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www.kalatnissafilmfestival.com and www.kalatnissafilmfestival.it

1. ORGANIZATION

The Nonprofit Association "LABORATORIO DEI SOGNI" organizes in 2018 the 8th edition of the "KALAT NISSA FILM FESTIVAL" Competition that will take place in CALTANISSETTA [SICILY].
The festival is aimed at Italian and foreign filmmakers and filmmakers, the School Institutes, Associations and Societies that have produced short films.

2. OBJECTIVES

In the interest of enhancing, promoting and disseminating short films as a particularly valid and current form of expression on a social and cultural level; to develop the potentialities of the new media languages; to respond to the cultural growth needs of young emerging filmmakers, the festival follows the logic of giving the most visibility possible to the short films that will arrive.

A technical jury will select them for various events and projections. Photographic exhibitions, meetings with characters from the world of cinema and various events will be the cornerstone of the event.

3. COMPETITION

- The registration costs € 5,00 for each submitted work (payable by Pay Pal and / or Credit and / or Prepaid Cards and / or bank transfer)

email:

link:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8A6TLTKX7QJ52

The expiration date is 28 FEBRUARY 2018.

Short films of foreign authors who do not adopt the Italian language or subtitles in Italian must be in English or subtitled in English.

- The following sections are provided:

- FREE THEME

Award for the best short film that answers any subject

- Fixed theme: "I DIFFER FROM WHO?"

Award for the best short film that answers the proposed theme, in its broader acceptance, in enhancing diversity or disability, against intolerances, prejudices and commonplace. Short films of foreign authors who do not adopt the Italian language or subtitles in Italian must be in English or subtitled in English.

- Fixed theme: "COMICS"

Award for best comedy short comedy with an ironic comedy style theme. The video will be rewarded for judging by the jury as the most original for one or more aspects.

Short films of foreign authors who do not adopt the Italian language or subtitles in Italian must be in English or subtitled in English.

- ANIMATION SHORT FILM.

Animation shorts that do not use the Italian language or subtitles in Italian must be in English or subtitled in English.

- Each short film must have a maximum duration of 25 minutes, including head and tail titles for all sections.

- The competition jury will award the following prizes:

- "Kalat Nissa – Gold Antenna 2018" Award: Best Short Film (1st Absolute Prize)

€ 1000,00 (Offered by the Cinema and Cultural Association "Laboratorio dei sogni" - Cl)

- "Gessolungo" Award: At the best short section: "Free Theme"

- "Trabonella" Prize: At the Best Short Section: "I Differ From Who?"

- "Tripisciano" Award: Best Comics Short Film

Award "Redentore": The best short film of "Animation"

The following prizes will also be awarded

- Best Director

- Best Screenplay

- Best Photography

- Improved Mounting

- Best Actor / Actress star

Short Films will be placed on Streaming sites and the best shorts will be screened within the Association's Festival partners

- 4th edition of "Gustando il Cinema" in Varese (ITA)

- 5th edition of "Pazmany Film Festival" taking place in Budapest (HU)

- 5th edition of the "Wama Film Festival" in Olsztyn (PL)

- 17th edition of Mittel Cinema Fest taking place in Budapest (HU)

- Kalat on Tour taking place in different places of Italy

New cathegory 2018: Trailer Feature Film Trailer Award

- "Rosso di San Secondo" Award: Best Cinematographic Trailer -

From 2018 it will be awarded a prize at the "Best Movie Trailer" for feature films of a minimum duration of 60 minutes.

Only for this category the registration is free, but it also involves filling in the registration form.

• Other sections, events, projections, and prizes can be added later.

4. Registration Forms

(there are three options for online mode - there is no way to send paperwork)

- Mode 1:

- Mode 2:

- Mode 3:

Sign up through the https://filmfreeway.com/8KalatNissaFilmFestival platform - and look for our festival - it's a fast and cheap system

- Mode 4:

The short can be sent by email:

through channels such as We Transfer, googlemax or others. The short participant must be sent in the mpg-mp4-mov format.

- Each director can participate in a total of up to 3 shorts;

5. Selections and Awards

- The Jury will award the prizes to its unquestionable judgment.

- The Prize "Kalat Nissa - Golden Antenna 2018" can not be awarded ex aequo.

- The Jury may not award one or more prizes and assign special mentions and prizes.

- Directors or delegates who are not present at the award will lose the right to the prize.

- The names of the jury and the names of the finalists will be announced after the expiration date of the competition.

- The purpose of the event is to respond to the cultural growth needs of young emerging filmmakers and to give the greatest visibility possible in Italy and abroad to the best products made.

- Short films presented (and not just prizes) may be screened (without any remuneration for Authors and holders of rights) for didactic-cultural-dissemination use by non-exclusive distribution by the promoter association in events and / or events national and international partners of the Association: the Author will always be quoted.

6. General rules

- The organization of the Competition, while strictly engaging in the care and custody of the works received, assumes no responsibility for any postal delays, thefts, damages or losses that they have to undergo before, during or after the event.

- The short films submitted will be part of the Archive of the "Laboratory of Dreams" cinematic and cultural association, created for educational and cultural purposes, and to give all the archived footage the greatest possible visibility. Cancellation from this archive is required by written notice by postal mail.

- All rights to short films will always be owned by the Author and the Rights Holder.

- For reasons of force majeure, for technical-organizational problems or for improvements or in the case of unexpected exceptions, the organization may modify this Regulation by providing information on www.kalatnissafilmfestival.it

- Sending the online card participation card implies the full and unconditional acceptance of this regulation. Data processing should also be signed.

- All news regarding the reception of the work, the selection stages, the award date and any other useful news will be communicated to the promoters websites www.kalatnissafilmfestival.it and www.kalatnissafilmfestival.com.

- The Court of Caltanissetta is responsible for any dispute.

- For further information, please write to: , or call +39 338 8146512 (Ita-Fra) or +39 339 7108468 (Ita -Ing)

Additional informative notes (form an integral part of the notice):

1) To fill in the Registration Form, download it from the website: www.kalatnissafilmfestival.it (in Italian) and www.kalatnissafilmfestival.com (in English) in pdf format.

2) Check that each page of the Inscription Card sent is signed: you must sign each sheet at the end of the page, otherwise the inscription is invalid. The card provides 3-page printing; all the pages at the bottom of the sheet must be signed, excluded from the competition and sent the card (scanned and saved in pdf format) to the mail: .

4) In the Registration Form (page 3) partial streaming permission is required for a maximum of 2 minutes (depending on the length of the short film), so it is strongly recommended that you enter a self-produced trailer.

5) The Board of Directors of the organizing association reserves the right to suspend or modify the event if it deems it necessary.

6) The authors of the selected works for the competition will be informed by e-mail or by telephone by: April 2018. By that date you will still be able to find the full list of the selected works on the site of the Association and its partners.

Furthermore:

For the sixth consecutive year, thanks to the collaboration between KALAT NISSA FILM FESTIVAL and the CESMA - THEMATIC GROUP FOR SONORA CINEMATOGRAPHY, the prestigious one was established:

BEST SOUND PRIZE 2018 CESMA - GTCS

The Thematic Group for Sound Cinematography (GTCS) is responsible for the research, development and verification of sound evaluation techniques for the cinematographic industry. A team of experts from all over the cinema workflow, supported by cinematic language experts, helps to prepare and publish documents aimed at refurbishing the language and the techniques of cinema.

The European Center for Music and Acoustical Studies (CESMA) is a research and teaching institution in the areas of theory, performance, technology and acoustics, based in Lugano, Tessin (CH) founded in 2012 by academics and professionals working in audiovisual fields and serving as members of the board of various chapters of the Audio Engineering Society.

CESMA offers world-class programs in Audio, Music and Acoustics Engineering. CESMA's activities include academic courses, seminars, summer workshops and concerts.

Can be able to subscribe to the Best Sound Prize 2018 exclusively the short films that will be recorded at the 8th Kalat Nissa Film Festival.

BEST SOUND PRIZE – CESMA/GTCS 2018 REGULATION

1 - The Best Achievement Award provides an assessment of the technical, linguistic and artistic quality of the overall sound of the film from direction to broadcast.

2 - The nominated film will be screened at first selection by at least one regular jury member along with students of the sound training courses of the partner institution of the initiative (CESMA of Lugano - Cine TV Rossellini in Rome)

3 - Selected films will be evaluated by a jury composed of members of the GTCS with the help of faculty and industry experts. The names of the members of the jury will be published annually.

4 - A technical evaluation will be made for each candidate film containing the motivations of the assigned score and the parameters that have determined the quality and the fruition of the film. This card will be sent by e-mail to the address communicated during the competition.

5 - Candidates will have to provide a link that corresponds to the film's vision as far as possible in high-quality sound and will have to fill in the form of adhesion properly in each part.

6 - The prize winner will be entitled, at the expense of the organizers of the Kalat Nissa Film Festival, to attend the awards ceremony (accomodation in Sicily and dinner).

7 - The choice of the winner is at the jury's absolute discretion. The jury's decision is not unreasonable and / or appealable.

8 - The winner will be given a license plate accompanied by a quality degree with the signatures of CESMA (European Center for Music and Acoustics) and GTCS (Thematic Group of Cinematography Sonora). In addition, an extensive report will be provided on the evaluation performed and the analysis of the technical and linguistic elements of the sound of the film.

9 - The winner will be given a good expense for a rental of sound recording equipment for a week worth 1000 Euros, to be spent within one year of the award of the prize for the exclusive use of film director. The prize is provided by LAMBDA s.r.l. Audiorental.

10 - For any dispute regarding the award of the prize, failure to receive the evaluation, and any questions concerning the work of the jury, as well as the request for payment receipt and tracking of the expenditure, is the responsibility of CESMA. For issues related to the festival, the presence and the questions concerning the general membership, theese are responsibility of the KALAT NISSA FILM FESTIVAL.

11 - For any other litigation related to CESMA, the competent court is Lugano and for any dispute related to GTCS or LAMBDA s.r.l. the competent forum is Rome.

For more information and to participate in the Sound Prize selections:

http://www.cesma.ch/bsp

The organizers