SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Submission Checklist
Submit before midnight 30th September 2024.
Submission must satisfy rules highlighted below.
Submissions must satisfy video formats for projectionists highlighted below.
Paypal payment of €30 made to paypal.me/irishsurffilmfest.
Submission details to be announced.
Email payment confirmation made to irishsurffilmfest@gmail.com.
By submitting to the festival the applicant understands that he/she/they has a legal right to submit the film including ensuring all clearances have been obtained. By submitting to the festival the applicant agrees to the rules and terms.
RULES
1. Films should be a maximum of 10 minutes in length.
2. Films should, generally speaking, feature Irish surfers/ Irish waves. This is not a strict condition.
3. If a short film’s main protagonist is a rider living in Ireland, there is no requirement for the filmmaker to be living in Ireland also.
4. The film should solely include footage taken no earlier than April 2019.
5. We would strongly encourage film makers to submit a fresh edit, with a general preference, but not a requirement, for unseen footage. Although older footage (rule number 4 above) is allowed, the short film should not be/not have been available to view online publicly prior to the night of the festival.
6. See below for guidelines on file formats as advised by the projectionist in the cinema.
7. A preview of the short film of maximum 30 second length should also be included. See technical submission guidelines below.
8. A maximum of two films can be submitted per film maker.
9. Films will be judged on a range of criteria at the judges discretion, these may include, but are not limited to, cinematography, quality of surfing, quality of storyline, etc.Each judge will make choices based on their own preferences.
10. The film should be suitable for a younger audience as U18’s will be in attendance.
11. Each submission must be accompanied by a high res still image (not a poster image) a logline and a short synopsis. A headshot of the film maker and a short bio should also be included.
12. A submission fee of €30 will be charged per film submitted, made payable via the paypal link: paypal.me/irishsurffilmfest.
13. The finalists will receive two free tickets to the event (main event & after party).
14. The finalists (as decided by the selection committee) of the short film competition will be featured on the night of the festival. The total number of finalists will depend on the number of short films submitted. A maximum of 8 short films will be screened on the night of the festival, but this may be subject to change.
15. A cash prize of €1,000 + product will be awarded to the best short film, as decided by the judge(s)
VIDEO FORMATS FOR SUBMISSIONS
(both short film and 30 second preview, and wave of the year submission)
Advice from Palas cinema projectionist:
• For a DCP (digital cinema print) conversion, it would be best that we receive the master files as Quicktime ProRes (422 HQ is best). We can convert other .MOV and .MP4 codecs, but there could be a noticeable drop in quality.
• 24FPS is preferred frame rate and ideally in 2K or 4K resolution, however full HD is also workable.
• DCI-P3 colour space with 2.6 gamma would be best, but if you only have it in rec709 then that is fine.
• The Palas cinema is set up for 5.1 surround. Anything below that is ok (stereo, mono, ect), however 7.1 and above would not be compatible.
Submissions sent to irishsurffilmfest@gmail.com via wetransfer or similar. Email should also include proof of paypal payment for submission (paypal.me/irishsurffilmfest).