Entry deadline: 16/03/10
International Short Film Festival Kratkofil, will be held for the forth time from June 22 to 26 of 2010. Kratkofil is organized by Creative Artists Association “Lanterna”, a Banja luka based NGO.
The Festival aims to stand internationally as a festival “from filmmakers to filmmakers”- celebrating cinema, as a place where filmmakers from the region and the world can exchange experience, a centre of debate and a catalyst for new films.
The festival has a:
– Competition program
– Non-competition programs
– Special programs
– Debates audience – film crews – film critics – guests
Entry Conditions
To be eligible the films must meet the following conditions:
– produced after the 1st of July 2008;
– less than 30 minutes in length;
– subtitled in the English language, unless the dialog is in English;
– not published on online video portals (Youtube etc.)
All entries will go through the selection process, unless a special waiver was granted by the Festival;
The screening copy of the film that must be made available to the festival can be in the following formats, in PAL: 35mm, 16mm, Beta SP and DVCAM, the first being preferable;
Awards
The Jury of 5 international members will award the following recognitions:
– The Grand Prix for the best film overall
– The best fiction
– The best documentary
– The best animation
– The best experimental
– The best domestic film
– Audience favourite
– Special mentions (the number and kind of these are at the discretionof the jury)
Invitation
Directors of the films that have been selected for the competition will be invited to attend the festival and provided with food, accomodations and passes to all festival events. Exceptionally, the festival may cover a part of the travel expenses. In case the director is unable to attend, the invitation can be transfered to another member of the film crew. The Festival covers expenses for only one representative of the film.
Registration
There is no submission fee for applying to Kratkofil! Entry forms for the competition have to contain:
1. A DVD preview copy
2. A completed entry form
3. An info disk containing:
* Biography of the director (up to 500 characters)
* Complete filmography of the director
* Photo of the director
* Short synopsis of the film (up to 500 characters)
* Dialog list of the film in English (if the film has dialogs)
* Film stills
4. Note:
* All materials must be sent to the Festival address no later than March 16, 2010, with an annotation on the package saying “NO COMMERCIAL VALUE; CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY”
* The preview copy and other material are not returnable
Contact
Creative Artists Association “Lanterna”
Kratkofil Film Festival
Srpskih pilota 64
78 000 Banjaluka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
tel: 387 51 321 500
fax: 387 51 321 501
info@kratkofil.org
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