18th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima 2011

18th – 24th November, 2011

The Regulations of the Competition of Short Animated Films

§1

Applicants in the competition may use animated films (professional students etudes or independent films). These cannot exceed 30 minutes production dates shall be between year 2009 - 2011, and they shall have been made on 35mm, 16 mm (with optical sound), Betacam SP (magnetic tape), Digital Betacam, Blu-ray this includes other up to date technology.

§2

The Festival Organisation Office shall collect the applications until 31st of August, 2011. Prior to that date the applicant is obliged to submit the DVD with the film, the English dialogue list, the application form signed by the authorised person and additional promotional materials, to the Festival Office (Oleandry 1, 30-060 Kraków, Poland).

§3

The decision to accept the film to the competition shall be made by the Director of the Festival, after conferring with the members of the Selection Commission. The applicant shall be informed about his/her film being qualified for the competition within the period until 19th of October, 2011.

§4

The applicant is obliged to deliver, at his/her own expense, a 35mm, 16mm (with optical sound), Betacam SP (magnetic tape), Digital Betacam, Blu-ray or two DVD copies of the qualified film until 4th of November, 2011. Should the film be overdue, it shall be removed from the list of the films accepted to the competition.

§5

The competition films are assessed, primarily applying the artistic criteria, by the international Jury, headed by the Chairman of the Jury, selected by the Director of the Festival from the members of the Jury. The Jury works and makes decisions in accordance with the Jury Proceedings Regulations formulated by the Chairman of the Jury with consent of the other members of the Jury. The person facilitating the Jury proceedings is the Jury Secretary, appointed by the Director of the Festival.

§6

The following Prizes will be awarded at “Anima 2011” competition:
• Grand Prix – Golden Jabberwocky
• Silver Jabberwocky
• Bronze Jabberwocky
• Special Golden Jabberwocky for the best animated festival’s student’s etude

The Jury also reserves the right to award Honorary Diplomas


§7

Jury with Art Director of the Festival will write in the highest estimated competition films on the list of the best short animated films realised worldwide, with their production date between 2009 – 2011. The list constitutes the fifth part of „The Canon of the Animated Films of the New Century”, which was established during Etiuda&Anima 2005 and will be updated subsequently during the next International Film Festivals Etiuda&Anima. Member of the board are obliged to complete a preliminary list of film titles which were produced between 2001 - 2008, that includes productions previously disregarded.


§8

The Director of the Festival shall decide about the right and mode of awarding of the off-statutory Awards, the Audience Award and Student Jury Award included. The Director of the Festival also reserves the right do award “The Great Underestimated” Prize to the most undervalued film of the competition.


§9

The official announcement of the verdict shall occur on 24th of November, 2011 at the press conference of the Jury of the “Anima 2011” competition. The Awards shall be given to the laureates on the same day at the official closing ceremony of the festival. The Awards not received in person shall be sent by post or handed to the recipient in other way, in the period of one month, beginning from the date of the conclusion of the festival.


§10

The competition films shall be sent back at the expense of the organiser of the event within the period of 8 weeks, beginning from the date of the conclusion of the festival.


§11

The Festival Organisation Office deems itself responsible to conform to any rules concerning handling of the films accepted to the competition

§12

Admitting the film to the competition enables the organizers of the event
to screen the film 3 times, if the given films is awarded it shall be present at “Traveling Etiuda&Anima 2011” presenting laureates films of the festival. The event is organised throughout Poland and adjoining nations.

Kraków, 31st January, 2011



 

Directors of 18th IFF Etiuda&Anima 2011

Szymon Pasaj
Bogusław Zmudziński