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KAFF 2019 - REGULATIONS

 

14th KECSKEMÉT ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (national category)

19-23 June, 2019, Kecskemét

 

Submission deadline: 18th March 2019

 

1. ADMINISTRATION

The regulation of this Festival considers the rules of the Association Internationale du Film d'Animation / International Animated Film Association (ASIFA).

 

2. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

The official languages of the Festival are Hungarian and English.

 

3. QUALIFICATION FOR ENTRIES

The following qualifications are required for entry works in the Festival:

The entered works shall be made by some kind of animation technique.

For the pre-selection procedure entry works can be submitted in digital formats.

Works shall be those that have been completed after 1 February, 2017.

For festival screening, files in the resolution of 1920 x 1080 accepted, in the following formats:

  • QuickTime Movie H264 (.mov),
  • MPEG-4
  • DCP – no encryption key

 

For the national category of the 14th Kecskemét Animation Film Festival, only works made in Hungary or made by Hungarian directors can be entered.

Copyrighted characters, scripts, music, etc., cannot be used in the works without the copyright owner's agreement. Failure to obtain such agreement will result in the disqualification of the work from the competition.

 

4. ENTRY PROCEDURES

Entries can be submitted online. The online entry form is available on the official festival website at www.kaff.hu The entry form is valid in the electronic format, without a signature, and it does not need to be sent to the Festival Office. Entries are valid by sending the film for the pre-selection process.

Submission deadline: 18th March 2019

Entry works can be submitted in one of the following formats: .mov, .mp4, in the following way:

  • • by FTP server (host name and user name can be found in the registration email)
  • • online (MyAirBridge, Vimeo, Dropbox, Google Drive etc. – entering a link and password for download in the online application form)

 

Competition categories for the 14th Kecskemét Animation Film Festival are:

  • Feature films
  • TV specials
  • short films (including MA graduate films)
  • TV series (max. 2 episodes)
  • student film
  • applied animation (commercial, signal, music video, title, opening credits)

 

For works with narration or dialogue, the script must be enclosed, including the original one and an English translation.

All the selected films with dialogues must have English subtitles.

One entry form is required for each work.

No entry fee is required.

 

5. SELECTIONS AND COMPETITION

The Organizing Committee will select the members of the International Selection Committee and the International Jury in accordance with ASIFA regulations.

The selection of the 14th Kecskemét Animation Film Festival will take place at the end of April 2019.

The selection committee has the rights to merge or cancel categories, and to resort entries from one category to another.

Filmmakers will receive the result of the selection in a written form. If the work is selected the screening copy must arrive till 20th May 2019.

The official competition will be from 19 to 23 June, 2019.

The Organizing Committee will select the members of the International Selection Committee and the International Jury in accordance with ASIFA regulations.

 

6. FESTIVAL PRIZES

  • Grand Prix
 

Category Awards:

Special Awards:

  • Commercial, signal, trailer, music video
  • Best First Film
  • Best Short Film
  • Best Visual Language
  • Best TV Series
  • Best Script
  • BEST TV special
  • Best Score
  • Best Animated Feature Film
  • Best Animation Technique
  • Best Student Film       
  • Best 3D

OTHER AWARDS:

 
  • Award of Hungarian Film Critics
 
  • Award of the Children Jury
 
  • Award of the Hungarian Student Jury
 
  • Award of the Adult Audience

The jury is not obligated to give out the awards in every announced category, but they are entitled to announce other awards beside the current ones.

The Organizing Committee also welcomes certain organizations wishing to present their own special prizes and cash awards.

 

7. PROMOTIONAL USE OF WORKS

The entrant grants the Organizing Committee the right to use part (10% max.) of the entry or related materials for publicity purposes on the website, Facebook page and YouTube channel of the festival; including events and activities for advertising the festival. If the submitted entry receives an award, the applicant gives his/her consent to screen their film until the beginning of the next festival (only for promoting the Festival).

 

8. RETURN OF FILM PRINTS

The Organisation Committee will return the films to the address indicated on the entry form within two weeks after the Festival.

 

9. VIDEO LIBRARY

In case the author agrees during application, the submitted film will be added to a video library. We provide an opportunity for distributors and producers, including representatives of the press, to watch the films during the festival at a separated place. This enable them to get the contact details of distributors.

 

10. MATTERS NOT MENTIONED IN THE REGULATIONS

The Organizing Committee will decide matters not mentioned in these regulations.

 

11. ACCEPTANCE OF THE REGULATIONS

By submitting an entry form to the Festival, the entrant accepts the terms of the present regulations as stated in this document; and declares that he/she has the rights for using copyright material (if such exists) in its artwork.

 

12. CONTACT

KECSKEMÉT ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL

6000 Kecskemét, Liszt Ferenc u. 21., Magyarország

Tel: (+36) 76,481-788, (+36) 30 781 1210

 

E-mail: kaff@kecskemetfilm.hu This address is protected against spambots. Allow Javascript to see it.

 

Web: www.kaff.hu

 

Ferenc MIKULÁS

festival director