The Regulations 2006

 

ARTICLE 1

The Organizing Committee organises the first International “Sport Extreme” Film Festival, 13th until the 17th April 2006. This is a competition open to professional and amateur filmmakers with a competition.

ARTICLE 2

Documentaries submitted to the Festival should deal with the following topics :
extreme sport, snow, river, sea, air, road.

Fiction films any topic is acceptable as long as the film main setting is adventure.

ARTICLE 3

Film must be in 35mm or video format, 12 minutes minimum. If your film is selected, the Festival will send you a document providing technical specifications required for the copy that will be shown.

 ARTICLE 4

Entries must come with :
*
a summary in French or English detailed enough.
* one filled copy of the technical entry form.
* for films in a foreign language : a French or English version of the spoken script or commentary, for as much as technically possible, simultaneous translation during projection..

* 2 photos free of charge to be published by the festival press office.
* the director's CV to compete for the young film director's Prize.

 ARTICLE 5

Selection for the competition is at the absolute discretion of the selection committee.

However, the Festival directors may accept or invite specific films regardless of their year of production, providing that they deal with the subjects covered by the Festival.

 ARTICLE 6

The movie, will be not finish, will be not select.

Selection for the competition is at the absolute discretion of the selection committee.

 ARTICLE  7 / 8

a French or English version of the spoken script or commentary

Forwarding charges of all films, competing or not, will be at the participants expenses. The Festival will pay for returning the films by recorded mail.

 ARTICLE 9

Although all movies participating to the competition will be treated with utmost care, the direction cannot assume any responsibility for any damage they could suffer during shipment, while being shown or at any other time. Participants are therefore invited to insure their films accordingly.

 ARTICLE 10

Prize-winning filmmakers undertake to mention their prize in their film redit.

Prizes are single and indivisible and given to the eligible parties.

 ARTICLE 11

Films compete for the following prizes :

Grand prix du Jury 2006 : « L’Etoile d’or de la glisse 2006 »

Grand prix du Public : public prize

Prix de l’exploit cinématographique : feat movie

Meilleur réalisation technique : professional prize

Prix spécial Aventurier : amateur prize

 

Depending on films quality, some prizes may not be awarded.

ARTICLE 12

All selected films will receive a participation certificate from Saint-étienne de Tinée and Auron.

The timetable for the shows of the competing and invited films will be set according to a programme established by the Festival directors based on organisation criteria. Their decision is final.

 ARTICLE 13

All competitors undertake to provide one copy, at costs, of the movies to be shown in the event that the Festival would require one for its film library.

 ARTICLE 14

Selected filmmakers are invited, as much as possible and within limits set by the Organising Committee, to come and introduce their film at the public shows.

 ARTICLE 15

the Organising Committee can invite the protagonist and one guest.

For the travel, each case will be study

ARTICLE 16

The Committee must receive technical application forms prior to December 15th . The directors do not guarantee in any way that applications received after that date will be accepted in the competition.
Filmmakers are requested to send, together with their application, a VHS tape or DVD for preselection viewing.
Films selected for the competition must reach the Committee at least 2 weeks prior to the Festivalwithout financial return.

 ARTICLE 17

All the competitor tape will be retained by the Festival for its archives.

ARTICLE 18

Films must be sent to

A.V.EN.I.R. de Saint-étienne de Tinée ; Les peupliers ; boulevard Paul Ollié ; 06.660 Saint-étienne de Tinée ; tél : 06.12.24.63.15

For any custom or duty related question please contact : festival-auron@wanadoo.fr

 ARTICLE 19

Application to the Festival implies the acceptance of all rules and regulations stated in this document.