Imagicon short Film Award

Imagicon short Film Awards Where? Bach 4 When? not yet known The penulimtate contest for everyone who makes short films! Are you a master at making original machinimas? Do you use your talent to tell a fantastic story with homemade CGI/animations? Or do you - alone or together with your friends - love to make live-action videos? Then this contest is a perfect fit for you! Read the terms & conditions carefully and send your finished product to the Imagicon Short Film Awards to join our competition. Rules & Conditions 2019 General provisions 1.) Filmmakers can submit their short films for the ISFAs as long as these are clearly inspired by either Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and/or Comics. Filmmakers can also be contacted by Stichting Imagicon to send their short film to the ISFAs. 2.) All officially accepted submissions for the ISFAs will be shown on Imagicon 2019. 3.) Entries are judged on direction, script, camerawork, sound (including soundtrack) and acting by an expert jury. 4.) The winner of the ISFAs will be announced during the closing ceremony of Imagicon 2019. 5.) In addition to a physical award the winner of the ISFAs will receive a contribution* of €250,-- from Stichting Imagicon for the next short film that she/he is going to make. 6.) The creator of each submission for the ISFAs is entitled to two free tickets for Imagicon (on request). 7.) After Imagicon 2019 we will erase all entries from our storage media. 8.) Deadline: 1 November 2018 (midnight). * Information on the receipt of the contribution of €250,-- a.) The winner receives this contribution for a new short film that is inspired by Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and/or Comics. b.) The contribution is credited to the winner's account at the moment that it’s clear that the short film will be made. Think of the actual start of a crowdfunding campaign or activity on a website/social media which clearly shows more than a mere intention. c.) The Imagicon Foundation must be mentioned as one of the financers in the credits ofthe short film. d.) The short film will be shown on the next Imagicon that takes place. The creators(s) of the short film is free to submit it to the ISFAs, unless the director himself is in charge of the ISFAs that year or will be a member of the jury. Conditions for participation 1.) Entries for the ISFAs must have been made by a (predominantly) Dutch and/or Flemish crew and cast. 2.) The submitted short film may be up to forty (40) minutes long, including credits. 3.) The following file formats are allowed: AVI, BDMV light, MKV, TS, TP, TRP, M2TS, MPG, MP4, MOV, M4V, VOB, ISO, IFO, DAT, WMV, ASF, RM, RMVB and FLV. 4.) The following video codecs are allowed: MPEG 1-2, MPEG-4, ASP, AVC (H.264), XviD, WMV9 (VC-1), RealVideo 8/9/10. 5.) Each submission must have a short description of the short film (one-liner) and matching artwork to be used on our website, Facebook page and in our program booklet. 6.) If the short film is recorded in a language other than Dutch, it must be provided with Dutch subtitles. 7.) The director of the winning short film will be invited to be part of the jury of the next ISFA's. 8.) If an entry does not meet one or more of the conditions for participation it will be excluded from the contest. Participation 1.) Send your short film to info@imagicon.nl no later than November 1, 2018 (midnight) with ‘ISFA 2019 submission’ in the subject line, along with a download link. Please use one of the following: * WeTransfer / WeSendit * From a cloud drive (Google drive, Onedrive, Dropbox) * Via an FTP server 2.) Include your contact details (full name, phone number) to the email and don’t forget to add a short description and artwork of your short film. 3.) Please note: Entries arriving in our inbox after midnight on 1 November 2018 are excluded from the contest. 4.) Do you have any questions? Contact us via info@imagicon.nl. Imagicon reserves the right to change the rules and conditions without prior notice. It is the responsibility of each participant to stay up to date about the latest updates/changes.