ITFA 2024

Rules & Terms

1. ITFA Film Week is being held from November 28th to November 30th, 2024.

2. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote the various aspects of international cinema in all its forms: as novel, entertainment, and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue.

3. In addition to the sections mentioned in the following paragraphs, the Festival also organizes special events such as books workshops.

4. Official Selection

4.1 Feature Films

An international competition featuring seven feature films, from both MALAYSIA and world territories. This section will present films that represent the latest aesthetics and expressive trends in international cinema.
In order to submit to this category, the total running time of the film needs to be 45 minutes or over (including credits).
We welcome narrative and documentary feature films at ITFA Film Week.

4.2 Short Films

An international competition featuring seven short films, from both MALAYSIA and world territories. The aim of this section is to showcase short films demonstrating innovation and creative originality.
In order to submit to this category, the total running time of the film needs to be of less than 45 minutes (including credits).
We welcome narrative, documentary, and animation short films at ITFA Film Week, as well as music videos.

5. Juries and Awards

5.1 Feature Films Jury
An International Jury composed of personalities from the world of cinema and culture from various countries, excluding any person involved in any capacity in the production of the invited films or who may have an interest in their distribution, will award the following prizes for the feature films.

5.2 Short Films Jury

An International Jury, composed of personalities from the world of cinema and culture from various countries, excluding any person involved in any capacity in the production of the invited films or who may have an interest in their distribution, will award the following prizes:

TO BE UPDATED BY ADMIN BY SEP 2024

There will be no joint winners.

6. Selection of films/projects

6.1 Selection Procedure
Only films that have been registered with ITFA can be considered for selection.�
The Festival Director will be assisted by his staff of programmers, as well as by a group of correspondents and international consultants, each responsible for different geographical areas, in order to select the Projects.�Selection will be made under the following criteria: latest aesthetics and expressive trends in international cinema, films demonstrating innovation, and creative originality. FIVE short films and FIVE feature films will be selected at ITFA24.

(SOME CHANGES WILL BE DONE DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES )

6.2 Submission Deadlines
Following deadlines must be met without exception:�
Early Submission Deadline: SEP 30th, 2024
Regular Submission Deadline: OCT 15TH, 2024
Late Submission Deadline: OCT 30th, 2024
All the films have to be registered by September 30th, 2024, via ITFA 2024 fb page

Late submissions can only be made with the express approval of the respective section head.

6.3 Registration Fees
For each film submitted to the selection of the Festival, a registration fee is requested to cover administrative and programming costs. Films will only be considered for selection after the entry fee is received.
Fees are depending on the submission deadline:�

ALL FILMAKERS HAVE TO BOOK A BOOTH TO ENTER ALL CATEGORIES.

There are special conditions for INTERNATIONAL film schools and film institutes. Please contact the Program Coordinator on our contact page for further details.
PLEASE CHECK ALL PAPERS REQUIREMENT BEFORE ANY FEES PAID.

6.4 Materials to submit
Films are to be submitted in their original version for the selection process. Films in MALAYS do require translation in ENGLISH. Films in other languages must be subtitled in English.
All Projects must be uploaded via PRIVATE LINK.

ITFA Film Week reserves the right to disqualify any Project that is not submitted via one of these formats.

6.5. Dialogues/Subtitles
If your project includes non-English dialogues, please ensure all subtitles are hardcoded to your video file (we do not accept a translated list of dialogue on paper).

6.6 Completion
Projects need to be completed from January 1, 2022, to be eligible for consideration for the 2024 edition of the Festival.

6.7 Premiere Status
Short Films do not need to retain any sort of premiere status. Short Films do not forfeit their eligibility for submission to the Festival if they were previously released theatrically or via any home video platform, broadcast or streamed on television or the internet, or screened at any number of film festivals anywhere in the world.

Feature films need to be Preview screenings in order to be considered. They may have screened in the MALAYSIA / SG or INDONESIA beforehand, but may not be on general lease before ITFA24.

6.8 Re-submission
Projects that have been submitted for Festival consideration in previous years are NOT eligible for re-submission only if the content of the submitted project has changed significantly since the previous year in which the Project was submitted.
6.9 Declaration of Rights Upon Submitting a Film

ITFA Film Week will only accept the submission of a film if the submitter is the holder of all usage rights to the film necessary for the submission and use of the film within the context of participation in ITFA. ITFA reserves the right to demand appropriate proof of these rights and to reject the submission upon failure to provide it.

6.10 Notification
All the submitted films will be notified on NOVEMBER 1st, 2024 in writing if their film has been successful or not.

If your film is invited to the official selection of ITFA Film Week, you will be contacted by the Festival in regards to all the logistical and practical details of your screening during the Festival.

7. Selected Films/Projects
The invitation to participate is issued by the Festival Director or the section heads, respectively. Only officially selected films/projects can participate in the ITFA Film Week.

Upon completion of the Festival selection process, ITFA will attempt to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided on the submission form to notify the Applicant of the Project’s acceptance status. ITFA disavows any responsibility for, and will not be held responsible for any failure to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided on the submission form. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the contacts information provided on the submission form is correct.

8. Participants Obligations
No film may be withdrawn from the festival program after its participation has been publicized. During the festival, no participating film may be screened outside the festival venues prior to its official presentation at the festival.

Participation in the festival requires unconditional adherence to all regulations set out in these guidelines.
The Director of ITFA Film Week reserves the right to rule on any cases not provided for in these guidelines.

8.1 Acceptance Form
Selected films will receive an Acceptance Form to be duly completed and returned no later than 10 days after the end of the extended submission deadline. Receipt of the form by the Festival implies the legal acceptance of the invitation by all concerned and will be considered definitive and irrevocable.

8.2 Announcement
The invitation of a Project to participate must remain confidential until the announcement of the program by the ITFA Film Week. Failure to comply will result in its exclusion from the selection. The general scheduling and screening times are the sole responsibility of ITFA.

8.3 Screening Formats
Short + Feature Films
Selected films MUST provide an adequate DCP file to be screen (with English subtitles).
The Festival reserves the right to refuse any copy that, on the advice of the Festival technicians, is considered to be of inadequate quality for public screening.

8.4 Catalog
All the material required for the Festival catalog (synopses, cast and credits, biography and a complete filmography of the director, photographs of the director, of actors and scenes from the film in b/w and color, plus a brief director’s comment on the film) must reach the Festival as soon as possible, but no later than 10 days after the end of the extended submission deadline.

8.5 Press Material
The presenters of films participating in the Festival must send the promotional material for distribution to the press and potential buyers (press book, digital images of the film and the director, video material, audio clips, etc.) under separate cover, at their own expense, no later than 10 days after the end of the extended submission deadline, in the quantities that will be requested after the invitation.

8.6 Official Logo
All forms of promotional activity after the presentation of the program by the ITFA Film Week must mention their participation in the ITFA Film Week, including the official logo of the ITFA, as supplied by ITFA Film Week. Films awarded a prize must also state which award was won, in accordance with the official graphic designs predetermined and supplied by ITFA.

9. Hospitality
Our hospitality department will be in touch with selected filmmakers to organize attendance and post-screening Q&As by ZOOM MEETING

10. Shipping
All shipments from outside the MALAYSIA must get customs clearance before being imported.
10.1 Shipping Insurance
All insurance costs covering the transport of films and press material to and from ITFA Film Week will be at the expense of those presenting the films AT OPTIONAL COST OF 300 RM.

11. Insurance during ITFA Film Week
ITFA Film Week provides insurance coverage for the entire period during which the copies are in the care of the Festival. The insurance value of a film may not exceed the average laboratory costs for a standard copy. Furthermore, all necessary measures will be taken by the Festival to protect the author’s copyright for works entrusted to the Festival, in accordance with the ITFA dispositions regarding safeguarding against piracy.

12. Usage Rights
The participant declares and guarantees that he/she is the holder of all usage rights necessary for the use of the film in the context of this agreement. The participant affirms that any third parties involved in the production and distribution of the film have agreed, where necessary, to its use in the context of ITFA Film Week as specified in this agreement. The participant guarantees that by using the film in the context of this agreement, no rights of third parties, including persons depicted in the film, are infringed.
2024.

Creating award categories for a Telenovela-Book2Screen and Film festival can help recognize excellence across various aspects of storytelling, production, and performance.

Here are some open award categories:

# # # Telenovela Categories

1. **Best Telenovela**
2. **Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role**
3.Best Performance by an Actor a Leading Role**
4.Best Supporting Actress in a Telenovela. **Best Supporting Actor in a Telenovela**
6. **Best Director of a Telenovela**
7. **Best Screenplay for a Telenovela**
8. **Best Cinematography in a Telenovela**
9. **Best Original Song in a Telenovela**
10. **Best Editing in a Telenovela**
11. **Best Production Design in a Telenovela**
12. **Viewers’ Choice Award**
13. **Best Telenovela Theme or Opening Sequence**
14. **Most Innovative Concept in a Telenovela**
15. **Best Adaptation from Book to Telenovela**

# # # Book2Screen Categories

1. **Best Adaptation from Book to Screen**
2. **Best Performance by an Actress in a Book2Screen Production**
3. **Best Performance by an Actor in a Book2Screen Production**
4. **Best Director of a Book2Screen Production**
5. **Best Screenplay for a Book2Screen Film**
6. **Best Cinematography in a Book2Screen Film**
7. **Best Original Score for a Book2Screen Production**
8. **Best Editing in a Book2Screen Film**
9. **Best Production Design in a Book2Screen Film**
10. **Outstanding Contribution to Adaptation**
11. **Best Visual Effects in a Book2Screen Film**
12. **Most Creative Marketing Campaign for a Book2Screen Production**
13. **Best Ensemble Cast in a Book2Screen Production**
14. **Audience Favorite Adaptation**
15. **Best Trailer for a Book2Screen Film**

# # # Film Categories

1. **Best Feature Film**
2. **Best Short Film**
3. **Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Film**
4. **Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Film**
5. **Best Supporting Actress in Film**
6. **Best Supporting Actor in Film**
7. **Best Director of a Film**
8. **Best Screenplay for a Film**
9. **Best Cinematography in Film**
10. **Best Original Score for a Film**
11. **Best Editing in Film**
12. **Best Production Design in Film**
13. **Best International Film**
14. **Best Documentary Film**
15. **Best Animated Film**

# # # Special Awards

1. **Lifetime Achievement Award**
2. **Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Representation**
3. **Emerging Talent Award**
4. **Best Audience Engagement**

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