2013 Regulation and Entry Form
1. The Festival
Eureka! Tainan International Children’s Film Festival (TICFF) will take place in Tainan, Taiwan from April 3th to April 7th 2013. The festival is organized by Tainan City Teachers’ Association and Tainan Education Union, which consist of most of the teachers all over Tainan. We aim to teach children with films and animations, which they can also learn creativity, art, culture and other related values from.
2. Programs
Eureka! TICFF is composed of Competition Section and Non-Competition Section as follows:
Competition Section
▸Eureka! Award (International Competition) – Selected by International Jury
▸Best Story – Selected by Children Jury
The short films (<60 mins) made in either Taiwan or foreign countries are welcome s long as they are suitable for children (<16 yrs old).
There are no constraints on themes, production date, and or forms.
Non-Competition Section
▸International Panorama:
Any films, documentaries, animations including feature films and short films recommended by other festivals will be screened in International Panorama.
3. Awards
▸Eureka! Award (International Competition)
-50,000 NTD (1,600 USD) and a certificate
-the film will be screened at
2014 DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
▸Best Story
-10,000 NTD (320 USD) and a certificate
4. Submission guide
Entry Form must be submitted by e-mail () and applications must be sent via Air mail at your own expense to the festival main office by January 31th, 2013
Applications must include the following attachments:
▸3 still images (>300dpi) from the film and a photograph of the director
▸ Preview DVD (subtitled in English) must be exactly the same version as the screened film.
▸ Entry Form
▸ The complete list of English dialogues is needed if the language in the film isn’t English.
*Recipient's Address
Attn: Eureka! Tainan International Children‘s Film Festival
70163 No. 301, Yuwun Rd., Dist. East, Tainan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Taiwan, 台南市東區裕文路301號 (裕文國小)
Tel: +886-6-3317657 ext. 814 Fax : +886-6-3317659
Eureka! TICFF is entitled to use the materials submitted for official catalogue and promotional materials. Priority will be given to films receiving their world premiere or Taiwan premiere. Any screened films or awarded films by other film festivals should be stated clearly on Official Entry Form. There is no entry fee.
5. Selection
The selection will be completed no later than February 15th, 2013. The organizer will inform entries about the admissions. The Blu-Ray DVD and digital HD copies of all the films submitted to selection, even those not admitted to the competition, will be kept in the festival archives, and will be available for internal viewing. The DVD copies submitted to selection will not be returned.
6. Subtitles
All screened films, if not with dialogues in English, must be subtitled in English.
7. Eureka! TICFF Archive
By the principle of Eureka, the DV or DVD of all entries for competitive section will not be returned after being played or screened in Taiwan only for research or educational purposes excluding commercial targets and will be kept at the Eureka! TICFF Archive. The Executive Committee will be liable in case of an illegal circulation of the work occurs due to the careless management during the festival. The festival films can be rescreened on programs for educational purposes after the festival. And if necessary, the host organization will have a prior consultation with the copyright holder for screening.
8. DVD release after the festival
After the festival, the organizer is qualified to copy, under its strict supervision, some of the works from competition section or award winning films and they can be included in Eureka! TICFF DVD releases used for non-profit purposes. Eureka! TICFF has given the right to resubmit Eureka! TICFF DVD releases to domestic or foreign children/youths film festivals and the filmmaker owns the award outcomes.
9. Screening Tour
Some of the films are having extra screening as a part of the program at Eureka! TICFF Screening Tour. The organizer will have a prior consultation with the copyright holder for screening.
10. General Regulations
The above regulations are valid once application of a film is submitted to Eureka! TICFF. Eureka! TICFF reserves the right to make an independent decision on matters not concerning the above or where no decision has been specified.
ENTRY FORM
Film InformationFilm Title
Production / (MM/YYYY)
Running Time / min sec
Web site
Synopsis / maximum 200 words
Categories / £ Animation £ Documentary £ Live Action £ Fantasy
£ Non-Narrative
Under 16 yrs Student Film / £ Yes £ No
Suitable audience age / £ 3-6（yrs) £ 7-9（yrs) £ 10-16（yrs)
£ All ages
Film Title / £ Future Director (Kids Director) ¢ Eureka! Award
Creating Method/ Techniquic / £ AfterEffect £ 3D Maya £ Drawings £ Photography £ Stop-motion £ Pixilation £ Other：
Shooting Format / £ DV £ mini DV £ Digital
Screen format / £ DVD (NTSC) £ Blue ray £ Quicktime H264
Aspect Ratio / £ 4:3 ( 1:1.33) £ 16:9 ( 1:1.85)
Language / £ Chinese £ English £ No dialogue £ Other
Subtitle / £ Chinese £ English £ No dialogue £ Other
color / £ Color £ B/W
Screening History
Award / Name of the competition/ country/ date
Director
First Name / Family Name
Birthday / MM/DD/YY / Nationality
Tel / Home:
Office:
Mobile:
Biography
Job
Position / Name / e-mail / Tel
Producer
Scriptwriter
Photographer
Animator
Music
Sound
Editor
Graphic art
Cast
Producer/ Main Contact
First Name / Family Name
Distribute Company / Position
Address
Country
Tel