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General Rules Every filmmaker or animator, whether professional, student or amateur, can submit as many works as he or she likes. There is no submission fee. Deadline for submissions is August 8, 2006. By submitting a film to the Bitfilm Festival the filmmaker automatically gets a free Bitfilm Club membership. Accepted Formats We only accept uploaded digital videofiles. Accepted formats are Quicktime, MPEG, Windows Media, Real and SWF. Realtime demos must be converted into one of these video formats. The videofiles should have a size of not more than 8 MB per film minute. We do not accept any submissions by conventional mail. The Seven Categories For the 3D SPACE AWARD we accept films entirely computer generated 3D animations produced 2005 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit. For the FX MIX AWARD we accept digitally composed hybrids which mix different techniques, eg live action, 2D animation and 3D animation produced 2005 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit. For the FLASH AWARD we accept films or interactive works produced with Macromedia Flash in 2005 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit. For the MACHINIMA AWARD we accept films that were shot in real time in a game engine, 2005 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. There is no time limit. For the MICROMOVIE AWARD we accept films that work well on the small screens of mobile devices, produced 2005 or later. We accept all genres, whether artistic or commercial productions. The time limit is 90 seconds, the screen size is 176 x 144 pixels. For the GRAND PRIX we accept computer-generated feature films with a minimum length of 60 minutes which have been theatrically released in a EU country in 2005 or later. Pre-selection The Bitfilm Team pre-selects the films which may take part in the voting process. The film will not be selected in any of the following cases:
The Voting Process As soon as the pre-selected films are presented on the website by September 7, 2006 the audience may vote for the film by giving 0 to 5 stars to a film, 5 stars being the best rating. Users may actively promote films by recommending them to their friends. The five films in each category with the most votes by October 5, 12 AM CET are nominated. The nominated films in every category qualify for the final election until October 25, 2006. Votes after October 5 and votes until October 5 are added. Filmmakers' Awards The film with the most votes in each category by October 25, 12 AM CET wins the award, which is symbolised by the Bitfilm Robot statue. The prize money in 3D SPACE and FX MIX is 2500 Euros each. The prize money in FLASH is 2000 Euros. The prize money in MACHINIMA and MICROMOVIES is 1500 Euros. There is no prize money for the GRAND PRIX. Audience Prizes Bitfilm Club members who have voted take part in a tombola where they can win valuable prizes. The most active third of the voters (by number of votes) have a chance ten times as high as the two less active thirds of voters. Rights By submitting a film you declare that you have all the rights on the submitted works and that you accept full liability if any third party's rights are violated. You agree to give us the following rights by submitting your works to the Bitfilm Festival:
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