REGULATION Organization / Objectives 1. The Global Kids – International Film Festival – is organized by Global Kids Associação Cultural; the official program includes movies in and outside the competition. 2. The Global Kids Festival aims to promote and encourage the production and exhibition of movies dedicated to the infant-juvenile universe and themes. Special attention is given to work with strong artistic and educational qualities, promote the values of dignity of the human being and incite intercultural communication. The Global Kids Festival offers to stimulate the diffusion and sensitization towards the audio-visual and multimedia. 3. The International competition it will take place in October 22 - 27, 2007 in Lisbon Entry All entries must be submitted in the official application form of the Festival and sent to Global Kids – International Film Festival Online Rua Pascoal de Melo, 138 r/c Dto. 1000- 237 Lisboa Portugal E-Mail:
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4. All entries must be submitted no later than August 10th 2007 along with the documentation determined by this regulation
Eligibility 5. Applications for international competition are admitted, for the following categories: Cinema: Fiction and animation short and feature films and documentaries; Television: Television movies, mini-series and documentaries; Video; Multimedia: films (Animation/Fiction) for the Internet; First works: Young directors’ end course projects. 6.
Will be taken into account for the competition: Work produced after January 1st, 2004 Work not commercially exhibited in Portugal Work not shown in another Film Festival in Portugal All feature films must not exceed 90 minutes All short movies must not exceed 30 minutes
Selecction 7. Both the application form and the copy for selection must arrive at the Festival in the stipulated deadlines. 8. For selection proposes, not only the conventional formats are accepted, but also VHS and DVD. 9. All work must be presented in its original language. Selected Work 10. The applicants selected will be notified by the Festival to send their films’ final copies. 11. All selected work will be seen in its original version, which is considered to be the version exibithed or to be exibithed in its country of origin. If it is a co-production envolving multiple countries, the decision will be made by the Festival Manager, after hearing the official jury.
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12. All films in foreign language will be translated and subtitled into Portuguese and Portuguese films will be translated and subtitled into English, at the Festival's expense. 13. The films’ final copies must be sent in the following formats:: 16mm, 35mm, Betacam Digital, Betacam SP and DVD (PAL or NTSC, Region Free); For multimedia formats, the hyperlink for download or the CD-Rom will suffice. 14. All participants grants to Global Kids – Associação Cultural, the right to use the films in the online competition, in all the marketing for the Festival, press showcases and special exhibitions, to take place at schools and/or associations in Portugal. 15. Postage and all due customs taxes are of the responsibility of the producers or the responsible entity. 16. A Global Kids, Associação Cultural garantees civil responsibility insurance for all films, while they are in its possession. 17. Only film and Betacam formats will be returned. Documentation 18. The Festival should receive detailed documentation for each selected film, namely: a plot outline, artistic and technical credits, director’s and lead actors' biography and filmography, a scene photo gallery, a photo of the director and a complete quote list. 19. Work done for School/ College or Professional Courses must be accompanied by a written consent by the teaching institution. Jury 20. The official Festival Jury will be made up with youngsters from various countries, who, during the week of the event’s duration, will participate in an online workshop, during which they will watch and vote on the films, basing themselves on the evaluation manual, supplied by the Festival. 21. The official Adult Jury will watch the films in auditorium and it will be made up by a vast group of distinct professionals from the film and audio-visual industries, (film distributors, programmers, producers, among others) as by the specialized media, parents and tutors. 22. The decisions of the jury cannot be appealed. Awards 23. Live - Action (Film/Vídeo/Television) Best Live – Action Feature Best Live – Action Short Animation (Film/Vídeo/Television) Best Animated Feature Film Best Animated Short Film Audience Prize (Film/Vídeo/Television) nd The best film of the Global Kids competition 2 edition Multimédia Best Film for Web Documentary Best Documentary
24. - Festival winners of 2007 competition will receive trophies and the rest of the competitor’s will receive certificates.
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