Call for Entries

CineKink NYC: February 26–March 2, 2008

Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, CineKink NYC is seeking films and videos, of any length and genre, that explore and celebrate the wide diversity of sexuality. We’re looking to blur some boundaries and will be considering offerings drawn from both Hollywood and beyond, explicit or not, with works ranging from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn — and everything in between.

Cutting across orientations, topics covered at CineKink have included — but are by no means limited to — BDSM, leather and fetish, swinging, non-monogamy and polyamory, roleplay and gender bending. Or, frankly, given the current moralistic climate, as long as it involves consenting adults, just about anything celebrating sex as a right of self expression. (Far be it from us to define “kink” — if you think your work might make sense in this context, please send it along!)

Scheduled for its fifth annual appearance February 26-March 2, 2008, the specially curated CineKink NYC will also feature a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, parties and a gala kick-off, with a national screening tour to follow.

FESTIVAL RULES/SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

ENTRY FORM

A completed entry form and an entry fee must accompany each film or video submitted. Entries must be submitted on a standard VHS videocassette or DVD, in NTSC format only.

In addition to your entry, please enclose a brief synopsis and, where possible, make available at least one publicity still and/or hi-res digital image (download or disc).

• Click here to download a PDF version of the CineKink NYC application.
• If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click to download FREE

ENTRY FEES AND DEADLINES

• $15 early (October 15th postmark)
  $25 final (November 15th postmark)

$35 final-final (EXTENDED!! November 26th postmark)
• Entry fees must be in U.S. funds only. Checks or money orders should be made out to CineKink.
• We can also accept fees via PayPal, but ask that you contact us first for instructions, so we're on the look-out for your payment, and that you include a print-out of your transaction with your submission. Please head your email "Submitting to CineKink" - we're swimming in spam!
• Payment of entry fee is not required from directors whose work has previously screened at CineKink.

All entries should be mailed/shipped to:

CineKink
1092 St. Georges Avenue, #190
Rahway, NJ 07065

Or enter via Withoutabox:

CONFIRMATION

Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope if you wish to receive confirmation that your entry has been received.

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

Programming decisions are made by the festival director after review by any selection committees/designees. We expect that all film selections will be determined by Friday, January 25th and we will notify all filmmakers, via e-mail, of which films and videos have been selected. A full schedule of the festival, including exact screening times, will be sent out shortly thereafter. If accepted, the print of your film, or presentation video, will need to be at our mailing address by Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Once a work is submitted for entry, it may not be withdrawn.

Exhibition Formats

FESTIVAL AWARDS AND TOURING SHOWCASE

In addition to our annual NYC festival run, we also award and showcase CineKink works as follows:

Shorts (45 minutes and under):

CineKink NYC will be presenting awards to short films and videos identified by our jury as "best" in a variety of categories. These shorts will be included in the festival's touring showcase to represent the "Best of CineKink" for the year following their award and may be selected for inclusion in a CineKink compilation DVD. Other festival shorts will be included in the tour on a case-by-case basis.

Features (over 45 minutes):

All submitted feature works selected for competition at CineKink NYC will be eligible to receive an Audience Choice award. In deference to market premiere considerations, feature works will be selected for inclusion in the CineKink touring showcase on a case-by-case, invitational basis only.

If your submission is selected for CineKink NYC, you grant CineKink permission to showcase the work in the manner described above. Other exhibition opportunities - television, the internet - will only occur with prior approval from the rights holders and after receipt of all necessary clearances.

RENTAL FEES

While CineKink does not pay rental fees for submitted work that is programmed during the festival, we do pay royalties for tour appearances where possible. Our primary focus is on producing the best possible vehicle for kink-friendly works and promoting them as widely as possible.

SHIPPING

Cost of shipping exhibition prints to the festival, and any related customs and insurance, is the responsibility of the entrant. Exhibition copies must be sent to the festival prepaid. All film reels, cans, videotapes and cases must be labeled with the title of the entry. The festival will cover return ground shipping via FedEx, UPS or US Mail. The entrant or the recipient must pay additional charges for express shipping or transshipments to foreign film festivals. The festival cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of materials while in transit. Please use only plastic or bubble pack envelopes — NOT fiber-filled — when shipping entries.

RETURN OF SUBMISSION TAPES

Submission videos and DVDs will not be returned.

HOW TO CONTACT US

For more information, or if you're having any problems accessing the entry form, send an e-mail to info (at) cinekink (dot) com. Please be sure to watch for a return verification email from our spam filter.

SUBMISSION AGREEMENT

By entering your film or video for consideration, you attest that you are legally authorized to submit the work to CineKink and that all necessary releases, licenses and records have been obtained with respect thereto. If your work is accepted, you expressly grant CineKink the non-exclusive right and license to exhibit and utilize your film/video as described in the festival rules, and to use it and all related publicity materials for promotional purposes for the festival.

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