I Deadline: July, 31, 2008 N I S I M A S A European network of young cinema 7 TH European Script Contest for short film scripts Theme for 2008 ESCAPE Press file A For people aged 18-28
The organisation our profile NISI MASA is a European network gathering hundreds of young film enthusiasts in 19 countries. NISI MASA is composed of national organisations with different profiles, but all consisting of young Europeans sharing a common passion: cinema. our aims To discover & promote new film talents, To foster European awareness through the means of cinema, To develop cross-cultural cinema projects To create a platform of discussion and collaboration for young European filmmakers. our main activities NISI MASA holds an annual European Short Film Script Contest for people between 18 and 28, and assists the awarded scripts in production and distribution. All the year long, NISI MASA also organises various activities focused on European cinema: lectures, seminars, film screenings, meetings and workshops (in film critic, scriptwriting and directing) in various cities (Istanbul, Paris, Mitrovica, Vienna, Budapest, etc). These events often take place during film festivals around Europe. The network Building a Common European House ; A video workshop in Turin, Italy, April~May 2006 7 Arte (Kosovo) : Cinestesia (Spain) : Ciné-Script (Belgium) Cras Tibi (Hungary) : Argo (Romania) : Euphoria Borealis (Finland) FilmArche (Germany) : Franti (Italy) : Fresh Film Festival (Czech Republic) Kino5 (Austria) : Seven (Bulgaria) : MeccaPANZA (The Netherlands) Moviement (Russia) : NISI MASA France : NISI MASA Macedonia NISI MASA Poland : Nisi Mini (Sweden) Palunko + Kino Klub Zagreb (Croatia) : NISI MASA Turkey
The script contest CONTEST rules: Organised from the 15 th of April to the 31 st of July, the NISI MASA contest takes place simultaneously in all its member countries in Europe (See Network ). For this 7 th edition, the new theme is: Escape. The contest is open to every youngster from 18 to 28, living in one of the organising countries. Each participant must write a short-film script of 20,000 characters maximum on the assigned theme, in one of the official languages of the contest. CONTEST CALENDAR: First phase: April 15 th July 31 st 2008 Information campaign and deadline for submitting scripts. Second phase: August 1 st September 15 th 2008 Reading, pre-selection & translation of the scripts on a national level. Third phase: November 18 th -23 rd 2008 Meeting of the European jury in Zagreb (Croatia) and proclamation of the winners. N I S I M A S A European network of young cinema 7 th European Script Contest for short film scripts For people aged 18-28 Deadline: 31 st July 2008 More info about the theme and regulations: www.nisimasa.com AWARDS In January~February 2009 the three new awarded scriptwriters plus 12 of the European finalists, will be invited by NISI MASA to take part in «European Short Pitch», a scriptwriting workshop organised at the Moulin d Andé~Céci in France, followed by pitching sessions in front of European producers. Then, the 3 European winners will be supported by NISI MASA in the production and distribution of their films. From the script to the screen, NISI MASA is keen on contributing to the development and circulation of innovative short films from all over Europe.
The 6 first editions From 7 organising countries and 250 film scripts in 2002, the contest has grown beyond any expectation. Today, 19 countries have access to the contest. From Spain to Turkey, it became progressively a MUST for all the young European talents trying to direct their short film. For the first time, the contest will be open in Czech Republic, thanks to the arrival of this new country in our network in March 2008. Important novelty of the contest: as for the contest s theme, the venue of the jury meeting changes annually. Every year, the location of the European jury meeting is selected in a different hosting country. After France in 2002, the jury has successively gathered in Italy during the Courmayeur festival, then in Spain (Alcala de Henares), in Germany along with the INTERFILM festival of Berlin, in Finland in 2006 in Helsinki. In 2007, the European jury announced the three winners during the 13 th On Wheels Festival in Kars (North-East Turkey). In November 2008, the jury members will gather this time in Zagreb (Croatia), where the two-day long One Take Film Festival # 4 will also take place. From 2002 to 2006, among the prizewinners, the following short films have been made: Idea(s) of Europe(s) 2002 On a Train, by Barnabas Toth, Hungary Borders - 2003 Rehearsals, by Galina Dimitrova, Bulgaria The Other - 2004 Tomi, by Lassi Virtanen, Finland A Boat, by Michal Szczesniak, Poland A Movie With Wax, by Eda Acara, Turkey Silence - 2005 Lily, by Marianne Griolet, Sweden If I Fall, by Hannaleena Hauru, Finland (www.joskaadun.net) Sea Bass Dream, by Claudio Lauri, Italy Tourists - 2006 Harragas, by Grégory Lecocq, Belgium Nighttime Visitors, by Sonja Csukor, Hungary (in production) Tourists by Mateusz Subieta, Poland (in production) Above:TOMI, by Lassi Virtanen,Winner in 2004 (c) Photo by Lasse Leklin Next summer, the three awarded scriptwriters of the 2007 edition on Circle, Jarkko Virtanen (Finland, Three Nights to the Beginning), Léo Medard (Belgium, Little Girl), and Just Philippot (France, At Midnight Everything Stops) will shoot their films.
A trustworthy springboard Among the short films awarded since 2002 by NISI MASA, most of them won recognition from reputable film festivals in Europe. From On a Train s long career to the Best Foreign Film Prize attributed to Lassi Markus King for Tomi by Paris Tout Court Festival 2007, one can say that the NISI MASA contest is definitely a springboard for budding young directors! In 2007, a special Carte blanche was even organised at the 46 th International Critics Week in Cannes, presenting some of the produced movies. NISI MASA promotes these films not only during festivals but also on television, DVD and Internet. Barnabas Toth s movie was broadcasted on Channel 4 (UK), Be TV (Belgium), CinéCinéma, TPS (France) and many more. A DVD was also distributed with the three movies about The Other (edition 2004), in order to be screened all over Europe. A recent success was Hannaleena Hauru s If I Fall. Released in May 2007, it has already been selected and awarded by many festivals in Finland and abroad, from Brazil to China. Since 2006, our partner website www.daazo.com broadcasts the awarded movies. They talked about us... - Press Bref, Les Cahiers du cinéma, Positif, Kurzfilmmagazin, etc. - Cinema websites Aip-filmitalia (IT), Britfilms (UK), Clap (BE), Comohacercine (SP), Filmkultura (HU), Cult (BG), Pixoff (FI), Shortfilm (DE), etc. - TV & Radio stations CNN Turk, France Info, RTL, etc. - European websites http://cineuropa.org, http://europa.eu.int, www.cafebabel.com, etc. Our Partners Canon - Council of Europe - European Commission - Moulin d Andé~Céci - Titra Film COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE
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