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Digital Filmmakers & Photographers Competition
 About the Festival
The March 10‐13, 2010 Sundial Film Festival is a Northern California celebration of the digital artisticexpression of professional and amateur filmmakers and photographers. It incorporates an internationaland children’s film experience with the “State of Jefferson” competition designed to showcase digital filmand photography that enlighten and reflect the talent and diversity of artists and/or natural resources of Northern California and Southern Oregon. One of the guiding objectives of the Sundial Film Festival is toeducate and foster film and photography production among youth that they may discover an interest orcareer using this craft.
Organizer
‐ The Sundial Film Festival (SFF) is sponsored by the:Rotary Club of Redding Charitable Foundation1700 Pine Street, Suite 300Redding, CA 96001 (530) 243‐2452
Official Rules and Guidelines
 
Film
– Short films, up to 60 minutes, will be accepted for competition in the following categories:
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Narrative
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Documentary
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Animation
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Experimental
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School specific category – “State of Jefferson is a state of mind”
Still Photography
– All still photography entries will be included in the "State of Jefferson" competition and must conform to the requirements of Section 6. Location.
 
Up to three digital photographs may be entered for one skilllevel and any combination of subject categories listed below:Skill levels:
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 Advanced (Adv):
Experienced photographers who have sold at least $100 of their work, or beenaccepted in a juried photography exhibition, or won an award in an officially judged photographycompetition.
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Novice (Nov):
Anyone who is not an Advanced photographer.
 
Subject categories:
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Fine Art (FA)
: Primarily traditional outdoor scenes such as landscapes, waterfalls, street scenes,panoramas etc.
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Still Life (SL)
: Portraits, domestic pets, posed groups of people, studio setups, close ups, and macrophotography were the photographer has control over the subject and has the ability to control lightingthrough the use of flash, lamps, reflectors, shades or positioning.
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 Action (Act)
: Photos involving movement (or the possibility of movement) on the part of the subject and were the photographer has limited or no control over both the subject and the lighting, except forthe possible use of flash. This includes sports, wildlife and photojournalism.
GENERAL RULES:1.
 
Film
entries MUST be made through Without A Box at www.withoutabox.com and MUST:
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Include a properly completed entry form, along with a summary (up to 50 words) and a biography of theproducer, director, and cast.
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Not exceed 60 minutes in length.
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Be submitted as two copies in NTSC DVD video format, clearly labeled with the title, running time, andcontact information (name, phone number, email, mailing address).
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Be postmarked by November 10, 2009 for Early Bird, by December 10, 2009 for Regular, and by January11, 2010 for Late Deadlines.
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Applicants will be notified by February 10, 2010 of film acceptance.
 
 Film entries may use any visual medium and/or digital manipulation technique.
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Still Photography
entries MUST:
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Accompany a properly completed entry form (manual or on‐line entry).
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Be labeled with each file name containing: title of the photograph, photographer’s name/initials andabbreviations for skill level and category (ie “Snowfall‐SGaston‐Adv‐Act.jpg”).
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Be the original work of the submitting photographer. This includes using a camera to capture the image aswell as any darkroom or digital editing. Assistance in sizing the image and printing or creating a CD ordigital file is permitted.
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Not be a winning photograph from a previous Sundial Film Festival.
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Be submitted in “jpeg” format using high quality compression (10 or better) at 72 dpi.
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Be approximately 15 inches vertically for most images and up to 27 inches horizontally for wide angleshots or panoramas.
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Be postmarked or submitted electronically by Monday, January 11
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, 2010. Up to 3 photographs (files) mayeither be mailed to the event organizer on CD/DVD or entered electronically through the Sundial FilmFestival website (http://www.sundialfilmfestival.com
 
).Winning and runner up entries within each skill level and category must be provided as a framed print of theoriginal photograph to be displayed in the Cascade Theatre or alternate venue. Outside dimensions of theframed photograph should be no smaller than 320 square inches or larger than 875 square inches.
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 All Entries -
Sundial Film Festival organizers reserve the right to:
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Change the category and/or photograph dimensions of any submission in adherence to respectiveguidelines.
 
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Reject any entries not meeting the above submission criteria.
 
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Exclude entries from the public display element of the contest due to limitations in screen time and otherresources.
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Ownership
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Entrants must own all rights to the material and be authorized to submit it. All material must be theoriginal work of the entrants and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy,publicity, other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity.
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If the material contains elements not owned by the entrant and/or is subject to the rights of third parties,the entrant is responsible for first obtaining all releases and consents necessary to permit use by TheRotary Club of Redding Charitable Foundation, dba Sundial Film Festival as set out in these “Official Rulesand Guidelines.” For more information about copyright laws, please visit websitewww.copyright.gov/laws/.
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Guidelines
‐ The Sundial Film Festival is a contest and public display of creative filmmaking and photography.Any entry must be useable as such. Sundial Film Festival organizers reserve the right to make finaldetermination on the acceptability and/or presentation of any film or photograph. Guidelines for acceptableentries include:
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Films and photographs must not make unauthorized use of copyrighted property from any other film, song,composition, artwork, drawing or photograph.
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Films and photographs must not exploit children or animals.
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Films and photographs must not contain material the Organizer, in its sole discretion, deems patentlyoffensive or having explicit and gratuitous violence, nudity, language or sexual content.
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Films should adhere to the MPAA’s guidelines for PG‐13 material. To read the guidelines, please visit www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp.
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Films and photographs must not contain materials that are hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous orlibelous.
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Films and photographs must not contain materials that promote bigotry, racism, hatred or harm.
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Films and photographs must not contain materials that are unlawful, in violation or contrary to the lawsand regulations of the state of California.
 
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Films and photographs must not contain materials that can be considered advertising for a specific product or organization.
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Film quality should be sharp and have good contrast.
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Films must be in English, contain English subtitles or dubbed in English.
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Location
– All photographers and those filmmakers entering the “State of Jefferson” competition must EITHERlive in OR create/shoot their entries in these Northern California counties: Butte, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt,Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity; and Jackson and Klamath counties in SouthernOregon. No such restrictions apply to entrants in the International and Children’s Film competitions.
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Jury Selection and Awards
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Awards will be determined by independent juries selected by Sundial Film Festival organizers, comprisingfilmmakers, photographers, critics, educators, and interested others.
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Finalists and winners will be selected by judges on their technical quality, creativity, and originality.Decisions are at the complete discretion of the judges and are final.
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Sundial Film Festival organizers reserve the right not to issue an award in a category with an insufficient number of suitable entries or to change the category if appropriate.
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Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at a special event on the final evening, Saturday, March 13,2010.
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Cash prizes and awards will be granted as follows:Film
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Best of Festival ‐ $1,000 and a Sundial Film Festival trophy
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Best of Category for International and State of Jefferson competitions ‐ $500 and a Sundial FilmFestival medallion
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Narrative
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Documentary
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Animation
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Experimental
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Best Student Film ‐ $500 and a Sundial Film Festival medallion
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Best Local School Annual Production ‐ $500 to the school and circulating Sundial Film Festivaltrophy for 1 year
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People’s Choice Award ‐ $100 and a Sundial Film Festival medallion
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Medallions will be presented to each Best of Category winner and runner‐upStill Photography
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Best of Show – $500 and a Sundial Film Festival trophy
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Awards of Merit – two awards of $200 and Sundial Film Festival medallions
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People’s Choice Award – $100 and a Sundial Film Festival medallion
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Medallions will be presented to each Skill Level / Best of Category winner and runner‐upFramed prints of Best of Show, Awards of Merit, First Place and Runner Up in each Skill Level /Category will be hung and displayed in the Cascade Theatre or alternate venue for the duration of thefestival and up to one month afterward.
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Fees and Return of Entries
Film
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A $25‐$35 entry fee is required for each film submitted ($25 for Early Bird, $30 for Regular and $35 forLate Deadlines). There is no limit on the number of entries by the same individual.
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Participants pay the shipping costs to the Sundial Film Festival. One copy of the film will be returnedonly upon request.
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Copies of all accepted entries will be retained in the Sundial Film Festival video library.Still Photography
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The $30 entry fee covers up to three photographs, which is the limit from any single photographer.
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