Regulations
1. GOAL
1. 1. The International festival “Green Wave – 21st Century” is organized for the fifth successive year by the European Environment Festival Foundation.
1. 2. The Festival aims at presenting films and television programmes, dedicated to ecology and environment preservation, the fostering of a competitive environment, not only for the production of the individual film and television companies, but also for the independent producers. The main objective is to promote the production of competitive film and media products, directed at raising ecological culture and awareness of society, thus contributing towards the protection of human life, biological species and the environment.
1. 3. In the contest programme films and TV programmes may participate that are dedicated to ecological issues related to global warming and climate change, the quality of air and waters, waste disposal management, industrial pollution and hazardous management, chemicals and genetically modified organisms and foods, harmful effects of noise, environment, biological diversity and human life protection, tourist films and productions about the protection of cultural heritage as well as journalistic investigations on current environmental issues.
1. 4. All licensed film and television companies and independent producers can participate in the contest in each category.
2. CATEGORIES
2. 1. The participants in the Festival compete in the following categories:
Documentaries
Scientific and educational films
Television programmes dedicated to ecology and environmental preservation
Tourist films and productions about the protection of cultural and natural heritage
Video spots
2.2. The applicants may take part with more than one film or programme in each of the categories.
2.3. Each applicant admitted to the competition programme may make a presentation of the production, if it is announced in advance.
3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
3. 1. The participating productions must have been realized after January 1, 2007. Films and TV programmes, produced before this date can participate in the information programme of the Festival.
3. 2. The maximum duration of each production shall not exceed 60 minutes.
3. 3. Each applicant shall explicitly state the category of the production participating in the festival. Each additional production requires the completion of a separate form.
3. 4. The films and television programmes must be sent on 1 demonstration videotape (VHS, CD or DVD), as well as on a screening tape (or disk) in one of the following formats: Betacam SP Pal or DVD.
3. 5. The films and programmes must be in English version or with English subtitles.
3. 6. It is recommended participants to provide the following additional materials:
Complete dialogue list n English of the competing production;
NEW! Presentation of production (trailer) in digital format (AVI format or CD/DVD) for popularization of the festival aims.
3. 7. NEW!: The deadline for submitting the application forms – May 25, 2009.
3. 8. NEW!: The films and television programmes should arrive at the Foundation not later than June 10, 2009.
3. 9. The films and programmes should be sent by post to the following address:
BULGARIA
Sofia 1000
4 Slaveykov Sq., Sofia City Library
floor 4, office 401
European Environment Festival Foundation
e-mail: greenwave@euroekofest.org,
web site: www.euroekofest.org
3. 10. The competing discs/cassettes are returned to the senders only upon their request, explicitly stated in the participation application forms and at their cost. The expenses related to the delivery and return of the candidate films and television programmes to the address of the festival shall be covered by the participants. The productions that have not been returned to the senders will remain in the archive of the festival.
3. 11. The European Environment Festival Foundation has the right of a second public non-commercial screening of the productions after the festival for promoting its aims.
3. 12. The European Environment Festival Foundation has the right to present with non-commercial aim the awarded films from the festival during the Week of the eco films in Sofia: Green Cinema, organized by Foundation in Sofia in December, 2009.
4. JURY
4. 1. The applicant productions in the contest will be evaluated by an International Jury, consisting of leading media experts and professionals, working in the field of ecology and environment. The selection of the competing films and programmes is made by a Selection Committee, approved by the Chairman of the Board of the European Environment Festival Foundation.
4. 2. The members of the jury will evaluate the productions according to the following criteria:
Social significance of the environmental issue and the protection of the ecological human rights;
Profound work out on the topic;
Film qualities;
Educational effect;
Message and impact.
4. 3. The Jury claims the right to relocate the applicant productions in other categories as well as not to award any of the awards in a given category if it considers that there are no productions which meet the requirements.
5. AWARDS
5. 1. At the festival the following awards will be given:
The Grand Prix Stork Nest Award of the Madonian sculptor Andrei Mitevski after an idea by Tzvetan Tzvetanov, Attorney-at-Law – Chairman of the Board of the European Environment Festival Foundation in each of the categories;
Special awards for the prize-winning films and TV programmes;
The award for the Best Balkan Film on an ecological theme. It will be given to productions from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. The aim is to promote productions dedicated to ecology and environment protection in the region;
The Mayor’s and the Department of Museums Award of the host town will be presented separately.
5. 2. The attendance in person of the participants, who have won the Grand Prix of the Festival, is of special importance to the protocol of the ecological festival.
6. ACCREDITATION AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS
6. 1. Each organization or an independent producer can send representatives of theirs to the Festival, but in this case the expenses will be covered by them.
6. 2. Travel expenses will be covered by the participants.
6. 3. The organizers of the Festival will accommodate the participants and guests of the Festival. This will be done on the “first come, first served” principle.
6. 4. NEW!: The deadline for hotel reservation applications is June 15, 2009.
6. 5. The hotel reservations for the duration of the festival can be made in the Accommodation section.
6. 6. The organizers of the festival do not take responsibility for the lack of vacant rooms during the festival forum; therefore, timely reservation and payment are recommended.
6. 7. Accreditations can be made without limitation – every day until the end of the festival.
7. GENERAL CONDITIONS
7. 1. Working languages of the festival – Bulgarian and English.
7. 2. The forms for participation in the festival and the Round Table, as well as those for the hotel reservations can be filled in online at www.euroekofest.org.
7. 3. The correct and precise completion of the forms is a strict requirement for participation.
7. 4. The organizers of the festival determine the programme and the order of film and television programme screenings.
7. 5. All films that take part in the contest and non-contest programmes shall be screened in the halls of the festival.
7. 6. The access to the screenings of both competition and information festival programmes is unlimited and free of charge.
7. 7. The Regulations are issued by Bulgarian and English. In case of dispute the Bulgarian text is valid.
7. 8. The organizer of the festival has the right not to admit productions which do not meet the requirements of these Regulations.
7. 9. By sending a participation form you agree to the conditions, laid down in the regulations.
