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PREVIEW
FORMAT: For review purposes, entries must be submitted on VHS
(NTSC, PAL) or DVD. An entrant may submit any number of titles.
However, each title must be submitted on a separate entry form and
cassette or DVD and include a separate entry fee.
SUBTITLED
ENTRIES: All non-English-language entries must have English
subtitles for preview and for Festival presentation. Exceptions
may be made for entries with little or no dialogue. If you have
questions, please contact us before sending your entry.
DEADLINE:
Tape or DVD, completed entry form, and nonrefundable entry fee must
be received in our office by 5:00 p m PST, Wednesday, November 30,
2005.
LATE
ENTRIES: Late entries will be accepted until Thursday, December
15, 2005 and must be accompanied by an additional $25 late fee.
You can avoid the late charge if you complete the Entry Form and
send the regular entry fee by Monday, November 21 indicating that
your entry will arrive later. (The tape or DVD of the entry must
still arrive by Thursday, December 15, 2005.) The Festival is unable
to waive entry fee or provide discounts beyond those indicated.
CATEGORIES
& ELIGIBILITY: Entries may be submitted in only one category.
Categories include: Narrative Feature (40 min. and longer), Documentary
Feature (40 min. and longer), Documentary Short (under 40 min.),
Narrative Short (under 40 min.), Experimental Work, Youth Work (For
film and video works shot, directed and produced by youth under
18 years old), Local Work (produced or directed by a current resident
of San Diego / Tijuana Border Region), and Student Work.
EXHIBITION:
Films/videos chosen for the Official Selection will be announced
by Tuesday, January 31, 2006. will be shown during the Festival
in there original film gauge or video format whenever possible.
We can show any film or video format with the exception of one-inch,
hi-band, U-Matic PAL and Beta PAL. Please note that the Festival
can only present films with and optical soundtrack; films with magnetic
stripe or a double-system (separate) soundtrack cannot de shown.
All films and videos in a language other than English must be subtitled
in English for Festival presentation.
AWARDS:
Competition judges reserve the right to withhold any awards if entries
in any category do not meet the awards criteria. Jury decisions
are final. Awards will be announced at awards ceremony on Saturday,
March 18th.
ENTRY
FEES: Entry fees are based on running time. Entry fee:
$15 (shorts) and $25 (features). Payment in U.S dollars only please.
Domestic entries may pay by check (payable to MEDIA ARTS CENTER
SAN DIEGO), money order, Visa or MasterCard. International entries
please pay by Visa or MasterCard. Checks or money orders are not
accepted for international entries. International entrants who do
not wish to pay by credit card must contact the San Diego Latino
Film Festival for instructions on sending a bank wire transfer.
Do not send cash. Entry fees are not refundable.
SHIPPING
INFORMATION
PACKAGING:
Ship your cassette or DVD in a bubble-pack envelope. A fiberpack
envelope can cause damage to tapes and tape decks.
COST
& LABELING: All shipping costs to and from San Diego must
be bourne by the sender. All tapes and DVDs must indicate title,
shipper's name and return shipping address.
INTERNATIONAL
ENTRIES: We recommend that all entries from outside the U.S.
be sent Air Mail Registered or by a parcel or express service. We
cannot accept entries shipped via air freight if customs and delivery
fees have not been prepaid.
RETURN
OF ENTRIES: Unless you indicate on the entry form, preview tapes
will not be returned. Please add an additional $10.00 return fee
to the entry fee amount. You may also provide us with your FedEx
or DHL account number, and we will return your tape by either of
these services. Cassettes and DVD's may be picked up between February
16 and April 30 at the Festival offices during business hours at
no cost. After April 30, 2006. unclaimed cassettes will be recycled.
The Festival is not responsible for any damage to tapes or DVD's
incurred during shipping.
Send
all entries to:
- San
Diego Latino Film Festival 2006
c/o Media Arts Center San Diego
921 25th Street
San Diego, CA 92102, U.S.A.
TEL:
(619) 230-1938
FAX: (619) 230-1937
E-MAIL: sdlff@mediaartscenter.org
Pay
Entry Fees on-line with a credit card. Click here:
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