[Frameworks] Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival CFE

[jason livingston]

Iowa City International Documentary Film
Festival – 2014 Edition

 

Call For Entries

 

How To Enter

Send a DVD preview or an online
link along with a brief synopsis, completed Entry Form, Entry Fee, and any
additional information you would like to include. If you are a student, please
include a photocopy of a current School ID. Please be sure all Entry materials
are CLEARLY LABELED with the Title, Running Time, Director, and Contact
Information. Films in languages other than English must be subtitled or dubbed
in English. Preview tapes will not be returned.

 

You must complete an Entry Form
for each film entered. Please see
below for the Entry Form. 

 

THE REGULAR DEADLINE FOR
ENTRIES IS FEB. 15, 2014.

THE LATE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS EXTENDED TO MARCH 1, 2014.

 

These are postmark deadlines.

 

Entry Fees

$25.00 for Regular Entries
posted by Feb 15 ($10 for student entries), $35.00 for entries postmarked by March
1 ($15 students). We accept personal checks drawn on US banks, a cashier’s
check or money order, and international checks or money orders (must have
written upon it “In US Funds Only”). Please make checks payable to Iowa City
International Documentary Film Festival. To pay by credit card, please use
PayPal with icdocs at gmail.com.

 

International Entries shipped
from outside the US can waive the Entry Fee.

 

If you are seeking a student
discount, please include a photocopy of your current student ID along with your
entry. Our festival is FREE to the public We only entry charge fees because we
must, and we promise that your film will be viewed and considered seriously by
multiple pre-screeners.

 

 

Selection & Notification

Festival board members meet
throughout the winter to view all entries and decide which to program for the
festival competition.

We are
seeking short films (under 30 minutes) that explore the boundaries of
documentary and non-fiction filmmaking.

If your film or video is accepted, a festival Screening Copy must be received
by April 1, 2014. We also request Production Credits, Filmmaker Bio and a
Still. Film (8mm, 16mm and 35mm) is preferred whenever possible. All film
prints must be on projection reels, heads out. NO CORES. Each reel and film
container must be clearly labeled. The DVD preview copy will be used as a
backup screening copy.

 

 

Shipping

Entrants are responsible for
the cost of shipping Preview Copies and Screening Copies to the festival. The
festival cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of materials while in
transit. IC DOCS will not accept entries mailed in fiber envelopes. Please use
only plastic or bubble pack cases when shipping. IC DOCS will cover the cost of
returning Screening Copies only to those programmed for festival competition.

 

Mailing Address:

Iowa City International
Documentary Film Festival

PO Box 3172

Iowa City, IA  52244

U.S.A.

 

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Instructions 

 

Please read our guidelines carefully. Fill
out this Entry Form (please print clearly!) and send it to IC DOCS along with
your Entry Fee, preview copy (REGION FREE DVD or online link), and a brief Film
Description. 

 

Film Information 

Title:
______________________________________________________ 

Running Time: _____:______ (30 minutes or
less only) 

Language: _________________________ (Must be
subtitled in English) 

Date Completed (Month/Year): _____/______ 

Director:
____________________________________________________ 

Production Company:
___________________________________________ 

Student Film: ___No ___Yes (School
________________________________) 

 

 

Student Entries must include a photocopy of a
current School ID 

 

Preview Format: ___DVD (region-free) ______
Online link

Original Production Format: ___8mm ___16mm
___35mm ___Video ___Other 

Screening Format: ___8mm ___16mm ___35mm
___Video (What kind?________) 

Will this screening be a premiere? 

___ No ___ World Premiere ___ US Premiere
___Midwest Premiere 

Screenings and Awards:
__________________________________________ 

 

 

 

Contact Information 

First Name: ____________________ Last Name:
_____________________ 

Company:
___________________________________________________ 

Mailing Address:
______________________________________________ 

 

 

City: _______________________________
State/Province: ____________ 

Zip/Post: ___________ Country: ____________ 

Telephone: _____-______-_______ Fax:
_____-______-_______ 

E-mail: __________________________________ 

Web Site: __________________________________ 

How did you hear about us?
_______________________________________ 

Have your films screened with ICDOCS before?
___No ___Yes (Year___________) 

 

 

Entry Fees 

Feb 15th March 1st 

Regular $25 $35 

Student $10 $15 

International free free 

 

Payment Information 

 

___Check or Money Order 

___Paypal (please print your Paypal receipt
and include with you entry as 

proof of payment) To pay by credit card,
please use PayPal with icdocs at gmail.com

___Entry Fee waived 

 

We accept personal checks drawn on US bank, a
cashier's check or money order, and 

international checks or money orders (must
have written upon it "In US Funds Only").  Please make checks payable to Iowa City
International Documentary Festival. 

 

Student entries receive a discounted fee with
proof of student status. If you are seeking a student discount, please send
your entry by mail as you will need to include a photocopy of your current
student ID. 





Entry Certification 

 

1. I acknowledge that I own all rights to the
submitted work, or that I am duly 

authorized to submit it. 

2. I authorize ICDOCS to use, at no cost,
images/excerpts from my film/video for 

publicity purposes. 

3. I understand that the organizers of this
festival cannot be held responsible for the 

accidental damage or loss of any material
submitted. 

4. I understand that the festival and its
organizers bear no responsibility for the content 

of the submitted work. 

5. I have read the festival regulations and
agree to abide by them. 

Signature:
_________________________________________ 

 

Entry checklist 

 

___Completed and Signed Entry Form 

___50 word (or less) Film Description 

___Photocopy of a current School ID (Students
only) 

___ DVD or online preview copy or online link

___Entry fee 

 

Mail to 

 

Iowa City International Documentary Festival 

PO Box 3172 

Iowa City, IA 52244 

USA 

 

 





 		 	   		  
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