DILI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
September 2023
Entry Conditions for the 5th Dili International Film Festival (DIFF)
These regulations govern the submission of all films for consideration for the Dili International Film Festival 2023. All applicants must abide by the following conditions in order for their material to be considered. All applicants agree to having their films screened at Dili International Film festival without remuneration. To ensure quick processing of all submissions, all applicants must carefully consider whether their material meets the following conditions before submission.
1. Definitions
Categories
The film categories for DIFF 2023 are:
Feature Films (61 minutes or more)
• Narrative
• Documentary
Short Films (60 minutes or less)
• Narrative
• Documentary
• Music Video
• Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Festival Theme
to be advised
This theme serves to guide judges and inspire film makers in their short film submission.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to define and demonstrate how their material addresses this theme, but applicants are reminded that they have a broad creative licence.
DIFF reserves the right to deny any Short Films that does not adhere to the thematic guideline for this year’s festival.
Local and International
“Local” filmmakers are individuals who are Timorese citizens.
“International” filmmakers are individuals who are not Timorese citizens.
DIFF reserves the right to request any supporting documents to validate applicants claims to either category.
2. Submission Deadlines
At the DIFF 2023, there will be three categories for submission: Early Bird, Regular and Late Submission. To avoid higher fees, applicants are encouraged to submit their material during the Early Bird period.
* Please be aware: only material submitted to the correct category, accompanied by the correct fee, and received by the allocated deadline will be considered. DIFF reserves the right to disqualify a submission and any and all fees paid will be forfeited, should the submission not meet all of these requirements.
FINAL DEADLINE: 5 September 2023
3. Payment
Applicants will pay a fee for their submission in accordance with the film category (Short or Feature), their citizenship and the submission period.
Payment Conditions:
• Payment must be made in US dollars.
• Submission fee is payable through FilmFreeway.
• Material submitted without a payment will not be accepted.
• Any payment made on material that does not satisfy the conditions is non-refundable. All applicants must first consider the validity of their own material before submission.
4. Authorized Use and Inclusion of Materials
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to:
• Secure permission from the participants and rights holders of any and all copyrighted and/or trademarked content – sound, visual, text – within the submitted material;
• And to clear all content of the material from any and all actual or potential legal claims and issues, including without limitation, claims based upon theories of libel, defamation, invasion of privacy, violation of rights of publicity, breach of confidence, breach of confidential relationships and breach of expressed or implied contract such as third-party claim/s. DIFF will not be held responsible for the inclusion of unauthorized material that has been submitted by the applicant.
Unauthorized material constitutes:
• Any copyrighted and/or trademarked content within or relating to the submitted material, including any content that is or may become the basis of third-party claims for copyright and/or trademark infringement, trademark dilution, or unfair competition;
• Any unauthorized inclusion of content within or relating to the submitted material that is or may be the basis for any third-party claim/s or others.
• Any person or persons who have been filmed without their consent.
Any material that includes unauthorized content as set out above, will not be considered by DIFF. DIFF reserves the right to withdraw any unauthorized film from confirmed programming, in which case any and all fees paid will be forfeited.
All applicants grant the right for DIFF to use part of the applicant’s material for promotional purposes before, during and after the event.
5. Criteria
• All submissions must have been completed on or after the 1st of January 2018.
• Films entered into the Short Film category must address the festival theme.
• All materials in languages other than English must include English subtitles.
• All submissions must be the applicant’s own, original work.
• HD Quality (minimum 720p) – accepted formats: Mp4, MOV, WMV, 2K DCP.
6. Submission
All applications must be submitted through FilmFreeway.
“Local” applicants can submit their material in-person, in Dili, Timor-Leste, or through file sharing platforms, such as wetransfer or dropbox.
“International” applicants will submit their material online through FilmFreeway.
7. Prizes
All categories that receive 3 or more submissions will have a winner's certificate awarded to them.
Applicants accept that they will receive no payment for their submitted materials.
8. Successful Submission & Correspondence
Successful applicants, in the "Official Selection" will be notified by email no later than 15 September 2023 and will receive the DIFF Coffee Laurels.
For any further enquires or queries, please contact:
Lena Lenzen, Festival Director
lenalenzen@gmail.com
+670-78024018 www.dili.film
