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<aside> 💡 Giloo Fest, launched by Giloo this year, is a pioneering experiment empowering the film community through technology. This pilot edition includes two major events: the "International Chinese Short Film Festival" and the "Crowdfunding Global Pitch." To attract film enthusiasts from around the world, the event will be held online.

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The "International Chinese Short Film Festival" will showcase 50 outstanding Chinese-language short films, exploring storytelling from diverse perspectives and showcasing the charm of high-quality short films and storytelling in the Chinese-speaking world to a global audience.

The "Crowdfunding Global Pitch" introduces two innovative mechanisms - the "Patron Power Fund" and "My Own Favorites" - to create funding and cross-border channels for film funding and community building. This encourages deep exchanges among creators, partners, and film fans from all over the world and aims to become a new force in Chinese-language shorts filmmaking.

At Giloo Fest, our vision is to connect creators in the filmmaking and funding circle, invite people from all over the world to participate in the sponsorship program, and help more directors obtain the necessary resources. Together, we will explore and nurture a brand-new film community ecosystem.

Giloo Fest 2023: Crowdfunding Global Pitch Submission Guidelines

I. Event Structure

1. The Crowdfunding Global Pitch includes "Documentary Shorts" and "Narrative Shorts" categories.
2. A total of 20 projects will be selected, with 10 projects in each category.
3. Selected project teams will be awarded the "Community Fund," "Community Award," and "Expert Award."

II. Funding Methods

1. Giloo's innovative "Community Fund" includes:

   • My Own Favorites: Attendees can directly support their favorite proposals.
   • Patron Power Fund: Partial funding from all attendees will form a fund pool. After listening to all proposals, attendees will vote together to decide the ranking and fund distribution. Details will be announced at a later date.

2. Giloo Fest Community Award (two awards):

   The proposal with the highest number of votes in the "Crowd-determined Sponsorship Fund" will receive additional cash prizes from Giloo.

   • One winner of Narrative Shorts will receive a prize of USD 10,000.
   • One winner of Documentary Shorts will receive a prize of USD 10,000.

3. Giloo Fest Expert Award (four awards):

   Four winners will be selected by the invited Jury Panel:

   • Two winners of Narrative Shorts will receive a cash prize of USD 3,000 each.
   • Two winners of Documentary Shorts will receive a cash prize of USD 3,000 each.