Competition 2016

WE HEREBY INVITE YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR WORKS FOR PARTICIPATION

BOSIFEST 2016 - The Seventh Belgrade International Film Festival for and by People with Disabilities

"The power of creativity"

From 1st to 3rd June 2016

Venue: Belgrade Youth Centre, Makedonska Street 22/IV. Belgrade, Serbia

HENDI CENTRE KOLOSEUM ANNOUNCES

Submissions for BELGRADE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR AND BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - BOSIFEST 2016 are now open.

 

The slogan of this year's festival is "The power of creativity", and the topic is work and life of the people with disabilities.

Submissions are open from Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 until Tuesday, April 5th, 2016.

The official selection results will be announced on Monday, April 25th, 2016.

BOSIFEST 2016 will be held from 1st to 3rd June 2016.

 

The festival is competitive; the entire program consists of both competitive and non-competitive parts. Films that are not chosen for the competition part of the program, and meet the requirements of the competition, will be in the non-competitive part of the program.

 

AWARDS:

  • Best Film GRAND PRIX 2016BOSIFEST
  • For best director
  • For the best-case scenario

 

The festival is organized by Hendi Center Koloseum, Pančićeva Street 14, Belgrade, Serbia.

The festival was supported by the Delta Fondacija, of daily newspaper “Blic” and “Studio B” TV station.

 

The application rules and requirements:

1. Genre: documentary and animated films dealing with the issues concerning people with disabilities

2. Duration: up to 120 minutes

3. The film must be in English or with English/Serbian Subtitles

4. The film must be produced in the last 7 years

5. The film must be sent no later than April 5th, 2016

6. All videos must be in DVD format

7. BOSIFEST can use parts of the received materials for advertising purposes (up to minutes)

8. The Selection Commission has to receive at least two copies of the film (DVD format), and the Festival will retain all copies.

 

It is necessary to submit the following supporting material:

  • Plot synopsis or textual expose lengths between 100 and 200 words
  • Dialogue-list (if any)
  • Two film captions or photographs of the filming process
  • The author’s biography and photo
  • Year and place of birth of the film author/authoress, occupation, place of residence and contact information (phone and e-mail)

 

In addition to the film submissions, submissions for the additional activities and workshops proposals are open. Workshops will be held during the BOSIFEST 2016 at the festival venue.

 

Films and supporting materials should be marked “BOSIFEST 2016 Submissions" and sent to:

HENDI CENTAR KOLOSEUM
Pančićeva 14
11000 Beograd
Srbija

Questions about the submissions should be sent to: film@bosifest.rs

Phone / fax: +381 11 263 78 20 (10-14h)

Festival Director
Darko Ivic