Regulations of the competition Feature Animated Films- Anima 60+ 2025

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ANIMA 60+  festival competition allows the applicants to submit animated films which do exceed 60 minutes in length and were made between years 2023- 2025. The preview copies of the films should be submitted to the Festival Organization Office in the form of a digital file (mp4, mov or a link to the film available on an open-access video platform).

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The Festival Office shall collect the incoming competition registrations from 15^th February until 15^th June, 2025. The films are submitted by completing a registration form at www.etiudaandanima.pl and sending a public or private link (with or without password) to the film (e.g. Vimeo, Youtube, etc.) with no expiration date and no territorial limits. Submitted films in languages ​​other than Polish and English must have English subtitles. Films without filled-in online entry form will not be accepted. Festival does not charge any fee for the submitting of the film.

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The decision whether the film shall be accepted into the competition will be made by the Artistic Director of the Festival when the Selection Committee finish their work. The applicants will be informed about their films being accepted into the competition via email and on www.etiudaandanima.pl until 24^th August, 2025.

§4

The selected film can be withdrawn from the Festival programme after its participation has been officially confirmed by the submitter (a film submission acts as the official confirmation). Copies sent for competition will not be returned, such copies become part of the Festival’s archive.

The Festival committee reserves the right to select submitted films for both competitive and non-competitive sections.

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Authors whose films are accepted into the competition are obliged to deliver to the Festival Organizers, at their own expense, the screening copies of their films in the following formats: DCP or a link to a digital file (DCP, mov, mp4) until 7^th September, 2025. Failure to deliver a screening copy of a film before the deadline will result in withdrawing it from the competition. Authors whose films are accepted into the competition are also obliged to deliver a film summary and a dialogue list in English, promotional materials including screenshots, and the director’s bio and photograph until the same date.

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Invitations/Accreditations

The director of a qualified film is automatically invited to the festival. The foundation provides accreditation and 4 overnight stays. We do not cover travel costs under any circumstances.

§7

The competition films are evaluated – foremostly on the basis of the artistic criteria – by the international Jury. The Jury work and make decisions in accordance with the Jury Proceedings Regulations formulated by the Jury and the Festival Directors. The Secretary of the Jury, who is appointed by the Directors of the Festival, facilitates the proceedings of the Jury.

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The following Prizes will be awarded at the ANIMA 60+ 2025 competition:

1. Grand Prix and a cash prize

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The Directors of the Festival decides on the right and procedure for awarding Extra-regulatory Awards: the Audience Award selected in the audience's vote.

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The official verdict of the Jury will be announced on 18^th October, 2025, at the official closing ceremony of the festival during which all prizes will be awarded. Should the winners be absent from the ceremony, the awards will be sent by post or handed over to them in a different manner within a month after the end of the Festival.

§11

The Festival Office deems itself responsible to conform to all the rules concerning the exploitation of the films accepted into the competition.

§12

The submission of the film for the Festival competition is equivalent to the agreement for:

• three screenings of the film during the Festival and – if the given film is awarded a prize – five screenings at the Travelling Etiuda&Anima 2025 event, which is organized throughout Poland and presents the prizewinning films of the Festival.
• the Festival organizers have the right to use, free of charge, promotional materials and parts of the film (a trailer or 2-minute part of the film) in any promotional activities connected with the organization of the Festival.

§13

All transportation costs as well as any other shipment costs of the film copies submitted to competition shall be covered by the applicants, who are also responsible for paying all customs costs outside Poland. Applicants are obliged to observe customs regulations related to film transport. A pro forma invoice amounting to max. EUR 15 should be attached to all non-EU film shipments. Packages should be provided with the following sentence “For cultural purposes only – no commercial value”.

§14

DCP copies shall be returned at the Organizer’s expense within 4 weeks from the closing date of the Festival to the address specified by the applicant. A notice should be given to the Festival Organizers about any changes in the return address not later than one week before the commencement. The Organizer is not responsible for damages resulting from giving a wrong address. The Festival is obliged to return the film copy in a condition not worse than due to a standard use. The Organizer of the Festival shall assume financial liability for the submitted film copies, for the duration of the event in question, up to the amount specified in the entry form.

Kraków, 15^th February 2025

Directors of the 32^nd IFF Etiuda&Anima 2025

Katarzyna Surmacz
Bogusław Zmudziński