Festival Du Film International De Strasbourg

Terms & Conditions

1. ELIGIBILITY

A Film will not be eligible for consideration and should not be submitted if:
a. the Film was completed prior to November 1, 2019; or
b. the Film has been for sale on DVD/Blu-ray/VOD; or
d. the Film:
(i) had theatrical releases, or
(ii) has aired on television, or
(iii) has been available on a public streaming platform;
f. the Film has had, or will have, a public presentation in France and therefore will not have a premiere status prior to November 3, 2021.

2. SUBMISSIONS

(1) All Films submitted under these Terms must be submitted in accordance with the procedure outlined herein. FFIS may, but is not required to, disqualify or reject any Film that is not submitted in this way.
(2) To submit a Film for Festival consideration, an Applicant must: (a) complete the registration process at FilmFreeway and pay the required fee, and (b) provide to FFIS an online screener via FilmFreeway (for Feature Films, Documentaries and Short Films) for review by FFIS programming staff. FFIS does not accept submissions in any other manner or format, including: DVDs, content burned to Read/Write (RW) discs, Blu-ray discs, external online links, downloadable files, or trailers.
(3) Applicants should test their online screeners thoroughly before submitting them, and ensure their online screener remains active on FilmFreeway until October 1st, 2021. The Applicant has sole responsibility for ensuring that the submitted online screener plays in its entirety. The screener must contain French or English subtitles if the original language is not in French, for English language films, subtitles are required for the final version submitted to the festival. If FFIS is unable to view the online screener, FFIS may attempt, but is under no obligation, to contact the Applicant in order to obtain a replacement online screener.
(4) FFIS will not review multiple versions of a submitted Film. Only one version of the Film may be submitted. If multiple versions are submitted, FFIS will view only the version that was received first.
(5) Screeners will not be returned.
(6) FFIS is under no obligation to contact the Submitting Party and/or refund the submission fee should the Applicant not have adhered to the rules, set out in Articles I and IV herein.
(7) Applicants may submit a work in progress to the festival and must be able to meet the festival's final submission deadline for official entry. If the applicant is not able to meet the festival's final deadline, FFIS may attempt, but is under no obligation, to contact the Applicant in order to obtain the final version of the film.

3. DEADLINES & FEES

(1) In order to be eligible for consideration, submission screeners must be submitted online via FilmFreeway, with a FilmFreeway registration completed and all fees paid, by the deadlines outlined below.
(2) Submission fees and deadlines for 2021 are as follows:

NOTE: All fees are denoted in EURO.

*Features
Early-bird submission deadline & fee:
January 31st, 2021
€25.00
Regular submission deadline & fee:
April 30, 2021
€30.00
Late submission deadline & fee:
July 31st, 2021
€35.00
Extended submission deadline & fee:
September 1, 2021
€40.00

*Documentary Features
Early-bird submission deadline & fee:
January 31st, 2021
€20.00
Regular submission deadline & fee:
April 30, 2021
€25.00
Late submission deadline & fee:
July 31st, 2021
€30.00
Extended submission deadline & fee:
September 1, 2021
€35.00

*Shorts
Early-bird submission deadline & fee:
January 31st, 2021
€15.00
Regular submission deadline & fee:
April 30, 2021
€20.00
Late submission deadline & fee:
July 31st, 2021
€25.00
Extended submission deadline & fee:
September 1, 2021
€30.00

(3) FFIS may accept late submissions in its sole and absolute discretion, but an additional submission fee may apply

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LEGAL CLAIMS, AND INDEMNITIES

(1) By submitting the film to FFIS, the Applicant and Film Owners (the “Submitting Parties”) hereby warrant and represent that: (i) the Film is wholly original and is not copied from and does not include any other work that is the subject of copyright or other protection, unless such work is in the public domain or the Submitting Parties have obtained any and all consents, releases, licenses, and other authorizations or waivers of any kind necessary for the inclusion or reproduction of any person, character, location, thing, trademark, sound recording, musical composition, or other work in the Film; (ii) the Film does not defame any person or violate the common law or statutory rights, including, without limitation, the rights of privacy and publicity or any other right of any person; (iii) the Film is not the subject of litigation, nor any dispute which would give rise to litigation; (iv) there are no agreements, nor will there be any agreements made subsequent to the date of this Film submission, that would or could have the effect of impairing the Submitting Parties’ ability to provide the Film as contemplated herein, or otherwise conflict with any provision of these Terms; and (v) the Submitting Parties have the full right, power, and authority to submit the Film to FFIS for Festival consideration, and to grant all of the rights granted hereunder and in the FilmFreeway registration form, and there is no obligation or restriction which would in any way impair, limit, or impede the Submitting Parties from fully performing all obligations pursuant to the submission and these Terms.

(2) The Submitting Parties agree to indemnify and hold harmless FFIS, its licensees, successors, and assigns, and its and their members, officers, directors, employees, volunteers, agents, representatives, associates, sponsors, and affiliates (each, a “Releasee”), from any claim, suit, action, or other proceeding brought against a Releasee and from any losses, costs, or damages, including the Releasee’s full legal fees and costs, which it may have suffered or incurred or may suffer or incur, directly or indirectly based on, in connection with, or arising from the use and exhibition of the Film submitted by the Applicant or the breach or alleged breach of any representation, warranty, or other agreement made by the Applicant in these Terms, or in the Applicant’s FilmFreeway registration form.

(3) FFIS takes reasonable anti-piracy precautions. While in FFIS’s possession, all Films are securely stored and regularly inventoried. Access to Films is limited to FFIS staff who require access in order to screen and consider submissions. No duplication and loaning of Films is permitted. By submitting a Film to FFIS, the Submitting Parties hereby release the Releasees from any and all liability in the event of theft, unauthorized access, or copying, or any breach of copyright of the submitted Film while it is in FFIS’s possession.

5. SELECTION

(1) FFIS will consider for inclusion in the Festival all eligible films that have been submitted by the above deadline and in accordance with these Terms. FFIS reserves the right to consider for inclusion in the Festival, and include in the Festival, films received at any time and through any means, channel, or process, including means, channels, or processes other than those outlined in these Terms. Nothing in these Terms or otherwise requires FFIS to select for Festival inclusion any of the Films submitted through the process outlined in these Terms.

(2) All selection decisions are at the sole and absolute discretion of FFIS, and are final and unreviewable. FFIS is not required to provide any feedback, comments, or reasons, or any other information, regarding the selection or non-selection of any submitted Film or the process by which Films are or have been selected. FFIS is not responsible or liable for its selection decisions; for the contents of any internal comments or feedback regarding the Film that are or may be obtained from the Applicant or anyone else; for any communications by any representative of FFIS relating to the Film or the Festival selection process; for the manner in which the Film shall be, is, or was considered and reviewed; or for any failure on the part of the Festival to provide the Applicant or anyone else with information concerning FFIS’s consideration and/or review of the Film.

(3) FFIS will notify by October 1st, 2021, all Applicants who have been selected to participate in the Festival. All Applicants who are not selected to participate in the Festival will be contacted by email on or around October 1st. FFIS will contact Applicants using the contact information provided in the FilmFreeway registration form. Applicants are responsible for providing correct and functional contact information. FFIS is not responsible for any failed attempts to contact Applicants using the contact information provided.

6. AGREEMENT

(1) By submitting a Film to FFIS for Festival consideration, the submitter (the “Applicant”) represents that he, she, or they have obtained consent from any and all owners, creators, writers, producers, and/or other authorized representatives of the Film whose consent is required to submit the Film to FFIS (the “Film Owners”) and screen the Film at the Festival, and has read, understood, and agreed to the Terms.

(2) FFIS may disqualify or reject, but is not required to do so, any submission that it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with these Terms, and may do so without refunding any or all submission fees paid by the Applicant or returning the Applicant’s submission.

7. CATEGORIES

(1)Films submitted to FFIS for Festival consideration under these Terms must be submitted in one of the categories set out below.
(2) Films that do not meet the eligibility requirements for any of the below categories should not be submitted and will not be considered by FFIS.
(3) Submission categories:

* Features - French & International feature films with run times of 50 minutes or longer.
* Documentary Features - French & International documentary feature films with run times of 50 minutes or longer.
*Shorts - French & International films with run times of 49 minutes or less.

(4) The Festival is organized into a series of programmes, which are yet to be announced. FFIS may slot selected films into programmes at its sole and absolute discretion. More information about these programmes is available at FFIStrasbourg.com

8. OTHER

FFIS reserves the right to rule, in its sole discretion, on cases and situations not foreseen by these Terms.