Rules and Guidelines

ART. 1 

(1) The STOP CADRU International Film Festival is an annual cinema event, organized by the STOP CADRU Association and the George Toparceanu Centre for Culture and Arts in Curtea de Arges, with the following main partners: the Curtea de Arges City Hall, the Aripi de Inger Association and the “I.L.Caragiale” National University of Theatre and Cinema Bucharest,

(2) The main objective of the STOP CADRU International Film Festival is to promote emerging and established artists and their film works, to organize debates, master-classes and workshops and to build bridges between film artists around the world.

(3) Only short fiction films with a maximum duration of 30 minutes can participate in the STOP CADRU International Film Festival.

(4) Admission is free to all competitive screenings of the festival aimed at attracting young audiences to the cinema.

ART. 2 

The first edition of the STOP CADRU International Film Festival will take place between 28-30 July 2023 , in physical format, in the royal city of Curtea de Argeș.  This aspect is however conditioned by the pandemic evolution subsequent to the posting of this regulation. 

ART. 3 

The first edition of the STOP CADRU International Film Festival consists of the following competitions and events:

– “Short Fiction”: this competition will present a selection of both student and professional creations projected in HD, made between 2021 and 2023. 

– Retrospectives: will be decided by the organisers each year.

– STOP CADRU Project Development Lab, an event in which 10 teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds have the opportunity to acquire or develop their audio-visual knowledge and to develop and realise their own project with a theme set each year by the organiser, under the mentorship of national film personalities.

– Other events: book launches, photo exhibitions, openings, master classes, parties, etc.

ART. 4

(1) The owners of the rights of the works screened in one of the competitions or non-competitive programmes of the STOP CADRU International Film Festival must send, for pre-selection, by 15 June 2023, a link for online viewing of the film with English subtitles. This screener must be accompanied by appropriate information: synopsis, photos, crew, casting, director’s bio-filmography, completed entry-form.

(2) STOP CADRU International Film Festival does not charge an entry fee. Participation in the festival selections means acceptance to add the copy of the film to the archive, as well as acceptance to use these copies for teaching, research or promotional purposes outside the festival, excluding any form of commercial exploitation, protecting the rights of authors and producers.

ART. 5 

The Artistic Direction of the STOP CADRU International Film Festival is responsible for the selection of films for the competitive section of the festival. The final selection decisions cannot be contested.

ART. 6 

(1) The prize amounts of the STOP CADRU International Film Festival will be announced at the beginning of the event. 

(2) The traditional STOP CADRU International Film Festival awards may be supplemented each year by other awards, by decision of the festival management.

ART. 7 

Once a film has been accepted and confirmed for participation in one of the competitions of the STOP CADRU International Film Festival, no withdrawals are allowed.

ART. 8

The STOP CADRU International Film Festival is fully responsible for the technical and administrative organisation of the event.

ART. 9 

Each producer is fully responsible for the costs of transporting the films to Curtea de Arges, while the STOP CADRU Association and the George Toparceanu Curtea de Arges Centre for Culture and Art are responsible for the costs of transporting the films back to their country of origin after the end of the festival.

ART. 10 

When applying for the pre-selection of the festival, the producer of the film must send the following material in electronic format via e-mail to: stopcadrufilmfestival@gmail.com:

poster;

1 still from the film;

synopsis of the film; Romanian/English

the cast and crew;

director’s biography; Romanian/English

full filmography of the director (indicating both English and original titles of the works);

ART. 11 

(1) All films shall be screened in their original version (OV). 

(2)All films (both foreign and Romanian) will be screened with English subtitles.

ART. 12

STOP CADRU International Film Festival accepts the following training for screening: DCP or HD file with English subtitles. 

ART. 13 

All material must be sent to: