31. settimana internazionale della critica 31. venice international film

SINDACATO NAZIONALE CRITICI CINEMATOGRAFICI ITALIANI
NATIONAL UNION OF ITALIAN FILM CRITICS
31. SETTIMANA INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CRITICA
31. VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS WEEK
REGULATIONS 2016
73. MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE D’ARTE CINEMATOGRAFICA DI VENEZIA
73. VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
AUGUST 31st – SEPTEMBER 10th, 2016
31. SETTIMANA INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CRITICA DI VENEZIA
31. VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS WEEK
The 31. Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC) – 31. Venice International Film
Critics’ Week will be held in Venice during the 73. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte
Cinematografica di Venezia – 73. Venice Film Festival (August 31st – September 10th, 2016).
The International Film Critics’ Week is promoted and organized by the Sindacato
Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani (SNCCI) – National Union of Italian Film Critics, in
association with La Biennale di Venezia and the Venice Film Festival. The General
Delegate, Giona A. Nazzaro, assisted by film critics Luigi Abiusi, Alberto Anile, Beatrice
Fiorentino and Massimo Tria, all appointed by the SNCCI, will select a maximum of seven
full-length films to take part in the competition, plus two titles out of competition.
All titles selected in the 31. Venice International Film Critics’ Week must be first time
director’s full-length films, presented as world or international premiere (see full regulations
for details).
All films submitted for selection must be received not later than July 1st, 2016.
Screeners (preferably Vimeo links; DVDs and blu-rays also accepted) must be sent
according to the following instructions:
prior to 1st June 2016 physical screeners should be sent to the following address
SNCCI - Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Via delle Alpi, 30 - 00198 Roma (Italy)
from 1st June 2016 physical screeners should be sent to the following address
Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Palazzo del Cinema – Lungomare Marconi
30126 Lido di Venezia (VE) – Italy
Vimeo links should be sent to [email protected] (cc: [email protected])
Please note that first films sent to La Biennale di Venezia are not automatically
submitted to the 31. Venice International Film Critics’ Week as well. Each screener should
be sent specifically to the 31. Venice International Film Critics’ Week address. In order to
complete the submission, please include the submission form available on our website
www.sicvenezia.it, pay the registration fee (40 Euro), and send an e-mail to
[email protected] specifying the details of the shipment.
31. Venice International Film Critics’ Week
Giona A. Nazzaro
General Delegate
Eddie Bertozzi
Anette Dujisin-Muharay
Programming Office and Film Research
For further information please contact us at:
[email protected]
www.sicvenezia.it
31. VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS WEEK
REGULATIONS 2016
Art. 1
The 31. Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC) – 31.
Venice International Film Critics’ Week will be held in
Venice during the 73. Venice Film Festival. The
International Film Critics’ Week is promoted and organized
by the Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani
(SNCCI) - National Union of Italian Film Critics, in
association with La Biennale di Venezia and the Venice
Film Festival.
Art. 2
The General Delegate Giona A. Nazzaro, assisted by film
critics Luigi Abiusi, Alberto Anile, Beatrice Fiorentino and
Massimo Tria, all appointed by the SNCCI, will select a
maximum of seven full-length films to take part in the
competition, plus two films to be shown out of
competition. Their judgment is final.
Art. 3
In order to be eligible for the 31. Venice International Film
Critics’ Week, the submitted works must abide by the
following regulations:
• Films must be the director’s first full-length feature or
documentary (provided this, all genres are eligible,
including animations, documentary-fiction hybrids, film
essay, found footage, etc.);
• Film must be produced and completed in the 12
months prior to the festival (between Venice 2015 and
Venice 2016);
• For Italian films: only world premieres will be accepted;
• For non-Italian films: the submitted works should not be
released or presented in other festivals before Venice,
with the exception of their country of origin within the
year 2016. Preference will be accorded to world
premieres;
• Films should not be released on the internet or made
available online.
Art. 4
• Screeners of foreign films must be subtitled in Italian or
English. In any other case, screeners must be
accompanied by a dialogue list in one of the abovementioned languages.
• All submitted works must be accompanied by
information materials about the film, its director(s) and
production/distribution as required by the submission
form available at www.sicvenezia.it from March 1st,
2016.
• For each film submitted to the selection, a registration
fee is requested to cover administrative costs. The fee
is 40 Euro and must be paid either by credit card or
bank transfer (details are specified on our website and
in the submission form). The fee will not be reimbursed
under any circumstance.
Art. 5
All films submitted for selection (preferably as Vimeo links)
must be received no later than July 1st, 2016.
Vimeo links should be sent to [email protected] (cc:
[email protected])
Physical screeners (DVDs and blu-rays) should be sent:
• prior to 1st June, 2016 to the following address
SNCCI - Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Via delle Alpi, 30 – 00198 Roma (Italy)
• from 1st June, 2016 to the following address
Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Palazzo del Cinema – Lungomare Marconi
30126 Lido di Venezia (VE) - Italy
Art. 6
• All shipment costs for submitted screeners and related
materials must be covered by the applicant.
• In case of selection, all shipment costs for official
screening purposes must be covered by the applicant.
Protection against any harm caused to the selected films
in unloading and screening is guaranteed by an "all risks"
policy stipulated by the Festival and covering the period in
which the copies remain with the Festival. The 73. Venice
Film Festival also assumes responsibility for care and
custody of films during the entire period of the Festival or
until the films are returned to the owner.
• All films selected for the 31. Venice International Film
Critics’ Week are eligible to take part in the additional
screenings program promoted by our sponsor Regione
Veneto and organized after the end of the 73. Venice Film
Festival.
The
producer/international
distributor
is
responsible to inform any existing or potential
buyer/distributor about this additional screening program,
which is mandatory. It should thus be assumed that the
prints will be returned only after the completion of the
program (no later than October 31st, 2016).
Art. 7
• For festival screenings, all selected films must be available
in 35mm print or Digital Cinema Package (DCP);
• All selected films must be presented at the Festival in their
original version. Films not in Italian language must show
Italian subtitles on print/DCP. Films in Italian must show
English subtitles on print/DCP. The production/distribution is
responsible for covering the subtitling costs.
Art. 8
• The seven films presented in competition at the 31. Venice
International Film Critics’ Week will be eligible for the
“Venice International Film Critics’ Week Audience Award”
consisting of 5.000 Euro.
• The seven films presented in competition are also eligible
for the “Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Venice
Award for a Debut Film” consisting of 100.000 USD.
Art. 9
• It is mandatory for all the selected films to display the 31.
Venice International Film Critics’ Week logo on all
promotional materials. In case of theatrical release, both
in Italy and abroad, the logo must appear on the
screening copies as well.
• The winner of the Audience Award must correctly mention
the prize in every communication about the film and on
the screening copies as well.
Art. 10
Duly motivated exceptions to these regulations may be
approved by the General Delegate with the agreement of
the Selection Committee and the Executive Committee of
the SNCCI.
Art. 11
Any issue not covered by these regulations must be settled by
the practice and regulations of the 73. Venice Film Festival.
Signature in the submission form and participation in the 31.
Venice International Film Critics’ Week imply full acceptance
of these regulations.
International Film Critics’ Week
General Delegate
GIONA A. NAZZARO
SNCCI
President
FRANCO MONTINI