I was lucky enough to be invited to the first edition of this festival and it was a lovely event. I know that it will be even better this year. If you are an European animation students I urge you to send your work to the Festival of European Student Animation. You can also read my account of last years event on my blog.
ABOUT FESA '13
Initiated by the Public Enterprise “Belgrade Fortress”, FESA – Festival of European Student Animation, was established in 2012 under the auspices of the Serbian Ministry for Culture.
The main goal of the festival is to promote the art of animation from the European countries and to create conditions that will enable the younger generation to conquer new concepts and new technologies.
The Festival of European Student Animation will be held from August 31th to September 1st 2013.
The Festival comprises of Students Competition programme (film schools and single student authors)
This year’s competition themes are CHRISTIANITY and WISDOM in the widest sense of the terms.
ADMISSION CONDITIONS
Only animated films/works of European production not longer than 30 minutes will be accepted (using classical »frame by frame« or computer animation techniques or combining live action and animation (Animation being primary media).
Works completed in this Millenium will be considered eligible for this year’s festival.
Works coming from Non European Countries cannot be accepted for competition, but can be screened at the festival
if chosen by the Pre-Selection Committee.
One author can submit more than one film according to festival rules.
There is no entry fee.
ENTRIES AND REGISTRATION
For Pre-Selection films must be sent only in MP4, AVI or MOV format.
The ENTRY FORM – please download from the festival website
http://www.beogradskatvrdjava.co.rs/FESA-2013_4049-80_1983
should be sent by e-mail to – fesafestival@gmail.com
The Entry Form must be sent together with:
– digital copy of the film for Pre-Selection,
– two or more stills from the film (6 cm width, 300 dpi),
– film synopsis (maximum 500 characters)
– photo of the author,
– brief biography of the author and filmography.
Deadline for submission is August 5th 2013
Digital copies sent for selection and competition will be kept in the Festival’s archive.
PRE-SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE JURY
The Pre-Selection Committee consists of two members from Serbia and the Artistic Director of the Festival.
The Official International Award Jury for the Student Competition consists of three members, professors, theorists or animation artists from the European countries:
The Participants will be informed about the results of Pre-Selection by e-mail before August 20th 2013.
AWARDS
The following official Festival Awards will be granted by the International Jury:
1. Prize of the festival for the Best Student Film
2. Special Jury Award
The International Jury is also free to award 3 special diplomas by their own choice.
All the awards must be granted.
SUBTITLING
All the films need to have English subtitles incorporated, except if the spoken language in the film is English.
ACCEPTING THE RULES
The participation (sending films for Pre-Selection and signing the Entry Form) in the FESA implies unconditional acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth in these Regulations. Films once applied for the festival cannot be withdrawn.
Festival confirms that all the authors’ rights, clearly indicated in the Entry Form, will be guaranteed.
