TERMS OF PARTICIPATION

Cultural Association comenzemos empezemos convokes the sixth edition of the shortfilm audiovisual competition that has non competitive character.
1.- PARTICIPANTS. Anybody of any age or nationality can take part in the competition. Participants can send as many works as they want, there is no limit in the number of works but they have to comply to the following conditions:
- Works must be produced on video hardware, analogical or digital.
- Works must be filmed in Spanish or any language. In the case of being filmed in another language the print must be subtitled in Spanish. 
There is no time limit, but brief works will be valued considering it is a shortfilm showing.
Subject matter (topics) and genre are free.
2.-SUBMITTING. Works must be submitted in videocassette or cd. A written label with work’s and author’s names and work’s running time is essential.
Works will be submitted in any of these hardware: VHS, MINI.DV, SVIDEO-CD, VIDEO-CD or CD-ROM (AVI, MPEG, MOV, SWF). In the case of videos will be codified with any specific codec, we recommend participants send them as well for perfect watching. Works will make up Official Section must be send one MINI-DV print for the showing.
3.-DOCUMENTS. Participants must fill in the form correctly and send at least two images for the catalogue. Images (jpg) can’t be more than 100KB each.
It’s recommended to fill in the online form, but it’s possible to send filled form to envios@zemos98.org, or send it with the work by post. In this last case it can be send on diskette or printed.
If the producer wants can send a production report or any additional information. Files only will be accepted by e-mail or post but always at the same time as works.
The absence of any essential document will be included on the arrival shortfilm list of www.zemos98.org . If these mistakes aren’t solved before 5 December 2003, Selection Committee will not consider the works. 

4.- SENDING. Works must be sent by post or any messenger company from 5th August 2003 until 5 December 2003.
Address:

FESTIVAL AUDIOVISUAL ZEMOS98.6 
c/ Río Darro 20
El Viso del Alcor, 41520
Seville
SPAIN

5.- SELECTION. All works will be showed during Zemos98_6´s Festival. None of them will be excluded in the Festival.
There are two categories:
OFFICIAL SECTION, aspiring to prizes (selected by Zemos98_6´ Selection Committee)
MARATHON, the rest of works.
All the information related to shortfilms, day, date and showing place will be published on www.zemos98.org 4 weeks after ending submitting date.
6.- SHOWING. Public showing from the OFFICIAL SECTION will be on March 2004, at Casa de la Cultura Antonio Machado in El Viso del Alcor, Sevilla. Public showing from Shotfilm´s Marathon will be on February and March 2004 in different places in Sevilla and El Viso del Alcor. 
Showing program will be organised with enough time and will be published on www.zemos98.org .
7.- RETURNS or REFUNDS. All works will make up zemos98´s Video Library (video.teca.zemos98) and could be shown with cultural or educational purposes (never commercial purposes). During the year zemos98 organise different showings, these can be consulted on www.zemos98.org 
8.- PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES. DVD ZEMOS98_6. According to the Collaboration’s Agreement between Comenzemos Empezemos and FREAK Distribution Agent (www.freakdistribucion.com ) there are 3 prizes:

BEST SHORTFILM- chosen by public (audience)
BEST FREAK SHORTFILM- chosen by FREAK Distribution Agent
BEST ZEMOS98 SHORTFILMS- chosen by Zemos98_6´s Selection Committee.
ZEMOS98 will produce DVD ZEMOS98_6 with awarded shortfilms, sold benefits will mainly go to shortfilms´s authors/producers. DVD Zemos98_6 distribution’s conditions can be found on Festival Conditions (Appendix 1). DVD will be distributed by FREAK Distribution Agent.
3rd Shortfilm Directors´ Meeting/Videoastas: Reflection Speech about audiovisual topic. 
Festival zemos98_6´s Organisation will invite all shortfilm producers (authors) from the OFFICIAL SECTION to this speech/meeting, that will last 3 days. Here will be treated any aspect of shortfilms made on video. 
Shortfilm Directors will be invited to all activities organised by zemos98_6.

CERTIFICATES. Awarded Shortfilms and all works from the OFFICIAL SECTION will received a certificate of participation in the Festival. If necessary the Organisation will make special mentions that will also received a certificate.
9.- CONTACT. All the information related to zemos98_6 Festival can be found on www.zemos98.org. For any suggestion or doubt we recommend writing to audiovisual@zemos98.org. All participants are recommended to join the zemos98 list, here they will be informed of any change or activity organised. To join Zemos98 list it is necessary send one blank e-mail to zemos98-alta@elistas.net.
10.- COMMENTS. The organisation is not responsible for any accidents that might damage works submitted. Participation implies accepting these conditions. Any change in the conditions will be recorded on zemos98 list and www.zemos98.org

Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura/ El Viso del Alcor, Sevilla. 1 de Agosto, de 2003.

Application form.

In the following page you have the application form in order that in the case you could not refill from the web, you refill it, print it and send it us to:

zemos98_6 a space and a time for the audiovisual culture
C/Rio Darro, 20
El Viso del Alcor, 41520
Seville, Spain

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