The XXXVIIIth Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist will be held in Kyiv from 18 to 26 of October 2008. The Festival is a legal entity belonging to the Union of Filmmakers of Ukraine, which sets out:
b. All films produced after 1st of January 2007 at professional studios or film
schools made on 16 or 35 mm film are eligible for competition.
c. Films that have participated and have been awarded prizes in other festivals
may be submitted for competition.
a. To enter, return the completed entry form with a VHS or DVD copy of the film
and the documentation requested in the film entry form (see Chapter 5) to the festival
address with a tag saying «NO COMMERCIAL VALUE — FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY». Each
film needs to have English-language subtitles.
b. Films will be selected by a Selection Committee, appointed by the Board of Directors.
a. Each film received by the Festival needs to have detailed documentation in English, including:
b. Festival will not return any of these materials excluding special agreements.
Festival films will be insured the amount of their print value by the festival during the period the films are in the festival's care. Coverage takes effect from the registration of the film's arrival in Kyiv until they are handed over to a forwarding agent for return dispatch.
a. Festival guarantees the right presentation of the film in all informational
issues that will be printed during the Festival such as catalogue, program, web-site
etc.
b. Festival guarantees to participant that during the Festival itself no film selected
may be screened outside the Festival venues before its official presentation.
c. Festival has obligation to prevent all film materials from screen capture and
piracy during selection process and screenings according to FIAPF standards (Chapter
IV, article 8 of the Regulations for International Film Festivals).
a. Mail the materials and copies to:
Kyiv international film festival Molodist
Dom Kino, Suite 115, 6 Saksagansky St.
Kyiv 01033 Ukraine
b. The Board of Directors suggests that applicants send films and accompanying
materials through their country's consular channels. Should films be sent by mail
or by courier, they must be marked «For cultural purposes only. No commercial value»
and be valued less than 15 USD.
c. Costs for shipping films to the festival are borne by the applicant. The cost
of return will be borne by the festival. The Board of Directors will undertake to
return the prints within two weeks of the festival's ending.
a. The Board of Directors will form an international jury, which will work according
to the regulations for an international film festival (Regulations for International
Film Festivals by FIAPF) and the rules and regulations of IFF Molodist.
b. FIPRESCI and FICC as well as other juries can be also presented on festival.
a. The competitive films will receive the following prizes to the directors:
a. Directors whose films have been selected for competition are invited as participants
for 4 days (3 nights in hotel). Room and board in a hotel for only one representative
per film will be provided by the festival. Exceptionally, travel costs can be covered.
b. Applications for accreditation as a guest must be received by September 20, 2008.
The Board of Directors provides space for advertisements and public information at no charge to festival films and organizations participating in the festival and at a fixed price for all other bodies.
Cases not covered by these regulations will be considered directly by the festival organizers in compliance with the regulations for an international festival (Regulations for International Film Festivals by FIAPF).