<strong>FILMS SUBMITTED FOR EXHIBITION</strong>

All films submitted should comply with the following;

<strong>Submissions and Deadlines                                                                                                                     </strong>The festival organization must have received the completed and signed entry form together with (2) DVDs PAL by submission deadline of 30<sup>th</sup> May 2015 by 17 hrs. The film(s) must be delivered to Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) offices Plot 42-44 Bugolobi or sent to UCC P.O.Box 7376 Kampala, Uganda..

<strong>Submission Requirements</strong>
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	<li>a) The film(s) for submission for Festival should have been produced after June 2013. Note films that were submitted to UFF2014 are not eligible.</li>
	<li>b) Unsolicited films from any country other than from East Africa shall not be accepted at the festival.</li>
	<li>c) Judges will view only one version of a submitted film.</li>
	<li>d) Festival will require proof of registration/ownership of film.</li>
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<strong>Eligibility</strong>

To be eligible for consideration, all films must meet the following requirements:
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	<li>Animation (1min+.)</li>
	<li>Short films (up to 59 min.)</li>
	<li>Feature-length films (60+ min.)</li>
	<li>Documentary films (15+ min.)</li>
</ul>
Participation in the 2014 festival implies acceptance of the rules and regulations by filmmakers and producers.

Films that were previously submitted to other festivals and not programmed will also be given a chance to be screened during this festival and shall be considered for the 2014 Uganda film festival awards. There is for fee for submission of the film(s) for UFF 2014.

The film shall be screened in either DVD or DVD Blue Ray. The film(s) that are submitted for the Festival shall not be screened in any other format. The film(s) in their original language not in English should have subtitles in English.

<strong>SUBMISSION FORMATS</strong>

For programming consideration, the Festival only accepts DVD submissions.
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	<li>DVDs must be formatted in MPEG-2 video, and must be playable on an ordinary DVD player. The DVD is authored as a video DVD and is not burned as a data disk containing QuickTime or other similar file formats.</li>
	<li>DVDs must be labeled with the following:</li>
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<ul>
	<li>Title</li>
	<li>Production Company</li>
	<li>Address</li>
	<li>Telephone Number</li>
	<li>Director’s Name</li>
	<li>Length in Minutes</li>
	<li>Submission form number</li>
</ul>
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	<li>There is no programming value for DVD submissions arriving in unusual or unorthodox containers. Please avoid excessive packaging and the inclusion of any materials other than what are specified.</li>
	<li>When you send in your DVD, we will make a digital copy for archiving and adjudication purposes.</li>
	<li>You are required to thoroughly test your DVDs before submission for Festival.</li>
	<li>All submissions, documentation materials and DVD’s must be sent–fully prepaid by the sender.</li>
	<li>Any submitted material will not be returned but will be stored into the UFF archive.</li>
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The following shall not be accepted at the Festival:
<ul>
	<li>Content burned to Read/Write (RW) discs;</li>
	<li>Trailers for selection purposes;</li>
	<li>rough-cuts or work-in-progress.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Return of Materials</strong>

Any material submitted will not be returned but will instead be stored in the Uganda Film Festival Archives.

<strong>Selected Films</strong>

Festival organizers select and invite all films presented at the Festival. Filmmakers selected to participate will be notified by August 10<sup>th</sup>, 2015. If you have not heard from the festival organizers by then it means your film has not been selected.

<strong>Should Your Film Selected For UFF 2015 </strong>

<strong>Publicity Materials </strong>

You will be required to submit publicity materials including, but not limited to: filmmaker biography, trailers, images, posters, clips and an electronic press kit. All publicity materials are to be sent at the sender’s expense by the deadlines provided at the time of selection.

<strong>Scheduling
</strong> The scheduling and the timetabling of both public screenings and press screenings of films is at the sole discretion of the festival and their decision is final and irrevocable. The Festival assumes your consent to up to five screenings. The date(s), time(s) and location(s) of exhibitions of the films shall be at the discretion of the Festival.

<strong>Student films</strong>

Post – graduate film works are excluded from submission in the student category for competition during the festival.