GOLDEN TREE International Documentary Festival in Germany and the Opportunity to Win Valuable Prizes

Film Free Way invites filmmakers around the world to participate in the GOLDEN TREE International Documentary Film Festival (GTIDFF), founded in 2016, takes place every fall in Frankfurt, Germany. The Festival’s aim is to focus the world’s attention on documentaries, encourage the exhibition of quality films worldwide, deeply explore different cultures and countries, and promote mutual exchanges and learning through the art of cinematography.

The theme of the Festival is “Roots of Culture: Nature Tells Us”, focusing on habitat and other areas of human existence, including animals, plants, human history, natural environment, and other content. 

The festival is planned for early-mid October 2021. The onsite Festival includes the Opening Ceremony, Film Competitions and Screenings, Theme Forum, Joint Meeting Hall, Closing and Award Ceremony, and Beijing Special Events Series.

Festival Program:

• Twenty carefully selected films will be screened at the event, and their film teams will be invited to share their stories behind the creation of documentaries with the audience. At the same time, the films will be shown for free in German universities, communities, arthouse cinemas, and other relevant locations, and a GOLDEN TREE International Documentary Festival channel will be set up on the online video platform for online exhibition.
• Six academic forums on documentary themes will be held during the festival. One of the forums will be on the theme of "Dialogue among International Young Documentary Makers".
• The Joint Meeting is a special section of the GOLDEN TREE Festival. During this 3-day activity, investors, acquisition executives, copyright holders, directors, and film producers will gather to discuss and conduct cooperation agreements. A newly created award, "Golden Fruit Plan", will be included in the final special pitch conference and the best project proposal will receive an award.
• The Beijing Special Event of the GOLDEN TREE International Documentary Film Festival is planned to be held in Beijing, China in late October 2021. It will include 2 theme forums, the “Golden Fruit Plan" special pitch conference, "Documentary Night" and a film screening.

Rules & Terms:

• Registration fee: Free
• Film completion: After January 1st, 2019
• The registered film must be a completely finished documentary film. All films shall not contain any elements that are hostile to other countries, cause religious or ethnic conflicts, etc., and shall not cover pornography, violence, and racial discrimination.
• Subtitles: All registered films must come with English subtitles.
• Written materials: the film introduction and director introduction should be provided in English.
• Photo information:1 HD poster, 3-5 Stage Photos (within 10MB).
• Video data: High-definition full film and trailers (English subtitles) format is MP4, compressed within 10G, the picture can be watermarked, but cannot block the picture.
• Applicants shall ensure the authenticity, completeness, and accuracy of the registration information, and bear the legal liability arising from false information. Application materials will not be returned and will be retained by the organizing committee for archival purposes.
• The applicant (individual or institution) who registered the film must have full copyright or licensing rights of the film. The applicant also authorizes the organizing committee of the GOLDEN TREE International Documentary Film Festival to download the film for the purpose of award selection.

Film Length Definition:

• Documentary Feature: Longer than 60 minutes;
• Documentary Medium-Length: 20-60 minutes (including 60 minutes);
• Documentary Short: 20 minutes or less (including 20 minutes).

Awards:

• Golden Tree, Prize: 5000 EUR
• Best Feature Documentary, Prize: 5000 EUR
• Best Medium-Length Documentary, Prize: 2500 EUR
• Best Short Documentary, Prize: 1500 EUR
• Best Life of Nature Documentary, Prize: 2500 EUR
• Best History Documentary, Prize: 2500 EUR
• Best Human Discovery Documentary, Prize: 2500 EUR
• Best Cinematography, Prize: 2500 EUR
• Best Proposal, Prize: 1500 EUR

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