Film pre-selection (submission guidelines) 1.Submitters The person submitting the film (hereafter “Submitter”) acknowledges that he or she has obtained consent from any and all authorized representatives of the film to submit the film to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Sfilmmaker. 2.Selection Committee Film selection is carried out by a commission of experts functioning as an advisory body to the Artistic Director (together forming the Selection Committee). 3.Films eligible for open submissions Production of films submitted for participation must have been completed within the 12 months prior to the starting date of the Festival. Submitted films must not have been released anywhere (including festival screenings, DVD release, or television or internet broadcast) more than 12 months prior to the starting date of the Festival. 4.Regulations for open submissions Submitted films: - must be at least 60 minutes in length; - must be world, international or European premieres in order to be considered for the program. The Festival does not accept submissions of short and medium-length films (up to 60 minutes). In addition, any films which are solely promotional, educational or scientific in nature are not eligible for selection by the Festival. Films that have been submitted for Festival consideration in previous years are eligible for submission to the 55th Karlovy Vary IFF only if the film has undergone significant changes since it was last submitted. The Festival reserves the right to refuse a previously submitted film without refunding the submission fee collected from the Submitter. Preview screeners Only online screeners and DVDs (zone/region 0) are accepted as preview screeners for pre-selection. Blu-ray and other formats are not accepted. Please clearly indicate if the submitted screener is the final version or a work-in-progress. If you send a DVD, the cost of sending the package will be paid by the Submitter. The Festival reserves the right to refuse any shipments entailing additional costs. DVDs sent for pre-selection will not be returned. The Festival accepts no responsibility for damage suffered during delivery of the DVD to the Festival. Please send the package with the following customs declaration: “No commercial value, for cultural purposes only.” 6 Language version of preview screeners Films submitted for pre-selection must be presented in their original language version: - without subtitles if the original version is Czech or English; - with English or Czech subtitles if the original version is in any other language. 7 Submission fee Regular submission is subject to a submission fee. By February 28, 2021 the Submitter must: - send a preview screener (if the screener is a DVD, it must be postmarked no later than February 28, 2021); - pay the appropriate submission fee: €50 per film. Late submission is subject to a higher submission fee. By March 31, 2021 the Submitter must: - send a preview screener (if the screener is a DVD, it must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2021); - pay the appropriate submission fee: €65 per film. 8 Festival’s selection process The Festival is under no obligation to provide to the Submitter: any comments or feedback regarding his or her submitted films; any information relating to the manner in which the submitted films are, will be, or were considered and reviewed; any reasons why the submitted film, should it not be accepted for exhibition at the Festival, was not accepted; or any other information relating to the Festival’s selection process. The Festival disavows any responsibility for: the manner in which the submitted films are, will be, or were considered by the Selection Committee and/or its consultants; the contents of any internal comments or feedback regarding any submitted films that are or may be obtained by the Submitter; any communications by any representative of the Festival relating to the selection process.