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2012
GENERAL SUBMISSION RULES
- In order for films
to be considered the films must have been completed after January
1, 2011.
- Only narrative
films are eligible. No documentary films will be accepted.
- All non-English
films must subtitled or dubbed into English.
- The film must be
submitted on NTSC DVD. Features which make it to the second
tier may be asked to provide 1 more DVD in order to go through
the final judging process.
- The film must be
available for projection in autoplay DVD or BluRay with no separate
soundtrack. (directly to film; no menu)
- A "short"
shall be a film of under 30 minutes and a "feature"
shall be a film 60 minutes or longer.
- The submitting
person shall be either a producer, director or authorized agent
of the film. All communication will be sent to the submitting
person.
- By submitting the
film, the producer or director affirms that the film has all
necessary photo, product and music clearances and Big Island
Film Festival, LLC shall be held harmless for any errors or
omissions.
- Multiple submissions
must be submitted individually on separate DVDs and entry forms.
Multiple submissions or compilations on DVD are not accepted.
- Selection to the
festival and selection of Golden Honu Award winners shall be
determined by the Big Island Film Festival’s panel of
judges. There will be two tiers of judges for features. The
final tier of judges will be industry professionals whose names
will be posted on website and in the program.
- All materials included
on entry form checklist and non-refundable entry fee must be
submitted to the festival by entry deadlines.
- Selection to Big
Island Film Festival will be announced by email. Please make
certain that we have current email. Always include the name
of your film project in all correspondence.
- No screeners and
submission materials will be returned.
- If your film is
selected for Big Island Film Festival, it may be shown up to
two more times as part of promotion of Big Island Film Festival.
- If selected for
the festival, the applicant will provide a digital media kit
to the festival no later than April 1, 2012, if no media kit
is on withoutabox.com. The media kit will include: 50 words
or less biography of producer, screenwriter and director; at
least one color production photo; news clippings (if applicable).
A film trailer may also be requested for our website, FB and
Twitter.
- No airfare or lodging
for filmmakers will be provided by the festival, although the
festival will provide a special filmmaker discounted rate at
our festival hotel. Airfare discounts may be available to filmmakers,
as well as all festival participants. (We’re working on
this) Please do not take this as not appreciating filmmakers;
we simply do not have the resources to provide airfare or lodging
for our filmmakers. Each film selected will receive up to two
all-inclusive Filmmaker Passes for use by their representatives
attending. These passes are not transferrable. Additional tickets
and/or passes may be purchased at special 25% discount.
- Fees and Deadlines
- Fees are non-refundable.
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Early:
Nov. 1, 2011 |
Regular:
Jan. 1, 2012 |
Final:
Feb. 1, 2012 |
Feature |
$50
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$60
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$70 |
Short |
$40 |
$50 |
$60 |
Student |
$30 |
$35 |
$40 |
*25% discount
of non-discounted entry fee if filmed in Hawaii or by Hawaii
resident filmmaker.
** Students must
include a photocopy of his or her student ID and no other discounts
will apply.
Discounted projects
must be submitted directly instead of through
Withoutabox.com Discount may be either Hawaii Film or Student,
not both.
Payment may be
made by check, money order, or by credit card (Visa, MasterCard
or American Express). A 4% processing fee will be applied to
all credit card payments that are directly submitted.
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County
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