film ab! 50 – Short film competition hosted by the Federal programme "Perspektive 50plus" in partnership with the "exground filmfest" Wiesbaden 2009
Deadline for submission September 30, 2009.
The competition in brief
Within the framework of the programme "Perspektive 50plus" the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs announces a short film competition. The competition is open to films that focus on the subjects of seniority and labour, especially regarding to the phenomenon of long-term unemployed older people and the resultant societal as well as individual problems. What does it mean to belong to an older member of today’s working society? What significance does labour have in the lives of people that are older than fifty? And how does it feel for people at that age to be unemployed?
The winners can look forward to cash prizes totalling to 10,000 Euro, divided into a first (5,000 Euro), second (3,000 Euro) and third (2,000 Euro) prize. This competition represents an independent part in the "exground filmfest" Wiesbaden programme in November 2009. The films nominated by the jury will be presented in the course of the awarding ceremony on November 18th at the Caligari FilmBühne in Wiesbaden. The jury consists of five members, who represent the Federal programme "Perspektive 50plus", the "exground filmfest", filmmakers and representatives of the film industry as well as researchers in the fields of work sociology and occupational psychology. Further presentations of the awardwinning films on a festival tour and in events hosted by the programme "Perspektive 50plus" are envisaged.
Submissions are possible from now on and must reach the competition’s office no later than September 30, 2009 (date of the incoming mail). No limitations are set in land of genre (fiction, documentary, animations, experimental film). The submitted films should be up to 30 minutes length and not produced prior to July 2006. If the films are in a language other than German they have to be subtitled or synchronized in German. For submitting a film please send two screening copies (DVD), a bief synopsis (max. 200 words) and the completed and signed entry form to the following address:
Kurzfilmwettbewerb film ab! 50
c/o torpedo leipzig GmbH
Härtelstraße 27
04107 Leipzig
Germany
The entry form can be downloaded as pdf file:
Entry form
Brief information_Factsheet
Application and upload via www.reelport.com are also valid.
For further information about the submission and the regulation please contact:
filmwettbewerb@perspektive50plus.de
About the Federal programme "Perspektive 50plus"
"Perspektive 50plus" is a programme initiated by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. It aims at the improvement of the employability of long-term unemployed older people. The Federal progamme based on a regional approach is supported by 62 regional employment pacts. This approach facilitates a specific accommodation of regional aspects.
For further information please visit www.perspektive50plus.de
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