After the success of the meeting with Paolo Gulisano (thanks again to all of us!) I break the silence on our blogs,
[...] but I fear that this silence will continue it for a while-at least-as all our creativity will be focused on Stop and think, the European competition for short films which will participate with the 'Accademia dei Ponti .
This post is just to return the call and a first update:
November 3, 2007. Productive evening in the hills of Florence: he was born the story for the short! Thanks to Matthew and the family who hosted us Menduni (with the little group of Genoa) in this creative moment.
Detto questo, ecco il bando:
The theme for the 2008 Cine Forum Europa competition is:
Stop and think
Fermati a pensare.
Párate a pensar.
Halte an und denke nach.
Arrête-toi et réflechis.
Closing date for submissions: 1st March 2008 .
Info
Cine Forum Europa challenges young people to explore important questions about human values through an activity of film-making in their club. Involving clubs from across Europe, it offers the prospect of a fascinating cultural adventure for the young people involved. It is a truly international project and a great educational challenge. It aims to embrace the people, culture and languages of all European countries.
Each year Cine Forum has a special theme for all its activities. The theme for 2007 is "Dare to be free", while the 2008 theme is "Stop and think". The theme is of central importance, as the forum is not just about watching or making films: it is about ideas, and how one can talk about them in the world today.
The film should seek to explore the theme with daring and creativity, and strive to combine entertainment with a real effort to engage the audience on the level of ideas. Films can be video or animation, or a combination of both, and should be between 12 and 22 minutes in duration. Best of luck!
Languages
To reflect our international spirit, clubs participating in the film and animation competition are asked to create subtitles for their films in two European languages other than their own. In this way the young people involved gain a wider understanding of not only the different languages in Europe, but also the people that use them. In this way language learning can be fun! Participants also gain a deeper knowledge of the use of language in films and how ideas can be expressed through this medium. Moreover, by seeking assistance to create the subtitles from their club leaders, teachers and parents they further widen the community involved in this rewarding endeavour.
On a practical level, having a number of language options available for each film means that other clubs can understand them, as well as the international film jury made up of personnel working in media and film.
Who is the forum for?
The forum is open to clubs providing academic, cultural and spiritual formation to schoolboys aged 13–18 years olds. Specific Cine Forum activities may be aimed at narrower age groups (currently the film competition only caters for 13-15 year olds).
Who runs the forum?
The forum is run by a founding panel of youth clubs, who share a common ethos. Spiritual formation provided in these clubs is entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church (see www.opusdei.org for more information).
Clubs are Encouraged to do a lot of conceptual work with groups before Their scripting. Should the groups investigated in depth and discuss the theme What It Means to Them in today's world. To help along Them, They Could watch movies related to the theme for instance, or research it in the local library or online.
