REGULATIONS of the 9th International Festival of the Environmental Films
“BNP PARIBAS GREEN FILM FESTIVAL"
§ 1.
The Organiser of the 8th International Festival of the Environmental Films „BNP PARIBAS GREEN FILM FESTIVAL” (hereinafter referred to as: the Festival) is Fundacja Green Festival located in Śledziejowice 172, 32-020 Wieliczka, KRS 0000718705; TIN: 6832099124.
§ 2.
1. Festival takes place in Kraków between 10th and 16th of August 2026.
2. The aim of the Festival is to contribute to developing the craft of filmmaking engaged in discussing the issue of ecology, as well as to pursue the environmental education throughout screening films, discussions with creators and environmental experts from all over the world.
3. The Festival is of an international character.
4. To select the films for the competitions taking place during the Festival and award winners in competitions, as well as to oversee the proper course of the whole Festival, the International Jury is being formed. All members of Jury, including its Chairman, are appointed by the Organiser.
§ 3.
1. Submissions must illustrate an environmental theme and be informative, educational or inspirational.
2. Only films completed after January 1st, 2024 will be considered for the official selection.
3. The Applications are received through the FilmFreeway Portal or by sending the filled-in Application, only via Internet. Does not apply to the "Best Youth FIlm" competition.
4. Length of the movies:
a). Feature documentary – no less than 40 minutes
b). Short documentary – up to 40 minutes
c). Narrative films (both animation and film with actors) - no less than 40 minutes
d). Short narrative films (both animation and film with actors) – up to 40 minutes
5. All films must be subtitled in English.
6. Competition films chosen by the Jury must be delivered to the organizers at the sentenced date via a link to the film, for example - Wetransfer or another server.
7. We accept .MOV, * mp4 files. in HD quality (1920x1080).
§ 4.
1. The program of the Festival includes:
- main competition for the Grand Prix Award (Grand Prix);
- competition for feature documentary films (Feature Documentary);
- competition for short documentary films (Short Documentary);
- competition for narrative films (Narrative Film);
- competition for short narrative films (Animation & films with actors);
- competition for best Polish films (Polish Film);
as well as
- out-of-competition film screenings;
- press conferences;
- accompanying events.
2. Films are qualified to respective competition categories by international Selection Committe from between films submitted for the Festival. Committee’s decision is final and does not need a justification.
§ 5.
1. All declarations/documents mentioned in these Regulations ought to be sent by electronic means to the address office@greenfestival.pl or through the mail to the legal address of the Organiser.
2. The Regulations have been drawn up in Polish and English language version. In case of uncertainties of interpretations of provisions of the regulations, the Polish language version is binding.
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