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2013
GENERAL SUBMISSION RULES
- In order for films
to be considered the films must have been completed after January
1, 2012.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Other than for
Audience Choice Awards, films need not be represented in order
to be eligible for Golden Honu Awards. However, those who win
Golden Honu Awards and are not in attendance at the Awards Brunch
will be held responsible for the cost of shipping awards.
- 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 made by email. Please make certain
that we have current email. Always include name of film project
in all correspondence.
- No screeners and
submission materials will be returned.
- If film is selected
for Big Island Film Festival, film 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 11, 2013, 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 website, FB and Twitter.
- No airfare or lodging
for filmmakers will be provided by the festival, although the
festival will provide special filmmaker rate at our festival
hotel. Airfare discounts may be available to filmmakers, as
well as all festival participants. 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, 2012 |
Regular:
Jan. 1, 2013 |
Final:
Feb. 1, 2013 |
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. 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.
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County
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