In search of the image of the music which the cinema can offer in return and of how the first can be in sync with the other. A sound that can be seen, not just a soundtrack. Not only musicals, not only biopics but a collection of – often indie – productions, which can make these themes well and truly tangible. It is a proposal born from the base, from the passion of professionals and cultists who have conceived and are now conducting this challenge, to bring to the attention all how this cinema genre has influenced the popular tradition, and how its impact on a common feeling is far from dying out. The First in Italy.
This mosaic entails over 60 projections, subdivided into three contest sections (7inch/short films, Longplay/feature films, and documentaries, Soundies/music videos), a themed festival entitled “Rising Sounds” and an across-the-board panoramic entitled “Into the Groove” which, with a global and nonconformist view, looks directly into the most emblematic productions of the year.
Now in its tenth edition, the festival will take place in February 2024, still at Cinema Massimo in Turin.

DOCUMENTARIES CONTEST
The jury awards the Best Documentary and a cash prize of 1000 € to the best doc
FICTION FILMS CONTEST
The jury awards the Best FIction Film and a cash prize of 1000 € to the best fiction film
SHORT MOVIES CONTEST
The jury awards the Best Short Film and a cash prize of 500€ to the best short film
SOUNDIES CONTEST
The jury awards the Best Music Video and a cash prize of 500 € to the best music video

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: This section allows feature films, short films, and music videos of any nationality. The theme of the proposed work must be explicitly music-based (biographies of musicians and music producers, portraits of authors, singers, bands, or geographic music scenes, reflections on music genres, critical insights, backstage stories pertaining to music in all its forms, etc.).

The competition is divided into three sections:

a) LONG-PLAY – Documentary and Feature Films Competition: A Feature Film is considered a movie (fictional, experimental or documentary) with a duration of more than 30 minutes. To be eligible, works must have been realized after the 1st January 2022 or been screened publicly for the first time after that date.

b) 7 INCH. – Short Films Competition: A Short Film is considered a movie (fictional, experimental, or documentary) with a duration of fewer than 30 minutes. To be eligible, works must have been realized after the 1st January 2022 or been screened publicly for the first time after that date.

c) SOUNDIES – Music Video Competition: The Festival recognizes as music-video a short film produced for a music track’s promotional or academic purposes. To be eligible, works must have been realized after the 1st January 2023 in the music production field.

Subtitles: Italian (or English if Italian is not available) subtitles in srt format (SubRip format) are required for a non-Italian-speaking feature and short films.

This is just an excerpt of the regulations, carefully read the complete regulations before submitting.

1. RULES AND REGULATIONS

The 10th edition of the SEEYOUSOUND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL (International Festival focus on music-­‐themed films) will take place in Torino (Italy) in February 2024.

SEEYOUSOUND FESTIVAL aims to promote the dissemination of domestic and International works able to narrate the vast and broad world of music through the language of filmmaking.

The festival is the brainchild of Seeyousound Cultural Association that organizes with the collaboration and support of public institutions and private sponsors. The Festival’s purpose consists in supporting, strengthening the audio-visual culture, and generating a reflection about the importance and influence of music-themed films.

The Festival’s program consists of the International Competitions, the non‐competitive sections (focus and retrospectives), and special events.

The submission of films to the Festival is subject to the payment of an entry fee detailed as follows:

“LONG PLAY” DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 20 €
“LONG PLAY” FICTION FEATURE FILM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 20 €
"RISING SOUNDS" / "INTO THE GROOVE" NON-COMPETITIVE SECTIONS: 20 €
“7­‐INCH” SHORT FILM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 10 €
“SOUNDIES” MUSIC VIDEOS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 10 €

1. INTERNATIONAL NOT-­COMPETITIVE SECTIONS RULES AND SUBMISSIONS

1.1. These are not-­competitive sections and there are no restrictions regarding the date of production. The selection and the screening schedule of the works considered appropriate to be part of the general program are the sole responsibility of the Artistic Committee of the Festival.

1.2. These sections may provide an annual focus and insights on specific issues or on individual genres decided by the artistic director and his/her staff.

1.3 From this edition will be possible also to submit films for evaluation for the two non-competitive sections named "RISING SOUNDS" (a review focused on new hybrid sounds growing and developing thanks to the connections and influences which Internet and the digital evolution now allows, a mix between tradition and innovation that shape the sound of the future or films portraying artists, scenes, genres which music had or have to impact on a social, political, activist level) and INTO THE GROOVE (a "pop" container which tries to gather the best music film production of the year, a still anticonformist but more generalistic space which tries to embrace the wider audience and music tastes possible).

1.4 As for the competition also submissions for these sections are subjected to an entry fee of 20,00 €.

2. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

2.1. This section allows feature films (documentary and fictions), short films, and music videos of any nationality.
The theme of the proposed work must be explicitly music-­based (musicians and music producers biopics, portraits of authors, singers or bands, reflections on music genres, critical insights, backstage stories pertaining to music in all its forms, etc.).

2.2. Works that have been submitted to the Festival’s previous editions will not be accepted.

2.3. Participants can submit their works without limits, in one or more categories of the competition sections.

2.4. The selection, the general program, and the screening schedule are the sole responsibility of the Artistic Committee of the Festival.

2.5. The competition is divided into three sections:

a) LONG-PLAY – Documentary and Feature Films Competition

o A Feature Film is considered a movie (fictional, experimental, or documentary) with a duration of more than 30 minutes.
o To be eligible, works must have been realized since the 1st January 2022 or been screened publicly for the first time after that date.

b) 7 INCH. – Short Films Competition

o A Short Film is considered a movie (fictional, experimental, or a documentary) with a duration of fewer than 30 minutes.
o To be eligible, works must have been realized since the 1st January 2022 or been screened publicly for the first time after that date.

c) SOUNDIES – Music Video Competition

o The Festival recognizes as music-video a short film produced for a music track’s promotional or academic purposes.
o To be eligible, works must have been realized since the 1st January 2023 in the music production field.

2.7. By submitting the film, you assume the responsibility for the content of the work and declare to be the owners of all rights (direct and indirect) on the work itself.

3. SPECIAL EVENTS (Special screenings, side events)

3.1. A program of appointments and music-themed side events (not only cinematographic) will develop around the core of the Festival.

4. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK FOR SELECTION

4.1. The entry submission to participate in the selection process must be made following the procedure and the link that you find on our website www.seeyousound.org and have to be done no later than November 15, 2023.

4.2. Registration must include:

a) Link to the film screener: for the selection stage, please provide your screener preview through a video streaming service (Vimeo or Youtube is preferred) specifying URL and password on your entry form. The link must be operative until 5th March 2024.
The Direction of the Festival is committed not to disclose the screeners previews of the works received.

b) Subtitles: Italian (or English if Italian is not available) subtitles in .srt format (SubRip format) are required for a not­‐Italian speaking feature and short films. The .srt file will have to be sent with the entry form. The Festival production team will be in charge of the translation of the subtitles. The rights on the translated subtitles will remain the property of the Festival.

c) Short synopsis: please provide a short synopsis on your entry form (max 500 characters).

d) Bio-filmography of the director or team to be provided on your entry form (max 500 characters). Please highlight prizes and special mentions.

4.3. Every author is responsible for the content of his/her own work and declares to be the owners of all rights (direct and indirect) on the work itself.

4.4. The submission and the acceptance of the present regulation give to SEEYOUSOUND Festival the authorization to archive the works received in its own files and to use them in the future -­‐ upon the author and/or production’s agreement – for public screenings with educational, social and cultural purposes, for publishing their data on the event’s website, on promotional material and press release.

5. SELECTED WORKS – REQUIRED MATERIAL

5.1. An appointed Director, one for each section of the Competition, assisted by a team of experts, will select the works.

5.2. In case of selection, the following material must be supplied not later than 15th December 2023:

a) Feature Films and Short Films section:

o Screening copy supplied in one of the formats required with the registration1 (DCP, Bluray, DVD, and high definition digital file in .mov or .mp4 format).

o 1 photo of the director or team (frontal, half-­‐length preferred) color or B/ W, in jpg/tiff/eps format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (the photo must be named with the word “director” followed by the director’s name and surname -­‐ ie. director_Paul_Smith.jpg).

o 3/5 photos in B/W or color taken from the selected movie in jpg/tiff/eps format at 300 dpi, 20 cm base at least for press print, catalog, and web. (Each photo must be named with the movie’s title and a progressive number (ie. movietitle_01.jpg; movietitle_02.jpg).

o 2 posters of the selected movie (if available) for theatres billposting and 1 poster in digital format, jpg format (minimum resolution 96 dpi).

b) Music-­‐video section:

o Screening copy supplied in high definition digital format (.mov o .mp4).

o 1 photo of the director or team (frontal, half-­‐length preferred) color or B/ W, in jpg/tiff/eps format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (the photo must be named with the word “director” followed by the director’s name and surname -­‐ ie. director_Paul_Smith.jpg).

o 3/5 photos in B/W or color taken from the selected movie in jpg/tiff/eps format at 300 dpi, 20 cm base at least for press print, catalog, and web. (Each photo must be named with the movie’s title and a progressive number (ie. movietitle_01.jpg; movietitle_02.jpg).

5.3. The Festival Direction reserves the right to reject copies that, upon a technical control, will be proved inadequate to a good quality public screening.

6. WORKS IN COMPETITION -­‐ SCREENING COPY DELIVERY

6.1. Shipping costs of the selected movie screening copies are on behalf of the sender. SEEYOUSOUND Festival will pay for shipping back the copies from Torino to the final destination. If the screening copy will have to be shipped to another Festival, the applicant will have to pay for it. However, SEEYOUSOUND Festival will cover the cost of 1 single transportation of the screening copy.

1 The screening copy format can be agreed when contacted by the section’s Direction.
Any postal or courier shipments should be sent to the address that will be communicated at the time of selection.

6.2. The digital format material, if less than 2Gb, will have to be sent through a cloud service (preferably WeTransfer) to the following e-­‐mail addresses:

a) Long-­‐Play – Feature Film competition (more than 30 minutes) longplay@seeyousound.org

b) 7 inc. – Short Film competition (less than 30 minutes) 7inch@seeyousound.org

c) Soundies – Music-­‐video competition
soundies@seeyousound.org

6.3. Files heavier than 2Gb will have to be shipped via postal/courier service on electronic equipment (Bluray, DVD, Hard Drive, USB Pen) that will be returned to sender once the Festival will be concluded.
Any postal or courier shipments should be sent to the address that will be communicated at the time of selection.

7. JURY

7.1. No fewer than three experts for each section in the competition will compose juries.

7.2. Persons directly linked to the movies in the competition cannot be part of the juries.

7.3. The composition of the juries will be announced on the dedicated page of the website, one month before the beginning of the Festival.

8. PRIZES

8.1. During the Festival closing night, the juries will award the following prizes:

a) Prizes for Long-­‐Play Competition:
o Best Documentary Feature Film Award consisting in 1.000,00 €;
o Best Fiction Feature “Francesca Evangelisti Award” consisting in 1.000,00 €

b) The prize for 7inch. Competition:
o Best Short Film Award consisting in 500,00 €

c) The prize for Soundies Competition:
o Best Music video “Nicola Rondolino Award” consisting in 500,00 €

d) Awards and Special Mentions (still in progress)

8.2. Juries might also assign special mentions.

8.3. Prizes will be remitted not later than 12 months after the official assignment.

9. The signing of this document has contractual value and implies acceptance in its entirety. The Festival reserves the right to proceed in each location for its protection and for the success of the event. In particular, the artworks submitted and selected cannot be withdrawn from the competition at all.

10. The present regulation in all its parts that may be subject to additions and/or modifications for a major success of the event.