Therefore, you are most welcome to participate again with your new productions. Entry rules and form is attached to this message.Finally, we wish you best of success with your current and future film projects and we look forward to receive your programs. Although deadline for entries is set to October 1st 2010 we recommend: “the sooner-the better”
Welcome to Wildlife Vaasa 2010!
Sincerely
Ilias Missyris
Wildlife Vaasa Festival
project manager, media producer
Ostrobothnian Museum-Terranova Nature Centre
Address: Museokatu 3
65100 Vaasa-Finland
Tel: + 358 400 800 302
Email:
Web: http://wildlife.vaasa.fi
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The Wildlife Vaasa International Nature Film Festival located on the West Coast of Finland is held Bi-annually. Since its conception in 2002, it has grown in stature receiving commendation from participants, delegates, media and the public world-wide. In 2008, Terranova International Nature Film Festival received some 265 films from 49 countries with 78 delegates from 15 countries in attendance. In addition, representatives from international and National television were present eager to purchase the latest productions for broadcast. Successful implementation of previous festivals has broadened its network and co-operation areas worldwide. This has also resulted positive developments on a local and regional scale with the establishment of the Regional Film Centre, which specialises in Natural History Filmmaking and with the publishing on the internet of the festival’s International Nature Films Database: www.naturefilmnet.fi
Festival dates: 17- 21 November 2010.
Festival Sections
• International Nature Film Competition
With the aim to arouse the public's awareness, as well as to participate in a global dialogue, Wildlife Vaasa 2010 encourages submission of recent films (2008 and later) that present aspects of the critical environmental issues we are facing at the break of the 21st century. The festival specially wishes for films focusing on climate change and renewable energy issues.
Award categories:
1. NATURAL HISTORY FILMS
2. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION FILMS
3. BEST NORDIC FILMS (INCLUDING FINNISH FILMS)
4. LOW BUDGET (<10000€) -BIG IMPACT FILMS (INCLUDING SHORT FILMS)
5. SCIENCE FILMS
6. SPECIAL AWARDS
Deadline for Entries: Fri.01.10.2010
• Children & Youth Nature Film Competition & Educational Activities
Wildlife Vaasa 2010 will organize for a fourth time nature film competition of films made by Children and Youth. The educational film competition as an important part of the festival’s media education project initiative will be organized in a similar way with previous times and it will have again an international approach. One of our festival’s educational objectives is to bring nature films at schools introducing them as effective educational tools. That will incorporate nature film exhibitions at schools in the target region as well as film making workshops and media education seminars.
Award categories:
1. NATURE FILMS MADE BY CHILDREN (8-12 years)
2. NATURE FILMS MADE BY YOUTH (13-25 years)
3. BEST ANIMATION NATURE FILMS
Deadline for Entries: Fri. 1.10.2010
• Film Screenings
-SCREENINGS OF THE FINALISTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
-SPECIAL SCREENING PROGRAMS will present recent productions which- although not finalists- they stand out for their scientific approach, the documentation provided on their subject, or the quality of their research.
- EDUCATIONAL SCREENING PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS BEFORE AND AFTER THE FESTIVAL
• Special Events
- NATURE PHOTO EXHIBITIONS
- FILM MAKERS PRESENTATIONS
- ENERGY DAY
- SEMINAR
- EXCURSION TO INTERESTING NATURE SPOTS
- OPEN FORUM DEBATES
- NIGHT PARTIES
- MEDIA EDUCATION DAY
- WORLD THEME: CHINA
GENERAL RULES OF ENTRY
Who can enter?
Film companies, TV companies, production companies, independent producers, filmmakers, festivals, TV- broadcasters and journalists, newcomers and established professionals are all welcome to participate in Wildlife Vaasa 2010 festival.
Entry fees?
No entry fees or delegate fees are required for Wildlife Vaasa festival 2008.
Which Programmes Qualify?
Entries produced after January 2008 may qualify: These productions must include a nature theme in their content. Interaction between human and nature including scientific films as well as animation films are also welcome to participate.
Production/Commission
Entries must have been produced, co-produced or commissioned by the submitting organisation.
Language
Although, all languages are accepted at Wildlife Vaasa 2010, however, non-English productions must either be subtitled, dubbed or accompanied by an English script. Films nominated as finalists must be subtitled or provided with an English language version (subtitles or English narration) with an exception to Finnish and Nordic productions who can be submitted in Finnish or Swedish in their own categories.
Synopsis
A production synopsis for each program submitted is required (100 words maximum). The festival organisers reserve the right to edit these synopses.
Award Category
Participants may like to indicate the award category for which he/she would like the programme to be considered. However, it is up to the festival Juries to decide for which award category(s) the entry might qualify.
Format - Film/Video
Each entry must be accompanied with a DVD-R preview copy which is non-returnable.
Finalists and Special award nominees will be required to submit one more DVD- show copy of their qualified program
Sponsorship/Advertising
While sponsorship may be acknowledged, deliberate advertising is not permitted.
The award-winner
If a production company wins an award it is up to the company to determine who will be the recipient.
Copyright
Submitting to Wildlife Vaasa 2010 you are simultaneously agreed to:
PERMIT entries to be shown in our venues in conjunction with the festival, without any charge to the festival organizers.
PERMIT the closed circuit playback of entries for delegates, potential buyers, journalists, experts or other persons welcomed by the festival; All entries shall be available for free viewing at the festival’s video library.
PERMIT the festival to keep a DVD copy of each programme for archive and educational non-profit purposes at Terranova Nature Centre and for screenings at schools during the school-screening period.
PERMIT the festival to include the program into its Nature Film Database at http://www.naturefilmnet.fi/
Please inform the festival if you permit the use of a max. 5 min excerpt of the qualified programs for promotion and TV -broadcasting purposes.
International Nature Film Competition
Entry Form
Dear Participant, before you fill the entry form please note:
• Preview DVDs of the programs must reach us by Fri.October 1st 2010
• Please use a separate form for each entry and please ensure that all details are accurate. The information given will be re-produced and may be used for publicity purposes.
• Entry forms are also available from the festival’s website http://wildlife.vaasa.fi and they can be send by e-mail to
General information
Job title:
Organization:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Website:
Production details
Entry title in original language:
Entry title in English:
Series title:
Completion date:
Running time (minutes):
Country of origin:
Original program format:
Approximate budget:
Award category:
Narration / Subtitles
If the original language of the program is not English, the entry will be: (please mark)
- Subtitled in English (please mark)
- dubbed into English (please mark)
Allow the use of a max. 5 min. excerpt (please mark)
Yes ________ No_______
Credits
Production Organization(s):
Producer:
Director:
Photographer:
Picture Editor:
Sound:
Script Writer:
Narrator:
Effects Editor:
Scientific Adviser:
Music Composer:
Distributor:
Synopsis (max 100 words)
Sending us preview material
Please send us your preview material to our post address given below. Before sending please make sure that your postage includes the text: “FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY – NO COMMERCIAL VALUE”
Post address :
Wildlife Vaasa 2010-INTERNATIONAL NATURE FILM FESTIVAL
Ostrobothnian Museum / Terranova Nature Centre
Museokatu 3
65100 Vaasa – Finland
CONTACT INFORMATION
Vesa Heinonen, festival producer Ilias Missyris, project manager
tel: +358 40 7765077 tel: +358 400 800 302
emails :
fax: +358 6 3253784
web: http://wildlife.vaasa.fi
