It is permitted to submit documentaries, reports, commercials and feature films in the categories of nature, the environment, tourism and travel.

For all filmic forms, a distinction in length for film up to and from 30 minutes applies. An exception is advertising films, which must not exceed a maximum length of 15 minutes.

The respective submitter guarantees the full rights to the submission, this also applies to attached press and advertising material. The submitting person grants the NATOURALE e. V. the right to present and use the submitted film, also in excerpts, free of charge for the festival, also in events within the NATOURALE. Demo fees, license fees and / or costs of any kind will not be due or will be borne by the submitter. Rights of third parties must not be violated, the responsibility lies with the submitter. Costs of any kind are not covered by the festival and are the responsibility of the submitter.

Submitted films may not have been published before 01.01.2017.

Film must be submitted in German or English. If another language is the main language of the film, German or English subtitles are also permitted.
The submitter is responsible for the correctness of the translation.

Special category films in German: Films for the category „Best Film in German language“ must be in German. Productions in High and Low German, as well as other varieties of the German language are permitted.

Submissions of films using AI are possible. Sequences or entire films created with the help of AI must be marked in their entirety. In addition, an insert in the respective sequences is mandatory. This applies to all submissions from NATOURALE 24 onwards. If AI films or AI sequences are not marked, this can lead to disqualification. The decision on this lies solely with the festival management. Legal recourse is excluded. By submitting to NATOURALE, whether via filmfreeway.com or our homepage, this rule is accepted.

Submission is only possible via FilmFreeway or via the form on the NTF NATOURALE Web Site. All films must be available either via Vimeo or YouTube link.

The submitter makes the submitted film available as a download or DCP upon request, DVDs or other media will not be accepted.

Please do not send any press material before being asked to do so.

Unsolicited submitted materials will not be returned.

The submission fee may vary depending on the submission platform and the time of submission. Film submissions are available through FilmFreeway and the NATOURALE Web Site. The fee is payable on the day of submission and the context of submission, by mentioning the film title and the director. Payment is possible via PayPal or bank transfer (please check our festival homepage for details). The FilmFreeway fee is paid in US dollars and adjusted to the exchange rate. FilmFreeway also offers an exclusive early bird discount.

More than one film per submitter may be submitted. Each submission requires separate submission documents and a separate fee.

All submission documents must be complete.

A refund of the festival fee is not possible under any circumstances.

The jury proposes films for Official Selection and Honorable Mentions. From this selection, the festival management selects the films for a public cinema screening. A right to the screening of the film cannot be derived from this.

A pre-jury, organized by the festival management, will nominate 5–10 films in each category for the main awards.

The main jury selects the respective winners from the nominated films.

All nominated films and the respective winners must be confirmed by the festival management.

The result of the festival management is final, legal recourse is excluded.

Should no worthy winner be found for one or more categories, then the festival management can also refrain from awarding a prize.

Winners of an award should be present in person or send a representative from their team to receive the prize in Wiesbaden during the Festival days. Awards will not be sent by mail. The cost of the accommodation will be covered by the festival for two days. The festival offers the stay in one of the partner hotels of the festival. Private reservations will not be accepted. Further travel expenses must be paid by the winner.

Submission to this festival is not permitted if prohibited by law in the country of submission.

With the submission, the submitter assures that he has read, understood and accepted all regulations of the Festival.

All submitted data of the participant may be used in connection with this or future festivals.

Updates and further information can be found on the NTF Web Site.

Changes to the regulations can be made by the festival management at any time.

Jurisdiction is Wiesbaden.

Submission deadline is September 1, 2024.

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