Be aware of the additional/special rules and terms for WHY PLASTIC? Short Films, which differ from the rules and terms for the Main, Danish, Animation and Documentary competitions.
SUBMISSION
1. Deadline 1st of April 2021
2. Submission must be done via filmfreeway.com
3. Early-bird deadline 1st of January: 10 Euro/film
4. Regular deadline 15th of March: 15 Euro/film
5. Late deadline 1st of April: 20 Euro/film
6. NO waivers or refunds
Additional/special rules and terms for WHY PLASTIC? Short Films:
1. Deadline 1st of June 2021
2. No submission fee if you ONLY submit to this competition. If you wish to submit your film for other categories, you have to pay the regular submission fee.
OBS: Deadline for all other competitions at OFF is 1st of April 2021.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. All genres are welcome
2. Maximum length 30 minutes (24/25 frames per second)
3. Completed in 2020 or 2021
4. Films can only be submitted once – no resubmissions from previous editions
5. Premiere not required
6. Online digital submission only. Films for pre-screening must be uploaded via FilmFreeway
7. Low-quality copies are accepted for selection screening, but cinema screening formats must be high-quality – HD 720p or above
8. All films must have English subtitles also when the spoken language is English
9. No promotional films (e.g. educational, industrial, advertising, tourist films etc.)
10. Please be sure that you have all rights, concerning thirds parties, needed in order to participate at OFF
Additional/special rules and terms for WHY PLASTIC? Short Films:
1. Maximum length 2 minutes (24/25 frames per second)
SELECTION
The organizers will appoint a selection committee that will be in charge of the final selection for the competition. The organizers may also authorize persons, whom they consider competent, to pre-select films for the selection committee or directly to the competition.
1. Final selection screenings in April 2021
2. Entrants will be notified of the selection results no later than 26th of May 2021
Special rules and terms for WHY PLASTIC? Short Films:
1. Final selection screenings in June 2021
2. Entrants will be notified of the selection results no later than 1st of July 2021
3. It is important that the films are factual, and the organizers may fact check submitted films.
IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED
1. Upload of cinema screening format no later than June 2021
2. An e-mail specifying the technical requirements for cinema screening and a link for upload will be sent out
3. ALL films with dialogue must have hardcoded English subtitles. Also if the spoken language is English.
4. OFF is authorized to use a short excerpt (max. 2 minutes) of the film in a radio, TV or video programme presenting OFF - Odense International Film Festival
5. Selected films may be considered for any award at OFF
6. All film and music rights and clearances must have been obtained by the filmmakers (in accordance with copyright laws)
7. You cannot withdraw your film from OFF after selection by the OFF-selection committee
8. OFF is authorized to screen winning films from OFF21 as part of a Best of OFF21-tour in selected cities in Denmark
Additional/special rules and terms for WHY PLASTIC? Short Films:
1. Upload of cinema screening format no later than 1st of August 2021
2. The films are to be part of the global impact campaign "WHY PLASTIC?", starting in October 2021. You can find more information about this campaign on their website: www.thewhy.dk/projects/why-plastic
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
1. All screenings at OFF will be distributed directly from a central secure server to the various cinema platforms.
2. The Festival reserves the right to refuse or cancel the screening of any film if advised by authorized technicians that the film is not of sufficient quality to ensure satisfactory public screening.
JURIES AND PRIZES
1. The organizers will nominate an international jury, a national jury, an animation jury, and a documentary jury all consisting of three members, as well as a youth jury
2. The juries will award prizes to films in the festival’s six competition programmes.
