Guidelines and Restrictions
First of all: THIS IS A FESTIVAL FOCUSING ON TRAVEL BY BICYCLE. If your film does NOT involve travel by bicycle, then this is not a good place for your submission. :)
We allow submissions from 3 to 60 minutes. However, as a one-night festival with limited airtime, the VAST majority of accepted submissions are between 3 and 20 minutes.
Ciclismo Classico’s selection committee reserves the right to determine inappropriate content, such as violence, hate speech, defamation, or pornography; if any content is deemed by the committee to be such, the film will be rejected
The festival will consider all films regardless of any commercial, theatrical or television play in the US.
All films in a language other than English MUST be subtitled in English for festival presentation.
Works-in-progress will be considered. PLEASE NOTE: Upon acceptance, filmmakers must deliver final format for festival screening.
Length
No regular submissions can be greater than 60 minutes in length, or less than 3 minutes
Terms and Conditions
Filmmakers retain the copyright of their film.
Ciclismo Classico reserves the right to use in perpetuity excerpts of submitted films, trailers, and all information and materials submitted within the press kit for any and all promotional purposes without further compensation or liability.
Use of completed film submissions for any purpose(s) is at the sole discretion of Ciclismo Classico, which reserves the right to determine final Festival programming.
The submitter expressly warrants that it has obtained all necessary copyright clearances for original works of authorship used in the film, and all rights and clearances necessary to exhibit the film.
The submitter shall indemnify and hold harmless the 12th Annual Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, Fees, and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s Fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos submitted, and any claims arising out of or in connection with the exhibition of the film.
The 12th Annual Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.