KINEMA

Competition's Aim

The festival organizes the German-French Youth Award »KINEMA«. On the basis of a jury decision a prize is awarded for high artistic quality.

The aims of the awards are

• to enable a dialogue within the framework of a festival between young German and French people who are interested in films
• to promote the mutual interest in foreign film culture
• to support young directors and engage them in the dialogue between young German and French people
• to give effective publicity to the German-French exchange between Lower Saxony and Haute-Normandie

The Award

The award consists of the KINEMA statuette as well as a new copy of the film with German and/or French subtitles for the use at festivals or in cinemas in the other country (value max. 2000€). The prize is awarded to the director. 

Participation and Submission

6 to 8 German- and French-speaking first and second films, which have been produced in Europe as feature films for theatrical distribution (no TV productions), compete for the award. Films with a minimum duration of 70 minutes are taken into consideration. No limitations are set on genre or content.

Film Selection

The festival appoints a selection committee which nominates 6–8 films for the competition.

Presentation and Presence of Film Team

Films whose original language is not German have to be subtitled in German or English. German contributions to the competition, however, are to be subtitled in French or English. The festival may produce electronic subtitles at the festival‘s cost. Every competition film should be introduced by at least one member of the film team (director, producer, actor). The presence of the guests is also expected at the award ceremony on Saturday, November 15th. Travel and hotel costs will be assumed in the usual manner by the festival (all bookings will be effectuated by the festival). 

The Winning Film

The festival appoint a jury consisting of young adults aged 16 to 23 from Germany and France. The jury will begin their duty with a preliminary by a film authority, who will also head the jury without the right to vote. The jury justifies their decision in writing by way of a short bilingual résumé.

Waiver of Film Rental

Rental costs will not be paid for any selected competition film. The festival, however, assumes all expenses related to the realization of the competition, including guest invitation and guest travelling and lodging expenses.

Regulations/Application form

The rules and regulations and the entry form for feature films are available as PDF files.