Bitfilm Festival: Competition Guidelines

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General Rules

Every filmmaker or animator, whether professional, student or amateur, can submit as many works as he or she likes. There is no submission fee. Deadline for submissions is March 15, 2008. By submitting a film to the Bitfilm Festival the filmmaker automatically gets a free Bitfilm Club membership.

Accepted Formats

We only accept uploaded digital videofiles. Accepted formats are Quicktime, MPEG, Windows Media and SWF. We do not accept any submissions by conventional mail.

The Six Film Categories

For the 3D SPACE AWARD we accept entirely computer generated 3D animations produced 2007 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.

For the FX MIX AWARD we accept digitally composed hybrids which mix different techniques, e.g. live action, 2D animation and 3D animation produced 2007 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.

For the FLASH AWARD we accept films or interactive works produced with Adobe Flash in 2007 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.

For the MACHINIMA AWARD we accept films that were shot in real time in a game engine, 2007 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.

For the MOBILE AWARD we accept films or series that were produced for the small screens of mobile devices in 2007 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit.

For the REALTIME AWARD we accept works that are rendered in real time like demos, intros or generative art, produced in 2007 or later. There is no limit in time or data size. You can link your executable files in the filmformular.

Pre-selection

The Bitfilm Team pre-selects the films which may take part in the voting process. Films will not be selected in any of the following cases:

the digital videofile does not work technically or is too big
the film does not fit into any of the Bitfilm categories (the Bitfilm team may put the film into another, more suitable category than the one chosen by the submitting person)
the film violates any laws of the European Union or the Federal Republic of Germany
the film does not match the artistic standards of the Bitfilm Festival which are subjectively defined by the Bitfilm team

The Voting Process

As soon as the pre-selected films are presented on the website by May 1, 2008, the audience may vote for the film by giving 0 to 5 stars to a film, 5 stars being the best rating. Voters may actively promote films by recommending them to their friends using the "Recommend" function.

Filmmakers' Awards

The film with the most votes in each category by July 1, 2008, 12 AM CEST wins the award. The prize money in 3D SPACE and FX MIX is 2000 Euros. The prize money in FLASH, MACHINIMA, MOBILE and REALTIME is 1500 Euros.

Audience Prizes

Bitfilm Club members who have voted take part in a tombola where they can win valuable prizes. The most active third of the voters (by number of votes and number of recommendations) have a chance ten times higher than the two less active thirds of voters.

Rights

By submitting a film you declare that you have all the rights on the submitted works and that you accept full liability if any third party's rights are violated. You agree to give us the following rights by submitting your works to the Bitfilm Festival:

we are allowed to show your works on the Bitfilm Festival site, on partner websites, at the Bitfilm live events in Stuttgart and Hamburg and at guest events in other cities.
we are allowed to copy and archive the submitted works.
we are allowed to reproduce and publish your works for advertising and public relations reasons for the Bitfilm Festival (if necessary just in an abridged version).

Any other copyrights and rights of utilization remain untouched. Every other arrangement has to be fixed separately between the rights owner and Bitfilm.

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