REGULATIONS

2nd ASTERFEST – 2006 May 28-31

INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

AsterFest

International Authors’ Film&Video Festival

Strumica

Macedonia

Lycomedes bestowed a lance that Apisaon struck
So sore that straight he strode the dusty center,
And did stick in that congealed blood that forms
The liver. Second man he was to all that stood
In names for arms amongst the troop that from Paeonia
Came, ASTEROPAEUS being the first...

Homer

http://asterfest.rastko.net

REGULATION REQUIREMENTS

This festival of new millennium is aimed at promoting and presenting cultural knowledge and trends recorded through contemporary film&video technologies made by professional authors from Southeastern Europe and outside. Screenings will be held on places of the City of Strumica, ancient capital of Macedonia. The festival has a tendencies to exchange an audiovisual ideas and messages between european/macedonian filmmakers and festival public. The deadline for submitting films to selection is 15th March 2006. Beside the filled entryform, we need preview prints (VHS Pal or DVD), one copy of the complete dialogue and synopsis texts (both in English), one or two photo-s and other materials about film and author(s).

SELECTION

In selecting films, organizers will concentrate equally on both artistic merit and actually expressing content.

The Organiser shall accept to the selection applications for films on videocassettes and discs in the VHS or DVD techniques, and in the PAL systems. The condition for a film's admission to selection shall be the presentation of an accurately completed film entry form, and the documentation listed in entry form. Entry forms and their enclosures, as also the videocassettes or discs with the submitted films should be sent to the following address:

Sofija Trenchovska

Bul. Vidoe Smilevski Bato 41/72

1000 Skopje

Macedonia

We will confirm when receiving it.

In the event of any applicant's failure to meet the deadline, or of inaccuracies in any application form, the Organiser shall be free of all obligations whatsoever to enter such a film for the selection.

Applicants should submit a videocassette for selection at their own cost. VHS-s and DVD-s shall be returned only to senders who pay a charge for return post. Works praising racism or pornography are not accepted.

THE COMPETITION (DOCUMENTARY)

ASTERDOCS PROGRAMME

Documentary films whose projection time is upper 30 minutes may be submitted for this selection. Films made after 1st January 2004, may participate in the Competition without consideration if the film has participated at other international competition or festivals.

Author (director/screenwriter) must be born in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Macedonia, Moldova, Turkey or Serbia and Montenegro, or cytizen of some of them. The Artistic Director and the Selection Committee shall decide as to the admission of any film to the Competition projections.

Applicants will be given notice of their film's admission or rejection by e-mail or by post by 30 days before the Festival start. The following formats are accepted to the competition: BETA SP cassettes, miniDV cassetes or DVD-s. We prefer quality DVD copy. The applicants whose films have been selected to the competition should immediately send their films to the Festival sddress but not later than by 15th May 2006.

English sub-titles are recommended on the copies.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMES

ONE WOMAN-ONE FILM

Documentaries by woman authors from all of the world.

BALKANS FICTION

The best new fiction features and shorts by authors of the region.

MOVIELAND

Every year, various country of showing their film heritage by their national authors.

MERRY-DIONS

Documentaries by authors from other states and continents.

For these categories there are no limited length.

DISPATCH, INSURANCE AND RETURN OF FILM TAPES

Costs of transportation for videocassettes submitted for selection as well as for the competition copies and all transportation costs whatsoever, shall be borne by the applicant.

Applicants shall be liable for all customs clearance costs outside Macedonian customs territory and shall be bound to abide by customs rules.

All screening prints (tapes and discs) shall be returned at the Organiser's cost within 2 weeks of the closing date of the Festival. Notice should be given to the Festival organisers about change of return address but not later than one week before the Festival start.

The Organiser shall insure films selected for the Festival against damage, theft and for third-party liability during the period they are in his possession.

PRIZES FOR ASTERDOCS

The International Festival Jury shall award the Grand Prix - Golden Horseshoe for a Director from Southeastern Europe and one Special Prize as the Merity Mention.

The public audience decides about Public Choice for the best film in this festival edition.

The Festival Advisory board awards Aster Honorary Prize, for special achievement in filmmaking.

PROJECTIONS

Films in the Competition may be additionally shown no more than two times during the Festival activities. Any other screenings require special permission of the producer or author. For the purposes of promotion, the Organiser may give television stations and internet database access to any special promotion films made by any film's producer or author, on the conditions defined in the Film Entry Form.

FINAL REMARKS

The submission of a film for participation in the AsterFest shall be taken to mean acceptance of the conditions of these rules. Decision in all matters not covered by this Regulations shall be taken by the Organisers represented by the Executive Producer but in accordance with internal AsterFest rules.

2nd AsterFest: late May 2006

DEADLINE: 15th March 2006

asterfest@yahoo.com

fill

ENTRYFORM

and send

GOOD LUCK FILMMAKER