CONDITIONS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SONG FESTIVAL
SUNSUELA 2006
(INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION)
The founders of The
International Song Festival of Eilat SUNSUELA 2006
(hereinafter the Founders), call for a Song Competition, to take place in the
City of Eilat, Israel, between the 5th and
the 7th of October, 2006, and which shall abide by the following
conditions:
1. Objective
The Festival is intended to
enhance the development of cultural and artistic relationships and provide a
significant and delightful music event for international tourists in the area
of Eilat.
2. Invitation
2.1 The Founders invite all
international singers from the age of 18 30 to participate in the
Competition. For the Official Entry Form, please contact us:
+ 972 3 562 30 91
Sunsuela Ltd.,
2.2 Besides this public and
open call, the Founders will invite the participation of internationally famed
performers and public figures to bring about a contribution to the Festival and
the enhancement of the Competition.
3. Festival schedule
4. Competition Structure
The
Competition consists of two rounds:
The first round: on the night of 6th of October 2006. Each
and every one of the performers will perform with a famous Israeli song (either in
Hebrew or in a foreign language) in front of the festival audience and the
Jury.
The second round: on the night of 7th of October 2006. Each and every one of
the performers will perform with the
original song chosen (in any chosen language) in
front of the festival audience and the Jury.
5 Participating Songs
5.1 Original songs (2nd Round)
5.1.1
All songs
participating in the 2nd Round of The International Competition
shall be original and unpublished. They may only be edited and/or publicly interpreted after the official
announcement of their participation is made.
5.1.2
All songs participating in The International Song Festival of Eilat SUNSUELA 2006 shall be screened pursuant to the
following procedure:
a.
Please fill in an application form and Send this form by e-mail or
regular mail no later than
b.
The Founders are entitled to invite the participation of renowned music
professionals and will select up to fifteen (15) songs out of those received
(just one per country).
c.Every performer may register
up to two (2) songs, but only one (1) of them may be pre-selected.
d.
The songs shall be personally submitted or sent by certified mail to the
following address:
Sunsuela Ltd.,
5.1.3
The following must be obligatorily attached during the registration
process :
a.
An official Entry Form.
b.
A signed declaration which certifies the participants full ownership of
all the rights relating to his music work.
c.
Three (3) typed copies of the lyrics.
d.
Three (3) photos of the participant in full height along with relevant
public relations material and biography. These photos should show the character
of the participant as a bright person and performer.
e.
One mini disc and/or compact disc (CD) and video carriers (VHS and/or
DVD) with a copy of the master recording of the song, which shall not exceed a
duration of four (4) minutes. Please take into account that the production does
not return them back at any time.
f.
This recording shall have the necessary artistic and technical features
(professional quality and characteristics) that allow the production of a
phonogram from the Mini Disc and/or CD referred to above.
5.2 Israeli songs (1 round)
5.2.1 The Israeli song (the music
and the text) will be sent to the chosen participants not later than 10th
of August 2006.
5.2.2 The Israeli song, recorded by
the participant, will be sent back to the festival production
6. Stage performance conditions
6.1 The order of presentation of the songs in each of the stages
described in Conditions herein shall be established by the Founders or by
whomever the latter appoints for such purpose.
6.2 Starting from the first round, candidates
must sing their compositions using playbacks -1 (vocals) only on MD audio
carrier.
6.3 The recording of an additional voice
(back-vocal) is acceptable only in cases that do not duplicate the main voice
(a melody line).
6.4 If candidates have invited back-vocalists, the using of additional
voice (back-vocal) in instrumental phonogram is forbidden.
6.5 The timekeeping of each song must not exceed four minutes.
7. Juries and Awards
7.1 The Founders will appoint a
Jury for the Competition made up of outstanding and renowned personalities from
both Israeli and international artistic-musical field, show business, commerce
and establishment, to select the winning songs.
7.2 The Jury will use a ten-mark system voting by
show of hands, of which entirely conforms to the criteria of international
competitions.
The
first round will weigh 30% from the overall score.
The
second round will weigh 70% from the overall score.
7.3 The
winners of the Competition will receive the following awards:
a. The First premium the winner diploma and money reward of ten (10) thousand USD.
b. The Second premium the winner diploma and money reward of six (6) thousand USD.
c. The Third premium the winner diploma and money reward of four (4) thousand USD.
d. The Audience Sympathy Prize will lead to the winner a diploma and a valuable prize
from one of our major sponsors. This prize depends on the results of the
audience voting only.
7.4 All of the rest of the members from the
Competition will receive memorable diplomas.
8. Copyright issues
8.1 The selected songs may be made broadcast by
the founders, through a recording, radio or TV broadcasting and/or through the
Internet, public execution, or sold to the public as a phonogram of any type
whatsoever.
8.2 The founders reserve the
right to issue a disc, cassette, compact disc, video, DVD or similar
promotional support with the pre-selected or selected themes.
8.3 The whole festival and the competition will be
documented and all participants acknowledge and approve the usage of any such
material by the production.
8.4
By their mere participation,
the performers expressly authorize the Founders to broadcast by radio, TV,
Internet or film their songs and performances, respectively, for the purposes
the Founders deem appropriate in accordance with the Conditions of The
International Song Festival of Eilat SUNSUELA 2006.
9. POWERS AND DUTIES
9.1 By their
mere participation in the Festival, the performers and their companions imply
their full acceptance of the decisions of the Founders and the Jury mentioned
in the Conditions herein, with express waiver of each and every appeal that
opposes them. Likewise, the performers and
their companions imply their full acceptance of all features of the event, its
structure and organization.
9.2 All decisions made by the Founders and relating
to the organization and development of the festival events and those by the
Juries mentioned in the Conditions herein, relating to the pre-selection,
selection, presentation and election of the winner songs, and their
resolutions, are final and not subject to any remedy or administrative claim
whatsoever. Any doubt in connection with the enforcement or interpretation of
these Conditions shall be settled by the Founders.
9.3 Claims filed by any person or organization
regarding the originality and ownership of the songs in competition, or breach
of the Conditions herein, shall be forwarded in writing to the Founders along
with the documentary evidence that prove definitely the occurrence of an
irregularity or plagiarism, giving the Founders up to fourteen (14) days before
the Festival commences to make a decision.
9.4 By their mere participation, the performers and
their companions expressly authorize the Founders to broadcast their songs and
performances by radio, TV, Internet, and film, respectively, for promotional,
commercial or other purposes.
9.5 The Founders reserve the
right to suspend any performance or presentation that violates the Conditions
herein. Likewise, this may modify the timeframes
established in the Conditions herein.
9.6 All participants agree to
arrive in Eilat on
9.7 All the performers will
participate in the different activities that will take place during the full
three days of the festival i.e. also during the day time and not only on the
performance stage.
9.8 The production of the
festival and competition does not take any responsibility for covering any of
the flight expenses of the participants and\or their companions. Nevertheless,
the accommodation, the catering (3 meals a day) and transfer expenses in Israel
(as far as related to the festival) for 2 persons only (performer and 1
companion or two 2 performers (duet) will be covered in full by the production
for a maximum of seven (7) days. Further, the production will give any
necessary assistance in granting documents, mails, and in getting visas.
9.9 Each participant will bring
along his playbacks only on a mini disc carrier in the abovementioned manner
10. MISCELLANEOUS:
10.1 The
Founders shall be the only entity in charge of looking after the strict
enforcement of the Conditions herein.
10.2 In
case of any breach of the Conditions herein, the participants involved shall be
obliged to reimburse the Founders the total expenses incurred as a result of
their participation.
10.3 The
founders preserve any right to alter and carry out changes relating to the
production, the time tables, personnel, locations and so forth, at any time and
from any reason which might arise.
10.4 The
applicable law governing this document and\or any relations which might arise
from it, is the Israeli law solely.
If you have
any additional questions, you are welcome to call us:
+ 972 3
562 30 91
You may also
write on our email address:
We wish you all good luck!
The production of SUNSUELA
International song festival
And competition of Eilat
2006