The copyright belongs to the sender.
The sender of the film has to cover the costs of the film shipping to the festival. Deadline for the viewing copy is May 15th, 2010. Deadline for the projection copy is August 1st, 2010. Projection and viewing copies remain in Weiterstadt until the end of the filmfest plus not more than 14 days. The festival covers the return shipping costs of projection copies. The return shipping is usually done by parcel-post or Fedex. If an immediate shipping is necessery and/or if the return address changes, we require written notice. Viewing copies remain in the festival archive.
Due to the high amount of various systems (digital, video, NTSC, PAL and others) it might be necessary that for the projection at the festival the film is transfered to another system (e.g. if a format is selected only once). This will only be done if there is no loss in projection quality and only after the festival has contacted the filmmaker.
The filmfest organizers are not responsible for damage to the film incurred through negligence of the sender (e.g. perforation damage or insufficient packaging for transport). Possible film damage, caused by us, must be reported to us, in written form, within one week of the return of the film. The right to compensation is, otherwise, forfeited. The copy costs of one film copy is the maximum compensation allowed.
The right to financial travel aid exists only when the filmmaker with a film in the festival selection is present during the festival. Unless other agreements have been made, only the filmmaker is eligible for financial travel aid. The amount of financial travel aid depends on the support of the festival by the Ministry of Science and Culture in Hessen and/or other sponsors. Please contact the festival before making any arrangements.
Viewing and projection copies with relevant dialogue must be in German or English language or must have German or English subtitles. For viewing copies a dialogue list may be sufficient, if pre arranged with the festival.
There is no restriction to the number of entries a filmmaker may send to the festival. Films, which are older than 3 years, may be sent only after consultation with the festival. Films older then 3 years and not older than 6 years may be sent if there has not yet been a screening in Germany. Films that have been sent to the festival in previous years are not allowed a second time. Films longer than 60 minutes are not to have a theatrical release or a TV-broadcast in Germeny before the festival. There is no entry fee!
Please mark shippings from outside the EU with:
For cultural purpose only.
No commercial value.
To be returned to the owner.
Filmfest Weiterstadt
P.O. Box 1164
D-64320 Weiterstadt
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 6150-121 85
Fax: +49 (0) 6150-14073
or if it is not possible to send it to a P.O. Box:
Filmfest Weiterstadt
c/o Kino im Buergerzentrum
Carl-Ulrich-Str. 9-11
D-64331 Weiterstadt
Germany