| 1. |
All
rights pertaining to original authors must be cleared in advance. |
| 2. |
All
rights on music used in the film must be cleared in advance. |
| 3. |
All
rights on any other materials used in the film must be cleared
in advance. |
| 4. |
Films
submitted for this competition must be original and unpublished
works. Films already submitted to other competitions are not acceptable. |
| 5. |
50 works
will be selected in the preliminary round (TBA early October 2007).
The following round will decide the 20 nominated works to advance to the Final
Round (TBA late October 2007). Subsidiary rights for the nominated 20 works,
such as theatrical release, secondary use, and other rights shall be retained
by Akira Kurosawa Memorial Foundation. (Applicants will be contacted in advance
for approval for any theatrical release or secondary use) |
| 6. |
Award
winning works will be edited into an omnibus film to be released
in theaters and distributed as DVDs (available only in Japan). |
| 7. |
Submitted
works will not be returned. Make copies, if necessary.
Submitting duplicated copies are acceptable. Applicants nominated for final screening
may resubmit master copies before the date of final screening. |
| 8. |
Applicants
nominated for the Final Round will be notified in late October
2007. Applicants who are not given notice before the end of October
2006 are considered not selected for the Final Round. |
| 9. |
Approximately
20 works will be selected for the Final Round. |
| 10. |
If the
work is not in Japanese, please add Japanese or English subtitles. |
