DOCUMENTARIES:

• Environment: documentaries about environmental protection/issues and/or with a focus on global topics.

• Nature: documentaries about nature, ecologic phenomenons, animal, plants and bionomics.

SHORTS:

• Shorts: short movies and clips up to a length of 20 minutes.

• Animations: animations and animated clips up to a length of 20 minutes.

YOUNG TALENTS:

• < 19 years: movies of any genre up to a length of 20 minutes, age of the director at the time of production: under 19 years.
• < 25 years: movies of any genre up to a length of 20 minutes, age of the director at the time of production: between 19 and 25 Years.

SUBMISSION OF FILMMATERIAL

LEVEL 1: Preselection / Screening
Contributions must be submitted in a common digital video format (mpeg2, mp4, wmv, avi, mov), preferably as an online-Screener (via i.e. YouTube, Vimeo, FilmFreeway). Attention: the (secured) download-option must be enabled (until 21st October 2016)!

In case a film has to be submitted by mail on DVD, Harddrive or BluRay etc. , it must show the following information:
– Title of the film
– Name of the applicant
– Length and format
and must be sent on one’s own expense and before the submission deadline to: Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, c/o Tiroler Umweltanwaltschaft, Meranerstraße 5/III A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria – Europe

The material submitted will not be returned and will – especially for documentation purposes – be stored in the INFF archive.

LEVEL 2: Selected Films / Shortlist:
Out of all submissions 50-60 films will be selected and proposed for the Shortlist; all of them will be shown during the festival (October 18-21 2016). For the convertion of the films in DCP-format which is suitable for the cinema, the shortlisted participants will be asked in time to provide immaculate data of the film, in the best quality available and which meet the following criteria:
– best resolution available
– format min. 1920 x 1080 HD
– English or german subtitles
Generally the INFF will neither pay any shipping-costs nor screening-fees!
The withdrawal from the competition is not possible after the publication of the shortlists!
The return of data-carriers / storage mediums may be arranged individually if applicable.

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
The application is only valid if the following documents are submitted:
– fully completed official online-application form
– data: online-screener OR file upload OR labeled storage medium by mail

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
July 15, 2016

CATEGORIES
– DOCUMENTARIES ENVIRONMENT
– DOCUMENTARIES NATURE
– SHORT FILMS: max. 20’
– ANIMATED SHORT FILMS: max. 20’
– YOUNG TALENTS <19: max 20’, up to 19 years
– YOUNG TALENTS <25: max 20’, up to 25 years

If there are less than 6 submissions in any category, the organizer reserves itself the right to move these films to another category.

AWARDS
The films submitted will be viewed and evaluated by a jury appointed by the organizer. Prize awards will be without recourse to courts of law. It is expressly stated at this point that the participant has no right to claim expenses or compensation for any other services.
To the winners of the categories mentioned above and to the winners of Special Awards (i.e. Best Cinematography, Best Film on the Topic of Soil, Audience Award) prizes worth more than € 18.000 will be awarded!

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Each participant is obliged and guarantees to submit only such films for which he/she has the intellectual property rights. No third-party rights whatsoever may be violated. The participant is solely responsible if he or she violates potential copyrights or other rights of third parties (e.g., music, film clips from other film productions …). The participant is obliged to indemnify and hold harmless the Government of the Tyrol as the organizer regarding any claims brought by a third party relating to this context.
Each participant gives his/her express consent that the (film) material submitted can be shown publicly and can be used in the context of the INFF. Above and beyond that, the organizer has no right to use the material submitted; all intellectual property rights and rights of use remain with the participant.
A participant will be excluded from the event, if his/ her film includes racist, sexist, religiously degrading or inflammatory content.

DATA
The participants‘ application data will be stored and processed for the purpose of organizing the event. The participant gives his/her consent that he/she receives e-mails with content pertaining to the event. Such mails will be sent exclusively by the organizer. Personal data will not be made available to third parties.
The participant agrees to the publication of his/her name in relevant media used by the event (e.g. program brochure) and will be quoted as copyright owner / creator of the material. For promotional purposes and media reports, and further public screenings in context with INFF the organizer can use and publish photos, film recordings of and interviews with the participant or the films submitted without the participant being entitled to compensation. If the planned program of the event is changed or if the event is cancelled, the organizer has no obligation to pay damages to the participant.
In the event of minor negligence, the organizer shall not be liable for property and financial damages. In particular, the organizer shall not be liable for damages to the preview copies and materials submitted.

FINAL PROVISIONS
If a provision of this agreement should become invalid, this does not affect the validity of the other contractual provisions. Excluding conflicts of law, this agreement shall be governed exclusively by Austrian law. The place of jurisdiction and place of performance for all claims and disputes arising from and in connection with this agreement is the pertinent court of law in Innsbruck, Austria. This agreement does not establish or constitute any employment or corporate relationship between the participant and the organizer.
This text is governed by Austrian law and shall be interpreted according to Austrian legal understanding. It is issued in German and English. In the case of differences between the German and English version, the German version has precedence.

By submitting his/her application for the INFF, a participant agrees to these terms of participation.

This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:

http://www.inff.eu/2016-competition/categories/