Selection process:
Films submitted will be screened and selected by a neutral committee.
Requirements:
There is no limitation of the production year.
The films shouldn't imply any illegal exposures according to German StGB law (e.g. pornography, excessive violence or sedition etc.).
Screening and presentation copy:
Screening copies (DCPs or MOVs), photos/film stills and other submitted footage remain in the festival archive, they will not be send back.
Return of presentation copies can be done after the last presentation during the festival directly to any authorized person or else by mail latest 1 month after the festival to the address provided by the filmmaker.
The festival organizers only accept the costs for re-dispatching of the presentation copies.
The sender has to provide sufficient postal fees for the transmittal of the presentation copies. Film transmittals with insufficient postal fees will be rejected.
The following formats are valid for the film submission:
Mpeg2, h264, HD (1920x1080) or SD (720x576)
Download link to video server
Video DVD (PAL)
Legal Provisions:
All copyrights remain with the filmmakers.
The filmmakers have to guarantee that they possess all copyrights and personal rights necessary for the festival presentation.
Films submitted for the festival cannot be withdrawn. Upon submission the filmmakers accept the presentation of their films during the festival.
All transmittals and other materials are not covered by insurance. The organizers do not assume any liability in case of damage or loss.
The risk of transport is on the side of the sender. Under no circumstances will the organizers be liable. Transmittals from abroad have to carry the remark:
“For cultural purposes only – no commercial use”.
Decisions of the festival administration are binding and unappealable.
Any legal process is excluded.
The festival administration can provide extracts of submitted films (up to 3 minutes) as well as still pictures for means of non-commercial festival advertising to internet, press, radio and television networks.
The presentation of all films that are accepted in the festival program will be free of any charges or fees.