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The purpose of the contest is to enable the production of personal films, by intervening at the moment
when filmmakers, stepping out of formal training, need recognition for the first time as the authors of
independent works.
By film, it is meant any audiovisual production, without any length restriction, whether cinema (16 mm, 35
mm) or video (multistandard), which is both self-contained and can be shown in public projection.
No a priori is made as to genre or production medium. Projects which are commissioned works will not be
taken into consideration. The contest is judged on the basis of a dossier. Candidates will not be
interviewed in person.
2. Candidates
The contest is aimed at graduates from European cinema schools and audiovisual departments, classes of
2008, 2007 or 2006.
3. Participation requirements
The deadline for the submission is on April 30th 2009. (post stamp). The participant could send only one
project. If the project is a collective work, each co-author could participate only one time.
The foundation will keep one copy of the winners files, other files will be destroyed after the deliberation.
B. Contents of the file (in English or in French)
In one copy:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Copy of the Diploma or a school’s document attesting the obtaining.
In five copies:
- a summary of the story (10 sentences max.)
- a synopsis (4 pages max.)
- a description of the main characters (1page max)
- a note of intent on the making of the film (2 pages max.)
- a note of intent on the production and on the project choice (1 page max.)
- a Financial plan, describing the steps already taken
- a choice of audiovisual works, whose main author is the candidate (no more than three works, listed in
order of importance)
- further visual information (photo, drawings etc) could be joined
If the dossier is a translation, one copy of the original version could be annexed.
No item will be returned unless requested. Further additional enquiries could be asked to the participant
prior to the jury’s deliberation.
4. Jury Selection
The Jury will be composed by five audiovisual professional and appointed by the Foundation.
They will examine the projects and award the prices. Competitors accept that the Jury’s decision will be
final and agree not to take any legal action against any members of the Jury or organising committee both
collectively and individually.
5. Criteria
The jury will judge the dossiers on the following main criteria:
- the originality of the project
- the guarantee that it is feasible in terms of production costs and within September 2010
- the quality of the previous works
9. Film Promotion The Foundation will assist in the promotion of the films resulting from the contest by
contributing to their subtitling or to their screening, depending situations and available funds.