Tampere International Short Film Festival

REGULATIONS & ENTRY

Registration is possible also via www.reelport.com

1. OBJECTIVES
The XXXVIII Tampere International Short Film Festival will take place March 5-9, 2008. Tampere Film Festival is an independent short film festival with an international and national competition. The competitions are open and free for all who want to submit a film for the preview. It is organized by the association Tampere Film Festival and receives financial support from the City of Tampere, the Finnish Film Foundation, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European union Media-programme, Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture in Finland and other public and private partners. The Festival is acknowledged by the International Federation of Film Producers Association FIAPF/IFFPA and abides by its instructions and regulations. It is a member of the International Film Conference ISFC and of the European Coordination of Film Festivals eeig.

2. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Admitted are all films and videos of all genres not exceeding a length of 30 minutes. Films must have been completed on January 1st, 2006 or after. The selection will be made on completed productions. In exceptional cases the Festival reserves the right to accept films of longer duration. Films which have been shown or awarded at other international film festivals are allowed to compete.

3. DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION
The submission deadline is December 1, 2007.
The following material has to be sent together with each submitted film:

1) a VHS copy or a DVD of the film (max 3 films per copy)
2) a FULLY filled entry form
3) a complete list of dialogue, commentary and/or text inserts in original language AND in english
4) at least 1 photo
For preview screenings only VHS tapes and DVD discs will be accepted. Tapes or DVDs must be sent by mail or courier service and carry the declaration: "FOR TEMPORARY, CULTURAL PURPOSE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL VALUE."

4. SELECTION
The Festival will select the films for the International Competition from all entered contributions during December 2007 and January 2008. Any filmmaker, producer, organisation or other party can submit films directly to the festival office. Entrants will be notified of the selection results by mid-February 2008.

5. SHIPPING PROCEDURE
Remember to mark all the dispatches: "FOR TEMPORARY, CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL VALUE."

a) Entry forms and preview copies and other required material must be received by December 1, 2007 at the following address:

(by mail)
Tampere Film Festival
P.O. BOX 305
FIN-33101 Tampere
Finland

(by courier service)
Tampere Film Festival
Tullikamarinaukio 2
FIN-33100 Tampere
Finland

(film department)

tel. + 358-3-213 0034, fax +358-3-223 0121, e-mail: filmdept@tamperefilmfestival.fi.

b) Festival screening copies of selected films must be sent by courier service to the address above. Dispatches from non-EU-member states must be accompanied by a pro forma invoice amounting to max. 100 USD (no higher amounts will be accepted by the Festival.)

6. RETURN OF THE SCREENING COPIES
The screening copies will be returned within two weeks after the Festival to the address given on the entry form(except DVD's). The festival must be notified of any changes in the return address before the beginning of the Festival. The shipping costs to Tampere must be paid by the sender. Return expenses will be covered by the Festival. Preview copies will not be returned.

7. INSURANCE
The films will be insured by the festival for the whole time of their being in the Festival´s possession. The insurance will follow the instructions of FIAPF.

8. FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
For festival screenings the Festival accepts 16 mm and 35 mm film prints, Betacam SP PAL and Digi Beta PAL and DVD. The screening copies must be at the Festival office by February 11, 2008. The films will be electronically subtitled in both Finnish and English. This will, however, only be done if a dialogue list/post-productio n transcript has been sent in due time to the Festival Office (see point 3).

9. JURIES AND PRICES
The organizers will nominate an international jury of five members, one of whom is Finnish. The jury will award the following prizes to the film directors:

1) Grand Prix: Festival trophy
"Kiss" & 5000 € for the best film in the International Competition
2) three Category Prizes:
"Kiss" & 1500 € each
3) Diplomas of Merit
A Diploma of Merit will be awarded to the best film of the International Competition voted by the audience. A Participation Diploma will be given to every film selected to participate on the International Competition.

10. INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM MARKET
A film market for accredited professionals will be open during the Festival. All the preview copies are automatically entered in the film market selection and made available for individual viewing unless stated otherwise in a written instruction to be submitted to the festival by February 8, 2008.

Film Market is open for accredited professionals only. The deadline for the copies sent only for the market is February 8, 2008.

11. NON-SPECIFIED CASES
The Festival Directorate will decide on any cases of doubt which have not been mentioned in these regulations (in accordance with FIAPF International Regulations). Participation in the Festival implies recognition without reservation of these regulations and the entry form (in accordance with the regulations) .