Rules and regulations

Queer Film Festival MEZIPATRA is a specialized competitive film festival focusing on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer related films. The aims of the festival organized on a non-profit base are to promote quality human-interest films and contribute to the emancipation of gender minorities in the Czech Republic.

Article 1.

Czech Gay and Lesbian Film Festival MEZIPATRA is a specialized competitive film festival focusing on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer related films. The aims of the festival organized on a non-profit base are to promote quality human-interest films and contribute to the emancipation of gender minorities in the Czech Republic.

Article 2.

MEZIPATRA is held annually in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic, and in the capital city of Prague. A part of the festival program is also presented in other towns of the Czech Republic. The MEZIPATRA Festival is a successor of the gay and lesbian film festival "Rainbow Above Brno", which took place in the years 2000 and 2001.

Article 3.

MEZIPATRA is organised by the non-profit non-govermental civic association STUD Brno, with its registered office at Bratislavska 31, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic.

Article 4.

MEZIPATRA is organised in cooperation with foreign cultural institutions, embassies and consulates, as well as in cooperation with local and national cultural institutions and other similar-oriented film festivals.

Article 5.

The 11th Edition of MEZIPATRA will take place November 2 – 8, 2011 in Brno and November 10 – 16, 2011 in Prague. The festival-related events held in other czech towns will continuously follow the main program in Prague.

Article 6.

MEZIPATRA presents selected feature films and short films as well as documentaries. The Festival is open to filmmakers from all over the world. Films may be submitted by directors, producers, distributors and other legal entities. The submitted films are entitled to attend other film festivals, as well. The films to participate in the competition will be selected by a selection committee. Selection criteria will include both the artistic treatment of the enrolled film and its human-interest message.

Article 7.

MEZIPATRA has three competitions – the films are judged by a professional jury, students' jury and by the festival audience. The festival awards the following awards: the Best feature film award, the Best short film award and the Audience award. Only the films which have not been introduced in the past festival editions can participate in the festival competition.

Article 8.
Competition submission rules

Article 9.
Competition participation rules

Article 10.

To attend the Festival, the participants must agree with the terms hereof.

Article 11.

The contingencies and events not stipulated herein shall be decided by the Festival's director in compliance with the Festival's policy.

Article 12.

Completion and sending of the entry form indicates the applicant’s consent to the Festival rules and regulations.

 

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