Terms of participation and criteria for the film selection for
the KOLNOA Israeli Film Festival and Al - seenima Palestinian Film Day: Warsaw 2009.

THE FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS
February the 20th , 2009.

Please fill in the application form with marked suitable category and submit it along with the film in NTSC/PAL: VHS / DVD / NTSC/PAL format on the address of the Festival on the 20th February the latest.
The films which we receive after this date will be sent aside for the FESTIVAL next year or sent back to the applicants.

Only documentary films and fiction films produced or coproduced by Israeli or Palestinian companies after the year 2007 will be considered for the Festival.

    films with the running time up to about 40 minutes:
  • short fiction film
  • short documentary

films with the running time longer than 40 minutes:

  • fiction feature film
  • documentary feature

The original and / or English subtitles list must be sent on the following e-mail address:
films@kolnoa.pl

Please send the preview copy for the official FESTIVAL selection in PAL/NTSC:
DVD format.

The Official Selection`09 will be announced on March THE 16th, 2009 on www.kolnoa.pl

Once you are informed that your film has been qualified for the screening please send the screening copy in PAL / NTSC BETA SP and/or PAL / NTSC DVD format or/and 35 mm print and 16 mm print.

Should the film be in a non-English version please send a copy with English subtitles.

The owners of copyrights to the film agree that the presentation copy of the film will be shown during the Film Festival for free.

The owners of copyrights to the film agree that the small part of the film would be used to festival clip presented in advertisement.

The entry to the Festival is free.

Any films, which had previous screenings on any Jewish Festival in Warsaw, will be not accepted for kolnoa.pl.

The organizers will not send back the materials for the selection unless an addressed envelope with a suitable stamp is included.

THE Audience AWARD will be presented during The 2009 Closing Ceremony.

The official 2009 AUDIENCE VERDICT will be announced after the Closing Ceremony on /www.kolnoa.pl/ on AUDIENCE AWARDS 2009.

Any royalties we transfer after each Festival.

Our mailing address:

KOLNOA WARSAW ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL,
P.O. Box 537, 00-950 WARSAW # 1, POLAND

YOU ARE VERY WELCOME!