call: short film contest

[claudia westermann]

http://www.euromedcafe.org/contest.asp?lang=ing

Fist international short film contest on the theme Intercultural Dialogue

*	Registration form Short Films already realised
*	Application form for Short Film section "Inspiration"

RULES 2004

1. OBJECTIVE

"ANOTHER LOOK" is a short film contest organised 
by Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo (FLM) with 
the support of the European Commission (Direction 
General External Relations). The objective of the 
contest is to favour mutual knowledge and 
understanding between the peoples of the two 
rivers of the Mediterranean through a "cinema of 
proximity" supplied by cinema via Internet.

The subject for the short films and synopsis is 
intercultural dialogue between the European Union 
and the countries of the Southern river of the 
Mediterranean: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, 
Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and 
Turkey.

The FLM will select 25 short films (which will be 
awarded 560 Euros) and 5 synopsis (prize 2000 
euros). The authors of the synopsis engage 
themselves to make the short films. Selected 
short films will be diffused on the Internet on 
www.euromedcafe.org as from December 2004.
Particular attention will be given to those works that:
- Underline the importance of dialogue and 
tolerance in the relations among peoples and 
cultures;
- Give a new look, original and innovative about 
themes such as integration, immigration, menaces 
of conflict;
- Enhance the knowledge and understanding of 
other cultures as a way to fight against 
prejudices, clichés, stereotypes, sources of 
conflicts and misunderstandings;
- Deal about collective imaginaries and mutual representations;
- Underline the diversity and richness of peoples 
of both sides of the Mediterranean;
- Attach importance to the right to difference.

2. SECTIONS OF THE CONTEST

The contest comprises two different sections:
2.1. Section Short films on the theme intercultural dialogue
Selection of short films realised by European or 
Mediterranean authors on the subject: 
intercultural dialogue. Works must have to have 
been produced after January 2000.
Prize An international jury will award 560 euros 
to the 25 best short films. Selected films will 
be accessible on the site www.euromedcafe.org.
Admitted genres: Fiction, documentary, Animation, Experimental Films.
Non admitted genres: Publicity, Games and works 
which have already found distribution through the 
Internet.
Duration: The duration of the short films must be 
comprised between 2 and 15 minutes.
Formats: They can have been shot in video or film 
or have been conceived specially for the Internet 
in Flash. Films must be sent to the organisation 
exclusively in video format: BETA, MINI DV, VHS 
PAL/SECAM, DVD VIDEO, CD-R.
Languages: films must have been shot in one of 
the following languages: Arabic, English French, 
Italian, Spanish or enclose the translation of 
the dialogues in one of these 5 languages.
Registration and dates: registration fees are not 
required. Registration is limited to 4 films by 
author, society, training institution of 
independent director. Works must be sent by 
courier and have the registration form enclosed. 
The registration form must be completed and duly 
signed.
All submissions must be postmarked no later than: 
30th November 2004. Works to be received after 
the date will not be accepted (the stamp of the 
delivery company will attest the date).
Delivery modalities. Works must be delivered 
through courier before the 30th November 2004 in 
video format: BETA, MINI DV, VHS PAL/SECAM, DVD 
VIDEO, CD-R to one of the following addresses :
Works in one of the EU languages
Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo
Via de Pretis 130, 80133 Naples, Italy
Works in Arabic
Ahmed El Attar, 1 Talaat Harb Square - Downtown - Cairo, Egypt
(send an email to indicate the delivery: ibnbatouta at hotmail.com)
The work must be accompanied by:
The registration form duly completed and signed. 
This form may be downloaded from the site;
The dialogues of the film in Arab, English, French, Italian or Spanish.
2.2 Inspiration
Selection will be done on the basis of a one page 
synopsis (maximum 1500 characters). Stories will 
be inspired in one of the texts published on the 
address www.euromedcafe.org.
Prize: an international jury will award 2000 
euros to the best 5 synopsis. The amount must be 
used for the realisation of a short film. 
Finished works will be accessible through the 
site www.euromedcafe.org
The winners of the prize engage themselves to 
make the short film before the 15th December 2004.
Admitted genres: Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental Films.
Non admitted genres: Publicity or Games synopsis.
Duration: The duration of the short films must be 
comprised between 2 and 15 minutes
Formats: They can be shot in video or film or 
have been conceived specially for the Internet in 
Flash. Films must be sent to the organisation 
exclusively in video format: BETA, MINI DV, VHS 
PAL/SECAM, DVD VIDEO, CD-R.
Languages: Synopsis must have been written in one 
of the following languages: Arabic, English 
French, Italian, Spanish or enclose the 
translation of the dialogues in one of these 5 
languages.
Registration and dates: Registration fees are not 
required. The application form must be duly 
completed and is to be downloaded from 
www.euromedcafe.org.
The limit date to send the synopsis is the 15th 
October 2004. Registration forms to be received 
after the date will not be accepted.
The limit date to send the short films to be done 
from selected synopsis is the 15th December 2004.

3. JURY

The President of the Fondazione Laboratorio 
Mediterraneo will appoint an international jury 
to be integrated by professionals or 
personalities of the cinema. This jury will 
assess the short films and the synopsis.
The Direction of the contest will decide about 
the eligibility of the works which may accede 
(respect of the theme and the formats). Selection 
criteria have been announced under title 1 of the 
present regulation.

4. AUTHORISATION

The winners of the contest engage themselves to 
authorise the Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo 
to host and diffuse the short film, its synopsis 
and a photograph of the author freely on the site 
www.euromedcafe.org.

5. SELECTION AND JURISDICTION

The participation in the contest "ANOTHER LOOK" 
implies the acceptance without reservation of the 
terms of the present regulations. Should there be 
any interpretation problem from the present 
regulation, the Italian version will be 
considered final. Any issue relative to the 
observance or interpretation of the present 
regulation of these provisions will be decided by 
the Courts of Naples, domicile of the promoter.
Organisers will ask authors whose works have been 
retained to send a picture in *.j.peg or *.tif , 
300 dpi to be inserted in the site.

6. GENERAL DISPOSITIONS

Independent form the original format short films 
will be exclusively presented on the internet on 
the site www.euromedcafe.org in RealVideo (or 
Windows Media).
Expedition costs (BETA, MINI DV, VHS PAL/SECAM, 
DVD VIDEO, CD-R) will be on the chare of the 
expeditor. BETA, MINI DV, VHS PAL/SECAM, DVD 
VIDEO, CD-R will not be given back.
All films racist, pornographic or defamatory 
content will be systematically refused. Authors, 
production companies, independent directors or 
training institutions who submit a work declare 
that they own the rights to be diffused on the 
Internet, musical rights included. They also 
declare to have obtained all necessary 
authorisations relative to the utilisation of 
images included in the works
The direction of the contest "ANOTHER LOOK" may 
take decisions relative to issues not foreseen in 
the present regulation.