Rules and Regulations:

1. All fiction and documentary films or videos can register in the FESTIVAL DU FILM DE STRASBOURG.

2. The films will have to appear in its original language. For those films in a language other than English or French, the Festival requires English subtitles

3. No work or artist will be either discriminated or favoured by their country of origin, language, age, race, education, ideology, or by their economic resources. Every content, every form, every technique will be admitted with no censorship of any kind.

4. For equality of opportunities, whichever the original format (film, analogical video, digital video, animation), the movies will be processed alike: using software approved by the Programme Annuel Sans Frontières and lodged in auxiliary servers for digital screening.

5. Producers will submit the Entry Form by Internet, and a DVD, CD-ROM, MiniDVCAM, MiniDV or VHS copy of the film to our technical provider lab address, for digitising, converting to official format, and uploading to Festival servers for evaluation.

6. As a first stage, all the films will be displayed by the Committee of Art of the Programme to consider its possible invitation to the Annual Gala Ceremony. The Committee of Art can also determine Special Mentions.

7. At last, the Jury of the Festival will award the following Categories: screenplay, direction, actor and actress performances, art, photography, edition, and integral realisation. In addition to the Prizes by Category, the Jury will grant the Special Prize to the Best Fiction Film and the Special Prize to the Best Documentary Film.

8. The Awards will be announced by Internet and distributed by International Press Media. Prizes, the Festival and the Programme of the F.F.I.F. must be mentioned in all public display and promotion material of the films awarded.

9. The Fédération Internationale des Festivals du Film reserves the right to select and to invite any of the registered films, to the Annual Gala Ceremony or other events and media.

10. In order to participate in the Festival, films bear an entry fee of USD 20.

11. Participation in the FESTIVAL DU FILM DE STRASBOURG implies the acceptance of these Rules and Regulations.