Submission Deadline:
10th November, 2021
Submission Fee:
Short Film Made by Professional Filmmakers (Under 40 minutes): $05USD
Short Film Made by students (Under 40 minutes): Can write us for free waiver code
at licff@thelittleart.org
Online Submission:
The festival takes submissions online through FilmFreeway.
Categories:
The Festival will showcase films by, for and about children and youth in the following age groups.
Up to 7 years
8 -13 years old
14-18 years old
18+ (films about children, suitable with parental guidance or might not be suitable for minor viewing.)
1. Shorts (Animation) - Competitive section for animation short films for children and young people
2. Shorts (Live Action) - Competitive section for live-action short films for children and young people
3. Documentary films – Competitive sections for documentary films, for and about children and young people
4. Films made by Children – Competitive section for films made by under 18 children and young people
5. Pakistani Section (feature, animation, shorts) – Competitive section for films from Pakistan
6. Non-competitive Shorts – Non-competitive section of short films
Guideline:
The entry of films in the Festival
Film Producers, Directors, Distributors or their duly authorized representatives or duly authorized government organization/agency of the participating countries may enter their films.
The Festival organizers reserve the right to invite films they consider suitable for the film festival.
Screening format:
Festival accepts uncompressed digital files (MOV/MP4) formats, which can be sent online (preferred) to us at licff@thelittleart.org.
Subtitling:
Films will normally be screened in their original language/version. Films in a language other than English must have subtitles in English. Films that arrive without subtitles, or with subtitles other than in English, where such subtitles are not required, shall not be screened at the Festival.
General Rules:
Films other than the one made by, for and about children and youth are eligible.
The participants must ensure that they have the right to participate in the 12th LICFF with regard to parties connected with the production/distribution of the participating film and/or other right holders/licenses.
Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these Regulations.
Competition Conditions:
Films entered in the Competition Section must fulfill the following conditions:
Films must be for children of all ages.
Entries will be subject to preview by a committee constituted by this Festival. A film which is not accepted for the Competition Section can be shown in other Section with the specific consent of the entrant.
No person in any way connected with the production or commercial exploitation of a competitive entry will be a member of the jury. All Members of the jury will refrain from releasing any articles or reviews to the press concerning the films submitted for their judgment until after the jury's decisions have been formally published/declared.
Films which submitted in the last year's festival are not acceptable, whether accepted or rejected.
The following prizes will be given away:
• Best Short Film (Animation, in respective Festival section)
• Best Short Film (Live Action, in respective Festival section)
• Best Documentary (in respective Festival section)
• Best Child-Made Film
• Best Pakistani Cinema
Contact:
The organizers of the festival reserve the right to make changes in the screening schedule of films.
Lahore International Children’s Film Festival
C/O The Little Art
1537, C Block
LDA Avenue 1, Raiwind Road, Lahore 53700.
+92-315 4036167
LICFF website: www.lahorechildrenfilm.com
E-mail: licff@thelittleart.org
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