Regulation

INTERNATIONAL SHOW FILM FESTIVAL VOIRON

REGULATION 2025

The 37^th International Short Film Festival of Voiron will take place on 19-20 June 2025 in Voiron (Isère).

  1 – CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

– The participant agrees to be in possession of all the rights of the film (film, music, texts)
– The broadcast of the film is free of charge
– The films proposed must correspond to the majority of the following criteria:
. Fiction
. Duration: max 15′
. Subtitling in English or French (preferably)
. The projection format is obligatorily the DCP

  2 – SELECTION

 – The selection team is composed of members of the organizing committee – It views all the films on the platform and operates the selection.
– The decisions of the selection team are final and no justification for these decisions will be provided
– Films in which a member of the jury would be involved can only be presented out of competition
– Participants are notified of the selection of their film in April 2025.
– They must send within 7 days:
. A short biography and a photo of the director (definition 1200 pixels minimum in the largest dimension)
. 1 to 2 photos of the film (definition 1200 pixels minimum in the largest dimension)
. The registration form available in the duly completed appendix
– Mailing address: voiron.festival@gmail.com
– They must confirm the availability of a transferable DCP per link.
– The possibility for the director or a representative to be present at the festival will be more appreciated (travel expenses are not supported but homestay accommodation can be offered)
– Without receiving these elements after 7 days, the festival will be forced to replace the selected film.

2 – PROJECTION

 – The selection team is made up of members of the Festival organization.
– The selection team views all the films received and shortlists about fifteen films
– The decisions of the selection team are final and no justification for these decisions will be provided
– Films in which a member of the jury would be involved can only be presented out of competition
– Participants are notified of the shortlisting of their current film
– Afterwards, they must send within 10 days:
. A short bio and a photo of the director (1200 pixels minimum in the largest dimension)
. 3 to 4 photos of the film (1200 pixels minimum in the largest dimension)
. The registration form available in the appendix must be duly completed
– Sending address :
voiron.festival@gmail.com
– They must confirm the availability of a DCP on a USB key to be sent within 10 days after the notification of a possible selection
– Participants whose film is not shortlisted will be notified individually by email

4 – SELECTION

– The final selection of 5 to 10 films will be made according to the answers of the preselected participants
– The decisions of the selection team are final and no justification for these decisions will be provided
– The possibility for the director or a representative to be present at the festival will be most appreciated (travel costs are not covered but homestay accommodation can be offered)
– Participants will be notified of the selection of their current movie
– Afterwards, they will have to send within 10 days, to the address above, their film in DCP format on a USB key
– The DCP will be tested by the projection room and returned if not compliant
– The material containing the approved DCP will be returned within two weeks
-In case of loss, the liability of RIC is limited to the refund of the material (USB key)
– The shipping costs shall be paid by the participant. Return costs are covered by RIC
– Participants whose film is not selected will be notified individually by email

5 – PROJECTION

– The selected films will be screened during a gala evening at the PASSr’L cinema Le Mail de Voiron, at 8pm.

6 – JURY AND PRIZES

– The jury is composed of members of the profession, actors of the local political and cultural life, members of the selection team
– The vote of the public collected at the end of the projection allows to award the “Public Prize”
– The prizes are awarded the same evening in the presence of the jury and directors present or their representative.