Article 1 - General information
Given the significant social role played by the Ventotene Film Festival on the island, for its 2024 edition, it will be launching two International Contest of Movies and Documentaries called the “Green Path Contest”, exploring the following themes:
GREEN PATH CONTEST:
National and International Films and Documentaries exploring the themes of environmental sustainability from a wide range of angles and perspectives especially the works that convey deep respect and appreciation for the marine environments and those which deal with the safeguards of the ecosystem.
The contest is open to everyone. Anyone may participate, provided the following requirements are met.
Article 2 – Conditions for Participation
Unless a special exemption is granted, the Grren Path contest of the Ventotene Film Festival will accept works that meet the following criteria:
- Characteristics of the works to be presented
“Green Path”: National and International Films and Documentaries exploring the themes of environmental sustainability from a wide range of angles and perspectives especially the works that convey deep respect and appreciation for the marine environments and those which deal with the safeguards of the ecosystem.
The length of movies or documentary films must be no less than 50 minutes and no more than 120 minutes, including opening and closing credits.
During the pre-selection phase, if the film contains dialogues spoken in a language other than Italian, English subtitles must be provided.
- Number of works that may be submitted
Each author may submit only one work.
Article 3 – Information Regarding Rights
Each author guarantees that:
- Their work is original and does not infringe upon the rights of any third parties with respect to images, sounds, and scripting. In the event that the work includes content belonging to third parties, or whose rights belong to third parties, a letter of release and/or statement of the license agreement of the material must accompany the submission. The Ventotene Film Festival accepts no responsibility in case of non-original content, or content subject to licensing and conditions of use, identifying the author as the sole recipient of any remedial actions or challenges by any entitled persons or in case of violations of terms of conditions of use and/or copyrights.
- Their own work does not contain obscene, violent, racist, or discriminatory contents against anyone’s lifestyle, culture, political stand, or religious beliefs.
The online reception of works is required for the preselection phase. The screening format required is Mp4 h264 a 6/8 Mbps. If the winning work contains dialogues spoken in a language other than Italian, subtitles preferably in Italian or in English must be provided.
Article 4 – How to Enter the Contest and Deadlines
Submission of works
Participation takes place exclusively through the completion of the Selection Form sent via email. The completed form must be returned via email by July 1st, 2024 to the following address: contest.ventotenefilmfestival@gmail.com along with a link to the work for viewing it online, as well as the credentials needed for access (user name and password).
Authors will receive an email confirming their registration and the acceptance of their works for a preselection phase. The online reception of works is required for the preselection phase. The works’ admission to the contest will be confirmed through an email asking to send the work in Mp4 h264 a 6/8 Mbps format to the following address: contest.ventotenefilmfestival@gmail.com. If the film contains dialogues spoken in a language other than Italian, the Mp4 video should preferably be provided with Italian/ English subtitles.
Deadline
The deadline to complete the registration request with the uploaded material is June1st, 2024.
Selection forms must be sent back by July 1st, 2024 to the following email address: contest.ventotenefilmfestival@gmail.com.
Article 5 – Pre-selection, Selection, and Jury
Pre-selection
Works submitted will be pre-selected at the sole discretion of the Festival’s Artistic Board and subject to evaluation by the jury.
The authors admitted saranno five finalists for the “Green Path” will receive appropriate email notification by July 15th, 2024.
If the winning film is of Italian nationality, we will be able to invite a character from the cast, if it is international, we will make a live streaming connection with the directors or protagonist actors.
Winning Work
Only one work will win the contest, following the jury’s unquestionable judgement.
The Jury
The jury will be composed of a President chosen by the Festival’s Artistic Board and from experts in the film industry.
Availability for Ventotene Film Festival
The winning work, as well as all the works submitted (even the unselected ones), will remain in the Archive of the Ventotene Film Festival.
Article 6 – Award Ceremony
The winning film will be screened on one of the evenings of the Festival, the award will be delivered personally if the film is of Italian nationality, otherwise the Festival will then send the award by post at its own expense.
Article 7 – The Award
Details about the award will be provided via email.
Article 8 – Responsibility of the Organizers
The Ventotene Film Festival agrees to use all information received by the participants in accordance with the privacy code (Legislative Decree n. 196, 2003). All details are available on the website www.ventotenefilmfestival.com
The Ventotene Film Festival also reserves the right to modify the schedule of events, if necessary. All updates regarding the contest may be found on the Festival’s website.
