Youngabout International film Festival (0)

Youngabout International Film Festival



Deadlines

12 Jan 2015
Call for entries

15 Feb 2015
Festival closed

17 Mar 2015
Notification date

16 Mar 2015
28 Mar 2015

Address

vicolo Bolognetti 2 / presso Quartiere San Vitale,  40125, Bologna, Bologna, Italy


Festival description
Short film festival 15'<


Festival requirements
 Film festival
 Fiction
 Documentary
 Animation
 Fantastic
 Terror
 Experimental
 Music Video
 Other
 Any Genre
 Any Theme
 Does NOT have submission fees
 International Festival
 Physical Location
 Production date: Any
 Production countries: Any
 Shooting countries: Any
 Director nationalities: Any
 Debut Films 
 School projects 
 Short Films  15'<
 Any language
 Subtitles 
English Italian
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An international jury of boys and girls will award a prize to the winning short film in each category.

A jury made up of teachers and experts in the cinema and television fields will award a Plaque to selected short films (Recognition of the film in each section of the competition that best demonstrates the creativity and innovative capacity of the author).

Call for entries

Youngabout International Film Festival, now in its ninthedition, is a fertile ground for contamination, new ideas, and experimentation open to people of all ages, with a more concentrated look at adolescence.

The festival is independent and organized by the Association “Gli anni in tasca, youth and cinema”, in collaboration with the Quartiere San Vitale, Flashvideo.it of the Bologna Municipality's Youth Project, local and national entities and is a member of the European Children’s Film Association (ECFA).

Short Film Competition for young people, 13-28 years old

All shorts must be submitted by the deadline of February 10,2015.

Rules and regulations

All types of movies may participate in the competition (fiction, animation, documentary) and products with every type of media support, created since 2013.

For the selection two DVDs are required. Shipping costs of the necessary material for pre-selection must be paid by the participants.

● Formato The films will be screened in DVD
● Dialogue list
● Publicity materials ( press book, poster)
● High quality stills of the film
● A biography, filmography and photo of the director
● All films must be subtitled in English.
Youngabout Film Fest is free to use the publicity materials and the trailer for promotional reasons.
Jury: An international jury of boys and girls will award a prize to the winning short film in each category.
A jury made up of teachers and experts in the cinema and television fields will award a Plaque to selected short films (Recognition of the film in each section of the competition that best demonstrates the creativity and innovative capacity of the author).

THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS:

- SCHOLASTIC: for short films created in a school setting: eighth grade (last year of middle school/junior high), and high school

-BEGINNERS: for short films created by young filmmakers between the ages of 13 and 28

- PROFESSIONAL: for short films created by professionals


*Schools are kindly requested to be present, at their expense, on the day of film screenings and awards with the class that participated in the creation of the short films selected, in order to create an opportunity during the festival for teachers and young adults to relate to one another and exchange ideas. The festival can also be an opportunity for a field trip for cinema lovers.
If you want to organize field trips with your class which include our program, besides the viewing of films on schedule, we can offer a laboratory for your students
as well as guided tours of Bologna and its museums.
Please let us know as soon as you can.



THEMES



The 2015 edition includes the following themes:

1) On Love...

2) Identity in the mirror

3) The Great War (1914-18), a great deception repeated

4) Trees

It is also possible to submit works not related to one of these themes, but during the selection phase, after merit, those that are inspired by the themes listed above will have an advantage.

Please send by February 10, 2015
Send to: Ufficio Cultura delQuartiere San Vitale, vicolo Bolognetti 2,40125 Bologna, Italia, attn: Maria Teresa Garuti, Patrizia Ballocchi Youngabout Film Fest


  

 
  

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