he film contest regulations
21th European Film Festival Integration You and Me
§ 1.
1. The 21th edition of the European Film Festival Integration You and Me
will be held between 3 and 07 September 2024.
2. The Festival is organised by: Socio-Cultural Society of Koszalin and
Joachim Lelewel's Public Library of Koszalin.
§ 2.
The aim of the Festival is to promote documentaries, feature and amateur
films dealing with various aspects of disability.
§ 3.
The Festival consists of the following contests:
1. the contest of feature films
2. the contest of documentaries
3. the contest of amateur films. A film should be made by the disabled
or with their substantial creative and organisational help of the
disabled. The film does not have to deal with the problematicity of
disability – there is a free choice of the topic.
§ 4.
Films submitted for the contest must fulfill the following conditions:
1. They must meet artistic criteria qualifying them for the contest
(match the formula of the Festival).
2. Running time limits:
a) documentary and feature films - no limit,
b) amateur films - up to 10 minutes.
3. Films must be produced between 2022 and 2024.
4. Formats and carriers:
I Preferred
a) Blu-ray Video (bd or mp4, 1920 x 1080, 16:9 (pixel aspect ratio
1.4568), PAL (25 fps)),
b) DVD Video (mpeg2 or mp2, 720 x 576, 16:9 (pixel aspect ratio 1.4568),
PAL (25 fps)),
c) DCP (Digital Cinema Package).
II Optional
a) mp4 file (codec h.264), 1920 x 1080, 16:9 (pixel aspect ratio
1.4568), PAL (25 fps),
b) mp2 file (mpeg2 or mp2, codec dv or h.264), 720 x 576, 16:9 (pixel
aspect ratio 1.4568), PAL (25 fps).
§ 5.
1. In order to be considered for selection there must be filled an
application form available on website http://integracjatyija.pl and then
sent to the Festival office’s address, accompanied with a DVD Video or
Blu-ray Disc. All movies must be submitted with English subtitles and a
dialogue list in English.
2. Films together with promotional materials (a poster, photos from the
film in an electronic form, the director's dossier, a synopsis, a
trailer) must be submitted till 5 th May 2024.
3. The Selection Committee of the Festival decides if a particular film
may enter the contest.
4. Postal costs of sending an application are covered by a consignor.
§ 6.
1. Submitted films will be awarded by the Jury which will consist of the
representatives of the film industry and the disabled people from an
artistic circle .
2. The Jury will award honorary prizes – statues of the “Butterfly 2024”
- in the following categories:
a) The best documentary film,
b) The best feature film,
c) The best amateur film.
3. Organizers have the right to grant additional awards, including
financial prizes.
§ 7.
1. Those submitting films agree to grant a license for the free use of the film copies for up to five screenings as part of the Festival or for promotional and training purposes.
2. The Festival organizers reserve the right to organize free film screenings in approximately 45 locations in Poland.
3. In the event of cinema closures, the Festival organizers reserve the right to organize free online film screenings. The Festival organizers commit to coordinating the date of such screenings with the film producer or distributor in advance.
§ 8
The applicant states that:
1. He is the author and creator of the submitted film and his work of
art is original and creative.
2. Only the applicant has all unlimited rights for the film described in
§ 4, including the right to use the film concerning copyright and
neighbouring rights and that the applicant's rights as an author are not
in any way limited by the third party, which would limit or disable
submitting the film to the Festival.
3. The work of art is fully original, it does not infringe the copyright
of the third party, it is free from any borrowings and there are no
circumstances which could expose the organiser of the Festival to
responsibility towards the third party because of the use of the film.
4. The applicant states that the statement in §8 of the Contest Rules
and Regulations is true and it authorises the organiser of the Festival
to use the statement and pass it to the third party.
§9
The applicant states that:
„I hereby agree for processing personal information by the organisers of
the Festival for the purposes of the organisation of the Festival in
accordance with the Contest rules and regulations of the Festival, and
for the disclosure of my personal data by the organisers of the Festival
to entities authorised to publicise the information. I state that I have
been informed that revealing my personal data is voluntary and that I
have the right to access and correct the data”.
§10
1. The applicant states and guarantees that the people shown in the film
have agreed to show them, especially on the Internet and during
screenings at the Festival and its accompanying events.
2. The applicant is fully responsible for the content of the film and a
possible infringement of the rights of the third party.
3. The application to the Festival means acceptance of the rules and
regulations.