UNITED FOR PEACE FILM FESTIVAL (UFPFF) 2020 – CALL FOR ENTRIES

Call for entries of films within 5 minutes duration on the theme of peace from around the world!
UNITED FOR PEACE FILM FESTIVAL (UFPFF) is a film festival on the theme of peace.
UFPFF has been held around September 21st which is the International Day of Peace each year since 2011. The entry period of UFPFF 2020 is from March 21st to July 21st.

Note: UFPFF 2020 festival screenings will be held on Monday September 21th.

Submission period ended.

UNITED FOR PEACE FILM FESTIVAL (UFPFF) 2020 Event outline

Date: September 21th, from 15:00 to 20:00
Place: JICA Yokohama,Japan
Organizer: UNITED FOR PEACE FILM FESTIVAL
Silver Partner: Shonankurumaya
Partner : Forval Corporation, UNITED PEOPLE
Support: Support: United Nations Infromation Centre, JICA Yokohama, Yokohama NGO Network
Sponsor etc.

Entry Regulations

Please read through the following list of requirements, and the entry agreement in order to submit your films to UFPFF 2020.
Theme: Films related to peace , SDGs
Eligibility: Students
Duration: Within 5 minutes (films produced after 2020) , maximum 2 films
Language: Japanese or English (if in other languages, please add English subtitles)
Entry period: Submit your film to UFPFF 2020 from between March 21st to July 21st.
Finalists: 10 Finalists will be announced around the end of August. Finalists will be invited to join the ceremony and to screen their works at venue in Yokohama on September 21th. * Please note that we can not cover traveling cost to the venue.
Genre: All genres of film are accepted.
Format: Films submitted in the following formats MOV, MP4, AVI, MPEG are accepted. We recommend that you finalize your work at the aspect ratio of 16:9.

Awards

Official Awards

* Grand Prix
Prize money:  100,000 Japanese Yen
The award-winning director will be invited to PLURAL＋ 2020 award ceremony which will take place in NY in November.
* UFPFF can not cover the traveling expenses from the origin of the departure to NY.

* Second Prize
Prize money: 30,000 Japanese Yen

* Special Jury Award

Partner Awards

* LIFULL Award
Prize money:  100,000 Japanese Yen

A film that can move people in to action. This award will be given to a film that can impress many people and drive people to take action even if it’s a small action.

* Yokohama City International Affairs Bureau Award(to be announced)

Schedule

(1) Entry period: March 21st to July 21st
(2) The 10 finalists and their selected films will be announced by the end of August.
(3)The UFPFF Awards Ceremony and screenings of the finalist films will be on September 21th, 2020. All of the selected finalists are invited to attend the ceremony at the venue in Yokohama on September 21st. If you are not able to attend the ceremony we are happy to receive your pre-recorded video message. All filmmakers who submitted to the festival are welcome to attend the ceremony.–>

* We can not cover the traveling costs to the venue.

Jury Members

Takashi Inoue (President and CEO, LIFULL Co.,Ltd.)
Taii Kin (Visual Artist and Musician)
Katsuzo Takahashi (Director of UFPFF)
Yukari Tatsumura (Gaia Symphony producer)
Kouki Tange (Visual Artist)
Profile

Entry Agreement

・ The selected films of finalists will be uploaded and viewable on the UFPFF YouTube channel.
・ When your work includes any individual or faces, please confirm the permissions for use before submitting your film.
・ When your work includes any music or other artwork for which you do not own the copyright, please get the clearance from the persons or parties concerned (the copyright owners) before you submit your work.
・ When your work includes a third person or third party’s artwork (writing, music etc.), please include the confirmation of this agreement by the artist to our office.
・ UFPFF will not accept any responsibility or liability in cases where any personal rights, or copyright infringement should occur.
・ We will not be able to return any data or tapes of your work after submission.
・ The copyright of each work belongs to the filmmakers, though UFPFF may reserve the right to use some part of your work in order to promote and announce this festival on their website, or in associated sites, within promotions and PR documents, or within certain media like brochures, programs, flyers etc. UFPFF would like to request the complimentary use of your film and work, including the title, your name, profile and portrait for promotion, and at no cost. We reserve the right to edit your work for the same promotional reasons, so please confirm and agree that the moral rights for your work(s) will be permitted for festival promotion related activities.
・Even if certain rights for publicity and promotional use (broadcasting rights, publishing rights, etc.) and the secondary copyrights of your work are transferred to a third party, UFPFF will maintain the same original conditions outlined in the preceding clause.
Therefore, when an award-winning filmmaker transfers or sells the rights of the work to a third party, please make sure to include the conditions of the preceding clause in the contract.
・ You may submit a total of two(2) individual films.
・ UFPFF may not be able to screen your film if there are any rights-related issues.