ZOOM International Film Festival for Children and Youth is becoming more and more popular among young filmmakers in Slovenia and around the world.
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
ZOOM.16
September 28th and 29th, 2022
International film festival for children and youth ZOOM.16 will take place in Pionirski dom - Centre for Youth Culture (Ljubljana, Slovenia).
The festival is free of charge and intended for all children from primary and secondary schools who devote their free time to educating themselves in the film arts or are involved in film clubs.
The festival is meant to encourage, educate and provide an insight to youngsters into the process of creating a film. The young communicate their problems, fears, wishes and desires to us and the world precisely through the means of film language. This festival is also an opportunity for mentors to look into and compare with other schools and production companies.
COMPETITION PART
CATEGORIES:
The competition program consists of Slovenian and international production. In the competition program, we show the best films selected by the festival selectors. The films will be divided into two (2) age categories:
- children's film: authors up to 14 years of age
- youth film: authors up to 19 years of age
SECTIONS:
- Slovenian section
- international section
AWARDS:
Jury, named by the festival producers, will select the best films in each category in each section and will award them. The jury may also, at its discretion, award special mentions to the films.
RULES AND TERMS:
- submitted films must be made by children and adolescents under the age of 19 (others will be rejected)
- the author of the film must not be a student of a university / higher education program
- films must have a runtime of 20 minutes or less
- films must be produced after January 1, 2021
- submitted films must not be a part of previous ZOOM editions
- films must be available for festival screening (required resolution: 1280 × 720 or 1920 × 1080)
- there is a strict “no premiere” policy
- films must be submitted via FilmFreeway or via e-mail (zoom@pionirski-dom.si)
- languages accepted: Slovenian or English audio OR other with English subtitles (please submit the dialog list in external .srt document)
- .srt document must include:
section of subtitles number, time the subtitle is displayed begins --> time the subtitle is displayed ends, subtitle
- films selected in the competition programme will be presented with live screenings and translated into Slovene language. Films without subtitles cannot be displayed and will be taken out of competition programme.
- languages accepted: Slovenian or English audio or with English subtitles (please submit the dialog list in external .srt document)
- .srt document must include:
section of subtitles number, time the subtitle is displayed begins --> time the subtitle is displayed ends, subtitle
- maximum number of submitted films (per author): 3 (others will be rejected by festival selectors)
- films can only compete in one category (children OR youth)
- submitted films may be used by the organiser for promotional purposes,
- if live screenings will not be possible during the festival, selected films will be screened online. Authors must allow online screening during festival.
Registrations:
- registration is possible via the FILMFREEWAY,
- the organizer may also request additional information or explanations,
- incomplete applications will not be accepted,
- if live performance is not possible, the festival will take place online. By signing up, the authors agree to watch the film online.
Applications for international production are only possible through the FilmFreeway platform from 15 January to 1 May 2022.
Copies of all submitted films remain in the festival archives. Participants of the film festival allow the use of their own works to promote the festival and Pionirski dom. By registering for the festival, the participants confirm that the information provided on the application form is true and correct and accept the rules and conditions of the festival.
Do mind:
All award recipients are required to send bank account number, during the claim period (30 days from the announcement date) that the prize should be transferred into your bank account.
Contact:
zoom@pionirski-dom.si; 00386 31 702 802 Vesna Tripković (festival manager)
