1. FilmFreeway is the only way to submit your film to Eros Film Festival. The submitted films should be spoken or subtitled in one of the two official festival languages: portuguese or english;
2. Your submission will be valid if it's a portuguese premiere, without any planned screenings before the festival's dates;
3. Producers and directors may submit more than one title;
4. The person or entity who submits the film, is the sole and absolute responsible to obtain all the necessary documents in regards to copyrights or any other document required for the film screening;
5. If the person or entity does not follow all the rules & guidelines, the submitted film won't be considered for the competition;
6. Deadline: We'll accept submissions by November 2024. Only submissions via FilmFreeway.com within the deadline will be considered;
Selection Process:
1. Each competition will have (at least) 15 films in competition.
2. The official selection for both competitions will be announced by January 2025.
3. If your film is selected, the following items will be requested:
a) Final film;
b) Synopsis and credits list;
d) Festivals and awards list;
e) At least 3 HQ film stills;
f) 1 HQ portrait from the director;
g) Director's biography;
h) All the available promotional materials (posters, postcards, EPK, trailer and others).
4. It is mandatory to send the English dialogue list, by January 2025, in order to be used or translated for electronic subtitling.
5. The screening film should arrive in our headquarters by January 25 2025.
6. The screening film must respect the following:
6.1 Image
a) Projection format available: 35 mm, DCP, Bluray.
6.2 Subtitles
a) All screening films must be subtitled in one of the festival's official languages: portuguese or english;
b) The festival will be responsible for the electronic subtitles in portuguese;
c) The english subtitles are a responsibility from the submitters.
7. The insurance of the films selected for the official competition will be in charge of Eros Film Festival, from the moment we receive them till the moment they're delivered back.
8. Eros Film Festival is in charge to release a press announcement with the official selection.
9. No film can be removed from the official programme after its official announcement.
10. In regards to shipping costs, the screening films must be paid by the sender. The festival only covers the cost to <u>return</u> the films.
11. From the moment the programme is announced till the last day of the festival, the selected films can't be screened publicly (theaters, online or TV) in Portugal.
Jury:
The jury who will evaluate the feature and short films will be formed by three members of recognized merit.
Disclaimer:
Submitting your film, implies the acceptance of these guidelines. The Festival Management reserves the right to make decisions regarding all matters which may not have been covered by these Rules & Guidelines.