***Pay attention just short films with theme of" inclusion, diversity and equality" can submit.***
The creation of the Arroios Film Festival aims to alert to the issue of inclusion through the 7th art. This is a festival of short films addressed to all those who make, or are interested, cinema. The Arroios Film Festival aspires to be a cultural meeting place and to approach a better understanding of the various aspects of the theme of social inclusion.

- AFF Best Short Film (€ 3,000)
- Best Narrative Short film (€ 1,500)
- Best short Documentary (€ 1,500)
- Best short Animation (€ 1,500)

"VAT is included"

KEY DATES

March 1st, 2017 - Submissions open

May 31, 2017- Submissions close – all entries must have been completed and received by the Festival at this time.

July 04, 2017 - Announcing the Selected short films.

September 9 – 16, 2017 - 2nd Annual Arroios Film Festival in Lisbon, Portugal (the “AFF 2017”)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ARROIOS FILM FESTIVAL 2017

1. FILM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Registration deadline: May 31, 2017

Registration fee: no fee

Year of production: Films completed after January 1st, 2007

Running time: Films with 30 minutes or less

Country of production: all countries

Accepted Genres: All genres related to theme of “inclusion”

Non-English language works must have English subtitles at the time submitted

2. SUBMISSION

Submission to 2nd AFF starts from 1st March 2017 and will end 31 May 2017.

Participants are requested to submit their films online via any of our submission partners:

FilmFreeway

3. SELECTION

The result of selected films will be available by the festival’s organization at the end of June 2017. The producers of the Arroios Film Festival will inform the selected films’ directors.

The list of selected films will be available on the festival’s website.

4. DISPLAY FORMAT

MPEG2 or MP4 or MOV (H264 Codec), with English subtitles included.


5. AWARDS

Up to 4 films receive prizes including the following:

- AFF Best Film (€ 3,000)
- Best Narrative Short film (€ 1,500)
- Best short Documentary (€ 1,500)
- Best short Animation (€ 1,500)

Note: (VAT is included)


6.IF YOUR PROJECT IS SELECTED

If your project is selected to be recognized at the AFF 2017, you will be notified by the Festival of your status. Your project may also be exhibited at the Festival. If your project is selected, you must fulfill the following requirements by the date(s) designated by the Festival:

You must execute a release agreement wherein you

(i) Accept responsibility for obtaining any and all clearances necessary to exhibit your project in connection with the AFF 2017;
(ii) Warrant that you have the rights necessary to exhibit your project in connection with the AFF 2017; and
(iii) Indemnify and hold harmless Arroios Film Festival, its affiliates, and subsidiaries and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, contractors, and representatives against any claim arising out of exhibition of your project in connection with the AFF 2017.

Then you must provide at least MP4 or .MOV file of the final, completed project for Festival archives and internal purposes.


7. PUBLISHING PERMITS

All text, data and photos sent by the participants to the Arroios Film Festival (www.arroiosfilmfestival.com) will be used for reference in several bilingual online and paper publications. This material may be translated, corrected or edited by the Arroios Film Festival team before being published. Under these terms and conditions, all participants give Arroios Film Festival the permission to publish and use this material for the above purposes.


8. EXCEPTIONS AND UNFORESEEN SITUATIONS

The Arroios Film Festival reserves the right to consider and decide on any matter omitted from these terms and conditions.


9. FESTIVAL’S ADDRESS:

Arroios Film Festival

Mailbox:
Largo do Intendente Manique Pina, No. 27, 1100-285 Lisboa, Portugal

Email:
arroiosfilmfestival@jfarroios.pt

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  • Thank you so much for everything.

    September 2017
  • Mona A.Shahi

    I could not attend the event but they were so kind to me by every email and telling me the news...

    October 2016
  • Sarah Gampel

    Nice festival with a great message. I even had my film screened twice.

    August 2016
  • rıfat erkek

    ıt was a great film festival

    July 2016
  • Mazin Sherabayani

    Was great for my film 'Dyab' to be in the competition, great Festival, best wishes:)

    July 2016