International Festival of Films for Children and Youth (ICFF) is annually organized by Farabi Cinema Foundation in affiliation with the Iranian Organization of Cinema and Audiovisual Affairs. It is an event that celebrates films made for children and youth. The festival supports emerging filmmakers with innovative cinematic visions and ideas. It is also an event that serves as a platform for professionals to come together and exchange ideas.
The 30th edition of ICFF will be held from June 30th to july6th, 2017 in the historic city of Isfahan. The event presents feature, short, live-action, puppet and animation films for an entire week with the presence of more than a thousand children, film professionals and eminent guests from around the world.
Aims:
• Promoting films suitable for children and youth.
• Bringing together high quality, entertaining, multi-cultural and national films for children and young adults from around the world.
• Fostering and promoting understanding and tolerance of other cultures, lifestyles, and experiences.
• Appreciation and creative pursuit of cinematic art among children and youth.
• Supporting talented and dedicated young filmmakers and encouraging exchange of ideas amongst them.
Festival sections:
The festival comprises of the following sections:
1. Competition of International Cinema
Live-action films
Feature-length films (over 60 mins)
Medium-length films (30 - 70 mins) and short films (3-30 mins.) with a total screening time of maximum 180 mins.
2. Puppet or Animation Films
Feature-length films (over 60 mins)
Medium-length films (30-70 mins) and short films (3-30 mins) with a total screening time of maximum 180 mins.
3. Special Screenings (Retrospective of films by a director, panorama of films for youth in a country or region)
Juries and Prizes:
International Competition
An international Jury composed of at least five members will be selected.
Members will consist of film artists and critics active in the field of the intellectual development of children and youth.
They will separately evaluate live-action and animation films presented in the International Competition Sections.
Required materials:
• Film screeners
• Trailers
• Two high resolution film stills
• Director’s photograph(Head shot)
• Synopsis (Long and short both
Pre-Selection Section:
• The eligible formats for previewing and selection purpose are:
1- Downloadable links (Vimeo, Dropbox, or ftp) with English subtitles and with the following specifications:
o Video File Format: MOV or MP4
o Video Codec: H.264
o Audio Codec: AAC (Channels: Stereo, Sample rate: 96Khz or 48Kh)
o Resolution: Full HD (1920 x 1080 Progressive (1080p))
o Frame rate: 24/25 FPS
o Recommended Bitrate: Video: 5000 Kb/s - Audio: 384 Kb/s
o File Size: Between 2 Gb(s) to 5 Gb(s)
o All films should be submitted with English subtitles file (txt, doc, docx, pdf, srt)
2- blu-rays
3- DVDs
Festival Calendar:
Submission Deadline : may 20- 2017
Festival : june 30- july 6 2017
In case of dispute of interpretation of the regulations of participation, the Festival Director shall have the right to adjudicate all disputes including those related to the matters not specifically covered by the Rules & Regulations, as well as allowing exceptions. The decision of the Festival Director shall be final and binding on the participants concerned.
The festival directorate reserves the right to exclude films which are not in conformity with the aims of the festival or which could offend the national feelings of any participating country or contain visuals/ dialogues that are discriminatory, offensive or inappropriate for children’s viewership
A) Prizes in Competition of Live-Action Films (full- length, medium- length and short films)
Best Full-length Film (To the Producer)
Best Direction of a Full-Length Film
Best Film Script
Best Short or Medium- Length Film (To the Director)
Special Jury Prize (To the Director)
B) Prizes in Competition of Puppets or Animations (full- length, medium- length and short films)
Best Full - Length Puppet or Animation (To the Producer)
Best Direction of puppet or animation (To the Director)
Best Short or Medium – Length Puppet or Animation (To the Director)
Special Jury Prize (To the Director)
CIFEJ Prize:
• An international jury composed of three members will be appointed in accordance with CIFEJ regulations.
• They will be assigned to select and award the CIFEJ Prize to the best feature film screened in the festival.
• The jury will also present an honorary diploma to a medium-length or short film (live-action or animation).