OFF - Odense International Film Festival

Odense, Denmark, Europe

24 - 30 Aug, 2020

European Film Award Qualifying

Category

Short

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OFF - Odense International Film Festival

Odense, Denmark, Europe

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edition

46th

Contact details

Farvergården 7, 1.sal Odense 5000 Denmark

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filmfestival@odense.dk

00456-551-2837

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About the festival

OFF is Denmark’s most courageous and most adventurous short film festival. We always offer a varied and experimenting film programme garnered with thought-provoking off-screen experiences, debates, workshops, concerts and much more.

Every year in August, film enthusiasts from all over the world have the opportunity of catching an exceptional selection of Danish and international short films in Odense that would otherwise never reach the big screen.

Main Competition:
The H.C. Andersen Award: Prize of 35.000 DKK (€4.700). This award is Oscar qualifying.
The Storyteller Award: Prize of 15.000 DKK (€2000).
The Artist Award: Prize of 15.000 (€2000).

Danish Competition:
Best Danish Short Film: Prize of 20.000 DKK (€2700). This award is Oscar qualifying.
The Talent Award: Prize of 15.000 (€2000).

Animation Competition:
Børge Ring Award: Prize of 15.000 DKK (€2000). This award is Oscar qualifying.
Animation Talent Award: Prize of 10.000 (€1350). Only Danish animators can be considered for this award.

Documentary Competition:
Best Documentary Short: Prize of 15.000 (€2000). This award is Oscar qualifying.
The Soapbox Award: Prize of 10.000 (€1350).

Youth Jury Competition:
The Youth Jury Award: Prize of 10.000 (€1350).

Audience Competition:
TV 2/Fyn Audience Award.

European Film Awards:
A jury at OFF21 will select a film from one of the competitions to be qualified for an EFA Award.

About

OFF is Denmark’s most courageous and most adventurous short film festival. We always offer a varied and experimenting film programme garnered with thought-provoking off-screen experiences, debates, workshops, concerts and much more.

Every year in August, film enthusiasts from all over the world have the opportunity of catching an exceptional selection of Danish and international short films in Odense that would otherwise never reach the big screen.

Main Competition:
The H.C. Andersen Award: Prize of 35.000 DKK (€4.700). This award is Oscar qualifying.
The Storyteller Award: Prize of 15.000 DKK (€2000).
The Artist Award: Prize of 15.000 (€2000).

Danish Competition:
Best Danish Short Film: Prize of 20.000 DKK (€2700). This award is Oscar qualifying.
The Talent Award: Prize of 15.000 (€2000).

Animation Competition:
Børge Ring Award: Prize of 15.000 DKK (€2000). This award is Oscar qualifying.
Animation Talent Award: Prize of 10.000 (€1350). Only Danish animators can be considered for this award.

Documentary Competition:
Best Documentary Short: Prize of 15.000 (€2000). This award is Oscar qualifying.
The Soapbox Award: Prize of 10.000 (€1350).

Youth Jury Competition:
The Youth Jury Award: Prize of 10.000 (€1350).

Audience Competition:
TV 2/Fyn Audience Award.

European Film Awards:
A jury at OFF21 will select a film from one of the competitions to be qualified for an EFA Award.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

SUBMISSION
1. Deadline 1st of April 2021
2. Submission must be done via filmfreeway.com
3. Early-bird deadline 1st of January: 10 Euro/film
4. Regular deadline 15th of March: 15 Euro/film
5. Late deadline 1st of April: 20 Euro/film
6. NO waivers or refunds

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. All genres are welcome
2. Maximum length 30 minutes (24/25 frames per second)
3. Completed in 2020 or 2021
4. Films can only be submitted once – no resubmissions from previous editions
5. Premiere not required
6. Online digital submission only. Films for pre-screening must be uploaded via FilmFreeway
7. Low-quality copies are accepted for selection screening, but cinema screening formats must be high-quality – HD 720p or above
8. All films must have English subtitles also when the spoken launguage is English
9. No promotional films (e.g. educational, industrial, advertising, tourist films etc.)
10. Please be sure that you have all rights, concerning thirds parties, needed in order to participate at OFF

SELECTION
The organizers will appoint a selection committee that will be in charge of the final selection for the competition. The organizers may also authorize persons, whom they consider competent, to pre-select films for the selection committee or directly to the competition.
1. Final selection screenings in April 2021
2. Entrants will be notified of the selection results no later than May 2021

IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED
1. Upload of cinema screening format no later than June 2021
2. An e-mail specifying the technical requirements for cinema screening and a link for upload will be sent out
3. ALL films with dialogue must have hardcoded English subtitles. Also if the spoken laguage is English.
4. OFF is authorized to use a short excerpt (max. 2 minutes) of the film in a radio, TV or video programme presenting OFF - Odense International Film Festival
5. Selected films may be considered for any award at OFF
6. All film and music rights and clearances must have been obtained by the filmmakers (in accordance with copyright laws)
7. You cannot withdraw your film from OFF after selection by the OFF-selection committee
8. OFF is authorized to screen winning films from OFF21 as part of a Best of OFF21-tour in selected cities in Denmark

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
1. All screenings at OFF will be distributed directly from a central secure server to the various cinema platforms.
2. The Festival reserves the right to refuse or cancel the screening of any film if advised by authorized technicians that the film is not of sufficient quality to ensure satisfactory public screening.

JURIES AND PRIZES
1. The organizers will nominate an international jury, a national jury, an animation jury, and a documentary jury all consisting of three members, as well as a youth jury
2. The juries will award prizes to films in the festival’s five competition programmes.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

International Short Films (non-animation, non-Danish, non-documentary)
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) €10
Regular (15th March, 2021) €15
Late (1st April, 2021) €20

This category includes all internationally produced films of any genre or style except animation and documentary. The length of the films must not exceed 30 minutes including credits.

Danish Animation Short Films
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) €10
Regular (15th March, 2021) €15
Late (1st April, 2021) €20

This category includes all Danish produced animation films of any genre or style. The length of the films must not exceed 30 minutes including credits. All Danish animation films are eligible to selection for the Main Competition, the Danish Competition and the Animation Competition.

International Animation Short Films (non-Danish)
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) €10
Regular (15th March, 2021) €15
Late (1st April, 2021) €20

This category includes all internationally produced animation films of any genre or style. The length of the films must not exceed 30 minutes including credits. All international animation films are eligible to selection for the Main Competition as well as the Animation Competition.

Danish Short Films (non-animation, non-documentary)
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) €10
Regular (15th March, 2021) €15
Late (1st April, 2021) €20

This category includes all Danish produced films of any genre or style except animation and documentary. The length of the films must not exceed 30 minutes including credits. All Danish films are eligible to selection for the Main Competition as well as the Danish Competition.

International Documentary Short Films (non-Danish)
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) €10
Regular (15th March, 2021) €15
Late (1st April, 2021) €20

This category includes all internationally produced documentary films of any genre or style. The length of the films must not exceed 30 minutes including credits. All international documentaries are eligible to selection for the Main Competition as well as the Documentary Competition.

Danish Documentary Short Films
Early Bird (1st January, 2021) €10
Regular (15th March, 2021) €15
Late (1st April, 2021) €20

This category includes all Danish produced documentary films of any genre or style. The length of the films must not exceed 30 minutes including credits. All Danish documentaries are eligible to selection for the Main Competition, the Danish Competition and the Documentary Competition.

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