INTRODUCTION
This first edition of the Mi Doc_Arte, International documentary
film festival on art, architecture, cinema, theater and
educational, will feature the
best documentary productions in cinema and television
between 2004 and today, and will run simultaneously beside
the Mi Doc_Musica, in a prestigious venue in the city
of Milan from September 12th to the 30th, 2007.
The festival will be presided by Francesco Alberoni and
Carlo Fuscagni, with the artistic direction of Rubino
Rubini and cultural consultation of Anna Maria Cerrato
and Antonella Greco. This is an initiative promoted and
organized by Milano Doc Festival, a non-profit cultural
association.
MIDOC_ARTE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Mi Doc_Arte is divided into five competitive sections::
 1.
ART AND ARTISTS
This section comprehends documentaries produced all over
the world between 2004 and 2007 on the theme of visual arts.
Documentaries featured in this section portray painting,
sculpture, performance art, art shows, new trends in contemporary
art, great exponents in the arts and their exhibitions,
restorations, events, inquiries and historical investigations
on the art of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
2. ARCHITECTURE
This section comprehends documentaries produced
all over the world between 2004 and 2007 on the theme of
architecture. Films in this category contemplate architecture,
design, computer graphics employed in modern construction
techniques, monuments, churches, museums, palaces, cities,
neighborhoods, contemporary and historical constructions,
restorations, landscaping, architectural installations,
biographies of architects and archival footage on the art
of building and rebuilding.
3. CINEMA AND DRAMA
This section comprehends documentaries produced
all over the world between 2004 and 2007 on the theme of
the cinematographic and dramatic arts. Documentaries featured
in this section portray biographies of actors, directors,
producers, scriptwriters and playwrights, as well as stories
surrounding cinematographic and dramatic performances, etc.
4. EDUCATIONAL, YOUTH AND SPORT
This section comprehends documentaries produced all over
the world between 2004 and 2007 on the theme of educational,
youth, and sports. Documentaries featured in this section
relate to the younger generations, educational issues and
practices in the performing arts and in culture, and includes
films on sports and its protagonists.
5. NEW LANGUAGES
This section includes international documentary productions
between 2004 and 2007 which are experimental in nature,
or contemplate visual experimentation in academic and didactic
contexts. Films in this section explore new waves in visual
expression through modern technologies and techniques such
as animation, claymation, 3-d, videoart, university theses,
student film, etc.
Participants are to specify for which section they are
submitting their film. The selecting committee reserves
the right to move any of the submitted films from one
section to another, or to assign any of the films to non-competitive
showcases.
PRIZES FOR THE MIDOC_ARTE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
A selecting committee will decide which of the submitted
works to include in the competition.
An international Jury, composed of 7 exponents from the areas of
art, cinema, culture, journalism, and industry, will assign
the following prizes.
PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY OVERALL
PRIZE FOR THE ART AND ARTISTS SECTION
PRIZE FOR THE ARCHITECTURE SECTION
PRIZE FOR THE CINEMA AND
DRAMA SECTION
PRIZE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL, YOUTH
AND SPORTS SECTION
PRIZE FOR THE NEW LANGUAGES SECTION
PRIZE FOR BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
PRIZE FOR BEST EDITING
PRIZE FOR THE MOST INNOVATIVE WORK
Francesco Alberoni, Carlo Fuscagni and Rubino Rubini will
also award the "President's Plaque" to the best
documentary on Italian Art.
The Jury will also award special mentions to other competing
works of particular value.
The Jury's verdict is unquestionable.
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PARTICIPANT RULES
The Midoc_Arte festival will only accept productions from 2004 to 2007 featuring the content specified aboveInternational films must provide subtitling in Italian or English. If subtitled in English, we also require dialogue transcripts.
The following material must be sent to the Milano Doc Festival by APRIL 10, 2007:
this
electronic application form, fully filled out, must be sent
by clicking on the link below.
a PAL STANDARD copy of the film on any of the following
media: Betacam SP, Digital Betacam,
DVD, or DVCam
a paper copy of the application form, fully filled
out and signed by the copyright owner
an official proof of payment for the admission fee
All material should be sent to the following address:
Milano Doc Festival
c/o Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Via Santa Marta 18
20123 Milano, Italia
The admission fee is of € 50 for each film submitted, and can be paid with a bank cheque or with a money transfer to the following account:
ACCOUNT NAME: MILANO DOC FESTIVAL
BANK NAME: Credito Artigiano, Sede Centrale
BANK ADDRESS: Piazza San Fedele,
4 - 20122 Milano
BANK CODES:
ABI 3512
CAB 1601
ACCOUNT NUMBER- C/C : 8932
CIN U
IBAN: IT92U0351201601000000008932
SWIFT CODE: ARTI IT M 2
By entering the contest each individual filmmaker or producer is responsible for the content of his work and warrants that the grant of this licence will not infringe the copyright (sound or picture) or any other rights whatsoever of any third party. By applying the Festival the participants explicitly allows the use of sound and video materials. Milano Doc Festival may also show short clips or images from the submitted entries on television news, broadcasts and in all kind of promotion and communications activities related to the Festival. Copyright's owners also authorize further showings of their works without any charge for non-profit purposes.
The subscriber declares that all the submitted information are true and allows their use for promotional and communication purposes related to the Festival (catalogue, web site, press releases, etc.). Subscribers will also be requested to send two pictures related to their film if admitted to the competition.
Both the admitted and the non-admitted titles will not be returned to the film senders, as they will remain for good in the archive of the Festival for documentary purposes. They will not be used for commercial purposes and could be seen within the archive for free.
Signing in the competition entry form implies full acceptance of all the terms and conditions.
These rules are considered part of the application form and must be signed and attached to it.
In case of controversy, the Court of Milan will have jurisdiction. Should there be any interpretation problems of terms and conditions, the Italian version will be considered final.
Personal information will be dealt according to the terms of Law no. 675 of 31/12/1996 and following changes and additions.
INFO:
Milano Doc Festival
c/o Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Via Santa Marta 18
20123 Milano, Italia
Tel. 0039 06 8840341
0039 02 72149121
0039 346 6769360
Fax.0039 06 8840345
Email:
info@midoc.it
art@midoc.it
Web site:
www.milanodocfestival.it
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