COMPETITION GUIDELINES


1- Definition:

Animatu 2008 – international digital animation festival is going to occur from October 15 to 19 at Pax Julia – Municipal Theatre of Beja (PORTUGAL) and the objective is to show and reward the best works made in this field.


2- Category:

·    2D/3D animations optimized for Mobile Phones or PDA’s with a maximum of 20 seconds.


3- Conditions:

·    The participation is free and opened to independent or professional animators of any nationality.
·    The registration is limited to 2 works for participant.
·    The films must be produced after 1^st January 2007 and had never before been selected to this competition.
·    There is no specific topic for the films, although the organization will not accept any message that attempts against the elementary values of the human being.
·    The film must be sent in a CD-R or DVD-R with only one single work in each.
·    The candidate must send a CD containing a photograph of the film and of the director in TIFF or JPEG format (maximum resolution), 300 dpi and a minimum of 10 x 10 cm size.
·    We advise  works to have a 176 x 144 maximum resolution, 15 fps maximum and not to exceed 65536 colours.
·    Admitted formats: J2ME, 3GP or MPEG4.
·    Do not submit a file size of more than 2 Mb.


4- Jury:

·    The 20 best works submitted will be (pre-)selected by a Jury Committee. Then an Oficial Jury will choose the winners.
·    The shipping costs to the festival are at the expense of the sender in risk of being sent back.
·    The decisions of the Jury are definitive.


5- Prizes:

1st Prize.


6- Deadlines:

·    May 30, 2008.
·    The shipping costs to the festival are at the expense of the sender.

We do not pay custom taxes. All the material for submission must be mailed to the following address mentioning in the envelope “for cultural proposes/no commercial value” and declared value for customs purposes lower than 5 USD:


FESTIVAL ANIMATU 08
Bedeteca da Casa da Cultura
Rua Luís de Camões
7800-508 BEJA
PORTUGAL

You may send the animation, entry form in PDF (correctly filled in and signed) and photos by e-mail: info (at) festivalanimatu (dot) com


7- Notes:

·    The awarding ceremony will be held in the next edition, in the festival. All awarded directors will be our guest with all the expenses covered (maximum of 2 per film).
·    It is not the organisation’s responsibility to accept any incorrectly completed entry or any CD/DVD in bad conditions. So, please test your material and check all documentation before you send it.
·    Films will not be sent back, so we advise you to make a copy.
·    Taking part in the festival implies acceptance without restrictions of these regulations. Any possible doubt or question that may arise has to be presented by an exposure letter sent to the Organisation Committee.