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THE 9th NATIONAL and 5th INTERNATIONAL

MACIEJ ŁUKOWSKI

FESTIVAL OF FILMS on ECOLOGY
„EKOFILM® 2006” in Nowogard

 

APPLICATION CARD

The Culture House in Nowogard
invites to participate in “EKOFILM® 2006”
Maciej Łukowski International Festival of Films on Ecology
Nowogard, 17-19 May 2006

 

Our kind request to you is to promote in your location the 9th National and 5th International Festival of Films on Ecology “EKOFILM® 2006”, with honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland.
Our festival is a review of films devoted to ecology, environmental protection, hazards and coexistence of human and nature. It also includes an Ecological Parliament, quizzes, art competitions, exhibitions, environmental workshops, meetings of NGOs, performances, concerts, performance art etc.
We strongly encourage you to participate in numerous competitions we plan to organise during the festival. These will include the International Film Competition, the Nationwide Competition for Film Poster and the International Photographic Competition “Nature creates, human destroys”.
Winners will receive pecuniary and other prizes. For more information about it (regulations of the competitions and registration forms) as well as about the festival in general, please see: www.ndk.pl/ekofilm

You are most welcome.

Sincerely yours,

Mirosława Przybyłek

Director of Festival

 

RULES OF
INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION



DATE AND VENUE: 17 – 19 MAY 2006, NOWOGARD, POLAND
FESTIVAL IS A BIANNUAL EVENT


Organiser: Nowogardzki Dom Kultury (Culture House)
72 – 200 Nowogard, Plac Wolności 7.


Person responsible for organising the Festival:

Mirosława Przybyłek, Director of Festival
Nowogardzki Dom Kultury
72 – 200 Nowogard, Plac Wolności 7, fax +48 91/ 39-26-263, tel. +48 39-26-264; 39-26-283

RULES

The objective of the Festival is to provide a review of short films devoted ecology, environmental protection, hazards and coexistence of human and nature.

Competitions are organised in the following categories of films: documentaries, cartoons, feature films, and other forms that are not longer than 35 minutes. In exceptional cases, films longer than 35 minutes (up to 50 minutes), with unique educating values, can be accepted after the recommendation of the Chairperson of Selection Committee and approval of the Director of Festival.
The competition is open to films made after 30 March 2004.
The Selection Committee will be responsible for selecting films to the competition.
Films submitted shall be accompanied with relevant consents of their directors and producers.
The evaluation of films by the Selection Committee shall take place by 14 April 2006.


SELECTION

The Organiser will accept films on VHS and SVHS cassettes both PAL and SECAM as well as on compact disks and DVD.
A precondition for accepting a film is to provide a carefully filled out registration form (print type).
The registration form with all appendices and a video cassette shall be sent by 31 March 2006 to:

9 Ogólnopolski i 5 Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Ekologicznych
im. Macieja Łukowskiego „EKOFILM” Nowogard’2006
72 – 200 Nowogard, Plac Wolności 7

In case a film is delivered after the deadline or its registration form is not filled out properly, the Organiser may reject the film.
The cost of sending a video cassette or compact disk, DVD and appendices shall be covered by a participant of the Festival.
The cassette shall be returned only when a participant covers the postal cost (regular mail), by payment to the account of the Organiser:

PeKaO S.A. I/O Nowogard 50 1240 3884 1111 0000 4209 2571

COMPETITION

Results of the selection procedure will be announced to participants 10 days before the Festival.
Immediately after receiving a notice of acceptance, VHS video cassettes shall be replaced, if possible, with better quality SVHS cassettes. It is recommended to provide copies of films with subtitles in English.

MAILING, INSURANCE AND RETURN OF FILMS

Cost of transport regarding cassettes or compact disks, DVD sent for pre-selection and copies of films sent for the competition shall be borne by participants.
35 mm and 16 mm, and BETACAM and SVHS (VHS) copies of films will be returned at the cost of the organiser within 2 weeks after the Festival to the address stated in the registration form. Information about any changes of the address shall be sent to the Organiser before the Festival.
Films submitted are insured against damage, theft and civic liability for as long as they remain at the disposal of the Organiser.

AWARDS

All films accepted will be evaluated by a festival jury appointed by the Organiser. The functioning of the jury is defined in separate regulations.

Financial and material awards:

GRAND PRIX
SPECIAL AWARD
AWARD FOR FOREIGN FILMS
AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL VALUES
AWARD FOR THE MOST INTERESTING FILM

Additionally, the Jury may establish other awards and diplomas not specified in the rules of the festival, which will be presented by other institutions and legal persons, as well as distribute awards in other manner than specified in the rules.
Evaluation of foreign films shall be made according to a separate procedure.
The Organisers envisage the Award of the Audience.
Decisions of the Jury are final and no appeal can be made.
The announcement of the decision made by the Jury and the presentation of awards shall take place on the last day of the Festival.

FILM SHOWS


Additional shows of films taking part in the competition during and after the Festival (within 10 days after the Festival) shall not take place more than 3 times.
For advertising purposes, the Organiser can provide television stations with a special advertising film developed by the producer.

FINAL REMARKS

The submission of a film to the 9th National and 5th International Festival of Films on Ecology shall be deemed as acceptance of conditions specified in the rules.
Copies of video films shall remain in the archives of the Festival and can be used for non-commercial purposes, like promotion and education, without a written consent of their authors.
All maters not regulated by the rules shall be decided by the Organiser, Director of Festival.


FILM NOTIFICATION

ADDRESS:
NOWOGARDZKI DOM KULTURY
PLAC WOLNOŚCI 7
72 – 200 NOWOGARD
We ask you to send this form with the copy of the VHS cassette or compact disk, DVD with the bibliography and filmography of the director, photographs and other commercial materials.
The cassette, compact disk will be left in the Festival's archives with the ability of being processed and used in other purposes.
Please complete in print or capital letters:
Title:
Director:
Address/tel/fax:
Bibliographical note:
Script writer/address, tel, fax/
Pictures...............………………...................
Music..................………………………......year of production
Short film description
In times of the film's acceptation please send us the copy /circle the right specification
Film: 35 mm colour black and white Sound: COM-OPT COM-MAG Time:
Video: BETACAM SP SVH colour black and white
Time:
Number of copies:


COMPACT DISK DVD

Time:
NUMBER OF COMPACT DISK:

/date and signature/

REGISTRATION FORM



First and second name: ........................................................................................................

Address: ........................................................................................................................

Number of people: ..................................

Accommodation: from ......................... to .........................

Boarding: from ........................ to ...........................

NOTE: accommodation and boarding can be reserved only in the period 17 to 19 May 2006.



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/date and signature/


Cost:
Accommodation in a private guest house: 30 PLN/day
Full board: 25 PLN
Accomodation in students' dormitory - 10 PLN.

Participants have free entry for all festival events, film shows included.

Deadline for submitting the registration form: 31 April 2006.
Address:

Nowogardzki Dom Kultury
Plac Wolności 7
72 – 200 Nowogard
„EKOFILM®’2006”


 

RULES OF
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
„Nature creates, man destroys”


This international competition is addressed to the youth and adults, and its goal is to present the beauty of nature, encountered ecological hazards and measures taken with regard to environmental protection.

Organiser: Nowogardzki Dom Kultury, pl. Wolności 7, 72-200 Nowogard, POLAND, Tel. +48 91/392-62-83 Fax: +48 91/392-62-63
Co-organisers: City Hall of Nowogard, Municipal Library in Nowogard

BODY OF REGULATIONS:
1. All photographing individuals from the territory of Euroregion “Pomerania” (Poland, Germany, Denmark etc,) may take part in the Competition.
Age groups: I/ under 16 years of age
II/ above 17 years of age
2. One Participant may send in up to 5 photographic Works to the Competition. A series shall be regarded as one work.
3. Works under the Competition shall be black & white or colour printed on photographic paper.
4. The size of photographs: not less than 13 cm x 18 cm, and not more than 30 cm x 40 cm.
5. The submitted Works shall not be returned.
6. Overleaf, every photograph shall include:
- an emblem containing 1 word and 3 Arabic digits,
- a title.
7. An application card containing the emblem and a list of the Works shall be attached to the Works submitted.
8. The Works submitted shall be accompanied by a sealed envelope marked with their author’s emblem and containing (inside) a personal questionnaire (as below):
- emblem,
- full name,
- date of birth,
- (postal) address and phone number,
- own signature.
9. Previously published and framed Works taking part in the contest „Ekofilm® 2004” shall not be accepted to the Competition.
10. Works shall be sent in till 20 March 2006 (post stamp is decisive) at the address:
Nowogardzki Dom Kultury, pl. Wolności 7, 72-200 Nowogard, Poland
with the remark „Międzynarodowy Konkurs Fotograficzny”
11. Postage costs shall be borne by the Participant. The Organiser shall not be responsible for possible damage to or loss of Works, while posted. Note: damaged Works shall not be accepted to the Competition.
12. The Organisers reserve themselves the right to free (i.e. without payment of author’s royalty) reproduction of Works in a catalogue, press, tv and other post-contest publications aimed at advertising of both the Photographic Competition and „EKOFILM”® Competition.
13. Works shall be assessed and qualified to the exhibition by a jury of professionals.
14. The ‘Prize-winners’, the Works distinguished and qualified to the exhibition shall be posted at a post-contest exhibition, during the Festival „EKOFILM® 2006” Nowogard (17-19.05.2006).
15. The Laureates of the Competition and Authors of Works qualified to the exhibition shall be notified hereof by a separate letter.
16. All Participants whose Works have been qualified to the exhibition shall receive certificates of participation.
17. The opening ceremony of the exhibition and the award of the prizes shall be held on 17 May 2006 – on the date the Festival „EKOFILM®’2006” shall be commenced.
18. THE PRIZES:
Financial or material prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place at each of the two age groups.
19. The Organisers reserve themselves the right to distribute the Prizes otherwise.
20. The verdict by the jury is irrevocable.
21. THE DATES:
- deadline for sending in Works 20.03.2006
- Jury session by 4.04.2006
- Exhibition opening and awarding the Prizes 24.05.2006
22. Sending Works in and filling the Participation Card shall be understood as acceptance of this body of regulations.
23. Final construing of this body of regulations shall be exercised by the Organiser of the Competition.
24. Travel costs for collecting the Prize shall be borne by the Participant.
25. Should you have any other queries, please contact the Commissioner of the Competition – Mr. Zbigniew Urbański, Tel. +48 91/392-62-93.


Note: there is a possibility to participate in the Festival “EKOFILM® 2006” from 17 till 19 May 2006, upon previous enrolment by means of the annexed Participation Card to be send to the Organiser of the Festival: Nowogardzki Dom Kultury, Fax. +48 (91) 392-62-63, Tel. 392-62-83.


International Photographic Competition
„Nature creates, man destroys”

APPLICATION CARD
Author (Emblem): ................................................
LIST OF WORKS:
Pos. Title of Photograph/Series of Photographs /number of photographs in a series/
1. ......................................................................................................
2. ......................................................................................................
3. ......................................................................................................
4. ......................................................................................................
5. ......................................................................................................

Total number of photographs: .................... Date: ......................

Photographic Competition „Nature creates, man destroys”
PERSONAL QUESTIONNAIRE

(please seal in an envelope upon filling in)
1. Emblem: .............................................................
2. Full name: .............................................................
3. Date of birth: .............................................................
4. Address and phone number: .........................................................
.........................................................................................

Own signature: .....................................................
Hereby I grant my consent for entering my personal data in a database of the Organiser of the Photographic Competition and for processing, use and publication of same in publications related to the Festival „Ekofilm® 2006”.


International Festival of Films on Ecology „EKOFILM® 2006”
Nowogard 17-19.05.2006

REGISTRATION FORM

First and second name: ........................................................................................................

Address: ........................................................................................................................

Number of people: ..................................

Accommodation: from.........................to.........................

Boarding: from........................to...........................

NOTE: accommodation and boarding can be reserved only in the period 17 to 19 May 2006.



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/date and signature/


Cost:
Accommodation in a private guest house: 30 PLN/day
 Full board: 25 PLN
 Accomodation in students' dormitory - 10 PLN.

Participants have free entry for all festival events, film shows included.

Deadline for submitting the registration form: 30 April 2006. The registration form to be sent to the address:
 

Nowogardzki Dom Kultury
Plac Wolności 7
72-200 Nowogard, POLAND
„EKOFILM”® ‘2006