Dialëktus Festival 2009 - BUDAPEST (HUNGRIA)

Dialëktus Festival 2009
European Documentary and Anthropological Film Festival
Budapest, 3th-8th March, 2009.


Submissions deadline: 17th October 2008.
Dialektus is here again, Europe's most creative and sensitive documentary film competition! The festival was created to present the world's cultural diversity and show how the world is seen through the eyes of European filmmakers. There is nothing more exciting than human stories!

AIDS in the Ukraine, media hack in the Hungarian press, a Romanian teacher working as an Elvis impersonator, a Belgian anthropologist among the Indians of French Guyana, prisoners escaping from Auschwitz in a Gestapo jeep, oil workers in Azerbaijan, Vietnamese speaking "Czechoslovak", a Chinese foundry in Germany - just a few of the topics touched upon in films presented at Dialektus in 2008.

More information: http://www.dialektusfesztival.hu/?lang=en

Festival du Film Ethnographique du Québec (FIFEQ) 2009

The Festival du Film Ethnographique du Québec (FIFEQ) is now in its sixth year! From January 30th to February 1st 2009, approximately one hundred ethnographic films will be shown free of charge in both Montreal and Quebec. The screening of these films will be accompanied by lectures, roundtable discussions and social gatherings.

We are now accepting film submissions until November 21st, 2008.

Two copies of the films should be submitted in DVD format, in either English or French, or containing English or French sub-titles. The films should be sent to the following name and address:

Katherine Romanow, coordinator FIFEQ 2009
Pharmaprix #0042
P.O Box 55155 BP Mackay
1500 Ste-Catherine Street O.
Montreal, Quebec
H3G 1S0

The films should be accompanied by a submission form which can be found at our website:
www.fifeq.ca

The FIFEQ: A short description...

Dedicated to the promotion of ethnographic films, the FIFEQ will screen films created by new filmmakers from both Canada and abroad as well as from renowned figures in the discipline of visual anthropology and the social documentary genre. The festival is both a celebration of the discipline of visual anthropology, as well as a reflection on the debates and ethical issues surrounding the utility and relevance of employing visual media when studying cultures and societies.

This has all been made possible due to the efforts of anthropology students from Concordia University, Universite de Montreal, McGill, University of Laval and the University of Chicoutimi. The FIFEQ creates a forum for professors, professionals, students and others passionate about films and anthropology to watch contemporary ethnographic films on the big screen and in turn to exchange ideas, pose questions and learn more about film media within the domain of the social sciences.

For further information, please contact the FIFEQ team at the following email address: ethnographik@gmail.com

University College London is starting a new Masters Degree module -PRACTICAL ETHNOGRAPHIC AND DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

“We live in a world of moving images. To participate fully in the study of society and culture we need to be as confident in the use of moving images as in the printed word.”
This will be a practical course in hands-on documentary filmmaking for credit as part of a Masters Degree in the University of London. It will be an optional half module with preference given to students taking the “History of Ethnographic Film” and the “Critical Visual Culture” modules at UCL. Places are also available for outside students to participate. Students from the University of London can take the course for credit depending on their department’s agreement. Non-university students are encouraged to take the course and will receive a stand-alone UCL certificate on completion.
This course provides training in the use of digital media, cameras and Final Cut Pro editing, and will teach students broadcast quality filmmaking by anthropologists who are also award-winning professional documentarists. The course will develop the students’ critical skills of film analysis through practical hands-on work and the experience of creating a 15 minute video project.

This UCL initiative is a response to the growing need among anthropologists to use digital media as a research tool and as a method of presenting research outcomes. It aims to teach students practical digital filmmaking skills and contribute to their formation as anthropologists. It will demystify the process of filmmaking, and open new ways of reading and understanding visual ethnographies.

The course will run in Term Two, 12th Jan – 27th March 2009, and consist of 4 hours of lectures and seminars every week for 9 weeks, and 60 hours of hands-on camera and editing exercises to produce a final 15 minute video. The final video must be completed by the beginning of the Summer term, Friday April 17th 2009. Assessment will be 80% on the video project and 20% on an accompanying project diary.

Please apply for the course by the beginning of September by emailing Dr. Michael Stewart at m.stewart@ucl.ac.uk

For further course details either email senior course tutor, Dr. Michael Yorke m.yorke@ucl.ac.uk tel: +44 (0)20-7794-3824 or look at the UCL online newsflash at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/news/index.htm

Indonesian Cinema

On http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=dUAc51B60eI you can find an extract from the documentary film 'Indonesian Cinema' produced, filmed and edited by Maurizio Borriello.
This documentary explores the universe of Indonesian cinema following the country's most significant political and historical events.
Starting with the era of the Dutch colonialism, and combining stock footage, photos and interviews, the film describes genres, issues and styles, authors, characters, working methods, delving into the effects of politic and religion attitudes, and it tries to decipher representation symbols and patterns, exploring the relations of cinema to the theatre, both traditional and modern, the literature, the fine arts. The director follows attentively also other expressions resulting from the impact of cinema on Indonesian popular culture, like the wandering cinematographs and the hand-painted posters for movie advertising. Finally, the film offers a prospective inside the upcoming Indonesian cinema, providing access to the work of film crews, sets, film studios and film laboratories.

FESTIVAL SOBRARBE (ESPAÑA)

THE DISTRICT OF SOBRARBE AND THE SOBRARBE STUDY CENTRE
ORGANISE AND INVITE YOU TO TAKE PART IN:
ESPIELLO VII SOBRARBE ETHNOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

Boltaña, 20 to 29 March 200

REGULATIONS OF THE FESTIVAL



1. The VII Sobrarbe Ethnographical Documentary Festival will be held in Boltaña from 20 to 29 March 2009




GENERAL CONDITIONS


2. Any documentary with an ethnographical character can enter. This means that the prime motive is to display aspects relating to ways of life, and understanding life, within a culture. Any type of resource is allowed, including drama, to achieve this purpose. Entries submitted to the Festival in previous years will not be admitted, nor will those produced by anyone involved with this organisation.



3. Documentaries must not last longer than 90 minutes.



4. Documentaries must have been made in 2004 or later.



5. All format types are accepted. For the Festival, two copies on DVD (PAL system) must be supplied, which will be retained as resources for the Festival. Also, a CD or DVD must be sent containing at least three digital images of the documentary (individual frames, advertising poster, etc.). In addition, the format available for public screening must be specified.



6. The originals can be presented in any language. Original versions not in Spanish, or that are difficult to understand, should be subtitled in Spanish, English or French. If this is not possible, the whole script must be provided on paper and in digital format in Spanish, English or French. If work is presented without subtitles in Spanish, the maker of the documentary authorises the organisation to provide the subtitles on the copy to be shown in the competition section of the festival.



7. Each producer/ director can enter up to three documentaries.






REGISTRATION.


8. In order to register, please complete all sections of the form (attachment I), the technical data of the documentary (attachment II) and a photocopy of the DNI/Passport no. of the director-producer or the person filling out the registration form.



9. The registration form, together with the copy of the documentary and the CD or DVD with digital material (stills, poster, etc.) must be sent, before 1 November 2008, to the Festival organisers: Comarca de Sobrarbe. Avda. Ordesa 79 – C.P.: 22340 - Boltaña (Huesca).



10. Projects competing for the Espiello Prize for the Best Schools Ethnographical Documentary must complete the registration form (attachment III) and present this with the required documentation before 15 January 2009, to the above address.



11. Documentaries chosen for the competition section may be screened once on Aragon Television, due to taking part in Espiello VII Festival, unless stated otherwise on the registration form by the person presenting the film for the contest.



12. Documentaries chosen for the competition section will go on to form part of the ASECIC FILM LIBRARY (who will control their exhibition, presentation and distribution, free, and for educational and cultural purposes only) unless stated otherwise on the registration form by the person presenting the film for the contest.



13. The organisation will bear the cost of lodging and board for the makers whose work has been selected (one person per documentary) for the two days of the competition section. This covers dinner on Friday 27 March to lunch on Sunday 29 March 2009.





14. Travel expenses in cash will be included to defray the cost of the journey prize-winners make to receive prizes for their documentary, or for representatives coming to receive any of the Espiello prizes on their behalf.







PRIZES.



15. The Organisation holds the following prizes:

· ESPIELLO Prize of one thousand five hundred EUR (1500 €) and the trophy for the Best Documentary.

· ESPIELLO CHOBEN Prize of eight hundred EUR (800 €) and the trophy for the Best Documentary made by a person under 30 years old.

· ESPIELLO PIRINEOS Prize of eight hundred EUR (800 €) and trophy for the Best Documentary on a Pyrenean Theme.

· ESPIELLO BOLTAÑA Prize of five hundred EUR (500 €) and trophy for the Documentary with the Highest Audience Vote

· ESPIELLO RECHIRA Prize of eigth hundred EUR (800 €) and trophy for the Best Research Work.

· ESPIELLO Prize for the Best Project in creating a Schools Ethnographical Documentary consisting of audio-visual material, and valued at not less than six hundred EUR (600 €). See specific conditions in attachment III.

· ASECIC “Guillermo Zúñiga” Prize (trophy) presented by the Asociación Española de Cine e Imagen Científicos.(Spanish Association of Cinema and Scientific Images)



16. The Organisation will present an ESPIELLO Special Mention (trophy) for a career relating to the audio-visual and ethnographic field.



17. The jury reserves the right to award second-place prizes as it deems fit, in addition to not awarding prizes. None of the above prizes can be awarded on an ex-aequo (shared) basis.





18. A documentary can only receive two prizes if one is awarded by the Audience.




OTHER POINTS TO NOTE

19. Espiello is authorised to obtain a copy of all the films presented. All other copies or display for commercial ends are prohibited. Films not selected will be used for cultural and educational purposes only, in towns that are part of the Comarca de Sobrarbe district. The organising committee reserves the rights of distribution, public and private display of the documentaries selected for the competition section, either on its own behalf or through third parties, with the express mention of the maker of the documentary. The Espiello organising committee is permitted to broadcast a piece of up to three minutes of the selected films to promote the competition.



20. Situations not provided for in these Regulations will be resolved by the organising committee. No appeal will be allowed.



21. Registering a film implies acceptance of the conditions of these REGULATIONS, which are to be interpreted and applied by the organisation.





www.espiello.com


Conchi Benítez Tellaetxe
Técnico de Cultura
Comarca de Sobrarbe
Avda. Ordesa 79
22340 Boltaña
Huesca

Proyección JUAN RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ, LA FUERZA DE UN SÍMBOLO

Hola amigos/as!:

El próximo día 3 de julio, con motivo de la Clausura de unas Jornadas que tendrán lugar en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Sevilla, en C/Laraña, se proyectará el documental dirigido por el antropólogo Juan Ignacio Fernández López RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ, LA FUERZA DE UN SÍMBOLO. Un buen ejemplo de producción joven!. Actuará en el acto también el cantautor Rafael Moreno, colaborador en la banda sonora del documental. Es a las 21,30 h.

DELHI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - NOVEMBER 2008

The Department of Sociology, University of Delhi, will hold an international ethnographic film festival – the first of its kind in India – from 26 to 30 November 2008, and subsequently every two years.

The Delhi International Ethnogrpahic Film Festival will feature several sections including a Tribute to David and Judith MacDougall.

Please check the website for further details: http://sociology.du.ac.in/dieff/

The last date for entries is 30 July 2008

Convocatoria

ISTITUTO SUPERIORE ETNOGRAFICO DELLA SARDEGNANUORO, SARDEGNA (ITALY)In collaboration with David and Judith MacDougall from the Centre forCross-Cultural Research, Australian National Universitywill offer a 7-day VIDEO WORKSHOP IN VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY6 - 12 September 2008at the Istituto Superiore Etnografico della Sardegna in Nuoro This workshop is being offered to persons with little or no priorexperience of video production who wish to use video in forthcomingresearch projects. It is open to graduate students and others with atleast three years of tertiary education. The workshop will include basicvideo training and theoretical discussions of how video may be applied toresearch and publication in anthropology and relateddisciplines. The emphasis will be upon the conceptual rather than thetechnical side of video practice. The workshop is intensive and will beconducted all day for each of the seven days, with morningsessions normally reserved for group instruction, screenings, anddiscussion, and the afternoons for individual practical exercises in andaround Nuoro. Although the workshop will not provide directinstruction in video editing, it will make use of a strategicapproach to filming and "editing in the camera" so that students willlearn to produce materials that can be edited effectively. We believe video can be used effectively in field research withoutextensive training, provided one learns certain basic skills andovercomes the most commonly made mistakes. We also believe video can beused to do more than merely gather visual records. It can be used toapproach knowledge in new ways, in a form of discoursesignificantly different from that of written texts. We thereforeapproach this medium as a new "language" that researchers can acquire andapply to their own disciplines. The workshop will be conducted over 7 days, from 6 to 12 September 2008,at the Istituto Superiore Etnografico della Sardegna in Nuoro. It will belimited to a maximum of 12 students. 5 places will bereserved for qualified Sardinian applicants, 2 places for qualifiedAustralian applicants, and the remaining places will be open to allapplicants. In view of Sardinia's geographical position in theMediterranean, students from north Africa are encouraged to apply.Participants will be selected on the basis of: 1) having completed atleast three years of tertiary education; 2) having proficiency inEnglish; 3) their intention to apply video to an imminent fieldresearch project; 4) the relevance of video to the proposed project; 4)how soon the project will commence; and 6) their need to acquire basicvideo skills. Students will be expected to provide their own videocameras for use during the workshop, as well as at least two hours ofvideotape. Cameras using most current analogue or digital formats areacceptable; however, the camera used should haveprovision for the connection of an external microphone, which will beprovided by the workshop. A set of relevant readings will beprovided. Readings, instruction, and discussions will be in English. Agood command of English is therefore essential. Participants will beexpected to attend all sessions for the full seven days. THE INSTRUCTORS: The workshop will be conducted byinternationally-known ethnographic filmmakers David and JudithMacDougall. The MacDougalls have produced over twenty-fiveethnographic films and have wide-ranging experience in teachingethnographic film and video techniques in Australia, USA, Norway, India,and China. Among their recent prize-winning films are Photo Wallahs,Tempus de Baristas (a co-production of ISRE), Diya, The Age of Reason,The Art of Regret, SchoolScapes, and Gandhi's Children. APPLICATIONS: Applicants are requested to complete the application formand supply a statement in English of not more than one pageindicating their prior experience and reasons for wishing toparticipate in the workshop. The application form is available at thebottom of the following web page:http://www.isresardegna.it/index.php?xsl=528&s=82363&v=2&c=4077Priority will be given to applicants who intend to conduct theirfield research in the near future. Participants will be responsible fortheir own travel to and from Nuoro, however accommodation and meals willbe provided for the period of the workshop by theIstituto. The deadline for receipt of applications is July 15, 2008.Applicants accepted for the workshop will be informed by July 31, 2008.

CONVOCATORIA PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS - SEVILLA

Se adjunta el programa de actividades del grupo de veinte líderes indígenas que, como en años anteriores, visitan Sevilla procedentes de dos programas de formación en Derechos Humanos de la Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao) y de la Universidad Carlos III, de Madrid.

La Universidad de Sevilla, en coordinación con Ceiba y el colectivo de solidaridad con los pueblos indígenas, ha preparado una agenda de actividades académicas y no académicas que tienen por objetivo escuchar la voz de los pueblos indígenas en primera persona.

También se adjuntan material promocional de estas actividades.

"Hechos son Amores"

SEMINARIO REPRESENTANDO LAS CULTURAS: APROXIMACIONES DESDE LA ANTROPOLOGÍA Y EL CINE ETNOGRÁFICO del 4 al 8 de febrero 2008

Con Peter I. Crawford y Elisenda Ardèvol Piera.
ABIERTO PLAZO DE PREINSCRIPCIÓN HASTA EL 21 DE ENERO
Precio del Seminario: 50€
Becas para estudiantes que así lo acrediten: 25 €