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General Rules
Every filmmaker or animator, whether professional, student or amateur, can submit as many works as he or she would like. There is no submission fee. The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2010. By submitting a film to the Bitfilm Festival the filmmaker automatically gets a free Bitfilm Network membership. Accepted Formats We only accept uploaded digital video files. Accepted formats are QuickTime, MPEG and Windows Media. We do not accept any submissions by conventional mail. The Three Competition Categories For the Documentary category we accept documentary short films on the subject “Money” with a recommended length of 3 minutes. For the Fiction category we accept fictional short films on the subject “Money” with a recommended length of 3 minutes. For the Animation category we accept animated short films on the subject “Money” with a recommended length of 3 minutes. Pre-selection The Bitfilm Team pre-selects the films which may take part in the voting process. Films will not be selected in any of the following cases:
The Voting Process As soon as the pre-selected films are presented on the website, the audience may vote by giving 0 to 5 stars to a film, 5 stars being the best rating. Voters may actively promote films by recommending them to their friends using the "Recommend" function. Filmmakers' Awards The film with the most voting points in each category by the end of the voting period wins. The prize money in each category is 2,500 Euros. Rights By submitting a film you declare that you own all the rights in the submitted work and that the use of the work by Bitfilm and its partners will not infringe the intellectual property or proprietary rights of any other person. In addition, you accept full liability if any third party's rights are violated. You also agree to give us the following rights upon submitting your film to the Bitfilm Festival:
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