Regulations

Event Description

The philosophy of this festival is: Just be yourself. trust yourself. Have your own visions and create without limitations. up-and-coming  is a discovery festival, a place to meet and a springboard for young talents up to the age of 27 years from Germany and all over the world. Important: Please don't forget to indicate the year of birth of the director in your submission. The age of the director in the year of production is decisive.

Applicants may enter one or more works. There are no limitations regarding the subject or duration of your film. There are 2 categories a film can be submitted to: the international competition for films from all countries except Germany and the national competition for films only from Germany.

The director and the team of each selected film are invited to a meeting with the audience and all members of the jury (in person or digital). If you can travel sutainably to Hanover, we very welcome you to the festival and pay for your lodging (2 people) during the festival. Otherwise we recommend your digital participation. You will get the details, if you are nominated. If you have not the possibility to travel sutainably to Hanover, you can nevertheles take part on our online-panels and -workshops. Even if you are not nominated. We will do everything in our power to create a warm and familiar atmosphere at the festival (digitally and on the venue) as ever.

Deadline of Application

1st of August 2023

Submission

We do not charge entry fee.

submission online: Please fill out the entry form. Please note: films by submitters residing in Germany take part in the competition for the award 'Deutscher Nachwuchsfilmpreis' (German Newcomer Prize).

  • All postage for all submissions of preview material to the Hannover Festival must be paid by the submitter. The postage for the return of films selected for showing at the festival will be paid by the festival. Preview copies will not be returned. All shipments from non European Union member states must be sent with a customs declaration on the packaging stating the following: 'For temporary, cultural purposes only - no commercial value'.
  • We invite young directors not older than 27 years from all countries to submit their films (produced either alone or in groups). The age of the director in the year of production is decisive. Applicants may enter one or more works.
  • All works must have been completed after January 1st, 2022.
  • If the original language of the film is neither English or German, the film should be subtitled in one of these two languages. Otherwise an English or German dialogue list should be enclosed.

Formats

  • For preview: please send a web-link to download the MP4 file (s.a. Vimeo, DropBox, WeTransfer...).
  • If the original language of the film is neither English or German, the preview copy should be subtitled in one of these two languages. Otherwise an English or German dialogue list should be enclosed.

Rights

  • The participant guarantees that by using the film in the context of the up-and-coming Int. Film Festival Hannover 2021, no rights of third parties (picture, sound and music), including persons depicted in the film, are infringed. up-and-coming  reserves the right to demand appropriate proof of these rights and to reject the submission upon failure to provide it.

Jury and Awards

  • All films will be viewed by an independent pre-selection jury which will then compose the festival's competition program, both for the German and the international competition.
  • The selection criteria do not emphasize technical perfection but originality, autonomy of the concept and how the concept has been translated into film.
  • The festival is both a German and an international competition. Each selected film and its director will be introduced by the festival presenters.
  • At the end of the festival, the jury will award prizes: 'UP-AND-COMING INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD' in the international competition and 'Deutscher Nachwuchsfilmpreis' (GERMAN NEWCOMER AWARD) in the national competition.
  • These prizes are an initiative of the up-and-coming  festival and are awarded as a film comet (glass sculpture).
  • All decisions by the pre-selection jury and the festival jury are final and may not be contested. Film makers whose entries have been selected for competition will be informed by email only. Therefore, please make sure to provide a valid email address with your submission.
  • The selection criteria do not emphasize technical perfection but originality, autonomy of the concept and how the concept has been translated into film.

contact

up-and-coming
Int. Film Festival Hannover
Lange Laube 18
D-30159 Hannover
Germany

info(at)up-and-coming.de