***FILM COMPETITION GENERAL RULES & GUIDELINES
— All films of any style or length, will be considered for the international section. Only films made by an Arabic director are considered for the arabic section.
— There are no specific production date or premiere required.
— Only films made by an Arabic director/producer or Arabic film school/university are considered for the Arabic section. Only films made by a French director/producer or French film school/university are considered for the french section.
EXHIBITION FORMATS
Selected films will be requested in their native frame rate in QuickTime format using one of the following codecs: ProRes, ProRes HQ, or ProRes 4444. DCP, H264 or a DVD may be requested as an additional option
RELEASE
— The individual or production company submitting the film hereby warrants that they have cleared all necessary copyrights, including any underlying rights, to submit this film and its supporting materials to RAKSA-Ciné Paris and will hold RAKSA-Ciné Paris harmless from and against any and all third party claims.
— By submitting your film, "RAKSA CIné-Danse du Monde" is hereby granted the right to utilize any submitted materials, including video and still images for purposes of promotion of the 2019 Festival.
— Once submitted, a film can cancel its application after a maximum duration of 2 weeks. The submission fees are non-refundable.
***FEATURE FILM COLLABORATION PROJECT GENERAL RULES & GUIDELINES
*Only short filmmakers who accepts to be part of the Feature film project can apply to this section. By applying to this section, the film will only be considered for this project. For the festival selection, an applicant must apply to the other sections which are reviewed by a different committee.
-The applicant can submit several short films as long as they fit under the concept of "discrimination and inequality" and/or treat the concept of the body.
-There is no limitation to the genre of the film.
-The maximum duration of the short film is 30 minutes.
- After the selection the director will be contacted to sign a distribution contract with RAKSA-Ciné Paris.
- No alteration to any of the films will be done without consulting with the directors
-All selected directors will have to approve on the final edit of the feature film or RAKSA will have to reconsider the final edit
-After signing the distribution contract, a director has 2 weeks to remove his film from the selection if he wishes.
-RAKSA has the right to show the feature film in its festival, and/or with its partners in France, in order to promote the film.
Any additional detail will be negotiated directly with the director after the selection.
