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Announcing the Festival of European Student Animation - Belgrade, Serbia

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This is a new student festival under the direction of animator and Renaissance man extraordinaire Rastok Ciric.  If he is involved I know that the festival will be well run.  Only European Student Films will be accepted for the competition but student films from other countries can be submitted for non-competition screenings at the festival.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Initiated by the Public Enterprise “Belgrade Fortress”, FESA – Festival of European Student Animation, was established in 2012 under the auspices of 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 is going to be held in the period of September 1th to 2nd 2012.
The Festival is comprised of Students Competition programs (film schools and single student authors)
This year’s competition theme is THE RITUAL 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 in MP4, AVI or MOV format.
The ENTRY FORM – please download from the festival website:
http://www.beogradskatvrdjava.co.rs/FESA-2012_3737-80_1983
They should be sent to – fesa2012@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 July 15th 2012.

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 and the Jury of FESA is constituted by people involved in animation such as filmmakers, critics, journalists, educators etc.
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 Competitionconsists of three members from the Danube countries:
József Fülöp, Prof. Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest, Hungary
Karoline Riha, Lecturer, Vienna Art School, Austria
Rastko ?iri?, Prof. University of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia

The Participants will be informed about the results of Pre-Selection by e-mail before July 31st 2012.

AWARDS

The following official Festival Awards will be granted by the International Jury:
1. Prize of the festival for the Best Student Film
2. Prize of the festival for the Best technique
The International Jury is free to award 3 special diplomas by their own choice for the quality of a specific aspect such as: graphic style, music, script, characters, for a specific genre or point of view (mythology, social problems, fantasy, erotic, etc).
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.