NYCIFF

PLEASE READ OUR RULES BELOW

NEW YORK CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GENERAL RULES

May 29 to June 5, 2014
Submissions Open July 1, 2013
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Since submission of a film constitutes acceptance of these Entry Rules & Regulations (by filmmakers and their agents), please review this document carefully.

1- ALL SHORT FILMS MUST BE NEW YORK PREMIERE

2- ALL FEATURE FILMS MUST BE U. S. A. PREMIERE

**ENTRY FEES ARE IN US DOLLARS AND NON-REFUNDABLE.

NOTIFICATION DATE:
Filmmaker will be notified by email or phone approximately March 30, 2014

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS:
MUST have English subtitles

ENTRY MATERIALS:
1) Entry form online along with payment
2) 1 DVD of the film, formatted for Zone 1 (North America) labeled with the work’s Title, Running Time, Director(s) name(s)

* Please do not put adhesive labels on the disc unless it is a professional output job (Use a permanent marker to write the information on the disc).

** ENTRY MATERIAL WILL NOT BE RETURNED **

** For your Information:

The submission fee money goes to pay the VENUES RENTAL which in New York City is Very Expensive.  

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MULTIPLE ENTRIES:
A separate DVD must accompany by its own entry form and each entered work

IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED:
You must fulfill the following requirements by the date(s) designated by the Festival upon invitation:

(1) You will be required to execute a release and agreement wherein you (i) accept responsibility for obtaining any and all clearances necessary to exhibit your film at the New York City International Film Festival, warrant that you have the rights necessary to exhibit your film at New York City International Film Festival and NYCIFF Times Square Films, indemnify and hold harmless New York City International Film Festival, LLC at its affiliates against any claim arising out of exhibition of your film at New York City International Film Festival.

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(2) You will be responsible for delivery of the exhibition copy of the invited work in one of the Exhibition Formats specified below to the address designated by the Festival. THE FESTIVAL WILL NOT COVER the cost of the return shipping of your print or video after the conclusion of the Festival. We recommend shipment via courier in order to permit the tracking of your entry once it leaves your hands and our film festival.

TECHNICAL SPECS For FEATURE FILMS
We exhibit FEATURE FILMS in 35mm, (Platter), 35mm (Reel to Reel), 16mm,

DIGITAL PROJECTION:
Dolby DSS200 Digital Cinema Projection (DCP), Digibeta, Beta SP,BLU-RAY, HD DV, DVcam, MiniDV, DVD, Personal Computer ( Mac & PC)

SOUND CAPABILITIES:
Film: Dolby SRD, Dolby SR, Dolby A
Video Dolby E, Dolby 5.1, Dolby SR, Prologic, Left & Right Stero Shorts

*Additional RENTAL Equipment upon request, including: HD Cam, HD Cam SR, D5.

SHORTS ONLY in BLU-RAY.

Films in competition will be required to provide a second exhibition copy to accommodate juror screenings.

The Festival has the right to request additional exhibition copies to allow for multiple screenings at more than one venue with no Marks or logos in the film such as: ” Only for Screening Purposes”

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(3) You will provide a properly completed and signed official New York City International Film Festival “Film Information Form” including all press and publication assets as specified in the “Materials Checklist”

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(4) You will provide at least one DVD copy of the finalized and completed film for Festival Archive.

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(5) ONCE A FILM HAS BEEN SELECTED IT CANNOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE FESTIVAL program during the event. If your film was accepted to be shown in New York City International Film Festival 2014, you and/or your production company, distributors etc. won’t be allowed to withdraw the selected film from our film festival. In the event of an exception, you will be responsible to reimburse all the cost New York City International Film Festival have incurred in promoting the film, advertising, programs, etc. and any damage to our reputation as a film festival.

Any legal dispute will be held in New York City Court.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
Films invited to participate in the NEW YORK CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL will be shown in the section that our Festival programmers determine will be most appropriate at their sole discretion.

DISCLAIMER

The Film Festival reserves the right to remove and or Cancel any film at any Time as per the discretion of the film festival Board members, if the film didn’t sell any tickets

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AWARDS:
World Narrative Features
Open to works from all regions.
Eligible for: Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor in a leading role, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress in a leading role, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Score, Best Special Effect, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Wardrobe, Best Makeup.

World Animated Features
Open to works from all regions.
Eligible for: Best Animated Feature

World Documentary Features
Open to works from all regions.
Eligible for: Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Best Film Editing.

World Shorts:
Narrative Shorts
Open to works from all regions.
Eligible for: Best Narrative Short, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actressin a Leading Role, Best Student Film, Most Original Storyline

Documentary Shorts
Open to works from all regions.
Eligible for: Best Documentary Short, Best Student Film, Most Original Storyline

Animated Shorts
Open to works from all regions.
Eligible for: Best Animated Short, Best director, Best Art Direction, Best Student Film, Most Original Storyline

Best Student films
Student short films must be produced through an accredited educational institution AND HAS TO SUBMIT VALID CURRENT PROOF

Shorts will play either in a shorts program or before a feature film.
Students Shorts
Open to works from all regions.

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:
All new feature-length works are eligible for the “Audience Award”

All feature-length shot in New York City are eligible for the “Best New York Narrative” and “Best New York Documentary” awards. (Must be a NY premiere.)

 

The Winner of Best Feature Film will be awarded
ONE WEEK THEATRICAL RELEASE in New York City

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Unless otherwise agreed to by Festival programmers in writing, awards will be given to the winning film director (as identified in the Film Information Form).

Award eligibility is subject to any restrictions or conditions imposed by applicable laws and regulations (international, federal, state or otherwise), and the award recipient is responsible for all applicable taxes, customs, tariffs, insurance and similar charges or costs (if any).

2014 Awards listed in the above Festival sections are subject to change.

The mission of the NEW YORK CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (NYCIFF) is to help new talented filmmakers to reach the best possible audience for their work. Since submission of a film constitutes acceptance of these Entry Rules & Regulations (by filmmakers and their agents), please review this document carefully.

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LOGO:
USE OF OUR LOGO
Our logo was created by Roberto Rizzo, a Copyright and a Trade Mark, represents our Identity. The use of our logo without our written authorization is Illegal and will be prosecuted in the court of law. We ask Filmmakers and other Film Festivals to respect our property and rights, to not use our Logo in any form or color.

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DISQUALIFICATION:
If your film has been shown on the Internet, YouTube, Amazon, or any other site, it will be disqualified. If your film has been pirated, even through no fault of your own, it will be disqualified. Any submission fees or other expenses will not be returned.

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PROMOTION/ADVERTISING/MARKETING/PRESS
With the festival being the largest in New York City, the marketing and advertising is directed towards the festival as a whole. NYCIFF works hard to promote and attract people towards ALL events during the week of the festival.

Our website will display the following of each accepted film (provided by the filmmakers):
– Title
– Director
– Short Synopsis
– Poster
– Trailer
– Screening: Date/Time/Place

The following are suggestions for all filmmakers with accepted films to promote:

CONTACT:
Reach out to consulates, embassies, and organizations that may be interested in your film, also interact with film schools and student filmmakers who would like to attend. Create press releases about your film and screening (date, time, and place) to be distributed among media contacts. Think outside the box and contact those who you know would be interesting in the message you reveal through your film.

POSTCARDS & FLYERS:
Marketing materials such as postcards and flyers can be sent to our office and we will take care of their distribution throughout New York City. Specifications: THE NYCIFF LOGO (NYCIFF will provide), DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF YOUR SCREENING, any marketing material that does not fulfill these specifications will be discarded.

POSTER:
A printed poster is encouraged; posters are hung at the theater on the day of the screening. We recommend using a US company online and send it directly to NYCIFF office. Specifications: size 3’x4’ and THE NYCIFF LOGO (NYCIFF will provide), any poster that do not fulfill these specifications will be discarded.

– To retrieve a poster after the film festival, it can be picked up at the office or shipped AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE.

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TICKETS:
FEATURE FILM:
ALL filmmakers will receive 2 tickets to EVERY screening and EVERY event (including Opening Gala and Closing Ceremony) unless it is sold out. ALL filmmakers will receive 20 tickets to their own screening, as follows; 5 tickets for cast, crew, and personal guests and 15 tickets for industry contacts, press, media, consulate & embassy guests, etc.

SHORT FILM:
ALL filmmakers will receive 2 tickets to EVERY screening and EVERY event (including Opening Gala and Closing Ceremony) unless it is sold out. ALL filmmakers will receive 10 tickets to their own screening, as follows; 4 tickets for cast crew and personal guests and 6 tickets for industry contacts, press, media, consulate & embassy guests, etc.