Submissions

Submissions for the 2012 Brisbane International Film Festival open Wednesday 15 February and will ONLY be accepted through Withoutabox.

Entries close on Friday 6 July 2012

All preview copies must be received by Friday 13 July 2012

Fees

Entry fees are as follows and all prices include GST:

Entries submitted before 23 March
Short: AUD $25.00
Feature: AUD $45.00

Entries submitted after 23 March and before 25 May
Short: AUD $35.00
Feature: AUD $55.00

Entries submitted after 25 May and before 15 June
Short: AUD $50.00
Feature: AUD $70.00

Entries submitted after 15 June and before 6 July
Short: AUD $75.00
Feature: AUD $95.00

Terms and conditions

1. Eligible Films

The festival will not accept films that have previously screened in any format or duration in Queensland or that have been broadcast online or on Australian television except under special circumstances. In general, films must have been completed after 1 January 2011.

A film is considered a Short if it is 30 minutes or less in length.

A film is considered a Feature if it is 31 minutes or more in length.

2. Deadlines and Entry Fees

As stated above.

3. Fee Waivers

Unfortunately, BIFF is not able to waive the entry fee as we rely on these fees to administer the large numbers of entries.

4. Preview Copy

A preview copy of your film must be submitted for selection purposes (on DVD). Each preview copy must be submitted through Withoutabox and have paid the appropriate entry fee. If your film is accepted for screening at the festival, you must be prepared to supply a 35mm, Betacam, Digibeta, HD Cam (not HD Cam SR), E Cinema package or DCP format for screening.

Please do not include publicity materials with your preview copy, as BIFF cannot store or return them.

Preview copies will not be returned.

5. Submission

Only submissions accompanied by the correct fee, and received by the allocated deadline, will be accepted/considered.

Films submitted without payment will not be considered.

All deadlines are postmarked. However, all preview copies must be received within two weeks of the deadline in which they were submitted, to be considered.

Preview copies for submission for the final deadline (Friday 6 July 2012) must be received within one week.

All preview copies must be received by BIFF office by Friday 13 July 2012 to be considered. Any copies received later than that date will not be considered.

6. Late Entries

Late entries will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and only on advice of the Head of Screen Culture.

7. Submission Address

Brisbane International Film Festival
PO BOX 15094
City East Brisbane, QLD, 4002
Australia

8. Selection

Films will be invited by official invitation. The festival will consider submitted entries and if accepted for screening at the festival, the entrant will be advised in writing. The festival is not required to explain why a film was not selected for screening.

9. Screening Format

Eligible formats are 35mm, Betacam, Digibeta, HD Cam (not HD Cam SR), E Cinema package or DCP.

10. Number of Screenings

It is festival policy to schedule feature films on no more than two occasions.

11. Subtitles

Entries produced in languages other than English must be subtitled in English.

12. Awards

The festival’s BIFFDOCS (documentary competition) section is competitive with a cash award of $A25,000. Eligible documentaries must be over 60 minutes in length, completed after 1 June 2011 and must not have screened publicly in Australia prior to 14 November 2012. Documentaries may only enter the competition by invitation from BIFF. Please read the detailed BIFFDOCS guidelines.

Except for the BIFFDOCS section, the festival is non-competitive.

13. Publicity Material

Applicants whose films are accepted for screening at the festival are required to send the following promotional materials for inclusion in the official festival catalogue and/or pre-publicity:
• At least three (3) high resolution stills from the film (a mix of black and white and/or colour pictures)
• Film posters and flyers (if available)
• Background material on the director
• A high resolution director head shot (black and white is preferred)
• Copies of press reviews (if available)
• A preview trailer (for feature films, if available or excerpts on Betacam)

The festival reserves the right to use an excerpt from the film not exceeding three minutes for promotional purposes.

14. Freight

Shipping and insurance costs to the festival must be borne by the entrant. All films must be sent pre-paid. If for some extraordinary reason the producer(s) or distributor(s) are unable to supply a film under these conditions, the film may still be accepted but only if prior arrangements have been made with the Head of Screen Culture.

15. Liability

Films accepted by the festival are indemnified while in our possession and in transit while being returned to the entrant or forwarded to the next destination. In the event of print loss or damage, the festival’s liability shall be limited to the cost of making a new screening copy according to current laboratory rates for a standard print.

16. Consent

Entry in the festival implies consent to screening and publicity in accordance with the regulations stated above.

17. Privacy Disclaimer

The personal information you have provided to us will not be used for any reason other than that expressed in our privacy policy. Please contact BIFF or Screen Queensland at +61 7 3224 4114 or biff@biff.com.au if you wish to access, remove or update personal information you have provided us.