Norwegian Competition

New Norwegian shorts compete for several awards. At the same time, they compete for the Nordic awards together with the films in the section Nordic Competition.

• Submission closed (deadline: January 25, 2015).
• Max running time: 30 minutes.
• Budget limit: None.
• The competition films also participate in the Nordic Comp.

All directors with accepted films will be invited.

Selected films

Rules for participation in the Norwegian Competition

• Types: All categories of film can participate, with the exception of promotional films.

• Running time: Must not exceed 30 minutes.

• Produced: After 1 January 2013, with a Norwegian* producer or director. The same film can only be entered once.

• Submission deadline: 25 January 2015.

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.

• Selection: A preselection jury will consider each film. The result will be announced at the festival website by March 15. Reasons for refusal will not be made public.

• Screening copy: For selected films, a DCP screening copy must be received at the festival office no later than April 15. Masters are not accepted. If the file delivered is a HD file**, the festival will convert this to DCP, and must have received the file no later than April 7 (this DCP is only for this single purpose, and will be deleted after the festival). Note: English language version or subtitles (due to an international jury).

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

• Awards: The selection of the winners of the Norwegian competition will be made by a jury appointed by the organizer. There will be at least two awards, one of which is Best Norwegian film.
The competing Norwegian films will be considered for the Nordic Awards along with the films in the Nordic Competition section.

• Accreditation: Each director of all the selected films are entitled to an accreditation, which is personal and non-transferable, and provides access to all Minimalen programmes and events.

** HD file:
If you do not have a DCP, the screening copy can be a Quicktime HD file with Codec Apple Prores 422 HQ (HD 1080p, 2 ch. audio). The festival will produce a DCP for preliminary use (which will be deleted after the festival, and not be available for anyone else).

Get in touch if you need more info, e-mail for all competitions: konk@minimalen.com.

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