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goEast
- Festival of Central and Eastern European Film aims at increasing
the German audience's awareness for film-cultural developments in
Central and Eastern Europe, and it will facilitate international contacts
between filmmakers, thus raising international dialogue, understanding
and cultural integration. goEast is conceived and organized by Deutsches
Filminstitut - DIF (The German Film Institute) in Frankfurt am Main. |
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The
3rd goEast Festival will take place in Wiesbaden, Germany, from 26th
March until 2th April 2003. The Festival presents current film
productions - feature films as well as documentaries - from post-communist
countries in Central and Eastern Europe (including the republics of
the former Soviet Union) as well as co-productions with decisive contributions
from those countries. The films will be shown in a competition, out
of competition and in special programs. |
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Films
must meet the following criteria for entering the competition:
· Feature films: 35mm format, minimum length of 80 minutes
· Documentaries: 35mm, 16mm, Beta SP, or DV, minimum length
of 40 minutes
· Production year: 2001, 2002 or 2003
· No distribution or TV-broadcasting before the time of the
Festival
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A
selection committee chooses films for competition. The selection process
will not be public and there is no legal right to enter the competition.
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The
management of the Festival appoints an independent international jury.
The jury will decide about awards and prizes. The jury's decision
is final, and the jury does not need to justify their decisions.
The awards: Main Award "Die Goldene Lilie" (The Golden Lily)
for "Best Feature Film" with a prize-money of Euro 10.000;
"Hertie-Foundation Documentary Award" with a prize-money
of Euro 10,000; Award for "Best Direction" with a prize-money
of Euro 7500 sponsored by the City of Wiesbaden. |
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After
a film's entry into competition has been publicly announced, a withdrawal
of the film is no longer possible. |
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Films
in their original language must have German or English subtitles.
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The
deadline for entering the festival is 31st January 2003. By then,
the selection committee must have received: the film on VHS-cassette,
a dialogue list, a completed entry form with all attachments. |
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The
above mentioned VHS-Cassetes are returned only on request. Transport
costs for VHS-Cassettes have to be paid by their original sender. |
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A
print of the film is to be sent only after an official invitation
has been received. The film print must arrive at least 10 days
before the festival starts, otherwise the film can not participate
in the competition. Please consult the entry form for details of transport
regulations. |
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The
participants must usually pay the costs for transport, insurance and
customs. |
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The
festival covers the insurance of the film prints while they are on
location in Wiesbaden, from their arrival on until they are given
back to the shipper. |
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Only
the rightsholder or his representative can enter a film. This person
agrees, that the festival can use parts of the film for public relations
purposes. The rights-holder further agrees, that a VHS-Cassette of
the film remains the property of the Festival's archives. |
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Entering
a film means the acceptance of the festival's regulations.
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The
management of the festival is authorized to change the festival's
regulations in special cases. |
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The
Festival's legal domicile is Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |