[artinfo] [UNXposed] AVANCA'2004 (Portugal)

[Manuel Saiz]

AVANCA'2004 International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia AVANCA
July 21 - 25

AVANCA'2004 is a space full of images, films, exhibitions, workshops,
conferences, ideas and discussions.

The AVANCA'2004 is a meeting with the whole world.



RULES
Free registration.

Deadline: April 30, 2004



1 - Objectives

The objective is to trace a global perspective of the contemporary features
in cinema, television, video and multimedia.

The Festival will occur from 21 to 25 July.



2 - Conditions of Admission

The works admitted for selection are those produced on January 1st, 2002 or
after and cannot have been screened in Portugal.

Inscription in the following categories are admitted:



CINEMA: short and feature fiction and animation films in 16mm, 35mm and
digital cinematography format.

VIDEO: videographic production of less than 20 minutes in VHS
(multisystems), DV (PAL system) or BETACAM SP (PAL system).

TELEVISION: documentaries of less than 60 minutes already broadcast by a
television station.

MULTIMEDIA: web movies in video or infographic format in the following
categories: fiction, experimental and animation.



3 - Inscription

The registration fees are free and the candidates should register their work
until April 28, 2003 through a registration form, along with photography of
the film, text or list of the dialogues (in one of the following languages:
Portuguese, English, Spanish or French).

For the selection, each candidate should send a video cassette (VHS
multisystem, DV in PAL system or BETACAM SP on PAL system) a CD-ROM or DVD.

Each cassette should contain only one work.

In MULTIMEDIA category, the candidates will just indicate the website where
the movie can be screened.



4 - Selection for Competition

The organisation committee makes the selection and gives notice of its
decision in time to each candidate.



5 - Prizes

A prize will be attributed to the best work of each category: Cinema
(feature film), Cinema (short feature), Television, Video and Multimedia.

Also, prizes to the best Animation, the best Actor/Actress and the best
Photography will be awarded.

As only up to 4 works will be selected in the category of feature films, all
of them will receive a special mention.

The international jury will be composed of fit professionals who will be
invited by the organisation.



6 - Transport and Insurance of Works

The organisation will inform the candidates with selected works and will
give out instructions for the expedition of final copies.

The delivery of the works is of the responsibility of the candidates, as it
is of the organisation's responsibility to return the film copies in 16 and
35 mm and video copies in BETACAM.

The organisation is responsible for the insurance of the copies from their
arrival to their return.

Note: The VHS preview tapes, CD-ROMs or DVDs will not be sent back, for they
will become part of the Museum Archives of the Festival. We guarantee they
will not be used for commercial purposes.

The selected works may be object of non-commercial exhibitions for the
festival's promotion.



7 - Others

The languages of the Festival are Portuguese and English.

Any possible doubt or question that may arise will be clarified or resolved
by the Organisation Committee.



ENTRY FORM



Entry deadline - April 28, 2003



Original title: ________________________________________

English title: ______________________________________

Country of production: _____________________________

Production year: __________________________________

Original language: ___________________________________

Subtitles: _____________________________________________

Producer: _______________________________________________

Producing company: ___________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

City+Post/Zip code: ____________________________

Tel: ______________

Fax: ______________

E-mail: ____________________

WEB site: ____________________________________________

World sales agent: ________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

City+Post/Zip code: ____________________________

Tel  : ______________

Fax: ______________

E-mail: ___________________

WEB site: _________________________________



Director: ______________

Screenplay: ___________

Photography: __________

Editing: ______________

Music: __________________

Animation: _____________

Design:  ________________________

Cast: ___________________



In which festivals have you participated? ______________________

Awards: __________________________

Insured value of screening print (replacement) ____________________





IMPORTANT - Write only in one of these 4 categories:



CINEMA

Short _____ Feature _____

Running time: ______

Number of reels: ______

Fiction:__ Animation:__

Format: 16mm___ 35mm___ digital cinematography___

Exibition copy: 35mm___ Betacam SP Pal___

Sound: Mono__ Dolby__



VIDEO

Running time: ______

Format: VHS___ DV (PAL)___ BETACAM SP (PAL)___

Sound: Mono__ Stereo__



TELEVISION

Running time: ________

Program or Series title: ____________________

First screening date: __________

Broadcast by: ______________________________

Format: Betacam SP(PAL) ___ DV(PAL) ___

Sound: Mono ___ Stereo ___



MULTIMEDIA

Running time: _________

Categories: Fiction___ Experimental___ Animation___

WEB site _________________________________________

Format: DV (PAL)___ BETACAM SP (PAL)___

CD-ROM__ DVD____



Please enclose the following material:

- copy VHS (or DV, Betacam SP, DVD, CD-ROM)

- 1 still photo

- synopsis

- dialogues list

- curriculum of the director



After the festival (only for 35mm films and BETACAM SP), the print should be
sent back to:

___________________________________________

Address: __________________________________

City+Post/Zip code: ___________________________

Tel _________________

Fax _________________

E-mail ______________________



The participation of the film, video or multimedia in the festival, implies
the acknowledgement and acceptance of the participating rules.



Place and Date ___________________

Signature __________________



AVANCA 2004

Cine Clube de Avanca

3860-078 AVANCA

Portugal

tel - +351.234.884174

fax - +351.234.880658

festival at avanca.com

www.avanca.com