ZED Festival Internazionale Videodanza

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

ZED Festival INTERNATIONAL SCREENDANCE FILM COMPETITION
We accept dance films with a maximum duration of 20'.
Films must have a production date of 2023 or later;
Each applicant can submit a maximum of 2 films.
The submitted works can be shot by any means and / or device.

ONLY FOR THE SPECIAL PRIZE Z GEN
This prize is exclusively open to artists and creatives born on or after January 1, 1997 (<=29). FOR THIS COMPETITION IT IS MANDATORY TO FILL IN BIRTH DATE ON YOUR SUBMISSION FORM. Selected applicants will be asked to provide a copy of a valid identification document stating the date of birth ( ID /Passport).
In the case of collective works, it is necessary at least for one of the authors to meet the birth date requirements.

VR 360° DANCE FILM COMPETITION
Films must be shown on a VR Headset (ideally Oculus Quest series);
No duration limits; No production date limits.

FOR BOTH COMPETITIONS
Once selected you are required to provide a copy of the film with a minimum quality of Full HD (1920 x 1080 or more for 360° films) typical film Full HD file: Codec: H264; Format: MP4; Aspect: 16:9 o 4/3 depending on the source; Height: 1080px; AVG Bitrate: 10MBPS or more;
Sound: 5.1 AAC 48Hz 320 or stereo (Only 1 audio layer mixed);
Framerate: 24 or 25fps

In presence of dialogues, English subtitles are mandatory.

WARNING: music videos, trailers or recordings of performances, commercials, home-made videos will not be accepted.

GENERAL CONDITIONS
To participate to this call, applicants must sign up through FilmFreeway platform and agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

- declare that all the information they provide is truthful.

- ensure that they do not infringe copyright rules and that they have obtained any and all the consent from any possible rights owner, including copyright and other rights (music, pictures), as well as any license, permission, clearances required with reference to the film, and agree to substantially and procedurally exempt and release Compagnia della Quarta and their representatives and to keep them harmless from any loss, damage, liability, cost or expense, including legal fees, arising out of or in any way related to claims or disputes of third parties and against any request or legal action of third parties related to or arising out of the use of the film.

With his/her application the candidate :

- ensures that he/she is the author of the work and therefore the only holder of the rights of exploitation, or that he/she has acquired the authorization of all the people having any such rights thereon, he/she also grants Compagnia della Quarta permission to keep copies of the film in its archives.

- agrees that, once the admission in the competition has been notified, the application cannot be withdrawn and that Compagnia della Quarta can not be held liable for the loss or damage of the submitted materials.

Compagnia della Quarta do not own the rights for the submitted and selected films. However, if selected, the participant artist agrees to grant Compagnia della Quarta the right to use the selected films, frames, film stills, posters and trailers and/or its soundtrack for promotional purposes in its communication, advertising and marketing campaigns on the internet, television and other media. An excerpt of 10% of the film (max. 2min) of each submitted film may be used for that purpose.
This right is limited only to cultural, non commercial exploitation of the submitted works.

The artist agrees to allow Compagnia della Quarta the use of images, frames, or short parts of the film and/or its soundtrack for promotional purposes in its communication, advertising and marketing campaigns.

It is acknowledged that the selected films can be considered for PRO|D|ES CARAVAN, a touring program curated by ZED Festival and its partners Cro.me and COORPI, in the framework of the numerous Festivals partners and international ScreenDance networks. Artists will always be notified about these screenings. The artists and its films will always be treated with the maximum respect they deserve.

Once selected, Compagnia della Quarta will contact the author/s to sign the clearance release agreement for the possible exploitation of the audio-visual content submitted to the competition. Further presentation material may be requested to selected participants.

Compagnia della Quarta is committed to use the films exclusively for cultural or educational purposes, never and under no condition for any commercial purpose. Artists can deny grants to screen their films online and will always be notified about screenings.

Compagnia della Quarta reserves the right to modify, suspend, interrupt, cancel or postpone the competition for any cause beyond their control, force majeure and for which it can not be held responsible in any way. Likewise, Compagnia della Quarta reserves the right to redefine, suspend, cancel the aforementioned awards if circumstances make it inevitable; no objection will be accepted.
The organisations undertake to notify any changes with regard to this as soon as possible.

If awarded with one or more prizes and / or mentions, the author is committed to quote, on any occasion and on any material related to the winning film, the prize / mention won at ZED Festival/COORPI - La Danza in 1 Minuto Competition.

Further requirements
In your submission form, please include:
1. Filmmaker's contact information: name, address, birthdate, phone number, website (if applicable), and email ( ALL THIS DATA IS MANDATORY)
2. Film synopsis (up to 400 characters).
3 Artist/s biographies (up to 400 characters each).
4 Past screenings / awards concerning the presented work

The participation in the contests implies the unconditional acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. The decisions of the artistic direction must be respected, and failure to comply will result in exclusion from the competition.

For all that matters not specified, Compagnia della Quarta reserves the final decision.

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We look forward to receiving your work!

For further info: info@zedfestival.it