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52. Krakow Film festival

Monday, January 16th, 2012

The 52nd Krakow Film Festival (KFF) will be held from 28 May to 3 June 2012. The aim of the Festival is to present and review documentaries, animated and short feature films in three competition as well as in other festival sections.

The competition sections include:

1) national competition open to films made in Poland with a running time of:
- documentary films – 60 minutes or less
- documentary films – more than 60 minutes
- animated films – 30 minutes or less
- feature films – 30 minutes or less

Polish producers submit their films only to the national competition. The Selection Committee decide about Polish films which will participate in the international competitions (they have to fulfil conditions specified in each competition). Polish premiere is not required but preference is given to the films that have not been theatrically released or screened at any festival in Poland before the 52nd KFF.

2) international short film competition open to documentary, animated and feature films with a running time of 30 minutes or less.

Polish premiere is not required but preference is given to the films that have not been screened in Poland at any festival held before 52nd KFF.

3) international documentary film competition open to documentaries with a running time of:
- 30 to 60 minutes – medium-length documentaries
- more than 60 minutes – feature-length documentaries

Polish premiere is required.

Only the films completed after 1 January 2011 are eligible for competitions.

The Festival Director shall decide whether the film has been admitted to the competition.
The films submitted for the previous editions of KFF that were not selected for screenings as well as those already screened will not be considered. The Applicants may not appeal against the Festival Director’s decision. The Organisers may withdraw from the requirements included in these Rules and Regulations for films of exceptional artistic value.

The non-competition sections include:

Subject to the Organisers’ decision, the films submitted for selection may be screened in the non-competition sections of the Festival: Panorama of the Polish Film, Krakow Documentary Premieres, Sound of Music, Somewhere in Europe, and others.

SELECTION

There is no fee for a film entry.

Films shall be submitted exclusively on DVDs.

Selection deadlines:
30 November 2011 for films completed before 31 August 2011
10 February 2012 for films completed after 31 August 2011

In order to be considered for selection, film must be submitted using on-line entry form available at www.krakowfilmfestival.pl and a preview copy (DVD) must be delivered as scheduled above (but not later than 7 days after on-line registration) to the following address:

KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL
ul. Basztowa 15/8a
31-143 Kraków
Poland
tel./fax: +48 12 2946945
e-mail: selekcja@kff.com.pl

If the above deadlines are not observed or the on-line entry form is not duly completed, the Organisers have no obligation whatsoever to admit the film. Preview copies (DVDs) submitted for selection will not be returned.

More info: http://www.kff.com.pl/19snMMhj32_regulations52.php

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Go Short! competition for 2012 is open

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Go Short accepts all genres in short films for its competition programs, divided in the genres animation, documentary, fiction and experimental/artfilm. The short films that will be selected for the International Competition are eligible for the Go Short award for the best short in four different categories.

Foundation Go Short aims to contribute to deepening and expanding short film culture, nationally and internationally, by means of organizing a yearly international film festival for short films.

More information: http://www.goshort.nl/entry/

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MOFILM Brazil short film competition

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Make your perfect short film for MOFILM, and you could win up to $10,000, a trip to the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2011 – flights and accommodation all covered – and an exclusive screening of your film.

The competition briefs give you a starting idea from which you can let your creativity and ideas run free. Pepsi Films, Chevrolet and Dell are all looking for your inspired short films, and you have until 12th September to get them submitted.

Find full details, register for competition updates, and get a free Shooting People trial membership to help you make your film from http://shootingpeople.org/mofilm

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Winners of the May Day 2011 Competition on FILMSshort

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Two Shorts Made the Final Cut

It always feels good to participate in something just for the fun of it. The same thing happened when our friend Ed at FILMSshort asked us to co-judge and give a prize for the best European film in their competition. Being hardcore short film lovers we were glad to do so hoping that the filmmakers will also have fun and win some kudos as well. The finalists were chosen by the audience and the judges chose the overall winner from the top four.

There were a lot of discussions and the judges found it hard to decide, though they finally agreed on the best short. Congratulations as overall winner go to Alexandra Torterotot for The Stairway.

The winner is screened on the FILMSshort homepage and will remain on the FILMSshort website as long as the winner wants it to! The Stairway (L’Escalier) is a simple and nightmarish story of a man who cannot escape a never-ending but always changing series of stairways.

We, at Daazo.com also chose our winner. The award of the Best European Short Film goes to LXIV by Damian Livesey. This film is gets the the bonus of being promoted on Daazo.com as well. LXIV (64 in Roman numerals – see if you can work out why!) is a beautifully shot montage, and pieces together a dazzling array of shots that condense our existence into a 2 minute film.

Congratulations to the winners! Thanks to everyone who entered and voted!
To learn more about the finalists and about the May Day 2011 Competititon check out our blog entry here.

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May Day 2011 Competition on FILMSshort

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Our friends at FILMSshort asked us to co-judge and give a prize for the best European film  in their competition. We were glad to do so. Here is a little check-up on what happened so far.

As the first step filmmakers were invited to email a Daazo link on May 2nd 2011. The films were meant to be recent, between 2-5 minutes and in English or subtitled. Then 8 films were selected and posted on their Facebook page in the form of 4 ’semi-finals’ where films were paired together for voting. This was done to make it as fair as possible. Then the most ‘liked’ films from the semi-finals were put on Films Short’s site for final judging. Here we are now. The judges will choose the overall winner from the top four. The winner will appear on the FILMSshort homepage and will remain on the FILMSshort website as long as the winner wants it to! The best European short film will have the bonus of being promoted on Daazo.com as well.

Here are the finalists:

Wrong Game, by Maunel Succi, is a thougt-provoking look at the problem of child soldiers, especially in Africa. Manuel is an Italian fimmaker based in London. He is a graduate of Video Design from the Instituto Europeo di Design in Rome.

LXIV (64 in Roman numerals – see if you can work out why!) is dedicated to Damien’s father, Jack, who died in 2009. A beautifully shot montage, it was his final year film from Staffordshire University, England, and pieces together a dazzling array of shots that condense our existence into a 2 minute film.

The Stairway (L’Escalier) is a simple and nightmarish story of a man who cannot escape a never-ending but always changing series of stairways. Alexandra Torterotot is a French filmmaker based in New York although The Stairway was shot in her native Paris. When not making short films, Alexandra works as a script supervisor and is also putting together a feature.

Mondays, a simple, warm and at times funny story, was initially envisaged for the reed.co.uk film competition. Glenn is an independent filmmaker and composer from Liverpool. He has had short films screened at varoius showcases in the UK and is making more short films as well as corporate videos.

We will keep you up to date and announce the winners next week. In the meantime watch the films, and comment to help us decide which film should get the best European film award and the extra promotion on Daazo.com!

To get to know more about the finalists check out.
For more information on the contest visit: www.filmsshort.com/competition

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May Day 2011 Competition on FILMSshort

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

The Steps
1. Email a Daazo.com link to your short film on May 2nd 2011.
It must: have been completed after Oct 2010; be 2-5 minutes; be in English or subtitled.
2. We will select 8 films and post these on the FILMSshort Facebook page.
3. The four most ‘liked’ films during May will be put on a page on the website for final judging – only the ‘likes’ on our FB page.
4. The judges will choose the overall winner from the top four. The winner will appear on the FILMSshort homepage and will remain on the FILMSshort website as long as you want it to!
The best European short film will have the bonus of being promoted on Daazo.com

FAQ
Q. Are there any cash prizes?
A. No. This is for fun and kudos. It helps promote the website and the filmmakers.
Q Why does it have to be between 2 and 5 minutes?
A. It makes it easier for others to watch and choose whether or not to ‘like’ the film.
Q. Will you show preference to British and American films?
A. No. And the best European film will also appear on the Daazo.com website.
Q. Who are the judges?
Our friends at the European short films website Daazo.com.
Kino London, who watch dozens of short films every month.
Johan Verschueren, who wrote the Oscar-nominated Gridlock.
Filmmaker Eraz Tadmor, who co-directed Strangers and Offside.

You can find more info on: http://www.filmsshort.com/competition.html

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And the winner is…

Monday, March 21st, 2011

The Film Competition Organised by TEDxDanubia and Budapest Film hold on Daazo.com has ended, the winner of the Audience Prize is announced

Daazo.com was happy to participate in a short film competition again. Budapest Film and TEDxDanubia invited entries for their film contest entitled “The Power of Imagination”. All films had to be maximum of two minutes long and connected somehow to the core topic of the conference. Eight pieces of the very best were made public on the online platform of Daazo.com and an audience poll was open for voting. Check out all the competitors on daazo.com/tedxdanubia!

The film that collected most of the votes and therefore won the Audience Prize was “A tükör előtt” directed by Krisztián Heisz. It’s a witty short about man’s fight with his reflection in the mirror. Watch the winner piece by clicking here! At present it’s only in Hungarian, but we will provide the English subtitles soonish.

As a prize the winner can take part free of charge in the TEDxDanubia conference hold on 25th March. Furthermore the winning short film is going to be showcased as supporting film in the cinemas before the feature films distributed by Budapest Film for a whole month. Congratulations to the creators of the winning short film!

We, here at Daazo.com, constantly work on the organisation of new contests and we aim to serve as a stepping stone for young filmmakers. With this single annuncement a young filmmaker got the opportunity to have his film screened in cinemas. We are glad to be a part of this success story.

For those who missed this prize there are still plenty of possibilities. Submit your film on Daazo.com and check out our blog and Facebook page for new competitions and opportunities from the short film world!

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20th FILMFESTIVAL COTTBUS – competition films and jury members

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

On the occasion of the anniversary edition of the 20th FilmFestival Cottbus, this year’s feature film competition will include ten German premieres. Among them are new discoveries alongside productions that have already enthused audiences in Cannes, Locarno, Karlovy Vary and elsewhere. They will compete for the first prize, which is endowed for the first time with 20,000 euros. The short film competition features eleven contributions from nine nations, including one world premiere and several international and German premieres.

For this year’s International Festival Jury they were able to win the Brazilian filmmaker Sandra Kogut, the Indian director Shahant Shah, as well as Fernanda Silva, director of the FESTROIA film festival Setúbal, board member of CICAE (Confédération Internationale des Cinémas D´Art et D´Essay) and member of the European Film Academy. Further jury members are the German actress Anjorka Strechel and the Serbian director Vladimir Perišic, whose debut film “Ordinary People” won the prize for the best film and the best actor in Cottbus in 2009.

The members of the Short Film Competition Jury this year are the Israeli filmmaker and director of the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School, Renen Schorr, actor and producer Arben Zharku, as well as Lenka Tyrpáková, member of the selection committee of the Film Festival Karlovy Vary and also responsible for the programme of the Short Film Festival Prague.

There is a wide variety of themes for spectators to discover in the Feature Film Competition: from a weird cat-lover to the departure from childhood, the search for a new and better life, and the dream of more light in the Kirghiz steppe. The styles used range from breathtaking close-ups to black-and-white landscapes.

Young Piroska risks setting off to a new life in ADRIENN PAL. This year’s FIPRESCI award-winner in Cannes immerses in the world of the overweight nurse who takes care of the dead in a hospital and suppresses  her loneliness by eating. One day she starts searching for her childhood friend and for happier days. Ali, the shepherd in EIN ANDERER HIMMEL (ANOTHER SKY), and his son wind up in Moscow – also hoping for a better life. Looking for the woman who abandoned them years ago, they turn into hounded souls who never arrive. Matilda, the day release prisoner in the Romanian debut OUTBOUND, is also dreaming of a new start. She has 24 hours to reorder her life, but the past catches up with her. The film is based on a story by Cristian Mungiu, the director of 4 MONATE, 3 WOCHEN UND 2 TAGE (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS).

One of the most impressive Russian debuts this year is RÜCKWÄRTSGANG (REVERSE MOTION), directed by
Andrey Stempkovsky. Based on the story of a mother  and her missing son, the film tentatively relates the societal impact of war, which permeates families like a cancerous growth. It additionally addresses the situation of guest workers in the CIS, a problem also taken up by the second Russian competition film, EIN ANDERER HIMMEL (ANOTHER SKY). One can also discover many things in common in the Serbian productions TILVA ROŠ and WHITE, WHITE WORLD. Both have chosen the mining town of Bor as the location for their entirely different stories. The Estonian director Veiko Öunpuu surprises the viewer in terms of style with his first full-length feature film. In DIE VERSUCHUNG DES HL. TONY (THE TEMPTATION OF ST TONY), he tells of a bizarre journey to the depths of the soul using breathtaking black-and-white landscape images and a lot of black humour.

In this year’s Short Film Competition, cinematic highlights from Hungary, Poland, Russia, Estonia, and other countries await the audience. The themes range from the first love to the departure from home or a talisman that brings no luck. Among the German premieres is the Romanian contribution by the dffb graduate Alexandru Mavrodineanu. MUSIK IM BLUT (MUSIC IN BLOOD) is about a musical test with an unexpected outcome. The film won the Best Film Award in Grenoble. The Russian production MEER DER WÜNSCHE by the Georgian director Shota Gamisonia will celebrate its world premiere in Cottbus. In 27 minutes, the film narrates the longing of two friends for the sea in the style of Beckett with a Russian touch.

More info: www.filmfestivalcottbus.de

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‘Boxed’ Won the Daazo Competition at Miskolc

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Dániel Villányi’s film, ‘Boxed’ won the first Cinefest Daazo Competition. The young film maker got a brand new Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software. We hope that with the help of this software he would edit many good films , which we can watch on Daazo.

The festival was a roaring success in Miskolc again, with many good concerts, parties, not saying that the festival presented films from some of the most talented filmmakers under 35 from around the world. This year  the festival screened films from 46 different countries. We are very proud that we could sponsor Cinefest and we could organise an online competition together.

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Zoltán Aprily, Dániel Villányi, Dániel Deák (Photo: Gábor Valuska)

Here you can find all the winners of Cinefest and watch the awarded film as well!

1. BEST FEATURE – The Pressburger Award:

Thomas
Rendező / Director: Miika SAINI
(Finnország – Finland) 70:00 perc / minutes (2008)
Prize of the City of Miskolc (1000 euro)
Prize of the Hungarian Television (1000 euro)
2. BEST SHORT / EXPERIMENTAL FILM:

Schautag
Rendező / Director: Marvin KREN
(Németország – Germany) 23:14 perc / minutes
Prize of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture, 100.000 Ft
Prize of the Hungarian Television
3. BEST ANIMATION:

Sam’s Hot Dogs
Rendező / Director: David Lopez RETAMERO
(Egyesült Királyság – UK) 9:46 perc / minutes
Prize of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture, 100.000 Ft
Prize of the Hungarian Television
4. BEST DOCUMENTARY:

Złota Rybka / Goldfish
Rendező / Director: Tomasz WOLSKI
(Lengyelország – Poland) 69:00 perc / minutes
Prize of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture, 100.000 Ft
Prize of the Hungarian Television
5. ” WOMEN IN FOCUS” – SPECIAL PRIZE:

Välkommen till Hebron / Welcome To Hebron
Rendező / Director: Terje CARLSSON
(Svédország – Sweden) 55:00 perc / minutes
Prize of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture, 100.000 Ft
Prize of the Hungarian Television
6. AWARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRITICS JURY:

Moon
Rendező / Director: Duncan JONES
(Egyesült Királyság – UK) 97:00 perc / minutes (2009)
7. AWARD OF THE STUDENTS’ JURY:

Kakukk / Cuckoo
Rendező / Director: FELMÉRI Cecília
(Magyarország-Románia – Hungary-Romania) 17:00 perc / minutes
8. THE JURY’S SPECIAL PRIZE:

Utolsó idők / Lost Times
Rendező / Director: MÁTYÁSSY Áron
(Magyarország – Hungary) 90:00 perc / minutes (2009)
100.000 Ft, Prize of Borsod – Abaúj – Zemplén County
9. “HOPE OF FUTURE” – PRIZE FOR THE BEST HUNGARIAN SHORT FILM:

Kakukk / Cuckoo
Rendező / Director: FELMÉRI Cecília
(Magyarország-Románia – Hungary-Romania) 17:00 perc / minutes
Prize of FUNZINE Media (1.000.000 Ft media support)
Prize Kodak (100.000 Ft)
10. AWARD OF DUNA TV:

Seńal de Vida / Sign of Life
Rendező / Director: Diana PEŃALOZA
(Mexikó – Mexico) 10:00 perc / minutes
11. PORT. hu SPECIAL PRIZE:

Hatszáz év után az első / The First after 600 Years
Rendező / Director: OSGYÁNI Gábor
(Magyarország – Hungary) 51:04 perc / minutes
1.000.000 Ft media support
12. PRIZE OF CineFest – DAAZO.COM ONLINE COMPETITION:

Skatulya / Boxed
Rendező / Director: VILLÁNYI Dániel

(Magyarország – Hungary)

Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software, 300.000 Ft

13. DON QUIJOTE AWARD OF FICC:

Thomas
Rendező / Director: Miika SAINI
(Finnország – Finland) 70:00 perc / minutes (2008)

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Cinefest-Daazo Online Competition 2009

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Extended Deadline: 11th of September

You have an extra day to apply to the competition and win an Adobe Premiere CS4 editing software and more!

For more information please visit: www.daazo.com/cinefest

What is it all about?
If you applied to Cinefest but you did not get into competition, you still have chance to win and be part of Cinefest Film Festival.

How?
Simply register and upload your film to Daazo.com Cinefest Category till 10th of September. From 3rd of September to 19th anyone can vote for your film by clicking “I like this”, so the more votes you get, the more chance you have to win our valuable awards. It is easy:
Upload, share, promote your film in order to get the most likes!

The Awards!
1st: A fully licensed Adobe Premier Pro CS4 editing software by Daazo.com, and your film will be screened on the 20th of September at the closing ceremony of Cinefest Film Festival!

2nd: Participation of next year’s Cinefest Filmmakers Camp organised in Hungary!

So what are you waiting for? Register now!

For more information please visit: www.daazo.com/cinefest

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