Regulations of the 62nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 5 — 10 May 2016
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The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is an independent festival accredited by FIAPF, the International
Federation of Film Producers Associations, and organized according to FIAPF regulations and the regulations of theFestival. The Festival presents: Competitions (International, German, International Children’s and Youth Films, NRW andthe MuVi Award with a separate submission form) as well as curated programmes. All submitted films will be previewed
for every appropriate festival programme. The deadlines for submissions to the competitions are 1 February 2016 (dateof receipt) for international productions and 15 February 2016 (date of receipt) for German productions. Submissions
must be made via the festival website. Repeated submissions are not possible. A confirmation of the receipt of a
submission cannot be provided. Submissions cannot be withdrawn from the competition after 15 February 2016 (date ofreceipt of notification). For submissions to the International Competition the German festival premiere of the work mustbe guaranteed. No entry fees are charged.

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Organizer of the festival is the non-profit company Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen gGmbH which is owned by
the City of Oberhausen. Main sponsor of the festival is the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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International Competition: The International Competition is meant to present artistic developments, in particular new
tendencies, in international short film production for discussion, regardless of national representation. Admitted areworks of all genres not exceeding a length of 35 minutes. Only works are eligible that have not been shown at anyother German festival before Oberhausen. Productions entering the International Competition must have been
completed after 1 January 2015. In rare and exceptional cases the selection committee reserves the right to admit filmsof longer duration as well as films produced in 2014 (only as world premieres). Submissions to the InternationalCompetition must be made online or received in Oberhausen no later than 1 February 2016. The submissions canalso be considered for the International Children’s and Youth Film Competition. In addition, the Festival reserves theright to select films that have won prizes at other festivals for inclusion in the programme “Award Winning Films ofOther Festivals”. Eligible for selection for the International Competition are works whose country of production (seat ofthe production company) is not Germany. Admitted screening formats are 35 mm, 16 mm, Super 8 and DCP. Other
digital formats upon request only. Details will be checked with the filmmakers after the competition entries have beenselected.

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German Competition: Eligible for the German Competition are works produced in Germany (seat of the productioncompany). Admitted are works of all genres not exceeding a length of 45 minutes. In rare and exceptional cases theselection committee reserves the right to admit films of longer duration. Productions entering the GermanCompetition must have been completed after 1 January 2015. Submissions to the German Competition must bemade online or received in Oberhausen no later than 15 February 2016. The submissions to the German Competition
can also be considered for the International Competition, the International Children’s and Youth Film Competition, theNRW Competition and the MuVi Award. In addition, the Festival reserves the right to select films that have won prizes
at other festivals for inclusion in the programme “Award Winning Films of Other Festivals”. Admitted screening formats
are 35 mm, 16 mm, Super 8 and DCP. Other digital formats upon request only. Details will be checked with thefilmmakers after the competition entries have been selected.

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NRW Competition: Eligible are works produced in North Rhine-Westphalia (seat of the production company).
Otherwise, the regulations of the German Competition apply.

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International Children’s and Youth Film Competition: For works produced in Germany, see the requirements of theGerman Competition. For international contributions, see the requirements of the International Competition, with theexception of the provision regarding German festival premieres.

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Selection: All submitters will be informed of the selection results in mid-March 2016. If the ownership of a work istransferred to a successor in title after the selection has been made, the successor’s permission for the film to take partin the competition will have to be conveyed to the festival. No hire/licence fees will be paid for competition films.

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Open Screening: Eligible are works submitted to the 62nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in accordancewith festival regulations which were not selected for competition. The work must be presented in person by thefilmmaker (the festival will not bear any travel and accommodation expenses). The admitted screening format is DCP.
Other formats upon request only. Each filmmaker may present only one work. Registrations for the Open Screening may
not be submitted until after the competition selection has been announced in mid-March. The Open Screening
programme slot is limited and the films will be added to the line-up in the order of registration. All submitters will be
informed of the precise application dates with the announcement of the competition selections in mid-March 2016.

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Regulations of the 62nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 5 — 10 May 2016
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Dispatch of selected contributions: All screening copies of films invited to the competitions must arrive in Oberhausenno later than 11 April 2016. It is recommended that contributors have the documents of reimportation (required for thecustoms authorities) issued before the films are shipped. Shipments from non-EU member states must be clearlylabelled “For temporary, cultural purposes only. No commercial value.” Those dispatches must also be accompanied bya pro forma invoice amounting to a maximum of 20 € (under no circumstances should the amount of the actual
production costs be given, even if they were higher). Costs arising from wrong declarations will be charged to thesender.

10. Address for dispatch: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen gGmbH, Grillostr. 34, 46045 Oberhausen, Germany,
shipping@kurzfilmtage.de, phone +49(0)208 825-2463. Forwarding expenses to Oberhausen are to be paid by thesender.
11. Return: Any changes in the return address can only be considered until 11 April 2016. The shipping costs of the screening
copies are paid by the Festival. Preview copies will be returned on request only. Requests to this effect must be madeno later than 31 December 2016 (date of exclusion). Expenses for return shipment of preview copies are to be paid by
the addressee.
12. Insurance: The festival insurance covering all entered films takes effect at the moment the shipments are handed over tothe festival organizer by the transport company and ends with the handing over to the respective carrier after thefestival. The transport itself is at the risk of the sender. The corresponding laws of the Federal Republic of Germany
apply.
13. Prizes and Awards
The International Jury will award the following prizes:
── the Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen (8,000 €)── the Principal Prize (4,000 €)── the e-flux Prize (3,000 €)The Jury of the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Family, Children, Youth, Culture and Sport will award two prizes:── First Prize (5,000 €)── Second Prize (3,000 €)The Jury of the FIPRESCI will award a prize.
The Ecumenical Jury will award a prize (1,500 €). In addition, the Ecumenical Jury will make recommendations onpurchases from the International Children’s and Youth Film Competition.
The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen will award the Zonta Prize to a female filmmaker in the International orGerman Competition (1,000 €).
The Jury of the German Competition will award the following prizes:
── the Prize for the best contribution to the German Competition (5,000 €)── the 3sat Promotional Award (2,500 €). This award includes an offer for 3sat to purchase the winning title andbroadcast it on 3sat.
The Jury of the NRW Competition will award the following prizes:
── the Prize for the best contribution to the NRW Competition (1,000 €),── the NRW Promotional Award (500 €)── the West ART Award (750 €). This award includes an option for WDR to purchase the winning title and broadcast iton WDR.
Two children’s and youth juries from Oberhausen will award two prizes in the Children’s Film Competition and one prizein the Youth Film Competition (1,000 € each).
The awards and premiums will be given to the filmmakers.
14. Video Library: All submitted preview copies are automatically entered in the Video Library and made available forindividual viewing during and after the festival unless stated otherwise in a written instruction to be submitted to theFestival no later than 15 February 2016 (date of receipt). The Video Library is password protected. Access is granted onlyto accredited professionals during the Festival in Oberhausen as well as online for a maximum of four weeks after theFestival closing date. All accredited guests have free access to the Video Library. An online market catalogue will be
published containing short synopses and password protected contact addresses for the submitted contributions. TheFestival reserves the right to digitize all selected works for viewing purposes during the Festival.
15. These regulations are available in German and English. In case of doubt the German version applies.

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