DOC FEST 2011
International Documentary Film Review on Art, Architecture, Archaeology, Cinema, Theatre, Music and Dance

Introduction
The eighth edition of Doc Fest - International Documentary Film Review on Art, Architecture, Archaeology, Cinema, Theatre, Music, and Dance, is launched to great acclaim. We introduce a cultural event that presents the most important and recent international film productions revolving around the indicated topics.

In this way the Doc Fest review will be a well-established appointment between his pubblic and the world of the documentaries production companies.

This year, for 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, Doc Fest will present a special review dedicated to the finest documentaries on Italian art composed by a selection of documentaries, produced in the last 15 years, chosen from those already present in the archive of the association ( about 5,000 titles).

The great variety of documentary films presented are produced by some of the most prestigious media companies at both the national and international level (Abc, Arté, BBC, NHK, Rai, ZDF) as well as by independent ones. These films will contribute to establish a more nuanced and inclusive view of the best and most recent documentary productions on art, architecture, archaeology, cinema, theatre, music, dance and their protagonists.

We believe that the documentary film is incredibly apt to promote research and knowledge of the surrounding world.

International Documentary Film Review

The VIII edition of the Doc Fest - International Documentary Film Review on Art, Architecture, Archaeology, Cinema, Theatre, Music and Dance will feature the best documentary productions in cinema and television between 2009 and today.

The review will be composed by 10/15 documentaries divided in three sections: Art, Architecture and Archaeology, Cinema and Theatre, Music and Dance.

A selecting committee will decide which of the submitted works to include in the review.

The eighth edition of Doc Fest will take place in Rome for three days during the months of September / October. The screenings will start at 8pm till midnight.

Every evening the most important documentaries will be introduced by directors and important cinema critics.

All the screenings will be free for entrance.

The review is divided into three sections:

1. ART, ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
This section comprehends documentaries produced all over the world between 2009 and 2011 on the theme of visual arts, architecture and archaeology. Documentaries featured in this section portray painting, sculpture, performance art, art shows, new trends in contemporary art, great exponents in the arts and their exhibitions, restorations, events, inquiries and historical investigations on art, architecture, design, monuments, churches, museums, palaces, cities, neighborhoods, contemporary and historical constructions, restorations, landscaping, architectural installations, biographies of architects and archival footage on the art of building and rebuilding, archaeology, submarine archaeology, the new method used today, the new discovery of archeological relics, etc.

2. CINEMA AND THEATRE
This section comprehends documentaries produced all over the world between 2009 and 2011 on the theme of the cinematographic and dramatic arts. Documentaries featured in this section portray biographies of actors, directors, producers, scriptwriters and playwrights, as well as stories surrounding cinematographic and dramatic performances, backstage, etc.

3. MUSIC AND DANCE
This section features productions made between 2009 and 2011 from all over the world about music and dance. Documentaries accepted in this section are related to the world of any kind of music, concerts, rehearsals, backstage, portraits of authors and singers, biographies of musicians and performers, stories pertaining to music of any nature and quality, tv programs and news segments on music. All genres of dance, the rehearsals and performances, dance academies, folk and popular dance. This section also includes documentaries on the history of dance, dancers' biographies, performances, costumes, choreographies, cross-contamination of genres, and important dance events.

Participant Rules
The Doc Fest will only accept productions from 2009 to 2011 featuring the content specified above.

International films must provide subtitling in Italian or in English. If subtitled in English, we also require dialogue transcripts.

The following material must be sent to the Doc Fest by June 30, 2011:

> this electronic application form, fully filled out, must be sent by clicking on the link below.


> a PAL STANDARD copy of the film on any of the following media:
Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, DVD;

> a paper copy of the application form, fully filled out and signed by the copyright owner;

All material should be sent to the following address:
Doc Fest
Via Tarvisio, 2 - 00198 Roma - Italia

two pictures related to the film (jpeg 300 dpi) to ths adress: info@docfest.it

By entering the contest each individual filmmaker or producer is responsible for the content of his work and warrants that the grant of this licence will not infringe the copyright (sound or picture) or any other rights whatsoever of any third party.

By applying the review the participants explicitly allows the use of sound and video materials. Doc Fest may also show short clips or images from the submitted entries on television news, broadcasts and in all kind of promotion and communications activities related to the review. Copyright's owners also authorize further showings of their works without any charge for non-profit purposes.

The subscriber declares that all the submitted information are true and allows their use for promotional and communication purposes related to the review (catalogue, web site, press releases, etc.).

Both the admitted and the non-admitted titles will NOT be returned to the film senders, as they will remain for good in the Doc Fest archive for documentary purposes. They will not be used for commercial purposes and could be seen within the archive for free.

Signing in the entry form implies full acceptance of all the terms and conditions.

These rules are considered part of the application form and must be signed and attached to it.

In case of controversy, the Court of Roma will have jurisdiction. Should there be any interpretation problems of terms and conditions, the Italian version will be considered final.

Personal information will be dealt according to the terms of Law no. 675 of 31/12/1996 and following changes and additions.

Info:
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