The 8th edition of the JEWISH MOTIFS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL will take place on 24-29 April, 2012.
The JEWISH MOTIFS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is one of the biggest European festivals focused on Jewish themes in contemporary cinematography. We strive to show our audience the most interesting aspects of Jewish culture, history and tradition, and to promote tolerance and cultural diversity. Every year we receive hundreds of films from all over the world and present those which we feel are the most interesting and inquisitive. We accept only the latest cinematic offerings, produced no earlier than two years prior to the current edition of Festival.
The selected films take part in a competition and are judged by an international jury which includes film directors, screenwriters and critics. The most important criteria are Jewish impact, aesthetic value and craftsmanship.
The Festival films compete in the following categories:
* Best Feature
* Best Documentary
* Best Short / Animation
The Festival prizes are:
* The statues of the Warsaw Phoenix - a symbol of revival
* Cash prizes (amounting to $ 45 000)
The organizers of the Jewish Motifs IFF cover the following expenses:
- travelling costs (return ticket) for the film director (one person per production)
- accommodation costs in Warsaw (hotel in the city center) for one person per production (or two persons in a double/twin room)
For pre-selection, we accept films produced in 2010 or later. Please send us PAL DVD (with English subtitles) only.
The submission deadline is 20th January 2012.
Films and entry forms should be sent to:
JEWISH MOTIFS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Wilcza 12C
00-532 Warsaw, Poland
Entry forms can also be sent via e-mail to Magda Maślak: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You will find more information about the Festival Rules, as well as the entry forms, on our website: www.jewishmotifs.org.pl
You can find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jewishmotifs
We strongly encourage you to take part in the competition, and watch the films during the Festival in Warsaw!
Kind regards,
Organizers - Jewish Motifs Association
The jury president for the Golden Tulip International Competition and the Golden Tulip National Competition of 31st Istanbul Film Festival, organised by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts under the sponsorship of Akbank in 31 March - 15 April, were appointed.
The Golden Tulip Jury President will be Nuri Bilge Ceylan at the International Competition
The Golden Tulip International Competition Jury will be led by renowned director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, who lately won the Special Jury Prize in Cannes Film Festival with his latest film Once Upon A Time in Anatolia. In addition to the Golden Tulip as the Grand Prize of the festival, the jury will also present a director the Special Prize of the Jury for exceptional achievement. The International Competition will be supported by a total of 25,000 Euro monetary prizes to be given by the Eczacıbaşı Group in the memory of Şakir Eczacıbaşı. Of this total amount, 10,000 Euros will be given to the Turkish distributor of the film to earn the Golden Tulip Best Film award.
The Golden Tulip National Competition Awards will be determined by the jury headed by Murathan Mungan
The Golden Tulip National Competition Jury will be headed by poet and writer Murathan Mungan, whose several works have been adapted to theater Mungan was also the screenwriter of Dağınık Yatak / An Untidy Bed by Atıf Yılmaz, considered a cult film by many. Lead by Mungan, the jury will hand out nine awards including the Best Turkish Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Director of Photography, Best Music, Best Editing, and Special Prize of the Jury.
The film to be selected as the Best Turkish Film will be awarded 150,000 TL, and the Best Director will be awarded 50,000 TL. The Best Actress and Best Actor will be awarded 10,000 TL each.
The Special Prize of the Jury, which was supported with a monetary award for the first time in 2011, will come to be distributed by Efes Pilsen this year. Among the films partaking in the Golden Tulip National Competition, the director of the film to win the Special Jury Prize in the memory of Onat Kutlar, will be awarded 30,000 US Dollars by Efes Pilsen to be used in his/her next film.
For further information: http://film.iksv.org/en
For images of the 31st Istanbul Film Festival: www.iksvpress.com/film2012
To apply for international press accreditations: http://film.iksv.org/en/press/accreditation
Dear friends,
we are happy to be sending you the programme of WEMW and more detailed information on selected projects, decision makers and one-to-one meetings. We kindly ask you to read carefully and come back to us in case you need any further help!
SELECTED PROJECTS
As we mentioned in our previous emails and newsletters, along with the “final line-up” of 18 projects selected for the public pitching, WEMW 2012 will present two new categories: “follow-up” (10 strong projects already presented in other European co-production markets) and “warm-up” (11 projects in a very early stage of development that look extremely promising). The producers of these last two selections will have the chance “to request only 4 individual meetings, whereas the producers selected for the pitching will have the chance to have meetings with all possible decision makers they wish to meet in Trieste. Please find attached the project catalogue with full information on the projects, producers, companies, writers and directors.
DECISION MAKERS & ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS
Please find attached the book of decision makers. Selected producers are requesting their meetings and we will do our best to try to satisfy all their wishes. Also decision makers can request a few one-to-one meetings both with producers or other decision makers. If you wish to pre-schedule some appointments we have attached a one-to-one decision makers form where you can write who you would love to meet. In order to be able to pre-arrange your meetings we kindly ask you to return the form via email at the latest before Sunday January 15th
PROGRAMME
Please find attached the almost definitive programme for decision makers with all the details regarding the several panel and pitching sessions.
We are really sorry for this extremely long email, but we hope you finally reached the end! Tomorrow you will receive a logistic letter with precise information on your accommodation and other important details on WEMW and your stay in Trieste.
We look forward to seeing you!
WEMW team
When East Meets West
Tel. +39 0432 500322
Fax +39 0432 200825
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{mosimage}PRAGUE: The Czech animated film Fimfarum Third Time Lucky (www.maurfilm.com) is being released on 50 prints in France by distribution company Cinema Public Films. The film is the latest in a series of animated puppet films and will be accompanied by an exhibition of puppets at the Czech Centre in Paris.
{mosimage}PRAGUE: Polish director Agnieszka Holland is preparing to direct a film on Jan Palach, who died of self-immolation during the Czechoslovak protests of 1969.The news was made public as the Czech Republic commemorated the anniversary of Palach’s death in January 1969.
{mosimage}BUDAPEST: The Turkish crime show Ezel has been breaking TV viewer records in Hungary since its debut in April 2011. According to Today's Zaman, Turkish programmes have become the most popular shows on TV in Hungary.
{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish actor Jakub Gierszal and Romanian actress Ana Ularu will join the European Promotion (EFP, www.efp-online.com) Shooting Stars 2012 lineup at the Berlinnale this year.
WARSAW: The Wajda Studio (www.wajdastudio.pl) has announced a 31 January 2012 deadline for the 2012 EKRAN Training Program for Film Professionals. Nine participant teams of three persons each will be chosen for the programme.
The programme will focus on the creative preproduction process and
script development, with each team composed of a director (or writer/director),
writer (or co-writer), and producer, with an optional director of photography.
The programme is free of charge to participants.
{mosimage}The Romanian/Irish feature documentary Off the Beaten Path, directed by Dieter Auner and produced by Cristian Mungiu (www.mobrafilm.ro), will have its theatrical release in France on 25 January 2011. Worldwide distribution is handled by Vienna based sales company EastWest Filmdistribution (www.eastwest-distribution.com). Following the French release, the film will be distributed in Estonia, Bulgaria, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary.
HELSINKI: Kati Noura has been promoted to International information officer at the Finnish Film Foundation (www.ses.fi).
