Join the Craic - Comedy for the Mind

30 Apr, 2021 - 01 May, 2021

Category

Short

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2nd

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About the festival

Join the Craic Film Festival is an innovative film festival. We are screening only comedy films, and raising awareness and funding towards mental health. There are other festivals out there that focus on mental health, however, none feature only comedy films. We are doing there is a close link between people struggling with their mental well being, and laughing being a good source of improving the mood. What better way to have a laugh, than to watch a good comedy!

Films will be available to view both in person and online.

Winners will receive certificates, laurels, and advice on upcoming film projects.

We accept films from the following categories - All with a comedy element!
Best Short
Best Feature
Best Horror/Comedy
Best Documentary/Comedy
Best Animation/Comedy
Best Student Film
Best Experimental/Comedy

Cash prizes will also be awarded!

About

Join the Craic Film Festival is an innovative film festival. We are screening only comedy films, and raising awareness and funding towards mental health. There are other festivals out there that focus on mental health, however, none feature only comedy films. We are doing there is a close link between people struggling with their mental well being, and laughing being a good source of improving the mood. What better way to have a laugh, than to watch a good comedy!

Films will be available to view both in person and online.

Winners will receive certificates, laurels, and advice on upcoming film projects.

We accept films from the following categories - All with a comedy element!
Best Short
Best Feature
Best Horror/Comedy
Best Documentary/Comedy
Best Animation/Comedy
Best Student Film
Best Experimental/Comedy

Cash prizes will also be awarded!

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles. 
- All films must have been produced after 2015. 
- Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their own materials. 
- By submitting to us, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience and made available for online viewing for a limited time only. 
- Nominations: All films nominated for every category. 
Official Selection: Films selected for screening will be notified via email. If you received a Nomination email, but no Official Selection email, it means your film will not be screened, but is still a contender for an award in its category. 
Award Winners: Chosen from both the Nominations and the Official Selection. 
- We may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with. 
- We retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through our online platforms. 
- We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status or whether your work has been made available online. 
- Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found. 
- We cannot provide refunds. 
- By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties. 
- We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions. 

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Categories and fees

Best Short
Early Bird (1st September, 2020) €5
Regular (1st December, 2020) €8
Late (1st February, 2021) €10

All short films must be less than 25 minutes in length and completed after January 2015

Best Feature
Early Bird (1st September, 2020) €5
Regular (1st December, 2020) €15
Late (1st February, 2021) €18

All films must be longer than 30 mins, and must have been completed after January 2015.

Best Student
Early Bird (1st September, 2020) €5
Regular (1st December, 2020) €8
Late (1st February, 2021) €10

All films must have completed whilst the Director was a student and completed after January 2015.

Best Horror
Early Bird (1st September, 2020) €5
Regular (1st December, 2020) €8
Late (1st February, 2021) €10

All films must be of a Horror/Comedy genre, and must have been completed after January 2015.

Best Documentary
Early Bird (1st September, 2020) €5
Regular (1st December, 2020) €8
Late (1st February, 2021) €10

All films must include a comedy aspect, and must have been completed after January 2015.

Best Experimental
Early Bird (1st September, 2020) €5
Regular (1st December, 2020) €8
Late (1st February, 2021) €10

All films must have a comedy element and must have been completed after January 2015.

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