Art. 1 Organization
REACT Short Film Fest is organized by Gesto e Parola, a cultural association based in Catanzaro, too. It will hold in Catanzaro.
REACT Short Film Fest accepts the following genres: narrative shorts, animation shorts, with a maximum duration of 20 minutes and the obligation of English subtitles, penalty the exclusion from the competition.
The short film submission is done through the accredited platforms FilmFreeway.
Art. 2 Selection
After the selection, the director/producer/user will be notified through the accredited web platforms and will have the right to compete to prizes and to use the official logo of the Festival for advertising and promotional purposes.
When films will come out in any form (screening rooms, web, streaming, pay tv etc) producers and distributors of films in competition undertake to put a sign with the mention of the received award and the logo of the REACT film fest.
The director/producer/user is required to select the correct category of his work through the web platforms to avoid the disqualification. Further categories are accessible only after the registration for a main category. The works included in more than one category can win multiple awards.
2.1 Conditions of admission to the selection
Works already submitted in and out of competition with other international events are accepted, included those broadcast on Internet.
React short film festival reserves the right to refuse registrations.
The movies that have already participated to previous REACT SHORT FILM FESTIVAL editions and that have already been excluded are not accepted.
2.2 allowed formats
the only allowed formats for screening are:
• .mp4
2.3 Tuition fees
For every submitted short film to the REACT Short Film Fest contest a separate payment is necessary, the registration fee is not reimbursable.
The submission and the payment must be done through FilmFreeway.
The submission deadlines of the short films are divided as it are signed in filmfreeway platform.
The different deadlines also have an increase in the price. Prices, moreover, change by the short duration. For further information, they are published on the SUBMISSION page on the official site web www.reactfilmfestival.com that explains the short films costs according the short duration and the specific deadline.
For further information about the submission and the payment, you can send an mail to reactfilmfest@gmail.com
2.4 Materials to be sent for selection
To be admitted to the selection, within the expiration dates, is necessary:
• to subscribe online on the platforms;
• to pay the registration fee;
• to send an information sheet about the director and about the film with useful information on synopsis, director notes and production context of the opera at the following email address: reactfilmfest@gmail.com;
• for all the works of different nationalities from the Italian one, it is required to register for the selection a version with English subtitles (including movies in original English version);
In case the director/producer/user was not in possession of a FilmFreeway profile, it is possible to apply sending an email to the address reactfilmfest@gmail.com with subscription document, proof of the registration fee payment and the file of the short film.
It urges the sending of informative material about the submitted work only in electronic format at the address: reactfilmfest@gmail.com
The receipt of the subscription implies the legal acceptance of this regulation in all its parts and the invitation on the part of all recipients, the acceptance that is considered as definitive and irrevocable.
2.5 Program
The invitation of the work must remain absolutely confidential until the announcement of the winning five works from the REACT Film Fest, penalty the exclusion from the selection. The general program and the timetables of the screenings are the exclusive responsibility of the Artistic Direction.
2.6 Catalogue
All the necessary material for the REACT Film Fest catalogue (synopsis, artistic and technical cast, biography and complete filmography of the Director, photos of the director and actors, b/w or color scenes of the film, short remarks of Director about the film) shall be sent as soon as possible via ordinary mail or via e-mail to this address: reactfilmfest@gmail.com and it has to have the indication "Catalogue Material ".
2.7 Promotional press material
The owners of the invited works must send the promotional materials (press book, film and the director digital images, material video, audio clip, etc) for the distribution to the press and the potential buyers, in the quantities that will be indicated after the invitation. Shipping charges will be borne by the sender.
Art. 3 Work’s rights
Presenting its work, the director/producer/user notes to grant the rights of the work to react Film Fest (including trailer / teaser / posters / sequences etc.) for promotional purposes.
For this purpose, REACT Film Fest promotes the works in competition by loading the trailers / teasers / posters / sequences on the website www.reactfilmfestival.com and on its social media. The person or the company that presents the work ensures that he/it is authorized to engage it for screening and accepts the present regulation in all its parts.
Art. 4 Forbidding
Are expressly forbidden:
• extremist or propaganda contents of religious or politics organizations;
• works against the law
Art. 5 Awards
REFF awards are represented by the works/sculpture of an artist choosen each year from the Art Director.
5.1 Main categories:
• Best Narrative Short
• Best Animation Short
5.2 Special award
• De Seta Award
5.3 REFF Golden wolf
Art. 6 Juries and Awards
The Director of the REACT FILM FEST, regarding the selection of the proposed works and to the identification of the set of five works for each category, will be assisted by a staff of experts as well as by a group of international correspondents and consultants. They will be responsible for geographical areas.
Each section will report its own decision.
Juries will operate according to its own rules; where appropriate, the Director of the Festival will be able to assist their jobs, supporting them with regard to regulations and practices.
The juries will be composed of at least 5 personalities from the world of cinema and culture of different countries, except who has collaborated in the creation of the submitted works or who may have an interest in their distribution.
It is excluded the possibility of conferring of ex aequo.
In addition, the same work may receive only one of the main awards provided by regulation. However, in special cases and heard the opinion of the Director of the festival, the Jury may derogate from this rule.
The Juries of the festival can remove the work from the competition at any time behind justified and manifest reason.
Art. 7 Responsibility
The director/producer/user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless React Film Fest, from and against any and all claims, losses, damages and expenses (including legal fees and court costs) which may arise in the event of any dispute regarding copyright, trademarks, credits, advertising, screening.
In any event, the Court of Catanzaro will have the jurisdiction over any disputes.
Art. 8 Travel and Accommodation Expenses
Travel expenses shall be paid by the director/producer/user, while the room and board expenses for one person of one finalist team shall be paid by the Festival. For any accompanying person that will be able to use a discount on the list price of the affiliated hotels and restaurants.
Art. 9 Exploitation of Works
The works are and will be used by the organization of the Festival exclusively for cultural purposes, without any intention of making a profit. The best sequences can be programmed by means of communication for the React Film Fest promotional purposes, before, during and after the Festival, also in collaboration with public institutions, media, schools, etc.
The Organization reserves the right to use the names of participants of the festival inside its own promotional activities. In order to further promotion, the submitted works will be screened during International Festival for the same purposes. The use excludes any commercial purpose. They will not be diffused to other uses without the express authorization of who owns the rights.
Who presents the work declares that it is the owner of the same and authorizes:
• maximum diffusion of the work (that is not subjected to any law or other allowances), providing his work to the bodies who request it.
• The vision of the videos by delegates, accredited journalists and observers, scholars invited by the organization of the Festival.
• The deposit in the archive of the organization of the Festival, of the submitted copies, intended exclusively for study, documentation and institutional activities.
The director/producer/User declares to be in compliance with the rules which concern the cine-television rights: participants will be directly responsible for any claims or claims for damages for having presented the work at the festival.
Art. 10 Acceptance
The sending of the opera includes the compliance with this Regulation. It is the responsibility of producers, distributors or other subjects that present the film guarantee to be legitimately entitled to submit the film to React Film Fest.
The Director of the REACT Film Fest has the right to settle all cases not provided by this Regulation and to derogate from the regulation itself in particular and well-motivated cases.
For any dispute about the interpretation of individual articles of the Regulation is authentic the original Italian text and is under the jurisdiction of the Court of Catanzaro.
ART. 11 Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts
Authors and producers of films presented to React Film Fest are invited to make a gift of a copy of the work that will be deposited at the Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts of REACT Film Fest and destined solely for study and documentation purposes, excluding any commercial use in order to protect the interests of authors and producers. In addition, the authors and producers of all awarded films must deposit a copy of the work at least on high definition digital media, with the official logo, the indication of the relative section and of the won prizes to React Film Fest.
