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- Can
I Submit More Than One Film?
- Do
Films Have to Be On a Particular Topic Or Genre?
- What
Format Should My Film Be In?
- Can
I Use Any Music, Sounds or Images I Want in My Film?
- What
are the Boundaries of "The Illawarra"?
- What
are the Length Restrictions for a Short Film Entry?
- What
are the Length Restrictions for a Feature Film Entry?
- Can
I Enter Films Made Before 2005?
- If
I Entered Home Brewed in previous years, Can I Enter Again?
- Is
There An Entry Fee for the Film Competitions?
- How
Can I Pay The Entry Fee?
- When
Will I Find Out if My Film is a Finalist?
- How
Are the Winner/s Selected?
- When
Will the Finalists and Winners Be Screened?
- Can
Anyone Come to Watch the Home Brewed Film Festival?
- Is
There A Charge to Attend the Home Brewed Film Festival?
- Where
Can I Get Tickets?
- What
Time Will the Screening of the Films Start and Finish?
- Where
is Wollongong?
- What
is Home Brewed's Postal Address?
Can
I Submit More Than One Film?
Yes,
you can submit as many films as you like, provided that each entry
is accompanied by a completed Entry Form and the entry fee. [return
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Do
Films Have to Be On a Particular Topic Or Genre?
No.
Films can be in any style or on any topic, but must not breach copyright,
defamation or anti-discrimination laws. By way of example, Home Brewed
finalists have included among other categories comedies, documentaries,
animations, drama, thrillers, horror and mockumentaries.
The
only exception to this is that films seeking to qualify for the Best
Illawarra Filmmaker, must either be made in the Illawarra or have
significant links to the Illawarra in the form of content, crew or
actors involved in the film's production. These links need to be explained
on the entry form. [return to top]
What
Format Should My Film Be In?
All
entries for both the Features and Shorts competitions are to be submitted
on VHS cassette, or DVD only. Both PAL and NTSC format
of VHS will be accepted, as will either 4:3 or 16:9 format.
If your film is selected for screening, you may be asked to provide
a higher quality copy such as Betacam (if available) or preferably,
mini DV. [return to top]
Can
I Use Any Music, Sounds or Images I Want in My Film?
No.
Music, sound recordings and certain images (such as the Opera House
and Harbour Bridge in Sydney for example) cannot be used in your film
without permission from the owners of Copyright in the relevant material,
or sometimes without a special permit.
In
entering your film in Home Brewed, you are required to sign a declaration
(as part of the Entry Form) that you hold all appropriate permissions
for the content of your film. Home Brewed may ask you to provide evidence
of this if your film is selected for screening as a short film finalist
or feature.
For
further information on this issue see the Industry Info section of
our Links page. [return
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What
are the Boundaries of "The Illawarra"?
For
the purposes of the Best Illawarra Filmmaker award in 2006, "The
Illawarra Region" is defined as the area under the jurisdiction
of Kiama, Shellharbour and Wollongong local councils. Informally this
year this will also extend down to the Bomaderry and Shoalhaven regions
and West to the Highlands (Wingercaribee) with this to formally arise
in 2007. Geographically, this area extends from the town of Helensburgh
in the North, to Nowra in the South. [return
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What
are the Length Restrictions for a Short Film Entry?
Maximum
length of 10 minutes, including all titles and credits for the film.
There is no minimum length for the Short Film Competition. Medium
length shorts are to be a minimum of 10 minutes and maximum of 30
minutes long. [return to top]
What
are the Length Restrictions for a Feature Film Entry?
Feature
Films must be a minimum length of 60 minutes to qualify for entry
into Home Brewed. There is no maximum length for the Feature Film
Competition. Unfortunately at this stage Home Brewed is unable to
offer eligibility for films in the 30-60 minute running time category.
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Can
I Enter Films Made Before 2006?
For
Short Films under 10 minutes, anything made since 1 January 2004 is
eligible for entry into the 2006 Home Brewed International Film Festival.
For
Shorts Films 10-30 minutes and Feature Films, anything made since
1 January 2003 is eligible for entry into the 2006 Home Brewed International
Film Festival.
Films
made before the dates detailed above are not eligible for entry. [return
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If
I Entered Home Brewed in Previous Years, Can I Enter Again?
Yes,
but you cannot enter films that have previously been selected as finalists
or in "best of the rest" screenings in any Home Brewed Festival
year. [return to top]
Is
There An Entry Fee for the Film Competitions?
Yes.
Regular entries have now closed but entry fees will be payable in
US$ via Withoutabox. There is a late entry fee if your project is
not upgraded on their system, otherwise you will save up to US$15
on your entry. [return to top]
How
Can I Pay The Entry Fee?
You
can pay the entry fee by:
- credit
card (Visa, Bankcard or Mastercard only) by completing the Credit
Card Authority attached to the Entry Form, and posting that to us
with your entry; or
- money
order
made out to "Home Brewed";
- for
Australian entrants only by cheque payable to "Home
Brewed"; or
- if
you are entering through Withoutabox.com you will need to
pay through their secure online credit card submission system. [return
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When
Will I Find Out if My Film is a Finalist?
All
entrants will be advised usually by email, as to whether or not they
are a finalist. Notification will occur in the weeks following the
closing dates for entries, most likely during September 2006. [return
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How
Are the Winner/s Selected?
All
judging for the winners of the Short Film category of the Home Brewed
International Film Festival will be carried out by independent panels
prior to the screening of the finalists. Previous members of these
panels can be seen on the 2003, 2004
and 2005 pages.
The
details of the 2006 panel will be updated periodically from around
August. The judging panels will select the winners and notify Home
Brewed of the results prior to the screenings. [return
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When
Will the Finalists and Winners Be Screened?
The
screening of the finalist films and selected feature films at the
Home Brewed International Film Festival will be before a public audience
at venues to be announced, over the period of the Festival being 5
October to 21 October 2006. [return
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Can
Anyone Come to Watch the Home Brewed Film Festival?
Yes,
this event is open to the public and will be advertised in the lead
up to the event. It is anticipated that content of some of the films
will be consistent with a rating of M (15+) and due to restrictions
on the screening of films at festivals in NSW, it is likely that adult
supervision will be required for the attendance of any people under
15 years of age. [return to top]
Is
There A Charge to Attend the Home Brewed International Film Festival?
For
most sessions and screenings, yes. Details will be advised in the
lead up to the event itself. [return
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Where
Can I Get Tickets?
Tickets
can be purchased at the door to venues (subject to availability) or
through presale venues to be announced. They can also be purchased
by completing and mailing the ticket booking form, available on this
site in September. More details will be provided closer to the event.
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What
Time Will the Screening of the Films Start and Finish?
Details
will be provided on our Audience page closer
to the event. [return to top]
Where
is Wollongong?
The
bustling and beautiful heart of the NSW South Coast, Wollongong is
about an hour south of Sydney by car, or an hour and a quarter by
train from Sydney Central station. [return
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What
is Home Brewed's Postal Address?
PO
Box 130, Dapto NSW 2530, Australia. For other ways of reaching us,
see the Contact Us page. [return
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