The spirit of the Marbella Film Festival is one of support for young talent and universal cooperation. Its aim is to reveal and focus attention on works of quality from independent filmmakers in order to contribute to the evolution and recognition of young artists and to encourage development of the independent film industry throughout the world.
The Marbella Film Festival will be held inOctober
2008.
The Board of Directors chooses and invites the films, which will be presented in Competition. Each film invited to be part of the Official Selection by the Board of Directors will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Only films that meet the following conditions may be chosen for invitation to the Official Selection:
i) Films that have been produced during the eighteen months preceding the Festival; ii) If participating in the "short film" category, films should not exceed 15 minutes in length, including credits
Throughout the duration of the Festival, none of the films invited may be shown outside the Festival's official theatres before its official screening.
Once a film has been selected it cannot be withdrawn from the Festival programme during the event.
All films must be presented in their original language, with English subtitles. By "original language" this means the language which a film is or will be exhibited in its country of origin.
It is for the Board of Directors to decide whether or not a film which does not exactly meet the set criteria may participate in the festival.
English language films must be subtitled in Spanish on the print. All subtitling expenses are to be met by the film's producer.
The Board of Directors designates the members of the Jury for the films in competition.
Each Jury member votes by secret ballot. Decisions will be reached by an absolute majority of votes in the first two ballots and by a relative majority vote in the following ballots. The President and the Artistic Director of the Festival will attend Jury deliberations but will take no part in the voting.
No person having taken part in the production or exploitation of a film in competition may be on the Jury.
The Jury is obliged to award: • The award for the Best Film in each language category • The award for the overall Best Festival Film
All films to be submitted for the Official Selection must
be entered by August 15th, 2008.
An entry form must be filled out on our website www.marbellafilmfestival.com prior to this date.
A print, tape or DVD of the films submitted for
selection must reach the Festival by August 20th,
2008
Complete documentation for each selected film is to be made available to the Film Department when required.
The final print of each invited film must reach the sole
receiving shipping agent accredited by September 5th,
2008.
If prints are not received by the deadline of September 5th,
2008, the screening will not take place. This deadline is
final.
A stand-by print of each film with subtitles must be provided to the festival before the start of the festival.
Whatever is used for shooting the film (mini DV, super 8, 35mm), only the following will be accepted for the preselection: - VHS (Pal, Secam, NTSC) - DVD
Any film sent in other formats (mini DV, Beta, ...) will not be viewed.
Please send your film once only and in one format only.
N.B. It is possible to present a working copy of the film. When filling out the entry form, please state if it is the final version or a working version.
The video cassettes or DVD must be sent by registered mail, directly to the Films Department to the festival address:
FILM CENTRE P.O. Box 1967 Maidenhead Berks, SL6 1WL United Kingdom
For other global addresses refer to our contact
page
Should the sender choose to send a video cassette through an express courier service, the cost of custom duties and taxes in England must be included in the transportation cost paid by the sender; if this is not effectively expedited the Marbella Film Festival will refuse the package.
There is no fee for submission of films.
Video cassettes / DVDs: Following the screening, video cassettes and DVD are not returned to the sender by the festival.
If your film is selected you must supply us with a 35mm print or a Hi-Def digital version. The Film Department will give you all the necessary information on time if your film is selected.
Expenses for the shipping (for both import and export), screening and translation of films and/or cassettes presented to the Selection Committee with a view to their possible selection, are to be met by the film's producers or relevant body.
All expenses for the transportation (round trip) and insurance of prints are also the responsibility of their owner.
The President of the festival has the power to settle all cases not covered by the present rules and regulations.
Participation in the festival implies acceptance of all the aforementioned regulations and respect of preselection conditions, furthermore by completing the on line submission form ( you/ your company) agree with the festivals terms of the realease as follows;
1/ [you / the Company] hereby grant[s} the organisers of the Festival permission to screen the Film during the Festival. For the avoidance of doubt the location and timing of any screenings of the Film shall be the sole decision of the organisers of the Festival.
2/ [you / the company] [have / has] obtained signed release forms in relation to copyright and all other rights now known from all the cast, crew and any freelance contributors who were involved in the making of the Film.
3/ the Film contains no material which is obscene, libellous or defamatory.
4/ [you / the Company] [have / has] obtained the appropriate copyright clearances for all music used in the Film (if required).
5/ [you / the Company] will be solely responsible for all costs resulting from the submission of the Film to the Festival including but not limited to postage or insurance of the Film, transport costs of the Film to and from the Festival and travel costs and expenses of your staff or any representatives of the Film.
6/ [you / the Company] will indemnify the organisers of the Festival against all claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses (including legal fees), proceedings and losses resulting from the screening of the Film at the Festival or from claims by any third parties.
7/ [you / a director of the Company] [have / has] read,
understood and agree[s] to be fully bound by the Rules and
Regulations 2008 of the Festival.
8/ [you / the Company] understand[s] and agree[s] that any
failure to follow and adhere to the Rules and Regulations
2008 of the Festival will result in the disqualification
of the Film.
9/ [you / the Company] hereby give[s] the organisers of the Festival a non exclusive licence to use [your/ its] name, [photograph / logo], and likeness in connection with any and all publicity and promotional activities relating to the Festival.
10/ [you / the Company] understand[s] that the Festival is not obliged to return the copy of the Film that [you / the Company] submitted to the Festival and confirm that [you / the Company] [have / has] retained at least one other copy of the Film.
11/ [you / the Company] understand[s] that the organisers of the Festival accept no liability for the loss or non-receipt of the Film.
12/ [you / the Company] understand[s] that there are no fees [due to you / it] for screening the Film at the Festival or for any other matters arising from the submission of the Film to the Festival and accept that the organisers of the Festival are therefore under no obligation to pay you any sums
13/ [you / the Company] agree[s] to be bound by the decision of the judges of the Festival whose decision will be final. [You / the Company] further understand[s] and agree[s] that the judges are not obliged to give any feedback to you regarding the Film.
14/ [you / the Company} confirm[s] and warrant [s]that [you are/it is] the author of the Film and the sole and exclusive owner of all rights now known in the Film and [have /has] full and exclusive rights to submit the Film to the Festival. [You / the Company] further warrant[s] that the Film is not under option, nor has it been purchased by any third party. [You / the Company] also warrant[s] that there is no current dispute as to the ownership of the Film and that no rights or permissions are required from any third parties before the Film can be screened at the Festival.
15/ [you / the Company] agree[s] that any legal dispute between [you / the Company] and the organisers of the Festival will be heard in the English courts according to the law of England and Wales.
