Courts des îles, Festival international du court-métrage de fiction des îles du Monde (0)

Début du Festival: 06 mars 2017      Fin du Festival: 12 mars 2017

L’APICA, association pour la promotion de l’image, de la création et des arts organise, du 6 au 12 mars 2017 la troisième édition du festival international du court-métrage de fiction des îles du Monde : Courts des îles, à Papeete, Tahiti (Polynésie française).

The “Courts des îles” Grand Prix . The laureate will win a fortnight’s stay in French Polynesia for two people, worth 13,000 Euros (international transportation for stranger competitors included), and a cash prize of 1,400 Euros,

the “Courts des îles” Best Screenplay Prize. The laureate will win a package of Polynesian products worth 500 Euros and a cash prize of 1,200 Euros,

the “Courts des îles” Coup de coeur Prize. The laureate will win a package of Polynesian products worth 500 Euros and a cash prize of 1,000 Euros,

the “Courts des îles” animated film Prize.The laureate will win a package of Polynesian products worth 500 Euros and a cash prize of 800 Euros,

the “Courts des îles” First film Prize.The laureate will win a package of Polynesian products worth 500 Euros and a cash prize of 500 Euros,

the “Courts des îles” Audience Award. The laureate will win a package of Polynesian products worth 500 Euros.

Films may only be entered if they comply with the following criteria:

made by a director born on an island*1,
not exceeding 20 minutes, credits included,
displaying the characteristics of a fiction or animation short film,
shot in HD (1,920 x 1,080, minimum),
respecting applicable legislation concerning authorship rights and intellectual property rights,
the version delivered must be in French or in English*2, or in either one with subtitles in the other.

*1 By “island”, the APICA, organizers of the event, understand a territory:

of at least 1 km²,
inhabited by at least 50 permanent residents,
not linked to a continent by a permanent natural structure,
separated from a continent by a stretch of water at least 1 km in length.

*2 French subtitles for original versions other than French is highly recommended but not mandatory.

For movies wishing to compete for the ” First movies ” Courts des îles prize, the director of the work must have realized no more than two movies submitted to an international festival of short films of fiction. The works produced within the framework of a school or of a formation can compete to the ” First movies ” Courts des îles prize.