Running from 11-20 November 2016, the 61st Edition will see Cork City and County play host to some very special events and screenings.
In 2014, the Festival inaugurated a new prize for feature length films: the Gradam Spiorad na Féile / Spirit of the Festival Award. Details are here.
Submission deadlines and fees:
Early bird: Until midnight GMT Saturday 16 January 2016 – CorkShorts (always) €12.50 / Shorts Irish, International, Documentary (not Cork) €15 / Features €25.
Regular submissions: Until midnight GMT Saturday 2 July – CorkShorts (always) €12.50 /Shorts Irish, International, Documentary (not Cork) €20 / Features €35.
Late submissions: Until midnight GMT Saturday 6 August – CorkShorts (always) €12.50 / Shorts Irish, International, Documentary (not Cork) €30 / Features €50.
Awards
There are eleven prizes at the Festival, including seven with cash prizes. Two qualify for the Academy Awards® long list. Each jury is independent of the Festival.
The International Jury will select:
- Grand Prix International short, Academy Awards® qualifying;
- Gradam Spiorad na Féile / Spirit of the Festival Award; and
- the Cork Film Festival’s nomination to the 2017 European Film Academy Awards.
The Irish Jury will select:
- Grand Prix Irish short, presented by RTÉ Cork, Academy Awards® qualifying; and
- Best Cork Short award.
The Documentary Jury will select:
- Gradam na Féile do Scannáin Faisnéise / Award for Cinematic Documentary;
- Best Irish Documentary short; and
- Best International Documentary short.
Others:
- the Creative Director’s Award for Best Feature Film;
- the Youth Jury Awards for feature films; and
- the Audience Awards for feature films
Click here or here to submit your film
RULES & REGULATIONS
Categories for entry
Entries are invited in the following categories: Feature Films, Documentaries, Short Films and CorkShort Films. We welcome all forms of film production – animation, experimental, student work, digital work, etc. All films will be Cork premieres. All films in competition will be Irish premieres.
Conditions for Entry
The following screening formats are eligible for inclusion: DCP & Pro Res. Films should be presented in their original versions with English language subtitles or commentary where necessary.
To be eligible for the short film competitions, films must have been completed since 1 July 2015 and be 30 minutes or less in duration;
To be eligible for the feature film competitions, films must have been completed since 1 July 2015 and be 60 minutes or greater in duration;
Criteria for CorkShorts
Filmmakers not from and from Cork and who are based in Cork;
Filmmakers from Cork but based elsewhere; and/or
Films shot by non-Corkonians throughout the county (not country).
Non-English language films
To qualify for selection, all non-English language films must have an English-subtitled screening copy available.
How to send your film
Please submit your film on Reelport or Flock. (Both platforms have the same fee structure.)
Notification
Due to the large amount of submissions received, CFF will only contact those filmmakers with work selected for the festival.
The selection of films will be announced on the Cork Film Festival website in mid October when the programme is launched.
Due to the large amount of submissions received, CFF cannot offer feedback regarding films that are not selected for the Festival.
Shipping prints
If selected, prints must arrive at the Festival by Tuesday 18 October. By prior arrangement, prints may be delivered by hand by the filmmaker. Please mark the aspect ratio of the film clearly on the container of the screening copy. The cost of shipping prints to the Festival is borne by the sender. The Festival will pay for one-way onward shipping of prints. By prior arrangement, prints can be forwarded to another festival immediately after Cork. The Festival does not pay screening fees for films submitted to the Festival.
Insurance
All prints will be insured for the period that they are in the festival’s possession. In the case of loss or damage during this period, the festival is only responsible for the replacement value of the print. Only prints in perfect condition for projection will be accepted under these conditions.
Using extracts of the films for promotion
The entrant agrees that up to three minutes of their film may be used by Cork Film Festival in promotional activities including screening a clip on television and on the festival’s website.
Acceptance of these regulations implies that you will abide by them in your dealings with the festival and also that you are legally entitled to submit this film for consideration. Entry to the Cork Film Festival implies that the entrant has the right do do so, has pre-cleared all materials that comprise the film, and is an authorised representative of the team that holds the intellectual property in the film.
Entering a film in the Cork Film Festival implies the acceptance of these regulations.
Please do NOT send a DVD directly to the festival.
– See more at: http://www.corkfilmfest.org/submissions/#sthash.hTAu8Fsp.dpuf
Looking for funding? Want to submit your work to festivals. Keep an eye on upcoming deadlines here.
