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Call for Entries - Festival of European Student Animation in Belgrade: Deadline 18 July

Call for Entries: On 27 and 28 August the student animation festival FESA will be held, and the deadline is 18 July.

Festival of European Student Animation/Festival Evropske Studentske Animacije

Organized by the Public Enterprise “Belgrade Fortress”, and initiated by Rastko Ćirić and Vuk Maksimović, FESA was established in 2012 under the auspices of the Serbian Ministry of Culture and Information.

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 August 27th & 28th, 2016.

The Festival is a Student Competition program (film schools and single student authors)

This year’s competition theme is THE UNIVERSE (around and within us) in the widest sense of the term.

ADMISSION CONDITIONS

Only animated films of European production up to 30 minutes will be accepted (using classical frame by frame or computer animation techniques, or combining live action and animation (Animation being the primary media).

Works completed AFTER January 2012 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 choosen by the Pre-Selection Committee.

An 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/?p=5332

and should be returned by e-mail to: fesafestival@gmail.com (link sends e-mail)

Please note that ONLY emailed and/or electronically delivered entries/animations will be considered. Written entries must be sent in .doc or .pdf file exclusively.

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 July 18th 2016

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 three members from Serbia, dealing with animation or visual media.

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 18th 2016.

AWARDS:

The following official Festival Awards will be granted by the International Jury:

·Prize of the festival for the Best Student Film

  • Jury Award for animation technique
  • Five diplomas for five festival categories

The SAE INSTITUTE BELGRADE Award (3 months computer animation course) will be given to a student living in Belgrade.

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.

The Festival confirms that all the authors’ rights, clearly indicated in the Entry Form, will be guaranteed.