SILAFEST

Belgrade, Serbia, Europe

30 Aug, 2020 - 05 Sep, 2020

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SILAFEST

Belgrade, Serbia, Europe

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General Information

edition

12th

Contact details

Borska 29 Belgrade 11000 Serbia

11000

alternib@gmail.com

065-334-5060

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About the festival

Besides films that are the most important segment of the festival,, SILAFEST offers its guests a range of associated events that enrich this festival. This year the planned events are outings, sports competitions, round-tables, as well as culinary competitions. This year there are planned excursions to the old fortress Ram, Tuman Monastery, Golubac Fortress, Lepenski Vir, Iron Gate, Danube boating, fishing competitions, presentation of culinary specialties… concerts, and other types of evening events …. Because of all this, SILAFEST has become known as a festival where it does not sleep too much .. Festival that never sleep … in other words…

GRAND PRIX

The GRAND PRIX given to the best film of the festival.

GOLDEN AND SILVER WAVE

Golden and Silver Wave Awards are given to the best films, particularly in the categories of tourist and ecology film.

GOLDEN AND SILVER PINCUM

Golden and Silver Pincum will be given to the best Serbian films in the categories of tourist and ecology film.

The opinion of the Council is that it is necessary to introduce a special category of Serbian films which would be separately awarded, as a means of stimulating domestic production of this type of films. Serbian films would also have equal chances in competing for the great prizes of the festival.

THE BLUE DANUBE

Since Tourism is a complex area, The Blue Danube award will be given in every special category of Tourist film – Wine, Sports, Cooking, Religious Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Art and Tourism.


WHITE ACACIA

White Acacia award is given for:

Best general sensibility of film,

Best original score,

Best cinematography,

Best editing

Best directing

About

Besides films that are the most important segment of the festival,, SILAFEST offers its guests a range of associated events that enrich this festival. This year the planned events are outings, sports competitions, round-tables, as well as culinary competitions. This year there are planned excursions to the old fortress Ram, Tuman Monastery, Golubac Fortress, Lepenski Vir, Iron Gate, Danube boating, fishing competitions, presentation of culinary specialties… concerts, and other types of evening events …. Because of all this, SILAFEST has become known as a festival where it does not sleep too much .. Festival that never sleep … in other words…

GRAND PRIX

The GRAND PRIX given to the best film of the festival.

GOLDEN AND SILVER WAVE

Golden and Silver Wave Awards are given to the best films, particularly in the categories of tourist and ecology film.

GOLDEN AND SILVER PINCUM

Golden and Silver Pincum will be given to the best Serbian films in the categories of tourist and ecology film.

The opinion of the Council is that it is necessary to introduce a special category of Serbian films which would be separately awarded, as a means of stimulating domestic production of this type of films. Serbian films would also have equal chances in competing for the great prizes of the festival.

THE BLUE DANUBE

Since Tourism is a complex area, The Blue Danube award will be given in every special category of Tourist film – Wine, Sports, Cooking, Religious Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Art and Tourism.


WHITE ACACIA

White Acacia award is given for:

Best general sensibility of film,

Best original score,

Best cinematography,

Best editing

Best directing

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

In the official competition SILAFEST has the films dealing with tourism and ecology art, in the widest interpretation of the fields.

The films that apply for the official competition of the Festival can be no older than three years. The year that is considered as the year of the completion of a film is the year when the film began with the commercial distribution in the country of origin.
All the films that are chosen by the commission for the official selection of the Festival will become a teaching base for the students at the College of Tourism, the partner of the organizer of the Festival; and can be shown to students for teaching purposes in closed shows.
There is no limit to the duration of the films that apply for the official competition. However, the board of the festival recommends that a film should last no longer than 30 minutes because of the large number of films that apply for the Festival each year.
Films must be properly entered at the correct entry form from the SILAFEST website. Entry form must be filled with all required data. Otherwise, the submitted films will not be sent to the Selection Committee. Especially important – Youtube, Vimeo, .. or some other link must be send in order to selectors and JURY might do their job timely.
Films for which are not paid entry fee timely , will not be sent to a selection committee.
Official languages of the festival are Serbian and English. Films from other than Serbian-speaking countries must have overvoicing on English or subtitle in English.
The films are sent to the commission by email (wetransfer.com) or similar.
Should you have any queries in regards to the “technical specifications”, please contact us at silafest@gmail.com for further information.

The quality of the films that apply for the official selection is determined by the commission of selectors that have to perform their task at least 45 days before the Festival begins. The commission informs the board of the Festival and the applicants on their decision.
All the films have to be sent no later than June 15, 2019. All the authors or producers that apply for the official competition are under obligation, besides sending the official application by mail in written form and by e-mail, to send the following:
A photograph of the director
A short biography and filmography of the director (up to 70 words)
Two pictures from the film or from the set
The synopsis of the film (up to 90 words)
Without these elements the application will NOT be considered valid and complete. These elements are necessary for creating the catalog of the Festival.

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Categories and fees

Tourism and Environmental Film
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $68
Regular (15th June, 2020) $91
Late (6th July, 2020) $120

SILAFEST has Ecology and Tourist film as its basic guideline, and according to the modern approach, the Festival Council interprets Tourism in the widest possible sense of the word, the Festival is open for Cultural Tourism films, films on wine, on big and famous holy places, Sports films, etc. Renowned museums, wine cellars, monasteries and holy places, spots events… nowadays attract as many tourists as spas, ski centers, the Mediterranean islands, and exotic destinations do. The development of tourism is nowadays related to ecologically clean areas, so a question is inevitably raised about the ecologically sustainable development of tourism worldwide. Therefore, there is a relation between these two important categories at the Festival.

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