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General Rules
Every filmmaker or animator, whether professional, student or amateur, can submit as many works as he or she likes. There is no submission fee. Deadline for submissions is July 15, 2007. By submitting a film to the Bitfilm Festival the filmmaker automatically gets a free Bitfilm Club membership.
Accepted Formats
We only accept uploaded digital videofiles. Accepted formats are Quicktime, MPEG, Windows Media and SWF. We do not accept any submissions by conventional mail.
The Six Film Categories
For the 3D SPACE AWARD we accept entirely computer generated 3D animations produced 2006 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.
For the FX MIX AWARD we accept digitally composed hybrids which mix different techniques, e.g. live action, 2D animation and 3D animation produced 2006 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.
For the FLASH AWARD we accept films or interactive works produced with Adobe Flash in 2006 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.
For the MACHINIMA AWARD we accept films that were shot in real time in a game engine, 2006 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.
For the MICROMOVIE AWARD we accept films that work well on the small screens of mobile devices, produced 2006 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. The time limit is 90 seconds.
For the GRAND PRIX we accept computer-generated feature films with a minimum length of 60 minutes which have been theatrically released in a EU country in 2006 or later.
Pre-selection
The Bitfilm Team pre-selects the films which may take part in the voting process. Films will not be selected in any of the following cases:
- the digital videofile does not work technically or is too big
- the film does not fit into any of the Bitfilm categories (the Bitfilm team may put the film into another, more suitable category than the one chosen by the submitting person)
- the film violates any laws of the European Union or the Federal Republic of Germany
- the film does not match the artistic standards of the Bitfilm Festival which are subjectively defined by the Bitfilm team
The Voting Process
As soon as the pre-selected films are presented on the website by August 30, 2007, the audience may vote for the film by giving 0 to 5 stars to a film, 5 stars being the best rating.
Voters may actively promote films by recommending them to their friends using the "Recommend" function.
Filmmakers' Awards
The film with the most votes in each category by September 25, 2007, 12 AM CEST wins the award. The prize money in 3D SPACE and FX MIX is 2000 Euros. The prize money in FLASH, MACHINIMA and MICROMOVIES is 1500 Euros. There is no prize money for the GRAND PRIX.
Audience Prizes
Bitfilm Club members who have voted take part in a tombola where they can win valuable prizes. The most active third of the voters (by number of votes and number of recommendations) have a chance ten times higher than the two less active thirds of voters.
Rights
By submitting a film you declare that you have all the rights on the submitted works and that you accept full liability if any third party's rights are violated.
You agree to give us the following rights by submitting your works to the Bitfilm Festival:
- we are allowed to show your works on the Bitfilm Festival site, on partner websites, at the Bitfilm live events in Hamburg and Barcelona and at guest events in other cities.
- we are allowed to copy and archive the submitted works.
- we are allowed to reproduce and publish your works for advertising and public relations reasons for the Bitfilm Festival (if necessary just in an abridged version).
Any other copyrights and rights of utilization remain untouched. Every other arrangement has to be fixed separately between the rights owner and Bitfilm.
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