Baltic Herring Short Film Competition 2011
The Baltic Herring Short Film Competition will be arranged in Rauma in August 2011. The deadline for submission of competition films is June 3th 2011. The 17th Baltic Herring Short Film Competition will be arranged in the same time with the Blue Sea Film Festival, 19-21 August 2011.
The Herring Oscars have been presented in Rauma since year 1995. Many prominent directors have been awarded in the Baltic Herring competition, for example Lenka Hellstedt, Mika Ronkainen, Klaus Härö and Maarit Lalli.
The theme should preferably have something to do with the sea, or at least to be somewhat watery.
There are three (3) separate categories in the competition one for professional film makers, one for amateurs and one for students of audiovisual schools. Money awards and the traditional ceramic herring awards, made by Seija Palonen, are being presented in the competition. All three categories pursue for the main prize, the Golden Baltic Herring, which will be presented to one film in the whole competition.
The competition films are on public display during the film festival. Showing of the best films and the prize award will take place in the festival marquee.
*The Rules of the Baltic Herring Competition*
- The competition is meant for the people in the Baltic Sea area (Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway).
- There are three (3) categories in the competition; one for amateurs, one for professionals, and one is directed for the students of audiovisual schools.
- Maximum length of the films is 30 minutes.
- English subtitles or a synopsis of the film are required.
- Competition film must be sent in MiniDV tape or in DVD-disc
- One film may compete only in one category
- The movie maker(s) is/are responsible for the recording permissions and reimbursements of the possible copyright protected material in the film content.
*Please submit the competition registration on the following website:*
http://www.blueseafilmfestival.net/bh_kilpailu/apply_form.php?language=english
*The competition films are to be sent to the following address:*
Baltic Herring / Blue Sea Film Festival
PL 274
26101 RAUMA
FINLAND
The deadline for submission is June 3rd 2011.
The films will not be returned.
Invitation on the website:
http://www.blueseafilmfestival.net/?osio=baltic&lang=english&valinta=kilpailu_eng&lang=en
More information:
Tarmo Hotanen
tarmo.hotanen@luukku.com
tel: +358 44 584 3009
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