Call For Entry - 26th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival
26th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival – February 4-14, 2016 – San Diego, CA - USA
http://www.sdcjc.org/sdjff/
The San Diego Jewish Film Festival (SDJFF) is part of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture (SDCJC) at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS in La Jolla, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Since its inception in 1990, the San Diego Jewish Film Festival has become one of the largest and most prestigious festivals of its kind in the country, and is one of the highest attended cultural events in San Diego.
Attracting over 10,000 ticket holders, the SDJFF presents approximately 100 short-subject, documentary and narrative feature films, an international roster of guest artists, special Underwriter events and theme programs for all ages. The SDJFF aims to educate and illuminate audiences by offering an array of films that depict elements of the Jewish life, history, and culture in challenging, moving, and humorous ways as never seen before. The 12-day festival is an accomplished showcase including guest actors, filmmakers, and scholars who introduce their work, participate in audience discussions, as well as meet-and-greet events with the patrons. These guest artists are the heart and soul of the festival. The festival also includes: The Joyce Forum: A focus on short films and awards, Teen Screen (teens only), FlixMix, Family Film, The Jury Awards, and the Audience Choice Awards.
The SDJFF is held at five venues around San Diego County:
Clairemont Reading 14 / JOY F. KNAPP PRESENTATIONS
4665 Clairemont Dr., San Diego
The Arclight Cinemas
4425 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego (west side of Westfield UTC mall)
The Carlsbad Village Theatre
2822 State St., Carlsbad
Edwards San Marcos Stadium 18
1180 West San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos (next to Restaurant Row)
David and Dorothea Garfield Theater (LFJCC), Jacobs Family Campus
4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla
The 2016 film festival promises to meet the demands of our growing audience to better the movie-going experience, while continuing to deliver the most contemporary Jewish films from around the world.
Awards & Prizes
Short Films:
If selected, your short film will be in competition as part of The Joyce Forum, the SDJFF short films program. Awards will be presented.
Panel of Jurors: There will be a distinguished panel of industry experts who will select the top films in five categories: Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Director, Best Short, and Special Jury Award.
Audience Choice Award: Best Short film.
Feature Films:
If selected, your feature film will be in competition. Awards will be presented.
Panel of Jurors: There will be a distinguished panel of industry experts who will select the top films in five categories: Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Feature Film, Best Director, and Special Jury Award.
Audience Choice Awards: Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature.
Rules & Terms
2016 San Diego Jewish Film Festival SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
To be considered, submissions must have relevance to Jewish/Israeli content/themes/culture/history or include Jewish/Israeli characters or be by an Israeli director(s).
Films should be made after January 1, 2014.
Films must be subtitled in English.
Films 30 minutes or less will be considered a short film.
Short film deadline is August 7, 2015.
Feature film deadline is September 15, 2015.
Films, when selected, must be a premiere for San Diego County and not screened prior to the SDJFF with another organization or commercial theatre in the San Diego County or broadcast on television in the USA or the web. If this film is going to be released on DVD, Bluray, VOD (Video On Demand), available for on-line streaming, or any form of commercial distribution before our festival please do not submit it.
SUBMIT ONLINE
https://filmfreeway.com/festival/SanDiegoJewishFilmFestival
SUBMIT BY MAIL:
Paul Parietti
c/o Film Programming Manager
San Diego Jewish Film Festival
Lawrence Family JCC
4126 Executive Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037-1348
USA
FORMATS ACCEPTED:
DVD – NTSC format (PAL also accepted, but not preferred), Online link: Vimeo, Youtube, link with password
PLEASE INCLUDE:
We would appreciate that you e-mail us the following information or send it to us with the screener:
1. Film Source: Name, address, phone, e-mail, and website address;
2. Film Details: Director, country of origin, year, running time, language(s), and format the film is available on for festival screenings (DCP, 35mm, BetaSP, DVD, Blu-ray, Digibeta, etc.);
3. Synopsis of film;
4. Filmmaker’s contact information and bio;
5. Publicity Materials which may include: press reviews, awards, award nominations, premiere dates & locations, high resolution graphics, and any other relevant promotional materials.
DVD RETURN REQUESTS: If you wish for the DVD screener to be returned, please also enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for its return after our selection process is complete. If no return envelope or request is included, the screener will be kept until our selection process is completed and then destroyed to protect your rights.
