Muciara Short Film Festival

PARTICIPATION AND DEADLINES
Registration and Deadline:
- It is important to send the film with subtitles in Italian for the selected shorts, only once and in a single format (.mov, .avi, .mp4). Submission of a working copy does not represent a substitute for an over-term submission of the final copy. Submission deadline: 31nd August 2022

Submission and participation fee: SHORT MOVIE euro 3 to be paid by the FilmFreeway instructions. Mandatory for the selected films to receive 2 or more scene pictures or photograms from the content of the short films at the email address: info@muciarashortfilmfestival.it

- Foreign authors wiil be so kind to submit their work with Italian subtitles (videos included) Alternatively, you will have to provide a dialogues' list in Italian
- Italian authors will be so kind to submit their works with English subtitles

All submitted works will be kept in the archive of the Association “Bonagia Eventi & Promotion”. The selected films list as well as the detailed festival program will be published on the website and on the Facebook page “Muciara Short Film Festival”.

GENERAL RULES
A Jury chosen by the “Muciara Short Film Festival” will select the winners according to the following rules: technical and professional quality, professional aspects related to the short-film realization (writer, director, camera technique, editing), artistic quality. The jury's decisions are final.

Each author is responsible for the content of the submitted work and claims to be the owner of all rights (direct and indirect) of the work. The organizers also reserve the right to exclude from the contest the shorts that do not comply in the form and subject with what is indicated in this announcement or with the commonly recognized rules on public morality, ethics and decency, for the protection of participants and visitors. Therefore, shorts deemed offensive, improper and harmful to human and social rights or vulgar images will not be admitted.

Submission and acceptance of this Regulation imply authorization to public screening of the short film. Submitting the competition implies full acceptance of rules here above. Any irregularities or non-compliance to the rules voids participation in the festival and all the initiatives promoted and realized by “Bonagia Eventi & Promotion”.The Board can take decisions on matters not provided by the Regulation. Any controversy will compete the Court of Trapani and the Italian Law will prevail this Regulation. General organization, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to make changes to these regulations and schedule of events, before deadline subscriptions.

Mandatory for the selected films to attempt the award ceremony on 8st September 2022 with, at least, one representative of the winning team work. No refund is provided for the participation of the authors and / or their delegates. The jury will take into consideration any needs if the winners are not resident in Italy. The organization reserves the right to modify the regulations relating to the evening events, in relation to the evolution of the Covid-19 emergency in order to comply with the regulations in force at the time of the event.
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PARTECIPAZIONE E SCADENZE
Dopo l'invio su FilmFreeway, i corti selezionati dovranno essere inviati con sottotitoli in italiano alla segreteria del premio mediante spedizione elettronica del file (.mov, .avi, .mp4) tramite We-Transfer o similari all’indirizzo di posta elettronica info@muciarashortfilmfestival.it o ancora predisporre l’accesso e la possibilità di scaricarlo sulle più comuni piattaforme video (Vimeo, Dropbox, ecc.) entro e non oltre il 31 Agosto 2022.

I costi di partecipazione sono 3 (tre) euro per la Sezione in Concorso, 20 (venti) euro per la Sezione in Concorso con recensione. Possono partecipare al Concorso opere realizzate in Italia e all’estero, purché sottotitolate in italiano o inglese e rientranti in quanto descritto nelle sezioni precedenti del presente Bando.

REGOLE GENERALI
I risultati del concorso saranno tempestivamente comunicati a tutti i partecipanti tramite mail e pubblicati sulla pagina Facebook del festival “Muciara Short Film Festival”, unitamente alle informazioni su luogo, data e orari della premiazione. Gli autori delle opere vincitrici e di quelle selezionate saranno avvisati anche per telefono. Le motivazioni della giuria, inappellabili, saranno rese pubbliche il giorno della premiazione. All’organizzazione del Festival spetta la decisione finale sui casi controversi. L’organizzazione si riserva di escludere opere di contenuto offensivo, improprio e lesivi dei diritti umani e sociali.

Si consiglia la presenza di almeno un rappresentante dell’opera vincitrice per poter ricevere i premi. Nessun rimborso spese è previsto, a qualsiasi titolo, per la partecipazione degli autori e/o loro delegati per la partecipazione alle serate di premiazione, sebbene siano previste convenzioni di vitto e alloggio particolarmente vantaggiose. La giuria terrà in considerazione eventuali esigenze qualora i vincitori non fossero residenti in Italia. L'organizzazione si riserva di modificare il regolamento inerente alle serate evento, in relazione all'evolversi dell'emergenza Covid-19 per attenersi alle norme vigenti al momento della manifestazione.