44th
edition
REGULATIONS
18th-27th
July 2014
INTRODUCTION
The Giffoni Film Festival is organised by the independent Association: “Ente Autonomo Festival
Internazionale del Cinema per Ragazzi e per la Gioventù”, a non-profit Association that was constituted
in 1973. It is supported by the Campania Regional Government, POR Campania, the Italian Ministry for
Arts and Culture, the Salerno Provincial Administration and the Municipality of Giffoni Valle Piana.
Other associations, organisations, institutions and private sponsors also support the Festival.
The 44th edition of the Giffoni Film Festival will take place
under the Patronage of the Italian Head of State.
OBJECTIVES
For over 44 years the Festival has acted as a sounding board for cinema production destined for
children and young people. It represents the ideal place for vivacious confrontation between
filmmakers, producers and distributors and also provides a bridge between the sector’s production
universe and its target audience. The Festival also aims to promote the knowledge and circulation of
products of high artistic value, capable of contributing to the formation and cultural growth of a mature
critical conscience in young people.
1. OFFICIAL SECTIONS
1.1 Elements +3 – competitive section for short animation movies for children from 3 to 5 years of
age.
1.2 Elements +6 – competitive section for feature length films and short films (fiction and
animation) for audiences from 6 to 9 years of age.
1.3 Elements +10 – competitive section for feature length films and short films (fiction and
animation) for audiences from 10 to 12 years of age.
1.4 Generator +13 – competitive section for feature length films (fiction and animation) for
audiences from 13 to 15 years of age.
1.5 Generator +16 – competitive section for feature length films (fiction and animation) for
audiences from 16 to 18 years of age.
1.6 Generator +18 – competitive section for feature films and short films (fiction and animation)
for audiences from 18 years on.
1.7 GEX Doc – competitive section for documentaries about infanthood and coming of age.
1.8 Previews – Feature films out of competition for youth and families.
1.9 Short is Different – Short films out of competition revolving around the theme of the Festival.
1.10 Parental Control – non competitive sections for feature length films released in the Italian
territory during the 2013/14 season.
Short films must not run for more than 30' while feature length films must run for at least 60'.
Preferred formats are as follows: DCP, DigiBeta, HDCAM (not SR), Blu-ray.
DVD and file H264HD or Apple Pro-res format only for short films.
2. THE JURIES AND AWARDS
2.1 For the Elements competitive sections the National Jury is to be composed of children (600
circa per section) who will award the Gryphon to the best feature film and to the best short
film;
2.2 For the Generator +13 and +16 competitive sections the International Jury is to be composed
of teenagers from all over the world (500 circa per section) who will award the Gryphon to the
best feature film and the “Jury Grand Prix”;
2.3 For the Generator +18 section the Jury is to be composed of teachers, university students and
cinephiles who will award the Gryphon to the best feature film, to the best fiction and animated
short film.
 The Juries’ decisions are unquestionable.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
3.1 Terms and conditions for the admission to the selection. Only films produced after October
2012 will be considered for selection and priority will be given to previously unedited films.
ONLY FOR FEATURE LENGTH FILMS: THE FILM PFRESENTATION AT ANY OTHER ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
OR ITS THEATRICAL OR BROADCASTING ON TELEVISION IN ITALY WILL EXCLUDE IT FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE
GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL.
The deadline of DVDs, files or links submission to be included in the pre-selection is the 6th of
June 2014.
All DVDs, accompanied by a completed copy of our entry form (only if NOT already submitted
online), should be sent to the following address:
GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL
Via Aldo Moro 4
84095 Giffoni Valle Piana
SALERNO - ITALY
The file/links of the film can be sent to g.brancaccio@giffoniff.it (feature films) and
a.grimaldi@giffoniff.it (shorts)
Materials for inclusion in the pre-selection must be sent at the expense of the
participants. The DVDs will be returned only if a specific request is made by the sender. Our
Association will keep a copy of each film, which will then be kept in our Cine Library and used
exclusively for cultural and educational reasons.
3.2 Selection terms. The selection will take place under the unquestionable judgment of the
Festival’s Artistic Management who will communicate the results exclusively to the
production and distribution companies of the films selected, no later than the 18th of
June 2014.
3.3 Materials. On receiving official notification of the film’s inclusion in competition, absolute
priority must be given to the dispatch of the following materials:
 DVD of the entire film (if not already submitted for the pre-selection)
 Biography, filmography and photograph of the Director (by e-mail)
 Director’s notes on the film and production notes (by e-mail)
 Complete list of dialogues in English and/or a list of subtitles (by e-mail)
 Slides or photographs from the film (by e-mail or ftp)
 Brochures
 Posters and flyers
 Trailer (only for feature films) in video format no longer than 2 minutes (also by
ftp)
DVDs, brochures, posters and flyers should be sent exclusively via courier, separately from
the print, to the following address:
GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL
Via Aldo Moro 4
84095 Giffoni Valle Piana (SA)
Salerno - Italy
Note: In order to promote the film in competition, it is essential that the production company
give their authorisation for a maximum of 2’ (max. 30” for short films) of scenes taken
from the film to be broadcast on National and International television.
IMPORTANT
3.4 Shipments. Any copies (both feature films and short films) for the official screening
must be sent exclusively via courier service to the same address (see above) and the prints
must arrive in the Festival’s office no later than the 11th July 2014.
 All shipments from NON-EU MEMBER STATES must be accompanied by a pro-forma invoice
indicating for customs purposes only, a value of no more than $10USD for feature
films and $5USD for short films and indicate clearly in writing the following “NO
COMMERCIAL VALUE, FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY”. At the same time the sender
must ensure that an e-mail containing the title of the film, the number of packages, the date
and coordinates of the shipment (AWB number) is received in the Office of the Festival’s
Artistic Secretary.
 All the films in competition will be screened in original language with the addition of
electronic subtitles (with the exception of the Elements +3 and Elements +6 sections, for
which a voice-over system will be adopted).
 The prints must be subtitled in English if they come from non-Anglophone
countries.
 The official copy must be identical to the DVD copy submitted for pre-selection.
 In the case of DCPs please consider the time needed to carry out tests and upload it. The
copy must arrive within July 11. In the case of encrypted DCPs, a valid KDM must be sent for
the following time frame: July 14 – July 27 2014.
4. COSTS AND COMMITMENTS
 The GFF foresees no cost for admission to the pre-selection.
 Shipment costs for films in pre-selection are to be covered by the participants
 All shipment expenses for the films selected for competition, as well as those incurred for their
return to their country of origin, will be covered by the GFF. In case the copy of the films is
shipped from/to another Festival, we shall cover the cost of only one track.
 Travel Insurance. The expedition of the prints to and from Giffoni is to be covered by
participants. The Festival takes care of insurance for the period of the goods’ stay in Giffoni. The
insurance value will not be higher than the cost of re-printing a copy according to the going rate
in Italy.
 Producers and distributors of the winning films are kindly asked to hand a copy of the title
either on 35mm or Digital format to the Festival, in order to keep it at the Festival Archive. The
copy will not be used for any commercial purposes.
5. DELEGATIONS PARTICIPATION
5.1 TRAVELLING EXPENSES. The Giffoni Film Festival will cover the cost of economy class flight
tickets exclusively for the Directors of the feature films in competition.
5.2 HOSPITALITY EXPENSES:
 Hospitality (B/B and dinners) is foreseen for the Directors and for a representative of the
production/distribution company of each feature film in all the competitive sections (the
hospitality goes from the day before the screening to the day after the Award Ceremony).
 Hospitality (B/B and dinners) for a maximum of 3 nights is foreseen for the Directors of the
short films in all the competitive sections.
N.B. The Production and Distribution Companies of the films selected are invited to support the
participation of their films at the GFF by sustaining the attendance of the leading actors from
their films to whom we will be happy to offer accommodation to (B/B and dinners).
6. FINAL MEASURES
 Entrance into one of the GFF’s competitive sections entails unconditional acceptance of the
Festival’s regulations. It is strictly the producers, distributors or any other subjects’ responsibility
to guarantee that they are authorized to submit the films at GFF.
 This list of regulations has been drawn up in both the Italian and English languages. If problems
of interpretation should arise the version in Italian will prevail.
 The management of the GFF is allowed to take decisions that are not foreseen in the above
regulations and to change the regulations in special cases.
 The Court of Salerno is regarded as the competent authority for all eventual controversy.
Giffoni, November 2013