8½ Film Festival
Russia Samara, September-October 2008: Open Student Film Festival “8½”
The following film genres are welcome to participate in the contest:
classic drama
film adaptation
love story
detective story
action film
comedy
school story
musical film
art house
sports film
cover film
anime-cosplay film
The topic of the year 2008 Festival is “Me and My Home”.
Applications are to be submitted by e-mail:
film812@yandex.ru; by regular mail: 443099 Russia, Samara, ul. Kuybusheva, 96, House of Cinema, “Volga-Film” Studio (please put the “8½” mark on the envelope). The deadline for applications is September 7, 2008.
Please provide the following information in your application:
Name, school/college/university, your genre (in case of screen adaptation or cover film please provide the source), film name, brief annotation, address, contact phone and/or e-mail, photograph of the author.
The ready DVD films are to be sent by September 21, 2008 to: 443099 Samara, ul. Kuybusheva, 96, House of Cinema, “Volga-Film” Studio (please put the “8½” mark on the package).
The festival will also have a screenplay contest “Paper Meter” for films up to 8.5 minutes long. (The screenplay is supposed to be for a 8.5-minute film.)
The screenplays are welcome by e-mail:
film812@yandex.ru; by regular mail: 443099 Samara, ul. Kuybusheva, 96, House of Cinema, “Volga-Film” Studio (please put the “8½” mark on the envelope). The deadline for screenplays is September 7, 2008.
AWARDS:
Grand Prize;
Diplomas: I, II, III Prizes;
Special Audience Selection Award.
“Paper Meter” Award of the Screenplay Contest.
Please, note that the author of the film must be a school/university student, but the creative group may include professionals of any level (camera work, editing, cast, etc.)
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us:
film812@yandex.ru.