JÁ International Poetry Film Competition 2023

Poetry film submissions can be entered under either or both of 2 thematic competitive sections:
I. SEPARATION & BELONGING
II. DISQUIET! SAID PESSOA, or DESASSOSSEGO COM FERNANDO PESSOA
We invite submissions from all over the world. Inspirations for poetry film may be drawn from any period!
Submission parameters:
(1).Entries may be no longer than seven minutes with opening or closing credits included.
(2).Entries may be brand-new or pre-existing work, or a repurposed combination of these two.
(3).Entries can be in any language but must be subtitled in English, with voiceover or text on-screen. In the case of Fernando Pessoa’s work filmmakers may wish to use translations by Richard Zenith.
(4).The poetry can be your own, or a collaboration with a poet, or used by permission of the poet or poets’ estate, or that is no longer subject to copyright.
(5).All submissions must include opening or closing credits on the screen.
(6) Deadlines for submission: March 12th 2023 for Category I and April 1st 2023 for Caregory II.
ENTRY FEES
We have tried to recognize the financial burdens many creators are facing and the challenges faced by the global south. Accordingly, entry fees vary depending on what country you come from. 
For filmmakers based in countries with a GDP (PPP) per capita figure of 20,000 or more, the entry fee is €20 per submission.
For filmmakers based in countries with a GDP (PPP) per capita figure of less than 20,000 the entry fee is €10 per submission.
To consult your country’s GDP figure, see IMF figures from Wikipedia page (link provided on the payment page given below.
HOW TO PAY: On the payment page (https://jait.pt/product/film-poetry-submission-voucher/) you can buy a submission voucher for either €20 or €10, as applicable for your submission. You will receive a payment reference after your purchase which must be mentioned while submitting your poetry film submission file.
SUBMISSION RULES:
Each filmmaking team can submit up to three entries
Each entry must be submitted separately.
Each entry can be submitted to only one competition section

HOW TO SUBMIT: We accept only digital submissions for this event i.e. you can send us your poetry film file either as an e-mail attachment, or via a file transfer service.
The submission mail address is jafest2023@gmail.com.
Your submission package must include the following details:
1.) Payment reference received on purchase of a submission voucher
2.) Name of submitting artist/team
3.) Short description (<400 words) of the poetry film.
4.) The poem behind the film (either as text or a link to where the text is available online) with the poet's name.
Entries received will be processed by a 3-person JÁFEST 2023 selection committee.
Entries will be judged by a 3-person expert jury chaired by accomplished poet and filmmaker Janet Lees.
Artists whose entries have been selected for both sections will be notified and contacted individually.
The winners will be announced by the jury after a screening event at Casa Fernando Pessoa in Lisbon before a live audience during the JÁFEST week of April 11-16. Winners in each category may be asked to join us at the screening and a subsequent live/online hybrid Q&A session. The screening event will be a delightful opportunity for poetry filmmakers to meet fellow artists and sample their work and hopefully be a fertile environment for new creative synergies and ideas. We hope to see as many poetry filmmakers as possible in person at the event in Lisbon
Legal Notification:
Entering a submission into this festival automatically implies that the submitting party accepts thefollowing stipulations:
1.) Ensuring the intellectual property legitimacy and clearing all copyrights relevant to every aspect of each submission to this festival is the sole responsibility of the party making the submission.
2.) On selection, JÁ International Theatre, the organizers of this event have the submitter's free and willing permission to screen their entry as part of the festival and to use parts of their entry for promotional material related to dissemination of the festival.