2014 국제영화제 심사일정

CIRCULAR 5/2013
Next Juries
January, February, March, 2014

Palm Springs (USA, January 3-13, 2014). At the Palm
Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), we present the
"International Critics' Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) for the Best
Foreign Language Film of the Year (2013)." Contenders for
this special prize are the films submitted to the Non-English
language section of the Academy Awards, and it does not
matter if a film has previously won our regular prize at another
festival. Foreign filmmakers and film companies use the
festival to promote their films, before continuing to the Golden
Globes and Oscars. This prize has therefore a special role and
significance. As the number of submissions extends all
manageable possibilities of a festival jury, we agreed with the
festival organizers (Darryl McDonald, PSIFF's executive
director, and Helen du Toit, director of programming) to
downsize the number of eligible candidates for our prize to
approximately 25 titles. Even then, it will still be necessary
and unavoidable that the members of our jury have already
seen many of the selected films, for exampl e at the major
festivals of Cannes, Berlin, Venice or Toronto. For the
complete list of nominated films, please see
www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2013/20131007a.html
Palm Springs is a two-hour car drive southeast of Los Angeles,
to the Coachella Valley which has originally been a desert (hot
temperatures in January). A one hour drive gets you to the
Joshua Tree National Park (you've got the chance to see
coyotes and learn something about the country's early days).
From the 40s, Palm Springs has served as a residential haven
for Hollywood stars. Additional condition: fluent knowledge
of the English language. The festival provides flights and
accommodation (for three jurors from Europe and the
Americas). Colleagues wishing to participate are kindly asked
to contact the General Secretary (via their national sections).
They are asked to add to their request a list of nominated films
they have already seen. Additionally to a 'best film', the jury
has to award prizes for 'best actor' and 'best actress'. The jury
needs to be completed as quick as possible, please apply asap.
PSIFF will immediately start to send out screeners). Website:
www.psfilmfest.org

Dhaka (Bangladesh, January 10-18, 2014). Unfortunately, the
festival has suffered from severe budget cuts and can therefore
not offer proper conditions for our jury. We regret that we'll
not have a jury this time, but hope to be back for the next
festival edition in 2016.
Website: http://www.dhakafilmfestival.org

Tromso (Norway, January 13-19, 2014). From organizational
reason, the festival unexpectedly needed our jury composition
already at the beginning of November. We could therefore not
announce it in a circular. We did finalize the jury, mainly from
colleagues who had applied in earlier years but had not yet
been considered. Website: www.tiff.no

New Delhi (India, tentatively January 10-19, 2014). CineFan
Festival of Indian, Asian and Arab Cinemas. Founded thirteen
years ago by our colleague Aruna Vasudev as a showcase of
Asian cinema (and accompanying her journalistic work with
the magazine "Cinemaya"), the festival was, after a break,
reinstalled last year (2012, end of July, beginning of August).
Because of several logistical problems, the festival's
subsequent edition was pushed to January 2014 (January
10-19). However, we do not have any confirmation from the
organizer, Osian's Cinefan, that the event can indeed take place
in January or that our jury will be invited. Unfortunately, we
have to assume that it might again have to be postponed, to a
date unknown at this point. If there are any news, we will put
them on our website in the members' area. See also
http://www.osians.com (link to festival currently inactive).

Rotterdam (The Netherlands, January 22 . February 2,
2014). One of the outstanding festivals for independent world
cinema and a place for discoveries, taking place in the Dutch
port city of Rotterdam. (Please be prepared for the cold
weather.) The festival's new press officer, Nancy van
Oorschot, writes: "We have recently launched our main theme
for 2014, which is 'The State of Europe'. Ideally we would put
together the jury in a way that reflects the theme and the large
presence of European films in the program." This year's
edition is headed by Matt Dominicus, who temporarily
replaces Rutger Wolfson as artistic director. Our jury presents
one prize, which will be dedicated to a film shown as a world
premiere in the "Bright Future" section (of first and second
films). The invitation to three European colleagues and one
juror coming from another continent includes an air ticket and
b&b accommodation. Language: fluent English. National
sections are asked to inform us of their candidates by
December 8, 2013, at the latest. The festival again organizes
a "Trainee Project" for young critics. We are talking to the
festival about a continuation of this initiative and respective
terms. Website: www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
Juries are regularly announced on our website
www.fipresci.org. See the members' area for the next
juries. We still offer, as an additional service, a pdf version
via email or download. You should, however, be aware
that the internet publication always happens first, so please
visit the site regularly.
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Gothenburg (Sweden, January 24 . February 3, 2014). The
Goteborg (European spelling) festival offers a showcase of
young international world cinema (sharing prints and guests
with Rotterdam, which it overlaps) and has become the center
of cinema produced in the Nordic countries. Films will be
presented in the "Nordic Competition" and at the "Nordic
Film Market" (taking place on four days and offering a
marketplace for new Nordic films from Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Finland and Iceland, all with English subtitles).
This year's edition will focus on films from Iceland.
Participation in our jury (three members, preferably from
Europe or from the American East Coast) should be attractive
for colleagues with a special interest in (and knowledge of)
Nordic films. The jury will be invited for four to five days and
will focus on the "Nordic Competition" (eight films). As in
previous years, the invitation inludes an air ticket and b&b
accommodation. Language: fluent English. Please make your
candidates known by December 8, 2013 at the latest. Tey will
be asked to present a film selected from the festival program.
Website: www.giff.se

Mumbai (the former Bombay, India, International Film
Festival for Documentary, Short & Animation Films, February
3-9, 2014). For reasons not fully known at this point, the
festival has not invited us to select a jury for the 2014 edition.
Web: www.miffindia.in (Link currently offline).
Berlin (Germany, February 6-16, 2014). Our jury at this major
event has the difficult task of presenting three awards: for a
film in the international competition, for a film in the
Panorama section and for a film in the International Forum of
New Cinema. Our jury will, therefore, be divided into three
'sub-juries':
A . Experienced colleagues should focus on the international
competition. No invitations are available for this sub-jury.
Colleagues being already invited by the festival are kindly
asked to make themselves known; their invitations may be
extended to the whole period.
B . Colleagues wishing to focus on the Panorama section
are asked to mention this in their application. one, maybe two
invitations (b&b accommodation) are hopefully available.
C . The Forum should be of special interest for young critics.
For this sub-jury, up to two invitations (b&b accommodation)
are also available.
All participation requests should arrive via the concerned
national sections.
Please take into consideration that it is (physically) impossible
to follow more than one complete section. The jurors are asked
to cover in their publications the sections on which their jury
focuses. Air tickets will not be offered. Languages: English.
Deadline: December 13, 2013. Please note that it's essential
to apply for one of the sub-juries (applications without this
information cannot be processed). If your candidate has
already received an invitation from the festival, please let us
know. Websites: www.berlinale.de (Competition, Panorama)
and www.arsenal-berlin.de/en/forum (Forum).

Sofia (Bulgaria, March 6-16, 2014). The festival started in
1997 and became a major event in Bulgaria and the Balkans.
Its aim is "to promote significant and innovative works in
contemporary world cinema for local audiences and regional
(Bulgarian and the Balkans) cinema to international
audiences." A good opportunity therefore to get acquainted
with the recent Bulgarian and Balkan productions. Our prize
is dedicated to young cinema (first and second features), with
a special eye on regional cinematographies. Our jury consists
of three members. Air tickets are available within Europe;
b&b accommodation is offered as well. As the festival takes
ten days, a jury period of around one week will be introduced
(four to five working days, to be announced later). Language:
English. Colleagues with a special interest in
cinematographies from the Balkans are kindly requested to
apply (via their national sections) by December 13, 2013.
Website: www.sofiaiff.com
Cartagena (Colombia, Festival Internacional de Cine de
Cartagena de Indias (FICCI), March 13-19, 2014). Director
Monika Wagenberg has assumed the challenge of
positioning the oldest cinema event in Latin America as a
highlight of the global festival circuit. The 54th edition of
the Cartagena Film Festival promises to give the Colombian
audience a chance to enjoy new cinematic trends in the
international industry, whilst maintaining its special focus
on Ibero-American cinema. The festival promotes cultural
diversity and carries out the exhibition of works by Latin
American and Caribbean countries. (Artistic director is our
colleague Orlando Mora). Cartagena de Indias is a city on
the northern coast of Colombia and capital of Bolivar
Department. The metropolitan area has a population of
1,240,000, and the city proper 1,090,000, making it the fifth
largest urban area in Colombia and a center of economic
activity in the Caribbean region, as well a popular tourist
destination. In 1984, Cartagena's colonial walled city and
fortress were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Since our jury will focus on Latin American films, only
specialists in Latin American cinema should apply (via their
national sections). one jury member should be coming from
Europe (preferably Spain or Poland, because of
corresponding retrospectives and homages), another one
from a Latin American country (preferably Chile or Mexico,
again because of retrospectives or homages) and/or from an
Asian country (preferably Far East). Deadline: as soon as
possible and by December 8, 2013, latest. Website:
www.festicinecartagena.org
Thessaloniki (Greece, Documentary Film Festival, March
14-23, 2014). Dimitri Eipides founded the Documentary
Film Festival "Images of the 21st Century" in 1999. "The
main program," writes the festival, "is focusing on
documentaries that explore the social and cultural
developments in the world, introducing at the same time a
number of new side sections and events based on important
works by new documentarists." Festival and jury should be
of particular interest to colleagues writing about the
documentary film genre (also in film magazines). The jurors
are asked to attend for the whole period, and to select two
winners, from the international competition and from the
Greek Panorama. The festival offers air tickets and b&b
accommodation, restricted, however, to colleagues coming
from European countries. Documentary film specialists
should apply, via their national sections, by December 20,
2013; they will receive further information. Language:
English. Website: www.filmfestival.gr
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Toulouse (France, "Rencontres Cinemas d'Amerique Latine",
March 20-30, 2014). A prestigous showcase of recent Latin
American films, in 2014 running it's 26th edition. Long
features that have not yet been released in France will be
screened; as well as feature debuts and documentaries. The
festival cooperates with San Sebastian to support the postproduction
of Latin-American films ("Cinema en
Construction"). Meetings and conferences are also planned.
Our jury has three members (from Europe), language: French
(!), and will probably again focus on the "Coup de Coeur"
section (first and second long feature films). Also, a jury
period of around six days will be introduced. In particular (but
not only) young colleagues are requested to make themselves
known (via their national sections) who are open to make
acquaintance with the cinematographies of Latin America.
The invitation covers an air ticket within Europe and b&b
accommodation. Deadline: December 20, 2013.
Website: www.cinelatino.com.fr
Guadalajara (Mexico, March 21.30, 2014). This festival in
the Mexican State of Jalisco (a one-hour-flight from Mexico
City) has started years ago as a showcase of new Mexican
films (Muestra de Cine Mexicano). It later added an overview
of new films from other Latin American countries to its
program, as well as from Spain and Portugal, and focuses
nowadays, as "Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara",
on a feature, short and documentary Ibero-American
competition. Our jurors (three to five members) must have a
special knowledge of and experience with Latin American
cinematographies (in particular Mexican cinema). Two prizes
will be presented: to an Ibero-American film, and to a
Mexican film. Language: English, some knowledge of
Spanish is advisable, if not necessary (not all films are
expected to have English subtitles). Our Latin-American
colleagues are particularly asked to apply. Air tickets will be
available from Europe and from the Americas, as well as b&b
accommodation. National sections are asked to make their
candidates known by January 10, 2014, with some evidence
of their knowledge of and special interest in Mexican and
Ibero-American cinemas. We will also participate with the
Berlinale Talents in a Talent Press workshop for young critics
from northern Latin American countries.
Website: https://www.ficg.mx
Hong Kong (March 24 . April 7, 2014). This major Asian
film event has been detached from earlier governmental
influence and has, after a period of transition, found an own
and independent organizational structure: "The Hong Kong
International Film Festival Society is a non-profit, nongovernment
organization which develops, promotes and
encourages creativity in the art and culture of film through
the presentation of the annual Hong Kong International Film
Festival (HKIFF)" (Festival information). Programmed by
our colleagues Li Cheuk-to and Jacob Wong, the festival
offers a marvelous overview on recent world cinema, and, in
particular, one of the best selections of new Asian films .
not to talk about recent Hong Kong movies. Our jury will
select a young Asian film in the special section of "Young
Asian Cinema". The jurors must have a special experience
with and knowledge of Asian cinema. Priority will be given
to colleagues who can produce some evidence of this special
knowledge. The jury has three members (one Asian juror, one
from any non-Asian country, one from Hong Kong) and will
probably be invited with a contribution to the costs of an air
ticket and with b&b accommodation for a jury period (of
around five working days, the exact period and conditions to
be announced later). Language: fluent English. Deadline:
December 20, 2013. Interested colleagues are invited to make
themselves known via their national sections; they'll receive
further information on the state of affairs.
Website: www.hkiff.org.hk
Fribourg (Switzerland, March 29 . April 5, 2014). The
Fribourg Festival, run by festival director Thierry Jobin, is
one of the most important European showcases of Third World
cinema, with an interesting selection of films from Africa,
Asia and Latin America. Our jury members should therefore
have a special interest in and knowledge of Third World
cinematographies . and also have the space to cover the event
accordingly in their media. The jury (three members) is also
open to young critics, as well as to colleagues who would wish
to deepen their knowledge of Third World cinema. Languages:
English and/or French. Air tickets (hopefully again
worldwide) are available. In particular our colleagues from
Africa, Asia and Latin America are invited to apply. National
sections should make their candidates known by January 10,
2014. Website: www.fiff.ch

The juries of April, May and June will be announced in a later
circular.

Circular 5/2013, published July Nov/Dec, 2013
Texts edited by Karsten Kastelan

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