Golden Saffron Documantary Film Contest

Specıfıcatıon

Purpose Of The Contest

Ensuring our country’s presence among the respected festivals in the field of culture and art. 
To promote Safranbolu, a World Heritage City, on national and international platforms, contributing to the development of “Cultural Tourism” by showcasing our country’s existing cultural riches.
By leading the creation of information, documents, and document archives through documentary film, transfer them from generation to generation.
Making the audience meet documentary films ensures that the documentary as an art form rece

Organization

Safranbolu 25th International Golden Saffron Documentary Film Contest is organized and managed by Safranbolu Municipality. The Secretariat of the Festival is carried out by the Directorate of Cultural and Social Affairs.

Categories

The Contest is organized in 3 (three) main categories.
    1. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
        There is no limitation of themes in this category
    2. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM COMPETITION
There is no limitation of themes in this category
3. CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION THEMED NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION
Only documentary films with the theme of Cultural Heritage and Conservation can apply to this category.

 

Terms Of Participation

Documentaries produced after January 1, 2023 can participate in the contest. Films that have participated in the International Golden Saffron Documentary Film Competition previously are ineligible to participate. Except for the Golden Saffron Awards, having previously participated in and/or received awards from national or international competitions does not preclude participation in this competition.
2)    The contest is held for amateur or professional documentary lovers over 18; however, members of the Festival Committee, Selective Committee, Festival Secretariat and Safranbolu Municipality cannot participate.
3)    Participation is free.
4)    The participants should indicate in which category they will participate in the application.
5)    Competitors can participate in the contest with more than one work separately or in the same category.
6)    Participants in the National Category of the competition must be citizen of the Republic of the Türkiye. Participants who are citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) may also compete in this category.
7)    The works must be submitted by the director or the producer of the film. If the film is directed by more than one director, the applicant must obtain the written permission of the others and attach it to the application. In this case, the award is given to the applicant. The Festival Committee, the Festival Secretariat and the selective committee are not responsible for the problems arising from the sharing of the award.
8)    The productions which have been taken in full HD format and higher resolutions (with file formats mxf, mov, mp4, etc.) can be participated in the contest.
9)    Documentary films applying for the competition must not have been broadcast on TV and digital platforms (satellite, website, IPTV, digital platform, etc.) before. Hidden links or unlisted uploads to websites for contest applications are excluded from this rule.
10)    The duration of the works to be included in the contest, including credits, must be;

1. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
30 minutes (min.) 100 minutes (max.)
2. INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM COMPETITION
30 minutes (max.)
3. CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION THEMED NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION
90 minutes (max.)

 

Applications

Participants can apply directly to the contest at www.filmfreeway.com and They can also reach detailed information via www.altinsafran.org and apply for the contest.

• Director's CV (Turkish and English)
•    Brief summary of the film (Turkish and English)
•    At least five frames (High Resolution) from the film
•    1 minute trailer of the movie
•    If the film is in any language other than Turkish or English, both Turkish and English subtitles must be used. If the language of the film is in Turkish, only English subtitles are sufficient.
•    Applicants of the films produced in other languages than Turkish, which made it to the finals, must submit the English (.srt) subtitle file.
•    If deemed necessary, the Festival Secretariat may request documents / information about the director and the work.
•    Films that pass the qualifiers and become finalists cannot be withdrawn from the competition in any way.
•    The documents requested during the application are not returned to their owners. It is stored in the festival archive.
•    Promotional films shot for commercial or touristic purposes are not considered documentaries by the festival.


Films which do not match criteria will not be evaluated by the selection committee

 

Evaluation

1) The members of the Pre-Selective Committee and the Selective Committee are determined by the Festival Executive Committee and the Festival Secretariat. The festival is approved by the Chairman of the Committee.
2) The Pre-Selective Committee and the Selective Committee consist of experts in their respective fields such as directors, professionals in the cinema sector, critics, producers, actors, artists, academicians, members of the press, cinema-related organizations, representatives from TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation) and representatives from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Each member of the Committee, including the Chairman of Selective Committee, has only one voting right. On behalf of the Committee, the General Coordinator of the Festival takes part in the selective Committee as a natural member, but does not have the right to vote.
3) The Pre-Selective Committee presents up to 7 (seven) documentary films that meet the criteria and have passed the evaluation process in each category to the Selective Committee. The Pre-Selective Committee evaluates and selects the entries submitted for the competition based on compliance with the specifications, technical, aspects, aesthetics, creativity and category selections.
4) The Selective Committee determines the winners among the films that have made it to the final in each category, considering their creativity and artistic qualities.
5) The Selective Committees submit their decisions to the Festival Secretiat in writing, with reasons provided and signed, before the date of announcement of results. The decisions of the Pre-Selective Committee and the Selective Committee are final. Participants have no rihgt to appeal the results.
6) The qualifying results for the festival will be published on the websites www.altınsafran.org.tr and www.safranbolu.bel.tr The Finalists are informed about results by the secretariat via e-mail and phone.
7) In cases where the participating Works are deemed insufficient or do not meet the application requirements, the Selective Committee has the right not to award the award to anyone.
 

Disclosure Of Results
 

1) The awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 01, 2024.
      2) Finalists must attend the award ceremony to be held on June 01, 2024. If finalists do not participate, they are obliged to send a representative from the film production team. 

 

Awards

   
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Best Documentary Feature Film Award 75.000 TL + Golden Saffron Award Statuette
Special Jury Prize 35.000 TL + Golden Saffron Award Statuette
 
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Best Documentary Short Film Award    50.000 TL + Golden Saffron Award Statuette
Special Jury Prize                 25.000 TL + Golden Saffron Award Statuette

CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION THEMED NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION

Suha Arın Best Documentary Award 50.000 TL + Golden Saffron Award Statuette

1)    The committee can give a special award on behalf of the institutions and organizations that contribute to the festival.
2)    The Selective Committee may award special prizes without any monetary prize, except for the determined prize.
3)    The cash prizes won are paid by the Safranbolu Municipality within 3 (three) months from the date of the Festival, by making legal deductions after the required documents are completed.

 

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General Condıtıons

1) Cargo, customs, freight and insurance costs arising from participation in the competition belong to the participant.

2) Safranbolu Municipality will send the prizes specified in the terms and conditions to the personal bank account/IBAN numbers that the beneficiaries will notify in writing. Suppose the beneficiaries do not send their Personal bank account/IBAN number and the documents and information requested by the organizing committee. In that case, the award time expires at the end of 1 (one) year from the result notification date. In the event of a statute of limitations, the right holder cannot claim any awards, royalties or similar.
3) With the participation in the contest, all regulations and conditions mentioned in this specification are deemed to have been accepted. The Festival Committee has the authority to decide on all matters not covered by this specification. The Festival Committee reserves the right to amend all of the issues specified in this specification.

 

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

1)    Even if some of the productions that applied for the competition are not selected for the contest, they can be included in a special screening program by the Festival Secretariat with the producer's or the director's permission.
2)    The films of the names who received the honorary and the labor award at the International Golden Saffron Documentary Film Festival are evaluated by the Festival Committee within the scope of the out-of-competition screening program.
3)    The crews of the films competing in the festival are invited to the festival in the number and dates determined by the Festival Secretariat.
 

 

COPYRIGHT (USE) RIGHTS

In any display of the works awarded in the contest, the right to use belongs to the Festival Committee and Safranbolu Municipality, which runs the organization. Within the framework of these rights, Safranbolu Municipality will be able to use the awarded works in national and international cultural and artistic platforms, visual and written media, social media and wherever deemed appropriate non-commercially and indefinitely.

 

 

Contest Calendart


Start Date Of The Contest        : 01.04.2023 
Deadline For Participation        : 26.04.2023 at 17.00 (UTC+3)
Announcement of the Qualifiers   : 13.05.2023
Award Ceremony                   :01.06.2024

 

Contest Secretariat / Contact

Safranbolu Municipality Directorate of Culture and Social Affairs 
Secretariat of the International Golden Saffron Documentary Film Festival
e-mail: info@altinsafran.org    
Phone: 0370 725 52 66
Address: Bağlarbaşı Mahallesi, Kavaklar Caddesi No:2
Safranbolu Belediyesi Leyla Dizdar Kültür Merkezi 
Safranbolu / KARABÜK