ATTENTION: THE FESTIVAL WILL HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY IN MANY CITIES IN EUROPE.
IN CASE OF GETTING TO THE FINALS, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SEND THE SUBTITLES IN LANGUAGES OF EACH OF THE COUNTRIES THAT THE FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE. IF YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM, THE FESTIVAL CAN DO IT FOR YOU FOR A FEE.
By submitting a short film, you will automatically be authorized to show it during the duration of the festival, as well as the use of short frames of approx. 15 seconds for the video that will be used as promotional material.
As a condition of entering the GEA Film Fest, hereafter known as GFF, I/we hereby certify that:
1. I/we am/are the sole creators of the film, script, short stories, poems which I/we have submitted to the GFF.
2. I/we warrant as sole and exclusive owner(s) of all legal right and title there to have absolute authority to submit the enclosed material to GFF.
3. I/we understand that the GFF will not return and is not obligated to return my film or any other materials I/we have submitted to the GFF.
4. I/we hereby grant the GFF the nonexclusive right to use my name, photograph, and likeness in connection with any and all publicity and promotional activities regarding the GFF.
5. For filmmakers: GFF may transfer the submitted material to a hard drive for screening, if needed, and if the submitted material is selected for screening the submitted material may be used by GFF for promotional purposes.
6. I/we will indemnify and hold harmless GFF, its judges, sponsors and partners, individually and collectively, from and against all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses including legal expenses arising out of or in connection with any and all claims, or third party claims based on material submitted to GFF.
7. I/we shall be solely responsible for taking all necessary steps to establish and protect my/our copyright in the submitted material, and the GFF shall have no obligation with respect thereto. The GFF shall have the right to reproduce all or part of said material for use in its publicity and any and all related communication directly associated with GFF.
8. I/we have read all of the festival rules, regulations and releases, understand them, and have complied with them. I/we understand that the festival rules, regulations and releases may change or be updated, and that it is my responsibility to read, understand and comply with any changes or updates.
Films that are submitted must meet the following requirements:
- Have been produced after January 1, 2017
- Not have been published on the internet
- Conventional documentaries are not accepted
- Maximum duration of 23 minutes
- Material that provokes incitement to hate is not accepted
- To be accepted, short films must have subtitles in English, regardless of the original language. (Short films in foreign languages that do not have at least English subtitles will not be accepted)
- After the first stage of selection, to continue with the process, the short film representative must send the subtitles in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Korean and Dutch in .SRT format at least 1 month after being selected. If you do not complich this deadline, our team offers this service for a cup. - The shorts that already participated in other editions will not be able to participate. In the search to democratize the participation of a maximum of countries in the festival, GEA Film Fest, the right to choose a maximum of 3 short films per country is saved.