in the Official Selection must provide an exhibition copy with English subtitles. And all short film that are non Spanish language, must provide Spanish subtitle in their copies.

h) All selected films will have to deliver a .mov copy and a BlueRay copy of the film, appart from the projection copy.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 23th VALDIVIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016

Organized by: Universidad Austral de Chile
Produced by: Cultural Center of Cinematographic Promotion of Valdivia.
Invites: Illustrious Municipality of Valdivia and Los Rios Regional Government.


1. - OBJECTIVES: To offer Chilean and foreign filmmakers a place to screen and to compete, and by doing so, promoting national and international film works of artistic quality.


2. - DATES: From October 10th to 16th, 2016, in Valdivia city.


3.- COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES:


FEATURE FILMS:


I.- Feature Film Competition: Official selection oriented to the screening of feature films, fiction, documentary or experimental film, Chilean or foreign, with a minimum duration of 40 minutes, delivered in the stipulated formats detailed below (see projection formats in point 7, section d). These participating films must not have been previously exhibited in CHILE, under any circumstances nor by any means.
For purposes of registration, scheduling and awards, this category will be subdivided in:

- International Feature Competition.
- Chilean Feature Competition.

There will be only a single application for both categories. Films performing its World or Latin American premiere will be favored in the selection. As for the Chilean films, the programming team will be in charge of selecting the films that will participate in each competition.


SHORT FILMS:

II.- Latin American Short Film Competition: Official selection oriented to the screening of works, fiction, documentary, experimental film or animation; in any format, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes, credits included; developed by Chilean or Latin American directors in Chilean or Latin American ground (see projection formats in point 7, section d).

III.- Children’s Latin American Short Film Competition: Official selection for works filmed by children for a child audience, in fiction, documentary, experimental and/or animation, in any format, with a maximum duration of 20 minutes, credits included; Chilean or Latin American, filmed in Chilean or Latin American ground (see projection formats in point 7, section d).


4. – CONDITIONS TO PARTICIPATE:


a) They may be submitted for consideration of selection, works finished from July 1st of 2015, with the exception in the Children’s Latin American Short Film Competition, in which case, works can be finished from July 1st of 2014.

b) The received films for competition, in all the categories, will be submitted through a pre-selection process by the programming team of the Festival.

c) In order to participate, filmmakers must registrate on FESTHOME web platform, it is the only way to be part of the process.

d) By submitting a work, the participant accepts the totality of the terms and conditions stipulated in this document. In particular, by the mere fact of submitting your application form, the signatory declares to be in power to authorize in effect public communication of the submitted work during the Festival time period (October 10th to 16th of 2016) in Valdivia city, according to Chilean Law No 17.336 on Intellectual Property. Furthermore, the signatory of the application declares, that in case his/hers project commits, affects or includes usage of total or partial works protected by national or international law on Intellectual Property, and the holders of copyright are different people than the project applicant, the applicant has clear authorization for the usage of such work by the copyright owner, in compliance with formalities indicated in the stated terms and conditions, subjected to the exceptions referred to in Title III of the stipulated law. Authorization is the permission granted by the owner of copyright in any contractual way, for usage of a work in some of the ways and by some of the means established by Intellectual Property Law.

e) The Competition organization reserves the right to take the decisions it deems appropriate for those cases not covered by these terms and conditions.

f) Works that have participated in the pre-selection and/or competitive stage of earlier versions of the Valdivia International Film Festival will not be accepted.

g) Producers and distributors of the films for the Official Selection, as well as those who get awards in all categories, commit to include in their advertising and press kit the phrase: "Official Selection – 23th Valdivia International Film Festival", using the Festival logo. This commitment applies to commercial theatrical release and the work distribution with or without physical media.

Producers and distributors of the films for the Official Selection hereby authorize expressly to Centro Cultural de Promoción Cinematográfica de Valdivia (Cultural Center of Cinematographic Promotion of Valdivia) to exhibit their works up to six (6) times on nonprofit screenings in Chile as part of FICValdiva Cultural Affairs to the rest of national ground. The applicant accepts knowledge of this clause at the moment of sending its application.


5. – JURY

a) Will be formed by personalities of the audiovisual area, of arts and culture, national and foreign.

b) People directly related to the works in competition will be disabled to be part of the jury.

c) The jury’s decision is final.


6. - AWARDS


The jury for the different official categories of 23th Valdivia International Film Festival will present the following prizes:


I.- Feature Film:

- Best International Feature Film
- International Jury Special Award
- International Jury Special Mention Award
- Best Chilean Feature Film
- Chilean Feature Film Jury Special Award


II.- Latin American Short Film:

- Best Latin American Short Film
- Latin American Short Film Jury Special Award


III.- Children’s Latin American Short Film

- Best Short Film


7. – DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION and DISPATCH OF MATERIAL:


a) Application via FESTHOME web platform will be open until June 03rd of 2016, as DEADLINE.

b) Official Selection will be announced on September in www.ficvaldivia.cl web site. By the mere fact of applying for these terms and conditions, selected works automatically accept to authorize image extracts for promotion purposes of the Festival Official Selection in the media.

c) Original copies must arrive to Valdivia until September 23th of 2016.

d) Projection formats are:

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION:
- ONLY DCP FORMAT COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

SHORT FILM COMPETITION:
- DCP - Apple Proress HQ

e) Only NTSC copies will be accepted.

f) All non-English speaking films participating in the Official Selection for International Feature and the Official Selection for Chilean Feature must send an exhibition copy with English subtitles.

g) All Spanish speaking short films of the Official Selection of Short Films must send an exhibition copy with English subtitles. All non-Spanish speaking short films must send an exhibition copy with Spanish subtitles.

h) All selected films must send a digital file of the film in .mov H264 and a Blu-ray apart from the exhibition copy.


8. - SHIPPING

a) Exhibition copies must be send only to: Centro Cultural de Promoción Cinematográfica de Valdivia Vicente Pérez Rosales 787, Oficina E Código Postal: 5110652 Valdivia, Región 14 de los Ríos, Chile.

b) All transportation costs of works, both for pre-selection as for Official Selection are the responsibility of the applicant. The competition’s organization only will be in charge of the return of such works.

c) All cinematographic material selected for the Official Selection must be send with the necessary measures to protect its content.


9. – INSURANCE OF COPIES


a) The Competition is not responsible for any damages or losses incurred during transport of copies.

b) In case of serious injury or loss during the Festival, and while in its possession, the organization will respond for the replacement cost of the copy, as long as this situation is notified during the event.

The jury for the different official categories of 23th Valdivia International Film Festival will present the following prizes:


I.- Feature Film:

- Best International Feature Film
- International Jury Special Award
- International Jury Special Mention Award
- Best Chilean Feature Film
- Chilean Feature Film Jury Special Award


II.- Latin American Short Film:

- Best Latin American Short Film
- Latin American Short Film Jury Special Award


III.- Children’s Latin American Short Film

- Best Short Film