Film contest So keres Europa?
Regulations on the film contest So Keres Europa?
The contest is part of International Romani Art Festival, the only
Festival in the world that speaks to people involved any kind of art, roma people
and other nationalities, but who promote roma culture.
The theme of the contest is So Keres Europa? And we expect works from
anyone who is interested in roma culture. Through this contest we will try to
offer a new perspective over the traditions and way of life of roma people, to
emphasize the fact that diversity is the thing that makes this world
beautiful.
This manifestation sends a message about the role of involvement of
every European citizen in promoting cultural diversity and fighting against
discrimination and offers the opportunity to interact and get to know
other people, to come into contact with another culture and other visions.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
5 blank seconds must be recorded before the video;
the required formats are :mpeg, avi or dvd;
works must be sent on a CD/DVD;
for technical support, please contact us at filmcontest@iraf.ro;
– the length of the materials must not be longer than 15
minutes.
The contest will have 3 prizes,in value of 1000 euro: one for
each section, offered by the a jury formed from professionals and a prize
from the public. In order to give the last prize, the movies can be seen
during the month of August and during the festival, in the clubs: Jazz
Club,
Papillon Café and Aeternativ Café, in Timisoara, and the votes of the
viewers will be sent to the TURN Association.
APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION
The participants are asked to send besides the videos, also a
card of presentation for each movie , which must contain important
information like: the names of all those who made and helped in making
the
movie, where and when the material was filmed, festival awards or other
distinctions.
Please submit the material until the 1st of August 2007 to
the
following address:
Gospodarilor nr 14, Timisoara, Romania cod postal 300778.
JURY
All the works will be watched and selcted by a jury. Only those
accepted will become a part of the screening programme. The decision of
the
jury is final.
All the movies will be evaluated by a jury of marking figures in the
field of Romanian and international cinematography , and also by men of
culture who have shown in time great interest and competence in this field.
The results of the selection will be sent to the participants by the 29th
of
August through electronic post. For that reason all the participants are
asked to inform us what their e-mail address is.
MENTIONS
The participants must be the authors of the movies they have sent and
have
the legal authors’ rights for the movies.
The organizers reserve the right to use the works in other presentations
or
partner events with the aim of promoting IRAF , but not for commercial
purposes.
The materials will not be returned to the participants. They will remain
in
the archive of the festival. Thus the organizers engage themselves not to
use the movies in any other means but the ones announced in the festival,
without the written permission of the holder of the authors’ rights.