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The sixth edition of Doc Fest - International Documentary Film Review on Art, Architecture, 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.
The great variety of documentary films presented are produced by some of most the 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, 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.
As already indicated in previous editions, this year’s festival will no longer take place in the form of a competition. The implicit prize is that of being accepted to the festival: to be selected among the 600 documentaries that we receive each year from all over the world.
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM REVIEW
The VI edition of the Doc Fest, International Documentary Film Review on Art, Architecture, Cinema, Theatre, Music and Dance will feature the best documentary productions in cinema and television between 2007 and today.
The review, promoted by Doc Fest Association, is organized in collaboration with Comune di Roma, Facoltà di Architettura "Valle Giulia" Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, International Rome Film Festival, Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and Cinema Azzurro Scipioni.
The review is divided in two parts. A review focused on Architecture will take place in the Facoltà di Architettura "Valle Giulia" Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, via Gramsci 53, Rome. The second part is focused on Art, Cinema, Theatre, Music and Dance and will take place in the Cinema Azzurro Scipioni, via degli Scipioni 82, Roma.
The Review is presided by Carlo Fuscagni. The section Architecture is curated by Antonella Greco. The section Art, Cinema, Theatre, Music and Dance is curated by Rubino Rubini.
A selecting committee will decide which of the submitted works to include in the review.
The review is divided into four sections:
1. ART
This section comprehends documentaries produced all over the world between 2007 and 2009 on the theme of visual arts. 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..
2. ARCHITECTURE
This section comprehends documentaries produced all over the world between 2007 and 2009 on the theme of architecture. Documentaries featured in this section architecture, design, computer graphics employed in modern construction techniques, 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.
3. CINEMA AND THEATRE
This section comprehends documentaries produced all over the world between 2007 and 2009 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.
4. MUSIC AND DANCE
This section features productions made between 2007 and 2009 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.
Participants are to specify for which section they are submitting their film.
The selecting committee reserves the right to move any of the submitted films from one section to another.
PARTICIPANT RULES
The Doc Fest will only accept productions from 2007 to 2009 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 di Palazzo Venezia by July 31, 2009:
> this electronic application form, fully filled out, must be sent by clicking
on the link below.
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> 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;
> two pictures related to the film (jpeg 300 dpi) to ths adress: info@docfest.it
All material should be sent to the following address
Doc Fest 2009 c/o Doc Fest
Via Tarvisio, 2 - 00198 Roma - Italia
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.). Subscribers will also be requested to send two pictures related to their film (jpeg 300 dpi).
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 competition 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:
Doc Fest
Via Tarvisio, 2
00198 Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 06 8840341
Fax. +39 06 8840345
Email:
info@docfest.it
Web site:
www.docfest.it
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