Rules and regulations for 7th Chania Film Festival

1. Chania Film Festival is a Greek Film Festival that takes place from 23.10.2019 – 02.11.2019 in Chania Crete.
2. Chania Film Festival has no competition section.
3. Deadline for film entries is 05.06.2019. Qualified films will be informed via e mail until 31.07.2010.
4. Films submitted must be produced the past five years (2015-2019).
5. Films under 10 minutes are considered very short films, 10 – 50 minutes are considered short films, while films over 50 minutes are considered long films.
6. Entry forms can be submitted in the following links:
   https://filmfreeway.com/CHANIAFILMFESTIVAL-931525
7. For the preliminary stage of selection, film submission should include a youtube or vimeo link, including the password.
8. Participation Films that are chosen are required to be sent to the following address:
   Cultural Society of Crete / Chania Film Festival / P.O. BOX 3 / Demokratias and Chali Street Vamvakopoulo / 13135 Chania Crete / (Otherwise via wetransfer of myairbridge – if it is agreed so).
9. Greek speaking films should have English subtitles applied (harcoded).
10. Non greek speaking films must be sent with no subtitles and a separate file with the English dialogues in .srt format.
11. A trailer with English subtitles and full press kit should be sent (stills, summary, crew, poster, photos etc.) for promotional reasons.
12. Final copy that will be screened during Chania Film Festival should be available in:
    DCP FORMAT
    OR
    File Format: mp4
    Codec: H.264
    Resolution: 1920×1080
    Aspect ratio: 16:9
    Scan type: Progressive
    Bitrate: 10000 – 12000 Kbps
    Frame rate: 25 fps
    Audio: AAC, 256 – 320 Kbps, 48000 Hz
13. File has to be sent in DVD-ROM or BD-R or Flash memory or USB stick or hard disc (will be returned if required after the festival).
14. All the material must be sent at the Festivals offices until 30/7/2017.
15. Chania Film Festival has the right – with the agreement of the creators (director, producer) to screen part of the Festival films in parallel events after the end of the Festival.
16. The directors of the films that will be included in the program of the festival will be hosted in Chania.
17. Chania Film Festival has the right to reject any submission, if the form is not applied correctly, or if the material has not arrived on deadline date at the offices of the Festival.
18. Chania Film Festival has the exclusive jurisdiction for the festival program (hour and date of screenings).
19. Chania Film Festival has the right to reject any material not compatible to its character and aims.
20. Chania Film Festival has the right to use the trailer or parts of the film for promotional reasons.
21. Participants should give interviews to media supporters and be photographed if asked.
22. Part of the Festival will be recorded for archive and promotional reasons. Participants and the audience whom presence is obvious in the halls of the Festival, have no rights or demands toward the Festival company as far as this footage is concerned.
23. Participants of Chania Film Festival implies acceptance of all the rules above.

For any questions or further information please contact: chaniafilmfestival@gmail.com