23RD SPORTFILM LIBEREC INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL 2020
FESTIVAL STATUTES
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SPORTFILM LIBEREC INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL 2020 is an international competition festival of television and theatrical films focusing on topics such as Olympic ideas, Olympic Games and sport. The aim of the festival is to award films in particular categories and the best film of all categories. The festival is intended to develop Olympic ideas by sports films, documentaries and reports.
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The festival programme consists of screening of competition and non-competition television and theatrical films and accompanying programmes.
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Submitted films must not be advertising in nature except for entries in advertisement spot category. It is necessary for the competition films to have premiered after January 1, 2015 and to be up to 60 minutes. In case the time limit is exceeded, the jury decides if the films can be accepted.
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The jury consists of 12 members. It is headed by the jury president. Each member has one vote. In case of the same proportion of votes the jury president is the one whose vote decides. The jury is appointed by the festival president on the organising committee's recommendation.
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The festival is headed by the festival president.
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SPORTFILM LIBEREC INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL 2020 takes place in Liberec from 1 to 10 October, 2020. Its aim is to present submitted films. During the festival the organising committee makes decisions about other non-commercial screenings of submitted films and films from the festival archive on Czech Television, the Internet, in schools, public spaces or other places.
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The promoter of SPORTFILM LIBEREC INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL 2020 is Liberecká sportovní a tělovýchovná organizace z.s., regional organisation of Czech Union of Sport in Liberec district in cooperation with SPORTFILM Liberec z.s.
The expert guarantors of this festival are Czech Olympic Committee, Czech Union of Sport, Czech Film and Television Union (FITES) and Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs – Milan, Italy.ARTICLE 8
Competition films of particular categories can be submitted by their producers, filmmakers, owners, authors or legal persons by the deadline and to the address mentioned in the binding entry form. The submitter agrees with the public screening of submitted films during the festival and the following years in accordance with Article 6 and festival license terms available at www.sportfilm.cz.
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Competition categories:
1. Olympic Games – Olympic ideas
2. Documentaries
3. Sports personalities
4. Youth – Olympism, sports and physical activities of the young generation
5. Reports
6. Method and popular science television and theatrical films
7. Sports drama films
8. Films by sports club of the Czech Union of Sport
9. Sports advertisement spots
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The jury awards prizes in particular categories and a grand prize of the festival. Czech Olympic Academy awards the Jiří Kössl prize on the jury's recommendation.