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Submission period: May 1st- August 1st, 2024
Submission Regulations
Submission Eligibility
No submission fee is required.
Submitted animated films need to be made after November 2022, less than 60 minutes.
Works that have already submitted for previous Feinaki Beijing Animation Week cannot be accepted.
Non-English language films must have English subtitles.
Submission Requirements
For individual submission, each film should be submitted with its own entry form.
Every submitted film should include the following materials:
1. The download link of the film file (MOV or MP4 format, please compress to less than 1GB), or a password-protected online preview link
2. Completed and signed entry form
3. A profile picture of the director (300dpi)
4. 3 screen shots of the film (300dpi)
5. (Optional) 1 poster of the film (300dpi)
6. (Optional) Trailer of the film (MOV or MP4)
Technical Requirements
Submitted file needs to be in MOV or MP4 format (please compress to less than 1GB).
If the submitted film is officially selected for animation week screening, an HD version of the film needs to be provided in MOV format (Codec: H.264 or ProRes422, Full HD Resolution, Stereo Sound, DCP file is not supported)
Awards
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Grand Prix
5000 RMB, 1 best film in short film competition program
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Feinaki Award
5000 RMB, 1 best Chinese film in short film competition program
*Chinese film must meet at least one of the following conditions:
a. The nationality of the director or one of the co-directors is Chinese
b. The production country of the film includes China
- Procreate Award for Creativity in Animation
5000 RMB, 1 best 2D digital animation in all competition programs, selected by Procreate
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Student Award
3000 RMB, 1 best student film in short film competition program
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MV Award
1 best film in MV competition program
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Commissioned Animation Award
1 best film in commissioned animation competition program
- Children's Animation Award
1 best children’s animation in short film competition program, voted by audiences of family films program
- Jury's Choice Award
6 films from the short film competition program will be awarded, each jury will choose 2 films, including 1 Chinese film and 1 foreign film
Selection Process and Awarding Rules
The official selection decision will be made by Feinaki 2024 Beijing Animation Week Preliminary Selection Committee, which consists of both specialists in the field of animation and related art and members of the Feinaki Beijing Animation Week Committee. The Preliminary Selection Committee is also responsible for organizing screenings of competition programs and panorama special selection.
The official selection results will be announced on our official Wechat account “FeinakiAnimationWeek” and official Facebook account “FeinakiBeijing” in early September 2024.
The board of Final Juries is composed of international animation experts invited by Feinaki Beijing Animation Week Committee. Grandprix, Feinaki Award, Student Award, MV Award, Commissioned Animation Award and Jury’s Choice Award will be selected by the board of Final Juries. Procreate Award for Creativity in Animation will be selected by Procreate. Children’s Animation Award will be voted by audiences of family films program. The list of winners will be announced at the closing ceremony of the 6th Feinaki Beijing Animation Week in 18th Novermber 2024.
Festival Authorization
All submitted materials for the competition program need to be authorized by the copy rights holder.
For works that infringe on the copyrights of others, the Feinaki Beijing Animation Week Committee has the right to disqualify them from participating.
Feinaki Beijing Animation Week Committee has the right to use all materials related to the submission as well as a film excerpt up to 10 percent of the total length of the film for promotional purposes.
The films which selected in competition program will be screened at Feinaki 2024 Beijing Animation Week. Feinaki Beijing Animation Week Committee does not need to pay the screening fee for the entries during the festival.
Contact
Please submit all materials in one email to entry@feinaki.com
* You will receive an email receipt, when the submission is successful.
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