SINDACATO NAZIONALE CRITICI CINEMATOGRAFICI ITALIANI
NATIONAL UNION OF ITALIAN FILM CRITICS
29. SETTIMANA INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CRITICA
29. INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS WEEK
REGULATIONS 2014
71. MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE D’ARTE CINEMATOGRAFICA DI VENEZIA
71. VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
AUGUST 27TH - SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2014
29. SETTIMANA INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CRITICA DI VENEZIA
29. INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS WEEK
The 29. Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC) – 29. International Film Critics’
Week will be held in Venice during the 71. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica
di Venezia – 71. Venice Film Festival (August 27th - September 6th, 2014). The International
Film Critics’ Week is promoted and organized by the Sindacato Nazionale Critici
Cinematografici Italiani (SNCCI) – National Union of Italian Film Critics, in association with
La Biennale di Venezia and the Venice Film Festival. The General Delegate, Francesco Di
Pace, assisted by film critics Nicola Falcinella, Giuseppe Gariazzo, Anna Maria Pasetti and
Luca Pellegrini, all appointed by the SNCCI, will select a maximum of seven full-length films
to take part in the competition, plus two titles out of competition.
All titles selected in the 29. International Film Critics’ Week must be first time director’s
full-length films, presented as world or international premiere (see full regulations for
details).
All films submitted for selection must be received not later than July 4th, 2014.
Screeners (DVD or Blu-ray only) must be sent according to the following instructions:
prior to 1st June 2014 screeners should be sent to the following address:
SNCCI - Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Via delle Alpi, 30 - 00198 Roma (Italy)
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from 1 June 2014 screeners should be sent to the following address:
Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Palazzo del Cinema – Lungomare Marconi
30126 Lido di Venezia (VE) - Italy
Please note that first films sent to La Biennale di Venezia are not automatically
submitted to the 29. International Film Critics’ Week as well. Each screener should be sent
specifically to the 29. International Film Critics’ Week address. In order to complete the
submission, please include the submission form available on our website www.sicvenezia.it,
pay the registration fee (40 Euro), and send an e-mail to [email protected] specifying
the details of the shipment.
29. International Film Critics’ Week
Francesco Di Pace
General Delegate
Eddie Bertozzi,
Program Manager and Film Research
For further information please contact us at:
[email protected]
www.sicvenezia.it
29. INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS WEEK
REGULATIONS 2014
Art. 1
The 29. Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC) – 29.
International Film Critics’ Week will be held in Venice
during the 71. Venice Film Festival. The International Film
Critics’ Week is promoted and organized by the
Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani
(SNCCI) - National Union of Italian Film Critics, in
association with La Biennale di Venezia and the Venice
Film Festival.
Art. 2
The General Delegate Francesco Di Pace, assisted by film
critics Nicola Falcinella, Giuseppe Gariazzo, Anna Maria
Pasetti and Luca Pellegrini, all appointed by the SNCCI,
will select a maximum of seven full-length films to take part
in the competition, plus two films to be shown out of
competition. Their judgment is final.
Art. 3
In order to be eligible for the 29. International Film Critics’
Week, the submitted works must abide by the following
regulations:
• Films must be the director’s first full-length feature or
documentary;
• Film must be produced and completed in the 12
months prior to the festival (between Venice 2013 and
Venice 2014);
• For Italian films: only world premieres will be accepted;
• For non-Italian films: the submitted works should not be
released or presented in other festivals before Venice,
with the exception of their country of origin within the
year 2014. Preference will be accorded to world
premieres;
• Films should not be released on the internet or made
available online.
Art. 4
• Screeners of foreign films must be subtitled in Italian,
English or French. In any other case, screeners must be
accompanied by a dialogue list in one of the abovementioned languages.
• All submitted works must be accompanied by
information materials about the film, its director(s) and
production/distribution as required by the submission
form available at www.sicvenezia.it from April 1st, 2014.
• For each film submitted to the selection, a registration
fee is requested to cover administrative costs. The fee
is 40 Euro and must be paid by bank transfer (transfer
details are specified in the submission form). The fee
will not be reimbursed under any circumstance.
Art. 5
All films submitted for selection must be received no later
than 4th July, 2014.
Screeners (DVD or Blu-ray only) must be sent:
• prior to 1st June, 2014 to the following address:
SNCCI - Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Via delle Alpi, 30 – 00198 Roma (Italy)
• from 1st June, 2014 to the following address:
Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Palazzo del Cinema – Lungomare Marconi
30126 Lido di Venezia (VE) - Italy
Art. 6
• All shipment costs for submitted screeners and related
materials must be covered by the applicant.
• In case of selection, all shipment costs for official
screening purposes must be covered by the applicant.
Protection against any harm caused to the selected films
in unloading and screening is guaranteed by an "all risks"
policy stipulated by the Festival and covering the period in
which the copies remain with the Festival. The 71. Venice
Film Festival also assumes responsibility for care and
custody of films during the entire period of the Festival or
until the films are returned to the owner.
• All films selected for the 29. International Film Critics’ Week
are eligible to take part in the additional screenings
program promoted by our sponsor Regione Veneto and
organized after the end of the 71. Venice Film Festival. The
producer/international distributor is responsible to inform
any existing or potential buyer/distributor about this
additional screening program, which is mandatory. It
should thus be assumed that the prints will be returned
only after the completion of the program (no later than
October 31st, 2014).
Art. 7
• For festival screenings, all selected films must be available
in 35mm print or Digital Cinema Package (DCP);
• All selected films must be presented at the Festival in their
original version. Films not in Italian language must show
Italian subtitles on print/DCP. Films in Italian must show
English subtitles on print/DCP. The production/distribution is
responsible for covering the subtitling costs.
Art. 8
• The seven films presented in competition at the 29.
International Film Critics’ Week will be eligible for the
“International Film Critics’ Week – RaroVideo Audience
Award” consisting of 5.000 Euro.
• The seven films presented in competition are also eligible
for the “Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Venice
Award for a Debut Film” consisting of 100.000 USD.
Art. 9
• It is mandatory for all the selected films to display the 29.
International Film Critics’ Week logo on all promotional
materials. In case of theatrical release, both in Italy and
abroad, the logo must appear on the screening copies as
well.
• The winner of the “RaroVideo Audience Award” must
correctly mention the prize in every communication about
the film and on the screening copies as well.
Art. 10
Duly motivated exceptions to these regulations may be
approved by the General Delegate with the agreement of
the Selection Committee and the Executive Committee of
the SNCCI.
Art. 11
Any issue not covered by these regulations must be settled by
the practice and regulations of the 71. Venice Film Festival.
Signature in the submission form and participation in the 29.
International Film Critics’ Week imply full acceptance of these
regulations.
International Film Critics’ Week
General Delegate
FRANCESCO DI PACE
SNCCI
President
FRANCO MONTINI