46 International Film Festivals signed FIAPF’s mutual trust contract and received accreditation in 2019.

FIAPF's role as a regulator of international film festivals is to facilitate the job of the producers, sales agents and distributors in the management of their relationships with the festivals.

The FIAPF International Film Festivals Regulations constitute a trust contract between those festivals and the film industry at large. Accredited festivals are expected to implement quality and reliability standards that meet industry expectations.

These standards include:

• Good year-round organisational resources
• Genuinely international selections of films and competition juries
• Good facilities for servicing international press correspondents
• Stringent measures to prevent theft or illegal copying of films
• Evidence of support from the local film industry
• Insurance of all film copies against loss, theft or damage
• High standards for official publications and information management (catalogue, programmes, fliers)

FIAPF's role is also to support some festivals' efforts in achieving higher standards over time, despite economic or programming challenges which often stem from a combination of unfavourable geopolitical location, budgets, and a difficult place in the annual festivals' calendar. This is particularly relevant in the context of the unequal levels of resources and opportunities between film festivals in the Southern and Northern hemispheres.

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