PUGLIA ON THE ROAD – SA.FI.TER.
FILM FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CORTOMETRAGGIO

19 th - 27 th – 2021

REGULATION 2021 (18th edition)

1. FESTIVAL SECTIONS
2. CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION
3. SELECTION AND AWARDS
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS
6. TECHNICAL FORM

1. FESTIVAL SECTIONS

• Human Rights
• Short World
• Short Italy
• Comedy
• Apulian Shortst

2. CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION

The competition is open to directors and production firms that present shorts made in digital format. The registration must be
received within 15TH April 2021. Works must be sent via:

- e-mail to info@safiter.com short film link

- FilmFreeway at https://filmfreeway.com/SAFITER;

The longest duration admitted is 15 minutes and the oldest production year admitted is 2019. Each participant can send one work
per section at the most (except for Artistic Direction’s decision). 

3. SELECTIONS AND AWARDS

The secretariat will communicate the final participation within 30th April 2021.

After receiving this communication, within 10 days each author must send a copy of the film – along with the regulation signed
and the technical form completely filled- with the following features:

• Quicktime.mov file (Apple ProRes, or H264) or Avid DnxHD; in case of H264, the bitrate has not to be lower than 15Mbps
•1080p resolution
•24 or 25 Fps
• Audio stereo 44100 Hz or higher

Works given in one of the above mentioned formats must be without subtitles except for those with Italian subtitles. Works in a foreign language should preferably be subtitled in Italian. Otherwise, enclose the electronic subtitle file in Italian or English in .srt or Adobe Encore .txt format with relative minutes.

A commission appointed by the festival artistic director will meet to select the works sent to our base. The shorts selected will be
communicated to the author/production firm by e-mail. All the shorts that will arrive after 15th April 2021 will be taken into
consideration for the SAFITER’s next edition.

A jury of experts, nominated by the festival artistic director, will meet within May 2021 to consider and to judge the selected works and will award the following prizes:

• Section: Human Rights Best film
• Section: Short World Best film
• Section: Short Italy Best film
• Section: Comedy Best film
• Section: Apulian Shorts Best film

SPECIAL AWARDS:
• Best Actor
• Best Actress

The response of the jury is indisputable.

4. GENERAL CONDITIONS

a) Each author will be considered responsible for the content of the presented film; in no case, neither the organizers nor the jury will be.

b) The festival will take place in various Apulian towns. Final dates and/or places choice is at the discretion of the festival art direction.
The program submitted may be subject to variations not depending on the proposer but due to force majeure.

c) Within May 2021 the winners will be informed about the prizes and they have to confirm their presence at the festival within 15 days.

d) The festival invites all the winners to be present during the award ceremony. If this is not possible, their absence is considered as a waiver to the award, and the festival organization will be entitled to reward the second work on the list as designated by the jury.

e) Accomodation is foreseen only for the winners (half-board and lodging, one night in a single/double room). Transport
expenses (flight, car, train, etc…) will not be refunded.

f) Through this regulation signature, the Author allows Events Production to publish photos and news concerning its own
works on daily, weekly and monthly publications and festival catalogue, in order to promote also this festival.

g) Besides, the Author allows Events Production to partially show the short film during other national/international movie
projections, also through tv and internet, against no reward.

h) The author prohibits the use of its own works in a context that could compromise its own dignity, exonerating Events
Production henceforth from any responsibility in case of an improper use of its works by third parties.

i) The festival management is not responsible for theft, damages or loss of works.

j) The form must be signed- along with the regulation- and legible under pain of exclusion.

k) The participation to the competition implies the full acceptance and respect of the above regulation in every part of its.

l) This regulation is written in Italian and English language: in case of linguistic misunderstanding about the translation, the Italian language will have the prevalence.

m) Your data will be kept according to the Italian law and GDPR EU 2016/679. Person in charge Romeo Conte.

n) Should any dispute arise between the parties, the only authorized court is the one of Prato, without fail.

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