Anima Mundi 2011
19th International Animation Festival of Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - July 15th to 24th
São Paulo - July 27th to 31st

Submissions: from January 12th to March 23rd, 2011

DEADLINES

• March 23rd – Entry forms, preview DVDs, photos, promotional material and dialogue list. ALL the requested materials must be posted until this date, otherwise the work will not be considered for selection.
• May 18th - Notification of selected works on the festival website: www.animamundi.com.br
• June 15th - Arrival of final formats.
• August 8th - Return of final formats.
• November 30th - Deadline for the payment of all cash prizes.

CATEGORIES IN COMPETITION

• Short Film - shorts intended for the general public.
• Short for Children - shorts intended for children.
• Brazilian Short Film - shorts by Brazilian authors, exhibited in the Short Film and Short for Children screenings.
• Student Film - graduation shorts produced in animation courses or workshops, exhibited in the Short Film and Short for Children screenings.
• Feature Film - films with length over 60 minutes.
• Feature for Children - films with length over 60 minutes intended for children.
• Commissioned Film - commissioned works for advertising, institutional campaigns, music videos or special effects sequences for live-action feature films, exhibited in the Portfolio screenings.

NON-COMPETITIVE SCREENINGS

• Animation, of Course! – a selection of films produced by students in schools, workshops and universities.
• Future Animator – animation shorts produced by children and teenagers.
• Gallery - unconventional or experimental animation works exhibited in a specific space.
• Panorama – films that reflect the tendencies of the recent international animation production.
• Special Screenings and Retrospectives

AWARDS

AUDIENCE AWARDS - The audience vote separately for the favorite films and videos. The votes will be immediately counted at the end of each screening and kept under total security and secrecy until the awards announcement.

• Short Film - R$ 8.000,00
• Short for Children - R$ 3.000,00
• Brazilian Short Film - R$ 4.000,00
• Student Film - R$ 2.000,00
• Feature Film - R$ 5.000,00
• Feature for Children - R$ 5.000,00

PROFESSIONAL JURY AWARDS - A collegiate of animators, filmmakers, journalists, fine artists, musicians and other specialists related to the art of animation vote and award the professional prizes among the films of the short film categories in competition.

• Best Animation - R$ 3.000,00
• Best Script - R$ 3.000,00
• Best Soundtrack - R$ 3.000,00
• Best Art Direction - R$ 3.000,00
• Best Portfolio - R$ 2.000,00

REMARKS:

• Only the winners of the 1st place in each category will receive the ANIMA MUNDI trophy and the cash prize.
• The awards may not be assigned in case there are less than 3 contestants in each category.
• The feature films for children will also compete, in principle, for the Best Feature Film award. In case there are 3 or more selected films in the Feature for Children category, separate awards will be assigned for the Best Feature Film and the Best Feature for Children.
• The amounts mentioned above refer to the gross value of the prizes. The net value to be paid will be subject to the discount of income tax imposed by Brazilian laws and wire transfer expenses.

ANIMA MUNDI DIRECTORS’ AWARD - R$ 3.000,00 and the ANIMA MUNDI trophy to be awarded by the festival directors to the work which stands out as a special achievement to the animation language.

ANIMA MUNDI ITINERANT AWARD - Films and videos selected and invited to participate in ANIMA MUNDI ITINERANT, a special program that will tour on other Brazilian cities during 11 months after the festival, will receive a R$ 700,00 award.

SUBMISSIONS AND ELIGIBILITY

• No entry fee is required.
• There is no restriction regarding themes or genres.
• There is no limit in the number of works submitted per entrant. However, a separate entry form is required for each work.
• Only animated productions on film or video that have not been selected or exhibited at previous ANIMA MUNDI editions may be entered.
• The entry form must be completely filled and sent through a valid e-mail address recognized by the festival system by the on-line version available exclusively at the website www.animamundi.com.br
• The person who fills the entry form will be considered fully responsible for the submission of the work and will remain as the contact for every correspondence with the festival regarding the entry.
• The festival is entitled to give preference to works that have not yet been on general release or exhibited in other festivals in Brazil.
• On no account will the festival pay exhibition fees for any selected or invited film.

PRE-SELECTION PROCESS

• For the selection process, a preview copy of the submitted work must be a final edited version EXCLUSIVELY ON DVD, preferably region 0 (free region), recorded on DVD video, 4x3 or 16x9 anamorphic format, preferably NTSC, WITHOUT INTERACTIVE MENU.
• The DVD must run in standard DVD players. DVDs that only run in computers will be automatically disqualified for the selection process.
• Works that are unfinished or in progress will not be considered for selection.
• It is obligatory to send one work per DVD.
• The DVD box/envelope must be identified with the title of the work, name of the director, running time, color and format (PAL/NTSC). STICKY LABELS MUST NOT BE FIXED ON THE MEDIA.
• Works that contain dialogues, narration, written cards or lyrics in languages other than Portuguese must be sent on DVD with subtitles in Portuguese, Spanish or English.
• It is obligatory to send, through upload during the on-line submission process, at least one still photograph of the work in jpeg format (.jpeg), with minimum resolution of 300 dpi, approximate size dimensions of 15x10 cm (6x4 inches), RGB, for the catalogue and for promotional purposes of the festival.
• All materials requested for pre-selection must be sent prepaid and will not be returned. They will be placed in the festival’s archives.
• IMPORTANT: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SENDING WORKS AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
• Promotional material, videos and DVDs (pre-selection or final format) must be preferably sent by express mail service (EMS).
• The use of courier services must be avoided, if possible.
• Shipments by regular airmail must be done the earliest possible.
• All material sent from abroad should be properly packed and labeled as "NO COMMERCIAL VALUE - FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY". The special mailing label available at the website www.animamundi.com.br must be preferably used.
• THE LABEL MUST BE FIXED OUTSIDE THE ENVELOPE IN A VISIBLE PLACE.
• Should a customs declaration be requested, "no commercial value" or a value under US$ 5.00 must be declared. Expenses incurred by the non-observance of this instruction WILL NOT BE PAID BY THE FESTIVAL. Transportation service bills will be charged to the shipper, otherwise the delivery will not be accepted.
• Collect on delivery and airfreight shipments will not be accepted.
• Works will be neither collected nor returned to P.O. Box addresses.

SENDING COPIES OF SELECTED WORKS

• Accepted screening formats are Film (35mm), Digital (HDCam) or DVD. Entrants that have more than one work selected for the festival must send separately one work per media.
• All boxes must be labeled with the title of the work, running time, system and region, entrant's name and address.
• The festival will be responsible for the safety of all films and videos from the time of delivery until they are shipped in return. In case of loss or damage of a copy during the event, the obligation of the festival will be limited to compensating the entrant only for the cost of making a new copy, according to a professional lab invoice.

Film

• 35mm format with optical soundtrack only.
• Each print must be on a separate standard reel, heads out and with the title of the work clearly printed on the leader.
• Each print must be in an adequate film container, labeled with the title of the work, running time, aspect ratio, entrant's name and address.
• The festival will arrange the transportation of 35mm film prints through the support of diplomatic institutions or shipping agencies. Specific and detailed shipping instructions will be sent after the selection process (May 18th).
• All film prints will be checked for damages before and after the festival screenings by specialized professionals. A copy of the report will be sent along with the film after the festival.

Digital (HDCam)

• A digital encoded version of the selected Film may be sent in HDCam tape. Specific and detailed instructions regarding encoding and shipping will be sent after the selection process (May 18th).

DVD

• DVD copies can be from any region (preferably NTSC system) and contain a final authored version approved by the entrant.
• STICKY LABELS MUST NOT BE FIXED ON THE MEDIA.
• For the festival video screenings, the selected works may be copied in their entirety in a BETACAM SP-NTSC tape or DVD that will contain the works in the screening order as defined by the festival curators. The festival will be fully responsible for the quality and insurance of this material, hereby guaranteeing that it will not be used for any other means, unless a previous written authorization is given by the entrant.
• DVDs must be sent by entrants at their own expenses and won’t be returned.

SUBTITLING

• A final format version of the work, WITHOUT SUBTITLES and WITHOUT WATERMARKS, will be required to be screened in the festival.
• The festival will take care of the electronic subtitling of ALL foreign films and videos that contain spoken or written information in languages other than Portuguese. In order to do so, a text file with time-code information will be required.
• For the original text to be translated into Portuguese, languages accepted are English, French, Spanish or Portuguese. The upload must be done during the on-line entry process (more information in the entry form).
• The festival will produce a Portuguese dubbed version/voice over of the works to be exhibited in the Shorts for Children screenings. In this case, for foreign films selected for this category the final format will be required exclusively DVD with M&E (music and sound effects) separated from dialogues and narration (channels 1 and 2 only). In case the DVD cannot be sent, a digital M&E file with time-code must be provided instead.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Every selected work will receive a Certificate of Participation.
• No material sent to the festival will be returned to the entrant or loaned to third parties before the conclusion of the festival activities.
• Should the work be returned to an address other than the one indicated in the entry form (i.e.: other animation festival), the entrant must provide a written and signed request along with new shipping instructions prior to seven days before the festival's closing date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT US:

• Questions and general information: producao@animamundi.com.br
• Films and videos shipping issues: transport@animamundi.com.br
• Entry form: entry@animamundi.com.br

When writing, please include the original title and entry ID number in the “subject” header of the message.

ANIMA MUNDI WEB & CELL

The International Internet and Cell Phones Animation Contest will be held on-line simultaneously with the festival. As of April, the specific rules and entry forms will be available in the website www.animamundi.com.br

Important: The same work can be entered for ANIMA MUNDI FESTIVAL and for the ANIMA MUNDI WEB & CELL CONTEST. If selected, it will participate only in one or the other, exclusively at the discretion of the festival directors.

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