“Amirani” 7th International Student Short Film Festival
12-16 June 2008Tbilisi, Georgia
Shota Rustaveli Georgian State University of Theatre and Film, one of the leading Higher Arts University in Caucasus and East Europe, full member of ELIA and CILECT decide to recover well-known international Student Film Festival Amirani.
The history of the Student short film festival “Amirani” began in September in 1978. This was running as biannual till the end of 1986. During his ten year of existence its became one of the important film events in Soviet Union and East Europe. The remarkable filmmakers like Otar Ioseliani, Merab Kokochashvili, Rezo Esadze, Leonid Gaidai, Nikoloz Maschenko, Sergei Izraeliani take part as jury members.
International Students film festivals named “Amirani” tie up with the myth about Amirani, which was born in Georgia, but Greek people called him Prometheus.
This year festival will be dedicated to the University85 anniversary.
Festival aimed to invite students up comer filmmakers to take part in this festival, which will gave you access to meet with your colleagues from different countries, present your works, take part in master classes, workshops, debates and discussions.
Festival aimed to became a meeting point for the Film schools and Professors for exchanges of teaching skills and debating the problems.
All those events will happened in the beautiful city Tbilisi capital of ancient Georgia, where our University located in top center of the city. University’s two blocks located in both side of the river.
Best students and schools works will be nominated.
Festival Aims
* Provide support of students in their carrier development and professional skills.
* Popularization of the work of students
* Give the opportunities to create common sphere supporting cultural and professional development of both local and international level.
* Provide incentives for young artists to devote more attention and responsibility to obtaining their future professions and create new and worthy pieces of art
Festival looking for
* Development of the relation between the generations in film industry.
* To stimulate innovations in the educational process.
* Communication and exchange of skills between Georgian and Foreign young professionals.
* Further exchanges and co projects between film schools and professors.
Festival conditions:
Any student from film school or film department could sent his film
After general selection participant will be informed by the festival stuff
Film school already could proposed to the festival one our program from the school archive
If student’s film will be selected for a main program he and representative of the school will be invited by the festival and all local expenses in Georgia will be covered by host University
If your film won’t be not selected for the general screening, you already could take part in it personally – you will be charged registration fee 200 Euro
In case if you are member of CILECT or ELIA you will be charged only 150 Euro
During the festival by the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and FilmUniversity will organized two round tables for professors and students
Teaching methodologies in film schools
Exchange and co-projects between film schools
During the festival by the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and FilmUniversity will organized
Master classes of Georgian and Foreign professors, presentations of new study books
We are looking forward to see you at the Amirani 7th International Student Short Film Festival
Deadline for the entry forms and films 25th of April 2008
Please contact:
Professor Levan Khetaguri, Vice-Rector of the University, official responsible for international participants
Shota Rustaveli Theatre and FilmUniversity
19 Rustaveli ave., Tbilisi,
0108, Georgia
Tel/Fax 995 32 983075
ENTRY FORM
Film school/University
Head of the school
Responsible person from the school
Department
Participant of the program Guest Participant of the festival
Member of SILECT □ ELIA □
Membership number
Participants Name
Student □ Professor □ Other …………………..
Country of origin
1. Director’s CV
2. Title of the film
3. Country year of production running time
4. Brief synopsis
5. Photo of Director
6. Director:
Phone:
Address:
E-mail:
7. School address
Web page
8. Category:
. Short Fiction. Experimental
. documentary. Other:
. Animation
9. Script:
Camera:
Editing:
Sound:
Sound design:
Production manager:
Cast:
Other:
10. English dialogue list is enclosed
11. List of English subtitle
12. Has the film been shown on TV? . Yes
. No
Name of the TV Station:
13. A list of all festivals that have already shown your submitted film is included. . Yes
. No
14. Copy for selection only DVD format
15. Preview copy
. VHS . DV CAM . DVD +
. S-VHS .PAL . DVD -
. MINI DV . NTSC . Betacam SP PAL
16. . Farbe colour . Dolby stereo
.S/W b&w . Dolby SR
. Lichtton optical sound . Dolby digital
. Magnetton magnetic . Stumm silent
17 Do you give us permission to use an excerpt from your film of up to one (1) minute in length?
For festival coverage on television/internet? . Yes
. No
Please send all materials in digital version
Please send registration entry form and your film before 28th of May.
We are looking forward to see your film in the program of our festival
Please contact
Professor Levan Khetaguri, Vice-Rector of the University, official responsible for international participants
Shota Rustaveli Theatre and FilmUniversity
19 Rustaveli ave.
Tbilisi,0108, Georgia
Tel/Fax 995 32 983075