Nordic Competition (NIFA)

Competition for new Nordic shorts. Films with a budget of up to 125 000 Euros compete for four NIFA-awards, along with the films in the section Norwegian Competition. Other films are eligible to be screened Out of Competition.

• Submission deadline: January 1, 2010 - CLOSED.
• Max running time: 30 minutes.
• Origin: The Nordic Countries*, except Norway.
• Budget limit: EUR 125 000 (approx. NOK 1.000.000). More expensive films are eligible to be screened Out of Competition.

All directors with accepted films will be invited with the support of Nordic Culture Fund.

How to participate:

Submission is now CLOSED.

Rules for participation in the Nordic Competition

• Types: All categories of film can participate, except commercials. Films with a production budget over EUR 125 000 (approx. NOK 1.000.000) are eligible for screening Out of Competition.

• Running time: Not more than 30 minutes.

• Produced: After January 1, 2008, with a Nordic* producer or director. Please note that Norwegian films should instead submit here >. Each particular film can only be submitted once.

• Submission deadline: December 15, 2009 January 1, 2010.
a) If submitted through Reelport, the film and a still from the film must by then be completely uploaded and available for evaluation by the festival team.
b) If submitted directly, the Festival Office must by then have received the following material for each submitted film:
1) A DVD screener (English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish language version, marked with reference number, title and contact person).
2) A completed web submission form.
3) One still from the film (on a CD-R, or sent to e-mail: still@minimalen.com, marked with reference number)

• Return of DVD screener: Will not be returned.

• Selection: A preselection committee will consider each submitted film, and may do additional selection by invitation, up until the selection announcement date. A list of the selected films will be available on the festival's website no later than February 15, 2010. No reasoning for films turned down will be made public.

• Screening copy/print: For selected films, the screening copy must be present at the festival office no later than February 25th. Masters are not accepted. The format of the screening copy can be film (35 mm) or video (PAL: Beta SP, DV/DVCam, DVD, or HD-file following a particular spec.). Note: English language version or subtitles is necessary.

• Return of Screening copy: Within two weeks after the festival closure.

• Awards: The organizers will nominate an international Award Jury of three members. The jury will award the following prizes to the film directors:
• NIFA Best Short (NIFA trophy + amount of EUR 1 000)
• NIFA Best Documentary (NIFA trophy + amount of EUR 500)
• NIFA Best Fiction (NIFA trophy + amount of EUR 500)
• NIFA Best Animation or Art Film (NIFA trophy + amount of EUR 500)
Note: The competing films in Norwegian Competition are eligible on equal terms.

• Invitation and accreditation: All elected films receive one accreditation for each individual director, which is personal and non-transferable, and gives access to all of the Minimalen programmes. The organizers cover hotel accomodation for up to two nights for one director of each non-Norwegian film, with the support of Nordic Culture Fund.

For further information, please contact us at e-mail: konk@minimalen.com.

The Nordic Countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden - including Greenland, Faroe Islands, Åland.

* Definition of "film from a Nordic country"
a) The film has at least one citizen of a Nordic country credited as a director or a producer.
OR
b) The film is shot in one of the Nordic countries and has been produced or majority coproduced by a Nordic company, or is in receipt of at least 51% of its budget from Nordic sources. In the latter case, the film must also include sufficient creative elements from the Nordic country – having strong
Nordic-related subject matter.

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