Regulations

XVII International Film Festival "Salt of the Earth"
Regulations and guidelines for participation

The International Film Festival “Salt of the Earth” (hereinafter referred to as the Festival) is organized to maintain and preserve the spiritual affinity and culture-historical unity of Russia, strengthen cultural contacts among the peoples of Russia and compatriots living in foreign countries, as well as popularize the unique Russian culture and world cultures that share spiritual and ethical values.

Only non-fictional (documentary) films can take part in the competition of the International Film Festival “Salt of the Earth”. At the competitive selection we will focus our attention on works that sincerely and professionally tell about our contemporaries, historical figures and events, as well as problems and conflicts in our lives.Only non-fictional (documentary) films can take part in the competition of the International Film Festival “Salt of the Earth”. At the competitive selection we will focus our attention on works that sincerely and professionally tell about our contemporaries, historical figures and events, as well as problems and conflicts in our lives.

The Festival is designed to support and unite both experienced and young filmmakers in Russia and other countries, and enables audience to get insight into the world of the best works of art, helps develop cross cultural communication, strengthens friendship and peace with the help of cinema.

The motto of the Festival: “Let yourself shine onto other people”

I. The founders and organizers of the FestivalI. The founders and organizers of the Festival

1.1. The founder and organizer of the Festival is Samara Regional Social Fund “The Volga region culture-historical Fund”

1.1. The founder and organizer of the Festival is Samara Regional Social Fund “The Volga region culture-historical Fund”

1.2. The festival is supported by the Government of Samara region and Administration of city district Samara.

1.3. Partners of the Festival may be represented by government bodies, local governments, organizations of Samara or Samara region.

1.4. The festival has its own official symbols, printed on certificates, prizes and many other printing products and souvenirs.

II. Dates and Venue of the Festival

2.1. XVI International Film Festival “Salt of the Earth” takes place in September from 16th to 20d, 2024 in Samara.

2.2. The Festival takes place in two formats - traditional (film screenings and other festival events in cinemas, on open areas of the city, film screenings and festival events in educational and social institutions, etc.), and on the Festival's platform on the Internet. The founders can choose one of the formats for the Festival.

III. Participants of the Festival

3.1. Participants of the festival can be Russian or foreign films- and TV- companies, creative associations, independent producers, individuals (authors) and other copywrite holders of non-fiction (documentary) films.

IV. Film categories (nominations)

4.1. Non-fiction (documentary) films can be nominated in the following categories:

• «Here and now». Nominees – films, telling about contemporaries or reflecting events of the present.
• «We don’t choose the times». Nominees – films, telling about people who made history and became examples for next generations, films on historical topics.
• «Russian Cathedral». Nominees – films, telling about traditions and lifestyle of Russian people and other countries, about cross cultural communication and cultural flow between different ethnic groups, about Orthodox culture in Russia and the world.
• «Honor thy father and thy mother». Nominees – films, telling about relationships between family members and different generations.
• «Where are we going..?». Nominees – films, to speculate about complex and contradictory events in our life.

V. Festival Prizes

5.1. The symbol of the festival is Saint Michael the Archangel, who is the saint patron of all the people who struggle with evil inside themselves and all around.

5.2. The festival Prize – a statuette of Saint Michael the Archangel defeating an ancient serpent with a sword.

5.3. The Prize fund includes:

• Bronze statuette of the St. Michael the Archangel awarded for the best film in any of the five categories presented.
• Silver statuette of the St. Michael the Archangel awarded for the best camerawork.
• Golden statuette of the St. Michael the Archangel (Grand prix) awarded for the best film of the festival.

Special prizes:

• Prize of the Governor of the Samara region;
• Prize of the Head of the city district of Samara;
• Special prize, a silver statuette of the St. Michael the Archangel "For the Honor and Dignity of the Profession" is awarded for many years of service to documentary films;
• Special prize from the Club of Honorary Citizens of Samara Region;
• Special prizes from sponsors and organizers of the festival;
• Special prize of the audience jury;
• Special prize in the literary competition "My Fatherland - Russia" among students of educational institutions of the city of Samara and Samara region.

5.4. The organizing committee of the festival does not deliver prizes to laureates who did not participate in the awards ceremony.

5.5. The laureate can receive prizes from the Organizing Committee of the festival within six months after the award ceremony. The Organizing Committee assists the laureates in sending prizes by mail.

VI. Organisational structure of the contest

6.1. A selection committee is formed to select submitted films for the submission period.

6.2. The selection committee makes a list of nominees, a list of out-of-competition and special programs of the Festival.The list of nominees (in the program of the film festival) includes, along with national films, films of Russian, foreign production, films produced in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation together with film producers who are foreign citizens, stateless people, foreign legal entities;

6.3. To decide the winners, the Organizing Committee of the Festival set up a jury, consisting of both Russian and foreign filmmakers and other cultural figures.

VII. The procedure and terms of completing the submission form and film requirements

For the competition films should meet the purpose and the format of the Festival.

7.1. One film can be presented only in one nomination.

7.2. The completion date of the film should be later than 1st of January, 2023. Films should be dubbed in Russian, have simultaneous translation into Russian or Russian subtitles.

7.3. The selection committee can decide to change the category of the film.

7.4. To take part in the film selection one must complete the submission form on the site “Salt of the Earth”. Attach the link.

7.5. The candidate, by sending the submission form, confirms the accuracy of this information, confirms the guarantees and consents in it in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

The form submitted in accordance with paragraph 7.3. of these Regulations is recognized as a genuine application with legal force. All claims arising from third parties the complainant will take up independently. The Festival reserves the right to cancel the submitted form in case of inability to resolve the conflict about participation at the Festival.

If necessary, the Organizing Committee of the Festival has the right to request a paper submission form signed by the applicant.

7.6. If the film is nominated, the candidate sends a link to the film to be shown in the cinema by the e-mail of the organizing committee Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. Для просмотра адреса в вашем браузере должен быть включен Javascript. in DCP 2K format (in the DCI standard) with the frame rate of 24, 25, 48 fps without encryption. The image size is preferably FLAT (1998x1080). Subtitles must be superimposed on the film copy. Sound in WAV without compression, in separate mono channels (2-6 channels), 24 bits and 48 kHz.

Or in common video formats. Codec (preferably) H.264, container - MP4, MPEG, MOV, AVI with bitrate up to 28 Mb/s Video resolution preferably 1920*1080 (Full HD, 1080p), but no less than 720x576.

Frame rate - 24.25 fps.

Frame rates of 30, 50 and 60 fps and interlacing are not welcome.

Audio - MP3, WAV, AAC, Audio Sample rate of 24 kHz and more.

7.7. Any physical entity (legal entities) who has submitted a form for participation in the Festival confirms that he has the rights provided for by law to submit a film to the Festival, including its public demonstration, and is also fully responsible for violations of the legislation of the Russian Federation, including the copyright protection and related rights. The claim received by the founder of the Festival is settled by the candidate (participant of the Festival) independently and at his own expense or, in the event of a dispute (claim), participates together with the founder of the Festival and compensates for his losses.
The Festival reserves the right to cancel the submitted application, to delete the film from the list of nominees and laureates in case of not resolving the dispute regarding the participation of the film at the Festival.

7.8. The Festival does not accept films containing information the dissemination of which in the Russian Federation is restricted or prohibited or containing obscene words; films where request of the distribution certificate was refused on the grounds specified in subparagraphs "b" - "d" of item 18 of the Rules for the issuance, refusing to issue and revoking a film distribution certificate for a film, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated February 27, 2016 N 143 "On approval of the Rules for issuing, refusing to issue and revoking a film distribution certificate and the Rules for maintaining the State Film Register"; films, where distribution certificate has been revoked on the grounds specified in subparagraph "e" of item 20 of these Rules for issuing, refusing to issue and revoking distribution certificate for a film.

7.9. Films for the Festival are accepted from February 15 to July 15, 2024.

7.10. After the deadline for submitting forms and films, the selection committee reviews all submitted works and makes a list of nominee films.

The selection committee does not provide written or oral explanations for its decision.

The list of films nominated for the festival is published on the official website of the festival no later than August 16, 2024.

7.11. The Jury of the Festival decides the winners (prize-winners) of the Festival.

At the Closing Ceremony of the festival, which will take place on September 19, 2024, there will be announced the winners and candidates will be awarded with prizes and memorable gifts.

7.12. The Founder of the Festival guarantees that he will not use and transfer films to third parties for commercial purposes and reserves the right to use film fragments, photographs of authors, directors, actors and other participants in festival screenings, advertising of the festival, educational and educational non-commercial events in his statutory activities without time limit and without payment of additional remuneration.

VIII. Conditions of stay during the Festival

8.1. The conditions of stay for participants and official guests of the festival are stipulated in personal invitations.

8.2. The organizing committee reserves the right to attract more participants to work at the festival.

8.3. People wishing to participate in the festival as guests must inform the organizers of the festival no later than Augгst 16, 2024 and agree on the terms of participation, in this case, the expenses for travel, accommodation and meals are paid by the participants themselves.

IX. Festival events

9.1. The festival program includes the following events:

• Opening ceremony of the Film Festival;
• Film screening of the Festival nominees in the Khudozhestvenny CRC and other venues
• Gala award ceremony of the Festival winners

Special events:

• out-of-competition film screening
• meet-the-artist events
• screening of films in educational and other social institutions of the city and Samara region for children, youth and adults
• retrospectives of famous documentary films
• workshops and motion-picture laboratories
• press conferences
• sightseeing tours of the Samara
• discussion at the "round table"

The date, time and order of film screening is set by the Organizing Committee of the festival after the festival program is completed. The program may be amended in accordance with the provisions of federal and state laws.

X. For the media

10.1. Admission to the events of the festival for media representatives (including those who shoot with professional equipment) is subject to accreditation by the Salt of the Earth IFF.

Applications for media accreditation are accepted from August 15, 2024. The application must be sent to the festival's email address.

XI. Contacts of the Organizing Committee of the Festival

SOOF "The Volga region Historical and Cultural Fund"

Samara, 443010, st. L. Tolstoy, 46, office 6

Phones:

office. 8 (846) 332-88-18

+ 7 (917) 152-10-47 – festival administrator Mavlyutova Anna

+ 7 (927) 703-52-92 – festival administrator Sukhova Polina

http://solzemli-samara.ru

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social network VKontakte https://vk.com/solzemlifest

official channel Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@sol-zemli/playlists

XII. Final provisions

12.1. The festival does not store materials sent by email or on tangible medium (DVDs, flash drives with films, other printed information, photographs, applications for participation in paper and electronic form), which are disposed in the prescribed manner after the Festival ends. Films are not reviewed.

12.2. These Regulations may be amended (additions), which will be updated on the official website of the Festival.

XVII International Film Festival "Salt of the Earth", submission form