A Biennial International Festival of Arts and Culture in Sign Language.
In additional, the festival will be included:
- Panel with professional in the film industry. The panel will be open to the audience.
- Screening film accompanying the Q/A with the audience.
- Round table with all professional's film industry.
- Workshop/Camp with the young and children’s people.
- Award Ceremony
Prizes are awarded by an international jury, made up of cinema specialists. These prizes are intended to draw attention to the special qualities of certain works.
The competition awards 8 separate prizes*:
> Best Feature film - 500 €
> Best short film - 300 €
> Best Documentary film - 300 €
> Best animation film (2D or 3D) - 300 €
> Best young film (Under 30 years old) - 300 €
> Best Deaf director for short or feature film - 300 €
> Best Deaf actress
> Best Deaf actor
* Subject to change if the number of applications for a category is insufficient.
The eleventh edition of festival is open to all forms of creation without exception of genres. However, works which oppose human dignity and which propagate racial hatred or human segregation will be refused.
This international meeting of film creation makes Reims a privileged place for meetings and exchanges (Panel and Q/A) between filmmakers or people working in the film industry from all continents.
The festival includes continuous screenings throughout the festival period: from Thursday 04 to Sunday July 07, 2024.
In addition, special screenings out of competition are organized for short film, documentaries, and certain selected feature films.
Rules & Terms:
-The international competition is open to all films produced after 2021.
- Short films with a maximum duration of 30 minutes.
- Feature film with a maximum duration of 100 minutes.
- Each director or producer can register as many films as wishes, provided that he encloses a registration form per application.
- The title of the film, its duration and the name of the director must appear on the DVD boxes, all tools, as well as on the digital files.
- Films must be accompanied by their registration form and the requested documents. Any incomplete file will not be processed.
- Films must reach the festival address no later than March 25, 2024 CinéSourds - Awards film - 13 rue du Colonel Charbonneaux - N°24 - 51100 Reims - France or this form.
- Please note, shipping and return costs as well as taxes and VAT are the responsibility of the participants.
- Response sent by email on April 15, 2024 confirming or not the selection to the competition.
- The filmmakers must be present at the festival, otherwise the reception of a prize will be canceled.
The category nominees must to be present in Reims can resume their film at the close on July 6, 2024. After this time, they will remain the entire property of the festival. The festival reserves the right to keep a video copy of the works for its archives. If necessary, you will have to agree to take part in a panel or Q/A.
Extracts from the participating works may be used for internal or external distribution (eg on the site or on television).
The festival is committed to ensuring screenings in the best technical safety conditions. However, the management declines any responsibility in case of deterioration of the work.
Support from the Festival for European countries who are nominated will included:
> Transport costs: plane or train tickets 50%
> Accommodation costs 100 % for 3 nights from 4 to 7 July 2024
> Include 2 VIP Ceremonies (Thursday July 4 for Opening ceremony and Saturday July 6, for Awards Film Ceremony).
> Include 1 PASS Festival 4 days.
Support from the Festival for countries outside Europe who are nominated will included:
> Transport costs: plane tickets 50%
> Accommodation costs 100 % for 3 nights from 4 to 7 July 2024
> Include 2 VIP Ceremonies (Thursday July 4 for Opening ceremony and Saturday July 6, for Awards Film Ceremony).
> Include 1 PASS Festival 4 days
PLEASE NOTE: the festival does not support transfers from the station or the airport to Reims, and vice versa.
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