Adventure Film Competition

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Festival Overview
The Dublin International Adventure Film Festival is a competitive event of Adventure Films.

The festival provides an opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their work, receive feed back and win prizes. We invite you to submit your film for pre-screening consideration. All films selected as finalists will be screened at our festival in December, 2011.

Festival dates December 2nd-11th , 2011

Entry Fees
There is no entry fee to enter a film into any category.

Entry Deadlines
18th September, 2011 (later by special arrangement).

Categories and Awards
Festival is focused on good movies. Short sport adventure movies shoted few kilometers from home, and expedition movies from long distance trips on the other side of the world. Mountains, Deserts, Ice, Water, Air, People. Everyting what's inspiring on Mother Earth.

Entries are judged in the following categories:
1) Best Adventure
2) Best of Mountanieering
3) Best Extreeme
4) Best of Water
5) Best of Human Power
6) Best Short Film (10 min max)
7) People's Choice
8) Best of Ireland
9) Best from Poland


Grand Prize (to be confirmed) Euro

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Rules and Entry Details
. The Judges reserve the right to withhold prizes in any category they consider not to be of a sufficiently high standard. Their decision will be final and neither the judges nor the organisers will enter into any correspondence regarding their decisions.
. All cash prizes are in Euro
. Awards may be presented to the director or the producer of the film.
. Special Jury Awards may be given to films deserving recognition.
. Entries are not limited to one award and many films could fit into a couple of categories.

The dispatching of any entry to the festival implies acceptance of these procedures and regulations by the entrant.

Entries can be of any duration, in either: narrative, story, animated or experimental art form, and can be submitted by professional or amateur filmmakers.

Filmmakers from any country may enter the festival.

The Best from Poland made film prize must be collected by a Polish citizen or resident, but need not necessarily be filmed in Poland.

The Best of Ireland made film prize if for film shooted in Ireland.

The judges decision will be final.

Entries with soundtracks in any language other than English MUST be accompanied by an English translation in sub titles and/or narrative.

Entries MUST be accompanied by a summary of the film.

Films must either be in English, or have English subtitles.

An admission charge will be made to the public in order to defray the costs of the festival.

Receipt of entries will be acknowledged by the festival organisers as long as the correct e-mail address is supplied and ONLY if a request made.

Finalists will be notified by Dec 15th, 2011.

The entrant acknowledges and agrees that all maters not covered by these Regulations, and questions arising from them, will be decided by festival organisers or the festival jury at their sole discretion.

Technical Requirements
All entries will be viewed prior to the festival by a pre-selection committee chaired by the Festival Director. Finalists chosen by this committee will be screened by the public over the festival. Winners will be announced approximately 2 weeks prior to the festival. The jury reserves the right not to make an award, and its decision will be final.

All entries must be high quality DVD, mpg, quick time or others well known formats. DVD's MUST NOT be copy protected as the films will be copied onto a hard drive for problem free screening during the festival.

Promotional Material
Entries should be accompanied by two or three images from the film for the festival promotional use. Photos saved as jpegs can be posted or e-mailed.

Please include a compressed press kit and a brief director's CV, if available.

Rights
By entering into the festival, the entrant represents and warrants that:
i. It has the authority to enter the film in the festival.
ii. It owns all rights, title and interest, including the copyright and all intellectual property rights, in and to the film being submitted to the festival and has the rights to distribute, exhibit and promote the film in or through all media formats.
iii. No material in the film being submitted by the entrant to the festival is libellous or defamatory or violates and rights of privacy or publicity of any person and the full use of the rights in such film will not violate any rights, including copyright or moral rights, of any person, firm or corporation.

Indemnity
The entrant agrees to indemnity the Dublin International Adventure Film Festival, their respective successors, licensees, and their respective officers, directors, members, agents and employees and hold them harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable legal fees), and penalties arising out of, resulting from, based upon or incurred because of a breach by the entrant of any statement, representation or warranty made by the entrant in the entry form, these procedures and regulations.

Entry Instructions
Entry forms (one per entry), promotional images, along with two copies of the film (DVD) must be sent PREPAID by airmail, parcel post or courier in bubble packaging.
DVDs can be returned if return freight cost is prepaid. Entries from outside of IRELAND will need a customs declaration. Please state GOODS FOR EXHIBITION AND RETURN and put a nominal value of US$10
The greatest possible care will be taken to prevent loss or damage from occurring to the films, no responsibility for loss or damage will be accepted by the festival organisers.

MAILING ADDRESS :
Dublin International Adventure Film Festival
34 Brabazon Links
Bettystown
IRELAND


Phone: +353 879339659

Any other questions or inquires should be directed to the Festival Director, Marek Klonowski. E-mail: marek(at)diaff.org.

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