The British Council, Goethe Institute, Polish Institute, Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain, French Institute and Czech centre in Ukraine organize national pocket movie competition.
We invite everyone to try themselves in cinema. All you need is to carefully read the terms of the contest, pick 3 words out of 12 and shoot short films using the selected words.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
- The competition is open to citizens of Ukraine who has attained the age of 18.
- Films must be submitted by only one person: Director, actor or anyone else who participated in making of the film.
- One participant can submit only one film.
- To be accepted to the competition each film must:
- be filmed by mobile phone or camera
- have a duration from 30 seconds to 10 minutes
- use (visually, verbally, or in any other way) at least three of the proposed Ukrainian words with foreign origin
Contestants must send their films in DVD format (.mkv .wmv .avi .mpg) by September 10, 2015 to slova.konkurs@gmail.com
Please also a scan of the passport of the person who will present the film, as well as a technical description of the film (title, duration, names and contacts of those who participated in creating it).
SELECTION
Films will be evaluated by a Special Jury on the following criteria:
- creativity and originality
- the appropriate usage of the suggested words: badminton, sideburns, business, guitar, castanets, masquerade, jam, rendezvous, robot, magazine, ham, marriage.
PRESENTATION
The best films will be presented during the European day of languages in Kiev (27 September 2015).
AWARDS AND HONORS
The main winner will receive a certificate for a trip for two to Barcelona. Other authors of films, marked by a special jury will receive prizes from the contest organizers.