Regulations of the 18th Cairo International Film Festival

For Children 6 – 13 March 2008

Article 1:   The 18th Cairo International Film Festival for Children  will be held during the period from 6 – 13 March 2008.

Article 2:   The aim of the festival is to sustain and encourage the artistically appreciated Films and programs interested in             world problems of Children and Youth in all levels  (Local and International). And aiming to collaborate in their bringing up guiding their behavior and in theirentertainment.

Article 3:   The Festival includes the following films:

1-    Feature films for Children's and Youths up to 14 years old and for their families.

2-    Short documentary and education films.

3-    Cartoon films.

4-    TV films and programs.

Article 4:   The Films will be shown in the following sections:

1-      Official Competition (including a section for each category mentioned in article (3).

2-      Out of competition.

3-      Information section.

4-      Festival of Festivals.

5-      Tributes.

Article 5:   Competition Section:

1-    Long Feature films.

2-    Short Feature films.

3-    Long TV programs (Video).

4-    Short TV programs and Cartoon (Video).

Article 6:   General conditions for participation in the                

                  Competition section:

-         Feature Films must be on 35mm.

-         Films must be of the same year or two previous years production.

-         Films must be Egyptian premier. 

-         Films participating in any section of the festival which are in their original language must be with English or French subtitles.

-         The Festival's Management has the right to invite some films of special importance to participate at any section of the Festival.

-         Entry forms, special information and necessary publicity material for each film must be sent to the Secretariat of the festival before February 1st 2008.

Article 7:   General conditions for participation in the                

                  different sections:

                  -   Films on Video-Cassettes VHS should be delivered and previewed by the selection committee.

                  -         The following should be sent for each film:

                  -         Entry form fully filled.

                  -         Photographs and publicity material.

                   -         Press File.

Article 8:   The International Juries:

                   The Festival's Management will incorporate two  International Juries : One for Feature & Short Films and   the other for  TV. Films and programs & Cartoons. Each jury will include experts and children from all over the world.

Concerning the participant children, their artistic  knowledge and information about the production is  required.

Article 9:   Prizes:

                   The two juries will attribute three prizes to the best three             films in each category of the competition (Article 5).

1-    First Prize: Golden Cairo

2-    Second Prize: Silver Cairo

3-    Third Prize: Bronze Cairo

Article 10:  - Participants will bear the costs of shipment from the  print's origin to Cairo Airport. The Festival will insure                             the costs of returning the print from Cairo Airport to  its  origin within 15 days, after the end of the festival.Packages     containing films and numbered reels should  be provided with labels indicating the name of the festival  in RED letters.Participants must inform the Festival's    Management with dispatching details of their films by  

Fax.

                   -  Definitive print of each participating film must arrive to  

                   the Customs Agent of the Festival at Cairo International 

                   Airport before 10th of February 2008.

Article 11: The Festival insures the print of the film since its reception at Cairo International Airport and till its                         dispatching to its origin.

-         Should a print be lost, the responsibility of the festival will be limited only to the extent of the value indicated by the producer on the entry form.

-         Should a print be damaged the producer must sent an approved laboratory bill no later than one month after receiving his print in order not to lose his right at the Insurance Company. 

Article 12: These Regulations have been written in Arabic and translated to English and in case of conflicting                                 interpretations, the Arabic text will be referred to.

Participating in the festival implies full acceptance of all conditions mentioned in these Regulations.

Address of the Cairo International Film Festival for Children

17, Kasr El Nil St, Cairo - Egypt

Tel.  : ( 202) 23923962 - (202) 23923562

Fax   :  (202) 23938979

E-mail:Info@cairofilmfest.org