ClujShorts International Short-Film Festival
Rules & Regulations
ClujShorts International Short Film Festival is a cultural event that
takes place annually in Cluj Napoca, Romania. ClujShorts is an event
fully owned and organized by Persona Association and aims at
establishing itself as a major international festival, while continuing
to act as a platform for showcasing excellent works from around the
Globe, and simultaneously contributing to the development and growth of
the regional industry and talent.
1. Sections
Official Competition – competitive section
containing all genres with the highest scores, as decided by the
Festival Selection Committee. Short films must not exceed a length of 20
minutes.
Special Screenings (Out of the Competition) –
Eligible are works submitted to the 8th ClujShorts International Short
Film Festival, in accordance with festival regulations that were not
selected for competition.
2. Submission Guidelines
All selected and announced short-films will we screened during the
festival. The highest scoring ones that also meet the criteria, are
chosen for the Official Competition.
For entering the competition, films must be completed on or after January 1st, 2019. Films completed prior to this date are eligible for the Official Selection.
Films previously submitted to ClujShorts International Short Film Festival are NOT eligible.
Running time should be under 20 minutes for entering the competition.
Longer short films are accepted as part of the official selection, but
not longer than 35 minutes. Ending credits should be included in the
running time.
Non-English language works must have English subtitles at the time
submitted. Non-English entries submitted without subtitles or with
subtitles in other language than English are not eligible.
Please do NOT send stills or press kits. If your film is selected, we will ask you to email us a still image at that time.
Publicity and press materials will not be returned. The additional materials listed above will be sent via e-mail at asociatia.persona.cluj@gmail.com
Works-in-progress will be considered, provided they
will be completed prior to the Festival: While entrants are permitted
to submit films that are not fully complete (i.e., without final colour
correction and sound mixing), please note that the selection committee
will only consider the version submitted; subsequent cuts or replacement
copies will only be accepted at the request of the programming
committee.
You may enter more than one film, but you must complete a
separate entry form and pay entry fee for each film. Only films for
which the fee has been paid will be considered.
If you wish to submit more than 10 short-films, please contact us via e-mail: asociatia.persona.cluj@gmail.com
You will receive a confirmation e-mail after completing the submission form(s).
Entrant confirms, and warrants required legal authority to submit the
entry into the Festival and to use all music, images, and content in
the entry.
Entrant will allow usage of clips from the film for promotional use
on television, radio, internet, in print, and at live Festival events.
All the submitted films must be available in HD format (preferably H264, 1280 x 720p).
All the submitted films must be normalized at -3 dB. Otherwise, they will be hard limited.
3. Deadlines
Submissions open on October 1, 2020.
Entries must be submitted online before November 30, 2020
12:00 AM EET by completing the online Submission Form prior to sending
a copy of the film.
Any submission and/or material received after the above deadline will not be accepted.
Submit your film online by providing a secure link with password. You do NOT need to mail us any physical materials.
During submission, films and materials can be sent using a
private/preview link. A password (if necessary) will be
provided to allow the selection team to view the film(s).
All the selected films (Official Selection) must be sent via on-line transfer until the deadline provided by the organizing team.
All further details/materials requested by the organizers during the selection process must be sent by the date mentioned.
4. Selection and Judging
All entries are pre-screened by the Festival Selection Committee. The
selection committee selects the eligible short films for the Official
Selection. Short films that did not meet the requirements listed above
will be disqualified by the selection committee.
Among the pre-selected films, a number will be selected according to the selection criteria for the Official Competition.
These Official Competition Films are then given to the jury in electronic format.
The jury members will grade individually each short film with a score
from 1 to 10, separately for the following categories: script,
directing, editing, picture, soundtrack, acting.
The final score will result from the sum of the grades given by all
the jury members for each category and for the entire film production.
In case of equal scoring, the organizers will decide if more awards
of the same kind may be. Otherwise, it will be considered the note given
by the festival’s artistic director, thus establishing the final
ranking.
The jury’s decisions, as well as the selection committee’s decisions are final and cannot be disputed.
5. Awards
The following awards can be presented:
ClujShorts Trophy, The Audience Award, Best Student Film, Best
Animation, Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Editing,
Best Soundtrack, Best Script, The Jury Award, The Press Award, Persona
Association Award
– All selected short-films (Official Selection) are eligible for: The Audience Award, Persona Association Award, The Press Award.
– The Audience Award will be chosen exclusively by
the public. Each viewer will choose the favorite short film by ticking
the title of the short film on the voting ticket (ballot). Organizers
will centralize all ballots and calculate the percentage number of votes
awarded to each short film. The short film with the higher percentage
wins.
– The Jury Award decision belongs exclusively to the jury
– The Press Award will be chosen by the committee
whose members will be decided by media representatives. The press
committee members will view the short film during the festival.
– The Festival organizer reserves the right to offer the Persona Association Award to the short film they consider most eloquent in terms of the issues discussed and the artistic and technical quality
If any category does not meet the standard deemed award worthy by the
judging committee, it’s possible that there will be no award announced
in that category.
The prizes for each category of the competition will be announced during ClujShorts Awards Gala.
Results will be posted online at http://clujshorts.ro/ and https://www.facebook.com/ClujShorts.
The winners will be contacted to arrange the details regarding the
handing of their prizes. The winners are responsible of providing a
correct postal address for delivery.
6. Terms and Conditions
The submission fee is 10 Euro for each entry. You can pay the
entry fee using any major credit card. Films will not be viewed without
payment. All fees are non-refundable.
ClujShorts will not pay for screening fees. All claims of screening
fees from the submitter, after the Official Selection is announced, will
lead to disqualifying the film/films in question.
ClujShorts is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and/or accepted for promotional purposes.
The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants
that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands
and accepts these requirements and regulations.
The undersigned shall indemnify and hold ClujShorts International
Short Film Festival harmless from and against all claims, liabilities,
losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s
fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any
claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and
loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.
All submitted films will not be returned and will be part of the
Festival’s artistic heritage. The data provided will not be used for
commercial purposes.
The entrants are fully responsible for their film contents and the accompanying data submitted.
Entrant will allow usage of clips from the film for promotional use
on television, radio, internet, in print, and at live Festival events.
This applies to all initiatives/events linked
to ClujShorts International Short Film Festival, before, during and
after the Festival.
The organizer reserves the right to modify the content of this Regulation.
7. Contact
For further information and updates please visit our website www.clujshorts.ro and Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ClujShorts
For further information contact us at: asociatia.persona.cluj@gmail.com
