Film Festival Code of Practice's blog

We are officially launching the new web site for the code of conduct for film festivals and the new organization the Universal film and festival organisation (UFFO) on the 1st April 2011. The web site is temporary - www.uffo.camp7.org the new url will be www.uffo.org and will be connected to the web site on the 1st April. The site will be pretty simple

The code of practice is now a well written and worktable code for film festivals
We need festivals and filmmakers to sign up and we also need contributors to the blog and a industry professional from each country as a committee members. We need to translate the site into different languages

We need feedback, comments suggestions etc. visit the new site www.uffo.org

The Good Business Code of Practice

No 1: Film Festival organisers will operate a transparent and ethical selection process and publish details of the selection process and the names of the Jury/selection committee (publication can be after a festival concludes)

No 2: Film festivals organisers will provide full contact details for the festival offices including address and telephone numbers and the names of the festival directors and or committee

No 3: Film Festivals will publish a company registration number or charity registration number and must be clearly visible on the festivals website (this only applies to a registered entity)

No 4: Film festival organisers will not under any circumstances share any personal or financial data belonging to any filmmakers who submitted their films to their festivals with any third parties

No 5: Film Festivals will publish a year by year history of festival winners and films officially selected

No 6: Film festival organisers, committee and or jury will not show or demonstrate any favouritism to any film submitted to the festival or attempt to influence other members of the jury or selection committee

No 7: Film Festivals must declare the number of films sought out and or invited by the festival organisers to participate in the festival prior to and before the general call for submissions is sent out

No 8: Film Festivals will provide the names of the selection committee and or jury members who viewed the submitted film screeners to the festival (this can be after the festival has concluded)

No 9: Film festival organisers will screen or view at least 5 minutes of submitted films

No 10: Festival organisers must declare any interest they have in any film submitted to or invited to participate in the festival. please contact us with suggestions about the COC

This Code of Practiceis copywrite of the Universal Film Festival Organization

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