Concurso internacional de cine y vídeo `El Pla Seqüència´ de Coro Vell SCV (0)

Festival start: 21 December 2013      Festival end: 21 December 2013

The Coro Vell is popularly known as the Coral Societat Juventut Terrassenca of Terrassa. This entity held in 2008 its 150th anniversary, making it one the oldest cultural institutions in the city of Terrassa, still in operation. 's Film and Video Section meanwhile, has become the hotbed of amateur film Terrassa and state since he created in the mid-60s the famous contest "THE rotllo" dedicated to the Super 8. Starting in 2003, the Choir Vell SCV makes a jump to digital, also incorporating the professional audiovisual holding (annual and biennial, in some cases) the SEQUENCE SHOT COMPETITION, which has already held 8 editions to date.



The 9th SEQUENCE SHOT COMPETITION will be held at the Headquarters of Coro Vell, next December 21, 2013. Invitations to be posted on this blog soon (mid-October), and the deadline to participate will end on December 3, 2013. This year the contest, organized by the Film and Video section, will be held with the support of the Coral Societat Terrassenca Joventut and the Department of Culture of the City of Terrassa.

FIRST NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy + 200 euro

SECOND NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy

THIRD NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy

“CITY OF TERRASSA” XXXVI AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LOCAL LONG TAKE
Trophy + 200 euro

SECOND LOCAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy

THIRD LOCAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy

AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST CAMERA OPERATOR
Trophy

+

AUDIENCE AWARD TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy (given by audience of the finalists video screening)

9th INTERNATIONAL “THE SEQUENCE SHOT” COMPETITION OF THE Coro Vell SCV


The Film and Video section of the Societat Coral Joventut Terrassenca, helped by the Culture Department of the City of Terrassa and the Societat Coral Joventut Terrassenca, calls for entries for the 8th “EL PLA SECÜÈNCIA (THE SEQUENCE SHOT)” competition.


GENERAL CONDITIONS

The competition is open to both, amateur and professionals of the audiovisual sector, with no geographical nor age restriction, as long as it is visual justified that the person is the author of the work and, as a producer, has all exploitation rights of the work.

Works that may take part are the ones that have already been produced (after January 2012) as well as new works produced specifically for the Competition. They all have to fulfill the following requirements:

The main challenge is to make the film by using a single shot: a long take (pla seqüència)

1. Regardless of the credits, the work must have a single shot with no cuts. If anything, the following exception will be allowed:
Still shots in real time or modified time (such as the time lapse photography). In this case mise en scène of the shot will be specially valuated.
Cutting tricks, in those works that use different camera axis for creating a more complex mise en scène. In this case special attention will be paid to the creativity for making the trick be unnoticeable.

2. There will not be any format or genre distinction (fiction, animation, experimental, musical-video, lip dub…)

3. All works must be under 7 minutes (credits not included)

4. Free topic.

5. Works that have already been submitted to the competition in previous editions will not be admitted.

6. No work produced before January 1st 2012 will be admitted. In case of being produced in a language other than Catalan or Spanish, subtitles in any of these two languages will be required. Subtitles must be encrusted into the video. Separate subtitle files will not be admitted.

SECTIONS
The works we receive will take part in the following sections:

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Works produced outside the City of Terrassa

LOCAL
Works produced in the City of Terrassa.


HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK

Call for entries will open on October 8nd. Deadline for works submitted by mail will be November 25st (postmark date) and for those submitted on-line December 3nd.

By Mail:
Works must be properly labeled and with all the contact information mentioned below (on-line section). They can be delivered on DVD or MPG2 format (compatible with DVD) to:
(9ê Concurs “PLA SEQUÈNCIA”)
A la att: Manuel Bermúdez, C/ Marconi 252 2º 1ª – 08224 Terrassa (Barcelona) SPAIN.
Admission deadline is November 25st 2013.

On-line:
To register online:
1. With online distribution online accepted by the Organization (look http://corovell.blogspot.com.es/) through Festhome (www.festhome.com)

or

2. Other online submission methods can be consulted in the festival's website.

Registration will be confirmed on the web (OBRAS INSCRITAS 2013)

SELECTION

Depending on the works submitted, the organization committee, composed by the members of the Coro Vell SCV, will select 15 works for each section.
The selected works will be rated by a Jury composed by professionals of the audiovisual sector.
The list of the finalist works will be published on the Coro Vell blog (http://corovell.blogspot.com) on December 9th. The schedule of the video screening and the names of the Jury members will be published on the same date.
On December 21rd the verdict will be known, awards will be given and all the finalist videos will be screened at the head office of the entity (San Marià 122, Terrassa)


AWARDS

The selected works of each section will be considered for the following awards:

FIRST NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy + 200 euro

SECOND NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy

THIRD NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy

“CITY OF TERRASSA” AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LOCAL LONG TAKE
Trophy + 200 euro

SECOND LOCAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy

THIRD LOCAL AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy

AWARD OF THE JURY TO THE BEST CAMERA OPERATOR
Trophy

AUDIENCE AWARD TO THE BEST LONG TAKE
Trophy (given by audience of the finalists video screening)


Taking part in the Competition means you accept its rules as well as the decisions that may be taken by the Organization to solve any problem that is not considered in these rules.

For further information contact: corovell@hotmail.com