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Deadline
for receipt of online submission forms and screeners:
•
Short films (40 mins or less) - 22 June 2012
•
Feature length films (more than 40 mins) - 6 July 2012
Please
fill in the required fields through the online submission form if you wish to
submit your film for consideration for the 56th BFI London Film Festival, and
for international features and shorts please complete the PayPal form which you
will be directed to from the online submission form.
For
UK shorts and features - Please complete the online form here.
For
International shorts and features - Please complete the online form and PayPal
payment here.
(Please
note international features and shorts will not be considered without completed
payment confirmation and completion of the correct online form).
There
are no fees for UK features or shorts.
The
fee for International features is £45 including VAT.
The
fee for International shorts is £15 including VAT.
Packages
post (or courier) marked on or before the deadline will be accepted.
On
completion of your online submission (and completion of payment for
International submissions), you will be emailed a confirmation email. Please
include this with a DVD copy of the film plus a synopsis and/or press kit as
soon as possible, and your PayPal receipt for international submissions. Please
ensure the following information is included when you send your screener:
•
Online submission confirmation email
•
PayPal receipt for international features
•
English Title / Original Title
•
Full contact details including postal address, telephone number and email
address.
For
viewing purposes we accept any region DVD. Please ensure there is sufficient
postage when sending submissions as we will be unable to retrieve any package
with insufficient postage. Viewing material should be insured by the sender and
sent via airmail or courier (at the sender's expense) to the address sent to
you on your confirmation email.
If
you do not have a DVD and would like to submit your film in another format
please contact us. Under certain circumstances and by prior arrangement we can
also view Beta SP and DigiBeta (Pal or NTSC) and work on 35mm.
If
you would like to submit an online screening link for your film, please contact
us directly. While some of our programming team are happy to view online, we
would prefer to receive DVD screener submissions.
The
programme is finalised between July and September. You will hear from us by mid
September at the latest, normally by email. If your contact details change
during this period please let us know so that we may update our records.
1.
The BFI London Film Festival is presented by the British Film Institute.
2.
The BFI London Film Festival is an annual event based at the BFI Southbank and
other central London venues. It runs for 16 days and wherever possible each
film is presented at least twice and up to four times.
3.
Programming decisions are made at the discretion of the Head of Exhibition of
the BFI and the programming team.
4.
All films screened in the festival must be at least UK Premieres. Prior
theatrical, UK Festivals, television screenings, internet transmission or DVD
releases in the UK disqualify films from entry. For competition films,
preference will be given to European, international and world premieres.
Entries must have been produced within the last 18 months. Films that have
screened before the previous BFI London Film Festival at international
festivals are ineligible for open submission.
5.
Fees - BFI Festivals do not charge fees for UK features or UK shorts (please
see pt6 for UK production eligibility). The fees for non-UK film (international
shorts and features) are as follows:
a.
The fee for international shorts (40 minutes or under) is £15 including VAT and
payable via the online submission form using PayPal.
b.
The fee for international features (over 40 minutes) is £45 including VAT and
payable via the online submission form using PayPal.
6.
UK Productions - To be eligible for consideration as a UK feature or short, in
the first instance, the film must have been made by a UK Film Production
Company (FPC) which is registered with companies house and has been certified
as a British film under either:
a.
The Cultural Test (Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985)
b.
One of the UK's official bilateral co-production treaties; or
c.
The European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production
This
is consistent with overall BFI policy. Please consult the following link for
further information: industry.bfi.org.uk/qualifying. For short films, the
company need not have registered but should at least be wholly capable of
qualifying as a British film.
7.
All feature films in a language other than English must be subtitled in
English. Short subjects carry the same requirement for English subtitling,
unless dialogue or commentary is unnecessary for comprehension and
appreciation.
8.
Exhibition materials of officially selected films will be insured and shipping
costs will be incurred by the BFI London Film Festival.
9.
No cuts or changes in any film will be made by the festival management for any
reason.
10.
Excerpts from films will only be shown on all media for promotional purposes if
permission is obtained from the producer / rights holder.
11.
All information with regard to press and industry viewing permissions are
detailed on Official Selection forms received once a film has been officially
selected. You may also be contacted by our press and industry teams in these
instances.
12.
The BFI London Film Festival is open to the public. A substantial number of
accredited national and international press, TV and film buyers and
distributors also participate.
13.
Official or professional national organisations and individuals may submit
feature and short films to the festival. Open submissions for short films
submitted for our consideration should arrive no later than, or be postmarked
by, 22 June 2012; feature films no later than 6 July 2012, and must be shipped
as per instructions on the email received after submitting your online
submission form.
14.
Multiple films being submitted by national film agencies and institutes or film
schools for special dispensation should contact the Programme department to
lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk.
15.
Please note it is not possible for us to return any DVDs sent to us through
open submissions.
16.
Submission of a film represents agreement with the regulations set forth here.
17.
Due to the amount of submissions we receive, it is BFI London Film Festival
policy not to offer comments or reasons for films not selected for the programmer.
For
any general queries about submissions, please contact:
Michael
Blyth, Programme Department
lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk
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