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REGULATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE NEW LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
The 34th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema will be held in La Habana, Cuba, from December 3rd to 13th, 2013.
The Festival promotes and awards those works whose significance and artistic values contribute to enrich and reaffirm the Latin American and Caribbean cultural identity.
The Festival sets up an annual competition in Fiction, Documentary and Animation, Opera Prima, Unproduced Script and Poster. Besides that, the programme includes a showcase of contemporary world cinema, the Industry Sector initiatives as well as meetings and seminars on issues of cultural interest, especially cinema.
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The following sections make up the Festival’s programme:
1. OFFICIAL SECTION IN COMPETITION
The annual competition for the CORAL awards showcases a selection of the most recent production of Latin America and the Caribbean. The competition includes Fiction (Feature & Short), Documentary and Animation films, as well as Unproduced Scripts and Posters. Debut fiction features of Latin American and Caribbean filmmakers compete separately for the Opera Prima CORAL Awards. Additionally, Corals are also awarded to the best fiction feature film and documentary on a Latin American subject by a non Latin American filmmaker.
2. LATIN AMERICA IN PERSPECTIVE
2.1 LATIN AMERICAN PANORAMA
A selection of Latin American full-length fiction films which expands and complement the Official Section lineup.
2.2 THE HOUR OF THE SHORT
A selection of Latin American short fiction films which expands and complement the Official Section lineup.
2.3 DOCUMENTARY INFORMATIVE SECTION
An ambitious panorama of Latin American life, as seen through the exceptional perspective offered by documentary.
2.4 MADE IN CUBA
Cuban and foreign filmmakers take a look at life in the country hosting the Festival: a mosaic of visions bearing witness and encouraging debate on Cuban reality.
2.5 VANGUARDS
A selection of works that explore original cinematic approaches both formally and thematically.
3. OTHER LATITUDES
3.1 SHOWCASES
Programmes focused in national cinemas, trends in contemporary moviemaking and the output of film schools and institutions.
3.2 CONTEMPORARY WORLD PANORAMA
A showcase of the most outstanding and representative titles in recent cinema.
3.3 DOCUMENTARY PANORAMA
Makes way for the ascending prestige, diversity and presence achieved by documentary filmmaking.
4. INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF THE CHILDHOOOD AND ITS AUDIOVISUAL UNIVERSE
Hosts The Audiovisual Universe of the Latin American Child seminar, as well as the sidebar For All Ages, devoted to international cinema for children and adolescents. Its Garabato Award is sponsored by the Office of the havana City Historian.
5. INDUSTRY SECTOR
A set of initiatives set up for professionals in filmmaking, production and distribution that includes workshops, seminars, lectures, master classes, markets for film projects (Nuevas Miradas).
6. ENVIRONMENTS
6.1 TRIBUTES
Devoted to outstanding personalities of cinema and culture.
6.2 RETROSPECTIVES
Dedicated to prominent figures and movements in film history.
6.3 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Screenings of films that bear a particular relevance in the context of the Festival.
6.4 SEMINARS
Theoretical forums open to a range of issues on culture and cinema.
6.5 OTHER ACTIVITIES
Exhibitions, concerts, as well as launching of books and magazines.
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1. FILM COMPETITION
1.1 The competition is open to works of Fiction, Documentary and Animation. Fiction stands for three competitive categories: Long Feature Film, Opera Prima (first feature films) and Shorts & Medium Length Film.
1.2 Films must have been produced in 2012 or 2013. Directors of the films in competition should come from Latin America and the Caribbean, and the films will deal with a Latin American issue. Additionally, entries by but entries by filmmakers from the rest of the world dealing with a Latin American subject will also be accepted.
1.3 Dialogues, narration and other filmic texts must be in Spanish. Otherwise, a Spanish subtitled version must be available. Subtitling costs are at the expense of the producer.
1.4 A film can only be entered once for the Festival consideration. Besides that, those films previously screened at any other international film event like festivals or showcases held in Cuba do not qualify for the Competition, but will be eligible to the remaining sections of the Festival.
1.5 Apart from the films in competition, this section will host a number of titles to be screened Out of Competition.
2. UNPRODUCED SCRIPTS
2.1 Only scripts for fiction feature films will be accepted.
2.2 Competition is restricted to authors coming from Latin American or Caribbean countries.
2.3 Scripts must be original (no literary adaptations allowed), written in Spanish and dealing with a Latin American subject.
2.4 Only one script per author will be allowed in competition.
2.5 A script can only be entered once for the Festival consideration. Besides that, those scripts accepted by any other international festival held in Cuba do not qualify for the Festival.
3. POSTERS
3.1 Posters subject will be Latin American cinema (films, showcases, festivals).
3.2 Competition is restricted to authors coming from Latin American or Caribbean countries.
3.3 Format and design are free.
3.4 “Poster†is defined as the work in its definitive printed form, as it is intended for commercial exploitation or cultural promotion.
3.5 A poster can only be entered once for the Festival consideration. Besides that, those posters accepted by any other international festival held in Cuba do not qualify for the Festival.
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1. Submission of films, unproduced scripts and posters should be accomplished through the Festival website www.habanafilmfestival.com or directly at the offices in La Habana, before August 30, 2013.
2. Those interested are expected to fill in and submit the online entry form at the festival´s website with the requested data, including the author’s biofilmography. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
3. Entry of a film or video work will be accompanied by a DVD screener for selection, in Spanish or with English subtitles as well as CDs with press and publicity materials like stills, press kits and trailers. The screener will carry solely the work registered. Checking the correct reproduction of the screener before mailing it to the Festival is highly recommended as defective copies automatically invalidate the entry. Screeners will not be returned but archived by the Festival.
4. Submission of an unpublished script will be accompanied by three (3) typewritten copies of the script. The submitted copies will not be returned. Sending the script by email will not be accepted.
5. Submission of a poster will be accompanied by three (3) copies of the definitive printed work. The submitted copies will not be returned.
6. Submitted works (screeners, scripts and posters) must be sent at the sender’s charge and labelled as follows: “NON COMMERCIAL VALUE - CULTURAL USE ONLYâ€. They are expected to arrive in our offices in Havana before the deadline indicated above, irrespective of the postmark date. Otherwise, the Festival has the right to postpone its consideration to the next edition or to cancel the entry.
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1. CORAL AWARDS
Coral Awards in the following categories will be granted to the works in the Official Section in the following categories:
1.1 FICTION
• To the best three full-length fiction films
• To the best short or medium-length fiction film
• To the best fiction film by a non Latin American filmmaker on a Latin American subject
• To the specialities of direction, screenplay, cinematography, acting (male and female), art direction, editing, music and sound
• Special Jury Prize (long feature)
1.2 OPERA PRIMA
• To the best three full-length fiction films of first time directors (Opera Prima)
• To the best artistic contribution
• Special Jury Prize
1.3 DOCUMENTARY
• To the best three documentaries
• To the best documentary by a non Latin American filmmaker on a Latin American subject
• Special Jury Prize
1.4 ANIMATION
• To the three best animated films
• Special Jury Prize
1.5 UNPRODUCED SCRIPT
• To the best unproduced script.
1.6 POSTER
• To the best poster
Additionally, one Mention may be presented in each of the following categories: Fiction (long festure and short), Opera Prima, Documentary, Animation, Unproduced Script and Poster.
2. AUDIENCE AWARD
A Coral Award will be granted by popular voting. Films in the Latin American Panorama sidebar are also eligible for this award.
4. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Also, the Festival will deliver the following Official Awards:
4.1 FIPRESCI Award, by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI)
4.2 SIGNIS Award, by the World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS)
4.3 Distribution Award in Latin America, by Amazonia Films
4.4 TeleSUR Award, by the New Television of the South
5. INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF CHILDHOOD AWARD
Garabato Award, delivered by a jury of children to the best film screened in the section For all ages.
6. COLLATERAL AWARDS
A number of Cuban and foreign institutions deliver a series of awards to films screening in the Official Section, Latin American Panorama, Documentary Informative Section, Made in Cuba and Vanguards. |
1. Copies for exhibition must be available in the Festival’s office before November 15th 2013.
2. The Festival can screen the films in the Official Competition in the following formats:
• 35 mm (with optical sound)
• DVD, and Blu-Ray
3.Films selected for Latin American Panorama could only be screened in 35 mm (with optical sound), Blu-Ray or DVD.
4. As for the films programmed in the Documentary Informative Section, The hour of the Short, Vanguardsand Made in Cuba sidebars, these will only be screen in Blu-Ray or DVD.
5. The shipping costs to Cuba will be covered by the sender, while returning the copies to the origin will be the Festival’s responsibility, with the exception of the customs taxes charged by each country upon importation.
6. According to the Cuban Custom Office regulations, the film prints and video copies will enter the country as temporary imports.
7. The insurance service contracted by the Festival covers the risks of fire, lost, theft and damage for both prints and video copies, since the reception by the Festival until the return to the address indicated upon submission.
8. In case of loss or damage, the current cost of a new print or video copy will be reimbursed by the Festival, provided that the complaint was lodged within the (3) three months period starting from the returning date.
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1. The Festival decides which works will participate in the different sections of the event, as well as the date and time of each screening. Once the acceptance and programming details concerning a film were informed by the Selection Committee to the author, producer or any other interested part, and the latter had agreed with such a decision, the film could not be withdrawn before its screening by the Festival.
2. Submission implies the full acceptance of the above regulations.
3. All correspondence relative to the Festival must be addressed to:
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL NUEVO CINE LATINOAMERICANO
Address: Calle 2 No. 411, entre 17 y 19, Vedado, La Habana, CUBA CP 10400
Phone: (53-7) 838 2841 / 838 2849
email: festival@festival.icaic.cu
web: www.habanafilmfestival.com
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Recordando a Alfredo Guevara, Presidente del Festival.
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Amazonia Films |
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Los distribuidores
de cine de Amazonia Films otorgan dos premios de Distribución durante el Festival.
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Versión online de la Revista Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano |
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