Bilbao City Hall, in cooperation with the Bizkaia Provincial Council, the Basque Government Department of Culture and the Ministry of Culture (ICAA), announce the staging of the 45th BILBAO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILMS under the theme "UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MEN THROUGH PICTURES".

1. The 45th BILBAO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILMS will be held in Bilbao from November 24th-29th 2003.

2. The Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films invites entries for the ZINEBIDOK 2003 prize for the best feature-length documentary. The winner will receive 6000 euros.

CONDITIONS

3. Only the following may take part in the Festival:
. 1) Foreign films and video productions completed after January 1st 2002.
. 2) Spanish films and video productions completed after September 1st 2002.

4. Films and video productions entered for the competition may last longer than 60 minutes.

5. Before being accepted by the Festival all films and video productions must be viewed by the Selection Committee.

6. The Selection Committee will be appointed by the Festival Management, and will be charged with selecting films and video productions to take part and programming them.

ENTRIES

7. Films and video productions must be entered by their producers or their legal representatives.

8. Entries should include the entry form (with the synopsis of the film plus a biography and filmography of the director), the complete dialogues and stills from the film. The documentation should be in French, English or Spanish (preferably Spanish). Copies on VHS video (PAL, SECAM, NTSC) are acceptable for selection purposes.

9. The documentation must be sent by September 15th 2003 to the Festival address at Colón de Larreátegui no. 37, 4º dcha., 48009 BIL-BAO, Spain.

PRINTS

10. Copies of films and video productions for public showing should be on 16 or 35 mm, DV, DVCAM or Beta SP/PAL. CD-ROMs and the video formats Beta Digital, BetaSP/NTSC and U-MATIC are not acceptable. Copies on 16 mm will have the optic or magnetic sound track incorporated.

Double-track copies are not acceptable.

11. Video productions and film prints should be sent to the Festival’s postal address at Colón de Larreátegui no. 37, 4º dcha., 48009 Bilbao, Spain, or to Apartado de Correos (post box) 579.

12. The insurance company insures prints from the time of their delivery by the carrier to the time of their return to same to be sent back to participants.

13. Once the Festival is over, prints will be returned to the address given on the entry form. Freight expenses for prints both ways will be payable by participants.

14. This prize is awarded by an International Jury appointed by the Festival Management. The Jury will number three members. The Secretary will be appointed by the Festival Management and will take part in deliberations, though with no vote.

15. The International Jury will lay down its own internal rules in accordance with the Festival Management. Its decision will be final. The prize may not be left void.

16. The prize will be shared equally between the producer and the film-maker.

17. These regulations are published in English, Basque and Spanish. In case of any discrepancy the Spanish version prevails.

18. The entry of a film implies acceptance of the terms of these REGULATIONS, which will be construed and applied by the Board of Directors of the Centro de Actividades "Teatro Arriaga", in compliance with the provisions of the International Regulations.