Festival start: 28 October 2018
Festival end: 03 November 2018
Organised by Donostia Kultura, the San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival took its first steps in 1990. Ever since its beginnings, the Festival has endeavoured to fashion a programme offering something for every kind of spectator. Horror movies, sci-fi, animation, shorts, classics from all over the world… have alternated the length and breadth of its history with shows, exhibitions, concerts and various other activities in the attempt to create a varied competition in which everyone can find something they like.
AUDIENCE AWARD
The Audience Award will be decided by the votes cast by the audience. The points
obtained by each short film will be the result of dividing the total points obtained by the
number of voting spectators.
The Audience Award for Best Feature Film carries no cash prize.
The winning distribution company undertakes to clearly indicate on advertising for the film that it received the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 28th San Sebastian Fantasy and Horror Film Festival.
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION RULES
28th San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
October 28th – November 3rd / 2017
These terms & conditions govern the submission of feature films and their participation in the 28th SAN SEBASTIAN HORROR AND FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL.
By submitting a feature film to the FESTIVAL using any of the channels established for this purpose, the natural or legal person doing so (hereinafter the “PRESENTING PARTY”) expressly and unreservedly accepts these TERMS & CONDITIONS.
Further, on submitting the feature film to the FESTIVAL, the PRESENTING PARTY states that they hold sufficient rights of exploitation according to the stipulations of current Copyright law, and that they therefore have the authority to (I) submit the feature film to the FESTIVAL; and (II) extend to third parties the necessary authorisation for its reproduction, public communication, transformation, dubbing and/or subtitling, and to exploit it in any other way.
The PRESENTING PARTY shall therefore be accountable for potential complaints made as regards Intellectual Property by third parties, and shall hold harmless the FESTIVAL against any such claims made for this reason.
ACCEPTANCE FOR THE COMPETITION
Feature films participating in the 28th San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival will compete for the Audience Award.
In order to be considered for the selection, the feature films must:
Have been made after January 1st 2016.
Have a fantasy or horror theme.
Have a runtime of more than 30 minutes.
The submission period is open from June 15th to August 15th.
AUDIENCE AWARD
The Audience Award will be decided by the votes cast by the audience. The points obtained by each film will be the result of dividing the total points obtained by the number of voting spectators.
The Audience Award for Best Feature Film carries no cash prize.
The winning distribution company undertakes to clearly indicate on advertising for the film that it received the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 28th San Sebastian Fantasy and Horror Film Festival.
AUTHORISATIONS
On submitting it to the FESTIVAL, the PRESENTING PARTY of any feature film accepted for its competition expressly authorises the FESTIVAL to:
Reproduce, view and screen the film in sessions open to the public as many times as is necessary during its participation in the FESTIVAL.
Adapt the film to the necessary formats for its viewing and screening during the FESTIVAL.
Subtitle the film in languages other than the original.
Use images and/or excerpts of the film for their inclusion in press files, information posters and/or the official website of the FESTIVAL with a view to promoting the FESTIVAL itself.
Said authorisation is a necessary requirement for assured participation of the film in the FESTIVAL; also, the PRESENTING PARTY will receive no economic payment whatsoever for said participation.
DATA PROTECTION
In accordance with the stipulations of Organic Law 15/1999, dated 13 December, on the Protection of Personal Data (hereinafter, the “LOPD”), the PRESENTING PARTY is informed that all information provided when submitting the film to the FESTIVAL, and all other information provided henceforth in relation to the participation of said film in the FESTIVAL, will be incorporated to a file owned by the Public Body DONOSTIA KULTURA, duly registered with the Basque Data Protection Agency, for the purposes of managing and advertising participation of the short film in the FESTIVAL.
It is mandatory to provide said personal details and failure to do so or providing incorrect information will make it impossible to manage participation of the film in the FESTIVAL.
Any changes to the personal data provided shall be communicated to the person responsible for the file by the owner of the information, who will be held responsible for the truthfulness and exactness of the information provided. In the event of providing data for third parties, the PRESENTING PARTY states that they have received consent from their owners to communicate said information.
In the event of wishing to exercise their right to access, rectify, cancel or oppose information, the PRESENTING PARTY and/or any other interested party can write, according to the terms & conditions of the LOPD, to the following address: DONOSTIA KULTURA, Victoria Eugenia Theater, Reina Regente, nº 4, 20003 – Donostia / San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa).
LANGUAGE, APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
These TERMS & CONDITIONS are originally written in Spanish and may be translated into other languages. In the event of any contradiction in said translations, the Spanish language version shall prevail.
These TERMS & CONDITIONS will be governed and interpreted according to Spanish Law. Any controversies that may arise with regard to these TERMS & CONDITIONS, their interpretation and application will be exclusively settled by the Courts of San Sebastian (Gipuzkoa). The PRESENTING PARTY expressly accepts this condition.
San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
+34 943 48 11 57
cinema_cinema@donostia.eus
www.sansebastianhorrorfestival.eus
