Drop of water & soap bubble. Films on the poetry by Joachim Ringelnatz
In cooperation with the Ringelnatz-Society Cuxhaven, the Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum Cuxhaven, the Ringelnatz-Society in Wurzen and the Museum of Cultural History Wurzen, the Society for Contemporary Poetry in Leipzig announces
in the period of 7th August 2018 to 15th July 2019
her 4th Poetry Film Competition, which is dedicated to the poetry of Joachim Ringelnatz.
You can choose from all the poems by Joachim Ringelnatz, who was born in Wurzen in 1883 and died in Berlin in 1934. For the participation no participation fee is charged, but a registration is necessary.
Optionally, the text / audio book „Joachim Ringelnatz, Wassertropfen & Seifenblase. Selected Poems“ for the price of € 9.95 (plus shipping) can be purchased. The text and audio books contain 39 poems, five of them also in English.
The award winners will be announced and the best films will be publicly presented in the Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museum Cuxhaven in autumn 2019 (exact date will be communicated later). Additionally, the films will be shown during presentations in Bremen, Cologne, Leipzig, Rostock-Warnemünde, Vitte (Hiddensee) and Wurzen in 2020. Also, we intend to produce a DVD for the use of Ringelnatz Poetry Films in schools.
The awards of our Poetry Film Competition were donated by:
Hotel Ringelnatz, Rostock-Warnemünde / Joachim-Ringelnatz-Society Wurzen / Leipziger Buchmesse (Leipzig Book Fair) / Museum of Cultural History Wurzen / Ringelnatz-Society Cuxhaven / Saxonia Filmproduktion / Stadt- und Kreissparkasse Leipzig / Waldmann KG Birkenfeld
It is MANDATORY to ADDITIONALLY register via gzl-gedichtfilme@web.de for participation in the competition, stating your name and address.
You will receive the exact competition conditions as an e-mail attachment.
The prize money and awards in the total value of approx. 2.500 € will be as follows:
Price I: 500 €
Price II: Invitation to the Leipzig Book Fair 2020 (including two hotel nights for two persons, travel expenses and entrance tickets)
Price III: 300 €
Price IV: Hotel stay in the Ringelnatz town Wurzen (two nights for two persons)
Price V: Hotel stay at Hotel Ringelnatz in Rostock-Warnemünde (two nights for two persons)
Special Prize I: Noble fountain pen in sterling silver for „The Special Manuscript“
Special Prize II: 200 € for a filmmaker under 18 years of age (date of submission)
Group price for a team from the region: Tickets for the Leipzig Zoo
Special prizes can be awarded in combination with regular prizes.