SPECIFICATION
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COMPETITION SPECIFICATION
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The competition is open to all participants with contract terms.
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Fictitious, animated, documentary and experimental films in digital format,
pointing to the “Betrayal and Resistance” theme indirectly or directly in
the axis of the occupying terrorist coup attempt, which occurred on July 15
in our country, can participate in the competition.
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Fictitious, animated, documentary and experimental films that do not exceed
15 (+ 2) minutes in total duration of the Film including pre- and post-
credits may apply to the competition.
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Competitors may apply more than one work. Having previously participated in
national or international competitions or receiving awards from these
competitions does not preclude them from participating in the competition.
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Competitors accept, declare and undertake to fulfill all necessary expenses
for the production of the Film to compete and to exempt Cekmekoy
Municipality from all expenditures, claims that may arise and disputes
arising from third parties, except for the obligation of AWARD with respect
to the Film stipulated in this contract.
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The competitor accepts, declares and undertakes that the work or works
provided by him are his own original works or he has all the necessary
licenses and permits for the use of the work for the purposes of the
contract if it is the work of others.
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Completely filling out the online application form from the website
www.ihanetvedirenis.com by the owners of the works means that they accept
the competition conditions.
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If the language of the work is not Turkish, the Turkish subtitle should be
added into the Film.
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Participants are required to upload their films online after completing the
form filling process. The upload quality of films should be in DV, PAL (720
x 576) or HD format 1080p (1920 x 1080). The file
to be uploaded should be smaller than 2 GB.
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The Competitor accepts and undertakes to provide free photographs, posters,
banners, and similar promotional materials in his possession for the
purpose of promoting the Film.
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The competitor accepts and undertakes that the film shall be used at a size
approved by Cekmekoy Municipality in all notice boards (banners, posters,
billboards, internet, web site, brochures, cardboards, etc.) Cekmekoy
Municipality has the right to publish in the media in order to advertise by
using sections from the film.
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Cekmekoy Municipality can publish indefinitely the first 10 films that will
rank in the competition, on Cekmekoy Municipality social media accounts and
on the municipality web site at www.ihanetvedirenis.comand
other medias approved without paying royalties other than the award.
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Cekmekoy Municipality has the right to meet the audience with the first 10
films that will rank in the competition, at the film festival to be
organized after the competition or at various events indefinitely without
paying royalties to the owner of the work.
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In the event of a violation of any rights and/or interests which are the
subject of intellectual and/or industrial property protected under the
provisions of the relevant legislation during the fulfillment of
obligations undertaken under the contract or due to the fulfillment by the
competitor, the competitor shall be liable for any administrative,
judicial, penal and financial obligation arising in this regard, and all
expenses related to the production of all kinds of works to be used in the
production of the film under the law of intellectual property rights
numbered 5846 and all expenses including the licenses for the use of these
works in the film and royalties arising from their use shall be covered by
the competitor.
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The Competitors ranked in the competition is obliged to get the screen
rights of the Film which has been taken from the owner of the work or works
and the other rights owners, for which the owner of the work declared that
they are not his original work, and which shows that the work can be used
by Cekmekoy Municipality in accordance with the purposes of the contract
and which has been taken in accordance with the law of intellectual
property rights; documents and licenses relating to the transfer of rights
taken from third parties; to get documents relating to the transfer of
rights (designs, all works covered by the law of intellectual property
rights, preliminary agreements made with third parties and/or institutions,
etc.) and to submit these licenses or documents to Cekmekoy Municipality
before the Award.
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Member of parliament, employees, managers of Cekmekoy Municipality;
first-degree relatives of the president and his deputies; members of jury
and their first-degree relatives and employees such as
assistants-secretaries working with them.
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VTR and received images used in the film cannot exceed 10% of the total
duration of film.
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The following materials shall be requested from film owners who are awarded
by the competition committee. The competitor should deliver the said
materials in digital format and on time:
- Name, surname of Director, film name, duration, date of production.
- 3 copies in HD format recorded in DVD or Disk Memory format and with the name of the owner of
the work and the name of the work on it
- High resolution (50x70 cm 300 dpi) vertical and horizontal banner of
the Film
- Director’s high resolution photo (Jpeg)
- Turkish and English summary (synopsis) of the Film
- Biography of the director in Turkish and English
- Turkish and English subtitles versions of the Film
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The Competition Committee may make changes to the specification if needed.
This change is posted on the web site.
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Applications which do not comply with the specified conditions will not be
assessed.
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Anyone who participates in the Competition is deemed to have accepted the
specification.
JURY AND ASSESSMENT
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The Competition Committee may invite an observer who does not have the
right to vote to the jury meetings in order to assist the functioning of
the regulation.
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The incoming films shall be assessed by the Pre-Selection Committee and
following this assessment the works that do not comply with short film
criteria and the competition specification.
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The Pre-Selection Committee presents films to jury by selecting 50 films
applied to the competition.
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The Pre-Selection Committee and the Jury shall generally assess in
accordance with the following criteria and ratios:
- Scenario 30%
- Regulation 25%
- Fiction 20%
- Camera-light 15%
- Film Name 10%
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Jury members are obliged to assess and finalize the films and to be
present at the jury meetings.
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Jury members shall choose only 1 winner, 1 second, 1 third, 2 Special
Awards and 5 honorable mentions.
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Jury members cannot share their views on the results of the competition
under any circumstances and with any person except for the jury assessment
meeting.
SPECIAL ARTICLES
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Owner of the award shall be responsible for legal taxes, fees and
deductions for payments.
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The prize money shall be handed over to the director of the film
mentioned on the credit only against the minute.
FORCE MAJEURE
In the event that the Cekmekoy Municipality International Short Film
Competition cannot be held or canceled due to force majeure events (natural
disaster, extraordinary situations, war etc.), the parties accept and
undertake in advance that they shall not claim any cost, compensation or
any other expenses from each other.