Tabor Film Festival, the fourth international short film festival, will take place on a historical position of the castle of Veliki Tabor, Desinic, Croatia. It is supported by the Ministry of Culture and organized by GOKUL association with the assistance of the Museums of Hrvatsko Zagorje, Radio 101, Krapina-Zagorje County, Mangura, Kreativni Sidikat, Mraz, the city of Zagreb, the city of Zabok, the town of Desinic, and other public and private partners.

International jury will present the Tabor Film Festival awards to:

- Grand Prix for the best film of the festival (+2000€)
- Best animation (+500€)
- Best documentary (+500€)
- Best experimental (+500€)
- Best fiction (+500€)

and Domestic jury will present award for

- Best domestic film (+1000€)

We will also hand out the Audience award (+ 500€). Awards include festival trophies ("Veronika's Skull", "reAnimated Veronika", "Vox Veronika") and cash prizes.

Apart from competitions, the festival also includes retrospective short film programmes, film workshops, music programmes, various exhibitions...

Tabor Film Festival supports digital production and distribution of film and
video works.
Our goal is to provide festival screenings in digital media.

For Internatinal competition application deadline is April 15th, 2006.
For Domestic competition application deadline is May 15th, 2006.
Please send us viewing copies of your film on DVD or VHS (pal/secam/ntsc).

Competition Regulations

1 . Entry requirements
You can send us any type of film (fiction, animation, documentary, experimental) completed after January 1st, 2004.
Selected films will be requested in the screening format specified on their
entry form. Films of 30 minutes or less are eligible.

2. Entry procedures and selection
Participants must enter their films on the Festival’s web site (on-line form), print out (and sign) the form that will be generated after on-line registration. The form for International competition must be received at the Festival office by April 15th, 2006 at the latest, with a DVD or VHS tape of the film (in any of the PAL, SECAM or NTSC formats) - one tape per film.
If the original film or video is in a language other than English, then film should be subtitled in English.
One or more stills from the film and a photo of the director, with permission for their use, must be sent via Festival’s web site. Film registration will only be valid upon reception of these documents, on April 15th, 2006 for International, and May 15th for Domestic competition.

DVD's and videocassettes must be sent:
- by mail (specify "no commercial value - for cultural purposes")
- or EMS (DHL, Federal Express, UPS...) for a declared value of less than 15 € or US$ 15. to:

TABOR FILM FESTIVAL
M. Gupca 53/1
49 210 Zabok
Croatia

The list of the selected films will be available on the Festival's web site
from June 20th, 2006.

3. Shipping of the films
Screening prints (DVD or BETA SP PAL) of selected films must be sent to the Festival office by mail or by courier service (DHL, Federal Express...). Film prints must arrive at the Festival office on June 30th, 2006.

4. Television broadcasting and the Internet
Participation in the Festival implies giving Croatian and foreign television channels the right to broadcast extracts of the film. This regulation applies equally for the Internet.

5. Return of film prints and shipping
Prints will be returned after the festival, in July 2006. Videocassettes and DVD will be kept in the Festival archive. Shipping costs must be paid by the applicant, but return expenses will be covered by the Festival.

For any further questions, suggestions or advice concerning organization and cooperation, please contact Tabor Film Festival.

Send your films:

Tabor Film Festival
Matije Gupca 53/1
49 210 Zabok
Croatia

contact:
phone++385 91 893 20 32
fax++385 49 221 060
[email protected]
www.taborfilmfestival.com