Deadline: 30 April 2012
Open to: documentary filmmakers
Prizes: a total of 25.000 Euro
Description
Astra Film Festival (AFF) is a major event in the European film community. The Festival is located in Sibiu – Romania. Besides the four AFF Competition Sections, it offers a variety of programs showing the diversity and the current tendencies of documentary film.
AFF Sibiu is the place to see great documentaries, to feel the pulse of Romanian and Eastern European documentary film production, meet fellow-filmmakers from around the world, debate upon major issues faced by documentarists and interact with professionals and with an enthusiastic audience.
Prizes in total amount of €25,000 will be awarded to the authors of the winning films.
Eligibility
The 12th Astra Film Festival Sibiu accepts documentary films without restriction to theme and length. Films must have cinematographic qualities, artistic commitment and a strong presence of the filmmaker’s point of view both in form and content. Creative documentaries and auteur films are specially welcomed.
Documentaries submitted for the official selection must have been produced no earlier than 1 January 2011. If the original language of the commentary/dialogue is other than English, the films must have English subtitles.
Prizes
Prizes in total amount of €25,000 will be awarded to the authors of the winning films.
Application
The registration form should be filled out until the 30th of April 2012.
By submitting the form, you are stating that you have read and agree with the Rules&Regulations of the ASTRA FILM Festival.
Your entry into this competition grants the festival the rights that have been stated in these Rules&Regulations.
Please ensure you complete all mandatory fields which are indicated with asterisk (*).
A confirmation of your submission will be sent to your e-mail address. For any technical problems, please send an e-mail to submission@astrafilm.ro
There is no entry fee.
Winners shall be announced in October 2012.