Statute

I. Introduction

Article 1. General
The T-film International Film Festival (hereafter “Festival“) is a competitive film festival whose aim is to contribute to the public awareness and promotion of human activities, creation, technology, inventions and protection of fauna and flora. This also includes universe, space, environmental, social, global inspiration, new technologies, talent development and talent support, protection of traditions and cultural heritage, and care and preservation of technical and industrial monuments.

Article 1.2 Organizers
The Festival is organized by the registered association Perseus, located at:
Chelčického 531/3
702 00 Ostrava-Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz
Tel: +420 777 890 275
E-mail: patrik.produkce@t-film.cz

Detailed information and contacts can be found on the official website www.t-film.cz.

Article 1.3 Festival dates
The 10th T-film International Film Festival will take place in primary, high schools and universities in Ostrava, Opava and Český Těšín, Czech Republic, 1st – 31th October 2022.

II. Programme

Article 2.1 Festival programme
The Festival programme consists of competitive and non-competitive screenings of films, seminars, discussions with filmmakers, workshops, interactive exhibitions and other accompanying events.

Films, documentaries and television programmes will be presented at the T-film Festival regardless of their number. One filmmaker may submit more than one film to the competition. Participation in other festivals does not prohibit participation in the IFF T-film .

The content of films corresponds to the focus of the Festival.

III. Submission Guidelines

Article 3.1 Submitters
The person submitting the film acknowledges that he or she has obtained consent from any and all authorized representatives of the film to submit the film to the T-film International Film Festival.

Article 3.2 Selection Committee and Screening Schedule
Films are selected by a committee of experts functioning as an advisory body to the Festival Director. The Committee under the supervision of the Festival Director determines the programme schedule including the screening order of films.

Article 3.3 Selected Films and Screening Format
Only films completed after January 1, 2016 can be included in the Festival official programme. Formats of films accepted into the Festival official programme will be specified after the film is officially submitted. All films included into the Festival programme are screened with Czech subtitles or dubbed.
• Duration of films is from approx. 3 minutes to approx. 95 minutes,
• format is MPEG2 PAL 720×576 (4:3/16:9) file type: video.mpg/vide­o.m2p, or a DVD with PAL format,
• at least 10 seconds of BLACK on the video before the film starts and at least 10 seconds of BLACK on the video before the film ends,
• number of copies: 1
Organizers reserve the right to disqualify films that do not meet the set parameters from the competition as well as from the screening schedule.
• By submitting the entry form, submitters grant permission to the Festival organizers to give extracts from submitted films free of charge to any TV stations in the Czech Republic or to show them on the Internet for the purpose of promotion. This extract must not be more than 3 minutes in length. In the appropriate column of the entry form the author can grant permission to broadcast the whole film within the Festival promotion.

Article 3.4 Other Requested Materials
• If the author has photographs or other visual promotion materials related to a competitive film (in an electronic form, preferably in .jpg format), he or she will send them with the film. These materials can be used to promote the film within the Festival in the media and on the website www.t-film.cz. By sending these materials, the author grants permission to use them within the T-film IFF presentation. • The Festival organizers must receive a synopsis of every submitted film. If the author does not fill in a short presentation of the film with its content and theme in an online entry form, he or she will send it with the film. Synopses are very important for appropriate presentation of the film on the Festival website and in the media.

Article 3.6 Screening Copies Archiving
Screening copies of submitted films (DVDs) and the originals of awarded films stay in the Festival archive. The original copies of unawarded films will be returned to their submitters after the end of the Festival only upon written request.

IV. Jury and Prizes

Article 4.1 General Rules
The grand jury will be established by the Festival management in accordance with the Regulations.

The author or the submitter of a competitive film cannot be a jury member.

All jury members are sworn to secrecy.

The decisions of the jury are final.

Article 4.2 Prizes
The Grand Jury awards the following prizes:
• Grand Prix
• The Prize in the category The Green Planet
• The Prize in the category The Man and Society
• The Prize in the category The Inspiration
• Award of the Deputy Governor of Moravian Silesian Region for Culture and Monument Care
• Award of the Mayor of Opava
• Award of the Silesian Museum
• Ostrava Museum Award
• Opava Cultural Organization Award
• The Prize of the PERSEUS team
• The Prize of the Jury
• Honorable mention of the Jury

Prizes will be awarded at the Festival closing ceremony on 14th October 2022 in Hotel Mercury Ostrava, Czech Republic. Some of the prizes may not be awarded as it is the right of the grand jury.

V. Conclusion

Article 5.1
Participation at the Festival implies agreement with the Regulations.

Marcela Mrózková Heříková, Festival Director

T-film International Film Festival www.t-film.cz

General T-film IFF Schedule 2022
Theme of the 10th T-film Film Festival: Mystery solved and unsolved

New schedule will be presented soon.

June 30, 2022	Entry Forms and Film Submission
October 1–31, 2022	Screening in Elementary and High Schools in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, Accompanying Programme
October 10–14, 2022	Screening for public in Ostrava and Opava, Czechia
October 14, 2022	Closing Ceremony of Winning Films