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ENTRY RULES AND REGULATIONS
Announcement Date
The Amsterdam Film Festival will announce officially the complete list of 2012 prize winners and award recipients via Internet and on this website at May 31st, 2012. The The AFF Jury en het Beoordelen van Comité cannot provide indication of submission status prior to the Official Announcement Date.
Submission Categories
Features Shorts Special Categories
Narrative Feature Narrative Short Animation
Documentary Feature Documentary Short Experimental Film
Student Feature Student Short Music Video
Deadlines And Fees
Deadline Date Features Shorts
Early August 14 30 Euro 25 Euro
Regular October 14 35 Euro 30 Euro
Late January 14 40 Euro 35 Euro
Extended March 14 45 Euro 40 Euro
* Applicants from the USA may substitute US dollars for Euros.
** Deadlines are "Postmark" deadlines.
*** Films over 50 minutes are considered Features.
Submission Mailing Address
Amsterdam Film Festival
244 5th Avenue, Suite 1908
New York, NY 10001
Submission Rules
1. Producers will submit the Entry Form by mail or Internet, and mail a DVD, CD-ROM, or VHS copy of the film. For the submission process we prefer to screen films on DVD.
2. All fiction and documentary films can apply to the Amsterdam Film Festival. Films should have been completed no earlier than three years prior to the submission date.
3. The films will have to appear in their original language. For those films in a language other than English, the Festival requires subtitles.
4. No work or artist will be either discriminated or favoured by their country of origin, language, age, race, education, ideology, or by their economic resources. Every content, every form, every technique will be admitted with no censorship of any kind.
5. As a first stage, all the films will be displayed to the Jury to consider for possible award recognition.
6. As the next stage, the AFF Jury will award films in the following categories: screenplay, direction, actor and actress, performances, art, photography, editing, animation, short film, feature narrative, documentary, music video, experimental, first-time director, screenplay competition, and student films. The Jury can also determine Special Mentions and Special Jury Prizes.
7. As a final stage, the Awards will be announced on the Announcement Date by Internet and distributed to the international media organizations via official press release. The Award, the Festival and the Programme should be mentioned in all promotion material of the films awarded.
8. The Amsterdam Film Festival is an awards based competition designed to provide worthy films and filmmakers with recognition for their achievements. Films are not screened publicly. Once the Judges have concluded the judging process, winners will be announced publicly via the Internet and through our annual international press release.
9. AFF Jury reserves the right to select and to invite any of the films registered to other events and media. Awarded films will not be screened for the public. The Comité International Amsterdam Film Festival reserves the right to hold a press screening or show clips of up to one minute in length of awarded films at an international awards ceremony at its discretion.
10. The announcement of the Awards is programmed for May 31st, 2012. In order to participate, the films must bear an entry fee.
11. Last deadline is March 14, 2012.
12. Participation in the Amsterdam Film Festival implies the acceptance of these Rules and Regulations.
Need More Information or Help?
The Amsterdam Film Festival only accepts entries accompanied by our Official Entry Form. Please read our Official Rules and Guidelines prior to submitting. Should you still have questions regarding your submission, please contact the programming staff at info@amsterdamfilmfestival.com.
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