RULES
I. GENERAL TERMS
IV. REGISTRATION
1) The 4th Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International Film
Festival is organized by Grafo Audiovisual Ltda.-ME. The
festival will be held between 10th and 18th June, 2015, in
Curitiba, Brazil.
1) Registrations must be made by directors, producers or
legal representatives of the films at www.olhardecinema.
com.br between November 17th, 2014 and March 2nd,
2015. The feature film DVD screeners must arrive at the
festival office until March 2nd, 2015.
2) Registrations are open to fiction, documentary,
experimental, animated and hybrid films. All films must
have been released after January 2014. The film and video
formats for exhibition at the Festival are: DCP and FullHD.
II. PREMIERE
1) It’s required Brazilian Premiere for international short
films.
2) It’s requested and not required Brazilian Premiere
for Brazilian short films, Brazilian feature films and
International feature films.
III. CATEGORIES
1) The Official Selection of the festival is composed of
competitive and non-competitive sections, which are
divided according to the following categories:
• Competitive (Short and Feature) - for films from around
the world (including Brazilian films);
• New Views - for 1st films (feature) from around the world
(including Brazilian films);
• Other Views (Short and Feature) - brief panorama of films
from around the world (including Brazilian films);
• Mirada Paranaense (Parana State Films) - for films made
by people who were born in Paraná or live in Paraná for at
least 2 years;
2) The festival also has the sections: Special Screenings,
Focus, Retrospective, Classics and Olhar Itinerante.
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2) Short films screeners must be sent through Vimeo (with
password) or private link and the password must be the
same until May 5th, 2015.
3) Feature films screeners can be sent through Vimeo (with
password) or private link and the password must be the
same til May 5th, 2015. For features films also is accepted
a DVD screener that must be sent to the address below:
Address to send the DVD
Olhar de Cinema - Festival Internacional de Curitiba
Rua Doutor Pedrosa, n. 430, 3º andar
CEP 80.420-120
Curitiba - PR - Brasil
+55 41 3095-0608
Important! If you are sending us materials from abroad,
please have a declared value of maximum US$ 2,00
and mark the package with the following sentence: “NO
COMMERCIAL VALUE – FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES
ONLY // SEM VALOR COMERCIAL – SOMENTE PARA
FINS CULTURAIS”.
4) It is not allowed to send films by currier services.
5) It is required English or Portuguese subtitles for films
not spoken in Portuguese.
6) For submission purposes, screeners may be work-inprogress form.
Olhar de Cinema – Festival Internacional de Curitiba
Rua Doutor Pedrosa, 430 – 3º Andar
CEP 80.420-120 | Curitiba – Paraná – Brasil
Tel: +55 41 3095-0608 | [email protected]
olhardecinema.com.br
7) Once submitted and selected, the film cannot be
removed from the festival program.
composer, editor, director of photography, art director or
sound designer);
8) Shipping and Handling taxes of the DVD and any
materials submitted for selection are at the directors’,
producers’ or legal representatives’ expenses.
Short Film
• Olhar Award - Best Film (financial award in the amount of
R$ 4.000,00* | around USD 1.600,00*);
9) There will not be any registration fees.
b) Other Prizes
V. SELECTION AND TRUSTEES
Feature Film
• Olhares Brasil Award - Best Brazilian Feature Film of
the Competition, Other Views and New Views sections
(financial award in the amount of R$ 10,000.00* | around
USD 4,000.00*)
• New Views Award - Best Film of the section New Views;
• Audience Award - Best Film of the Feature Film
Competition;
1) The screening copies must arrive at the festival until May
30th, 2015 and remain through at least June 20th, 2015.
2) The festival is responsible for the transportation costs
of the selected film copies, excluding any additional costs
imposed by customs or other fee in the country of origin of
the film.
3) The screening copies will be insured by the organization
of the festival from the moment the festival receives them
up to the moment the festival returns them through the
dispatcher so that they return to the address notified by the
directors, producers or legal representatives of the films.
The insurance does not cover any wear and tear of the
prints itself during the projections.
VI. AWARDS
Short Film
• Olhares Brasil Award - Best Brazilian Short Film of the
Competition and Other Views sections (financial award in
the amount of R$ 3.000,00* | around USD 1.200,00*);
• Audience Award - Best Film of the Short Film Competition;
*All financial awards are subject to tax, to be paid in Brazil,
according to the Brazilian law.
1) The following prizes will be awarded:
The Festival may add other awards due to partnerships.
This information will be announced on the official website
of the festival.
a) Competitive
VII. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Feature Film
• Olhar Award - Best Film (financial award in the amount of
R$ 12.000,00* | around USD 4.500,00*);
• Special Jury Prize;
• Artistic Contribution Award (The award can be given to
an screenwriter, director, actor/actress, , original score
1) The directors, producers, or legal representatives of
the selected films on the festival give to the festival, free
of charge, the right to display and advertise, in any media,
film excerpts (photos and footage up to 2 minutes or 10%
of the length of the film) by itself or third parties at any time,
without limitation of number of times, without receiving
salary or compensation for the participants.
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Olhar de Cinema – Festival Internacional de Curitiba
Rua Doutor Pedrosa, 430 – 3º Andar
CEP 80.420-120 | Curitiba – Paraná – Brasil
Tel: +55 41 3095-0608 | [email protected]
olhardecinema.com.br
2) The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby
warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening,
and understands and accepts these requirements and
regulations.
3) The official selection will be announced to the public and
press until May 12th, 2015.
4) The person responsible for registration shall indemnify
and hold harmless Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International
Film Festival from and against any and all claims, liabilities,
losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited
to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be
incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright,
trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or
damage to the screening videos entered.
VIII. FINAL CLAUSES
1) The festival is not responsible for returns, losses
and other expenses incurred in sending the application
materials.
2) Incidents not covered by this regulation will be reviewed
by the organizing committee of the festival, and their
decision will be autonomous.
Curitiba | Paraná | Brazil
November 17th, 2015.
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Olhar de Cinema – Festival Internacional de Curitiba
Rua Doutor Pedrosa, 430 – 3º Andar
CEP 80.420-120 | Curitiba – Paraná – Brasil
Tel: +55 41 3095-0608 | [email protected]
olhardecinema.com.br